I spy with my little eye, a person who doesn't know his place while in pursuit of the truth. But what is the truth? These days it has all become rather subjective. We have men up on a mountain believing in

What is the greatest source of pain that one can inflict on a world that has never experienced? Do you know the answer to that? I'm sure you've looked. Everyone with a lack of empathy and care have tried to find

There was once a child who had been caught by some vile people. These people were looking to turn this child out, make her earn them some money. This young woman suffered horrendously at the hands of her captors, and

Look, up in the sky. It's a bird! No! It's

A man came to the Bleak one day. He had money and the will behind it to see an opportunity to take advantage of the state of the Bleak. He saw the downtrodden, broken, hopeless people and saw a golden

The Bleak has a reputation of being a place for the lost, broken souls. People are abandoned here, lost to the shuffle of the upper levels. To survive here, you have to be willing to kill or you will be

It's one thing everyone desires: Power. Yet, so few are willing to do what is necessary for it. It takes a will made of iron to pursue it, to navigate the landmines that come with the territory. But the tiniest secret can

The Bleak has long been plagued by addiction. By people who come to take advantage of the hopelessness here. They come promising the people here a way out of their empty and broken existences. They dangle the carrot in front

A flower grows by the sunlight and by the care of the gardener to become a beautiful image. Something that people look upon and admire for it's beauty and elegance. A red rose, beautiful and full of meaning. We put

When we were young, we were told stories of great heroes. People that came before us who did great deeds, that save the innocent and punish the wicked. We are meant to idolize these people, to hold them up of examples

In an attempt to avoid detection, a thief knocks on a kindly man's door. This thief asks the man nicely for some help; His father has been mugged and beaten and he needs to use a phone since the muggers

A man came to the Bleak to survey ground he had bought. The man was rich, and powerful. Thought that he could bring some civility to the Bleak, to the desperate that have been forced to call this place home.

When faced with the prospect of a uncontrollable fire, we look for solutions. When crime gets out of control, we look to laws and enforcement to regain control. Once peace is restored, we are able to return to our lives

I've always found vigilantes to be exhausting. Self-righteous do-gooders who, in the vain of righteous heroism, seek to impose their own brand of justice on a world that seems to have fallen away from them. They claim to want to help

A doctor's promise is to heal those who come to them for care. To help those in need where ever they may find them. They hold a special place in society, for they help those who need it most. To

An artist places a brush on canvas, and the world feels inspired. They see deep messages in the art, either for themselves or for the artist. Artists express their deepest selves in the simplest of brushstrokes. They express their desires, their