《Phantasmagoria: Tales of Horror》The Fertile Earth
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The foam began washing up on our shores two years ago. At first, it was sparse, resembled barely beaten egg whites, and most of us paid it scant attention. Because it posed no immediate threat, we relegated it to "scientific interest." Over time, however, as it persisted, flowed and thickened into the consistency of properly steamed cappuccino froth, stories started appearing in the news: online, then on television. We traced its origins to deep within the Marianas Trench. But foam is boring, even as it subtly changes hue from ghostly white to green tea. Thus the first images of the foam most of us remember were mechanical, of urban plows pushing it back into the sea. That worked, for a while. But the foam inevitably returned, subtly thicker, greener and more expansive than before. By the time the plows ceased their effectiveness, we had already identified the asteroid ("Isaacasimov") but had not yet made the connection. The foam, albeit having covered much of our coastline, remained more of a nuisance than a threat, for it did nothing. As Earth worked to track the asteroid, then scrambled to destroy it, the foam crept silently inland. As you may be able to deduce, we were successful in neutralizing the asteroid. The world watched united as our international mission broke the asteroid apart and diverted its larger chunks safely away from our planet. We expected the atmosphere to deal with the resulting debris, to watch the pieces burn as they descended, but our expectations proved incorrect. Instead of a display of shooting stars we witnessed a rain of cosmic dust. The atmosphere proved porous. Most grains fell upon the dry earth, but some landed in the now luminous green foam. Protected, they sprouted as seeds. Fertilized, they grew. There was an elegance to it: ancient nutrients from deep within the Earth and life from outer space. The resulting organisms, alien in the true sense of the word, were impervious to our weapons and excreted tiny spore-like particles as they matured. Within weeks, our skies were so polluted we could barely see the sun. We choked, and our immune systems reacted: we began foaming. Like our planet, our bodies betrayed us, and the particles took up residence in our moist and fertile viscera. They fed on us to breed. Once infected, an individual had only days left, but as a species we adapted, segregated and furiously engineered. I am one of the final survivors and personally witnessed the completion of the wormhole generator, via which I shall within the hour send this, my final communique, into an unknown past. Or should I say your present. But I, too, am foaming now, and my fate has already been sealed. I am by nature a pessimist, but if my pessimism is misplaced, heed my warning: Beware the foam!
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Skyrates?!
Sky pirates have stolen Sir Broderick's beloved donkey! He'll do anything to save his noble steed from these dastardly foes. Including teaming up with the wizard whose home he accidentally incinerated and go on a quest around the land of Caldonia, where everyone worships giant chickens and colorful language takes on a new meaning. New posting schedule is twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:06 am EDT.
8 143Pandemonium: The Harbinger (Dropped)
Lucifer was reincarnated as a human after escaping from the shackles of the abyss. Eons have passed by. However, the flow of time is irrelevantThe only thing that matters is 'Revenge' God and his angels have pay for his suffering.His goal """"Transcendence"""" above the creator himself.***************************************Containing: Gore and lots of profanities.
8 87Vincent's Trials (Placeholder Name)
The story follows Vincent as he experiences the highs and lows of what life, love, and duty have to offer along with everything else along the way. Notice: The image used as the bookcover is not my own, nor is it a picture I have commissioned. It was found on Imgur in a D&D image dump an a reverse image search has shown that Square Enix bears some ownership. Should the original author of the image or Square Enix wish for me to take the image down, I shall so without hesitation. As such the image a place holder and will be subject to change. Thank you.
8 170Nahmenslos
A God, nothing more than fiction or maybe even just a normal person who has more power than others, but what if gods are reality?What if you wake up your regular life have your regular morgen routine and get interrupted by the end of the world or how some would call it the end of the first act. What comes after is nothing more than fantasy, a world filled with myths and legends. A world where what you believed falsehoods being historical facts. But how could that be, how could we not have forgotten? Even more how could we not know that the universe is filled with al kinds of lives all with their own stories, all with their own history. What comes after a god? what is it that goods dream of? what is it that gods fantastic about? What could prevent those all mighty from continuing to visit earth?
8 165A Knight's Promise
Creation a place where anything and everything is possible, A nomadic warrior race called the Zerrohnians once a powerful species of 7-foot tall giant warriors. They are the greatest defenders of Creation and known by the name of Knights through the actions of their sister race called Xer-razh they were forced to abandon their home of Requiem. A Promise was made to their home that they will never repeat the same mistake and vow to protect their new home. Here they shall write their story here they shall right their wrongs may none find them wanting.
8 204Facts About Humans!
This is a Non-Fiction book with over 25 facts about the Human Body. I've learnt these facts from a special guest (a scientist) that came to my school and I would like to share these facts with you!
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