Adventures in the Space Between Universes
Arkay “Good morning, class, and welcome to your first lesson in Decay Lord logistics!” Kuta and Arkay were completely alone in the observatory. Several chairs and desks were set up, not to mention a large, plastic white board, but there was no one else around. “Excuse me?” Kuta couldn’t help but ask. “This all seems excessive … Read more
Kuta’s eyes widened as he watched the colossal, armoured beast tentatively erected what looked like a plastic tent in what Kuta assumed was the ship’s cargo bay or something. Lord Galyn seemed to have a hint of concern, but his movements were swift and calm, despite his size. “Do we really have to do this?” … Read more
“What did you just say?” Retvik looked up at Kuta. They had just finished filling out the paperwork, signing Kuta up as a bonafide Decayling, complete with brief physical assessment and a cool little code name. This sudden outburst was that, sudden. “I… did not say anything?” Retvik blinked. “You said something about having intercourse … Read more
Kuta sat in his chair, feeling very deflated. Sure, he had managed to resurrect himself and cause his evil twin brother a great deal of pain, but nothing felt right. He thought he’d explode back to life in the middle of something important, pointing out how corrupt Litvir was and exposing the horrors of being … Read more
“I think we all have a little bit of explaining to do…” Galyn grunted as he sat everyone down. “Arkay, did you put the ship on autopilot?” “Yeah…” Arkay answered, delicately placing a large plate of sandwiches in the middle of the table. He had no idea what was going on, but everyone was confused … Read more
“AAAAAAAAAAHH!” Litvir’s scream echoed down the hallway, bouncing off the walls and tearing through the minds of his crew mates. He hadn’t intended to scream so loud, but the sudden tearing pain in his stomach had caught Litvir completely off guard. The pain stabbed at Litvir like a rolling tide, ebbing and flowing, but definitely … Read more
“So, what do ya think?” Kairos glanced at Epani. Epani glanced at Kairos, then back to Yisini. Yisini stared at both her fellow gods, waiting for an answer. “You want to make life a paradise for everyone until you can find out how to make everyone immortal?” Kairos asked. “Like, everyone, everyone? Or just those … Read more
“Fuck.” “What?” “Piss.” “What?!” “MULTIPLE CURSE WORDS!” Arkay turned to Galyn, almost insulted by Galyn’s choice of swearing. “Did you really just say-” “I did…” Galyn snarled, smashing his fingers into a screen. On it, several words flashed repeatedly. “This is so much shit. The damned bureaucracy around here!” Arkay read and re-read the words … Read more
“The glowing lights are back.” Phovos grunted as she stepped outside, where Teekay was standing with a pair of binoculars. Due to their location at the bottom of the universe, technically hanging upside down, the view was quite unusual. They could see a vast distance south (at least south of the universe), but their view … Read more
“This is awkward…” Galyn checked the console, then redid his calculations. For the seventh time, he had come to the same conclusion. “What do you mean?” Arkay asked, not really sure what Galyn was doing. As far as he could tell, they needed to create an anchor, a specific set of coordinates in four-dimensional space, … Read more
Tenuk headed up the stairs towards the upper balcony. It wasn’t used much, mostly just as a nice vantage point, but he liked going there to just be on his own. However, as Tenuk reached the top of the stairs, he realised someone else was already there. “Oh, sorry Phovos…” Tenuk muttered, stepping back slightly. … Read more
“Arkay…” Litvir knocked on the door, then paused, immediately losing his trail of thought. Arkay was sitting on his bed, clearly upset and angry, but also unable to release his anger. Several pillows had been thrown around, but Litvir noticed something else: there were small dents in Arkay’s forearm plating. He had been… biting himself? … Read more
“While we have some time on our hands, may I ask you two a question?” The three Decaylings were sitting in the observatory, mostly minding their own business. Arkay had cooked dinner and they’d decided to eat together. Normally there would be universes exploding into life, but the void seen from this observatory was particularly … Read more
Kalis sat down in the plastic chair, twiddling his thumbs anxiously. The table in front of him was split in two. Half of it was phased through a sheet of impact-proof plasti-glass, with an empty chair on the other side. This room was designed for “troubled Decay Lords”, hybrid beings with various medical issues, to … Read more
“You’re late.” Elksia rolled her eyes. “By half a second.” “You’re not supposed to be late.” Elksia rolled her eyes some more. “There was a fricking black hole! I had to fix it! You’re talking a lot of shit, Kairos!” The Whenvern paused, staring at his student. Elksia had never spoken back to him before. … Read more