DustDust. It was everywhere.It had been years, no, decades since any being had set foot here.He looks at the walls, observing the scorch marks, and coming to the realization that it wasn't dust that coated everything in this confined space, but ash.The figure carries on, unperturbed by his morbid discovery. All around him fragments of the previous occupant's lives lie, holo-projectors, vid screens with personalized covers, even an archaic photograph. He grasps the picture, hoping to gain some greater insight into the owner and their life, but alas, it crumbles at his touch.A beep.He turns, trying to ascertain the source, and finds it, a
Half life contest storyA young woman named Alyx loved making art, and practiced painting all day long to become the very best in all her town. But one day, she was completely stumped. She looked around her room, full of art pieces featuring mystical striders, sci-fi landscapes of a futuristic City 17, and a portrait of Gordon Freeman that looked so real, you could start a conversation with it. But nothing inspired her. Had she really created everything there was to create? Depressed, she looked out her window, and made a wish on a nearby vortigaunt for inspiration to return to her. The next morning, she sprung out of bed, and used her skill in painting to create th