November's bitter morning
and splitting frostbit ground
Garnished crow-feather warning
with reapers all around.
The heart feels wrong
Staring down the grim narrow way
Hearing in whisper Death's song
From plagued masked doctors at bay.
The feeling to stand strong--
left unstable by legs that sway.
Strength supporting the foundation
beneath these legs begins to crumble,
The Sea of Souls beginning to maul.
"Such a weak mind would give in to temptation,"
to the starved reapers I mumble,
"However friends also help those stand tall."
Long, The Mountainous Sky Dragon by PixelatedPanda, literature
Literature
Long, The Mountainous Sky Dragon
“I'll be your next opponent,” shouted the dragon-girl.
I stood up as the woman stepped forward. She appeared to be no more than seventeen, but the look of determination sparked from her yellow eyes. The wind blew by, tossing her green pigtails around. Dressed in a yellow-orange shaolin outfit with bandages wrapped around her knuckles, she formed a tight fist and held it up, glaring at me. I watched sparks fly from her fist as she spoke, “Lets get this over with!”
Grinning in response, I patted the dust off my pants. “Sounds like my kind of plan.” Right away I noticed her stance was different from the goa
Cancer and Scorpio, the Bridge Guardians by PixelatedPanda, literature
Literature
Cancer and Scorpio, the Bridge Guardians
The desert heat seemed to kick up. Ayame created a thin, silk cloak to where to protect herself from the beating sun. Her attention turned down to Imamu. “How are you holding up, Mu?” She asked, checking in periodically.
“This heat doesn't bother me, child.”
“You say that, but I can't help but think that you are just passing it off to play tough. You know, I have a friend just like you.” A faint smile crossed her face as she thought of Kit for a brief period before noticing a town up ahead. “Ah! Mu! Head towards that town.” She shouted, pointing at it.
“Very well,” he replied walk
The reoccurring image of the goddess Aries pointing her bow at Ayame and firing a flaming arrow at her ankle kept replaying in the angel's head, before she suddenly woke up, gasping and coated in sweat.
“What is wrong, child?” Imamu asked calmly looking to her.
“N-nothing...” Ayame said with a smile, brushing off the thought. 'How could I leave myself that open for an attack? I need to be more cautious. This spring won't last, and I need to venture away from it if I want to defeat these celestial beings quicker. I still have twelve more to go...'
“Are you ready to move on?”
“Move on?” She as
Night Before the Battle by PixelatedPanda, literature
Literature
Night Before the Battle
“Please, sit down,” Niu insisted, pushing me towards the table.
The tigress grinned up at me. “She won't be joining us dressed like that.” She wore a yellow semi-formal hanfu that was trimmed in black and white. It hung loose around her chest, exposing her cleavage. Her glistening eyes stared at me up and down.
“Then I'll just take my leave,” I suggested happily.
Xiao gasped and took a firm hold of my hand again. “Does that mean we can give her a makeover!?” She squealed with delight.
'Oh god... what have I gotten myself into...?' I thought, mentally crying to myself.
“I wouldn't mind
House of the Jade Emperor by PixelatedPanda, literature
Literature
House of the Jade Emperor
“This jungle sucks,” I muttered to myself, walking through the thick brush. “It's way too hot...” Taking off my white button up shirt, I wiped the sweat from my face with it. I glared up at the canopy. 'I'm not going to get anywhere in this stupid heat...' As I let out a heavy sigh, I heard a giggle come from behind me. “Who's there?” I quickly asked, suddenly becoming serious.
“Well you would know if you turned around, silly,” The bubbly voice answered. As I turned around I saw a petite woman with beautiful glowing porcelain skin. She had long white hair with white rabbit ears erecting from he
'Think tactically,' Ayame thought to herself, staring at the goddess. 'She's a celestial being, so she won't be easy. I'll just have to find a weak spot...' Her eyes began searching around.
“Meteoric arrows!” Aries shouted, bucking up on her rear legs, shooting arrows up at the sky. The sky rumbled with anger as meteorites started raining down towards Ayame.
Biting her lower lip, Ayame began to run, just barely dodging the flaming rocks.
“Dance, human! Dance!” Aries laughed, stomping her hooves down, causing the ground to shake. Though Ayame almost lost balance, she didn't let it stop her from running circles around