Art by DBP Proofread by Delta7447 The room was suddenly engulfed in an alien, dark shade of purple as the portal finally opened. Shawna’s small and untidy college dormitory felt pitifully mundane the moment the magnificence and allure of the glowy vortex dawned upon her. It was beautiful, mysterious and in some ways frightening just like the whole reason she had agreed to partake in this ordeal. ...

Chapter 188 The Scalantrans got back to us, through Skar-El. The Fesussians were interested in getting more cats and were willing to pay more, much more, than they did for the first set. Apparently somewhere, out there in the vast cosmos, is a planet full of beings who are crazy about cats. And for whatever reason, the Fesussians haven’t figured out how easy it is to breed them. Why will they ...

Long Live the Empress, Part Two by Shadar An Aurora Universe story. March, 2022 I’ve named the lead character Leeloo to remind me of Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat in theFifth Element, a movie that should properly be declared a mind-altering drug. Played by Milla Jovovich, who was born in Kyiv of a Ukrainian mother and Russian father, and is now torn apart by the war between ...

It was a clear, sunny weekend morning. Despite the slight chill due to winter time, many still took the opportunity to come out and roam the streets, wandering about the high streets and thronging the small alleyways in search of the latest hot cup of brew. It is a common scene to see families and couples in sweaters and jackets enjoying a meal or a cuppa, seated outdoors at their favourite cafe ...

“I am going to kill her!” Kal shouted to no one in particular. “I will tear her apart from limb to limb for what she has done!” It was all he could do to hold himself back from smashing up everything that he could see on the rooftop of Gotham PD, including its famous batsignal that stood on the side ready to bathe the night skyline of the dark city whenever it needs its Dark Knight to come ...