Radish Featured Week #63: Shifters
It’s Shifters Featured Week on Radish!
Imagine having the ability to change into whatever shape you want.
You can be anything.
You can be anyone.
You will feel invincible.
So what are you waiting for?!
Get ready to shift to your heart’s desire and go on an epic adventure with these featured stories below!
1. Jaguar at the Portal by aimeeeasterling
Ixchel is a lonely veterinarian fleeing from her past. Finn is a were-jaguar hunting for his future. It starts as a classic case of boy-meets-girl, boy-holds-girl-up-at-knife-point, boy-and-girl-fall-in-love. But what should be a honeymoon-like jaunt through the ruins of pre-Columbian Mexico turns into an action-packed chase through moonlit forests and across crumbling pyramids. In the end, each member of the unlikely pair must make a decision that will change their lives forever. And if the two don't learn to work together, they'll soon lose the game that has turned into a struggle for survival.
2. Draykon by charlottenglish
Legends tell of creatures the size of houses, with wings as vast as the sails of great ships. Their scaled hides glittered like caskets of jewels, and from their massive jaws they breathed gouts of pure fire. The draykoni once ruled the skies of the Seven Realms, uncontested and unstoppable — so the stories say. But they are only tales. Aren't they? When Llandry Sanfaer discovers a new type of jewel, her life changes forever. Wonderful and terrible, the gem exerts a strange influence over those who behold it. Soon people are dying for it, and Llandry herself becomes a target. This is only the beginning. What is this starry jewel, that no one can resist? Who is the killer that stalks the night, stealing the gems from their murdered owners? And why does the gem call so powerfully, so irresistibly, to Llandry herself? Llandry's destiny cannot be denied. A shy jeweller is about to learn that sometimes, even the most far-fetched story might prove to be the plain, simple truth.
3. The Slayer Trio by PunkiePie
In the year 3020, the world as we know it now doesn't exist anymore. Instead of humans being the dominate species, we're over run by the monsters; vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, and hybrids. And the only ones that can protect us are the groups of people known only as 'the slayers'. Slayers are typically witches or warlocks, but some humans have the skills necessary to fight the monsters. Lizzie, Annie, and Kasey are one of the best, and only, human slayer groups out there, and are part of the Colorado Guild, but they each have their flaws. Lizzie is too cold. Annie is too closed off. And Kasey is too naive. They are the only hope for the world to return to what it once was, however, with the human race becoming extinct and rumors of forced breeding going around, it won't be easy for any of them; especially when Annie refuses to believe there is such a thing as a good or decent monster.
4. Thousand-Year Cat by tewaters
Once upon a time, a cat fell in love with an ambitious man.
5. Misplaced by bkbennett
When upperclassman Trey Collins welcomes Nigel to Longwood High School, he senses something eerie about the odd young student. Chilling visions begin to haunt Trey's nights that point to the strange newcomer and dark times ahead. Two dodgy men in sloppy suits arrive in the small midwest town and ask questions about Nigel. Before long, the boy is missing. Trey and his closest friends soon find themselves on a dangerous road in pursuit of Nigel and answers they may not want to uncover.
Are you ready to shift?