“Have you ever been at the Ground Zero of a disaster?” “Nothing can prepare you for it.” “Because seeing it through a monitor is one thing, but to be there …
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 …
Deathrow
“Deathrow.” “The end of the line, the place where the interned go to die at either the blades of Zeus’ loyal, or to the hands of one another. It’s said …
Caged
“Do you know what it’s like to be locked up?” “To be surrounded on all sides by nothing but cold steel while you toil away, your only company being the …
The Dead
“I’ve been to more funerals in my life than any sane man should ever have to attend.” “A hundred lives lived, a thousand tears shed, and the entire time I …
Failure
Slam. “The door landed in my face with a thud, the sounds of my failure echoing against the walls of passageways. Anyone could have heard that conversation, heard as I …
One Life
“When I was a kid, I spent my days in an arcade down in the Agora district.” “I was young, I was stupid, and I was absolutely obsessed with this …
Lesson One: Fear
Years ago. The Bleak. Jackson Cade stands in front of a dirty alleyway, service pistol at the ready as he peers into the darkness, unable to see into the shadows. …
The Bottom
“When I joined the APD, Riggs told me that the only way to the Eagle’s Nest was to go step by step upon the career ladder.” “No skipping to the …
Somebody
“As I look at the photograph in my hand, all I can think about is what its worth to me. In this photo? I don’t see what Harold sees, I …