Gift and A Curse
Doom sits in the middle of the ring, inside Olympus. Everyone has gone. He is alone with his thoughts. [Doom] Pain comes in many forms. [Doom] There’s the physical and the mental. [Doom] I sit here in both. Tonight was my opportunity to
Dying
I awaken with a gasp. The air feels somewhat heavier this time. The 5th time. There's nothing. Nothing but my own rushing thoughts. With my eyes I see bleak darkness, but in my mind I see my memories come flooding. I have relived
Losing Grip.
There is a great journey to behold, one that sees its fair share of danger. It inevitably involves an ascension, a climb to step out of where we once were to get somewhere beyond. This is by no means an easy
Manipulation
"Manipulative people exist all across Arcadia. They prey upon the desperate and weak, using them to fulfill their wants and desires before tossing them aside like trash." "These devious handlers run rampant throughout every level, taking on the guises of seemingly
A Father’s Love
What was it like having a father, Burned Man? I only ask because of the human you've become. Even though the world turned you into a monster, you still go out of your way and seek Destructo Boy like only a father
Who I Want To Be
"Who do you want to be?" "Those words rang in my head, it was a question I'd asked myself every day of my life when I was younger. What did I want to do, who did I want the world to
Caged
As a hunter, I have stalked the wild with steady footsteps and a relentless heart. But there was a time when I was a child, and the world was much simpler. In those tender years, I owned a little bird
Clown’s Smile
People of the slums, downcast and broken. Vision walks amongst them, they each have the painted smile of a clown plastered across their face. “Look at them. Faces painted into a smile, forced to hang onto a false hope that through pain
The Foley Family Chronicles: Daddy
Felix Foley: My daddy wasn’t a nice man. Felix Foley: He was angry and in pain. It was constant. Nothing ever made him happy – not even hurting me. Felix Foley: And boy, did he used to hurt me a lot. Felix Foley:
Gravedigger
he sound of dirt being dug and shifted. “I do not do this for all the parents, Harold.” Inside a grave with a shovel is Tombstone. “But then, when a child is unfortunate enough to perish before their parents, their parents are more