Dreaded Final Farewell

Apart from the tiny piece of floating debris they were standing on, there was nothing but empty blackness. Retvik took a deep breath and to his surprise he discovered he was still breathing oxygen and nitrogen. A second breath confirmed his suspicions, that there was an artificial pocket of air around the little rock he … Read more

One’s Buried Self

“Where am I?” “I will explain soon. You have questions, as do I. But I wish for you to answer my questions first. You have been asleep for a long time.” “How long?” “We wish to try and figure that out. Do you recognise me?” “Uh… My eyes are a bit… blurry… But… I see … Read more

A Page From Verlais’s Diary

“Your life is great, Verlais. What are you being all mopey for?” I get asked that a lot. And really, everyone who says that is right.100% correct. Anyone’s life could be made better, but I have a roof over my head, food on the table, my own personal vehicle, a little bit of money in … Read more

Giant Portalian Thanatoforic Lifeforms

You’d think, being a race of beings that can travel to other worlds in our solar system (and nearby solar systems), we’d know a bit more about the local fauna and flora on these plants. Well, we don’t. We’re the sort of species that packs its own lunches and does its best to keep itself … Read more

An Undead Letter

Dear Tenuk, I don’t know why I’m writing this. I just wanted to write. If I direct it at someone, the words come easier. As if I’m imagining that you’ll sympathise with me. I mean, if I said this in person, you probably would… You know what I mean. I just want to get these … Read more

The Ostar

At first, I thought this world was dead. A land of hot stone, boiling rivers and spikes of bone, the spines and remains of animals long since deceased. Asterkitoi, gigantic beings that came to this world to leave the mortal coil and be renewed by the Cycle, their bodies melting in the hot, white sun, … Read more

A Study on Veth at the End Times

For many a century, as this fine universe comes to its end, I have been studying the lands of Kinigi and its denizens. After much research, I have noticed that there is little to no sentient life in Kinigi, aside from the passing souls of the conscious dead, and the defenders of these afterlife-based realms. … Read more

All

In the beginning, there was nothing and everything. Pante. The Singularity. But Pante was lonely, bored, lacking. It felt empty. It felt an endless cycle of nothingness. A particle would flash in and out of existence. Over and over. Waiting to become something. Eventually, Pante became tired of the cycle, and of the nothingness. It … Read more

Report to Vice General Elkay by Thitavee-En

Report to Vice General Elkay Theanon, on the current status of High General Photeianos Photeianou Date: 04/09/16 Dear Ser, As you requested, this letter comes attached with a document containing the information you wished to learn about High General Photeianos. It is sealed with a passcode attached, for your eyes only. Firstly, I must apologise … Read more

Transcript: Medical Plans Moving Foward

Details censored with # to protect patient identity. Begin Transcript. Patient: You haven’t restrained me or anything. Medic: There’s no need to. Patient: I’ve tried to run away five times now. Medic: But you came back twice. Patient: What is this all about? Medic: I feel that, when it comes to the healing process, the … Read more