Astrid_Krumholtz

"There are all types of supports for heroes," Bella said angrily. "There's schools and mentors and even government aid sometimes. We just want one thing, ONE THING, to help us reach our potential." "Potential to be villains?" Quinn asked, exasperated. "Yes! And don't sound so judgmental. Without us, none of you would have any purpose. We supply the demand for your services. You're welcome." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Belladonna has had a rough childhood, a commonality among the students at the Gallimore School of Entropy. After all, villains need a good backstory. She's always known her destiny was to be a villain, but she begins to question it after meeting Hades and Quinn. Quinn is the only student at Prattlynn's School for Justice who was accepted for his brains instead of his superpower. After all, that was the only way a normal human would be accepted. Wanting to understand why a villain becomes a villain before crucifying them, as is the tradition, he befriends Jade, the only student at the school who knows a villain personally. Jade, Belladonna's best friend since childhood, is Belladonna's college roommate. She's always tried to get her friend to see that she could choose her own destiny, but gets nowhere until Hades, another villain in training, comes along. Unfortunately, a villain being friends with a superhero and vise versa is not acceptable. Something has to give if anyone is to live.…

Astrid_Krumholtz

A collection of short stories I randomly thought up and had to write out along with stories that I submit to contests. Stories of odd futures, understandable presents, weird dimensions, and non-existent pasts. May you enjoy the trip through the enigma that is my mind.Read in whatever order you please. There's generally no continuity between them, and even when there is, it won't matter the order in which you read. If there ever is a need to read some stories in a certain order, I'll mark it.If one inspires you to write a full story on it, please let me know. I'd love to read it :)…

Astrid_Krumholtz

I was an unwilling guest at Delilah Black's estate when he died. This man that surrounded himself with mostly murderous, false personalities died and we were all suspects. While I see no reason to bother myself with finding out whose hand carried out the act of ending his walk toward death a little earlier than it otherwise would've been, I had to participate in order to avoid an even bigger inconvenience than his death already brought upon me. So for a short time, against my wishes as everything else in my life seemingly is, I played detective to find out who murdered Delilah Black.…

Astrid_Krumholtz

Delilah Black has been murdered. I was at the party, so I am one of the fifty suspects of the murder. All of us just want to know... who killed him?My name is Murray Zain. My name is just one letter away from being a prime number, just like Delilah Black's. He knew of my fascination with numbers, of how I found even the answers that other people thought were obvious to be surprising and intriguing. He knew of how... how odd I am. He didn't care. He still treated me better than most guardians treat the friends of their child. He felt like something between a really cool teacher and a friend. I can't believe he's dead. I... I just hope numbers don't fail me now. Maybe the numbers will show me who killed Delilah Black.…

Astrid_Krumholtz

I remember the day I decided to stop being a superhero. Those news anchors could only bash me as they discussed how much monetary damage I'd done to the city. They didn't mention how many lives I saved or how often I put my own life in danger, but they knew exactly how much damage had been caused since I had become a superhero. So I quit. I even did it publicly. They'd get along just fine without me, right? After all, if I was so vital, they wouldn't hate me so much.***Megalopolis is afflicted with a population of supervillains and only one superhero: Glitch. Unfortunately, as is often the case, people have different feelings about the superhero. Some are grateful for her presence, but many... most think she's a menace that Megalopolis would be better without.Glitch hears the citizens' cries loud and clear and decides to hang up her costume.Now only having one identity, Azalea attempts to be just a normal teenage girl with normal teenage girl problems like school and family... and annoying boys if she must.But can someone who's been a superhero for so long truly put her mask on a shelf and leave it there or will Glitch return when the city finds itself in a downward spiral?…

Astrid_Krumholtz

Avis is a prospering kingdom, home to a race of people with the bodies of humans, the wings of birds, and the adaptations necessary to survive that.Terrova is one of the kingdoms where humans reside.These kingdoms have been at odds for as long as history has been written, even having gone to war in the past. But there hasn't been any talk of war in over a century... until recently, that is. Now Zinnia, the crown princess of Avis, has to find a way to stop the war before more lives are lost.…