Under the dim glow of the Mortuary, C.J. Thorpe stands. “My mom always tried to take care of me, to teach me life’s lessons,” C.J. starts, his voice low, raw. …
Butterfly
Mr. Sunshine is happily humming a tune. He smiles as he sings the last line. ‘Don’t you take my sunshine away…’ Sunshine looks down. Nox’s research notes sit open before …
Strings and Shadows
A mother’s duty is not only to protect her child, but ready them for the world of Arcadia at large. Your mother was always the real marionette. Untangle your strings …
“The Candle & The Moth”
Jackson Cade… The righteous man in a sea of filth. You remind me of a story—a quaint little parable that might shed some light on your predicament, though I doubt …
I’m Not Stuck In Here With You…
[Felix Foley stands inside Olympus, at ringside, beside the Hell in a Cell structure that has been erected at his request.] [He looks up in awe.] “It probably wouldn’t surprise …
Drowning
Beep. Beep. Beep A voice. It belongs to Gravedigger. “I fell into it. It wasn’t a choice of mine; I didn’t run away from home or succumb to desires and …
Answers
“Lemme tell you about a lil thing we call the Riddle Box.” “A jack-in-the-box that sits right before the afterlife.” “Any poor fuck who bites the dust gets in line …
Midnight Eulogy
“My name is Jackson Cade, and I stand before you today to deliver a few words about the man we are burying today.” “A man named Malakai Midnight.” “In life, …
The Intricate Spiders Web
[The Odyssey Pool bubbles and hisses. Green liquid bounces up and down as if on a bass speaker, with green fumes lingering in the air.] [Doom stands on the balcony …
Extinguishing the Light
[The scene opens in an abandoned courtroom beneath Arcadia. Lanterns flicker, casting ghostly shadows across the cracked walls. Reverend Ezekiel Graves stands behind a dilapidated judge’s podium, an old gavel …