Kevin McMechan
Stories (30/0)
Under The Sea
Crack. It’s the second worst sound you can hear when you’re hundreds of feet underwater in a submarine that’s half the size of most cars. As I watch the small line spread through the glass that separates me from the dark, crushing depths of the ocean around me, my panic quickly turns into a disturbing sense of peace. There’s nothing I can do to change how events are about to unfold. The line in the glass is now visible across the entire width of the window, and within seconds, I hear the only sound worse than crack: glass shattering.
By Kevin McMechanabout a month ago in Fiction
MIRROR|ЯOЯЯIM
The mirror showed a reflection that wasn’t my own. My hair was very light brown, yet the image in the mirror had black hair. Maybe I was still waking up, and my mind was playing tricks. It was very early in the morning, so that was a definite possibility. Perhaps I was still sleeping, and this was just an odd dream. I think I would know if I was dreaming, though. Just the fact that I was thinking of dreaming was a pretty good sign that I wasn’t.
By Kevin McMechan2 months ago in Horror
Soul Searching
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Jacob had driven past the place hundreds of times, but not once had he ever seen a light, or any other sign of life, come from within the old shack. If it wasn’t so far off the paved road, he might have gone to check it out, but hiking through the woods in the dark wasn’t something he was in a hurry to do. It really wasn’t his concern, whatever was going on in the cabin, but he didn’t want a bunch of kids to burn the place down either. After all, his own home wasn’t too far away, and fires could spread quickly. Maybe he’d check it out in the daylight, he told himself, but by the time Jacob arrived at his house, all thoughts of the cabin had disappeared.
By Kevin McMechan11 months ago in Fiction
Souls For Satan
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. Had Doug and Lana lived in the area, they would have known this to be an odd occurrence, but they were merely passing through the woods on a hike. There was a campground not far away where the two of them were staying, and exploring the woods had seemed like an interesting way to spend their day. That is, until the clear blue sky had turned cloudy and dark in the blink of an eye. What had previously been a picturesque forest, now appeared as an uninviting and spooky collection of withering trees. With the weather rapidly deteriorating, and rain drops beginning to fall, the candle burning in the window of the cabin was a beacon of safety and shelter.
By Kevin McMechan12 months ago in Fiction
The Dragon Valley
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. In fact, it had once been a lush, green paradise filled with all manner of plants and trees. There had been many different animals, and quite a few people, that chose to call the Valley home, but there were certainly no dragons. At one point, after the discovery of large spirrium deposits, there was even a rapidly growing town. Spirrium was in high demand, and as mining operations grew, so did the Valley’s population. It was still a mystery as to why dragons began to arrive in the Valley, but what had started out with only a few sporadic sightings, soon became daily encounters. In no time at all, people began finding nests filled with dragon eggs, and dragons were fiercely protective of their young. Dragon attacks increased as they tried to claim the Valley for themselves. Whether it was intentional, or perhaps just an accidental result of spitting fire everywhere, the dragons all but destroyed the vegetation of the Valley. Fires burned everywhere and smoke filled the air, making it hard to see, and even harder to breathe.
By Kevin McMechan12 months ago in Fiction
Humanity's Last Stand
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. That was one of the main reasons humans had chosen to settle there. It was a safe zone, hidden far away from the ongoing wars between the many different races and species that called the world home. Once word spread of a haven, free from the constant danger that seemed to permeate every other corner of the land, humans flocked there in droves. No longer focused entirely on simply surviving, the population of the Valley was able to advance their settlements far beyond anything else in the known world. Over the centuries, small villages became large cities with hundreds of thousands of people. Never before had that kind of population density existed, which may have been what drew the attention of the dragons.
By Kevin McMechan12 months ago in Fiction
