Chronofraz

Prologue Screeech! A police patrol car flew into the mall parking lot, coming to a squealing stop right before the curb. Two officers jumped out and slammed their doors. There was a noticeable tension in their strides as they walked to the door. The cop on the right was younger than the other, and kept glancing around. Dispatch had reported a particularly gruesome murder at the Pearl edge Mall. It was winter in New York, as could be discerned by the light flurry of snow falling. It had snowed greatly the night before, and the rock salt that was used to melt the ice crunched underneath the cops’ hard boots. It was also nearing Chri

   Anyone in the castle that passed by a certain shelf in the great library would feel a chill. It was almost as it something had spoken to them, or just a feeling of... something... that passed over them. Most would get goosebumps, or maybe the hair on the back of their neck stand up. Not very consequential. But Toggle, the dimunitive servant boy of the count that resided in the castle felt something different. It was more of a feeling of empathy. As though somebody or something felt just the same as he.   Toggle had always been abused by the count he served. At first it was a simple telling off, but soon it felt to him as though nothing

Sometimes you just really can't get along with anyone in this world. And you want to end it all. But then someone always comes along like the branch near the quicksand to pull you out of the muck of your depression. And those that are willing to risk falling in are your true friends, and you should hold on to them not just during this crucial moment, but also for life.