The Lone Shadow Templar

15: Stuck

The orb pulsated a gentle green once more as I stared into its murky depths. A breeze ruffled my hair and Wolfe finally pulled himself up. His weapon hung slack across his body. I looked around; this place looked like a scene from a medieval movie.

“This place looks like a scene from a medieval movie,” Wolfe murmured as he raised his submachine gun and checked its actions.

“Exactly what I’m thinking,” I replied and eyed the sign o...

The Lone Shadow Templar

14: A Whole New World

Rick took a long drag of his cigarette and winced as he exhaled a stream of grey into the cold dark atmosphere. He glanced down the black corridor with his night vision goggles, seeing nothing out of the ordinary. The assault rifle dangled limply by his side; it had not seen action in ages.

“Hey how was the social last night?” Rick asked his partner Mark.

“It was boring, full of the Executor droning on and on. Dominion ...

The Lone Shadow Templar

13: The Shower Room Scene

The water scalded my skin, but I didn’t care. It was refreshing after the many hours of trudging through waist high snow in a negative 50 degree blizzard. The steam enveloped me as I stood motionless in Pyrk’s shower.

Images of the past few days flew through my mind. It seemed like just yesterday when my life was still good, when Aaron was still by my side, when I bought a hundred and thirty dollars worth of groceries a...

The Lone Shadow Templar

12: Pyrky

I awoke, letting the blurry dark vortexes swirl back into view. There was no light, save a dimly flickering candle somewhere off in the distance. The faint moan of the wind reminded me of the savage snowstorm raging outside. I propped myself up with my elbows and felt a sudden pulse pound against my brain.

Wincing, I gently put a palm to my forehead; it was feverishly hot. I groaned and sat up, looking around. The couch I sat on was ma...

The Lone Shadow Templar

11: Infinite White

The souls of infinite demons buried amidst the chaos and fire. The sins that could never be drowned away. The blood curling screams as their bodies burned for an eternity.

I felt something warm and sticky run down the back of my neck. As my vision came back into focus, I found myself looking at my foot. Rubble surrounded my body, the scene showered with a curtain of grey dust. Slowly, I staggered up, stumbling forwards a few s...