He's a new teacher with a broken heart and a special ability. She's a new student. No, it's not what you think. Cover image by Young Sup Kim on Pixabay

Generations ago, two alien species depended on a symbiotic bond that was decimated by the Earth-man's arrival.Nala, a gentle farming alien of blue, happens upon an injured warrior of red. She nurses him back to health, only to realize that he's not just any fighter, but the king, a specimen highly coveted by the humans she serves. She's in an impossible position. Hand him over to her masters or save him and risk her own neck. Either choice could be her very undoing. Between the Earth men looking for more of her kind to snatch up for experiments, and the wounded yet lethal predator in her home, can she survive the night? WARNING: Strong sexual content

"For the whole night, I wouldn't protect you. If you're able to protect yourself from the numerous entities lurking in every corner of the town, ready to pounce on you any moment, I'll leave you alone. But, if you fail in doing so, you'll have to pay for it with your life," The serious air surrounding him abruptly disappeared as he gave me a big grin, showing me a set of perfectly aligned pearly white teeth, "Unless, of course, you ask for my help. Three helplines you have. If you ask me to help you for the third time," He paused for a mere moment, reducing the grin to a small tilted smirk as he stared at me with a set of glimmering amber eyes, "You'll be mine." With that, his body turned into a big cluster of several black butterflies, causing me to let out a loud scream from the sudden shock, "Run, darling. Run." He had disappeared from my sight yet his booming voice continued echoing around the deathly still surroundings, making my blood turn cold. ~I don't own the picture used in the cover.~

Once there was a mighty king who ruled a nation. Now, that nation is nothing but a graveyard. The Bone King searches this graveyard every day for a sign, a glimmer of life. He thinks all hope is lost until one day he finds...her. Just a little short story inspired by Peter Gundry's song, Waltz of the Bone King. Cover by the wonderfully amazing @CelticWarriorQueen17

Raven has been part of the cyborg fighter group, the Birds, for as long as she can remember . . . which was since she was eleven. She has no memory of the times before then, until one day, things begin to come back. The Birds, which Raven had always viewed as a project of good, suddenly isn't as wonderful as it had seemed.

What lies beyond the senses? What secrets have been hidden from you due to your physical limitations? Is the universe as empty as it seems? Are we alone? Dr Thomas Clark has just made a discovery that will answer all of those questions... Hope you enjoy this collection of Sci-Fi short stories starting with "The Invisible Universe" I would love to hear from you. "Traction" The deafening sound of roaring engines. The smell of burning rubber. The rush of the wind, pushing against you at every turn... You don't get these on The Moon, but you do get 400kmh. Racing on The Moon, what could be better? "Alpha Division" In the distant future the human race has spread across the stars, forming colonies on many habitable worlds in a golden age of exploration. However, humanity soon learns that the universe is a hostile place and that they must fight to keep what is theirs. Fresh out of training, Rickey is plunged into the heart of war against a never before seen alien race and to make matters worse he's been placed in the infamous Alpha Division, humanity's first into battle shock troops. Rickey must fight alongside his fellow recruits in bloody battle to push back the enemy on a distant mining world. He's passed the training and survived the simulations but will he manage to keep his cool when the danger is real?

A collection of science fiction short stories written for Smackdowns or inclusion in Tevun-Krus, Oorah's monthly sci-fi e-zine. I just wanted to let you guys have access to them, since most of these stories end up in some contest anthology somewhere, getting dusty. Hope you enjoy them. If you see text high-lighted, that was done deliberately for the sake of a contest.

TL, DR : I have no idea as well.