Set in ancient Asia, two lovers conspire against their powerful leaders to avert a sure-to-be devastating war by mistranslating their correspondences.

Finally at peace after decades of war, the telepathic people of Gaant and the people of Enith can coexist, including a Gaantish military officer and an Enithi nurse. The two had become unlikely friends after being one another's prisoners during the war; they'd bonded over chess, and can now finish their game in peace.

Efforts to protect a great leader by creating doubles of him become increasingly drastic, and the true reality of the situation grows more and more unclear as the president is sheltered away in the name of protection and nationalism.

An American vacationer aboard a train coming from Belgium meets a British man who shares his unbelievable story of how he secretly turned the tide of the first World War.

In the far future, an alien civilization captures pacifist protesters and, as punishment, turns them into mind-controlled soldiers forced to commit violence. Will they be able to resist the effects of the mind-controlling drug and rebel?

A tale of betrayal reveals that some people can't be trusted––and some people may not be people at all.

Two military men with a history of conflict play a game of dice and one loses all of his money. The defeated man then attempts to steal the money back.

A magician obsessed with fighting calls on a deity to help her when her gender bars her from doing so, embroiling her in a plot to defeat an evil king with the help of fellow fighters.

A secret agent evades torture in a cliff hanger mystery.

A knife-thrower makes a comeback with his new and daring performance. His performance involves his assistant and audience members getting knives thrown at them and even getting hurt like a badge of honor.