Set in Stone: an Aether Vitalis Short Story

Jon's dreams of the primordial Nexus have become all too real, to the point where waking up is accompanied by nausea and disorientation. The nightly fight for survival is far more enticing than Jon’s waking life, and he feels more and more detached from reality.

When Jon meets gargoyle and Nexus guardian Tamal, Jon learns that not only is the Nexus real, he might be able to stay permanently. But it’s Tamal’s job to keep squishy, vulnerable humans like Jon safe and out of the Nexus. Can Jon convince Tamal he has what it takes to survive? Contains sexual situations.

Originally published in Taste Test: Welcome to the Jungle. Round Rock, TX: Torquere Press, 2010