Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
“You’ve been staring at that thing for ten minutes.” Arkay blinked, then shook his head, snapping himself out of a chance. A heavy slap from Iatre brought him properly back to reality. Sitting ahead of them, with his back facing them, was Helkan, a strange being from another universe who happened to look a lot … Read more
Helkan found himself trapped inside a small, metal cage. It was just large enough to stand up in, but he couldn’t really move around. It had dropped down on him, seemingly appearing from nowhere. He could have dug downwards, into the weird, pink sand, since there were no bard on the ground, but he couldn’t … Read more
Syklia took a deep breath as normality returned to her universe. At its centre, nebulae had started forming stars again. Along its edge, the Void Walls were repairing themselves. Scattered across the universe, galaxies began to spin once more. The Corruption was gone. Okay, it had killed most of her Stasispawn, her timepets and, more … Read more
“I don’t know who’s dumber, you or the whimpering baby down there,” Syklos snorted as he walked past Iatre. “You both sat there for what, twenty four hours? You’re both dumber than a barrel of spagloops.” “I notice you’re not saying that to Arkay’s face,” Iatre retorted. “You’re just saying it to me because you … Read more
“What’s wrong with Arkay?” Iatre asked as he helped himself to some of Istoria’s popcorn. “And why are you three just watching him rather than helping him?” Below them, the Veth Prime, the most powerful of the Veth, was tearing things apart in an arena known locally as “Death’s Playground”. It was supposed to be … Read more
The straps were finally off. Arkay was finally free of his duty. A normal being once more. Mostly normal. Still a Veth but no longer chained to existence itself. Above him, up the stairs, in the galaxy-laden room, Kinisis was waking up. A weight had been lifted from Arkay’s shoulders and handed back to the … Read more
Kayel sat in the dark, staring at the tiny screen of a pocket computer, noting things down. His hot chocolate drink had long gone cold, his small tub of ice cream had melted long before that. A half-empty bottle of water had been ignored for nearly a day now. With a sigh, Kayel looked away. … Read more
“Woah…” Tenuk’s jaw fell open as he stood in the doorway. In one hand he had a box of chocolates, in the other he had a boxed selection of luxury teas. He’d nearly dropped both of them. “What?” Arkay blinked. The Veth Prime was happily idling in a large rocking chair. A seat normally reserved … Read more
Veeyel was beaming as his best friend entered the room. He seemed way too proud of himself, considering how he’d managed to escape his room and see his brother half-way across the hospital. Normally that wouldn’t have been too much of a problem if Veeyel had taken his medication. “You look happy,” Kayel smiled weakly … Read more
“Sorry I’m so late!” Kayel gasped as he overshot the door and skidded past the entrance to Ksiel’s room. “Traffic was terrible!” Ksiel tutted, not bothering to look up from his newspaper. “Always some sort of excuse with you.” “It was though!” Kayel protested. He pulled up a chair and sat down next to Ayel … Read more
“You awake?” Ksiel grunted. He had a tube in his mouth, going down his throat, sucking out the contents of his stomach. Maybe it was a bad idea to try and kill himself with a bottle of pain killers. Not only had he thrown up, but the dose he’d taken wasn’t enough to put him … Read more
KL0135L is now online. DL0139L is no longer away. DL0139L: You’re finally online. We need to talk. KL0135L: What’s wrong? DL0139L: Ksiel’s in hospital. DL0139L: Attempted suicide. KL0135L: WHAT DL0139L: Said he was going to visit Veeyel. Got a call from Zitel about an hour ago. I didn’t know any other way of getting in … Read more
“Fuck me, it is so hot…” Retvik moaned as he leaned back in his chair, flapping a piece of paper in his face in an attempt to fan himself. “Is it always this hot or am I just delirious?” “This is like the seventh time you’ve asked, dear,” Gath grunted. He was busy filling in … Read more
KL0135L is now online 3L0138L: What are you doing online? KL0135L: I have a favour to ask. 3L0138L: You’re dead and not supposed to be in this text channel. KL0135L: Then why didn’t you take away my channel privileges after I died? You’re the channel mod, you could have taken them away. 3L0138L: I assumed … Read more
“Hang on! Hang on!” the grumpy voice shouted from behind the door. “I can’t use my fucking legs, medic! Give me a moment!” Rummaging around could be heard as the being on the other side desperately tried to reach the door. After about thirty seconds, the medic pulled out a key card and opened the … Read more