Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
“I think we’ve got it.” “We’ve got what?” Veeyel hadn’t been paying attention. He was busy reading a book about low energy, low level healing spells, trying to find information on repairing mobility problems in limbs. So far, he’d found nothing, but he was determined to find at least a spell to help numb his … Read more
Kass stood by the doorway, holding a large tub of milky yogurt mixed with shredded cucumber – a dip called tsatsiki. In the bathroom behind him, Psiksi had been throwing up violently. He had been doing so for the last half an hour, and Kass had no idea what had set him off. Looking back … Read more
“I want to make a dragon…” Death mused to herself as she sat in her deckchair, watching the waters of Kinigi flow by. The beach was mostly empty apart from a handful of higher Veth, patrolling the pink sands and defending it from Deitics and anything else that might have threatened the cycle of life … Read more
“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
Kass woke up to the scent of something incredibly sweet. It was most likely coming from the kitchen, but Kass hadn’t bought anything sweet in a while. He was supposed to have been on a brief, sugar and alcohol free diet after he got a little too drunk the week before. Of course, because this … Read more
Ever since Psiksi had moved in with Kass, he’d found it harder and harder to wake up early. There was no need to get up at 5am like he used to, but getting up at 7:30 had made him complacent. He would still get up if he needed to, but these days, Psiksi was missing … Read more
Elkay was done for the day. He was exhausted. Between a diplomatic crisis between the Cassids and the Banikans and their own troubles with the former High General, Elkay had long ago realised that maybe he just needed to finish up, take a few hours off and come back fresh tomorrow. As the High General … Read more
“How many?” “Forty, Feyar.” “Any deaths?” “No. Just injuries.” “And the target?” “That… is rather hard to explain…” Normally, Deyar would have been thankful for still being an active Ksa. He considered his duties as a member of the Arbiters to be one of the most important jobs around. So when Feyar sent the entire … Read more
Elkay stood by the window, looking over the city of Thre-Vretania. The weather had been weird lately, blowing dust across the city’s streets, with heavy cloud ruining the strength of their solar panels. Elkay’s office was just as dusty as the streets below, with the high winds lifting it easily above the ground. Part of … Read more
Everything had been laid out perfectly. Across the ground, a star shape had been made across the ground, using a mixture of sand and crushed crystals. In the middle was a small bowl, containing various hard-to-get ingredients, and five vials of blood. The Rethans stood silently around the edge of the dusted star, while Kayel … Read more
“Did you get the stuff?” Zitel bounced up and down as Ksiel and Kayel climbed into the tree house. “Did you find what you were looking for?” “I don’t know yet!” Ksiel snapped. “We need to take this to the local Thanatian hospital, get it all checked out and properly identified. Some of the stuff … Read more
The heavy door creaked open, revealing the home’s owner. Kayel gulped nervously as Retvik stood in the doorway, looking pretty scary. He wasn’t sure whether Retvik had ever looked not menacing. “Good afternoon, General Retvik!” Ksiel chimed as he lifted up a bag. “We brought sausages and mead! May we come in?” A small smile … Read more
“Oops.” Istoria sighed as she bent down to pick up the pen she had dropped. But as she got back up, everything felt weird. She felt as if something catastrophic had happened in the space between her pen hitting the ground and her reaching down to grab it. Whatever the feeling was, Istoria could investigate … Read more
“Which table are they at?” Nenth whispered as he and Arksi entered the very fancy restaurant. “Have a look around and guess…” With a nervous sigh, Nenth did as he was told. It suddenly became very obvious which table they had booked, since there was a large, red Banikan sitting at it. Also at the … Read more
The five Ksa gathered around the tiny table. Everything was covered in scrolls and scribbled notes. There was barely anywhere for Ksiel to put his glass of water that he’d been holding on to for the last twenty minutes. “That’s a long list…” Thitel sighed. “Like, how do we even get a lot of this … Read more