Deus Ex

Deus Ex

Deus Ex, is a secretive government agency formed to keep the old gods in check. Made up of four departments, Ex Libris looks after the archives, Ex Gladius is the armed response team, Ex Mentis deals with the health and well being of the gods, and Ex Machina looks after equipment and technology. These are their stories.


Deus Ex... Mentis. Epilogue.
Ex Mentis

Deus Ex... Mentis. Epilogue.

Despite taking an extra long hot shower, Carol’s eyes were still red and puffy from her breakdown in the locker room. Richard had assured her that nobody would notice, which was a sweet little lie, but a lie nonetheless. She had tried her best to conceal the redness with makeup but now it looked like she had been crying and had tried to cover it up. Carol closed her compact mirror with a heavy sigh. It’ll be fine, who hasn’t had a mental break at work before, she figured? Her first stop was the
Deus Ex... Mentis. Part seven.
Deus Ex

Deus Ex... Mentis. Part seven.

It was Richard’s turn to chase after a furious Carol as she made her way through the Ex Libris archives. Even the automatic overhead lights switched on with an angry thud as Carol strode through the maze of dark shelving. Aaron’s message didn’t say where in the archive they were so Carol had headed for the last place Tony had been working as a starting point. A single spotlight shone in the distance proving her hunch was correct. "Aaron!" She called ahead, "you ethically devoid shithead." Pain
Three Scenes
Writing

Three Scenes

I'm finishing a creative writing unit and thought it would be interesting to post up one of the assignments. This was a study in genre, three scenes, three genres. I used existing characters/worlds that I have created and thought it would be a fun way to showcase upcoming stories and have a little sample taste of existing works. Just for the Hecate I should have known better but the lure of a free lunch and a pretty face to spend the afternoon with was too strong. Instead I was getting sawdus