“All the colors and puppets in Arcadia can’t mask the truth…” [Jasper Redgrave sits in silence. He’s battered and bruised from Ring King. The wounds of a war that he did not come out on top of.] “The truth that … Read More
The Dirty Brush
Jasper Redgrave likes to call himself an artist. He walks into a room, knife in hand, smile across his face, and he talks about creation. He talks about masterpieces. He talks about painting his canvas in crimson, about shaping something … Read More
“The Corrosion”
Corrosion. It begins small. Invisible. A faint tarnish, a discoloration on the surface. You don’t notice it at first. You think it’s harmless. You think it will pass. But it never does. It spreads. It eats. It devours. Quiet at … Read More
Unconventional Tactics
We find ourselves in a park, with Captain Arcadia sitting at a small table. A game of chess sits half played out in front of him. He looks over the board, investigating the pieces as he talks. “Combat has always … Read More
The Shattered Cistern
Thus saith the Lord through Jeremiah: “For My people have committed two evils; they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” Gemini… you are that cistern. Not … Read More
Above the Law
“I used to be the kind of guy that would follow the rules to the letter. I obeyed what Zeus and the APD demanded of us and never strayed from the laws they set.” “I didn’t maim, attempt murder, or … Read More
Powdered Eggs
There’s a difference between a meal and a memory. A real egg, cracked open in the morning, fried on a pan, leaves behind a scent that lingers, a taste that stays with you. An imprint of life that feels earned. … Read More