This story is unique among my one-shots so far in that it involves a very central character in this world (Query) and doesn’t take place before or during the events of the as-yet-unfinished saga “The Gathering Storm” but after them instead. As such, this story actually reveals some minor plot points not yet revealed in […]
Posts Tagged ‘New Judah’
The Gathering Storm, Part 30
Posted: 13th April 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: janus, loc-down, New Judah, query, superheroes, supervillains, Underworld
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Chewing thoughtfully on his cheeseburger, Carl realized he probably wasn’t doing it thoughtfully at all. He was considering the scent of machine oil and harsh cleanser in the room. He was blaming it for how his stomach now churned. And as […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 29
Posted: 11th February 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: fortunato, New Judah, query, solstice, superheroes
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] It was an alien feeling for Solstice alone in the skeez lab. It wasn’t her first time in such an environment, but usually when she was in a place like this, it was to kick ass, leave soon thereafter and call […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 28
Posted: 1st February 2013 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: fortunato, New Judah, query, solstice, superheroes
Quick Recap (since it’s been a while since I’ve posted a new chapter in this series): Thus far in the series, a supervillain named Janus has moved his operations from the West Coast to the East Coast, with designs on the Connecticut city of New Judah primarily, it seems. One of his first acts was […]
The Gathering Storm, Part 27
Posted: 3rd June 2012 by Jeff Bouley / Deacon Blue in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: janus, New Judah, query, superheroes, supervillains, the gathering storm
[ – To view a list of all current chapters, click here – ] Almost human again, thought Zoe. Almost human. It’s amazing what water—hot enough and copious enough—can do to sluice away the remnants of a day full of horrors. In the steamy confines of the small bathroom, a towel wrapped around her torso, […]