Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
Arkay “They are going to kill me, medic!” Deyar cowered in the corner, terrified of everything going on around him. He was having a panic attack, and the medic in the room was trying her best to keep him calm. “I don’t want to go in there!” “Deyar, you know they are fellow Rethans, they would … Read more
The Ksa are genetically altered, highly trained Threan-type Rethavok, designed from birth to perform specific duties in and around Rethan territories. Despite their small, often unarmored bodies, the Ksa are incredibly powerful, capable of vast and deadly abilities, including an amplified version of standard Threan-type telepathy and telekinisis. Many Ksa are elementally attuned and at … Read more
Tenuk’s first step into Death’s home left him with something warm and sticky on his feet. He didn’t know what it was, but it was horrible. The rest of the room he’d just entered was in a similar state, all covered in a strange, off-white liquid, dripping down the walls and covering the floor. Not … Read more
“I want to know about you.” Aziten pushed his uneaten steak across his plate, ignoring the Threan sitting opposite him. After a few huffs and puffs, he finally looked up. “Why do you want to know about me, kid?” Arkay shrugged. He’d finished his dinner ages ago but had remained at the table to keep … Read more
“My, my, how you have let Death affect you, little children…” Every Deitic in the large, lush, palatial room froze. At the entrance of the Great Hall of the Anexartitai stood a towering monster, its face clad in a mask of gold, with tattered antlers growing out of its head. The collection of Deitics, ranging … Read more
“So I have Death visiting me while I’m awake and now you’re visiting me in my dreams?” Your mind wanders. Your mind seeks. She is inbuilt into you. “Of course Death is. She brings us to life then kills us and reincarnates us. Unless you’re unlucky. What are you doing here in my dreams?” Like … Read more
“Why are you so sad, Phovos? Why are you so sad? There’s nothing to be sad about. Get up, go out, live your life!” Well I don’t want to. I get upset when you tell me this because I don’t like going out and meeting people. I don’t like people at all. The fact that … Read more
Patient: I wish to talk. Medic: You haven’t spoken to us about anything in three years. Patient: I know. I know. The Light. The Shadow. The things are different now. I know better. Medic: Very well. Lay down, please. Patient: I wish to sit. Medic: Then sit. Talk when you’re ready. Patient: I… I lose … Read more
“WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE LIGHT IS THAT?” Veeyel fell out of his chair and crawled backwards along the floor, edging away from the writhing mass of shadowy tentacles in the middle of the room. Similar cries were made from the other Ksa scattered around, all of whom had been minding their own business … Read more
Burning smoke would have filled their lungs, if they had any to speak of. Eruptions of electronics, broken equipment and exploding gases blew their way through the ship, hovering over the bright rings of Saturn. None of the remaining members of the squad were sure what had happened. One minute, the four Tenno were on … Read more
“TENUK!” Death crashed into the confused Kronoreth, hugging him but not actually hugging him. There was a thin, telekinetic barrier between them, stopping Death from killing him on contact. “Oh my me, I missed you so much! It’s been so long! So damn long since the Historian wrote about us and we got together and … Read more
Teekay sat impatiently in the waiting room, twiddling his sharp, clawed thumbs. Every moment spent waiting here was time Teekay should have been spending with the Vice General. That was his job, to defend the second most powerful Rethan alive with, well, his own life. Yet here Teekay was, waiting impatiently in a hospital goodness … Read more
“He’s breathing. Stable pulse. A bit low but definitely stable…” “What happened?” “We’re looking into it now.” Kaldoran held a thermometer strip against the Threan-type’s forehead. His skin temperature was a bit warm, but nothing too out of the ordinary. He placed a second strip on their tongue. This result was much more worrying. A … Read more
Outside, huge celebrations were going on, cheers that the Cassids had voted to remain within the Maza. A gigantic sigh of relief bounced around the main parliamentary chamber, ignoring the vague cries from sore Cexiters that the thing was rigged or something was wrong or whatever. They were staying in the Maza. Economic disaster was … Read more
Aybee-en slapped Zitel round the head, hissing for him to shut up, as the younger Ksa approached. “Ahem, hello kid, what do you want?” “You two were whispering about me.” Zitel lowered his head, seeing who it was. “Uh, no, no we weren’t.” Arkay tutted, then pulled up a chair and sat down next to … Read more