First Lines

[Talysia]

The ground beneath my feet cracked ominously, as though I was standing on a very thin layer of ice, and I looked down just in time to see the earth swallow me up.

[The Ace]

As the star shell burst overhead, I glanced around at the faces of my comrades. It's true, there are no atheists in a foxhole.

[pyan]

"Lieutenant: what have you done?"

As the black fog drained away from the edges of my mind, I dropped the hammer and looked around; first at the horrified face of my sergeant, mirrored oddly by those of the rest of the platoon crowding into the engine-room; then at the smashed injection nozzles of the main hyperdrive.

[Addy]

Humphrey took another look from the top of the spiralling staircase, as if trying to grasp all the memories attached to the old apartment; soon his memory would blank.

[mirinda]

Wow everyones lines are so good!

[timelord4]

He pulled on one of the lines to see if it led back to his memory. Like broken porcelain, the intricate web of his memories lay shattered. A thrumming on one of the threads caused him to turn around and he could see the darker side of himself crawl from out of the gloom. How am I going to get out of this one?

[Yeoman]

The ocean gurgled happily as the U-boat skulked down beaneath the waves to the sanctuary of the seabed.

[Talysia]

That morning, I opened my eyes to look directly up into the face of the one who would take my life.

[mosaix]

Conrad parked his car and walked a few short steps to the front of a perfectly ordinary terraced house. He knocked once, paused and then knocked twice more. A middle aged woman opened the door and beckoned him in. Behind her, out of sight of the street, two armed guard stood to attention, beyond them a door opened onto a room lined with desks, telephones and monitors, further back a tall, steel, foot thick door stood ajar revealing stairs that led down into the darkness.

[Dexter]

The Sword of Power was broken, the Chosen was slain, and the Dread Warlock has conquered all; I wasn't sure what else could go wrong today.

[mirinda]

Deep yet comical Dexter.

I was running through the darkness, I heard the his voice calling my name. "Sophia!" My heart pounded, gasping for breath I ran on. The rocks scraped my already bloodied feet. "Stop Sophia!" I looked back, he was gaining on me. Big mistake I fell to the ground. He stood over the top of me smiling. "Now, now Sophia. I'm not going to hurt you...much."
I woke up screaming, sticky with sweat. Just a nightmare. I nighmare that was actually going to happen...I just didn't know it yet.

[HardScienceFan]

Let me begin by telling you that what knowledge i am about to divulge will destroy your soul.
I can safely say that ,because it has happend to me.
The ending you will like even less.

You see ,you will not read the ending:by that time you will be dead.
And so will everybody else.

[mirinda]

enthralling Ben.....

The day I found a crack in the earth, I woke up and though wow today is gunna suck.

[Dexter]

@ mirinda: You are too kind. Mostly I'm deep (read plush) about the middle!

The dragon peeked around a crag of the mountain at the small line of horses and dismounted riders that were approaching his summer lair.

[mirinda]

Oooh I love dragon stories Dex!