Working On New Forms
Akah almost screamed as a long, noodly arm dragged him into the observatory as he walked past. But as Akah settled down and realised what was going on, he realised that someone randomly grabbing him was a good thing, because he was going to the wrong observatory.
“Oh, hello! Are you...Read More »
Making Of Plans
Tenuk wandered around the room in his new, Beh’evok form, with blue skin, red eyes and dull grey armour, a short crown of horns sticking out of his skull and thick, stubby blades poking out of his forearms.
“So, Ret, what do you think?” Tenuk asked, watching as the shimmering, permanently...Read More »
Discussions With And About Freakish Rethans
“I am so, so fucking stupid…”
Elkay had been muttering those words for a while now, still under the effects of the anaesthetic drugs the medics had used on Elkay’s sudden surgery. He’d been conscious but numb and drunk, watching as two surgeons removed dead, necrotic organs from Elkay’s stomach cavity,...Read More »
Chat With A Fellow Mimic
Unender: Sorry for not replying to your previous messages.
Deathbringer: No worries, I just guessed you were busy or something. You alright?
Unender: I am currently in a hospital bed, recovering from a surgery to remove necrotic organs I accidentally created while shapeshifting, which was causing me so much pain I could...Read More »
Enjoyable Carnage
“Damn, Retty’s having fun!” Elksia beamed as a torrent of fire exploded from a nearby hallway. “Ain’t seen him enjoying combat so much in a looooong time! Not since our DBA days!”
“See, I used to watch those old exhibition matches from a tiny screen in the cave I spent years...Read More »
Prepping for Takeoff
“Alright, is everyone here?” Litvir asked as he counted heads, checking as everyone filed into the main observatory on the Thantir Two. Its sister ships Thantir Three and Shield Six had been undocked from the top of the ship, and there wasn’t much else that needed to be done apart...Read More »
Mall Entrance
“And parked! Yay!” Teekay clapped his hands together as he landed the Thantir Two neatly in the tight ship parking lot. “Look at how great a job I did!”
Tahvra shrugged in the co-pilot seat. “Eh, you kinda just parked the ship normally.”
“Mate, it’s my first time main-flying this metal tube,...Read More »
Mask Shopping
Teekay glanced at the little shopping list that Elkay was holding, written on a piece of scrap paper torn from a notebook, then glanced at his own shopping list, neatly typed out and printed on standard A4 computer paper. On both the Shimmering Blade and the Thantir Two, there were...Read More »
Gifts for Others
Shocktrooper: Hey EΞ
Soulsoother: What? Also, FFS TK, we have telepathy.
Shocktrooper: Dude I know, but my telepathy sucks & we’re kinda hiding from an angry Life Goddess.
Shocktrooper: Anyway turns out Akah spent all his money on the stuff we needed for TBP & isn’t letting me or LK buy...Read More »
A Filling Meal Before Leaving
While it was almost time to head back home, Vikalos had decided that he wanted to end things on a high note and had arranged for everyone to have dinner at the large fast food restaurant at the back of the mall. The place served nothing more than chips, fizzy...Read More »
Attack on the Crystal Centaur
Normally, when the Phantai asked for extra manpower from the Thantir, they only ever asked for a handful of extra fighters. Today though, the Phantai were raiding a larger ship, and Retvik had seen this as an opportunity to do some extra data gathering for what the Thantir were internally...Read More »
Voidborn Data Scraping
“So, uh, the problem is, I got all this data but I can’t translate any of it. Installed a Voidborn language service pack before we went, so the text is there, but I have no idea if any of it is correct or not or whether it’s all now garbage...Read More »
Healing Voidblade
Phovos straightened herself out as she climbed the stairs up to the top level of the Shimmering Blade. She was wearing her nicest dress, a black one with a light floral pattern on it. Phovos didn’t normally wear dresses, she was known to be the deadliest Ksithan alive back when...Read More »
Ship on a Key Chain
This observatory had once been publicly accessible to anyone on the Shimmering Blade, but after the Voidborn elite known as Krohniak had attached the ship, as a thank you for saving everyone, the observatory was now only accessible to the Thantir, and it had been converted into a safe space...Read More »
Theoglossic Ship
The Thantir Three was a small ship, not really designed for long distance travel. However, it was perfect for training, not just for piloting but also gun aim as well. That was one of the reasons why Retvik had taken it out for a ride, alongside Tenuk, Phovos, Elksia...Read More »
Varying Levels of Faith
“You feeling well, dear?”
Litvir had gone back to his shared personal quarters for a quick nap after fifteen hours on his feet, but he was surprised to see Retvik standing by the edge of the bed.
“I thought you had work or something?” Litvir asked, shifting over so Retvik could lie...Read More »
Apologies, Gifts and Interruptions
Vikalos couldn’t place the expression Galyn was pulling as he led him and Itaviir down to the lowest level of the Shimmering Blade, to a large, unused gathering hall. Ever since they had returned from their little mall trip, none of the Tattered Navigators had been acting quite right. Itaviir...Read More »
Dragged Into The Plan
“What the fuck was that?” Vikalos snarled as he tried to stifle the vomit in the back of his throat. Standing by his feet was Tah, the leader of the tiny team of Decay Lords that had recently joined the Thantir.
“Sorry, my teleportation is pretty nauseating to organics!” Tah apologized....Read More »
Heavily Armoured Distraction
The Life Goddess ship “Epani” silently slipped past two Voidborn vessels, before making its way towards the front of the vast, pyramid-shaped prismatic ship known as the Diamond, what was believed to be the headquarters and mothership of the Crystal Doom. They’d managed to pass the Diamond’s automated defences with...Read More »
Into the Voidborn Darkness
“Careful now, boys!”
Elksia seemed way too chirpy considering what was going on. The Life Goddess ship “Yisini” had fastened itself to the side of the Diamond, the Voidborn mothership, and she and Elkay had just cut a large hole into the side of said mothership, allowing them entry into the...Read More »
In the Claws of Krystahamos
Elkay was pretty sure that he had somehow blown his cover and his disguise, but as he edged down a rather cramped hallway, none of the Voidborn minions had attempted to touch him. In fact, some of them had moved out of the way, allowing Elkay to pass. Despite the...Read More »
A Familiar Miracle
Everything was cold and dark, but Retvik could feel something warm, drifting nearby. At first, he thought he was dead, but the sickening pain radiating across his body told him he was definitely still alive. There was definitely something jutting out of Retvik’s stomach, probably a piece of debris, he...Read More »
Triumphant Return
Retvik struggled to remain upright as Litvir wrapped his arms around him, holding Retvik a little too tightly and clearly sobbing, showing a lot of emotions that were out of place for a Rethan. Really, considering Retvik’s injuries, he was amazed he could even stand up, and Galyn, Itaviir and...Read More »
Vastly Distant Thank You
While the Phantai main ranks were busy celebrating the demise of the leader of the Crystal Doom and the destruction of their main ship, things were much quieter on the top level of the Shimmering Blade, where Retvik had taken Litvir in order to talk privately. They quickly locked themselves...Read More »