Kevin McLaughlin

Chapter 17 - Death Hug

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were in ‘guard mode,’ so they started moving even before I ordered them. That was a good thing, because this snake was fast! It closed the gap ...

Chapter 16 - Bad to Worse

I woke up to sunlight streaming through the big windows in the front of the building. I’d managed some solid sleep, thank god. I’d been exhausted after the running, fighting, and everyth...

Chapter 15 - Real Power

Someone had relit the candle, now that the danger was past, but folks had learned—two women were hanging heavy drapes over the front windows to make sure the light didn’t leak outside. 2024-11-29 19:41:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 14 - A Lot Of Trouble

“Candle!” I hissed.

Lords swore softly, then quickly put out the nearer one. Someone in the back of the room blew out the other, dropping the room into utter darkness for everyone ...

Chapter 13 - Calm Moment

The surgery totally sucked.

I’d always looked forward to my first chance to help in a surgery. I envisioned myself standing there beside some expert physician, handing him the tools ...

Chapter 12 - Complete Control

I marched straight toward the men, my pair of zombies not far behind me. Kat needed help, and she needed it now. These people were not going to stand in the way, not if I h...

Chapter 11 - On Our Own

There was no time to screw around. Alfred was strong, but the only way we’d outrun these things would be a flat-out sprint, and I didn’t think he could handle that while carrying Kat. I ...

Chapter 10 - Colder

I was moving in an instant, axe lining up to smack the monster away from her. My gut was cold with the horrible feeling that I was already too late; each time Kat’s heart beat, it was pump...

Chapter 9 - What About The Cooks?

The three biggest spiders I’d ever seen scuttled forward from the shadows. They made a bee-line for us. I had a sneaking suspicion those cocoons in the corner were the kitche...

Chapter 8 - Too Many Legs

We were out of time. I shouldered my bag and gave the mental command for the zombies to move out into the hallway. Nothing attacked them, so we were still clear for the moment, at least. The...

Chapter 7 - Splitting The Party

There was zero time to waste, so I set off across the quad toward our dorm building. It was only a couple hundred meters off, so my hope was we could get there without attracting any more mo...

Chapter 6 - And My Axe!

Like the shriek was a signal, next thing I knew there were a half dozen of the things rounding the corner, rushing at Carver. His zombies set themselves up to block the attack, and they more...

Chapter 5 - Crystal Clear

I reached down and tapped the fallen zombie on the forehead. A new crystal instantly appeared, but it wasn't black like the others had been. Instead, this one was clear. I picked it up, wond...

Chapter 4 - Here They Come

I headed over toward Dr. Carver, my zombies in tow. They were docile, but I wasn’t sure what would happen if one of the other students panicked and attacked them. Would they stand there an...

Chapter 3 - Zombies, I think?

Rosencrantz grappled with Zombie Stevens, the two more or less matched, which made sense. Stevens kept trying to lunge past Rosencrantz, but couldn’t, not with my zombie’s arms locked do...

Chapter 2 - Rosencrantz, get him!

Yeah, that officially locked down first place as the ‘weirdest thing I'd ever seen.’ Mercutio was now sitting upright, making growling noises as he dug his chompers deeper into poor Kare...

Chapter 1 - Gross Human Anatomy

Do you remember where you were, the day the Earth stood still? The day everything went boom, the old order came crashing down, and everything old was new? The day when magic returned, and al...

Accidental Necromancer

We're back with a new, fun blend of magic, mayhem, and fun! Welcome to the initial installments of Accidental Necromancer, and thanks for joining us! Here, you'll get new chapters five days a week,...