Adventures in the Space Between Universes
Arkay Elkay reached for the box of paper tissues, only to find that it was empty. In the space of several hours, he had emptied the entire box and he wasn’t sure whether there were any more boxes lying around. There wasn’t any bathroom paper. That was the first thing Elkay had gone through, after he’d … Read more
This room was familiar to Retvik. The throne room that once belonged to a deranged leader, the throne room that had been sealed away. The throne room that had been completely gutted and reopened. The throne room in which his brother now sat. If one thought that Retvik Rethianos was a menacing, powerful Rethan, then … Read more
“What is that?” Arkadin pointed at the very large box that was taking up the majority of the space on the table. After a very nice day out, Kairos had brought Arkadin back to one of his luxury floating capsule homes. Kairos’s homes were always amazing in vastly different ways. This particular home was particularly … Read more
Elkay nearly dropped his bags in surprise as Teekay led him up towards his little home. “It is… so small…” Teekay stared at Elkay. “What do you mean?” “Your home is tiny.” “Yes, so?” Teekay ignored Elkay’s confusion and started unloading boxes from his equally small ship. It had been a quiet and awkward ride, … Read more
The little Ember sent her message again, knowing that it would be ignored. Her message entered the Recruitment Channel and swiftly disappeared, pushed aside by a stream of other messages all saying things she didn’t understand. “LF AXI L3” “H 4X3 NEED HARROW” “LF PROFITTAKER” “H ESO 3/4” None of it made any sense to … Read more
“Out of all the ice cream places in the universe, you just had to bring me to this one, didn’t you?” Kairos glanced up at the sign, then back at Arkadin. “What, I thought you liked Rethan ice creameries?” “I do, but did you have to bring me to THIS one?” Again, Kairos glanced up … Read more
Kairos sifted through the burning rubble, looking for that little glimmer of death hiding beneath it all. The universe had been unreasonably calm for the last few hours and Kairos knew that the reason was because the Thantophor was sulking again. “Go away…” a muffled voice hissed from beneath a pile of burning planks. “No.” … Read more
“WHY IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE?” Teekay screeched as he rushed up to the small house. “WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?” The angry, slightly panicked Skyavok immediately turned to the solemn Rethan who was just standing there, watching it all happen. “WHAT DID YOU DO? DID YOU TRY AND COOK SOMETHING?” Elkay tutted. “No. I did not … Read more
It was business as usual in the central political hub of Thre-Vretania, but for King Ver and his guards, something felt off. Ver was here to meet with the leader of the Rethavok, a race the Vrekans had been allied with for quite a long time. At least for Vrekan standards. He didn’t expect parades … Read more
“Are you alright, Teekay?” Arkadin asked as he sat on the bed next to the young Skyavok. “Define “alright”, because that could mean a lot of different things right now…” Teekay sighed. Arkadin rolled his eyes. “I’ll take that as a “no, I’m not alright” from you. Are you pissed off because Elkay’s here and … Read more
“Wow…” A Skyan, a Rethan and a Thraki sat on the awkwardly small sofa, waiting for Arkadin to finish what he was doing. The three of them had been sitting there for at least an hour, occasionally glancing at each other but mostly just staring at the floor. No one had said a word, not … Read more
Elkay woke up covered in sweat and slime and had no idea why. But clearly he had also done something to wake up Teekay, as the Skyan was standing in the doorway, towels in hand. “Bad dream?” “Somewhat, yes.” Teekay glanced at Elkay, then looked away. Elkay peeled himself off the bed and sighed, feeling … Read more
The bedroom was small but tidy. A cupboard for belongings, a small chair and table and a comfy bed with far too many blankets and pillows on it. The floor was cold but a rug along the bed stopped Elkay’s feet from getting too cold. There was a window but it was hidden behind blinds … Read more
“Hey, wake up.” Elkay slowly opened his eyes. For the first time in ages, he wasn’t in pain. He felt uncomfortable, but he was otherwise alive. The voice that had spoken to him came from his left, so that was the direction Elkay looked in. “You’re not having a good week, are you?” the yellow … Read more
Dear Retvik, Right now, I hurt all over. To the point that I cannot remember your contact details. Or anyone’s contact details really. … This note will probably never find you. The same way I will probably never be found. What has happened to me over the last week has been soul-destroying. I am no … Read more