'What bones were these that did not rot, what horrid monsters lie upon this spot, what evil walked and then did not, what wicked worlds had come before, and would they rise and walk once more? There may be things we should not know, but we must learn how their eyes still glow.' https://t.co/CDR93mAXKW
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 15, 2021
'The illusion was unnerving, not because it felt real but because it felt unreal, unnatural, impossible, and every fiber of her being knew it could not be. It put her on edge, and she never felt more self-conscious, aware of every movement, every breath. 'https://t.co/4c157H62Bf
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 14, 2021
'I could not see the danger in the dark, I could not hear its breath nor the beating of its heart, but I knew it was there, waiting, watching, stalking, seeking to devour this fool who had wandered into its lair. I could not see it, but I could see the warning word on the wall.' https://t.co/Y3hATQMFXd
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 12, 2021
'Her grandmother had told of the times before the sun grew dim and the world died. The older folk were all gone now, but their stories haunted humanity still as the nights grew longer and the chill grew sharper. Paradise fell and now there was only cold.'https://t.co/DQ4DXtUpXE
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 12, 2021
'Tourists marveled at their cities, deep in this distant moon, far flung from home in the cold depths of the system far from the sun. They were astounded at the ingenuity, the seeming absurdity of a thriving society within a world. It was the plant life that surprised them most.' https://t.co/38nO0K6SrT
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 12, 2021
'None of them wanted to be there, in the heat and the sand, sapping their sweat and their will to live, day in day out. This was not their native land, not their native world, but there was wealth to be drawn from the ground, and such demanded force to fend off other interests.' https://t.co/lDCBXKEnvu
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 12, 2021
'They were guarding the ancient temple against… what they knew not. Surely the crumbling chambers carved within the rocks stood secure all these aeons without their vigilance. Yet there they stood, as ordered, against an undefined and unclear danger to this rediscovered ruin.' https://t.co/VXTimKXiCi
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 11, 2021
'In the distance, the storm is building, but we are safe within this valley. Our mountains protect us from the ominous onslaught witohut, as long as we remain where we are, safe, secure, sheltered, scared…. Lo, child, do not fear the gathering gloom, stay and cower with us.' https://t.co/QrtaSjJyCm
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 11, 2021
"And you say they build these cities on purpose?"
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 11, 2021
"Of course."
"To live all together, when so much of their world open and unsettled?"
"Yes."
"Doesn't it get uncomfortable, all cooped up like vermin?"
"At times…."
"But…."
"Look, are you going to help me conquer them or not?" https://t.co/epcDME3na3
'The extractors were autonomous, and exuded menace. Simple creatures fled before them, ceding whole swaths of the wild to their encroachment. They were autonomous, and altogether remorseless in their exploitation, leaving the society they served to ignore the issue entirely.' https://t.co/EMPBmlYnu5
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 11, 2021
'Another day dawned upon the placid planet, far from federation, their fleets and their feuds. The old outpost, once a point of power, a point of control over the common people, rusted and decayed upon the high ground, watching over a populace no longer fearful of its authority.' https://t.co/GSMPgymasP
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 11, 2021
'She did not know what lay beyond, or if she should trust this strange being from another realm. Instincts were firing warnings, panic threatening to hold her back, to keep her safe from the unknown. She did not know what lay beyond her room but she was determined to find out.' https://t.co/JORZII3mmK
— Duncan Wilson (@MrDuncanWilson) January 11, 2021
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