Zion Hintay

“An Old Despair” by Zion Hintay

"It's a shame really," The young man stated while looking upon the now bound master. "That it had to come to this."The old master - maintaining their gaze upon the youth - did not reply and simply let out a soft sigh. Their breathing measured and controlled.Around the apprentice was a group of mercenaries. Armed to the teeth. Blood dripping down from razor sharp claws, unconcealed kunai and stolen wakizashi's.Behind them lay the corpses of the young man's friends and family. Those he had once shared a table with, danced with and laughed with...

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“Terror” by Zion Hintay

"You should turn back, Hue?" A voice whispers in their head. It's him again. Always shaking in his boots, afraid of every shadow lurking in the corner. But what does he know. Nothing of what you must face."Are you sure you wanna go in there, Hue?" A younger voice, a girls voice, one they remember fondly yet cannot bear to face let alone answer.They take a deep breadth. And exhale."I can do this." Hue whispers to themselves."I can do this..."****"Elder Lio, where are we going." The young girl asks, her hair trailing behind her in a great tang...

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“The Mirror” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #186

A young boy. Maybe five years old.Gingerly. Crawls. Out of bed.Mahjong tiles. Crash. Like waves. Upon the shore. Four tables set in the distance. Down the hall. His mom. Her friends. His aunts. Laugh, chatter and scramble. The tiles.Fear set. In deep. He didn't. Want to. Go to. Sleep.He had. In his room. Shared with. A little brother. Heard. Thought. Felt. A voice. In his mind. A warning. He would not. Heed.At twenty five. He worked. To make. Money. For his mom. For his dad. For his brother. Answering phones. All day. Suited him. Well.But li...

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“Plan B” by Zion Hintay

The crashing waves against the stony shore of a decrepit beach was the only sound that can be heard for miles away. The sun waning in the distance cast an orange glow across the last remaining free city of humanity.New Vancouver.Here you could find all walks of life. From different religious views, political standing and varying ages from infants to elders. All coming in peace together to fight off an enemy that humanity itself created.It's funny, everyone assumed that it would be global warming or nuclear holocaust that would destroy the hu...

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“A Prelude to the Blind and the Beautiful” by Zion Hintay

It was all she ever wanted. To be able to control the elements and aid her people. It was what drove them both into the madness of war. But who could have warned them back then. Before they knew the truth...Jingling of bells was all that was heard down the empty stone hallway of the emperor's palace. A place of solitude and learning. Only interrupted by the chiming of the children who play occasionally amongst these halls."Mikala," A young boy called out. Running from his room at the sound of the bells that were placed along a young woman's ...

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“The Locksmith Boys” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #105

"Stay with me now, don't give up... We're nearly clear."I looked up at my older brother, blood dripping down the side of my mouth, and laughed. Nearly choking as I tried to rise. But whatever strength left in me was seeping away."It's no use, get Jaime and get outa here."A woman wearing a Frankenstein mask rushed up to the two of us and tugged at Julian's arm."C'mon, c'mon, we can't do anything for 'em now. He's lost too much blood.""I can't..." He said through burning tears dripping down his face behind his own Dracula mask. The smell of ac...

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“The Shieldbearer” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #97

"Corvin!" Yelled out his quartermaster. A old man with a busted arm held in a sling. He was oft time called the Hermit for carrying a wooden stave in his good hand that he wasn't afraid to use on fresh recruits like himself."Yes, Master Welks. I'm here." The young shield bearer lifted a silver shield onto his back as he waved to the old man from within the mass of squires awaiting their names to be called."Seems like it's your time, sonny. Tell your Lady that she is up for battle. To prepare and be ready be...

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“Don't Skip The Dishes” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #96

"So what do you think?" Lucy asked.Jonathan scanned the empty room. It was part of a basement suite with a laundry center attached to the garage. Perfect for just him."So how much am I looking at here?" He asked."1.2K?" She offered tentatively with a shrug. "I'd like to go lower for you Jonathan, but with Tom's Hawaii trip coming up in June and things being as they are..."With a sigh, the you man nodded his head."Yeah, it's fine. I'll take it."* * *A rapping came from the door of the garage..."It's open!" Jon yelled.A now familiar creak soun...

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“Door Number 1” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #95

"Let's say hypothetically, there are two doors you can walk through. One leading you out of this hell hole never to see it again. Where you return home to your wife and children and live a long, prosperous life. And the other, keeps you here. In the dirt, with a bunch of assholes you have to call comrades fighting off an enemy that has little to no conscience.What would you choose?" Will asked, as he absently held to his rifle.The two of them were in a foxhole waiting for further orders. Night raids were scarce lately but someone had to keep...

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“The Shade Beneath The Maple Tree” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #90

"Eleanor suppers ready, come down from there."Her mothers voice rang across the field as resounding as the ringing of a supper bell in the afternoon.The young girl sitting beneath her favorite maple tree, packed up her books and woolen blanket she had been sitting on."Come darling, it'll be getting cold for sure if you don't eat now." Her mother waved her in. As she did so she looked out at the tree with solemn eyes before closing the door.***Another door opens, and out springs a man thrown to the streets."Uhh.." He moans as he makes to rise...

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“Not Today” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #87

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*An apple watch laying upon a bedside table rings insistently. Its owner, young Zack Mackelroy, wakes up to the familiar sound. Peering through weary eyelids, he reaches out to the watch. Still half asleep.April 1st, 2020. 7:30The worst day of the year, during the worst year in history.Beside his watch was a pair of oval glasses. He reached out to them as the world around him was just a mish mash of muddled mirages at the moment. Or that's how he felt anyway.Getting up, he moved over to his dresser and faced the rectangula...

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“The Tanabe” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #83

Hayubei... Hayubei... Come here."A small leafboat floated down stream, racing down what she believed to be white water rapids. Bouncing over small stones. She turned to her father with an eager smile on her lips and stumbled her way to him.With one arm he lifted her, and brought her deeper into the glade, brushing aside some foliage to clearing their view to the rest of the lands of her people. The Tanabes."Far across our plains lays a creek so large that it spans as far as the eye can see. It is called the ocean Bei Bei. And one day, I wil...

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“What's In A Name” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #75

"Alright, would you mind holding this for a second."Solid handed me a coiled wire with a claw on one end. In the middle was this two pronged zap coil that had a static shock going between them. Not the most comforting sight."Now I'm going to give you a bit of fair warning here. Usually the procedure is completely painless. In terms of physical pain. But emotionally and mentally, well there's nothing I can guarantee on that front?""God, what's that supposed to mean." I asked as I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. Still holding to the coil."We...

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“Red Roses Too” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #70

A jazz trumpeter is playing in the background of a smoky bar just outside the city. The tunes are low and hushed so as not to take away from the conversations happening around them.The bartender is filling a wine glass with a daiquiri for a woman wearing a slender violet dress. Her skin a beautiful bronze as she picks it up and saunters over to a table. Where a young man nurses a gin and tonic."Grocer baby, when are we going to hit the club.""In a minute, love. I'm just waiting to tell sis the big news.""Can't that wait, we have so much cele...

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“Hell of an Afternoon” by Zion Hintay

Submitted to Contest #65

"And what, pray tell, is the meaning of this emergency meeting." Spoke one woman."Especially on a night as auspicious as this." Spoke another."We are busy women, Maggie. Potions to brew, curses to cast and spells to place...""And tonight is the night when all our powers are at their best.""Yes, yes. But you must have heard of about our curious mister Buquet." Maggie insisted.It was midday and the sun shone above them in the clearing where they stood. Five witches forming a pentagon drawn with chalk as it was customary. Wyrding stones were on...

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