Adventures in the Space Between Universes
Arkay “Dear Flamebearer Retvik…” Retvik examined the one letter that had arrived on his bedside table, next to his small glass of grape juice and the plastic tub of jellied meat and gravy. He hadn’t expected any visitors or letters or anything. He was trapped inside a hidden, private facility that only about 20 Rethavok knew … Read more
“You want me to stay?” Rethais nodded. “I do.” “Why?” “Someone needs to stay. In case things go wrong.” Elkay frowned, not appreciating the situation he was being forced into. When the High General had come to them and offered peace, Elkay assumed that peace encompassed everyone, or at least all Rethavok. But as far … Read more
The centre of the universe was always a strange place, often described as a “beautiful wasteland”, a combination of crystal asteroid fields and curiously flat plates scattered with faint streams and the odd bit of foliage. All of this led to the vast castle that Kinisis, the Allmaker, called home. The Keep of Kinigi though … Read more
“Oh no… He has returned…” Rethais peered over the battlements as his fellow Rethans lined up, armed and ready to retaliate. They had been given almost no warning about the army that loomed over the horizon, marching towards them, but thankfully the small Rethan town had managed to scrape together enough weapons to at least … Read more
“Yisini! YisiniYisiniYisiniYisiniYisiniYisini! I gotta talk to you! Right now!” The Allbirther peered down the small drain in the sink, where the voice was coming from. She was quite surprised to see a tiny little Thantophor, bouncing around excitedly. “What are you doing in there, Arky? What’s going on?” Arkadin pulled himself out of the drain, … Read more
Arkadin sighed, genuinely upset at how his mother was currently reacting to his presence. The moment Kinisis had spotted him, she had thrown whatever was in reach. The bowl of soup phased harmlessly through Arkadin’s non-corpreal form, splattering up against the wall behind him. “You seem far too angry, all things considered.” “YOU NEARLY KILLED … Read more
Kenon sat on the edge of this strange bed, knowing that something was definitely wrong. His memories of the previous day were blurry yet painful. Something had hurt him. Hurt him so badly that he didn’t remember. Luckily, as his vision cleared, he realised he was not alone, and there was someone present to give … Read more
“Soooo, tell me what happened here?” Yisini inspected the torn, tattered, bloody body, crossing her arms and clicking her tongue with curiosity. She knew what had happened, but she wanted to hear the others say it. “Arkadin attacked Kenon.” “Tore him to pieces.” “Nearly killed him.” “Uh-huh…” Yisini flicked her serpentine tongue in and out, … Read more
Blood and broken teeth splattered from Retvik’s mouth as he took yet another blow to the head. In all the planning and practice he had done in the last week, Retvik had swiftly realised that he had not planned for one thing in particular: the High General discovering his plan. While Retvik had managed to … Read more
“Oh dear…” Veeyel tutted as the can of food he had attempted to pick up had ended back on the floor. This was the second time he had dropped this can, which was upsetting because Veeyel wanted to put it in his shopping trolley. Thankfully though, help was on the way. A kindly dark-skinned hand … Read more
“This is perfect!” Vaxavius watched as Retvik paced up and down. “This could not be better! The perfect opportunity has appeared!” “Should you not be up there, planning for the big gathering?” Trismit asked, munching his way through a packet of dried meat jerky. “I mean, your regular visits are very nice, but is this … Read more
“King Ver, what an unexpected surprise!” The High General paraded up to the recently landed ship, a small legion of Rethan soldiers clearing the way for him and his subjects. Trailing behind the antlered leader were two servants, one wearing heavy golden chains. “Ver, what brings you to the central city of the Rethavok?” Kenon … Read more
King Ver had just finished his daily rounds with the news reporters, when he was hit with a surprising question. He had been asked whether he would be arranging the next V-R-Union Leaders’ Gathering, since the Vrekans were now the main leading race in the Union. Ver had brushed off the question with a simple … Read more
“Alright. There are three areas left on Ceres. What do you prefer, Spy, Interception or Hijack?” Inaros grunted to himself as he mulled over his three options. He stared glumly at the navigation panel, not really enjoying either of those choices. But that was all his cohort had left. “What kind of Spy mission?” Inaros … Read more
Paper littered the small, concrete bunker. Far more paper than Talmin expected. Really, he didn’t even know that Gath owned so much paper. Talmin had just finished his rounds and was returning home to clean up and shower, but since his bunker was down the road from his new partner’s place, he thought he’d pop … Read more