In the shadowed corridors of time, where the whispers of history mingle with the echoes of the present, there lies a profound irony in the dance of the Antique and …
Boy to Man
[Doom stands in front of the Odyssey Pool.] “When you first came to me, you were a boy.” “By come to me, I of course mean when I had you …
Birth of a Hero
I still remember the water as it rushed over me, its inhuman like weight constricting every fiber, muscle and bone. The pool’s shallow surface betrayed it’s deceptive depth as I …
The Hand That Wields It
Some people say the pen is mightier than the sword. To those people, I say that might is determined not by the instrument, but by the hand that wields it. …
Free to Choose
We fade into the graveyard, a familiar place for the Boy Wonder over these last few months but he’s not at his mothers resting place but at a freshly dug …
Good Intentions
Inside the cemetery, Tombstone walks the narrow gritted pathway between the gravestones, looking left and right. “This cemetery is full of people with good intentions.” “People who wished to do …
Beg
All humans possess a universal trait – the ability to beg. This characteristic is observable from infancy, as babies articulate their need to be cradled or fed. Adolescents, too, beseech, particularly …
HEADLINES
I’ve always been a man who likes to look deeper. I’ve scoured these levels looking for the rarest things, the myths that plague the nightmares of the children of Arcadia. …
The Cost of Greed
[terminal] “A man stumbled into a Tavern long ago..” “From the shadows, a dark figure rose from behind the bar.” “He was mysterious to say the least.” “‘What’ll it be, …
Duct Tape
[Doom sits on his factory floor, sifting through various broken equipment at the hands of Destructo Boy.] “Look at it all in tatters.” [He moves parts around.] “Broken.” [Doom picks …