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Electric shock effect: Pixabayhttps://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/electric-shock/Flies: Pixabay.comUsage: FreeWindsound: Soundbible.comUsage: FreeArtwork by: Gail NoblesVoices by: Gail NoblesStory: The Countless One & The Broken MaskStory by: Gail Nobles ©️2023Aneeyah broke out of prison fooling the prison guards virtually. They thought she was one place when she was another. It took a while before they realized they were shooting at the outside building and air. By then, Aneeyah was already gone. When Aneeyah broke out, she did not go to the place where she lived. She went to an earth-sheltered home far out into the suburb of Diverse City. Aneeyah’s dwelling place was quite comfortable. It was her hideout. She had a small dark room where she slept. Aneeyah kept a picture of Bombylias on her wall and studied him through photo and video with artificial intelligence. She came to the conclusion that he was a countless one. Aneeyah studied his character. She figured that Bombylias needed love. That was one problem that he had, but not the only problem. After Aneeyah had beaten the insect man in the past, she found out about the crush he had on her. Someone from her gang had broken into his house and found pictures of her that he kept in a photo album. Bombylias made it his diary. He had written beautiful things about Aneeyah. She made a copy of his photo diary digitally and mailed the original copy back to him. When Bombylias received the original copy, there was no address from the sender. When he saw his photo album, he just stared at it without opening it. He knew it was his. Sadly, he took the photo album into the house to put it away.Aneeyah sat in a car parked far away from the home of Bombylias spying on him. It was her first time seeing him since she first saw him. He appeared to be a little older and handsome. Aneeyah wanted to see Bombylias a little closer. The next day, Aneeyah watched Bombylias leave his house and his appearance changed. She saw him change into the Bee-fly and followed him. Bombylias went to Aneeyah’s 1st house in Diverse City and watched to see if she would come out on her roof deck. He sensed Aneeyah behind him.When he turned to look at her, she said to him, “Are you looking for me Bombylias?” Bombylias grabbed Aneeyah by the throat and held her body in the air and said, “Yes! Leave me alone now!.”Aneeyah stared into Bombylias eyes choking with her blue WI-FI shades on. She began to speak to his mind with her mind. “I’m sorry Bombylias for what I did to you in the past, but I couldn’t let you hurt my grandmother.”Then Bombylias began to talk back to Aneeyah in his mind. “I should kill you!”Aneeyah: No, Bombylias! Forgive me!” When Aneeyah saw that Bombylias didn’t intend to let go, she got upset and shocked him. He tried to fight against her electrical power. She shocked him again so hard that she cut into his metal mask, and it broke in pieces from his face. Then Bombylias threw Aneeyah to the ground. He didn’t want Aneeyah to see his face. But Aneeyah saw. She saw the bumble bee and the fly in him, and she saw his body break up into many bee-flies and he disappeared. Short Stories

Radio Static effect: Pixabay.comhttps://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/static/Voices by: Gail NoblesArt by: Gail NoblesBombylias did not become the bee-fly until after he was beaten by Aneeyah and her gang members. After being beaten, he had migraine headaches, weak eyesight, nausea, and dizziness. But when Bombylias became the bee-fly, his health improved. His eyesight was like the strength of four eyes. The insect man then had strong muscles and bones, and he had no more headaches or dizziness. Aneeyah was a beautiful young woman whom Bombylias had a crush on before she had beaten him for attacking her grandmother. Whenever he saw Aneeyah out in public, his eyes were full of resentment toward her. He knew Aneeyah was strong and had a lot of energy. When he became the bee-fly, he knew that there was something about Aneeyah that was like himself. She had superpowers too.Aneeyah had been mildly struck by lightning listening to music through her headsets. She was already intelligent, talented, and had spiritual gifts. Somehow the lightning increased it all after immediate treatment. Bombylias knew Aneeyah had another pair of eyes. She could see inside his private world. Aneeyah knew things about him as well. He could never look directly into her eyes. But every evening Bombylias would stand, stare, and look up for Aneeyah up on her roof deck. She was never there. Little did Bombylias know that Aneeyah was spending time in prison. Bombylias wore earphones while talking to his crew members on his phone. Suddenly he heard static noises and he heard Aneeyah speaking.Aneeyah: I see you Bombylias. Stay away from my home.Aneeyah’s voice caused Bombylias to drop his phone. He knew that she did not make a phone call to speak to him.Bombylias: Where are you?Aneeyah: I'm not at home at the moment, but I’ll be there shortly.Bombylias: Who cares? I wasn't looking for you anyway!Aneeyah: Well, I assume you have the wrong address every single day just standing there. Bombylias: Mind your own business! I never want to see you again! Bombylias picked up his phone and walked away while Aneeyah was lying on her bed starring at the ceiling with her shades on thinking..Aneeyah: But you shall see me Bombylias. You shall see me again. You're listening to Artful. A podcast of short stories. Today's episode: Bombylias and the Static Voice. Story by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023.Short Stories

Flies: Pixabay.comhttps://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/flies/Many Bees flying around: Pixabay.comPixabayWar Epic Horns and String Loop Music: Samplefocus.com/WillHamhttps://samplefocus.com/samples/the-war-epic-horns-and-strings-loopStory: BombyliasStory by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023In bee’s clothing, there is a fly. His name is Bombylias Wilson. The man fly is the king of every fly that mimics a bee. He’s in the sound of bees. Bombylias is the cause of a swarm of flies. He is a war-fly. His name comes from “Bombylius” the bee-fly. He is many with an army. If it were possible, he would take over to be king over the bees and wasps. He envied them all. Bombylias had no sting. There was no sting in his army. However, he and his army had a string bite for blood.How Bombylias Became the Bee-FlyBombylias lived in what we call the signs of the times. Insects were coming out of nowhere attacking people indoors and outdoors. Bombylias was bitten every summer by flies. Only once was he stung by a bee and that one sting was all it took for him to get an allergic reaction along with the number of times he was bitten by flies. Together, the fly bites and sting of the bee affected his body and blood. That is how he became the bee-fly with power.You’re listening to Artful. A podcast of short stories. Today’s episode: Bombylias by Gail Nobles ©️ 2023.Short Stories