Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
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
“Vi- uh, General El… uh, ser, can we talk for a moment please?” Elkay glanced upwards from underneath his sun hat. He’d been sitting in his inflatable rubber ring, floating in the still water, ignoring the world around him. Across the pond, Psiksi was picking flowers, while Itakay and Enkay were sunbathing in the midday … Read more
There had never been many stars in the skies above Portalia. The light pollution from the major cities, the small distances to the sun and nearby planets and the thick atmosphere meant only the light of the brightest stars made it to the eyes of stargazers. Instead, the sky was often filled with passing ships, … Read more
Mavri Thyra lounged around on the well-padded chair, waiting patiently. Occasionally, she would spin around and wink at the young, red Kshan secretary, flirting with him and making the Kshan feel incredibly awkward. For a Thanatian, Mavri was incredibly attractive, but her beauty only hid her age and her inner wisdom. Her tentacle-like hair was … Read more
“SURPRISE!” Arkay fell backwards in shock as Retvik, Gath, Elksia and Tenuk all jumped out at him. “What the-” “Welcome back Arkay!” Elksia grinned as she grabbed Arkay and hugged him tight. Perhaps a little too tight. “I missed you so much!” Finally, after way more than the traditional three seconds, Elksia let go and … Read more
The purple, black and gold Thraki perched elegantly above the entrance of the Dovgokul Temple. He leaned over a bit, to make room for the circling white, blue and silver Thraki, who seemed hesitant to land. “Lokmah, it has been a long time since you graces our peaks!” Vokulunax bared his teeth, a friendly gesture … Read more
“He fucking did what?” “He exiled us.” “Say it again.” “The cunt exiled us.” “… I don’t fucking believe it. He has no right!” “Well, he does…” “Well yes but the Vice General isn’t fucking dead! I can’t believe it! Now you’re even further away from me!” “I’m sorry.” “It’s not your damn fault. You … Read more
Elkay had been trying to get the door unlocked for hours now. Normally, with a combination of telekinisis, lock-picking and sheer strength, opening a door would not be a problem. This door though was too heavy to blast off, and Elkay couldn’t see the locks on the other side, to get any idea on how … Read more
Tens of Thousands of Rethans had gathered from across the planet to attend the funeral. Millions more watched on, staring solemnly at their television sets. There was nothing to hear apart from the sound of trickling rain and the marching of heavy feet. Six elegantly armoured Rethans had carried the closed casket, followed by a … Read more
“No, this cannot be right… Are you Arkay?” Arksi craned his neck round to see who was talking to him. He’d been happily sitting there, waiting for his next bottle message from Nenth, when a giant shadow had been cast over him. Problem was, it was dark down there and Arksi hadn’t noticed the shadow … Read more
“Hey kid!” Frost grinned as he slapped the young Volt on the back. “Yellow, black and grey? Unusual colour combination. Did Ordis tell you his sensors were bleeding when you equipped that?” The Volt, who was holding a mod he’d just picked up, trying to work out whether it was useful, blinked. Or, at least, … Read more
“Arrrrrrrkaaaaayyyyy!” The voice had been taunting him for hours. Ever since Arkay had woken up from his temporary coma, he’d been hearing this weird, disembodied voice. It was driving him insane, yet whenever he asked any of the other Ksa, none of them knew what he was talking about. Eskay suggested it could have been … Read more
Elkay woke up with a shock, his body itching to sit upright, but held down by heavy, leather straps. After a moment of reorientation, Elkay tried to look around. His only real point of articulation was his neck, and Elkay was currently using it to work out where he was. It was a simple, rectangular … Read more
“Seth, where have you been? I know I have been lax with you all recently, but you have been gone for five hours without telling me!” Veeksiar was pretty annoyed at his Ksa. Normally Seth was always incredibly well behaved, but here he was, hiding in some corner of the Great Library, faffing around with … Read more
I always thought the Sleeping Forest was made up. Something medics had always theorized about but had never been able to confirm. Many believed it was just our sleeping minds harking back to our primal lives, living in the forests of the three Rethan planets before we became civilized. But you see, a Rethan does … Read more