Phoviverse MK4

Birth of a new Universe

“This will do.”

The Lord of Nothing sighed as it followed the warm glows of Kinisis. She was looking to create a universe, and after so much time, drifting through empty space, cold vacuums, the carcasses of other universes and an almost eternal void, Kinisis was finally...Read More »

Meeting Epani

About 10 light years east of the centre of the universe lies a magical cloud of red gases, glowing somewhat eerily in the void. Within it was the floating realms of Epanastasi, the home of the Panelix, the Goddess of Space. Massive, crystal towers fastened to the debris of dead...Read More »

Meeting Kenon

“Dessi, why aren’t we moving?”

Tenuk’s ship was supposed to be teleporting through space to reach its destination. It was never going to be instant, especially with the much higher gravitational fields around here, but coming to a complete stop? That was weird.

“Master Tenuk, it seems as though something has grabbed...Read More »

Meeting Kinisis

The centre of the universe was much darker than Tenuk expected. Everything had been bright and glowing, up until they’d reached that strange gravitational field. Once they passed that, everything went black. There was very little light, just the twinkling of various particles, popping in and out of existence and...Read More »

Meeting Kairos

Lights flickered on and off, sirens flared and things were generally going badly. Dessi had woken Tenuk up early, to tell him that something was attacking his ship, circling it and slashing at it with its razor sharp wings. The second Tenuk was awake, he threw on his space suit...Read More »

Meeting Yisini

Tenuk sat in the cockpit, not sure what exactly he was looking at. This scenario had cropped up a couple of times throughout his journey, but this time he was particularly confused.

Ahead of them was a planet that was more jungle than solid ground. The only thing on the planet...Read More »

Meeting Arkadin

While the homes of the other five deities had all been luxurious palaces and intimidating castles, the home of Arkadin, the Lord of Death, was a simple bungalow cottage, with an open kitchen and dining area, a pretty living room, four bedrooms (one en-suite), a bathroom and an office. Outside,...Read More »

Meeting at the Dessaron HQ

Palaestra was the largest city on planet Portalia. It had originally been built by a combination of wyrvern-like Thraki and reptilian/humanoid Thanatian slaves, but ever since the Reth-Vrekan Union had been around, it had been deemed a neutral planet, free of slavery and open to any and all races.

The city...Read More »

The Challenge of Four Gods and Four Empires

“Ah, it’s so loooovely to have you all here together once again!” Kinisis floated happily above her little palace, welcoming her four children. “My lovely Epani, my headstrong Kairos, my beautiful Yisini and my darling Arkadin, I welcome you all back here, feel free to relax for a brief moment,...Read More »

Advice from a Death God

There was something in the High General’s bedroom.

General Elkay had not noticed it at first. He had just gotten out of the shower and was dripping water on the floor. His official work armour was across the room, as were his weapons. His guards were outside, having been given strict...Read More »

The Lord and the Dragon

Lord Avra was not expecting any other guests aside from his son and two of his advisors. The interruption from the massive, winged dragon was a… Pleasant surprise.

“My wonderful little children! How are you?” The gigantic beast bellowed as it wanderded around the hall, sampling various foods from...Read More »

Yisini's Clay Room

“Deathy!” Yisini grinned as her little brother entered the room. “I am so glad to see you!”

The room in question was lined with wet clay. Yisini was scraping bits off the walls and using them to sculpt delicate figures, which lined the wall in front of her.

“Please...Read More »

Retvik's Guilt

Piles of books covered Retvik’s desk, alongside his electric tablet and a smaller pile of paperwork. The entirety of Retvik’s combined bedroom, living space and office were in disarray.

“Retvik…”

“Mhm?”

“You have been… Working for like three days straight. Are you alright?”

“Hm…”

“RETVIK!”

“WHAT? Oh. Sorry, Gath.”

A New Opportunity for the Skyavok

The Throne Room had always been out in the open, located on a piece of floating rock above the Skyavok city of Thre-All. It acted as a meeting place between the leaders of each Class, as well as the main office of the current leader of all Skyavok, the position...Read More »

Epani's Ponderings

The Goddess of Space cruised past solar systems and star clusters, admiring what was soon to be her new empire. Hundreds, if not thousands of planets, all under the rule of the star-spanning Vohra Swarms. She wasn’t really that keen on the Vohra, she didn’t like how animal-y they were,...Read More »

The Very Awkward Meeting

“What in the name of all that is good and pure…”

High General Elkay was lost for words as he ducked under the short doorway and into the hot pink room. It was the exact opposite of everything the Rethan leader had expected when it came to a meeting place between...Read More »

Unsettling Stranger

The little being had been standing outside the Voltaic Ember tribal residencies for about five hours now. Many of the Banikans had considered approaching the being, but they all knew something about it was wrong. As if it was both there and not there. As if the being had an...Read More »

Grineer Blender

“Do you guys ever feel like we should kill less?” Volt asked as he deployed several electric shields, giving Ember some cover while she hacked a console. The bullets of two Heavy Gunners vaporized instantly as they hit the electric shields. How, Volt was never really sure.

Ember cursed loudly as...Read More »

New Fourth

“Who in the name of the Light knocks at…” Retvik rubbed his eyes as he climbed out of bed. “Who the fuck knocks on the door at fucking 6 in the morning?” The Rethavok lumbered downstairs, pausing only to wrap something around his uncovered stomach. “I mean, seriously, who knocks...Read More »

Tea with the Lord of Death

“AAAAAHHHHHHHHIIIEEEEEEEE!”

The Kronospast’s screams echoed across the small, rocky world, covered in long, winding rivers.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

There wasn’t anything particularly scary going on. In fact, the landscape was rather pretty. Sure, most of the grass was brown and dead and none of the trees had leaves on them, but the rivers were all...Read More »

The All-Ksa's Change of Plans

“Vok are talking, you know…”

Kayel paced up and down the throne room, tutting and grunting to himself. He had planned an afternoon off, an afternoon filled with fun and pleasure, but the Ksa of the K, Θ and Ξ-Classes had all arranged a meeting with him,...Read More »

Sabotage Gone Right

There was gunfire. Volt had just landed on the ground and there was already gunfire. That was unusual, since this was a minor Grineer ship, and Volt was only there to destroy some mining equipment. There shouldn’t have been shooting, and since this was a Grineer ship orbiting the Grineer-controled...Read More »

Godly Interruption

The grand chamber was filled with gold and silver. Rivers of red wine ran down the sides, while rich and powerful Temthans lounged around on cushions, sipping from crystal chalices, scoffing their faces with platters of meat or sleeping off their exhaustion from an evening of drinking, eating and sex....Read More »

An Introduction for Psiksi

“So,” Psiksi glanced left and right, tugging on his armour nervously. “I want to accept your invitation and join the Dessaron, but I… I have a question…”

“Sure, what’s your question, kid?” Tenuk smiled. “Feel free to ask whatever you want.”

“Well…” Psiksi’s nervousness increased with every passing second. “Uh… Um…”

“Take your...Read More »

Tea with the Lord of Death 2

Kohra shifted his weight and sneaked forward, hiding behind rocks and trees as he made his way up to Arkadin’s home. For some reason, the teleporting key Kohra had used hadn’t actually teleported him to the house on the hill, but a good 100m away. Luckily, Kohra had shapeshifted into...Read More »

Godly Fathers and Sons

Kenon’s home was massive, designed for the colossal being that he was. Kilometres of black marble drifted through an unending black void, lit up only by slithers of gold and small, white candles that burned endlessly to themselves. Few beings had ever made it to this dark sanctuary at the...Read More »

Assisting Some Banikans

The ship hovered gracefully above the trees. Tenuk didn’t want to land the ship, since he was worried that a stray Banikan might mistake it for food or a threat. He’d heard stories before of that happening, he wasn’t going to take any chances.

“So, the plan is simple!” a voice...Read More »

The Stolen Idol of Death

“Why are the Banikans asking for our help again?” Psiksi asked as the ship landed on a small plateau, outside a tiny cave.

“You seen the size of them?” Elksia laughed. “They can’t fit in this cave they need us to go in and grab both this stolen idol of theirs...Read More »

In the Path of Godly Light

“So what’s your obsession with ice cream?” Psiksi asked as he watched Tenuk finish a fifth bowl of cocoa ice cream and tussi fussi fruit sorbet. In the time it had taken Psiksi to finish his two scoops, Tenuk had eaten five bowls filled with four scoops each. They’d had...Read More »

Saved by Death

Psiksi woke up, not with shock but with confusion. Everything felt like a blur. Heck, it all felt like a dream. Had he dreamed the last few days, all the way to the point that everything had gone white and he’d woken up? No, clearly not, because he had not...Read More »

Tenno Coming Together

Iron Wake was always empty late in the evening, which was why it was a perfect place for four Tenno to have a sneaky little get together. Frost brought the tent, Volt brought the blankets and snacks, Ember made a fire and Saryn had managed to buy some bottles of...Read More »

Demands of Ceasefires

“WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, KAIROS?” Arkadin bellowed as he charged into the grand hall. He was late to the meeting Kinisis, the Mother of Gods and Goddess of All, had arranged, but he didn’t care. “WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG? YOU PISSED OFF EPANI, YOU PISSED ME...Read More »

Sparkles and Rebrands

Questions hovered in the minds of every mortal sitting around the wooden dining table, but none of them knew how or when to turn these thoughts into words. At the far end of the table, the Lord of Death was silently picking at a plate of pancakes and sausages, clearly...Read More »

Fifteen Minutes

“Was there a moment where you were, like, scared?” Psiksi asked as he sat in bed, twiddling his thumbs. Sitting at the nearby desk was Arkadin, who had recently made himself look more like a Skyavok to vaguely blend in. Why he was here, sitting in Psiksi’s room, Psiksi had...Read More »

Yisini's Suggestion

“You don’t normally invite me here…”

Arkadin hovered above the vast vegetation, floating on a pair of black, skeletal wings. He watched as the tail of Yisini curled around the trees, and followed it towards the Allbirther’s true location. She always curled herself around her lands, hiding among the beautiful flora...Read More »

General Meeting

Teekay sighed as the doors in front of him opened. To each side of him, lining the marble walls, were members of the Myst and the Fear, the elite warriors of the Vrekans and Rethavok. At the end of the room were two thrones, the Lord-King of the Vrekans in...Read More »

Clarification of Thoughts

Elkay sat at his desk, reading over some paperwork. Ver was wandering around, knowing he also had things he needed to read and sign, but he couldn’t be asked. The guards outside had given them some privacy, so it was just the two of them in the grand office.

After taking...Read More »

Bickers of Space and Time

“He’s plotting something, I can feel it!” Kairos roared as he swooped around the large, crystal tower, before perching on top of it. “Do you not feel it, Epani?”

The Panelix glanced upwards at the little Whenvern. “Go away.”

“Epani, I am not joking around. I need you to listen to me.”

“GO...Read More »

Phovos's Arrangements

The Temple of Six stood proudly on the most northern point of Palaestra. It was the only holy location in the city and was regularly used not just by the Raptors who had built it, but by other races too, all of whom had little alcoves set aside for them...Read More »

The Whenvern's Control

“My Beloved Kronospasts!”

The Whenvern’s voice boomed, echoing across the sky, transmitted to every screen and radio that would accept it.

“I come to you today, in your time of need. You are weak. You are quiet. You are broken. You have been living enclosed lives, sealed off from the rest of...Read More »

Sky Beast Above

There had been chattering among Vahlan communications for weeks. Ever since THEY came. Every Vohra-controlled planet had one. Every Vohran nest had seen one. The massive, star laden sky beasts that hovered endlessly above Vohran worlds. Silent. Calm. Hardly moving. They looked similar to the Vohra’s own organically-built natural space...Read More »

Thick

Sirens blared as the three Tenno charged through the Corpus base. They were looking for their target, a teleporting Corpus Tech who had knowledge on a super weapon the Corpus were looking to build for the Grineer. The Corpus Tech in question was teleporting between rooms, but so far the...Read More »

Help from Strange Places

There was a hint of nervousness and worry in the air as the two leaders of the Reth-Vrekan Union paced up and down their throne room. The Great Keeper Veeksiar, in charge of both maintaining history and informing the King and High General of current events, had just given up...Read More »

Hushed Conversations

“General Elkay…” Retvik stifled his yawn as he answered his communicator. “How are you, ser?”

“Please, Retvik. Just call me Elkay. We are family, we should talk as such.”

“Only if you insist.”

“The line is secure. I can talk freely.”

“Ah, I see. I assume you are calling me for an important reason...Read More »

Friendship and Loyalty

“The Lord of the Dead, the God of Misery and Suffering, the Bringer of Death, and you live on an island world covered in pinkish grass and purple rivers?”

King Ver had a lot of questions he wanted to ask his new favourite guest. The Lord of the Vrekans...Read More »

The Strangest Fifthday

Agapia’s eyes snapped open. Everything was still dark. She had nothing on, not even her Emperor’s Robes. There was a sticky feeling all over her body. All around her was what felt like scales and slime.

Something had happened last night. Something amazing.

Sitting up, Agapia let her eyes adjust to the...Read More »

Dinner with Death

Kohra sat quietly at the table, tapping his feet together. In front of him was a placemat, a knife and fork and a glass of water. At the other end of the table was an empty seat, its owner prancing around in the kitchen behind them.

“Are you sure that you...Read More »

Between Banikans and Vrekans

They could smell his fear, no matter how hard Ver tried to hide it. They wanted to meet the King of the Vrekans in person, so that was what Ver was doing. Of course he had brought some of his elite soldiers, the Myst, with him, but Ver was doing...Read More »

Religious Wobbles

Away from the main palaces of the Temthan Empress was a single, luxurious tower that only the most esteemed Raptesses and Raptorans had access to. It was sealed off to almost all other Temthans aside from the Empress herself. A tower of archives and ancient scrolls. A tower of preservation,...Read More »

Brothers at the Ice Creamery

Wednesday afternoons were always quiet, especially in the Ksithanai and Temthan sectors of Palaestra. As the temperatures begin to rise in April, the more reptilian races always enjoy taking afternoons off to sunbathe and warm themselves up.

This little ice cream parlour on the very edge of the Ksithanai district was...Read More »

Dreams of a Dragon God

The bump on the roof was obviously Kairos. No one else ever bothered to land on the roof of Arkadin’s house. Everyone else used the front door like normal, sensible beings.

Climbing out of bed, Arkadin grabbed one of his blankets and headed outside. Just as he suspected, the Dragon God...Read More »

Bumps in the Datascape

“Wow, Larunda’s busy today!” Volt exclaimed as he and Frost watched fellow Tenno go by. “I thought the Void Trader was at the Kronia relay?”

“He is!” Frost tutted. “Everyone is coming here because they want to speak to Simaris and it’s slightly less busy here compared to Kronia.”

“I know…” Volt...Read More »

Archie

I always thought people were exaggerating when they said there’s always a weird, freakish regular customer. Surely it couldn’t be that bad. Maybe they were just awkward or something. People get shy, you know? Well, I was wrong. I’ve been running this little bar on the edge of the tourist...Read More »

Begging for Assistance

“Hello? Assista? We need help! Our queen has-”

“Please state Nest Arith and Data.”

“Vohra Nest 3730, Mining Facil. We need help imm-”

“Please hold while I put you through to the correct department.”

“Uh…”

“Assista 796 for Mining Facils speaking. Who is this?”

“Vahla Leader Talok. We nee-”

“What is your issue?”

“Our queen is not breathing!...Read More »

Where to go from Here

“What’s going on, Talok?”

Nineteen Vahla gathered around their temporary new boss. As leader of the Vahla, Talok was next in line when it came to running Vohra Nest 3730. But this was an unnatural situation for all involved. Normally, whenever a queen died, a new one would be sent within...Read More »

Didn't Ask To Be This

“Well that was not a friendly welcome!”

The creature struggled, then stopped, realising that nothing would budge him. Black, inky chains tugged at his arms and legs, pulling them tight. More chains around his neck and stomach kept him from moving at all.

“I was hoping for a hello or something!”

It was...Read More »

"Sanctuary"

“Ah, Hunters! I am so glad that you have decided to assist me with my experiments!”

The golden face of Simaris bounced around in front of Frost, really getting into his personal space. The Cephalon was always the sort to get too close, but today he was pushing it.

“Yeah, yeah. We’re...Read More »

The King and Queen of the Pixies

“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful forest where the King and Queen of the Pixies lived…”

“A forest? On Earth? Since when were they pretty?”

Frost glared at Ember as the four of them sat around the fire. Saryn had wanted to go to Iron Wake to drop off some...Read More »

Rooftop

It had been three months since he’d left. Not only had he broken her heart, but he’d also taken half her money and any valuable belongings she had. Stephanie felt not just betrayed, but embarrassed. How had she not realised what a monster he was? Why had she not worked...Read More »

Awkward Communications

“You’re vibrating…” Retvik muttered.

“I know…” Psiksi sighed. “Kass keeps on messaging me…”

“Tell him you are busy, then silence your communicator.”

“Why?”

“Retvik thinks it’s unprofessional!” Elksia butted in. “We’re going to meet a… who are we meeting again?”

Retvik rolled his eyes, then tapped on a monitor. “We are meeting the Vahla of...Read More »

A Vahla's First Meeting

The ship landed awkwardly on a very small landing pad designed for alien ships with legs and wings made out of bone. Nearby was the entrance to Vohran Nest 3730, surrounded by large spikes and doors constructed from muscle and sinew. All Vohran technology and architecture was like this, a...Read More »

Pregnancy Scare

“So. You are pregnant.”

“I… I… I thought so…”

“So. You are not pregnant.”

“These things are not always completely accurate.”

“No, they are not.”

“I am not interrupting, am I?”

Retvik glanced out of the window. Outside were two Vahla, members of the Vohran Elite, marching up and down. They looked oddly cute and small,...Read More »

The Stopped Bullet

The bullet floated in mid air, hovering a metre and a half above the ground, vibrating awkwardly. Two metres away from the bullet’s tip was its intended victim, who was unsure whether he was alive or not.

“C-could you all get down please?”

The victim blinked once, then twice, then laid down...Read More »

A Great Mistake

“Elkay, my best of allies, my humble friend, can we please talk?”

The High General had been staring out of the window all morning. Journalists were outside, desperate to ask questions, desperate for news. King Ver had been watching him as he constantly sighed and rolled his eyes.

“About yesterday, I assume.”

“Well…...Read More »

Similar Feelings

Elkay had asked to be left alone, but clearly whoever was at the door was ignoring that order. Ever since the… event… Elkay had been keeping to himself, letting his Vice General do anything that required face to face activities. The calls from the media and from… angrier Rethavok to...Read More »

Circle of Portalian Raptors

“We all agree, yes? We need to do something, before they destroy our home…”

The circle of Ksithanai all sat down in unison. Each individual was dressed in ceremonial coloured robes, wearing leather armour on top. There were five Raptors in total, one Kinotark for each district of Planet Portalia. The...Read More »

Offers to the Worker

“All-Ksa, what in the name of the Void do you think you are doing?” Teekay hissed as he and members of the K-Class walked their leader down the hallway. “We literally just got word from the Arbiters, the elite Rethavok security and military force, that these Temthans plan on trying...Read More »

Gods Confusing Death

Arkadin tutted as he entered the Grand Dining Hall of Time. Everything inside Kairos’s massive palace was named the same way, everything relating to time and dragons. Already present were Kairos and his sisters Epani and Yisini, each sitting at one side of a gold-plated table, golden plates in front...Read More »

Lounging Around Death's Cottage

The wind was howling, the grass was shaking and the trees were blowing around, but the skies were perfectly clear, filled with endless sparkling stars. The stars were the only thing lighting the path towards Death’s little cottage home.

“It’s not normally this dark…” Kohra muttered, shifting a heavy bag across...Read More »

Choices of Vahrga and Vahyra

“So, we have food sorted, we have supplies sorted, we have clean water sorted and we’ve got defence sorted. Is there anything else you lot need?”

Tenuk was beaming with pride as he slapped the side of the old Vahyra throne, much to the amusement of the Vahla surrounding him. No...Read More »

A Perfect Offer

It was rare for the leader of the Kronospasts to get some time to himself. His guards were both out of sight and out of earshot, and no one needed or wanted to talk to him. The top of this building was one of the few places he could be...Read More »

The Odd Vohra Nest

The Dessaron’s ship landed delicately on the platform, despite the dangerous storms and streaks of lightning cutting through the sky.

“Uh, why are we here?” Psiksi asked as Tenuk shut everything down and started putting on an environmental suit.

“Tenuk?” Retvik was also concerned. “This is an unscheduled stop. What are we...Read More »

New Family Ties

“Thank you for stopping by here before heading back home to Portalia…” the High General whispered as he ushered Retvik into a private room. Outside, a small celebration had been set up for the returning Dessaron, cheering for both the newest members of the Reth-Vrekan Union and their newly gained...Read More »

Last Soul

“So, Iehova, that little village was the last one. They’re all dead and we have all their souls. Fifty fifty.”

A smart suit hid the horrible, charred skin of Lucifer as he ran his fingers along the top of a glowing orange jar. He sat on a throne covered in...Read More »

Dinner with the Allbirther

Phovos blinked with confusion as the room around her melted away, replaced with a single, rocky platform in the middle of a dense, jungle landscape. On the platform was a table, two chairs and a feast large enough to feed a whole village.

“Welcome, Phovos Tromou, welcome to my little dining...Read More »

Romance Between Gods

Arkadin rarely visited the domain of his sister Yisini. They were opposites, she was life, he was death, so he never felt welcome. It wasn’t that they didn’t get along, they did, the issue was that he didn’t want to accidentally hurt the wonderful flora and fauna scattered around the...Read More »

A Most Awkward Conflict

The dark hall was pretty much empty, aside from the round table and six stools. The walls were covered in tiny diamonds, twinkling in the fading light.

“Sit, all of you!” Kinisis demanded as her four children and her partner filed in. Kenon sat next to Kinisis....Read More »

True Emotions of a Death God

The last few hours, Elkay had noticed that the Lord of Death was lingering just outside his vision. He had been following Elkay and his close friend Ver all afternoon as they dealt with meetings and talked about several planet-wide military exercises over the next couple of weeks. The Thantophor...Read More »

Missed Political Opportunities

“Sit.”

Psiksi immediately did as he was told, trying to ignore the bland, empty surroundings. Nothing but grey walls, a grey table, two grey chairs, some grey sheets of paper and a grey door.

“You’re angry.”

“I am, Psiksi.”

“Because of the Dessaron or the fact I was late returning home?”

Arksi paced up and...Read More »

Twisting Rules and Plans

“Your plan isn’t working, Kairos!” Yisini yelled as she slithered into the oversized temple. The floor was made of gold tiles, and it amused Yisini how she was ruining them with her slimy scales. To the left and right, in between pillars with sapphires embedded in them, were various statues...Read More »

Cookies with Death

“Has to be both…”

The Lord of Death inspected the two objects in front of him. One was a bag of finely ground white crystals, the other was a golden bronze mush.

“White and brown sugar?” Kohra asked.

“Yep. White and brown.”

“Why?”

Arkadin looked at the bags again. “Why not?”

“I was always told not...Read More »

Attack of the Time Sucker

Kairos took shelter behind a smashed pillar, wrapping his wings around his bruised body. A weak time-shield was stopping the majority of flaming death balls from hitting him, but he couldn’t hold it for long. That burst of blinding light would wear off at some point and the monster would...Read More »

Sleepy Thoughts of an Allbirther

Yisini patted the head of the closest Temthan. It had been yet another night of orgies and sleeping, and Yisini was still deeply enjoying all of this worship.

“Yes, my Goddess?” The Temthan looked up at her, drool dripping from her mouth. “Did you want something?”

It took a moment for Yisini...Read More »

Returning Home

The door creaked open, echoing through the otherwise silent house. The lights were all off except for one on the clock in the kitchen space.

Psiksi tutted as he entered. He’d been meaning to grease the door hinges ages ago, but he’d never gotten around to it. His recent adventures with...Read More »

Chats Over Coffee

The Cold Critter Cafe was a small Vrekan bar run by an otherwise retired, elderly Vrekan called Calliark. Calliark had been an adventurer and spy in his youth, having taken hundreds of different forms and personas. When he retired, he needed something to keep himself busy.

Most of his customers were...Read More »

Corrupting Voices

“GO AWAY!”

Arkadin shouted, but nothing replied, his voice echoing across the vally. He didn’t expect an answer anyway.

“Just fucking shut up already…”

Still no reply. But Arkadin didn’t want one. He just wanted the murmurs in his mind to leave him alone.

There had always been whispers in the back of Arkadin’s...Read More »

Attraction at Graduation

“Not everything you do has to be related to work!” Rethais had said. “Sometimes you need to go to these events for fun.”

Well, Elkay was not having fun. There were lots of Rethan Generals here and they all wanted to talk about either work or their hobbies and Elkay was...Read More »

Theories of Infinite Lives

How many times have you been in near-death situations? Hopefully none. Hopefully you’ve never seen your life flash before your eyes. But there’s always been that case where you’ve stepped off the curb and nearly been clipped by a speeding vehicle, or you slip while going down the stairs and...Read More »

Tummy Issues

“There are lumps in my stomach and they are not going away…”

Retvik moaned as he stumbled across the living room and threw himself into the first comfy thing he could see. More moans could be heard from upstairs, where his partner Gath was desperately trying to sleep. Elksia sat on...Read More »

Angering Death

“Thank you for coming with me, Psiksi…” Tenuk huffed and heaved as he and the little Skyavok climbed the stairs.

“You really think I was going to let you go to Death’s home on your own? In the state you’re in?” Psiksi asked. “Really? Also why are we using this door...Read More »

Failed Temptations

“So, what can we get you?”

Psiksi leaned on the table next to the Lord of Death, smiling eerily. Tenuk sat opposite them, keeping an eye on them both, praying that the young Skyavok did nothing to piss off a being who controlled the fate of the universe.

“A lot of things.”

“Like...Read More »

A Happy Breeze for a Death God

“… Yeah, I don’t know when I’ll be back. Hopefully soon. But I doubt it. You know how universal deities are… I will… Don’t worry… Love you too… Bye…”

Psiksi closed his communicator and stared at the doorway in front of him. In his hand was a silver tea strainer, stolen...Read More »

No Longer a Newbie

“Hey, Volt! It’s been a while!” Frost waved as he left the hangar and entered the Larunda Concourse. “Sorry I’ve not been around. Been busy… sleeping… and stuff…”

Volt waved back, but Frost could tell he was a bit distracted. He was standing by a Ducat Kiosk, clearly going through his...Read More »

Two Little Helpers

“Does he often do this?”

“Who?”

“Arkadin.”

“With the disappearing to do things? Yep.”

Psiksi had never been so close to a normal Kronospast in person before. Kohra had never really gotten that close to a Skyavok before. But somehow, they got along really well.

“Last time, he did come back though. Something about the...Read More »

Tea at the Cafe of the Gods

The Cafe of the Gods was a pretty literal place. Gold covered or trimmed almost everything, while the floors glistened in ivory white and precious gems dotted almost all the objects in the cafe. The large, cushioned sofas and armchairs were covered in silk cushions and stuffed with the...Read More »

A Strange Feeling Among Mortals

“He’s normally back by now…” Kohra muttered under his breath as he watched Psiksi wander around the living room.

“Is he?”

Kohra didn’t think Psiksi had heard him, but clearly he did. “Yes. Rarely more than a couple of hours. But we have been here for a while now. Everything just feels…...Read More »

Saved From an Extinguished Sun

It took eight minutes for us to realise our sun was gone. Eight minutes and we were suddenly looking at a night sky, full of stars. The birds stopped singing. Insects stopped chirping. I could hear the mutterings of confusion, slowly descending into panic. Day had turned to night.

After ten...Read More »

Those Other Survivors

“Do you think the other ones we rescued will survive, ser?”

Eterek was a newly ranked captain. He normally served in the 289^th Legion, but due to an urgent crisis, him and many other Rethan soldiers were serving among the ranks of the 270^th Legion, helping them evacuate several small planets.

“I...Read More »

Changing It Up A Little

“I want to do something different…”

Bakxs was a very tall, very scary-looking Ksithan. He’d lived in Palaestra for most of his life, going through an interspecies educational system and looking for a way to express his artistic ideas and possibly even make some money doing so. A world full of...Read More »

Tattered Skin

Kohra hadn’t expected to see any lights on. He expected to come back to this little house and it all be empty. But the lights were on and someone was home. Being polite, Kohra walked up to the front door and delicately knocked on it.

“One moment.”

Some form of movement was...Read More »

Mystery Messages

“Ser? We have concluded our investigation. These items are harmless.”

The Skyavok Astynomeer, a member of the local police force, handed two envelopes back to Kohra, sealed inside plastic wallets.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. There are messages inside. We have scanned them but not opened them, for your privacy.”

About three hours ago, Kohra...Read More »

Regrowth of Kinigi

The letter had warned him not to, but he didn’t trust that letter. Especially a letter designed to cause panic?

No, Kohra was having none of that. He was already unfriendly with the Whenvern, the Dragon God of Time who had abandoned him and left him to die. Kohra didn’t mind...Read More »

Fan Tale - Lost Flowers

“HELP! Volt shouted as he sped through the greenery up to the little enclave where he and his Tenno friends normally hanged out. “HELP, THERE ARE EXCALIBURS EVERYWHERE!”

Ember though ignored him. She was busy staring out into the depths of space. In the distance, Pluto could be seen, as well...Read More »

Hunger and Fury

Kayel could hear screaming. He could smell smoke. He could feel pain. He… could only see blackness.

Blackness wasn’t too uncommon a thing to see. Kayel, like most Skyavok, lived in a place known only as the Void, a dark, gloomy space between spaces, otherwise inaccessible to other races. Their homes...Read More »

Course of Action

“We must send assistance immediately!” the High General shouted as he stormed into the main hall. Already present were King Ver of the Vrekans, Lokmahro, Dovak of the Tsithic Thraki, and Phovos, the leader of the Ksithans of Portalia.

“Do they want our help?” Ver asked. General Elkay glared...Read More »

Grandest of Plans

“You called for me, All-Ksa?” Teekay asked as he entered the tent. For reasons Teekay could not explain, the All-Ksa, the leader of the Skyavok, was insisting on spending his time inside a tent on ground zero of a catastrophe, rather than letting the K-Class look after him.

“Of course I...Read More »

Embedded Anger

Kairos had just been flying by when he spotted Yisini and Epani, both sitting on a little, lifeless rock, sighing at each other. In the distance, he could see the source of their vague anger, the remains of a planet being engulfed in flames and dust, having been hit by...Read More »

Plans for Good and Bad

Kayel slammed down the communicator, then sheepishly picked it up again. He had just got off the phone with Tenuk Diplastron Theanon, the eldest member of the Dessaron, the renowned traveller who had visited each of the Gods in turn. Kayel had hoped that the Deiton would tell him how...Read More »

Judged by Peers

Psiksi was tired, pissed off and hung over from the night before. He vaguely remembered having a chat with his mum, but apart from that, it was all a blur. He’d left Kass in bed, since he didn’t have work, and decided to get his own stuff sorted out.

All the...Read More »

Stargazing with Time

The universe twinkled away to itself, happily continuing its existence, unaware that a corruption had sought to destroy it only hours ago. Luckily, the Gods of Time and Death had dealt with the problem swiftly, and now they were unwinding, watching the universe twist and spin.

“Thanks for helping again, brother…”...Read More »

Complaining about Alterations

Kenon was sat in his favourite armchair, reading a book while a small fireplace burned away to itself. He had heard his two sons enter, but was choosing to ignore them. He wanted to listen to them, to see whether they would argue or not, but to his surprise, both...Read More »

Allmaker's Threat

Kairos opened his eyes, feeling weirdly refreshed. Had he been asleep? Had he just woken up? He wasn’t normally a being who needed to sleep.

These confused thoughts were swiftly replaced by thoughts of panic. Something was wrong. He couldn’t breathe. But he could breathe. So he started breathing.

But Kairos was...Read More »

Thud on the Wall

“You know, generally, when I’ve beaten you up and faded away dramatically, that means I do not want to see you any more!” Kinisis snapped as she leaped up from her cosy armchair. “Why in the name of Me are you here?”

For such a small, snug and comfortable place, the...Read More »

Bumping Into Family

Yisini clapped her hands with glee as she watched the little mortals fight in the arena below them. Sitting next to her was the Empress of the Temthans and in front of them was a table filled with luxurious food. To their left were several empty chairs, then an important...Read More »

Hole in the Walls

Tatters of space mingled with the distant void and the space between spaces, a current of foreign airs blowing through. A large hole had punctured the side of Kinisis’s universe, and the Allmaker was absolutely furious.

“KENON, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING!” the Goddess of the Universe roared,...Read More »

Peris

Arkadin was surprised at just how pink everything suddenly was. One moment he had been surfing along the boundaries of his universe, swimming in a sea of black, and now suddenly he was drifting in currents of pink, with navy blue clouds. None of this looked right. Worse, there was...Read More »

To Chase or Not

“We need to rescue him!” Yisini was crying as she followed Kinisis around the castle. “We need to get Arkadin back! He’s my brother! We can’t abandon him!”

“We may have to…” Kinisis finally admitted as they flew towards a large pool. Epani was nearby, mixing cosmic dust with various materials...Read More »

The Worst of Truths

Peris had been following Arkadin around as he slowly began to cut away bits of Corruption and incinerate them in his hands. Despite Arkadin’s concerns, Peris had insisted that he start his work here in this specific area, rather than start at the original point of infection.

“You should not interfere…”...Read More »

Burning Corruption

In hindsight, Arkadin should have expected Peris to fight back. He just didn’t expect her to suddenly take all that Corruption into herself.

“If you won’t save me, then the Corruption will.”

A Corruption that was feeding off Peris, sucking at her will to defend herself. Now, Peris only cared about staying...Read More »

Anti-Corruption Cells

Thassalin gave up trying to break the walls of his glass cell. He had no idea where he was. He’d bumped into another universe, lost and confused, and they’d brought him in through the massive vault door behind them and stuck him in a cage. He could see two of...Read More »

Bad Bedside Manners

“What is wrong with you all?” Arkadin asked as he sat up straight. He currently had no real place of his own and was currently living in a tiny house on the top of a hill on some of Yisini’s reclaimed land. The Goddess of Life had basically taken over...Read More »

New Chance with a New Life God

Ever since the one who had killed his universe had returned safely, the deities of this universe had both left Thassalin alone and treated him a bit more nicely. The monstrous, antlered one had provided him with a little place he could call home. A small house at the top...Read More »

Dark, Flowerless Future

Excalibur grunted as he rolled and bounced down the hill, flung from the top by a Grineer Bombard. Eventually, he reached the bottom, but by the time he had picked himself up and reorientated himself, the Grineer responsible was dead, its head laying by Excalibur’s feet.

“You alright?” a familiar face...Read More »

Acts of Delusional Beings

“What in the name of my mother do you think you are DOING?”

Morde found himself being thrown against the ground, then being picked up and thrown against the wall of an empty, burning house, then being thrown against the ground again. Before he could climb to his feet, a two...Read More »

The Strange Meal Together

Phovos was smiling way too much for a Ksithan. Especially since the food hadn’t even arrived yet. She was sitting at the head of a fancy table in a posh multicultural restaurant that served a wide selection of barbecued meats. Sitting alongside her were the four members of the Dessaron...Read More »

Disguised Meal

“This place is pretty nice!” Arkadin smiled as he sat down on a large pile of cushions. To the eyes of the Temthans in the restaurant, he was just pretty young female Ksithan with curvy hips, possibly a servant or helper to the attractive, muscular silver and blue Thrakani regular....Read More »

Sword in the Wall

Arksi threw his blade across the room, not caring that it had embedded itself in the wall, through a poster of himself. Behind him, his siblings Eksi and Thitaksi filed in.

“That is our fourth loss in a row!”

Eksi ignored his brother’s shouting and tidied everything up, carefully removing his battle...Read More »

Misfit Eidolon Hunt

“We’re going on an Eidolon hunt!” Frost exclaimed as he rummaged through his arsenal, looking for weapons to take with him. “We’re gonna murder some monsters!”

“No, we’re going to capture one monster…” Volt sighed. “Maybe.”

“Mate, I haven’t really done this before, just been carried by others!” Frost exclaimed. “I mean,...Read More »

Tea with Someone Else

Kohra was genuinely surprised that the door opened up and revealed something vaguely familiar. For weeks, he had been trying to reach the realm that the Thantophor called home, only to find nothing but emptiness. Or occasionally a field of flowers. It wasn’t the fact that Kohra wanted to die...Read More »

Second Serpent

“Hey Yisini, are you busy?” Arkadin asked as he knocked politely on the bolted metal door.

“Nope!”

“Can I come in?”

“If you want!”

Arkadin hesitated. He could hear weird noises happening on the other side of that door, and he really wasn’t sure whether Yisini was lying to him or whether she genuinely...Read More »

Ritualistic Towers of Death

A pink mist wafted through the top of the unfinished building, a structure of nothing more than steel beams, wooden floors and stretched canvases, open to the harsh mountain winds around them. It, like most of the other ruined towers around it, was once part of a Kronospast attempt to...Read More »

Intoxicating Gases

“How was your trip, Kayel?” Teekay asked as he and several guards ushered the All-Ksa into his quarters. “Productive, I hope?”

“I guess?” Kayel shrugged. “You seem rather frantic.”

Teekay didn’t answer. He was in charge of all forms of protection of his fellow Skyavok. He was always frantic and it vaguely...Read More »

Yisic Activities All Over

“You had them killed?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Why?”

Eskay could not understand why this Vrekan king couldn’t understand his actions.

“They attempted to harm our leader. I assume Archocide, or in your case, Regicide, is an act punishable by death?”

King Ver shrugged. He wasn’t even sure why he was there. For solidarity, one of...Read More »

Deathly Rambles

“Everyone thinks I’m the bad guy. And you know what? They’re right. I AM a bad guy. I’m the bastard who takes away their brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers. I’m a massive douche. On their deathbed they get all angry at me, asking why they can’t have a...Read More »

Observing Dragons

Kairos’s day had been very busy. His morning had been spent fixing temporal anomalies caused by a supernova happening inside a miniature black hole, which had made time seem a bit weird on some nearby solar system. The planets had been shot towards the black hole because of the supernova,...Read More »

Ideas and Reasons to Continue

“Hey little brother, thanks for coming!”

Kairos perched on the cloud, watching over the strange society below him. Arkadin awkwardly floated in mid air next to him.

“Uh, you’re welcome… What do you need?”

“Some advice!” Kairos glanced at Arkadin. He didn’t seem right. Then again, the Lord of Death never seemed right....Read More »

Yisini's Getting Involved

Kairos growled as Yisini coiled around him, angrily squeezing him.

“YOU WERE GOING TO RUIN MY EXPERIMENT!”

The serpent was furious. The thought that the Time God and the Death Lord were going to meddle with one of her most crucial experiments drove her crazy.

“They’re… ugh… they’re suffering…” Kairos moaned. He tried...Read More »

A New Life with Death

Hey. Hey diary. I know I said I wouldn’t do this shit again after dad found that diary of all my weird dreams, but… this all has to be a dream. It’s all so fucked up.

I’m gonna start from the beginning.

I’m Kohra. Kohra Tou Avran. I’m a Kronospast, a pretty...Read More »

Weird Guy Staring Out The Window

Hey. Me again.

I can’t sleep.

How can I sleep? Death Itself has been standing by the window, staring outside, almost motionless for about three hours now. I know the Thantophor is in the other room and he’s not directly bothering me or anything but… it’s Death. Standing there.

I still can’t get...Read More »

Breakfast with Death

“You… bought me shopping and cleaned up the apartment?”

Kohra gently closed the door behind him, but left it unlocked. In the kitchen, the being known as the Thantophor, the God of Death, was awkwardly grilling slices of bacon.

“If I am to live here, I need to contribute.”

The Thantophor turned off...Read More »

Extra Sweets in the Stash

Hey, Kohra here.

Things are still weird. I still have Death Itself as a room mate.

I suppose there are far worse room mates around though. The last time I had a room mate, he stole pretty much all the candy from my secret stash. Alright, that room mate was my brother...Read More »

Treats with Tahna

“You must be desperate if you’ve come to talk to me over ice cream…”

Tahna is laughing at me in his head. He tends to go by the name Tenuk now, ever since he… rebelled against our father. He’s the oldest of me and my siblings, he was the one who...Read More »

Prime Family Issues

“Really, Retvik?” Gath growled as his partner climbed out of bed. “Come on! Whoever that is can wait!”

Retvik ignored Gath’s pleas and picked up his communicator, holding the headphone to his ear rather than clipping it on.

“It’s Rethais.”

“Fuck Rethais! Actually, don’t, fu-”

Retvik left the room, much to Gath’s displeasure. He...Read More »

Thassallin's Surprise

Arkadin hadn’t expected such a warm hello from someone who should have hated him. Thassallin cheerfully waved, before wrapping a pair of wings around him in an ugly but adorable hug.

“You seem happy.”

“You seem not happy!” Thassallin smiled through sharp teeth. “You seem somewhat miserable!” The old...Read More »

Sudden Homewarming

It had been a rather quiet yet pleasant evening. While Kohra had been busy at work, Arkadin had tidied up the apartment, set up a new gaming area and had cooked a dinner of veal stew and candy dumplings with lemon sorbet. At 9pm though, there was a knock on...Read More »

Epani's Desire

Epani hissed and grumbled, only to hiss and grumble more as Arkadin entered her lab. They both knew things must have been serious, because Epani was in her ‘busy doing fiddly, finesse work’ form and because she’d summoned Arkadin in the first place. Normally the Panelix, the Creator of Space,...Read More »

Kohra's Homecooked Meal

“You’re late!” Kohra smiled as the front door burst open then was gently closed behind his room mate. “Good day?”

Arkadin grunted. “Eh. Not really.”

“Aw, why?”

It took Arkadin a moment to realise what Kohra was doing. He was cooking dinner. More specifically he was peeling vegetables and throwing them into a...Read More »

Changing a Family's Class

“I don’t want to!”

Kayen was never someone to get angry and have tantrums like this, but today was different. He’d been doing his normal job of collecting taxes when some pisshole had decided to attack him. For doing his job. The same job he did day in and day out,...Read More »

Yisini's Domain Only

“NO!” Yisini screeched as she twisted and skidded around, clawing at anyone who came near her. “I refuse!”

Kenon tutted, then grabbed Yisini by the scruff of her neck and sat her down at the table with the other gods.

“Refuse what, child?” Kinisis smiled lovingly. Yisini was always her favourite daughter,...Read More »

Riverside Chat

The two Skyavok perched on the edge of the little cliff, watching the water crash along the river below them. One Skyavok was pale skinned with yellow armour, the other also in yellow armour but with far darker skin, almost pitch black.

“Thanks for meeting with me, Psiksi…” Arkay whispered. They...Read More »

Nuclear Mist

They’d had to evacuate twenty square kilometres of land, effectively shutting down three villages around the power plant. No one was allowed in without hazmat equipment. No one was allowed out without being surgically scrubbed down and decontaminated. Not many beings were coming out though.

Past the heavy, lead-filled barriers, there...Read More »

Offerings for Horah

“That is an abnormally large tribute, Raptor…”

Phovos ignored the unfriendly Ksithan peering over her shoulder. Gindis was always a pain in the ass, and he was always around whenever Phovos came to the Great Temple for worship. He may have just been a steward and advisor here at the Temple,...Read More »

Blinded In The Dark

“I wish you wouldn’t do that.”

Arkadin had planned on going to the shops down the road to get some drinks for himself and his mortal friend Kohra. He’d stepped out of the front door though and been instantly transported into a dark, shadowy realm. This particular realm was familiar though,...Read More »

A Drake's Better Offer

The note had told Phovos to wait in this back room, near the rear entrance of the local police station. She’d been getting a lot of notes lately, to the point that she’d decided to do some rather strange things. All the notes warned her of impending doom, of pain...Read More »

The Very Sexy Skyavok

“Hey Ziten…” Kayen grumbled as he sat down at the booth. He and Ziten always sat in this little corner, where they could watch the rest of the goings on in the bar. It had been a while since they last spoke though.

“Hey mate!” Ziten was perky as always. She’d...Read More »

Subverted Expectations

Kayen was absolutely terrified. In the last five hours, he had been teleported across the universe, met the terrifying being known as the Raptor, met a horrific Temthan who was capable of the same telepathy Kayen was, realised they werd working with the Dragon God of time and had been...Read More »

Phone Call Reunion

“SON? KAYEN? IS THAT YOU?”

Kayef-En’s voice sounded scratchy and stressed down the line. Kayen sat wearily at the desk, staring off into space.

“Hi dad…”

“Where are you? Where have you been?”

Kayen rubbed his eyes. It was a long, complicated story.

“Somevok took me. Skyavok, white skin, crystal blue armour. I’m in the...Read More »

A Bid to Retire

“I want you to retire.”

Elksia rolled over, rubbing her eyes. As her vision cleared up, she realised who she was talking to. “What? Oh, hi Arkay! What were you saying to me?”

“I want you to retire and have kids, like you always wanted.”

“Oh?” Elksia retracted her claws, then removed her...Read More »

Famor Bomorian

“Volt? You there?”

Volt was messing around with his arsenal, slotting mods into his newly acquired Zaw, freshly levelled up and gilded after a trip to Cetus. He was in two minds on what mods to actually use though so he’d been at this for a while.

“Volt?”

The mod mess was probably...Read More »

Burning Hypocrisy

The Thantophor wasted no time tearing his way through chains in a bid to attack his would-be aggressor. Shadowy arms of void energy lashed out at the Death Lord, only to be torn apart. Every obstacle Kenon put between him and the Thantophor only seemed to anger him further.

“Arkadin, please…”

“DO...Read More »

Junk Mail

Things hadn’t been the same at home, not with how Kohra’s room mate had been acting. Having a couple of new friends was nice, but they normally wanted to meet up in town. Understandably because Kohra’s room mate had gone from nice, quiet guy to a bit of a...Read More »

Jobless Woes

Kayen was pissed off.

He needed to go back to work. He needed a job. An unemployed monthly wage was not enough for Kayen to continue his current lifestyle. He had to go back to work, he had no choice. The problem was, what job?

On one hand, Kayen could retrain for...Read More »

Forty Burgers

“You gotta stop getting me takeaway food…” Kohra muttered as he eyed a third cheeseburger. “You’re gonna make me fat…”

“But I like treating you!” Arkadin smiled. If Kohra hadn’t known that Arkadin was a god, he would have assumed he was a bottomless pit, considering that the little, yellow, Skyavok-shaped...Read More »

Death Doing Chores

Normally, Kohra wasn’t too bothered about having an insanely crazy room mate who was actually a deity. But today, as he watched Arkadin watch dishes in the kitchen, Kohra just couldn’t think of anything else. He’d always been one to ask questions, and right now he had the eyes and...Read More »

Bickering God Parents

“STASY!”

Kenon breathed a deep sigh as he stopped what he was doing to answer the call of Kinisis.

“STAAAAAASY!”

“I am here, my dear…”

The Void Lord was not in a pleasant mood. For reasons he could not understand, his son, the Thantophor, was not responding to his own calls. Now he had...Read More »

Stolen Again

Kayen gasped for air as he skidded to a halt. He had no idea if they were still following. He didn’t dare look. He just needed a moment to catch his breath so he could keep on running. The edge of the city wasn’t far now. He could have flown,...Read More »

Safe in a Hospital Bed

“Someone really wants him dead.”

“If they wanted him dead, he would be dead already.”

The two R-Class officers were talking quietly among themselves, but Kayen could still hear them. He was lying in a hospital bed, on a saline drip. Everything was still blurry and painful. He couldn’t really remember much...Read More »

Cell in the Mist

Kayen sat in the corner, tears streaming from his eyes. Nothing made any sense. At some point while he’d been sleeping, he’d been taken from a hospital and chucked inside a cold, damp cell. Why? Kayen had no idea. He was ill and exhausted and hungry. He should have been...Read More »

Plucked from Horrible Jaws

There was a weird knocking sound. It was bothering Kayen. Disturbing his sleep. Reminding him of where he was. He rolled over, trying to turn away from the sounds. But they only got louder and louder.

After a while, the air felt warmer. There was a breeze. Wind blowing through. Kayen...Read More »

Religious Punishment

Timik was having a bad day.

He was supposed to have gone home, put on his nice armour and then gone out for a morning piss-up at his favourite bar, score some chicks, get laid and then spend the afternoon in the back garden, lying in his inflatable jacuzzi with whoever...Read More »

Hunted by Deities

“I didn’t think I’d be seeing you all again so soon…”

Timik stared at the little Skyavok in front of him. The Skyavok stared at a plate of toast and slices of smoked ham in front of Timik. He didn’t reply to Timik’s words though.

The two of them were sitting on...Read More »

Of Gods and Children

It had been a long time since Arkadin stepped foot in this strange place. The centre of the universe, the home of Kinisis, the Allmaker Herself. Normally, Arkadin wouldn’t have dared set foot here, not wanting to disturb the Creator and her work, but today, Arkadin felt he had to....Read More »

Voidborn's Warcry

My dearest, most beloved child,

I am writing this message to you as we are in great peril. Horrible events are afoot. Your mother Kinisis has exiled me, cast me out and locked me away from the universe I so love and wish to protect.

The reason? Your dastardly sibling Arkadin. He...Read More »

Kairos's Call to Action

Kairos tutted as he rummaged through the massive pile of mail that had been shoved through the castle letterbox. He always received a lot of letters and notes, but today, after a massive earthquake on one of those fanatic Kronospast planets, he had been overrun with letters begging for miracles,...Read More »

Meat-Filled Walls of the War Machine

The Goddess of Life grinned with relish as she read through Kenon’s letter to her. None of it was surprising to her. She had always expected her other half, her polar opposite, to one day turn on them all. In fact, Yisini had been preparing for such an event.

“Is everything...Read More »

Request of the Panelix

The Panelix circled the heavens, soaring over stars and fields of asteroids, before finally settling down on a somewhat plain, rocky planet. From the surface, it looked barren and hostile. Underground, it was a small paradise, filled with thriving Vohran nests that had created a small utopia for themselves. This...Read More »

Worries of the Thantophor

“They’re coming for us.”

Arkadin had been pacing up and down for hours. At first, it was amusing to Kinisis. She enjoyed seeing her son worry, mainly because she was glad that he had emotions. But that enjoyment only lasted about ten minutes, when she realised what he was thinking about...Read More »

Kairos's Awkward Visit

“Hi, honey, are you alright?”

The last thing Kairos expected to see when he rang the doorbell of the Kinigi Gate was to see Kinisis herself. She was standing there, the little speck that she was, all happy and cheerful.

“Uh, hi, mum, I was going to ask the same of you.”

Kinisis...Read More »

Whispers of Another

Kinisis watched her son pace up and down as she picked away at a delicately iced slice of cake. He desperately wanted to leave Kinigi, Kinisis’s home, to go out and brutally murder some necromancers he had spotted in a nearby solae system, but Kinisis had insisted that he...Read More »

Another Angle

Athanasi lounged in her silk hammock, watching her universe spin below her via a crystal viewport with gold leaf window frames. She was observing her children, who were hardly working as always. This universe was an old one and her four Deities, created to maintain the flow of space, time,...Read More »

Awful Advertisements for the Allbirther

“Hey, I need your help.”

Timik had a rather horrified look on his face as he slammed a pile of leaflets on Phovos’s coffee table. He, Kohra and Kayen had all been staying at her place for the last few weeks, simply because it was the most secure place around. True,...Read More »

Beginnings of an Insane Plan

Phovos looked down at her own chest, then compared it to the busty look Kohra had pulled out of goodness knows where. He certainly looked like a female Temthan. Probably too much like a female Temthan. After a long, awkward sigh, Phovos glanced at Timik, who was sitting on the...Read More »

Entering and Breaking

“Why is there a motherfucking queue in this fucking piece of shit building to undergo this retarded procedure?”

Out of the four of them, Kayen didn’t expect Phovos, the Raptor of Palaestra, to be the neurotic, overly swearing being when it came to telepathic mind links. Although to be fair, the...Read More »

Regaining Memories

“Are you alright, Kohra?”

Kohra looked up, then further up. He’d forgotten how tall Kayen was. Kayen wasn’t tall, but he was now taller than Kohra.

“No.”

“Do you need, like, some water or something?”

“No, no thank you.”

Kayen shrugged as he sat down next to Kohra. “I’ve not seen you like this before....Read More »

Interplanetary Bathtub

“Aaaaaaarkadin, where arrrrrrre yooooou?”

Kinisis pranced around the palace, glancing in every room. She was about to go for a swim in one of her many waterfall pools and was suitably naked, but a sudden thought had caused her to go and find her son. After all, she hadn’t seen him...Read More »

A Spy Mission on Europa

Volt made sure everything was dead before he hacked the console to open the door. He needed to go deeper into this horrible wreckage, deeper into the remains of massive Corpus ship that had crashed into an Infested breeding ground. Why? Because there was some useful data on three...Read More »

Scientific Quotas

“Seventy five thousand, six hundred and thirty one.”

Yisini snorted as the Temthan scientist read out that number for the second time. Yisini assumed they were a scientist. They were the only Temthan in the room who happened to be wearing clothes. A lab coat and some shorts.

“And how many of...Read More »

The Great Gooing

“This is fucked up.”

Everything in the house was coated in a horrible, sticky substance that trapped and entangled anything it touched. Particularly sentient lifeforms, gluing them to the ground and stopping them from moving. More sticky substances blocked out the windows and locked up the doors, preventing any sort of...Read More »

Dead Sacs

Everything was sticky and horrible, but at least Kayen could move.

The little Skyavok had no idea how long he’d been lying there on the ground. He remembered passing out, but that was about it. He’d had some sort of dream about some sort of organic machine trying to suck things...Read More »

Shambles

In the hours (or was it days?) that Kayen had spent wandering around this facility, he had seen some awful things. Freshly cut up corpses. Live births of monsters and beasts. The farming of organs and tissues. The testing of horrible substances, from powerful sedatives to seizure-inducing poisons. The creation...Read More »

Milking

“That looks bad…”

“Trust me, he got the best deal out of the four of us…”

Kayen and Phovos glanced up at the fleshy machinery above them, Phovos signing in disbelief and Kayen feeling too embarrassed to ask what the machines were actually doing. Tubes and pipes fed in and out of...Read More »

A Theory of Something

I’ve been thinking lately.

About everything. About nothing. About some things.

A lot of conscious beings think about everything around them. Many will take their observations and turn them into absolutes. After all, there are some absolutes that all beings must follow. A being must be born, must consume matter to convert...Read More »

Thantophor On A Chimney

Once again, Kinisis had wandered around her home, only to find her son Arkadin sitting in some weird place, quietly thinking to himself. Today, Arkadin was sitting on the edge of one of the palace chimneys, one that obviously hadn’t been lit in a while. It had taken Kinisis two...Read More »

Stretched Kronospasts

“I’m getting worried…” Phovos muttered as the three beings hid inside an air duct.

“Worried about what?” Kayen whispered. His eyes were closed, they had been for a while. Between the lack of food, the running around in the dark and the things that seemed to be following them, Kayen was...Read More »

Unwanted Burning

Arkadin smiled as the facility swiftly began to burn and collapse. Normally he didn’t enjoy this sort of thing, but this horrible place was one of Yisini’s little ‘secret bases’ where she gathered up huge amounts of genetic material to use in her experiments, so Arkadin was quite happy that...Read More »

Very, Very Lost

“What do we know so far?”

Kohra shrugged as he watched Timik pace up and down. “Not much. Atmosphere is mostly oxygen and argon, with high amounts of carbon dioxide and oddly low levels of nitrogen. Weather seems to always be clear, with clouds not really forming. I don’t recognise any...Read More »

A Shadowy Tribe

They’d walked for a long time through the wilderness, being led by a convoy of powerful, muscular Banikans, each one of them probably powerful enough to take on a tank, let alone the Temthan, Ksithan, Kronospast and Skyavok they’d captured.

The Banikans were of a multitude of colours, mostly warm hues...Read More »

The Banikan's Tale

“A long time ago, the universe was created. The universe was fine until intelligent life began to bloom. Life soon began to realise that maybe the universe wasn’t as good as it seemed. Of course, blame was sought.

“The Serpent of Space wanted nothing to do with blame. She after all...Read More »

A Complete One Eighty

Kairos rolled his eyes as his army of necromancers suddenly exploded in a puff of gore and fire. A Kronospast ship had fired upon them, destroying their much smaller ships. Kairos wasn’t annoyed at the fact that they’d all died, he was more annoyed about them dying before he was...Read More »

Mechanical Reaper

“It is time.”

“Time for what?”

The little mechanical creature stirred from its slumber. The voice sounded familiar, as if it was pretending to be someone the creature recognised.

“Time to end it all.”

“End what?”

Dim blue eyes flickered as neural sensors began to reactivate. Sparks of electricity coursed through the creature’s body. All...Read More »

A Massive Crisis of Confidence

“This place looks very scary and very bad…”

Phovos stared out of the cockpit window, out into the depths of space. Ahead of them was a colossal golden gate with electromagnetic gravitational projectors around each side, each the size of a small moon. The projectors stopped anything, from ships to meteors...Read More »

An Argument of the Ages

The four deities sat around the glass table, awkwardly looking anywhere but at Kinisis. The Allmaker was prancing around, naked as usual, rummaging for packets of biscuits and making sure that everyone had a drink. She’d for some reason also brought a sword along with her, a pretty basic-looking one...Read More »

Sulphur

The ship skidded to a halt on a rather flat, rocky outcrop, coming to a sudden halt. Its occupants didn’t have a chance to see whether the atmosphere outside was breathable or not as a large, sharp rock had stabbed straight through the hull of the ship. There was no...Read More »

Eternal Strings of Questions

“So, uh, what are you going to do?”

Kayen had asked that question a couple of times, but the goddess hadn’t answered him yet. She’d start saying something, then change her mind and go back to fiddling with… things. Machines, Kayen assumed.

Really, the whole room made no sense. It was both...Read More »

A Lot of Things to Say

“What are you doing?”

Arkadin sat up straight. This was the second time in the last few hours that someone had tried to stop him from dying. But this time, it wasn’t a bunch of delusional mortals. A familiar time dragon was standing above him, holding a silver sword that had...Read More »

Wasted Breath

Kinisis rolled her eyes as she started turning off machinery. She seemed somewhat angry, and the other deities all knew why. Someone had been fiddling with time.

“KAIROS, GET YOUR BACKSIDE IN HERE RIGHT NOW!” the Allmaker roared. Epani and Yisini both cowered in their little perches. Kenon sighed. The four...Read More »

Last Steps Home

“He’s going to kill us…” Timik muttered as the four of them followed the Thantophor through a dimly glowing portal.

The portal led them to a charred, formerly grassy terrain with the remains of a cottage house nearby. A dusty road and a concrete path around the house were the only...Read More »

Tri-Serpent Agreement

The three deities hovered over the barren planet, one that had never been touched by the gentle hands of life. That was soon about to change, but not quite yet. One of the three deities here had more important things to work out.

“So why did you summon us again?” Yisini...Read More »

A Welcome from the General

The last couple of days had been a blur. Between the celebrations of people coming back to life, and government organizations wanting to question them, Phovos had barely had the time to sit down. Kohra had been reunited with his brother. Kayen had been reunited with his father. Timik managed...Read More »

Godly Sandbox

“What are you… uh, doing?”

Arkadin hovered nervously over the barren planet. Yisini was sitting on a mountaintop, rolling her eyes, while Epani played with a collection of various toys. Diggers, trucks, drills, the works.

“Playing!” Epani beamed. Her smiles though abruptly stopped. “Oh no. We were supposed to follow the flat...Read More »

More Junk Mail

Are you lonely? Are you lost in the dark, endless depths of the multiverse? Are you the last survivor of a universe but are unable to create new life? Do you want someone to talk to? Someone to hold you and comfort you?

If you answered yes to any of those...Read More »

Chimeric Fallout

Ember screeched down the hallway, skidding around a couple of Cephalon Suda operatives before crashing into a pillar next to one of the ducat kiosks where Frost and Volt were standing. She quietly picked herself up, stared at Frost and Volt, then started whimpering.

“I guess you saw the vision as...Read More »

Ice Cream Conversation

Tenuk gave Kohra a friendly pat on the shoulder as he sat down at the table and handed him his ice cream. They’d both ordered the biggest thing on the menu, a triple chocolate surprise, which lied about the amount of chocolate it contained – rather than just the three...Read More »

Not a God of Suffering

“I just noticed! You didn’t say hello to those two mortal friends!” Thassallin gasped as he finished his fifth bowl of ice cream.

“That was hours ago…” Arkadin sighed. He loved ice cream almost as much as Thassallin, but all he had in his bowl was a small puddle of lemon...Read More »

Feeling Undeserving

“You alright, Kayen?” Kohra smiled as he let himself in, throwing his keys and wallet into a nearby bowl. Ever since the whole “being captured” thing, none of them had been particularly right. Kayen in particular had been taking it all rather badly. In fact, he had basically been living...Read More »

Three Skyavok

“You agreed to this pretty quickly…” Kayen muttered as he followed Psiksi up the stairs.

“Well, I know exactly how you feel, so it’s pretty much my duty to help you!”

Psiksi was a very brightly coloured Skyavok, pale skin with white and yellow armour. Kayen always thought he stood out with...Read More »

Chatting at Arkay's Place

Kayen and Psiksi had been chilling at Arkay’s place for a while. At first, they felt like they were intruding or getting in the way, but Arkay, better known as Arkadin, the Lord of Death, just seemed really happy to have company. They had sat outside first while...Read More »

Virgin Death

“You heard everything, didn’t you?”

Psiksi and Kayen sat awkwardly at the table while the Thantophor paced up and down.

“You heard every word we said.”

The Thantophor didn’t seem angry. But neither of them could really tell. He was just pacing up and down, looking like a perfectly normal yet slightly bemused...Read More »

Meeting of Smalltime Leaders

The Waterfall Cafe was always quiet in the evenings. It was built and run for the office staff who worked in the main Palaestra government buildings, meaning that after 9pm, everyone would have gone home aside from a handful of emergency staff. The cafe, aside from the small, indoor waterfall...Read More »

New Online Friend

It had been a while since Phovos had the time to turn her little laptop computer on and play some games. She’d just got back from some interesting meetings, full of things she didn’t want to think about right now, so some relaxation in the form of murdering pixelated enemies...Read More »

Planning a Census

Gathered around the worn down table were some of the finest minds in Palaestra. A Rethan General, two of the Crown Princes of the Kronospasts, the Vrekan Ripper, the best Ksithan mind in the city, the Second in Command of Palaestra and the Raptor herself. Really, Kayen was feeling a...Read More »

Permission to Date

Kairos waited patiently at the top of the mountain. Below him, Arkadin was checking over the result of a recent battle, noting down the dead and how they died. One side, Arkadin wasn’t sure, had decided to use a gas bomb, but the high winds had caused a blowback, killing...Read More »

Onboard Miracle

The flight had been a disaster from pretty much the get-go. Joris wasn’t the one who organized this trip, taking twenty hatchies between the ages of 5 and 12 to the Ultrapark, a massive theme park on the edge of Thantai 26. But here he was, making sure that every...Read More »

Mastery Rank Rambles

“Stupid fucking Ospreys…”

Volt was not having a great time. There were Corpus Ospreys everywhere and they were shielding a ton of Corpus grunts. All Volt wanted to do was close a nearby Void Fissure, clean up some of the Infested that were lurking around and then get out of there,...Read More »

Flaming Miracle

The lab was on fire. What had caused the fire, Tim wasn’t sure. None of his experiments required any source of flame, any spark, any flammable gas. But everything was currently on fire right now.

Tim was a biologist. One of the best. Overshadowed, yes, but that didn’t bother Tim. His...Read More »

RED TEXT

The Strata Relay was just ahead. Excalibur’s landing craft, his plain Liset, landed in the hangar, and the young Tenno happily jumped out. There were very few other landing crafts here. Just that yellow Mantis landing craft which always seemed to be parked in that same spot. Didn’t seem to...Read More »

Voidling Day with the Thantophor

“You actually look quite good as a Skyavok…”

Kairos rolled his eyes as Arkadin put a cardboard skull on his head, painted white and decorated with antlers made of twigs and little flowers. When the Thantophor had invited him round to go and kill some people, this was not what Kairos...Read More »

A Very Drunk Conversation

“What was all that about?”

Arkadin watched as Psiksi wobbled over. He’d been sitting on a bench, staring out into the void. There were no stars in the night sky, only that horrible, empty darkness, the hollow that reminded the Thantophor of his uncaring ‘father’, the Voidborn.

“What was what about?”

Psiksi wobbled...Read More »

Ver's Worries

“Elkay, may I have a word?”

King Ver had an anxious look on his beaked face. There was clearly something bothering him.

“Of course.”

“In private?”

“Of course!”

There was definitely something wrong. The High General of the Retha and the King of the Vrekans had been good friends for a very long time. There...Read More »

A Tingling Sensation in the Ears

It had been a long day, but Elkay was finally at home, having finally escaped from all his duties as the High General of the Retha. He was a humble yet strong leader, but some times all Elkay wanted to do was stay at home and read a good book,...Read More »

Yisini's Silly Thoughts

Epani had just finished terraforming a planet and was now sitting idly in the planet’s orbit, toying with its newly formed moon, while Yisini inspected her new masterpiece.

“Sister?”

“Mhm?” the Panelix wasn’t paying much attention to what Yisini was doing. She was probably testing the temperatures of oceans, working out where...Read More »

Third Life

“Arkadin, can you help me with something please?”

“Is it urgent?”

“Kinda, yes.”

The Thantophor rolled his eyes. He was in the middle of cleaning up what looked like a battlefield but was in fact just a normal village square. This dumb planet was filled with religious extremists which regularly blew each other...Read More »

Voltaic Storage

Volt couldn’t remember how he got there. He wasn’t actually sure where ‘there’ was. Either way, it was a very tight space, with only just enough room for him to stand up straight. What bothered Volt more though were all the needles sticking out of his metallic Warframe flesh. Every...Read More »

Whether to Lie

“You’re doing it again…”

This was the second time in nearly as many days that Arkadin had caught Kairos hovering behind him, waiting impatiently to ask him questions. Today, Arkadin was just dealing with the remains of a volcanic eruption that had perfectly buried a city full of primitive sapient beings...Read More »

Overly Obtuse Answer

Kairos had been knocking on the door and tapping on the windows for several hours now. Ever since the Thantophor had abruptly run off, leaving him with unanswered questions. A quick check with Kenon told him that Arkadin had gone back home, locking himself in his house.

“Please, Arkadin, tell me...Read More »

Overly Timely Truth

“Have you got a moment? We need to talk.”

That was an odd message. Normally, whenever Tim messaged Phovos, he’d say hello first, then ask how Phovos was doing, always sympathising with her. It was always the same. The only time he’d deviated from that same introduction was whenever something exciting...Read More »

Attack of the Nameless Entities

Sirens blared as Rethan soldiers clashed with the nameless entities throughout the Parliamentary Tower. Strange, black creatures had swiftly broken in via a portal on the building’s roof, attacking from above, armed with a myriad of blades.

Already, both sides had plenty of casualties. While the shadowy beings had caught the...Read More »

Filling A Wound

“You should have come to me sooner…” General Kaldoran tutted as he pulled his face mask down. “That wound is rather deep. A few more millimetres and it could have punctured an organ or two.”

“I would have but I was rather busy reassuring the Rethavok that their leaders were safe...Read More »

Leaving The Cinema

The Raptor and the Dragon stepped out of the dark cinema together, both of them blinking in the artificial light. It had been daytime when they entered the cinema, but on this windy winter evening, the sun had long since set.

“So what did you think?” Kairos asked, keeping his arms...Read More »

Midnight Dragon Visit

Arkadin growled menacingly as he ripped the blanket off his body and threw it in the face of an intruder. He quickly calmed down though when he realised who it was.

“What the fuck are you doing in here?”

Kairos pulled the blanket away, pausing to feel how soft and snuggly it...Read More »

Universe Ramble

I think…

It’s working! You’re working! Yes!

Alright. I have to be quick. I don’t know how long you’ll last. I’ve not… Well even if you just record, that’s fine.

Step forward! Little steps! Lots of them!

Okay, calm down. You’re working. I’m excited. I have a lot to say.

…

So, my name is… I...Read More »

Walkymonsters

Kairos shuddered as he leaned against the street lamp. He wasn’t quite sure why he shuddered. The wind was somewhat strong and blowy, blowing his wing membrane around and messing with the feathers on his neck and tail. The sun though was rather warm, and whenever the wind would die...Read More »

Meetup at Kohra's

“Time sure seems to fly, doesn’t it?”

Timik pulled up a stool and sat in one of the empty spaces at the table. Phovos and Kayen sat on the other side of the table while Kohra was in the kitchen, fetching drinks and snacks.

“I guess…” Kayen sighed. “I assume you three...Read More »

Spy Vault on the Orb Vallis

The elevator doors opened up, revealing a cold, frozen landscape. Rocky mountains surrounded fields of ice and snow, while rivers of viscous, blue liquids that definitely were not water poured into a large lake, dripping from various ancient Orokin structures and cooling the air around them.

“It’s cold!” Rhino blurted, ruining...Read More »

The Lewdest Contest

“You all pick the weirdest places to have our godly meet ups…” Arkadin sighed as he brought out the ‘special’ glasses that he only used for special occasions. The glasses would automatically fill up with a being’s drink of choice when held, and would refill as needed. It was good...Read More »

Just Two Skyavok

Kayen slammed the door shut with his foot while he carried his groceries inside. He dumped the bags on the table then threw himself into his single comfy beanbag chair. Kayen was angry and tired and didn’t want to do anything right now.

Of course that meant that the doorbell had...Read More »

Shattered Glass Cells

Arkadin breathed a sigh of relief as both life and consciousness returned to Kayen. A few seconds later and he might not have made it.

“W-where am I? W-what h-happened?” Kayen shivered. The Thantophor wrapped his arms around Kayen, trying to warm him up.

All around them,...Read More »

Space Beast on the Beach

Kohra had been sitting on the beach for a while now. The tide had gone out and the water of the lake suddenly seemed like it was miles away. The sun hadn’t set quite yet, but the light of several closer stars and planets could be seen. A cool winter...Read More »

Allbirther's Bribes

Timik growled as he dumped the huge pile of chocolates, flowers, exotic furs and sex toys on the table.

“What the fuck is going on!”

“I don’t know…” Kohra tutted. “But did you really have to drop all that on our game of Ones?”

“Well where else was I gonna put all this...Read More »

Stuck in a Cafe

“This isn’t a date.”

Arkadin stared off, his eyes drawn to the flashes of lightning. Kayen wasn’t sure whether the Thantophor had heard his statement.

“This isn’t a date. Not planned. This is just you and I meeting to discuss when we plan to have our date. Dates.”

The Thantophor was still staring...Read More »

Retvik's Espionage Skills

“I believe your brother is dating the Panelix…”

Tenuk glanced up from his work. Retvik was standing over him, holding a large file which he was desperate to slam on top of Tenuk’s own paperwork.

“So?”

“That is dangerous.”

Tenuk sighed, then moved his stuff out of the way so that Retvik could put...Read More »

Birthday Date

Arkadin sat at the small table by the kitchen, wondering about the series of events that had led him there. He watched as Kayen hurried around the kitchen chopping vegetables and stirring pots of things, but didn’t say anything. Suddenly Kayen rushed over and stood by his side.

“I’m so sorry,...Read More »

Late for Work

“Kayen, you in?”

Kayen’s eyes snapped open, the knocking on the door giving him quite a fright.

“Kayen?”

The voice belonged to Phovos, one of Kayen’s few friends. After pausing to wipe the drool off his face, Kayen glanced around the room looking for a clock. The one on the television screen flashed...Read More »

Watching a Storm

Timik sat under the glass and plastic roof, his ears deafened by the thrashing rain and booms of thunder. He’d spent most of his afternoon there, watching the storms roll in and out. It wasn’t like Timik had any work to do. In fact, he could probably do this any...Read More »

Millennia of Inequality

No one liked Kenon’s home. It was dark and gloomy yet somehow overly shiny and ostentatious at the same time. Golden statues and chandeliers failed to light up otherwise pitch black rooms, while evil shadows loomed around every corner. Even the more public areas that Kenon would allow others to...Read More »

Not Her

Kayen spluttered as he woke up, his mouth feeling dry, his throat feeling worse. He was thankfully lying in his own bed, with a glass of water nearby. Also nearby was a familiar face.

“It happened again, didn’t it?” Kayen asked. “Everyone else is safe, right, Phovos?”

Phovos didn’t answer. It took...Read More »

Not a Breakup

“So you’re… breaking up with me?”

Kairos rubbed his eyes, his massive wings aching from a hard day’s work. Phovos sat opposite him looking all confused. Between them was half a rack of ribs, part of an “all you can eat” buffet that Phovos had invited Kairos to.

“No… That’s not what…”...Read More »

Mess on the Floor

There was a Skyavok-shaped patch in Teekay’s garden that hadn’t been there when he’d left that morning. The Skyavok-shaped patch had left drag marks across Teekay’s otherwise immaculate lawn, then left muddy skids across his immaculate marble patio, before somehow managing to open the back door, lock the back door...Read More »

God-Given Adventure

“… And how long do you want your items to be kept in storage, ser?”

“Um… indefinitely.”

“So you are aware, there is a one week time fee when it comes to removing storage if you do not set a time.”

“That’s fine.”

“What about your current housing unit, ser?”

“I won’t be needing it.”

“Very...Read More »

Waking A Corpse

Teekay expected to come back and find the mysterious yellow Skyavok gone, but as he opened the front door, he realised that Arkay was still there. He had changed his position in the corner and was desperately clinging to a stuffed animal like his life depended on it, but nonetheless...Read More »

Planning An Adventure

“So, before we go off gallivanting across the universe in my ship, we need a plan.”

Phovos was clearly a little excited. She’d invited everyone round to her newly rebuilt home, ordered in some sort of takeaway meal for everyone and bought plenty of drinks.

“Kayen, what’s the mission?”

Kayen looked around the...Read More »

Deathy Time Dragon

“Muuuuuuuuum!” Kairos whined as he flew towards the realm of Kinigi, the place where Kinisis normally spent her time. He wasn’t feeling well and on his journey there, he’d crashed into a few things, much to the dismay of his siblings.

“Muuuuuuum!”

Kinisis stepped out of her palace, her hands on her...Read More »

Teekay's First Request

“Hiiiiiiiii!”

The All-Ksa’s voice always annoyed Teekay. Yes, Kayel was a huge breath of fresh air when it came to ruling over Skyan society, but there were so many things about the All-Ksa that bothered Teekay greatly.

It was mostly because of experience. Teekay had been the Ksa Leader of the K-Class...Read More »

Looking In The Weak Places

“I’ll be honest…” Phovos sighed as she unlocked the door and led everyone inside. “I don’t think our little plan is working…”

“Of course it’s not working…” Kayen also sighed. “He could be literally anywhere.”

“We can’t even be sure whether he’s not on this planet or not…” Kohra sighed as well....Read More »

Questions on a Long Flight

For millennia, the crumbling towers of Thre-Thenta had been nothing more than abandoned ruins. Thre-Thenta had been a powerful stronghold, one of the capitals of the budding Threavok empire, but these days it was nothing more than a curiosity, an old relic studied by Skyan scholars.

In its prime though, Thre-Thenta...Read More »

Raptor Versus Skyan

Phovos wasn’t sure how it all happened, but she was going toe to toe with an insanely strong Skyavok. If she hadn’t been the famous Raptor of Palaestra, she would have been very scared, but right now she was simply worried.

It had all started when she and Timik had picked...Read More »

Unbelievable Stories

“So let me get this straight… The Thantophor crash-landed in your garden and dragged himself into your living room, claiming that your house was his nearest place of worship, fell unconscious and allowed you to remove a blade wedged into his side, then woke up, apologised and left when you...Read More »

Immediately Forgotten Words

“He’s doing his job again, but where from?” Kayen muttered.

“Pardon?” Kohra turned around and asked Kayen if he was alright. “What did you say?”

Kayen blinked his eyes. “What?”

“You said something…” Kohra had noticed that Kayen had been trailing the rest of the group ever since they’d started walking through the...Read More »

Family Squabbles

There was a hole in the sky, a gaping black scar with glowing red edges. Hovering in its centre was Kenon, the Voidborn, surrounded by four monstrous entities. The massive beasts growled and snapped at the air, threatening the universe with their very presence.

“Arkadin, you wouldn’t happen to know why...Read More »

Digging Blades

Kenon knew this place. It had once been one of the finer areas of his home, a grand hall, filled with luxurious furniture and pristine golden statues. One of his favourite relaxing areas, where he would invite his beloved Kinisis round for food and pleasure. It was no longer such...Read More »

Macromera Arrangements

“That is an awful lot of gammon, dear…” Retvik gasped as he entered the kitchen where his partner Gath was cooking. Gath had a massive smile on his face, looking way too proud at the massive lump of smoked flesh he had been cooking all day.

“It is! Why do we...Read More »

A Story for Davjo

Once upon a time…

No, we can’t start like that, can we?

We can? Oh good.

Once upon a time, there was a glorious world filled with magical creatures. Humans might have called them Pokemon. Humans might also have enslaved them. But humans didn’t exist in this magical world. In this world, the...Read More »

Macromera Rumours

Gath was so pleased when everyone arrived in one big group. Clearly Tenuk had gone around in his fancy bus and picked everyone up so they could all have a drink. They arrived at the door, smiling and carrying gifts, and Gath and Retvik both beckoned them in.

The house, the...Read More »

Macromera Gifts

“They all got drunk and fell asleep again, didn’t they?”

Retvik had been standing in the garden on his own. The sudden voice was both unexpected but at the same time… he had expected a visitor.

“Yes they did. It is a Macromera tradition now. Come over to Gath and Retvik’s home,...Read More »

Bedside Conversation

“I’m sorry.”

Teekay opened one eye. At the end of his hospital bed was a familiar face, but not one he wanted to see.

“Is it my time?”

“What?”

Teekay sighed. “Is it my time to die?”

“Uh, no…”

The Thantophor seemed different. They had seemed different every time Teekay had encountered them.

“So why are you...Read More »

Crystal Shelf

Void’s Edge was a massive perimeter around this part of the universe, a gargantuan crystal wall that curved inwards, protecting the universe from nasty, hungry critters that wanted to murder everything. But most mortals did not see Void’s Edge that way. To them, it was nothing but darkness and empty...Read More »

Pointless Trinkets

Kairos crossed his wings as he watched Arkadin sip some sort of sugary drink. They’d both visited a little Portalian shopping mall and bought a few little trinkets, confusing and stunning the poor cashiers who had to deal with them. The Whenvern’s purchases included precious gems and expensive furs, while...Read More »

Plans of Patricide

“I thought Voidborns were immortal?” Yisini asked as she coiled herself around Epani, comforting herself from thoughts she didn’t like. “We can’t just… go and kill him?”

Epani put one of her fins over Yisini, patting her gently. “They are not immortal, dear sister.”

“They seem pretty immortal…”

The four deities had gathered...Read More »

Lies of Various Sizes

Kenon watched as the little deities scuttled around, busying themselves with their plans to kill their own father. Really, Kenon wasn’t too surprised. He had treated them as pathetic little insects, because that was what they were. Dumb critters too insecure to properly use their godly powers. Unfortunately for Kenon...Read More »

New Year Same Year

It had taken a few hours for Kairos to finally locate Arkadin. Considering he found Arkadin at all, that suggested that the Thantophor wasn’t hiding and didn’t mind being found.

Kairos had found him leaning on a balcony, standing in the rain. The building behind him had been filled with Rethavok,...Read More »

Team Training

The great Dessaron Arena of Palaestra was closed off today. A public holiday meant that everyone aside from essential staff had the day off, which meant that there were no lives shows either. If anyone wanted to satisfy their artificial blood lust, they would just have to watch old arena...Read More »

Dating Ideas

“I’m thinking about dating again.”

Arkadin looked up from his work. He was in the middle of cleaning up a plague-ridden country, spreading bacteria that specialised in decomposing both corpses and the plague itself. An ugly, smelly job, but also pretty calm and quiet.

Except when other gods interrupted him, which they...Read More »

Gods at the Beach

The two deities rested happily on the beach, enjoying the warm rays from the freshly risen sun. Kairos stretched his wings out wide, keeping them out of the calm, icy water, while Yisini was lying across almost the whole beach, her tail drifting off across the sea and disappearing into...Read More »

Interrupting Work

“Hello, Arkadin, how are you?”

The Thantophor was busy working as always. Today, he was cleaning up the remains of a collision between a planet and a very large asteroid. Clouds of volcanic ash had smothered the planet, slowly suffocating any primitive life that hadn’t been killed in the...Read More »

Another God Damned Meeting

Arkadin took a long, deep breath as he waited for Epani and Yisini to arrive. Kairos had gone and arranged a meeting right in the middle of Arkadin’s work, and the Death Lord was beginning to think that these constant interruptions were more than just concidence. What made matters worse...Read More »

Bad Date

“Didn’t think you’d show up…” Phovos muttered as she idly stirred her spoon in her cup.

Kairos wasn’t sure how to respond to that. He looked a little dishevelled, halfway between his normal godly self and the form he normally used whenever he met Phovos.

“What are you drinking?”

“Gravy stock.”

The Whenvern glanced...Read More »

Meteor to Hell

The meteor had been predicted to hit the largest city of Kolasi, the city of Hel, where 50% of the planet’s population lived. Many beings had tried to get off the planet, or at the very least away from the city, but due to its mostly poor populace, only the...Read More »

Stranger in the Bedroom

The High General of the Retha had not had a good day. The lower generals were not happy with the idea of “wasting” nearly a quarter of a billion evra trying to protect the planet of Kolasi, only to have a massive meteor suddenly disappear. No one could have predicted...Read More »

Picnic with Kinisis

Yisini slithered her way across the grounds, slipping past mechanical automatons and lazer-based defences, edging her way towards Kinisis’s inner sanctum. She didn’t need to sneak her way in, there was a perfectly good front door she could use, but Yisini enjoyed the subterfuge. It made a pleasant change...Read More »

A Horrible Day

Elkay did not feel comfortable right now. Sure, things had been turning around, the lower generals did not seem as angry as they were and several small budget cuts had helped to balance the budget a little, but Elkay had experienced something new and he wasn’t quite sure whether...Read More »

Meeting of Many Leaders

“I’ve seen that look before!” King Ver chuckled as he entered the main throne room. Sitting at the large, round table were the High General of the Retha and the All-Ksa of the Skyavok. The three of them were always the first to arrive for the Year-Beginning Alliance Dinner. To...Read More »

Catching up with the Lord of Death

For the first time in days, someone answered the door. Kohra almost jumped as it creaked open, revealing a tired, grumpy Thantophor.

“Oh. Hello.”

“Hi, Arkadin, you alright?” Kohra smiled. He held up a bag of various things, which clanged against each other as he shook it. “I brought food and drinks.”

“Why...Read More »

God on a Waterbed

“Are we doing this every night now?” Elkay asked as he gently closed the door of his hotel room.

The room was much larger than Elkay was used to, but as always, King Ver had insisted that he get only the biggest and best rooms while he stayed in Vrekan territories....Read More »

Another Try

Phovos gently closed the door behind her as she left Kohra’s apartment. Timik had left ages ago, but Kayen was still inside, chatting away with his Kronospast friend. Phovos had grown tired and had wanted to leave when Timik did, but they’d both insisted she stay. Only now had she...Read More »

Yisini's Last Experiment

Yisini smiled as the door blasted off its hinges, smashing through the room and destroying one of her less interesting and important experiments. She coiled around herself, turning defensively to face her intruder. With a wave of her hand, multiple blood-soaked guards exploded out of the ground, taking the...Read More »

Waking Up Happy

“You need a much bigger bed…” Kairos grunted as he rolled off the bed and onto the floor. He hadn’t meant to do that and thought he’d looked silly, but Phovos had simply giggled.

“It’s meant for just me, silly.”

“Well, if we’re going to be doing normal boyfriend and girlfriend things,...Read More »

Tea and Mind Chains

Epani looked on from a distance, inspecting the cold, twisted plains that surrounded Arkadin’s home. The Death God, much like Epani herself, was often a solitary being, but the fact that Yisini, the Goddess of Life, had been wandering around Arkadin’s property had made Epani both curious and suspicious. Unfortunately...Read More »

Ultimatum of Mist

Chaos had erupted across the Vrekan capital. What looked like nothing more than a miniscule meteor landing in the city centre had turned into an epidemic, with exactly half the population suddenly being overcome with a feral rage, attacking all others on sight. High winds had spread the terrifying plague...Read More »

Request of the Panelix

Levik had been oblivious to the world around him for the past ten minutes. Everyone else had been running like headless slaughter animals, trying to pick up the pieces and work out what had happened. They all had families to deal with, relatives to call, things to sort out. Levik...Read More »

Nasty Pulsating Cell

Elkay watched as the little biomechanical robots clinked into the room through a small grate, sucked up the puddles of vomit off the floor then inserted the fluids into test tubes, before disappearing again. The forced injection of emetic drugs and Elkay’s subsequent vomiting hadn’t been pleasant in the slightest,...Read More »

Vahlan Help

“A word please, Talok.”

Talok looked up from his duties. He was in charge of almost all the security systems inside the nest and was rarely ever disturbed. In fact, he never even got visitors. Sure, he had automated everything years ago so that he didn’t need to actually do much,...Read More »

Big Scary Monster

“When you said you’d show me the universe, I didn’t think the first place we’d visit is a forested world that’s half-made of flesh…”

Levik glanced at his co-pilot then rolled his eyes. They were looking for somewhere to land close to the edge of the flesh/forest boundary but so far...Read More »

Concrete Box

Elkay collapsed in a heap on the first piece of solid ground he had seen in hours. He took his time just laying there, desperately trying to get his breath back. He should have been assessing the situation, scanning for enemy combatants and working out an exit strategy, but...Read More »

A Smelly Plan

“So let me get this straight, the Allbirther’s base is 200km deep inside that fleshy mess?”

Levik rubbed his eyes, realising he had vastly underestimated pretty much everything to do with this divine mission.

“Yes.”

“And we will have to walk along large stretches of it?”

“Yes.”

Talok also...Read More »

Battling Dragons

Roars echoed across the dark skies as two dragons tore through the clouds. With each strike of lightning, the colossal beasts growled and clawed at each other, trying to knock their enemy out of the air and down into the ground below. They had been fighting for hours, neither...Read More »

Stopped Trains

“Did you feel that?” Talok asked as the small train came to a halt. The three beings had managed to sneak in and get themselves on some sort of convoy of shipments. So far, they had remained undetected, hiding inside crates, boxes and carts on the convoy, avoiding the...Read More »

Bubbling Vats

For a moment, Elkay felt safe. He may have been travelling deeper into the facility, back the way he had come, but this time he wasn’t alone. The security had been neutered and he was being flanked by a Vahrga and a Banikan of all things. He was alive,...Read More »

Many Explosions

“Considering we are all going to die in three minutes, you’re all insanely fucking calm!” Talok screeched as the dreadful truth began to sink in. They were trapped inside a moon-sized fortress made of flesh, millions of kilometres away from their friends and family, sitting on a ticking bomb that...Read More »

Deathly Fury

Arkadin snarled as he finished tearing apart the remains of Yisini’s experimentation labs. He was bathed in blood and smoke, from having destroyed not just the fortress of flesh but the corruption that was festering inside of it. But there was still plenty of work for Arkadin to do. He...Read More »

Painful Rage

Arkadin roared almost gleefully as he tore through the planet’s surface, levelling mountains and setting forests ablaze. Each time one of the other deities would try and stop him, he would grab them and bury them under rubble, trapping them briefly. The Thantophor didn’t care any more, he had unleashed...Read More »

Hurting Friends

Shimmering, golden blood splattered across the hills as Kenon bore the brunt of his son’s vicious attack. The Voidborn may have spent millennia preparing for such a ferocious attack, but now he was confronted with the real thing, Kenon was genuinely beginning to feel twinges of panic and fear. Arkadin...Read More »

To A Standstill

“I DON’T WANT TO HURT YOU!” Arkadin roared as his friends inched closer, all of them armed with gunstaffs. “PLEASE, JUST LEAVE!”

His friends all steadily approached, all of them looking uneasy. Between them, there was everything from grizzled veterans to younglings. While Retvik and Tenuk had been dealing with the...Read More »

Allmaker's Punishments

Yisini squirmed and wriggled as she was dragged along the ground alongside her two other siblings. Ahead of them, Kinisis strolled through long grass, flicking her hands around playfully as butterflies and moths danced around her.

“What are we doing here?” Kenon asked as the deities came to a halt. “Why...Read More »

Godly Request

“This place looks nice…” Levik muttered to himself as he and his two siblings wandered around. Their ship had been somehow teleported into a large field in the middle of nowhere, and they were the only three beings awake to see what was going on. Everyone else inside the now...Read More »

Oooooold

Volt waved cheerily as he watched the young Mag fly off in her plain grey Liset. He had accidentally stumbled into a Grineer mining facility where they had been secretly broadcasting attack patterns and security information to other Grineer ships waiting in orbit, and this poor Mag seemed to be...Read More »

Death Guards

Elkay rubbed his eyes in disbelief. He could not understand what he was hearing.

“So you are saying that I have to help babysit a death god for the rest of my natural life?”

Levik shrugged. “No. I think she said 20 years.”

“20 years is a long time. Especially for the younger...Read More »

Delirious Cell

Arkay kicked the blanket off his bed then immediately regretted it. His bedroom wasn’t cold, but it certainly wasn’t warm enough for his aching body. Every part of Arkay’s body hurt in a different way, and he couldn’t remember why. As he sat up though, Arkay remembered he had painkillers...Read More »

Successful Experiment

Epani had just finished fixing up the planet when Yisini arrived. The small body had been struck by various volcanic events and had finally settled down enough for Epani to add proper water to the planet. Now that the water had also settled down, Yisini was here to add proteins...Read More »

Illogical Fiction From Strange Lands

“What are you two snickering about?” Retvik asked as he entered the dormitory, taking off the heavier parts of his armour. He had just finished his guard duty shift and was looking forward to a bit of piece and quiet but Tenuk and Kohra were both taking up the main...Read More »

Knocking on Death's Door

Elkay hesitated as he knocked on the door. The twelve of them had rolled dice to see who would go in and of course Elkay had rolled a one. So there he was, holding a tray of drinks, knocking on the literal door of death.

“Fuck off.”

That wasn’t the response Elkay...Read More »

General Phone Call

“General Elkay.”

“High General Rethais.”

Rethais took a deep breath. “I wish it had been under better circumstances. An election win after your retirement, rather than divine intervention. I assume it is divine intervention which prohibits you from returning?”

“Even if I could return, I would not be able...Read More »

What Could Have Been

Panic flashed in Phovos’s eyes as she woke up on an unfamiliar landscape. Nothing but charred, scorched earth and rubble, hanging under a black, smoky sky. There was very little air, only just enough for Phovos’s adaptive lungs to keep her going. Any other Ksithan would have suffocated a long...Read More »

Another Knock on Death's Door

Elkay expected more angry shouting as he knocked on the door, but nothing happened. As he was the only one that the Thantophor seemed to not hate with a seething passion, he had been designated as… well, basically the one who gets things done. Everyvok else just did normal guard...Read More »

Deitic Dinner Plans

“THAT’S FUCKING RETARDED!”

Psiksi’s voice echoed across the room, bouncing down the hallway. He quickly realised what he had said, in front of the Goddess of the Entire Universe of all things, but Psiksi didn’t change his tone.

“You want to bring the other deities here for a fucking family meal? Are...Read More »

Dating Ramble

The little click had made Retvik suspicious. He had been walking by a heavily barred window when it happened. Retvik had to investigate what it was, because the noise that followed sounded suspiciously like a window being slid open.

“You are not trying to escape, are you?” Retvik asked as he...Read More »

Surprise Date

“Hi, I’m here to pick up Phovos.”

The Rethan, the Banikan and the Temthan all looked unamused. A little black and red Skyan pointed towards the row of individual apartments, six upstairs, six downstairs. None of them seemed impressed that the Whenvern had landed in front of them.

“She’s in the very...Read More »

Drunkard Concerns

“How was the date?” Epani asked as she awkwardly landed on the roof of Kairos’s little bunker.

“Uh, she’s… still here…” Kairos hissed. He had seen Epani coming but desperately didn’t want to wake the sleeping Ksithan lying in his bed. “We’re still on said date.”

“Is this a bad time?”

Kairos looked...Read More »

Iccccceeeee Creeeeaaaaammmm

“I want ice cream.”

The demand was simple. The execution was not. The Thantophor hadn’t seen real sunlight in two  weeks and was begging that someone take him to Palaestra to buy ice cream. And since he refused to shift from his Rethan-like form, that meant the Rethavok members...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 1

“PLEASE! DON’T KILL ME!” Yisini screamed as the hideous claws of the Thantophor tightened around her neck, pinning her against the ground. She tried to coil her tail around Arkadin, desperately trying to wriggle out of the Death Lord’s grip, but Arkadin just continued to hold her down.

“”Really, sister?” Arkadin...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 2

“What have you done, Yisini?”

Kairos pulled the roof off Yisini’s shelter and landed in front of the Allbirther, his breath shimmering with silver flames.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?”

Yisini ignored Kairos’s fury. She was busy writing things down.

“YISINI!”

Finally, Yisini looked up. “I know what I’ve done.”

“Then tell me.”

“I accidentally lobotomised our brother,...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 3

Equipment beeped as Elkay had finally begun to stablize. The medical lab in the back of the ship wasn’t really meant for the surgery that Elkay had needed, but somehow they had managed to save the former High General from almost certain death. They had used every single bandage on...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 4

Kairos gasped for breath as he slowed down, bracing himself for impact on the remains of a large moon. He had been chasing Arkadin for hours as the Thantophor had torn his way through multiple solar systems. Everything he had thrown at the Death Lord so far had failed miserably,...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 5

Plumes of lava soared across the planet, burning up what little oxygen remained. Hours ago, this planet had been home to billions of Kronospasts, living luxurious lives filled with pleasure and happiness. In the blink of a cosmic eye, it had all been vaporized by a moon-sized interplanetary impact. The...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 6

The screams echoed down the narrow corridors as Elkay sat bolt upright, his voice hollow and his mind even emptier.

“GONE. ALL GONE.”

Kayen and Phovos had both desperately tried to calm Elkay down, but he refused to settle. Tears ran from his dulled eyes as he held his head in his...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 7

Psiksi and Kass embraced as chaos rumbled on around them. In the time it had taken for Kass to fly from Portalia to the small Kronospast territory of K15, over a thousand planets had ceased to exist. Including one of the major Skyavok hubworlds, the place Kass had been born....Read More »

The Alternative - Part 8

A guttural roar rippled through the remains of the planet’s atmosphere as ships scattered like insects, desperately trying to escape the explosions of carnage and destruction. Deities battled above them, using stars as fuel and meteors as ammo, clashing like the titans they were.

“YOU MONSTER!” the Panelix howled as she...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 9

“YOU KILLED MY FAVOURITE DAUGHTER!”

Kenon’s roars of anguish echoed across solar system as the Voidborn erected harsh, electrifying barriers around it, trapping the Thantophor inside. He knew the barriers would not hold the Lord of Death, but that didn’t matter. An hour was all Kenon needed to destroy the vermin...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 10

“Things are not looking good…”

Kass eyed the various consoles and screens while Psiksi and Phovos attempted to calm Elksia down. The wailinrg Vrekan had been pressed against the window for an hour, screaming into the void, mourning the loss of one of her best friends.

“Sorry, Kass?” Phovos suddenly asked, giving...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 11

There was a weird snake creature sitting in front of Arkedetelos. The Thantophor had been nomming its way through various solar systems when the snake creature first appeared and now it was… in the Thantophor’s way.

“Hi, brother…”

The snake creature had been saying things. Whispers and moans above the understanding of...Read More »

The Alternative - Part 12

Three shrieks erupted from the main control room as the ship ground to a halt. They had been drifting aimlessly for at least 26 hours, with no engine power and the bare minimum systems running. There was nothing though to crash into, just the vast emptiness of space.

“Read More »

Alternative Thoughts

“Why… why did you show me that…”

The Whenvern looked on as Arkadin fidgeted nervously, visibly trembling, trying to focus on the small screen he had been given. The picture on the screen had long faded and was now playing nothing but static, cosmic background radiation that flickered in and out...Read More »

Subtle Controls

Gath perched awkwardly on the bed, not sure what to say. His beloved partner had brought him to the place he had been living for the last few weeks and Gath was really not impressed. The room was pleasant enough, but it was very small and tight. A small apartment...Read More »

Shattered Screen

Kinisis smashed the small screen to pieces, then dropped the pieces on Kairos’s lap.

“That was uncalled for…” Kairos tutted, sweeping the broken screen up. “I was just showing you potential futures that we avoided.”

“I didn’t want to see any of that!” Kinisis snapped. She immediately got up from the pile...Read More »

Differences in Control

Out of the twelve of them, Tenuk noticed that Retvik was the one acting the most out of sorts. He hadn’t been drinking or eating properly ever since he had brought his partner over to have a look around. After a day of Retvik acting strange, Tenuk then noticed that...Read More »

Vague Anger

“He’ll see you now.”

Normally, only Elkay was allowed to directly talk to the Thantophor. Occasionally Kayen or Psiksi would be allowed in, just to help with some chores, but if the Thantophor wanted to communicate with his guards, he either spoke to the Allmaker and she’d pass the message on,...Read More »

Exactly as Asked

“AHHH!”

A gust of wind slammed the door shut as Arkadin scrambled to find something to cover himself up with. In his panic, he had forgotten that he was a shape-shifting deity that could just magically summon clothing onto himself. Arkadin ended up grabbing a blanket off his bed and wrapping...Read More »

Frozen Intervention

As Arkadin sat down at the table, he realised something was wrong. Everything was frozen. Well, not frozen, but slowed down enough to look like everything was frozen. At the other end of the table, Kairos sat awkwardly, his head resting on his clawed wings.

“What’s going on?” Arkadin immediately asked....Read More »

A New, Feminine Look

Yisini curled herself up on the sofa while she watched Arkadin make himself some sort of meal. She had not even bothered asking whether she was allowed in or not and had just let herself in with a spare key, but Arkadin wasn’t really bothered. He was just glad to...Read More »

Unappreciated Change

Elkay cursed under his breath as the front door creaked open. He had just wanted to sneak in, grab his gunstaff and leave, but nope, the front door conspired against him, rudely announcing his presence.

“I thought I told you lot to bugger off home?”

Instinctively, Elkay apologised, only to realise that...Read More »

Goddessy Stargazing

Kairos and Arkadin laid on the silver grass, gazing up at the universe above them. In the distance, Epani could be seen prancing around the stars, playing inside a nebula. By their side was a blanket with a large spread of food, a picnic made with the gods’ insatiable...Read More »

A Hot Flevar Day

Elkay stared at the bowl of melted ice cream, wandering what to do with it. He didn’t really want ice cream. He didn’t even really like ice cream aside from the odd savory flavour. But there he was, sitting in an ice cream parlor, staring at an ice cream....Read More »

Strapped in a Hospital Bed

The first thing Elkay noticed as he woke up was the sharp scent of blood and bleach. Both smells were there, with the bleach being far, far stronger, but there was definitely a lot of blood buried underneath the chlorine.

The second thing Elkay noticed was that everything was white. Mainly...Read More »

Void Ghosts

Music.

After aeons of silence, after aeons of floating through an endless void, Arkay could hear music. A faint, melodic tune, accompanied by twisting blue, gold and white spidering veins of glistening energy. For so long, Arkay had seen nothing but endless darkness, heard nothing but whistling winds, felt nothing but...Read More »

Halls of Slime

The screams echoed through the building as medics raced through, trying to seek its source. What had once been pristine white hallways were now caked with something that smelled like blood but had the consistency of slime and jelly. None of them had any idea whether it was toxic or...Read More »

Shuttle Trip

The pyrex canister had been sealed up and was now ready for transport. The flight staff, two pilots, a medic and two nurses, stood by as they watched a crew of ten Ksithans haul the canister into the back of the nosomic shuttle.

“That is… most unusual…” Darik, the younger of...Read More »

Lost in the Woods

Elkay stared at the corpse in front of him. The freshly killed body of a young alogan was sitting there, its guts half-eaten and hanging out, subtly taunting him. Elkay wasn’t sure why he felt the way he did. It wasn’t the act of killing the alogan that was disturbing...Read More »

Tea and Cakes with a Death Goddess

“Been a while since we met up for tea…”

“Yeah…” Kohra sat down at the table where Arkadin was sitting. The Thantophor was playing around with a bunch of paints, trying to decide what colour to put on his nails.

“I wonder why that is?”

“Well…” Kohra answered awkwardly....Read More »

Village Alarm

After what had felt like an eternity of trudging through marshlands and mud, Elkay finally found a hint of civilization. The small logging village of Thredendra may have been in Rethan territory but its population was a strange mixture of Rethans, Skyans and Vrekans, all working together on providing renewable...Read More »

Painful Bloodshed

There were bodies everywhere. Bloody, tattered, beaten bodies. Young bodies and old bodies. About twenty in total. And standing in the middle of them was a hideous monster, weeping in realisation at what it had done.

Elkay had only wanted help. As he’d climbed the mountain, the pain had trickled back...Read More »

Notes of Pain

Dear Retvik,

Right now, I hurt all over. To the point that I cannot remember your contact details. Or anyone’s contact details really.

…

This note will probably never find you. The same way I will probably never be found. What has happened to me over the last week...Read More »

Wild Options

“Hey, wake up.”

Elkay slowly opened his eyes. For the first time in ages, he wasn’t in pain. He felt uncomfortable, but he was otherwise alive. The voice that had spoken to him came from his left, so that was the direction Elkay looked in.

“You’re not having a good week, are...Read More »

Fresh Bed Fresh Blood

The bedroom was small but tidy. A cupboard for belongings, a small chair and table and a comfy bed with far too many blankets and pillows on it. The floor was cold but a rug along the bed stopped Elkay’s feet from getting too cold. There was a window but...Read More »

Slime and a Shower

Elkay woke up covered in sweat and slime and had no idea why. But clearly he had also done something to wake up Teekay, as the Skyan was standing in the doorway, towels in hand.

“Bad dream?”

“Somewhat, yes.”

Teekay glanced at Elkay, then looked away....Read More »

Happy DNA

“Wow…”

A Skyan, a Rethan and a Thraki sat on the awkwardly small sofa, waiting for Arkadin to finish what he was doing. The three of them had been sitting there for at least an hour, occasionally glancing at each other but mostly just staring at the floor. No one had...Read More »

Just out of the Bathroom

“Are you alright, Teekay?” Arkadin asked as he sat on the bed next to the young Skyavok.

“Define “alright”, because that could mean a lot of different things right now…” Teekay sighed.

Arkadin rolled his eyes. “I’ll take that as a “no, I’m not alright” from you. Are you pissed off because...Read More »

Meeting the New High General

It was business as usual in the central political hub of Thre-Vretania, but for King Ver and his guards, something felt off. Ver was here to meet with the leader of the Rethavok, a race the Vrekans had been allied with for quite a long time. At least for Vrekan...Read More »

Fiery Tempers and Burning Homes

“WHY IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE?” Teekay screeched as he rushed up to the small house. “WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?” The angry, slightly panicked Skyavok immediately turned to the solemn Rethan who was just standing there, watching it all happen. “WHAT DID YOU DO? DID YOU TRY AND COOK...Read More »

Wailing into Flames

Kairos sifted through the burning rubble, looking for that little glimmer of death hiding beneath it all. The universe had been unreasonably calm for the last few hours and Kairos knew that the reason was because the Thantophor was sulking again.

“Go away…” a muffled voice hissed from beneath a pile...Read More »

Gods, Ice Cream and Punishment

“Out of all the ice cream places in the universe, you just had to bring me to this one, didn’t you?”

Kairos glanced up at the sign, then back at Arkadin. “What, I thought you liked Rethan ice creameries?”

“I do, but did you have to bring me to THIS one?”

Again, Kairos...Read More »

Ember and the Helpful Stranger

The little Ember sent her message again, knowing that it would be ignored. Her message entered the Recruitment Channel and swiftly disappeared, pushed aside by a stream of other messages all saying things she didn’t understand.

“LF AXI L3”

“H 4X3 NEED HARROW”

“LF PROFITTAKER”

“H ESO 3/4”

None...Read More »

A Temporary Skyan Home

Elkay nearly dropped his bags in surprise as Teekay led him up towards his little home.

“It is… so small…”

Teekay stared at Elkay. “What do you mean?”

“Your home is tiny.”

“Yes, so?” Teekay ignored Elkay’s confusion and started unloading boxes from his equally small ship. It had been a quiet and awkward...Read More »

A Box for Arkadin

“What is that?”

Arkadin pointed at the very large box that was taking up the majority of the space on the table. After a very nice day out, Kairos had brought Arkadin back to one of his luxury floating capsule homes. Kairos’s homes were always amazing in vastly different ways. This...Read More »

Predictions of Precipitation

This room was familiar to Retvik. The throne room that once belonged to a deranged leader, the throne room that had been sealed away. The throne room that had been completely gutted and reopened. The throne room in which his brother now sat.

If one thought that Retvik Rethianos was a...Read More »

Bruised Arm

Elkay reached for the box of paper tissues, only to find that it was empty. In the space of several hours, he had emptied the entire box and he wasn’t sure whether there were any more boxes lying around. There wasn’t any bathroom paper. That was the first thing Elkay...Read More »

Green Rain

“Ugh. Rain.”

Psiksi pouted as he watched some sort of blue-green liquid run down the window. The four beings, one Vrekan, one Rethan, one Skyan and one Kronospast in the shape of a Rethan, had been sitting in the ship for an hour, waiting for… something. Psiksi couldn’t quite remember what.

“Is...Read More »

A Treat for Dinner

“What is that?” Elkay asked as the front door opened and Teekay stepped inside. Teekay was carrying a large bag of shopping, which he unceremoniously dumped on the dining table.

“What are you doing?” Teekay replied with a completely unrelated question. “What are you cooking?”

Elkay’s eyes drifted from the dining table...Read More »

Thoughts of Traitors

“Am I a traitor?” Elkay suddenly asked as he swirled a glass of orangey drink in his hands.

“What?”

Teekay lifted his head up off the pile of cushions and glared at Elkay. He was sleepy and definitely too tipsy. Glancing at the nearest clock, he realised that he and Elkay had...Read More »

Stuck Inside

“I can’t fucking believe we’re still on this damn ship!” Elksia screeched as she charged in and out of the kitchen area. “I wanna go out there! I hate it in here! Is boring!”

Psiksi had been ignoring Elksia at first. Ever since they had arrived on the strange, tattered planet,...Read More »

Dueling the Wolf

Normally, Volt didn’t accept random invitations. But today’s random invitation was from a familiar friend. Someone he hadn’t spoken to in a while. A normally very happy little Excalibur who often found himself stuck in the past. But as Volt accepted the random invitation, he realised all was not well.

“GO...Read More »

Too Close

Elkay stared out of the window, torrents of thoughts sloshing through his mind. He had been living with Teekay for a few weeks now, and although he was comfortable and feeling better, there were many things that were bothering him.

Right now, the biggest issue Elkay had was how it was...Read More »

Raining Meth

Retvik sat at the control panel, staring out into the strange environment outside. It was raining shards of pale blue glass, sharp sheets of crystal meth, and the swaying trees outside had been completely battered. Based on the planet’s orientation, it should have been entering summer season, but the...Read More »

On Edge

The wind was harsh. Harsher than normal. It was accompanied  by a spattering of rain, not hard enough to require shelter but present nonetheless. Right now, Elkay didn’t care as he stared into the dark abyss, contemplating his life.

He knew the exact moment where it had all shattered....Read More »

Gross Goddess

Kairos had never liked the little moon which Yisini called home. It was a stunningly beautiful little planetoid, with a rich, thick atmosphere, plenty of fresh water and more blooming plant species living on it than one could shake a stick at. On top of the precious flora, there were...Read More »

Sharing Questions

“Hi.”

“Hi…”

“You awake?”

Elkay lifted his head wearily. “I am now.”

“Sorry, but I have a lot of questions and I really have to ask you now.”

Teekay was sitting on top of Elkay, pinning him down. How Elkay hadn’t noticed, he wasn’t sure. But he was so exhausted that it was possible he’d...Read More »

Fresh Paperwork

Sheets of paper littered the table, spilling onto the floor. Elkay looked on in confusion as Teekay printed out more and more paper, stopped, then refilled the printer.

“Uh… What are you doing?”

Teekay looked up.

“Printing things out.”

“Well obviously, but what are you printing out?”

“Forms”

“What for?”

“Repatriation.”

Elkay tutted. “Did you not think I...Read More »

Happy Exhaustion

“Well, I am glad that I finally got to use those…” Teekay muttered as he tried to catch his breath. “Even if it wasn’t me using them…”

“I am glad you came prepared too…” Elkay’s mood was hard to judge from where Teekay was. He’d always thought that Elkay was a...Read More »

Finally Filling In Forms

“I cannot believe that they just let you do all of this online…” Teekay blinked as he watched Elkay fill in forms. The process was going incredibly slowly, not because the forms were hard to answer, but because Elkay didn’t know what to put, aside from his name and date...Read More »

Deathly Invasion

Teekay tried to work out what was going on and clearly couldn’t make heads or tails of the situation, apart from the fact that he was being held at gunpoint. In front of him were seven fully armoured Rethans, all silently scowling at him.

It had all started with...Read More »

Yisini's Annoying Calls

“Aaaaarky?”

Yisini’s voice echoed across the grassy plains. The grass may have been brown and pink and the wind may have been howling, but the Allbirther’s voice carried across the sky, rushing through dead trees and over trickling rivers. The Deadlands of Kinigi were always a quiet, peaceful place,...Read More »

Arguing Over A Miracle

“You broke quarantine.”

“I do not care.”

“You broke a lot of things.”

Tenuk grunted as he sat down in the co-pilot seat, next to Retvik. They were both angry but for vastly different reasons. Retvik was watching the navigation screen. The ship was on autopilot, floating in orbit around Portalia, waiting for...Read More »

A Deathly Summon

“Oh Great Thantophor, we beg for your assistance!”

Arkadin rubbed his eyes as he rolled over. There was a very small, furry creature standing by his hand, dressed in tattered black and yellow robes. Blood caked its paws, one of which was holding a staff with a small skull on it.

“How...Read More »

Another Deathly Summon

“OH WHAT NOW?” the angry deity roared as the roof of the building collapsed around them. “Why are YOU summoning me?”

The gathering of scared mortals huddled together, avoiding the falling debris. One of them meekly raised their hand, only to quickly lower it when the deity started shouting again.

“I LITERALLY...Read More »

Moon Slam

Yisini had been following Arkadin around for about three hours now. He hadn’t been doing anything impressive or particular, he had just been going from planet to planet, looking around and clearing up after natural disasters, plagues and wars. Not that Arkadin minded. He clearly knew she was there but...Read More »

Unconscious Discovery

“Yisini, Arkadin, where are you both?”

Kairos’s voice echoed across the young solar system, but he hadn’t received any response from either of them for hours. Not getting a reply from Arkadin was somewhat common, but Yisini not answering calls? That was very unusual. Especially since she was always the first...Read More »

Job Tryout

Teekay and Vieneff watched as the being that was obviously not a Skyavok helped move boxes around. Normally it would take at least a team of two Skyans to move boxes from the transport bay into the storage sectors, but this one being was moving crates and boxes around with...Read More »

Back Home From Work

Elkay sighed as the door opened and Teekay let him in. He waved at Teekay then dragged over to the large pile of cushions and pillows that filled the centre of the room and threw himself onto it.

“How was your day?” Teekay asked.

“Meh…”

Teekay smiled, ever so slightly. “Welcome to the...Read More »

Shadow At The Window

Elkay closed his eyes and sighed as he leant on the window sill, a warm, fuzzy feeling running through his body. Everything right now was good. Not amazing, not bad, just good. He was happy, comfortable and had everything he could have ever needed. For once in his short life,...Read More »

Looking For A Sibling

“This is beginning to annoy me…” Kairos grunted as he hovered above the small, rocky moon. On the surface, the outline of a strange impact crater could still be seen. A couple of days of wind storms though had started to destroy it, just as the winds had destroyed the...Read More »

Unfinished Task

The Whenvern and the Panelix both knew they were in trouble. It was always easy to tell that their mother Kinisis was pissed off at them because she would grow in size, towering over the two already colossal deities, standing above them menacingly with her arms crossed.

“I see that you...Read More »

Yisini's Truthtelling

“Oooer, that’s bright…”

Yisini’s eyes flicked open thn quickly flicked shut again.

“Why’d it all have to be so damn bright?”

“You know why…”

Yisini opened her eyes properly and sat up, looking around for who was talking to her. She wasn’t surprised that the voice belonged to her mother, the Allmaker Kinisis, but...Read More »

A Pile of Gore

An unholy scream echoed across the cosmos as Epani fled in terror, covering her eyes with her fins and veering around stars. Her scared rampage was only halted by something grabbing Epani by the tail and pulling her aside.

“EPANI?”

Epani screamed a little more, pausing to breath briefly before starting again.

“EPANI!”

“Aaaaahh…”...Read More »

Invitation from Enkay

There was a weird knock on the bathroom door, followed by an awkward voice. Teekay opened the door ever so slightly, peering through the crack. On the other side was Elkay, looking confused and naked.

“Teekay, your communicator is vibrating…”

“Then answer it.”

“I do not recognise the number. It also says “Private”...Read More »

Tea with Enkay

Moonrock Cafe was always quiet in the afternoons. It was a cafe built mainly to serve working K-Class Skyans, all of whom had strict time tables and busy schedules, meaning there were very obvious dead spots throughout the day. These dead spots where why Teekay had wanted to meet with...Read More »

Three for Dinner

“He is… really quiet, isn’t he?”

Teekay and Enkay sat at the table, delicately sipping their frozen ice cream smoothies, while they watched Elkay drift about the kitchen. The three of them had initially planned to go out for a fast food meal, but Elkay had changed his mind at the...Read More »

Call From Work

Enkay leaned back in his deck chair, soaking in the low levels of sun. The skies in these Skyan territories were always pitch black, but the nearby stars still pumped out enough heat to warm one’s skin. Next to him was Teekay, who was lying on his stomach, watching some...Read More »

Skyan in the Glass

An attractive, yellow-armoured creature sat patiently in the plexi-glass cage, quietly tapping his feet together nervously. All around him, Skyan police and soldiers stood on guard, weapons drawn and pointed at him. None of them had moved for at least an hour, not since they’d captured the yellow being and...Read More »

Reasons Not To Visit

“I want to meet him!”

Kayel couldn’t understand why no one in the room was as excited as he was. They were all giving him that annoying “Kayel you’re being dumb again” look and he hated it.

“Alright, instead of staring at me like I’m some sort of retard, one of you...Read More »

Tenuk's Guide to Dealing with Deities - Introduction

Hi there! Welcome to my little guide on dealing with deities! Now, I know what you’re thinking, you’re thinking that this guide is pointless, that deities never deal in mortal affairs and why the hell would you personally need to know how to interact with them? And you know what,...Read More »

Death's Desire

“Why are you here?”

Arkay stared blankly at the Skyan standing in front of him. It must have been late because all the lights were dimmed and there were only seven guards stationed around his cell rather than the normal twenty. They all knew that the guards were only there for...Read More »

Irksomeness of a Goddess

Yisini coiled herself up in her nest, sighing wistfully. She was bored and didn’t know what to do with herself. In fact, she had been like this for days, her mind filled with tedium and her hands empty and fidgety. She had made herself a comfy nest but aside from...Read More »

Outside the Voidspheres

“So he’s… in there… somewhere…”

Epani and Yisini hovered above the dark void. It was one of the few places neither of them liked to visit. The Blackspaces, the Voidspheres, as they were often called, were cold, empty territories with only one or two stars inside them, cut off from the...Read More »

Above a Burning Castle

“You, uh, missed a spot…”

“Huh, thanks…”

Yisini watched anxiously as Kairos flew around the gargantuan castle, setting it ablaze and incinerating anything that desperately tried to escape. Kairos wasn’t really that aware of Yisini’s presence, he was busy working. What he was working on, Yisini wasn’t sure but she didn’t want...Read More »

Back From A Work Trip

Teekay gently opened the door, not sure what to expect. He’d been away for over two weeks, far longer than he had anticipated. It turned out his former colleagues really, really needed his help, as few people knew how to properly deal with a deity. Teekay didn’t know either but...Read More »

Back Garden

“Retvik?”

Gath sat up in bed, reaching for the blankets. A cold breeze had sneaked in somehow, and a frigid brush against Gath’s uncovered leg had snapped him out of his slumber. The rest of the bed was empty. Recently empty.

“Retvik, are you in the bathroom?”

There was no reply. Normally Gath’s...Read More »

Creatures of Dark

Everything down there glowed. But at this moment, something new glistened in the darkness. A strange glow that lured the other dark beings in.

The creatures edged around the glow, curious and confused, but also rather hungry. They had no concept of time, but knew that they needed to eat. The...Read More »

Outside the Voidspheres Again

“What were you doing in theeeeere?” Yisini hissed as she sat on a massive, cushioned, golden throne, floating pointlessly on the edge of space.

Kairos glanced behind him, into the darkness of the Void Spaces, the domain of their father, Kenon. The Void Spaces weren’t a true void, they were just...Read More »

Glass Rain and Broken Bones

With a thunderous crack, the delicate, stained glass ceiling collapsed, dropping a rain of shrapnel down on the unwitting creatures below. A wave of panic rushed over everyone present as they tried to run for shelter. This was supposed to be a peaceful event, the meeting of leaders, and already...Read More »

Choices of Belief

“Arky!”

Kairos was in a very… swirly mood today. His current form was much more Time Drake rather than Time Dragon. A soaring, serpentine creature, all wings and tail and no legs. He sailed over Arkadin, then twisted round him, brushing his strangely fluffy tail against the Death Lord. Arkadin was...Read More »

Annoyance For A Deal

Kinisis sat in the grass, fiddling with a cup of tea. She was having a nice little picnic with her daughter Yisini, but something was bothering her. A sudden interruption to her thoughts. To solve that interruption, she snapped her fingers, causing three coloured clouds of smoke to appear. The...Read More »

Catching up with Frost

“Operator, you have messages, are you not going to respond?”

Ordis had been watching Volt do void fissure missions for hours and concern was budding in the Cephalon’s mainframe. Volt had blatantly ignored Ordis every other time he had tried to slow him down and stop him from doing more missions,...Read More »

An Offer for a Helping Hand

“You came back!”

Kayel was, amazingly, walking around, up and about. He may have broken his shoulder after an unfortunate confrontation with an angry goddess, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t use his legs. He had been pacing up and down the private hospital room, worrying about things, when a yellow-armoured...Read More »

Bips of Light

“Ser, you have to see this…”

General Somenion hated those words. A cliché jumble of confusion with a hint of fear and panic. They were unfitting words for any Rethan, let alone a soldier under Somenion’s command. Never had those words been followed by something positive.

“What is it, soldier?” Somenion grunted,...Read More »

Sharing a Vessel

It was outside, hovering about 100m in front of the main cockpit. It was just floating there, oblivious to the fact that it was in the vacuum of space and that the Rethan vessel had its weapons pointed at it.

“Hey, can we talk?”

It’s voice was… oddly humble. Everyone present knew...Read More »

Point of Green

They had travelled mostly in silence, but none of the crew minded. The silence allowed them to come to grips with what was going on. They were sharing a ship with a death god, one who wanted to lead them somewhere.

The majority of the crew were not trusting of this...Read More »

A Brief Spark of Happiness

Arkadin clicked happily as he cleaned up an entranceway, a cosmic hole in the side of the universe. These entranceways weren’t that common, they normally produced by extrauniversal debris poking through the thin membranes of the universe’s side. And normally they would be dealt with by Kenon, the Void...Read More »

Unwanted Visitor at the Door

“Don’t answer it…”

There was a knock on the door. Whoever it was had only knocked a couple of times and it was clearly a polite, soft knock. But the occupants were currently busy. Well, not busy, but lazy. And not exactly well-dressed.

“Elkay, please don’t answer it…”

“Teekay, they will not go...Read More »

Hungry Hungry Arkay

“Hungry.”

That was Arkay’s first thought as he woke up. He was technically always awake, but his physical form needed a good eight hours of rest every 20-25 hours. Plus, sleeping was nice. Arkay hadn’t slept that well though, and since he had just woken up in an unfamiliar...Read More »

Trust in Death

“You didn’t say anything…”

Arkay shook his head to clear his thoughts, unaware that someone was talking to him. Turning to his left, he saw Kayel, the All-Ksa and leader of the Skyavok, standing there, staring at him.

“Was I supposed to?” Arkay blinked. “I introduced myself, everyone else introduced themselves and...Read More »

A Chat About the Before

Kairos perched at the top of the tower, watching Kinisis work below. She wasn’t doing anything special, she was just pruning some bushes and watering some plants. That was what Kinisis, the Personification of the Entire Universe, spent most of her time doing, tending to the beautiful gardens that made...Read More »

Time and Death's Memories from Before

Kairos found the Thantophor sitting quietly in a Skyavok tavern, sipping a fizzy drink and not doing much else. Around him were a bunch of Skyavok, all drunk and merry and sharing stories. Kairos wasn’t the most knowledgeable on their culture, but the Skyavok present were all most likely L-Class...Read More »

Impatient Fury

“HOW DID YOU DO IT?” the Allbirther screeched as she coiled herself around the Whenvern’s body, summoning hundreds of small, serpentine beings to help keep the Dragon God of Time constrained. “HOW DID YOU GET HIM TO TALK, LET ALONE GET INSIDE THAT ARMOUR OF HIS?”

Kairos didn’t do...Read More »

Space Between Universes 2

“Wakey wakey, kiddo!”

Saahro giggled to himself as the little creature leaped out of bed in shock, then scared itself even more by teleporting across the room. The teleportation seemed more of a surprise to the creature than the large, armoured death dragon was. After briefly reorientating itself, the creature tried...Read More »

Space Between Universes 3

Seimeni smiled to herself as she watched Adis and Ostos squabble.

They had originally been playing card games, betting small, glowing tokens on whoever got the closest to a random number, before moving onto another game where they had to match pairs together. But that all ended when Ostos accused Adis...Read More »

Space Between Universes 4

“I have soooooo many questions…”

Arkay’s head was spinning with confusion. He was so confused that he’d had to sit down and have something to drink. He’d nearly passed out, that was how confused he was.

First he’d been essentially trapped and comatose, locked up inside the remains of his old universe,...Read More »

Space Between Universes 5

“I dunno why you all look so glum!” Seimeni beamed as she bounced through the main hallway into the games room. “It’s like someone died in here or something!”

Thaed crossed his scythe-like arms, fooling around with an oversized hunk of meat wrapped up in yeast-free bread. The rest of Thaed’s...Read More »

Space Between Universes 6

The first observatory was dark, the lights having been dimmed for effect. A small, fire had been lit in the middle of the room, being tended to by one of the seven Decay-Lords on the ship. Outside, the faint glow of a small, newly formed universe could be seen as...Read More »

Space Between Universes 7

Seimeni didn’t bother knocking because the door was ajar. She phased through the half-closed door, not even considering bothering to open it, only to realise that maybe she should have knocked.

The new guy was lying in his bed, only partially covered, looking rather prone. He immediately squeaked in panic and...Read More »

To One Side

The collision had been fatal, spewing glass and wreckage across the road in front of the governmental building. Already, emergency vehicles, R-Class members, had gathered around, trying to pull the survivors out of the rubble, trying to work out what was going on. But they were not alone, K-Class military...Read More »

A Message at Breakfast

“Huh, did you know that Elksia Ksiou is the tenth richest Vrekan alive? Not only is she part of the insanely wealthy Ksion family, but her books about her time in the Dessaron have gone and made her nearly 500 million Evra?”

Elkay looked up from his bowl of cereal. He...Read More »

Space Between Universes 8

Everything was dark. This surprised Arkay as, until then, he had always been able to see something. It was almost as if he was… trapped inside that cold, dead, inky universe of his again. But no, things were just dark.

Weirdly, as well as not being able to see anything, Arkay...Read More »

Privacy Desires

The more the Thantophor thought about it, the more he liked Skyavok culture. Sure, there were small things he didn’t like about the Skyavok, like how they didn’t get enough sunlight and separated themselves into classes and seemed mostly unwilling to help other races, but they were pretty alright. The...Read More »

Dragon At The Party

Retvik smiled as he opened the door for his guests. He had already had a little too much to drink and was noticeably tipsy. But he wasn’t the first to exclaim with glee as the heavy iron door opened up.

“ARKAY! YOU CAME!” Gath shouted, towering over the little, yellow creature....Read More »

Space Between Universes 9

Outside, the pure white vehicle floated ominously, having drifted across the space between universes on silky golden sails, using a solid gold anchor to hold it in place. The owner of this strange ship had waved down the Deathven Vessel known as Shimmer’s Plight, demanding to speak to the Decay-Lords...Read More »

Space Between Universes 10

“So, you lovelies want to hear about a really early story of mine?”

The array of beautiful, busty, sexy Life Goddesses all giggled as they snuggled up closer to Kairos. The water around them was steaming and bubbling in a calming manner and the air, what little of it there was,...Read More »

Space Between Universes 11

Vikalos was mindlessly staring out of the large, tinted window when something tinked on the table next to him. A small clink of a noise, the sound of porcelain coming into harsh contact with granite and glass. Looking down, a small plate had been dropped onto Vikalos’s desk, spilling various...Read More »

Space Between Universes 12

Someone screamed. They screamed out in pain. Then everything went silent. Everything was dark, the air felt damp and heavy and the floor… the floor was moving. Black, glutinous tendrils covering the ground, slithering around, reaching, feeling, claiming. Another sound. A cry for help. The whole vessel was silent again....Read More »

Space Between Universes 13

Seimeni had no idea whether she was doing the right thing or not. She knew what she was doing, but she didn’t know if it was helping their current situation. Or doing anything at all, really.

Well, she was doing something. She was ramming a ship through a mass of corruption....Read More »

Babysat

“I know you’re there, you two…”

Arkadin sat up, nudging Kairos with his elbow as he did so. The two deities had been lying in the long, silvery grass, staring off into the night sky. With their godly eyes, they had watched a new sun being born, a new species rise...Read More »

Space Between Universes 14

Arkay was beginning to feel that maybe all of this was a trap. Not a trap for the Decay-Lords he had just saved, but a trap to get him. Or at the very least, a trap to get all of them, with Arkay being the grand prize.

He wasn’t really sure...Read More »

Space Between Universes 15

“How is he doing?” Vikalos asked as he peered through the tiny window.

Myyxa shrugged. “This one does not talk to me. These others are all well. All back to normal. But this one is… One should not say broken, but damaged.”

“Can I go in and speak to the child?”

“Yes, but...Read More »

Unwanted Brother's Visit

“Hello, little brother!”

Elkay sighed as he opened the front door. Standing there quite calmly was Retvik Rethianos, a living legend and Elkay’s older half-brother. He was too tall to enter the small, Skyan house normally and had to duck under the doorway to come inside. Elkay led him into the...Read More »

Space Between Universes 16

“You know there is more to existence than toasted cheese sandwiches, right?”

Ostos stood in the kitchen doorway, his skeletal centaur rear end partially blocking the main hallway behind him.

“There’s not much else to existence, really…” Arkay muttered. This was the first time Ostos had seen the Decayling since the incident...Read More »

Space Between Universes 17

Vikalos sighed as he activated the holo-communicator in the centre of his office. He kneeled down on the raised circle on the ground, muttered a few words, then waited. After a few awkwardly silent moments, a holographic 2d image appeared in front of Vikalos, towering over him.

“Ah, Lord Vikalos, you...Read More »

Very Briefly Dead

“Kairos!”

A sharp, stinging sensation soared across Kairos’s body, starting from his chest and resonating outwards.

“Kairos! Come on, come back!”

The sensation returned, this time stretching out into his arms and legs, right down to the tip of his tail.

“KAIROS!”

The Whenvern’s eyes snapped open, only to be met by a very worried...Read More »

Space Between Universes 18

“Your fate has been decided.”

Arkay was struggling to comprehend how all of this had happened. As soon as he had arrived in Deathven alongside Vikalos, everything had been a strange rush. Rather than getting a tour of the place, Arkay had been marched from strange location to strange location, accompanied...Read More »

The Library of Heliochron

The Library of Heliochron was one of the most popular locations in the Tragon territories of Keros, but today, the Library was oddly empty. The majority of the Tragon population was out on the streets, celebrating the holiness of their deity, the Whenvern, partying, drinking, playing in the honour of...Read More »

Briefly Missing Moments

Kairos perched on the roof of the crystal tower that he had been residing in for the last couple of days. This was not his true home. No, Kairos had been made to live in one of his mother’s many palaces, while Kinisis and Kenon kept an eye on him...Read More »

Space Between Universes 19

The cell door slid closed, finally separating Arkay from the armed guards that had been leading him around this massive facility. In front of him was Arkay’s new home, what was essentially a hermetically sealed studio apartment. There was a grand total of one window, which looked out into the...Read More »

Catching up with Kayel

Normally the Skyavok authorities wouldn’t dare interrupt Arkay while he was working, but today, Arkay assumed they had a good reason. After all, he did… kinda invite his godly siblings to a Skyan mall and they did kinda overdo things a little bit. The Skyans were probably just wondering what...Read More »

Meeting Tragons

Arkadin steadied himself as he entered the atmosphere of this lush, green world. This planet had always been here, but it had always been a dull, brown rock. It wasn’t until a certain incident involving the stopping of the heart of a time god that this planet had anything interesting...Read More »

A Very Strange Date

Most of the Tragon cafes the two beings had passed had been absolutely packed but this little cafe was rather empty. It was clear why, the sign above it loudly proclaimed that it was for first dates only. Inside were only a handful of potential couples, all sizing each other...Read More »

Making An Admission

Arkadin knocked on the large, wooden door. Inside, he could hear familiar but unwelcome sounds as Yisini was quite obviously enjoying herself with some poor mortal. As soon as Arkadin had knocked though, the sounds stopped and were replaced with those of something scampering away. After a few more moments,...Read More »

Not Accidental

“It wasn’t Yisini, was it?”

Kairos was lying on the fluffy carpet of his ‘bedroomland’, the room his mother had always set aside for him whenever he was sad or ill. His wings were completely outstretched but they didn’t come close to brushing against the walls. Running water from a small...Read More »

Void Accusations

“WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING?”

The door slammed open, barely remaining attached to its hinges. The two deities leaped up in shock, picking themselves up off the floor and standing up straight.

“Kenon…” Kairos stutted as the massive, heavily armoured, six-limbed golden being lurched through the doorway, turning his head to one...Read More »

Offer of Ahkron

Something was watching Yisini as she bathed in the glorious pink, frothy rivers of her jungle home. Whatever it was, it had been watching Yisini for quite some time now, not breathing, not moving, not doing anything apart from watching. At first, the Allbirther, the giver of life itself, hadn’t...Read More »

Attack of the Golden Voidborn

Ahkron couldn’t help but laugh as everything fell perfectly into place. Not only had the Time and Space Gods arrived to save their life-bearing sister, but their Death God had appeared as well, which made everything so much easier. Death Gods that were protective of their siblings were few and...Read More »

An Imbalanced Deal

Ahkron was glad to see that the Voidborn inhabiting this universe was smarter than most. After seeing what Ahkron had done with the universe’s main deities, the Voidborn had taken this universe’s head deity, its Personification, and sealed it away deep within a heavily fortified castle, guarded by a combination...Read More »

Space Waking Up

“When my horrorscope claimed that a deity would destroy my home, this was not what I had in mind…”

Retvik and Gath stood outside where their home once was, in the storage areas of Palaestra. Their house, a converted warehouse with a pretty garden out front and out back, was the...Read More »

Pained Death

“Oh, hello!” Kayel smiled as the vast, ghastly being floated outside his balcony and two very large Rethans stood on it. Kayel loved visitors and today was no exception. Well, Kayel liked visitors, but his K-Class body guards hated them. Sadly, he knew these particular guests weren’t here to see...Read More »

Golden Mate

“Hmph. This is taking longer than I expected.”

Yisini watched from a gilded cage as the golden Voidborn paced up and down. She had no idea where they actually were, apart from “outside the universe” and the more Yisini tried to find out, the more confused and perplexed she got. Nothing...Read More »

A Choice in Death

Epani’s plan was flawless. She had spent the last couple of hours slowly explaining everything to Arkadin and the three mortals who happened to be present. The plan was simple enough. They find out Kairos’s location via an advanced form of echolocation, they establish a link with the Allbirther to...Read More »

Longing For One Last Touch

Yisini watched as the vile Voidborn continued to pace, more and more agitated that his plan was taking longer than predicted. The pacing was relentless, and recently the Voidborn had taken to holding a white and gold cube and shaking it around, as if to vent its anger. This was...Read More »

Retribution

Gold and silver explosions erupted from the wreckage as the cosmic dragon deity incinerated the remains, breathing flames that reached millions of kelvin. What had once been a vast, intricately decorated ship was nothing more than dust and debris. All destroyed, courtesy of Kairos, the Draconic Lord of Time, Life...Read More »

Deadly Desires

Arkadin grunted as the Whenvern slumped down next to him. He had been sitting all alone on a little floating rock on the far side of the universe. He had wanted to be out here, all on his own. But as always, one of his siblings had ignored his wishes.

“What...Read More »

Three Brothers Chilling

“So, time is fixed, everyone is normal again and the universe didn’t end!” Kohra smiled as he poured himself a cup of coffee. “You two want any?”

Levik held out his cup as the three Kronospasts lounged around the daintily lit garden, enjoying themselves and relaxing.

“Cheers, mate!” Levik smiled. “I am...Read More »

Yisini's Thoughts

Yisini eyed the pink, elegant water suspiciously. She wanted to bathe in the springs and waterfalls around her jungle kingdom, to stretch out and relax in the warm, running waters, but something in the back of her brain was bothering her.

The last time she was here, Yisini had...Read More »

Fighting Thoughts

“Who is more powerful, do you think?”

Tenuk yawned as he unlocked the front door. For some reason, his siblings had followed him home and he wasn’t sure why.

“What? And why did you follow me?”

“You said we could stay with you!” Kohra beamed. “While Retvik and his partner were out! You...Read More »

Checking on the Dragon

The familiar sound of large, flapping limbs highlighted the appearance of the Panelix as she flapped around Kairos’s crystal home. She continued to float around until Kairos appeared, tutting and sighing.

“Hi, Epani, what do you want?”

Epani grinned, her massive mouth filled with teeth. She swooped down towards Kairos, dropping a...Read More »

Touching Desires

A quiet knock on the door distracted Arkay from his thoughts. He had meant to be packing his very small bag of belongings away, but had been sidetracked by work and other nonsense. With only a little hesitation, Arkay headed to the door and opened it.

Standing there in the doorway...Read More »

Partner Discussions

“How do you deal with him?”

Gath stopped gazing off into the sunless distance and glanced down at the little Skyavon standing by his feet. Teekay was by no means a small Skyan, in fact he was taller than most, but to Gath, everyone was small and cute. For he was...Read More »

Tragon Trades

Kayel tutted as he put on his fancy ceremonial All-Ksa robes. He didn’t want to wear them today. He wanted to go as himself, he wanted to be himself, he didn’t want to have to be all big and lustrous in front of this new species. But that was what...Read More »

Magical Elements

When it comes to our otherwise rather basic forms of magic, there are many different metaphysical elemental properties, often shortened to just elements, you can play around with, assuming you can imbue them on magical items. These elements are based off of a myriad of natural effects and forces of...Read More »

Moment in the Cave

“Please don’t scream. You don’t have much time left.”

The explosion had trapped hundreds of miners and killed hundreds more, causing tunnels to collapse and power to go out, plunging everyone into darkness. Desar was one of those many miners, stuck inside a small cave, clinging desperately onto a fading lamp...Read More »

Allmaker Interruption

“Can I come in?”

The sudden knock on the door had made Arkadin jump out of his skin, scaring him far more than he wanted to admit. No one ever knocked on the door to his bedroom, the one place in the universe where the Thantophor kept to himself. Before Arkadin...Read More »

Incomprehensible Fantasies

Retvik grunted as he picked at his breakfast and flicked through an array of magazines. They were all from last week, free ones having been picked up alongside the shopping. And they were all mostly trash. Gossip articles, rumours and silly theories mixed in with actual goings on and listings...Read More »

Periuniversal Void 1

Rubble and debris covered this entire sector, making it impossible for larger ships to pass through. The remains of the first Deathven were immense, yet after so long, drifting endlessly in a timeless space, there was still so much that was unsalvaged, untouched and unexplored. While the main living areas...Read More »

A Crappy Day

There was a dragon on the roof of Phovos’s apartment building. This wasn’t that unusual an occurrence in the city of Palaestra, as there was a small Thraki colony that lived somewhat nearby. No, the unusual thing was that this was not a Thraki but a fully fledged dragon god,...Read More »

Periuniversal Void 2

Arkay yawned as he stretched out his arms. He had intended just to have a quick nap, but frankly he had been exhausted from all that rushing around, all those tests and things like that. Now he had had a proper rest though, Arkay was ready to enjoy his brand...Read More »

Sisterly Snuggles

Yisini smiled to herself as she closed the door behind her. Her evening had been particularly fruitful and she had managed to do exactly what she wanted. Not only had she been able to experience a delightful young mortal with distinctive genes, but she had successfully persuaded said mortal to...Read More »

Periuniversal Void 3

Things had been oddly quiet on the Shimmer’s Plight. It seemed as if everyone was somewhat ignoring Arkay’s presence. They weren’t completely ignoring him or anything. Thaed had been happy to see Arkay at first and Ostos seemed somewhat glad to see someone else alive. Apart from the odd nod...Read More »

Periuniversal Void 4

“Sit.”

Arkay did as he was told. The hulking beast that was Vikalos had somewhat forcefully taken Arkay from one ship to another. In this smaller, much more orange ship, a plain room had been prepared in the cargo bay, waiting for the two beings. As soon as Arkay had sat...Read More »

Horrible, Horrible Thoughts and Things

The dead region of Lesser South Kinigi was normally cold, empty and abandoned. It had gone through various amounts of abandonment over the millennia but over the last few months, the desolate landscape had been utterly demolished and flattened out, no longer wanted in any way, no longer having even...Read More »

Periuniversal Void 5

TK’s ship seemed very nice, especially compared to the other ships Arkay had been on. Everything was clean and tidy and very well lit, with automatic doors and cute little robots that continuously cleaned the floor. The strange thing though was the lack of rooms. Actual rooms that weren’t just...Read More »

A Somewhat Average Day

Kairos sighed as he watched Arkadin sob in the corner. Kenon had popped by earlier that day and made a simple request of Arkadin, to destroy a cluster of dead corrupted nodes, and something had gone wrong, requiring Kairos to intervene and causing the Thantophor to collapse in a pile...Read More »

Periuniversal Void 6

“TK, are you there?”

Vikalos’s heavy fist slammed on the entrance to the small Deathven Vessel. He had been waiting patiently for too long now, waiting for the young captain to tell him that his friend was dead.

“TK, I need answers!”

A familiar orange crystalline Decay-Lord appeared in the doorway. He had...Read More »

An Offer from the 9th Legion

“You want me to do what?” Retvik sighed as he put down his newspaper. “Please tell me I somehow misheard you.”

“You heard correctly.” Unlike most Rethans, this rather small and lightly armoured individual was not quaking in the presence of Retvik. Most Rethans would be at least somewhat nervous, standing...Read More »

Takeaway Date

“Why DO you keep on disappearing?” Phovos asked as Kairos pulled up a chair and sat down. He dumped several very large plastic bags on the table, then began to spread everything out.

“In what way?” Kairos asked. “Because lately it’s due to my brother being a depressed dick and constantly...Read More »

Mastakon's Pressure

“General Retvik! It is a pleasure, no, an honour to see you again so soon!”

General Mastakon was an unusual Rethan at the best of times. While very little was known about his Legion of loyal vok, a lot was known about him, his strange antics, his overly friendly tone. All...Read More »

A Strange Kubrow

It had been a while since Volt had interacted with others. Most of the missions he had done, he had set off on his own, finished the mission and returned to his ship, only to rush off, on his own, to another mission. Even more difficult tasks, like half-hour...Read More »

Privacy or Safety

“Don’t do this.”

The appearance of a bright yellow Rethavok-like in the middle of the secret control room was strange, but no one seemed to really be reacting to it. Almost if teleporting Rethan ghosts were only uncommon, here in the 9th Legion bunker.

“Arkadin, why are you here?” Retvik asked. Unlike...Read More »

A Perfect View

Retvik felt unreasonably worried. Not because everything had gone wrong so far, but because everything had gone right. Every single thing, from major planning to tiny, almost insignificant things, had been perfect. Everything. It was almost… unnatural how well everything had gone so far.

Even now that Retvik was floating in...Read More »

Falling Failing Thoughts

In a mere moment, Retvik’s situation had gone from perfectly fine to utterly catastrophic.

The satellite has been knocked from orbit, the ship had been disconnected from the satellite, everything was shaking violently and there was no power what so ever. Breathable air levels were dropping, the space shuttle was spinning...Read More »

Comatose Chat

“You are so damn lucky that I like you…”

Retvik was pretty certain he wasn’t dead. He couldn’t feel his arms, legs or tail, he hurt all over and he stank of burning plastic and scorched flesh, but he had been hearing voices for a while. He certainly felt like he...Read More »

Unescape Plan

Mastakon had no idea how many were dead. All he knew was that he was to blame. The rest of society didn’t know yet, but they didn’t have to know. As far as everyone else was concerned, this was a freak incident, a sudden solar flare that had caused massive...Read More »

Skyan Spa Treatments

Gath took a deep breath as the two little Skyavok knocked on the door, bearing gifts. His parents had always told him to be weary of Skyavok bearing gifts, but thankfully Gath did recognize these two Skyavok. They were Psiksi and Kass, one of Retvik’s friends and his partner.

“What are...Read More »

Problems of Various Sizes

“You look glum. Less glum than when you’re in one of your moods but more glum than when you’re not in one of your moods. What’s wrong?”

Arkadin had been sitting on the roof of this Rethan hospital for a few hours now, watching as the injured moved in and the...Read More »

Burning Fears

Most of the anti-fire systems had cleared out the larger parts of the hospital, but this room in particular was having trouble. Mainly because the source of the fire was still here, rampaging around, panicking, not sure what he was doing. There was not much the mortals could do, but...Read More »

Honest Words

“Hiii!”

Kairos didn’t expect Phovos to be in such a good mood today, especially compared to Kairos himself. He was feeling a bit miffed about sibling things and knew Phovos often had the same issues. He also didn’t expect Phovos to be holding a large brown paper bag in her hands.

“Hi,...Read More »

Moment of Understanding

It had been a while since Retvik was… of sane mind, at least sane enough to begin to piece together what had happened. None of it was good. His arm plating was basically gone. His tail was ruined. Pieces of his armour were burnt and singed and flaking off. And...Read More »

Replacement General

Captain Relkai didn’t expect to suddenly find himself in a hospital in the Rethan capital. Seven 100^th Legion soldiers had intersected him on his way home after he finished his work shift, picked him up, bundled him into the back of a transport vehicle and zipped him away without any...Read More »

Concerned Partner Call

“Good day, General Gath Tsoriou, how are you doing?” Rethais spoke calmly and slowly down the microphone of his communicator. He had been in the hospital all morning, mainly there as a sign of leadership and support to those injured in… recent events, but also to help facilitate in the...Read More »

Orientation Meeting

“Good morning, Retvik Rethianos. Welcome to your orientation meeting.”

Retvik’s eyes snapped open as he was rudely awoken from his sleep. He was strapped to a chair, sitting in a bright, white room. Strangely, Retvik could see his breath, condensing then on the glass window in front of him, making Retvik...Read More »

Fertility Offers

Yisini smiled to herself as she sneaked up on her little brother, Arkadin. He knew Yisini was there, but Arkadin was pretending to ignore her. He was waiting until Yisini got really close, until Yisini was almost breathing down his back.

“Hi, sis.”

The Allbirther leaped back in shock. “HOW DID YOU...Read More »

Broken and Down

Psiksi tried to remain calm as he tidied up around the large, Rethan home, picking up everything from torn cushions to shredded clothing to pieces of wood. Most of the house was open-plan except for the upper bedroom level that overlooked the main living area. The homeowner was currently somewhat...Read More »

Driving Desires

“Hey, Psiksi?”

Kass’s voice was somewhat unexpected. Neither of the two Skyans had said much on their short drive home, mostly because they had both been lost in thought. Psiksi wasn’t sure what Kass had been thinking about, but Psiksi’s thoughts were mostly going over what had happened with Gath and...Read More »

Love-Drunk Messages

Arkadin approached the crystalline balcony with caution. The balcony was part of a massive crystal palace which overlooked a nebular cluster, offering one of the most beautiful sights in the universe. Perched on said balcony was the Whenvern, a gigantic, equally crystalline dragon, his wings tucked up neatly by his...Read More »

Mountain Massage

“What is it?” the group of Thraki all whispered to each other as they hovered around the mountain-sized beast. It had somewhat just poofed out of thin air and had landed neatly in the valley, but it was not a friendly-looking being.

“It looks like a water beast or something…” one...Read More »

Weird DIY Help

Arkadin scanned his strange new surroundings, not sure what to make of it all. He was clearly inside a small Skyan property, with a tiny kitchen and dining area to his left, a tiny sleeping area to his right and a small door leading to a bathroom in front of...Read More »

Love Drunk Deity

“You were supposed to be here two hours ago!” Kairos snapped as he hovered in the upper atmosphere of this small planet. “Where the fuck were you?”

Arkadin shrugged. “Sorry, something came up.”

“Like what? What’s more important than saving our drugged up sister?”

“Sorry…” Arkadin’s brief moment of amusement faded. “Didn’t think...Read More »

When It Hits

Kairos was rather annoyed. He’d had to do a lot of work that day and he’d left Arkadin to keep an eye on Epani. But as soon as he returned to the planet Epani was resting on, he realised Arkadin was nowhere to be found. The Whenvern did quickly find...Read More »

Gripping Interruption

“Oh, hi, Kairos!”

Yisini had been mostly minding her own business when the roof of the building she had been messing around in was abruptly ripped off, sending a storm’s worth of rain water falling on Yisini’s head. That was swiftly followed by a massive set of talons descending from the...Read More »

Godly Relaxation

The tickles and massages had stopped.

Epani had been having a whale of a time, messing around, sleeping, relaxing and having a small cult of Thraki tending to her every whim. She wanted massages and back rubs and tickles and that was what the Thraki gave her. She was enjoying it...Read More »

Visit Home

Lysar smiled as he opened the door. Standing in its way was his beloved partner, Rethais, and a handful of guards. Rethais had clearly been shopping on his way home as he was carrying a basket of goodies. With a wave of his hand, Rethais dismissed the guards and stepped...Read More »

Thirteenth Moon

Captain Trismit was feeling uneasy. While his work had been somewhat tame, with only one unusual incident that caused any major problems, there was a strange, tingling sensation in the back of Trismit’s mind that something weird was going on. Or that something weird was going to happen. Or maybe...Read More »

A Conflict-Less Conclusion

Yisini glanced away from her work, up towards the disgruntled Whenvern that was circling above her. He had been watching her closely for ages now, to the point that Yisini had somewhat lost track of time. That thought bothered Yisini since the literal god of time was hanging about in...Read More »

Fiery Investigation

Retvik had been waiting for hours now, waiting for one of the 11th Legion captains to come and put him back into a coma, like they said they would. In his strange, drug-induced dreams, Retvik had slowly been learning to control his fiery powers. To Retvik’s surprise, some of that...Read More »

Forgiving Choice

“You alright, Psiksi?”

Things had been weird over the last few days. The strange hormone toxicity, which the local Ksithans had called “Love Clouds”, had finally passed over the city of Palaestra. There were still plenty of pockets where things were a bit hectic and horny, but most of the city...Read More »

Sand Castles

The Whenvern and the Panelix watched on as Arkadin played in the sand, building little sand sculptures complete with moats filled with sea water, before smashing it all up and starting again. Arkadin had been doing this for several hours now and was quite clearly enjoying himself, although both...Read More »

A Desire to Help

Yisini had been keeping to herself as much as she could. The other deities were annoyed at her, to the point that Arkadin had done an annoying thing to make her do extra work. Normally the Thantophor would just grunt whenever Yisini had pissed him off, but he’d knocked one...Read More »

Overwhelming Underthoughts

The bar was old and derelict, utterly abandoned to the point that even the bones of its old patrons had turned to dust. Nothing could have survived here, not without some sort of high tech gear, gear capable of creating and sustaining a breathable atmosphere and keeping the vast radioactive...Read More »

Varying Disagreements

“You called?”

Arkadin wasn’t in a great mood. He had been having a good afternoon doing some actually useful stuff like repairing atmospheres and things like that, tasks that benefited mortals for a change. But no, just as he was starting to get to the fun stuff, like removing radioactive waste,...Read More »

Setting Up Punishments

Kenon had been hovering for a while, watching Kinisis work. She rarely left the safety of her inner sanctum and whenever she did, Kenon knew that strange things would happen. In this particular situation, Kinisis was busy setting up special chairs complete with different sets of leather straps on them,...Read More »

Waking Up Different

Kairos, the Dragon God of Time, woke up on the floor, not knowing where he was. The ‘not knowing where he was’ part of that sentence was somewhat worrying, but so was the whole ‘waking up’ point as well. Kairos normally never actually slept, and whenever he did, it was...Read More »

Mortal Camping

It would have been a genuinely pleasant day if there hadn’t been constant cracks of thunder and flashes of lightning. There were no clouds, but the sky was pitch black and very empty, with no moons or anything visible. Despite this, it was still light enough to see, not just...Read More »

Mortals to Call

They were still walking. They had been walking for hours, and Kairos was sick and tired of it. Was it really hours? Kairos didn’t actually know. Despite being the former god of time, Kairos had lost all sense of direction and just couldn’t tell how long all this had been...Read More »

Tenuk's Assistance

The four deities watched as a somewhat square ship landed about a hundred metres ahead of them, disappearing behind the trees in a small clearing. As soon as the engine noises died down, Arkadin excitedly rushed towards it, skipping through the grass.

“I wish I could be as happy as he...Read More »

Temporary Warehouse Home

“This is temporary, alright?”

The Temthan, the Falena and the Thraki all nodded solemnly as Tenuk opened the front door to the old Dessaron Headquarters. This building, an old, converted warehouse, had seen better days, as the small garden outside was filled with weeds and the interior needed a fresh coat...Read More »

More than Mortal Worries

“Hey, Arkay…”

Arkadin had been sitting at the table in the kitchen, fiddling with a new communicator device he had stashed away in his bedroom. It was late, later than Arkadin realised, to the point that the night time crickets had stopped chirping. Now that Arkadin thought about it, it was...Read More »

Kenon's Bad Mood

“Hmph.”

“Is something wrong?”

Kinisis’s sudden appearance nearly made Kenon react. He was not one to jump or otherwise be shocked by the abrupt appearances of others, but Kinisis had nearly managed to cause Kenon to, well, move. Kenon though was busy, working on one of his many plans and backup scenarios.

“Define...Read More »

Clothes and Wraps

“I swear I had more stomach wraps than this…”

Arkay rummaged through the drawers in his bedroom, desperately trying to find some sort of fabric he could use.

“I should have washed all my stuff before I went back to being a god…”

The reason for Arkay’s scrambling was somewhat sudden. Being a...Read More »

Shopping Trip

Despite the number of times Sini had fallen flat on her face, she seemed to be enjoying herself. It was nothing more than a trip to the shops, to replenish the food and drinks that Arkay, Sini and the others had… somewhat stolen from Tenuk, but roaming down the aisles...Read More »

Raptoric Involvement

“You certainly know how to pick them!”

Phovos smiled as she leaned by the open doorway to the old Dessaron Headquarters, watching as Arkay struggled to reach high cupboards, trying to put his freshly purchased shopping away. Helping him was an unfamiliar black and lilac Temthan wearing absolutely nothing, who was...Read More »

Test Training

“So when do we get our weapons?” Sini asked as she pranced around, completely ignoring the fact that her top had come off. “When do we get to hit things?”

Arkay rolled his eyes, sitting calmly on a stool, waiting for both Phovos and some of the Arena Trainers to arrive....Read More »

Sheer Flames

Where an ironclad, reinforced wall once stood, there was now nothing but smouldering rubble and charred debris. Smoke wafted upwards, lingering at the ceiling before slowly fading away. Ashen black lines smothered their way across the remaining walls, coating everything in horrible dust.

“Uh… I apologise, General…”

General Litvir blinked, staring almost...Read More »

Emotional Feeding

“Tell me, how are you feeling?”

Retvik wasn’t sure whether he was conscious or not. He was conscious when General Litvir led him into the lead-lined room. He was conscious when he sat down on the stool at the little desk. But whenever Litvir had touched him, something had felt… off....Read More »

Enjoying the Show

Evening matches in the Dessaron Battle Arenas were always interesting, but this was a format Arkay had not seen before, clearly a new type of battle added recently. Everything was much darker than usual and situated in one of the old, forested arenas, meaning you could only see small sections...Read More »

Post-Fight Silliness

“THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!” Ebania gasped for breath, utterly exhausted from both her fighting and her excitement. “I want to do it again!”

“Like, right now?” Arkay asked, watching as Ebania bounced about, swinging her large scythe back and forth. “Or tomorrow or what?”

“Right now! Or tomorrow! I want more!...Read More »

Back Home From A Date

Timik waved goodbye to the busty female Temthan. He had wanted to walk her home himself, but she was adamant that she only lived around the corner and that she wasn’t supposed to be out anyway, so people seeing her returning home with a date would have been too obvious....Read More »

Milkshake Chat

“You sure it’s alright to leave Tenuk with them for a few hours?” Arkay asked as four chocolate milkshakes arrived at the table. One for him, one for Kayen and two for Psiksi, because Psiksi had stomach ache and was under the impression that only sweet, milky goodness could fix...Read More »

Little Shadow Rethan

Everything was dark, yet warm. Machinery beeped away to itself. The bedsheets were crumpled yet comfortable. Whatever light dared enter the room was shooed away by the closing of old, dusty curtains. Everything was at rest, until it wasn’t.

Retvik jumped up in shock, ripping the coverings from his eyes as...Read More »

New Schedules and Tasks

Everyone sat round the battered, cracked table, not really sure what was going on. All six of the Rethans present had been lounging around for a while, avoiding eye contact with each other and definitely not staring at the insanely buff physique of the one Rethan who was mostly nude....Read More »

Burnt Again

“This seems to be a repeating occurrence.”

The wreckage was still smouldering, despite both the rain and a pair of rescue vehicles having extinguished the flames that had been burning for hours. This had once been a pretty little Skyan cottage, but a combination of insanity and determination had driven a...Read More »

Post-Midnight Slime

“ARKAYARKAYARKAYARKAY!”

Sini leaped into the room, making the door frame wobble, then jumped into the lone bed, squishing the poor soul who had been occupying it.

“Fffhhhphhhggg-Get off me!” a voice gasped from underneath the blanket. “Sini, what the fuck is going on?” Arkay eventually managed to pull himself out from underneath...Read More »

Stews and Questions

All things considered, Teekay was coping surprisingly well. Sure, his home had been attacked and burnt down and he’d lost most of his belongings again, but he was currently in a rather nice 4-star hotel, eating a very fancy mushroom stew with a bottle of mead and his best friend,...Read More »

Sudden Break

Someone was knocking very rudely on the door and this was beginning to annoy Voltiidro. He was busy trying to navigate the kitchen without knocking anything over, so him getting to the door in time to open it was almost impossible. Thankfully, someone else had heard the knocking and would...Read More »

Haunted Words

“I didn’t even know your name.”

The small, stone marker was dirtier than most. A small metal plate had been bolted to the front, but the name written on it was scuffed up, barely legible. Flowers had been placed somewhat recently, but they had wilted in the autumn sun, a lack...Read More »

Bruised Wings

“Why do you always return home looking like you were dragged through multiple bushes?” Sini asked as the front door blew open a tattered Thraki wandered inside.

“Generally because I have been dragged through multiple bushes, as well as other things. Like trees and stuff…” Voltiidro grunted, sitting down awkwardly on...Read More »

Knocked Out Briefly

“Was he… was he dead?”

“I don’t… I don’t know…”

“Did I accidentally kill him?”

“No, you just… well I think you just knocked him out…”

Arkay sputtered back to life, his head throbbing and his side hurting. He wasn’t quite sure what had happened, aside from seeing Ebania running up to the house...Read More »

Thraki and Temthan Alone

“Soooooooo… What now?”

Sini laid in the large pile of cushions that made up the main living area. There was a screen playing something in the background, but Sini cared little for it. Voltiidro was trying to edge his way closer so he could sit on the pile of cushions as...Read More »

Evening Chat with Kuta

Retvik smiled just a little as he kicked off his feet protectors and removed his stomach wrap, hot and sweaty from a hard day of cleaning and tidying. He and Trismit had been in charge of keeping the more… lost Rethans preoccupied, making sure they ate, exercised and took their...Read More »

Messy Mess

Tenuk grunted as he swept dirt out of the back door. He wasn’t grunting because he was cleaning, Tenuk actually somewhat enjoyed cleaning and found it relaxing. No, he was annoyed because he was still sharing a house with one normal vok and three complete and utter retards, two of...Read More »

Mortal Moulds

“Kinisis?” Kenon asked as he approached the massive, crystal tower on which the Allmaker was perched. “Kinisis, may I have a word?”

“What do you need, dear?” Kinisis hadn’t moved. She was staring off into the darkness, her eyes fixed on a single point.

“I was hoping you would allow me to...Read More »

Message from Darkness

Arkadin woke up on a cold, eternally black and somewhat dusty floor, his mind confused and his stomach contents unsettled. Acidic drool sprayed out of the Thantophor’s mouth as his godly powers returned to him, alongside the almost endless screams of the dead and dying.

Scurrying to his feet, the Lord...Read More »

Muddy Messy Garden

“I can’t believe they fucking did it again…”

Tenuk put an arm around the little Skyavok who was quietly sulking on the bench outside. It was a muddy, murky day with nothing but clouds in the sky and a constant, somewhat ominous rumble of thunder in the distance. The normally...Read More »

Breakfast Interruption

The diner was currently somewhat empty. Only moments ago, it had been not busy, but definitely rather populated, as locals helped themselves to a large breakfast buffet. Now, only a few beings remained, and the majority of those were hiding in the kitchen.

“I love how my parents enjoy blowing my...Read More »

Jatttasey!

“JATTTASEY!”

One panicked, static-filled word just flooded the comms. We pick up signals like this all the time, but as we’re nothing more than a shipment vessel, there’s not much we can do about them. It’s always the much larger military ships that get attacked anyway. The problem is that we’re...Read More »

Post-Mortal Wreckage

“Wow, your siblings are fucking assholes…” Phovos muttered as she surveyed the ruins of the Thirteenth Night Arena. Half of this forested, sheltered arena was fine, if a bit roughed up. The other half had been completely flattened, as if someone had dropped a massive cartoon-like weight on it.

“Yeah, I’m...Read More »

General Smiles

This was the only vaguely nice room in the entirety of the facility. It had a warm, fluffy carpet on the floor, a fancy, wooden desk, a plump couple of chairs and a second, tiny room behind it which had been completely converted into one large, cushion-filled bed. Another small...Read More »

Seldom Seen Kid

“Retvik.”

“Gath, you have no idea how pleased I am to hear your voice! It has taken me far too long to convince General Litvir to allow me to call you.”

Retvik glanced around the room to make sure that no one was watching him. He couldn’t be certain that the line...Read More »

Flaming Rebellion

General Litvir drifted around his five captains, examining each one of them in turn. Litvir was rather pleased with himself, having trained these otherwise broken and damaged Rethavok, taught them how to use their unnatural, almost magical powers while also making most of them submissive to him. Only one more...Read More »

Not Solitary Confinement

“Bad day?”

“Bad month.”

Retvik sighed, closing his eyes and trying to ignore the godly being that had just sat down on the cold, metal floor next to him. They were both currently in an ugly cell, with barely enough room for Retvik to stretch his legs out. There was no bed,...Read More »

A Terrifying Sight

As he entered the massive, diamond-studded, gold-plated hall, Arkadin realised he had made a massive mistake. The floor was sticky, everything stank of an oddly sweet yet stale scent and most of the colossal room, spanning many tens of meters in all three directions, was filled with tails, scales and...Read More »

A Sexy Apology

Much to Arkadin’s surprise, there was a polite knock on the door. Normally the Allbirther would break down anything impeding entrance to any of Arkadin’s abodes, but today, she was calmly knocking and waiting. At first, Arkadin considered that Yisini’s patience was some sort of trap. After ten minutes of...Read More »

Kuta's Fears

“Are you awake?”

A small, beady black eye appeared in the gap underneath the door. Whoever it was, they were peering into the room, acting as if they were not supposed to be there.

“I am…” Retvik grumbled, his neck and back sore from not being able to sleep for the last...Read More »

A Scene From An Unwanted Future

“He’s so unhappy, Kairos…”

The Whenvern and the Allbirther perched on the small, crystal platform, floating high above the desolate island, peering down at the tiny house and its lone occupant. They had been watching for a few hours now, splitting their time between spying on the lonely being and having...Read More »

A Complete Flip

Retvik stood to attention as the cell door opened. He was aching all over, but he was about to re-obtain his freedom after far too many days locked inside a cell, so Retvik didn’t care much. To his surprise though, he found himself being pushed back as someone forced their...Read More »

Litvir's New Plan

“Why is there a fire in the middle of the canteen?”

“I was going to ask you the same thing…”

Retvik shrugged as he stood in the doorway, watching as Nisir and Isir worked together to snuff out flames and get rid of burning paperwork. By his side, Trismit was rolling his...Read More »

Epani's Little Desires

Arkadin was quite happily sweeping up the remains of a burnt forest when the sky above him went peculiarly dark. According to his universal clock, it wasn’t due to become night on this little, somewhat lifeless planet for a few more hours, so this was quite strange. There was no...Read More »

Insecurities Given Form

“Oh… you’re back…” Arkadin sighed as he opened the door to be greeted by a very sticky Yisini. Her scales were glistening underneath a large amount of slime and goo that Arkadin couldn’t recognise and she stank of a fake, strawberry scent.

“I am! I came to make sure you are...Read More »

Concrete Balcony

“Wait wait wait wait!”

Retvik’s voice echoed down the hallway as a small, red and white robot drifted by, hovering the ground and sucking up dirt.

“What?” Kuta asked, holding a broom.

“You have cleaning robots?”

“Yeah. The whole facility is automized or automaticed or autowhatever it’s called… Automated. It’s all automated.”

Retvik stopped what...Read More »

Generating Flame

In the time it had taken for Retvik to get Kuta to the hospital wing, the shadowy Rethavok had attempted to throw himself off ledges and down stairs no more than ten times. But after what had seemed like a few hours of worries and discomfort, everything seemed to be...Read More »

The Realization

Nothing made sense. Retvik had just been standing next to Trismit in a seedy little office, leaning on the desk shifting through maps and working on their plans to escape. Step one had worked perfectly. But now nothing was as it seemed. Everything was pitch black but everything was wet...Read More »

Twinned Shadows, Twisted Reality

Trismit led Retvik down corridor after corridor, past rooms filled with canisters, all linked and wired together and all leading to a single, utterly dark chamber. Inside were monitors, all as silent as the chamber itself, and a single, lone canister.

“Alright, what the fuck is going on?” Retvik snarled as...Read More »

The Day After

“Feeling any better?”

Trismit remained fixated at the plate of food in front of him. Despite the severity of what had happened, the Rethan government had been very calm and understanding with him. He hadn’t been locked up or persecuted or anything like that. In fact, all they had done was...Read More »

Bedtime Thoughts

“Please, Rethais, come to bed.”

The High General had been standing by the tinted window for at least an hour, gazing off at the city of Thre-Vretantia, one of the main capitals of the planet Retha. Physically, Rethais was the perfect Rethan specimen, but deep down, Rethais was mentally exhausted from...Read More »

Packing Things Up

“Hey Gath!” Psiksi waved as the front door opened up. He and Kass had arrived as soon as they could, after Tenuk had called them saying that Gath didn’t seem right. “What’s up?”

The hulking Rethan grunted, looking not at all amused by this unexpected interruption. The two Skyans both peered...Read More »

Repeated Conversations of Separation

“Retvik, I am so happy to hear your voice!”

Gath’s deep, booming voice echoed down the crackly line. He seemed slightly out of breath, as if he had rushed off to answer the call. Retvik briefly wondered why, then decided to just talk. He had a lot of things on his...Read More »

Spacial Letterbox

“Good morning, Kinisis, did you rest well?”

The Allmaker kicked the blankets off her bed. Both she and Kenon knew that Kinisis never really slept, she would just take short breaks with her eyes closed, but Kinisis appreciated the sentiment. Everything within this cute little bedroom seemed rather ill-fitting for the...Read More »

Interrupting Invitation

“Hey kiddo!”

The warm, friendly voice was met with stony silence as Arkadin continued his work, clearly in the middle of something important. Everything was dark and gloomy in the tiny little office, aside from a single beam of light pointed at a microscope, providing the only illumination in the room.

“Uh,...Read More »

Awkward Party Questions

“Hey, kiddo…”

Arkadin rolled his eyes as he turned away from the screen. Perched on the chair behind him was Kinisis, the Allmaker, the creator of this universe and, technically, Arkadin’s mother. Technically.

“You weren’t gone long.”

“Yep. I know. I got questions for you.”

Arkadin took a deep breath and turned off the...Read More »

Culinary Desires

“It’s… been a while since I last came here…” Arkadin muttered as he followed the insanely long tail of Kinisis into the large kitchen. The rest of Kinisis was in the other room, rummaging through stainless steel shelves and cupboards.

“Oh?”

“Yeah.”

“When WAS the last time you were here?”

Arkadin thought back, trying...Read More »

In A Room Together

“Thank you…”

Gath smiled as he watched Retvik prod at a bowl of food. Retvik clearly wasn’t very hungry, but he was trying to eat something. He needed to eat since he’d just swallowed a good number of tablets and didn’t want to have an empty stomach.

“As always, you are welcome,...Read More »

Pre-Party Dress Up

“So, what now, Kinisis?” Arkadin asked as he washed his hands then began to tidy away all the kitchen utensils.

“What now?” Kinisis was floating above the kitchen counter, cleaning up with her massive tail, not getting her hands dirty. She was already covered in flour and powered sugar, but Arkadin...Read More »

Party Unenjoyment

Arkadin sat on his little stool in the corner, sipping a glass of water, wishing he was anywhere else in the multiverse right now. This was not the sort of party he had imagined it would be.

All around him were drunk, female deities, dancing and chatting and chittering to one...Read More »

Skyan Therapy Sessions

“How are you feeling today?”

Trismit twiddled his thumbs, staring at the ceiling. He was lying in a very large bed made completely out of pillows, all insanely soft to the point that he felt like he was sinking. To his left was a large, tinted window with pale pink curtains,...Read More »

After-Party Afters

“You’re drunk.”

Kinisis leaned back in her seat, smiling obnoxiously, staring out the window. Outside was nothing but darkness, a perpetually empty void.

“I am very, very drunk!”

“Insanely drunk.”

Arkadin sat opposite her, swirling a glass of fizzy, pink liquid in his hand. Many of the other Life Goddesses had left, taking their...Read More »

Welcoming Return Home

The colossal golden gateway opened up, revealing Kinisis and Arkadin, both who seemed pretty happy. Kenon stood to one side, holding a tray with several glasses of water on them, which he immediately thrust into the two little deities’ hands.

“Did you have a good trip?” Kairos cooed from a little...Read More »

Cross-Universal Text Messages

“Hey, Seimeni, just wanted to let you know that I made it home, safe and sound.”

Arkadin re-read that sentence three times before hitting the Send button, then sighed loudly. Between spending time at the big party, the overexertion from teleporting home and the pile of work Arkadin needed to get...Read More »

Playground in the Rain

“Hey, Retvik. How is your arm?”

Trismit perched on the juvenile swing set in an empty playground. All around them was nothing but rubberised tarmac and various abandoned play equipment, mostly just more swings and a couple of twisted metal contraptions, which existed solely to be climbed on. Standing below Trismit...Read More »

Post-Appointment

“How did it go?”

Retvik rubbed his eyes as he entered the waiting room, a wooden door closing behind him.

“What are you doing here, Gath?”

“I came to see how you are doing!” Gath smiled, scooting over on the tattered, fake leather-wrapped bench so Retvik could sit down.

“Do you not have… planning...Read More »

Last Apartment on the Block

The light flickered wildly for a good few seconds before finally snapping on and illuminating the large, open, dusty space. Aside from a kitchen in one corner and a sealed off bathroom in the other, the whole room was completely empty and lacking in furniture. Along one wall was a...Read More »

Citizenship and a Potential Job

Teekay sighed to himself as he dragged his spoon through a half-melted bowl of ice cream, while a group of teenage Ksithans giggled in the corner, licking up cones of meat-flavoured sorbet. He had been sitting on his own in this tiny ice cream parlour for a couple of hours...Read More »

The Raptor's Message

Elkay leaped out of bed, immediately grabbing something to cover himself with, then sneaked over to the door. In the time it had taken to do that, Teekay had hardly moved, preferring to turn onto his side and ignore the fact that someone had just knocked on the door of...Read More »

Death Seizures

Yisini and Kairos both charged up the narrow staircase, nearly tripping over each other, as they raced to the sound of terrified screaming that had suddenly started echoing across the colossal castle they were currently in. Neither of them knew what was going on, all they knew was that something...Read More »

More Text Messages

“I’m trying to be better…”

“I know you are.”

Arkadin glanced away from the small screen in his hands, over to where Kairos was lying, swinging in a large hammock and reading a book. Every so often, Kairos would glance back, yet pretend he wasn’t looking. Once Kairos had finished looking, he...Read More »

Narrow Ledge Above

“You do realise you dragged me out of my own moody self-loathing for this, right?”

Arkadin tutted as he sat on a narrow ledge next to a clearly disturbed Rethavok. This Rethavok had uttered a prayer to the Thantophor, practically begging for a calm, peaceful, painless death. Of course, this idiot...Read More »

Work Contracts

“So.”

“So.”

Elkay remained standing, despite the empty seat in front of him. He watched as Phovos sat behind her desk, shaking bits of paper and sorting things out. Unlike the last time they had met, Phovos wasn’t heavily armoured and was wearing rather casual workwear. Elkay on the other hand was...Read More »

Skyan Therapy Sessions 2

“How are you feeling today, Trismit?”

Trismit took a deep breath before answering the therapist’s question. Emdee was a small being, chosen for this job due to the fact that he was tiny and non-threatening, even to the most terrified of Rethans. Yet Trismit still felt somewhat nervous in his presence....Read More »

Rough Day At Work

Kairos slammed down a pile of books and papers on the counter, sending sheets of paper flying everywhere. He then proceeded to smash his wing-hands into the granite worktop, leaving large, draconic dents in it. This series of actions scared the life out of Arkadin, who had been sitting quite...Read More »

The Meeting with Vaksavar

Considering how small this corridor was, it was well protected, with two rows of guards at either end and a couple more guards pacing up and down. Aside from plain walls, the corridor contained two things – a row of chairs, two of which were filled by nervous Rethans, and...Read More »

Hidden Forest Training

Elkay had reached the location marked by the coordinates given and wasn’t too surprised by what he saw. He was in a very calm, secluded clearing in the middle of a forest filled with mostly leaf-less trees, and the only building nearby was a small shack, which, surprisingly, did actually...Read More »

Afterwork Assumptions

Elkay rubbed his eyes as he wearily entered his little apartment, overlooking the city of Palaestra. In the distance were mostly just fields and Ksithan farmhouses, but to the east was the edge of the warehouse district, which provided not just storage but also temporary housing as well. Because, for...Read More »

Little Kinisis Questions

“Hey, Kinisis, are you busy right now?” Arkadin asked as he peered over the windowsill and into the large, pristine, light pink and lilac kitchen.

The Allmaker shrugged. She had just been kneading bread and was now washing the flour off her hands in the sink. Somehow, the only flour around...Read More »

Banikan In Town

The crowd scattered as haunting words echoed across the courtyard, one that sent chills down the vertebrae of everyone around.

“BANIKAN! ROGUE BANIKAN!”

The courtyard had mostly been filled with tourists, visiting Temthans who had come to visit the Holy Temple of Kayar and had decided to go sightseeing across the city...Read More »

Another Deity's Question

Kairos perched on the windowsill, having flown in from across the universe carrying a bag of ingredients. Despite the fact that he was a large dragon with a 200m wingspan, he seemed absolutely tiny sitting there in the window. For reasons unknown, the owner of the massive house Kairos had...Read More »

Home From Work Early

“You’re home early!”

Teekay had been cutting vegetables and slices of bacon when the door slipped open, revealing a rather weary Elkay, who skulked in, slamming the door shut behind him and throwing himself on the nearest pile of cushions.

“I am…” Elkay grunted.

Teekay stopped what he was doing, bounced over to...Read More »

Burning of the Army

Senk Ini’Tar could only watch as the land around her burned, towers of flame ripping through her armies, tearing her world asunder. Mere hours ago, she had been marching through the streets of this freshly captured city, having proudly taken it over in the name of the Serpentine Lord. The...Read More »

The Adventures of Volt and Smaller Volt

“Hey, space mum!”

Volt rolled his neural sensors as he received another message from an Excalibur he had recently taken under his wing. Unlike the first Excalibur, who seemed to know what he was doing and just lacked the firepower, this Excalibur was filled with questions. Questions and annoying nicknames for...Read More »

Discussion of a Third

“I thought Lokmahro sent you home for the day?” Phovos snapped, growling at the polite knocking on the door. She could see who it was through the frosted glass window at the top.

“May I come in?” the being on the other side was, clearly a familiar face.

Phovos hesitated, then sighed,...Read More »

Macromera Planning

Gath had been sighing and tutting all day, and Retvik wasn’t really sure why. The last week or so had been an absolute blur for Retvik as he was recovering from various injuries, mostly his broken arm, but also a multitude of hospital check-ups and other rather annoying medical tasks....Read More »

Late for Work

“You overslept. Again.”

Everywhere was cold and horrible, except Arkadin’s bed, which was nice and warm and covered in soft blankets and pillows. Unfortunately, Arkadin was expected to get out of bed and step into the cold world that was both Kairos’s crystal palace and reality in general.

“I want five more...Read More »

Kaldoran's Warning

“High General Rethais! Ser, I need to speak to you urgently, in private!”

Kaldoran had always been a very quiet yet loyal Rethan, never someone who spoke out of line. A Rethan so dedicated to medicine and science that he would spend days and days locked away inside his office, his...Read More »

Watching Voidborn

Arkadin had been hiding in the shadows for a few hours now. He had initially left the Crystal Palace of the Time Dragon after seeing a strange anomaly, but one anomaly had led to another anomaly and now Arkadin was somewhat stuck in a corner, watching as his father, Kenon,...Read More »

Warning from Another Source

“General, I must tell you…” Arkadin skidded to a halt physically and verbally as he poofed into existence in the middle of the fancy bedroom. “Oh. I am so sorry. I completely forgot you had a partner.”

Rethais sighed as he lifted himself off Lysar and rolled out of bed, straightening...Read More »

Shouting Racial Arguments

“I told you, no more than a few hours ago, NOT TO INTERFERE!”

Kenon’s voice echoed across the hall, bouncing off the brightly lit ceiling and lilac curtained windows as the Voidborn stomped down towards the other two occupants in the room. While Arkadin was somewhat shocked about how angry Kenon...Read More »

Small Volt's Small Dream

“Hey, is that your friend there?”

Khora nudged at Volt as they both exited Khora’s bright pink Railjack. Khora herself was decorated in white and red, with her pet cat Venari’s metallics matching, but the railjack was so bright that it put Volt and his yellow-ness to shame.

They had just finished...Read More »

The First Day of Macromera

“Wow, you… you look really well!”

Retvik and Gath hid their gasps as the front door to the cosy apartment opened up, revealing Elkay wearing a silly red hat. The last time either of them had seen Elkay, he had been rather ill, had lost a lot of weight and overall...Read More »

A Macromera Drink

“Happy Second Day, Arkay!”

Arkadin glanced up at the tall, gangly, blue and silver Rethan standing above him. He had been sitting on a bench outside a block of apartments for a couple of hours now, just sulking in the rain. The sudden interruption was a welcome one.

“Happy Macromera to you...Read More »

Leaving Early

Arkadin had planned to sneak out while everyone else was asleep, but it turned out he wasn’t as sneaky as he’d expected. Just as he was about to open the door out of the small Skyan apartment, he heard a little voice behind him.

“You are leaving?” Elkay wearily asked, getting...Read More »

Post-Holiday Chat

“Good morning, Arkadin, was your trip pleasant?”

Elkay was rather obviously hung over. He was wearing a scarf over his head, covering his eyes slightly, and leaning awkwardly against the door frame to his apartment.

“Sorta. It’s hard to explain. Is everyone still here?”

“No. Tenuk went off to see his siblings for...Read More »

Silent Trip to the City

The flight from Portalia City to Thre-Sypria had been surprisingly quiet, even by Rethan standards. Normally there would always be a little bit of chatter, some nervous looks, perhaps even the occasional late person running between flights, but this trip had been perfectly… normal. And very, very quiet. Maybe it...Read More »

A Chat With Ver

“You look ill, High General!” Ver smiled as he swished his glass of mead. “You look genuinely absolutely awful. Being the boss too much work for you?”

Rethais sighed, sitting down at the table opposite the King of the Vrekans. Ver was annoyingly right, Rethais was tired and stressed and looked...Read More »

A Drink At The Office

“You feel it too, do you not?”

Out of all the ways Retvik had expected to see his brother Rethais, the way he was currently slumped at his desk, head in his hands, was not one of them.

“The change? The draining of intelligence? The drought of debate? The lack of argument?...Read More »

End of the Year

“Thank goodness this year is nearly over…” Elkay sighed as he watched the sun set in the distance. By his side was his partner Teekay, rubbing his eyes from just how bright everything was. While Teekay had absolutely loved living on Portalia, enjoying the life he had missed out on...Read More »

The Godly Coup

“I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL OF THE BLADES, FOR THE RIGHT TO RULE OVER THE RETHAVOK!”

Photeianos stood proudly in the middle of the room, branded in golden armour and studded with glistening gems. In one hand he held a long, golden sword. In the other he held a golden...Read More »

Pledges of Loyalty

Kenon smiled as he watched Rethans pour into the city below. It had only been a few mere hours since he had taken control of this race, but everything was going swimmingly. Sure, there had been a couple of distractions, what with a few Rethavok dying and a few Rethavok...Read More »

Tunnels Below The City

“I believe we are in the clear, at least for now…”

Underneath the vast buildings that made up the cornerstone of Rethan society, there were a vast number of tunnels and sewers, designed to provide shelter and safety in case of emergencies. Despite all that had happened though in the last...Read More »

At The Shops, Alone

Lysar held her breath, watching anxiously behind the shelves as a couple of armed Rethans marched past her then exited the store. She wasn’t sure how long she had been hiding there, but the number of soldiers that had marched in then out again was at least starting to dwindle....Read More »

Discussions of Other Leaders

“We have a massive problem…”

King Ver stood at his desk, addressing a series of screens. Normally he would arrange meetings in person with the leaders of the other members of the Reth-Vrekan Union, but considering what had just happened with the Reth- part of said union, Ver really didn’t want...Read More »

Skeletal Hall

“Are you alright?” Rethais gasped as Retvik hurriedly slammed the door behind them, his claws struggling with the lock, before collapsing against the nearby wall.

“Not really, no. You were not shot again, were you?”

Rethais checked himself quickly. There were a couple of small grazes on his side from brushing against...Read More »

Change of Appearances

“Hm, antlers or no antlers?”

“Why are you asking me, Lord Kenon?”

Kenon turned from the mirror, his eyes scanning the elegantly decorated room, until he was met with the Rethan chained up in the corner. Vaksavar, formerly one of the most powerful Rethavok alive, sat awkwardly on the ground, not understanding...Read More »

New Form

Really, Teekay should have gotten some help with this situation sooner. It had all started a couple of days ago when Teekay realized that he had been sleeping not with his normal partner but with a large sack of goo. Not only had said sack of goo ruined a large...Read More »

Smallnaros

“Welcome to my throne!” Inaros beamed as he welcomed Volt in with open arms. The room was filled with Ayatan Sculptures, all thrown into a vaguely chair-shaped heap. Around the base of the Ayatan heap was a small collection of noggles, most of which were of bobble-headed Inaroses. “What do...Read More »

Banikan Sunset

Rethais sat quietly as he watched the sun set behind a vast forest of trees, some of them leafless and dead, others covered in fresh, green needles. In the distance, a body of water could be seen, but there was no life around it, no boats, no lights, no houses,...Read More »

Resting Plans

“They finally convinced you to get some rest, eh?”

Rethais sat up from bed, as his brother Retvik stood in the abnormally large doorway. He wasn’t sure how long he had been sleeping for, but it was dark outside, faint moonbeams shining in from a gap in the bamboo window blinds....Read More »

Midnight Intrusion

Ver’s little Vrekan heart began to pound as he realized he was not alone in his bedroom. The doors had been closed, the room had been swept, the guards had been patrolling yet somehow there was something in there with Ver. Something was sharing a room with the Vrekan king...Read More »

Free-Minded Secrets

Lysar sighed as she watched yet another patrol walk by in the distance. While Lysar and her group of similarly free-minded Rethans had somehow managed to tiptoe their way out of Thre-Vretania and towards the port city of Thre-Sypria, walking down narrow train tunnels, their journey to freedom had come...Read More »

Fatherly Call

The district of Hertany, a Rethan-owned territory on the neutral world of Portalia, had once been a bustling agricultural area, taking advantage of the planet’s lush, varied climate in order to grow crops that would be ill-suited on other worlds. These lands boasted a fairly large population of Rethavok who...Read More »

Godly Tea and Biscuits

Kinisis smiled as she placed various plates of biscuits and cookies on the table. She may not have been in the best of moods, but biscuits and a hot chocolate drink always made her feel better. Also at the table were Epani, Kairos and Kenon, who were all waiting patiently...Read More »

Rethan Hijacking

Just as Ksiel thought he was about to finally get off this accursed planet, he just had to get stopped by a bunch of renegade Rethavok, all panting and desperate and spouting all sorts of nonsense.

Ksiel and was the last of the Skyan ambassadors to the Rethan home world, having...Read More »

Depressive Episode

Rethais sighed as he desperately tried to find a way to occupy himself. He had spent much of the past few days confined to an over-sized bed in an old Banikan tent-house, in a small Banikan village on a planet filled with large monsters and Banikans that hunted said monsters....Read More »

Bottom of the Crater

While most of the village was still in one piece after what had appeared to have been a massive, midnight explosion, the church in the centre of the village had essentially ceased to exist and was currently nothing more than a smoldering pile of rubble. In fact, the explosion had...Read More »

Welcoming Back

“Retvik!”

The weird, tall, gangling Rethavok-like being with blue and silver armour charged over to where Retvik and Rethais were standing, wrapping his arms around Retvik and hugging him tightly. It took a moment to realize who this being was. It also took a moment for them both to realise where...Read More »

Voidborn Rage

Vaksavar had remained in the corner for about an hour now, watching helplessly as the Voidlord smashed through the room, destroying everything in sight. Lord Kenon had been in a foul rage for a long time, seething with anger yet not actually informing his loyal subjects what the problem was....Read More »

Runaway Skyareth

“I’m impressed. You got pretty far before anyone tracked you down.”

Elkay stopped what he was doing and stared at the green Ksithan blocking his only exit out of the room. He had been hauling bags of laundry around, shoving dirty fabric into a couple of industrial washing machines, then filling...Read More »

A Night of Brief Rest

Tenuk yawned as he threw himself into the tattered recliner, desperately gripping the mug of strong mead he had grabbed from goodness knows where. Someone gave it to him and Tenuk was finally going to sit down and drink it, after about twenty minutes of being distracted from his break...Read More »

Filling and Digging

Arkadin sighed as he continued to dig, shoveling earth down a deep, dark hole. All around him were abandoned buildings, all shaken up by a recent earthquake Arkadin had accidentally caused. The hole he was trying to fill had been a church dedicated to the Thantophor himself, but most of...Read More »

Faded Form

Kairos shook off the ash and snow from his back as he landed on the platform that led into his crystal palace, one of the many shimmering abodes Kairos had scattered across the universe. He had been dealing with a weird time anomaly on top of a mountain that had...Read More »

Tiny Tiny Changes

Arkadin kept his eyes closed as he stood on the pedestal, being inspected up and down by Kinisis, the All-Maker. Apart from a couple of hellos, neither of them had said much. Kinisis saw what Arkadin was going through, stood him on the pedestal then began to wander around, trying...Read More »

Golden Meal

“So, tell me about yourself?”

Vaksavar was struggling to believe his eyes and ears. Moments ago, he had been sitting on the floor, heavy chains around his arms and legs, being essentially kept as a pet. Suddenly he was now sitting on what was essentially a golden throne with plush red...Read More »

Lovers' Reunion

The ship shifted silently down the tarmac right into the center of the Portalia City Space Port, surrounded by other ships that had either just landed or were refueling and preparing for their next flights. The simple Skyan charter ship was nothing special, many of them passed through this particular...Read More »

Bench-Cooked Meal

Teekay eyed the strange layout in front of him, unsure what to make of it. He had received a message telling him to go to the “obviously out of place bench” at the Picnic Park located in lower Palaestra. Being the winter months, the park was mostly empty, its main...Read More »

Meeting of Provisions and Supplies

“So, how are we holding up?”

While most of the surrounding fields of concrete bunkers were rather quiet, with their occupants resting, this particular bunker had a lot of sudden visitors, all meeting up to discuss the future of the small community that had popped up out of nowhere.

Scattered across the...Read More »

A Request for Yisini

“ARKY!”

Yisini screeched with excitement as she wrapped her serpentine body around the Thantophor, squishing him in the warmest and friendliest hug imaginable, before letting go and dropping Arkadin on a small stool in front of where she was working.

“HOW ARE YOOOOU? I HAVEN’T SEEN YOU IN AAAAAAGES!”

Having sat her sudden...Read More »

Requesting Questions

“What are you doing, Allbirther?”

Yisini didn’t respond to the question. She was busy peering down a microscope, staring intently as she very gently nudged some cells around on a glass dish and observed the results.

“Allbirther, I am talking to you.”

Yisini continued to not respond. She needed to concentrate on what...Read More »

The Tireless Quest for Ash System Blueprints

“You want to farm Ash parts? Specifically the Ash Systems?”

“Yep.”

It had been some time since Smolt had evolved into Smallnaros, and it had been even longer since Volt had seen the former newbie he had picked up and trained a while back. Things had clearly happened since then, what with...Read More »

Cottages, Cake and Circuses

Vaksavar peered through the frosted window, squinting to see the movement in the streets below. From the weirdly joyous yet muffled racket that could be heard, Vaksavar assumed that the Rethavok were having a pretty good time, cheering after every single one of their new High General’s words and then...Read More »

Destructive Thoughts

Debris ricocheted across the terrain, tearing through abandoned buildings or blasting upwards into the atmosphere, followed by clouds of choking ash. The city had been derelict for decades, a vast, ancient expanse that had once been a Temthan paradise, only to be consumed by dust storms and floods. Arkadin had...Read More »

Three Hundred Rethavok

“Three hundred Rethavok…”

Rethais looked down at the crowd in front of him. They had all gathered on this rather cold, windy day in a vast, grassy field that was normally meant to hold five hundred armed soldiers. This current crowd was hardly armed and hardly sure what was going on....Read More »

A Couple of Options

Yisini fluttered around in a cloud of stardust, waiting for the perfect moment to go down and talk to her brother. Normally the Allbirther, the Goddess of Life, would just interrupt whatever the Lord of Death was doing, but he seemed to be particularly busy right now, destroying something that...Read More »

By the Throat

“Ah, Kaldoran, it is a pleasure to finally meet you!”

The former General of Medicinal Affairs was trying very hard to remain calm as the massive, clawed hand of the Void Lord clung to his throat, dangling him above a very, very high drop.

“W-w-what d-d-do you w-w-want?” Kaldoran stuttered, shaking, holding...Read More »

Bedside Tears

“Hey, kiddo, you are finally awake.”

Trismit’s eyes flickered open, trying to adjust to the weirdly bright yet dull light that illuminated the concrete bunker he had been sleeping in. To his left was an IV drip, feeding much-needed fluids into his formerly unconscious body. To his right was a familiar...Read More »

Carpeted Walls

“Does this happen often?”

“I… cannot say.”

Kaldoran ran his hands across the weird, fluffy walls, feeling for any sort of ridge or window or exit or literally anything, hoping that there was some way to escape this hideous, lowly lit room. Knowing that there wasn’t any such exit, Vaksavar sat on...Read More »

Kid of the Former

Relkay Rethianos was not having a particularly good time. After two weeks of beatings, torture and forced feeding and drugging, he had finally broken. He had admitted knowing about the secret tunnels underneath the cities, he had admitted to creating distractions so other Rethavok could flee to safer lands. He...Read More »

Medical Curiosities

“So let me make this next sentence as clear and concise as possible for you. You discovered the ability to give your fellow Rethavok super powers and decided to shut the whole experiment down?”

Kaldoran nodded awkwardly. In the last day or so, he had been forced to go through vast,...Read More »

Brotherly Ultimatum

He had received a multitude of warnings over the last two hours, but even if he’d had a year’s warning in advance, there was no way Rethais could have been prepared for the mess he was currently looking at. Like the 300 other free-minded Rethavok, beings who were unable to...Read More »

Yet Another Sacrifice

“Well, if Retvik is going, I guess I will go as well…”

All things considered, Trismit didn’t feel too bad, especially since he had just been told he had to give himself up to a dangerous deity that had forcefully taken control of his entire race. While he had expected to...Read More »

Last Drink at the Dusty Wagon

“Heya, Dee!”

“Hey, Revan, you’re not dead! Same as normal?”

“Same as normal please, Dee!”

Dekadee, known as Dee to his customers, was an older Skyavok from an older time, back when the Skyavok normally hid away in the shadows, yet he had been here, running the Dusty Wagon bar, as long as...Read More »

Stabbed Plea

Everything was dark and cold, from the chilled concrete floor to the frozen glass walls that formed an unfriendly, sanitary cell around each of the two Rethavok. Small blue-white lights were the only thing that allowed the two Rethavok to see what was going on. There were seemingly no...Read More »

Bubbling Thoughts

“What was all that about?” Trismit whispered as the door slammed behind him and Retvik. While the day had started off pretty badly, things seemed to be turning around, since the pair of them had been treated to a very nice spa treatment and were now allowed ten minutes on...Read More »

At the Guard Tower

“So, what now?”

“What do you mean by that?”

Rethais had been on guard for hours now, standing at the newly erected guard tower at the town gate since it had finished being built that very morning. He had given out his orders for the day, handing out tasks for every able-bodied...Read More »

Creature in the Clearing

It had been difficult trying to explain where Elkay went every Sunday, so most of the time, he had just told small lies, claiming he was going for a walk or wanted to clear his head or whatever. After all, the former Rethan High General sneaking off into the silver...Read More »

Banikan in the Distance

Elkay grunted and grumbled as something poked him in the side, just underneath where his armoured chest carapace ended. Elkay was tired and grumpy and didn’t want to be disturbed, so of course here was someone to annoy the heck out of him. When turning over and pulling a blanket...Read More »

Catching up with Veeyel

Kayel beamed with joy as the two bowl of food arrived and were politely placed in front of him and his dear partner Veeyel. They had been planning a night to themselves for weeks now, but recent political events had meant that they were up to their necks in extra...Read More »

Thoughts On Non-Rethans

“So we have a Banikan wandering around here now?” Lysar grunted, sitting on the edge of the only balcony in Thre-Hertany. Being nothing more than a military base, surrounded by concrete walls and grassy fields, there was very little room for anything even remotely fancy. Most of the Rethans didn’t...Read More »

Spacing Out

“Universe has been quiet lately…”

Kairos tried to hide his surprise at the voice that had caught him off guard. He had been silently working on sewing together a small paradox in the side of the universe, created by the remains of a miniature black hole, when Epani had floated by...Read More »

Cute Message

“Good morning, cutie!”

Arkadin sat up straight, staring blankly at the screen in front of him. He’d had a bad day and a bad night and probably a bad month as well, but this message on his screen… it was something else. It had caught him completely off guard.

“Uh, good morning…”

Not...Read More »

Waking Late and Finishing Later

“Get your fat tail out of bed already!”

The loud knocking and rude awakening had left Psikay in a rather mediocre mood. It was Sunday, there was no reason for him to be out of bed. He had no work today and the only thing that needed doing was an appointment...Read More »

Unwanted Results

“As someone who has been an underling to a vicious dictator who breaks a lot of things in the past, I can say with experience that breaking things does not get you anywhere!”

Trismit seemed quite chirpy, despite the fact that he was strapped to a chair with little transmitters and...Read More »

Happy Accidents

Arkadin rolled his eyes as the large shadow enveloped what he was working on, blocking his light and just generally pissing him off. He wanted to ignore the being whose presence was getting in the way of Arkadin’s work, but he knew that the being would just stand there until...Read More »

Copied Incorrectly

Okay, so you know I’m sad, right? I have almost no self-esteem to the point where I genuinely hate myself. I constantly put myself down, I never see the positives about myself and I always point out the negatives. I degrade myself.

But I do more than that. I don’t look...Read More »

Watery Discussions

“Just imagine, if I had the ability to give the 99% whatever they wanted, I could have been High General as well!”

Trismit had been going on for hours about how nice things had turned out. In his brief existence, he had never, ever been so well pampered. He had been...Read More »

Missing Deitons

“Where the fuck did I leave those?”

Kairos was confused. He had been racing across the Deitonic Sector for hours, searching for literally anything in regards to a specific race. But all the Time Dragon had stumbled across were abandoned forts and ruined cities.

It wasn’t that Kairos hadn’t found anything alive....Read More »

Meat Library

“Hm…”

Arkadin scanned the tattered yet silky sheet of paper, then copied down each line onto a new, fresh piece. He delicately made sure that each word was spelled correctly, then noted down a series of numbers next to each one.

As Arkadin worked, he’d catch the glances of beings working around...Read More »

Troubling Late Night Queries

Retvik had just begun to drift off when the shadowy being flickered into view. He had not been sleeping as much as he should have, keeping one eye open and watching out for his fellow inmate, but the only real factor that made him sleep was exhaustion. Despite his captors’...Read More »

Sudden Separations

“Well, this is awkward…”

When Talmin’s new partner had received the message from the High General, demanding his presence, they were both rather worried, uncertain what to expect from this sudden summoning. As the two large, bulky Rethans made their way into the foyer of the grand palace, the building that...Read More »

The New Plan

Vaxavius had been dreading this moment for a while. He had been secretly watching and studying the inner goings on of the Void Lord’s inner sanctum, observing the two beings he had been holding prisoner and parading around like trophies. Two Rethavok who Vaxavius had… condemned in the past. He...Read More »

Unequal Opportunities

“But… but that’s unfair!”

Arkadin crossed his arms and pouted as Kinisis tried to lead him over to the table, where a plate of cakes and sweets was waiting for them.

“That’s super unfair! You said I could! You said I had the same rights as everyone else!”

Kinisis quickly gave up on...Read More »

Godly Cell Chat

“You do not look too well…”

“Could say the same about you…”

Retvik sat up, kicking his legs over the edge of the bed so he could better see his visitor. While the Thantophor was considered by many to be a terrifying monster, only vaguely resembling a Rethavok or similar Threanic being,...Read More »

Expected Visitor

“Come in! Sit down! We’ve been expecting you!”

Arkadin stood in the doorway as a green-armoured Skyan hobbled past, carrying a tray with three glasses on it and a glass bottle of fizzy caramel soda.

“You have… been expecting me?” Arkadin asked, edging inside and closing the door behind him. He had...Read More »

Lack of Fats

“Are you well, Elkay?”

Elkay grunted some sort of response as he collapsed on the nearest soft thing: a battered, donated sofa. One that barely had much stuffing left in it and was rather dusty. But it was soft enough to lay on for a little bit.

“Not really.”

In the room with...Read More »

Divorce Papers

Paper littered the small, concrete bunker. Far more paper than Talmin expected. Really, he didn’t even know that Gath owned so much paper. Talmin had just finished his rounds and was returning home to clean up and shower, but since his bunker was down the road from his new partner’s...Read More »

Ceres Lich

“Alright. There are three areas left on Ceres. What do you prefer, Spy, Interception or Hijack?”

Inaros grunted to himself as he mulled over his three options. He stared glumly at the navigation panel, not really enjoying either of those choices. But that was all his cohort had left.

“What kind of...Read More »

Questions of Gatherings

King Ver had just finished his daily rounds with the news reporters, when he was hit with a surprising question. He had been asked whether he would be arranging the next V-R-Union Leaders’ Gathering, since the Vrekans were now the main leading race in the Union. Ver had brushed off...Read More »

Willing To Host

“King Ver, what an unexpected surprise!”

The High General paraded up to the recently landed ship, a small legion of Rethan soldiers clearing the way for him and his subjects. Trailing behind the antlered leader were two servants, one wearing heavy golden chains.

“Ver, what brings you to the central city of...Read More »

Planning of Actions

“This is perfect!” Vaxavius watched as Retvik paced up and down. “This could not be better! The perfect opportunity has appeared!”

“Should you not be up there, planning for the big gathering?” Trismit asked, munching his way through a packet of dried meat jerky. “I mean, your regular visits are very...Read More »

Shopping Assistance

“Oh dear…”

Veeyel tutted as the can of food he had attempted to pick up had ended back on the floor. This was the second time he had dropped this can, which was upsetting because Veeyel wanted to put it in his shopping trolley. Thankfully though, help was on the way....Read More »

Simple Broken Promise

Blood and broken teeth splattered from Retvik’s mouth as he took yet another blow to the head. In all the planning and practice he had done in the last week, Retvik had swiftly realised that he had not planned for one thing in particular: the High General discovering his plan....Read More »

Broken Godly Form

“Soooo, tell me what happened here?”

Yisini inspected the torn, tattered, bloody body, crossing her arms and clicking her tongue with curiosity. She knew what had happened, but she wanted to hear the others say it.

“Arkadin attacked Kenon.”

“Tore him to pieces.”

“Nearly killed him.”

“Uh-huh…” Yisini flicked her serpentine tongue in and out,...Read More »

New Mortal Body

Kenon sat on the edge of this strange bed, knowing that something was definitely wrong. His memories of the previous day were blurry yet painful. Something had hurt him. Hurt him so badly that he didn’t remember. Luckily, as his vision cleared, he realised he was not alone, and there...Read More »

Talks of Punishment

Arkadin sighed, genuinely upset at how his mother was currently reacting to his presence. The moment Kinisis had spotted him, she had thrown whatever was in reach. The bowl of soup phased harmlessly through Arkadin’s non-corpreal form, splattering up against the wall behind him.

“You seem far too angry, all things...Read More »

A Very Good Idea

“Yisini! YisiniYisiniYisiniYisiniYisiniYisini! I gotta talk to you! Right now!”

The Allbirther peered down the small drain in the sink, where the voice was coming from. She was quite surprised to see a tiny little Thantophor, bouncing around excitedly.

“What are you doing in there, Arky? What’s going on?”

Arkadin pulled...Read More »

Voidborn Peace Offering

“Oh no… He has returned…”

Rethais peered over the battlements as his fellow Rethans lined up, armed and ready to retaliate. They had been given almost no warning about the army that loomed over the horizon, marching towards them, but thankfully the small Rethan town had managed to scrape together enough...Read More »

Crystal Tomb

The centre of the universe was always a strange place, often described as a “beautiful wasteland”, a combination of crystal asteroid fields and curiously flat plates scattered with faint streams and the odd bit of foliage. All of this led to the vast castle that Kinisis, the Allmaker, called home.

The...Read More »

Backup Town

“You want me to stay?”

Rethais nodded. “I do.”

“Why?”

“Someone needs to stay. In case things go wrong.”

Elkay frowned, not appreciating the situation he was being forced into. When the High General had come to them and offered peace, Elkay assumed that peace encompassed everyone, or at least all Rethavok. But as...Read More »

Future Letters

“Dear Flamebearer Retvik…”

Retvik examined the one letter that had arrived on his bedside table, next to his small glass of grape juice and the plastic tub of jellied meat and gravy. He hadn’t expected any visitors or letters or anything. He was trapped inside a hidden, private facility that only...Read More »

Worrying Concerns

“Kairooooooos?”

The Whenvern always hated when Yisini spoke to him like that. Yisini knew Kairos hated it as well, but she enjoyed annoying the Whenvern occasionally. Today though, Yisini was more focused on just getting the attention of the Dragon God of Time.

“What do you want, Yisini?”

Kairos...Read More »

Serpentine Offer

“Good day, little ones!” Yisini beamed as she coiled herself around the small, concrete bunker, blocking the front door “May I come in?”

The occupants of this bunker both struggled to find an answer. One of them was absolutely terrified – after all, a massive serpent was currently stopping them from...Read More »

Potential Godhood

“I assume she met with you as well.”

Compared to the rest to the rest of the cafe, which had been empty for hours, this one table was very cramped. Not because it had too many beings around it, but because one of those beings was a Banikan, taking up too...Read More »

More Serpentine Issues

Yisini frowned to herself as she worked. Something had cropped up, interrupting her normal duties. A little plague. Not a dangerous one, just an annoyingly contagious one. One that was irritatingly asymptomatic for too damn long. Luckily she was getting it under control, mostly by convincing everyone to stay inside...Read More »

Honesty Between Leaders

Rethais had been unsure how to react all day, as he had been shown around what used to be the old Rethan governmental headquarters and was now a glimmering, golden palace. The High General had taken him to every refurbished room, shown him every renovation he had done and smiled...Read More »

Golden Invasion

Kairos collapsed, exhausted and defeated. Incisions and cuts covered his body, dripping silver blood down his cyan and sapphire scales. He was still drawing breath though, refusing to give up completely. Even as the gleaming gold being pressed its foot down on Kairos’s back, pushing him into the ground.

“Allmaker Kinisis!...Read More »

A Golden Request

There was something in the sky. Strange, golden streaks carved their way through the cloudy blue skies, fading in and out of view. They had appeared suddenly and without any hint of warning. While the streaks appeared harmless, a curious mark on otherwise plain skies, they had caused quite a...Read More »

Siege of Gold

“So let me get this straight, they want us to give them Kenon’s dead body and hand over Arkadin, even though Kenon is still alive and Arkadin is in the process of being punished? What right do they have to do that?”

Yisini was pretty damn upset. Not only was she...Read More »

Interspace Questions

Tenuk watched from the cockpit, waiting for the High General to finish what he was doing. He had been talking to a large circle of Rethans for quite a long time. While Tenuk wasn’t sure what exactly they were talking about, he could tell that none of it was good....Read More »

Hidden Kiniseon

“Elkay?”

Teekay had been awkwardly distant the last few days. Things had been bothering him. His current situation wasn’t so much a bad one, but it was certainly awkward. Rather than trying to deal with this incomprehensible mess though, Teekay had decided to withdraw from the real world, hiding inside a...Read More »

Buying Time

Kairos sighed as he approached the main gate and briefly deactivated his time shield, the only thing separating the Fortress of Kinigi from the golden army of light that was waiting patiently outside. Once he had stepped through, he immediately re-raised the shields, checking briefly to make sure that nothing…...Read More »

The Actual Plan

“One being from each intelligent, space-faring race. One perfect member. Each one gathered up and brought to you, Kinisis… The important ones, at least…”

Yisini slithered around each pod, inspecting them in turn, wiping down the cold mist that had fogged up each viewing slide, making it hard to see what...Read More »

Attack of the Golden Army

Kairos cursed as he peeled bits of dead Voidborn off his claws, preparing for another wave of enemies. No matter what he did, the swarm of golden monsters kept on coming. He would take down one swarm, only for the bastards to leave their golden armour behind, reform and attack...Read More »

A Feeling of Everything

“Hey, kiddo, how you feeling?”

Arkadin’s eyes flicked open briefly. Those few milliseconds were just enough for him to inspect his surroundings. Rather than being sealed in a box like he expected, he was sealed inside some sort of… glowing machinery.

“Kinisis… what happened?”

The Allmaker hovered around, watching Arkadin with caution. In...Read More »

After the Storm

Kairos sighed as he brushed dust and rubble off himself. Underneath him were the battered bodies of many a demi-god he had summoned to assist him. There were probably about ten beings here, most of them unconscious or just waking up. All around them though, there was nothing but rubble....Read More »

Explanations Before Rest

“WHAT HAPPENED?” Rethais demanded as Kenon entered the Grand Palace. Kenon though ignored the angry Rethan, stomping past Rethais and wearily pulling himself up the stairs, making his way to the grand bedroom at the top of the flight of stairs.

With a grunt, Kenon pushed open the door, grunting as...Read More »

Disorientating Orientation

Retvik grunted as he rolled over, not really wanting to wake up. For the first time in ages, he was genuinely feeling comfortable and well rested. He was in a very soft, warm bed that was plenty big enough for his muscular body, and he could smell nice food nearby....Read More »

Mourning in the Void

Retvik sighed as he sat on the small, metal bench, staring off into the void. There was nothing out there, apart from the occasional glimmer, and a glowing spot in the distance. He wasn’t focused on anything, he was just blindly looking outwards, trying to clear his thoughts and work...Read More »

Recordings and Uncertainty

“Play that again for me, please.”

Teekay did as he was told, scrolling back through the recording and hitting the play button so his queen could view the audio again. This was the third time Teekay had replayed the recording, and each time he hadn’t heard anything.

This room wasn’t very big,...Read More »

Fuzzy Memories of a Distant Past

The Mess was where everyone ate. What the twelve Guardians ate was different, each being would eat according to their own specific diets, but the squeaky clean hall complete with benches and magically refilling buffets, complete with magical glasses that never needed filling up. And then, when everyone was done,...Read More »

Pleas After Catastrophes

“I wasn’t prepared for this…”

Kayel, the All-Ksa of the Skyavok, was shaking, trying to keep himself upright, trying to focus on his words. But as he stood in front of the High General of the Rethavok, Kayel couldn’t make the right words come out. Broken, crippled words squeaked from his...Read More »

Happy Decay Day

“Happy Decay Day!”

Retvik rubbed his eyes as he tried to focus on the beings on the end of his bed. He’d been asleep, but had no real idea how long he’d been asleep for. At least two of the beings were somewhat familiar?

“Uh, whut?”

“Happy Decay Day!” Seimeni repeated, jumping over...Read More »

Plans of a Union

“Alright, so let me get this straight. You want to create a pan-universal union of mortal races, where every race has their own specific job and duty?”

Kenon nodded, perched on his throne, going through a series of notes. In the last few days, the Rethavok leadership had been visited by...Read More »

A Late Hospital Visit

Lysar tutted as she flicked through a glossy magazine. She never really understood who read these rather unsavoury tabloids, normally written by gossiping Skyavok or Cassian Temthans, but there were always tons of them in waiting rooms across Rethan territories.

This waiting room was particularly quiet, but that was because it...Read More »

Quotation for a Sculpture

“Hai!”

Estee seemed not at all bothered that the High General of the Rethavok was standing in front of her, blocking the light from her work. Sure, her world had been turned upside down and destroyed, pretty much literally, but she had so much more time to work on her art...Read More »

Questions for Kinisis

The twelve beings all sat in a circle, wondering what was going on. Kinisis had said she wanted to talk, and there they were, waiting for her. All around them were soft cushions, bowls of food and glasses of drinks, to keep them all occupied until the Mistress arrived.

They all...Read More »

Decayling Snuggles

“Hey, baby, you alright?”

Retvik sat up, rubbing his eyes, trying to work out where he was and who was talking to him. It took him far too long to realise that he was safe in his own bed, with his new friend lying next to him.

“Seimeni…” Retvik muttered under his...Read More »

A Job for a Decayling

“Good day, Flamebearer.”

It was a rare feeling for Retvik to seem so small and insignificant. The chair and desk he was sitting at were perfectly normal in size. The desk and chair in front of him were insanely huge. To fit a being that was at least triple Retvik’s size.

“Uh…...Read More »

Relkir's Worries

Ever since the meeting with Kinisis, where everyone had managed to get a few questions answered, things had mostly calmed down. More than that, everyone had very quickly warmed up to each other, no longer that bothered about them all being different. The differences were only on the surface, and...Read More »

Tiny Tent

Asteroids weren’t at all uncommon across the void, but there was something particularly curious about this hunk of rock, floating mindlessly on its own. It wasn’t even the fact that this rock had an atmosphere, it was that there seemed to be something living on it.

The rock itself was mostly...Read More »

Hours Under the Microscope

“So, uh, what is that?”

Kinisis had been quiet for hours, silently peering at a piece of black fabric through a comically sized tiny microscope. Her Guardians had been watching her the entire time, waiting for Kinisis to make any sort of announcement.

“What is what?” Kinisis muttered, clearly not paying attention.

“The...Read More »

A Simple Dissuasion

“Hello, Life Goddess Kinisis.”

“Heya! How can we help ya?”

Kinisis beamed as the colossal being stood at the bottom of the ramp to her ship, far too large to actually enter it. By the being’s side were several guards or servants or… whatever they were, Kinisis wasn’t sure. A black and...Read More »

Brief Contact

Floating islands in the void were pretty common, often tied together by errant strips of gravity, strong enough for beings to stand on them. This chain of islands was no different, but it was all weirdly warm, thanks to a small molten core just beneath the main island. The warmth...Read More »

Adult Decision

Seimeni tutted as she wandered around the ship, looking for Retvik. Ever since they had sent the new Decayling on that test run, it seemed that Retvik had been avoiding her. Whether he was doing it on purpose or he was just lost on the massive ship, Seimeni wasn’t sure,...Read More »

Meeting Head First

“Hello, Elkay.”

Relkir jumped, immediately drawing his spear and shield, ready to protect his two fellow Guardians. He had simply been accompanying Tahvra and Teekay as they traced a strange signal into this small cave, but now there was a large, fiery being standing in their way.

“What are you and what...Read More »

Interrupting Dinner with the Family

“I need you at the Palace, right now.”

Rethais took a deep breath, a vague attempt to contain the anger that was boiling up inside him. He was only three hours into the first day off he’d had all month, he was just about to sit down and have a nice...Read More »

Sudden Blanket Appearance

“Hello…”

Retvik wasn’t really sure how to assess this current situation. The lost Decayling that he and the other members of the Thantir had been chasing unsuccessfully for the last few days had suddenly appeared… in Retvik’s bed. It was just sitting there, hiding in the corner, covered by Retvik’s blankets,...Read More »

Open Chest Surgery

The screams echoed through the whole ship. All of them coming from one sealed off room. After about five minutes of continued screaming, the pained cries simmered out, only to be replaced with more shouting.

“WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?” Arkay panicked as the automated medical bots attempted to close the...Read More »

The Dragon, the Serpent and the Assistant

Kairos sighed as he gazed into the abyss, watching as clouds of cosmic dust drifted by, as glimmering lights faded in and out of existence. The Whenvern was perched on the very edge the observatory he had built into his new home, where he could silently ponder existence all on...Read More »

Six in One

“Could you please explain the plan one last time?”

Retvik had been struggling to keep up. After spending a couple of hours in quarantine, where he had been frozen then set on fire then frozen again, he was now helping Vikalos push a large, opaque crystal into a ship in the...Read More »

Carenizing

“What do you mean, no?”

Itaviir and Vikalos both sighed and rolled their eyes. Neither of them particularly enjoyed dealing with Life Goddesses, normally because they would complain constantly and wish to speak to higher ups until they got what they wanted. The never-ending stream of criticism and wishing to move...Read More »

Time Off Work

Rethais sighed as he climbed out of bed and wearily made his way to the bathroom. He sighed some more as he relieved himself then washed his hands and face, then continued to sigh as he wandered back into the bedroom, staring at the empty bed. Lysar was already awake,...Read More »

Glass Liquid Cell

Arkay stared wearily at the strange glass walls that made up his liquid cell. He had been bobbing up and down in the clear, viscous fluids for goodness knows how long, but only now had Arkay realised what was going on. These curious and powerful beings were trying to heal...Read More »

Work Demands

As the heavy golden doors slammed shut behind him, Rethais was beginning to think that maybe he should have had this meeting over the phone. Standing at the gold-laced desk, papers scattered everywhere, was a furious High General Kenon, snorting in anger and frustration.

“So you want to betray me again.”

Rethais...Read More »

Post-Love Concerns

“Hey…”

The voice in the dark surprised Tahnahos. He had been sitting in the cockpit, minding his own business, keeping an eye on the ship and its maintenance while everyone else was asleep. Kinisis had demanded that her Guardians take her to a specific Life Oasis on the very edge of...Read More »

Throwing Mood

“Well, Kinisis is in a foul mood…” Relkir growled as he picked himself up off the floor and dusted himself down. The Life Goddess had been throwing things around for the last few hours, and that had included all the Guardians who had attempted to calm her down. While Atteh’Kus...Read More »

Permission to Call

“What part of “no contact with the Decayling” does your Life Goddess not understand?” Vikalos snarled as he answered the video call. “You need to back away from this immediately!”

The tiny little deity on the other end of the line was visibly shaken, having jumped out of his skin from...Read More »

Angry Call

“Can they see us or hear us yet?” Arkay asked as he tried to remain calm and steady on the small stool he was sitting on. In front of him, a couple of Decay Lords that he didn’t really recognize were busy setting up a camera and a microphone, so...Read More »

Failed Plans and Chats

“Well that completely backfired…” Tahnahos grunted as the ship door slammed shut. “I genuinely don’t think that could have gone any worse if we’d tried.”

Tahnahos’s complaining though was met with a handful of shrugs from his fellow guardians. Most of the Twelve had gone to bed, giving up on trying...Read More »

Medical Bay Explosion

“LEAVE ME ALONE!”

“YOU ARE MINE!”

“I DON’T BELONG TO ANYONE!”

Retvik was pretty sure that was the second explosion he had experienced in about thirty seconds, but what with everything going on and him being buried in rubble, he couldn’t have been sure. There was a huge amount of shouting and screaming...Read More »

Planning an Alibi

“Phovos, you there?”

Phovos grunted as her little telepathic communicator sprung to life. The other Guardians were messaging her from the ship outside, while she was on duty watching over their boss.

“I am. What is the problem?”

“Is Kinisis still with you?” the high pitched mind-voice squeaked. Phovos immediately recognized that Tahvra...Read More »

Visiting Kal Again

“Didn’t think we’d be seeing you again so soon…” Kal grunted as Retvik boarded the ship. “Turns out your universe exploding has been way more troublesome than the High Lords thought.”

“Uh… yes…” Retvik muttered, not really sure how to reply. He felt bad because he genuinely couldn’t tell which of...Read More »

Hammock Under The Palace

“Hey, Arky!”

“Hey, Sini…”

Yisini slithered her way across the various tubes and rocky girders that made up the foundation of the Whenvern’s crystal palace, heading towards the tiny little hammock that had been hung underneath it. While Yisini could have simply hovered or grown wings or something, she wanted to approach...Read More »

What is Wanted

“I am surprised you asked nicely, little Decaylings…” the Whenvern growled as he hovered above the ship, blocking its passengers from passing. “I expected to see more of you, in force.”

Kairos eyed the two beings up and down. One of them he immediately recognized. Retvik had been a former mortal...Read More »

Lonely Guardians

Tahnahos sipped his mug of soup as he wandered down the main hallway, all the way down into the navigation chamber. Technically it was a cockpit, but his boss seemed to hate that word, so it was the navigation room. The clear plastic doors immediately slid open so Tahnahos could...Read More »

Unexpected Work Meeting

Rethais wasn’t really sure what he had did to be the subject of the High General’s rage. He had done everything that Kenon had asked and more. He had barely stopped to eat and his office was now his home. Yet for some reason, the High General was furious at...Read More »

Operation Afterthoughts

“Hey Volt!” Wukong waved as he entered the dojo. “Long time no see!”

Volt tutted as he adjusted the plants in a small Orokin planter, not really paying attention. “Hi Inaros.”

“I’m Wukong.”

“Oh.” Volt turned to Wukong, rubbing his two pairs of neural sensors. “Sorry about that. Been an utterly hectic month....Read More »

Hangovers and Plans

Kinisis grunted and groaned as she rubbed her head, feeling very much how a Life Goddess shouldn’t. All around her were her caring Guardians, the twelve divine beings she had created from mere mortals, designed to look after her and support her.

Standing directly in front of her was Phovos, the...Read More »

Room Location

Retvik grunted as a knock on the door behind him broke his concentration. He was currently working his way through a series of videos and course books, all about what he needed to learn when it came to the Decay Lords. A lot of it was simple stuff. Rules, guidelines,...Read More »

Life Goddess Lesson Number 1

“Good morning, class, and welcome to Life Goddess Laws 101! I am Decay Lord Seimeni and I’ll be teaching you this course in the mystical universe-building arts!”

Arkay glanced over his shoulder, trying to work out who else the slender, white, ghostly being was talking to. It was just him and...Read More »

The Uncomfort of Tahnahos's Room

Tahnahos smirked to himself as he opened the door to his personal living quarters, leading Akah inside. Each of Kinisis’s Twelve Guardians had a personalized bedroom, decorated exactly how they wanted it. The perfect living space with everything each Guardian needed to feel comfortable and at home, sprinkled with subtle...Read More »

Elksia's Request

“Can I? Can I can I can I can I pretty please?”

Kairos glared at the begging baby Time Drake. When he had saved the broken, beaten demi-god after a vicious fight against Voidborns, he couldn’t have imagined he’d end up standing here, arms annoyingly crossed, acting like an actual parental...Read More »

556/557

Volt gasped with exhaustion as he threw down his Kuva Kohm and slid down the ramp into his Orbiter. He had been working for hours, mastering the last of his massive collection of weapons, and he was finally done. The Kuva weapons in particular had been incredibly tedious, requiring a...Read More »

A Study Break

It had been nice having the last couple of days to himself, but Retvik was beginning to get bored. He had dutifully done his work, he had managed to easily work his way through his Decay Lord studies and now Retvik was wondering what to do with himself.

Lying in bed,...Read More »

A Call for Tahnahos

“Hi, is this Kinisis’s Guardian Ship?”

The voice on the other end caught Tahnahos off guard. He expected a deep, booming voice. Most of the Decay Lords that tried to contact them were gruff individuals, normally calling to politely ask Kinisis to move as they had detected something troubling nearby and...Read More »

Gath's Visit

“Oh, hello Gath, what an unexpected… surprise…”

Rethais’s greeting towards the hulking Rethan was far less malicious than Gath had expected. He had walked into this office expecting nothing but coldness from the Vice General, but no, Rethais seemed rather calm so far.

“Hello, General Rethais. Are you busy right now?”

The glimmering...Read More »

Palace to Herself

“Let me make this very, very clear. I will let you use the whole crystal palace. But if I come back and find it’s a mess, I will cut your head off. Understand?”

Elksia nodded, trying to hide her excitement.

“So you’ll kill me if I make a mess. Got it.”

Kairos glared...Read More »

A Little Reunion

“Wow… you have been really… really busy…”

Both Retvik and Arkay were at a loss for words. Walking in to the main hall was normal enough, but as Elksia had led them both into the dining room, they were astonished by just how much food there was.

“How long did this take...Read More »

Vaguest of Memories

“You don’t remember anything, do you?”

Tahnahos felt very out of place. He was sitting in a dining hall, surrounded by mountains of food and three beings who all claimed to have been his best friends. The yellow-armoured being, Tahnahos definitely recognised. Arkay was the son of Kinisis, Tahnahos’s boss, and...Read More »

Party Breakup

Tahnahos wasn’t sure how, but between the four of them, they had managed to finish off nearly all the food in the palace. They’d also had a lovely time sharing stories and generally chatting around a small fire that Retvik had made in the middle of the table. Overall, Tahnahos...Read More »

Not Enough Decaylings

“… All the protection you have. Even the new guys. We need literally as much protection as you can give us!”

“That is what we are trying to do, but we are heavily understaffed right-”

“Doesn’t matter. Just give us everything you can. We need bodies more than anything else.”

“We will see...Read More »

A No Show At A Meeting

“You look awful. Are you alright?”

“I am fine, thank you. I get that a lot.”

Rethais rubbed his eyes wearily as he sat down at the table alongside Kayel, the All-Ksa of the Skyavok. Really, Kayel looked far worse for wear than Rethais did, but they both had an aura of...Read More »

Life Abilities

Vikalos stood dumbfounded in the hallway as Itaviir knocked on the little door.

“You cannot be serious!”

“I am plenty serious.”

“You cannot entrust this baby Decayling to even make a half-decent cheese sandwich, let alone create-” Vikalos paused, realising the door had opened, revealing its occupant and the contents of its room.

Arkay...Read More »

Recovery Night

“You should be resting.”

Veeyel shuffled across the room towards the front door, where his partner had just entered. Kayel’s bright yellow armour is what always reminded Veeyel of his beloved friend, but even with his jumbled memories, Veeyel could tell that Kayel was not doing well. His armour was faded...Read More »

A Racy Request

“Do you ever get bored, Yisini?”

The Allbirther rolled her eyes at Kenon’s question. She was bored right now, clearing up the remains of a small outbreak in a suburban Temthan town. She had been bored a lot lately, having been busy dealing with both the life and death sides of...Read More »

Temporary Temporal Stay

Kairos grunted as he got up to answer the door. He’d had a stressful day erecting massive time shields around his siblings’ little universe and had just sat down to have some dinner, so he wasn’t impressed with this interruption. He didn’t even know who it was, as he knew...Read More »

Ktonia

Kohra grunted as he spat metallic blood from his mouth, then carefully wiped tears and more blood from two of his eyes. The formerly noble Kronospast was covered from head to toe in dust and pain, white and gold robes turned grey from dirt.

Standing behind Kohra were a handful of...Read More »

A Slight Miscalculation

“I think… I may have miscalculated…” Kohra muttered to himself as he collapsed in the middle of the hall, his strength flooding from his tiny body. It had taken all of Kohra’s might to achieve this singular feat, to teleport the last 203 remaining Kronospasts to a new, safer home....Read More »

Sneaking Out

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Tahnahos swallowed nervously as the weight of his backpack shifted, carefully tucked to one side as to not interfere with his two pairs of wings.

“Uh… nowhere…”

Both Tahnahos and Kinisis knew he was lying. In all honesty, Tahnahos hadn’t expected to have been caught out so...Read More »

Surprise Lawyer

While the sudden supply of candies and sweets had helped calm his nerves, Kohra was certain that something strange was going on. According to the guards muttering outside his cell, he was supposed to have been shoved onto a ship and abandoned in some remote region. But apparently, one of...Read More »

Teleport to Freedom

Kohra gasped for air as he pulled himself out of the water fountain, trying not to choke on dirty, endlessly recycled water. It must have been late as there was no one around and the lights on the edge of the fountain were the only things guiding him to safety....Read More »

A Private Little Talk

“Elksia has been gone a while…” Retvik grunted as he flicked through a large pile of notes. Between his Decayling lessons and his work guarding ungrateful Life Goddesses, Retvik hadn’t really had much time to do any studying on his own. Retvik wasn’t alone in this regard. Most of the...Read More »

Surprise Spy

“HEY GUYS!” Elksia squealed as she stomped into the observatory, where Retvik and Arkay had been quietly sitting and studying. “WHAT’S UP?”

“What’s up?” Arkay replied back, looking confused. “You… you were gone for fucking ages, that’s what’s up. I thought you went to make yourself a sandwich?”

Elksia smiled, then pulled...Read More »

A Word of Godly Relationship Advice

Retvik hated this office. It was too plain. Even by Rethan standards. Considering that he was standing in front of a powerful Decay Lord, it felt strange that this room was so simple.

“Please, sit down.”

There were two empty stools. Retvik sat on the one closest to the Decay Lord, to...Read More »

Stray Skyan

“Can I keep him please, dad? Pleaseeeeee?”

Rethais grunted as he threw his briefcase on the floor and chucked his cape vaguely at the cape hook, then grunted some more as he had to pick both items up and put them away properly. He hadn’t even properly looked at whatever the...Read More »

Extra Guest at the Table

Lysar smiled cheerfully as she carried a massive cauldron of food to the table and plonked it down on the heavy cork mat in the table’s centre. Around the table were more beings than Lysar had expected, but she always cooked too much, so it wasn’t a problem.

“Dinner is ready,...Read More »

After A Day At Work

“So that is basically what you both do as work?” Tahnahos asked as the four beings headed back to the ship. “You just stand on guard for Life Goddesses?”

Retvik nodded as he fumbled around for his keys. Most of his belongings these days were kept inside a single, battered backpack,...Read More »

Shortest Time

“You have been awfully cold over the last couple of days, are you alright?”

Arkay grunted, glancing around the corridor. This was the first time he and Retvik had been alone lately, but Arkay really wasn’t in the mood for any sort of communication with other beings.

“I’m fine.”

“Please do not lie...Read More »

Attack on the Thantir One

“THEY ARE ATTACKING US NOW?” Vikalos roared as he grabbed several Decaylings and pulled them to safety.

An explosion had shattered parts of the cargo bay and fires were slowly making their way down the ship. As soon as the Thantir began to shoot back though, the Voidlord army immediately scattered...Read More »

A Drifting Plan

The tiny Thantir ship floated awkwardly, anchored to a large lump of cold rock. They were drifting very slowly towards a vast, crystalline mass, a gigantic cluster of white gems and gold trims. All around them, Voidborn guards loomed, disintegrating anything that got too close.

“I’ll be honest, I didn’t think...Read More »

Hole into the Darkness

“Well that was easy!” Elksia whispered as the tiny Thantir ship latched on to one of the large, crystalline spikes of the Voidborn stronghold. “Didn’t notice us at all!”

“If you say so, Elksia…” Arkay was almost breathless as he shakily let go of the ship’s controls. Despite all four of...Read More »

Decay Lord Tactic Discussions

“WHAT?”

Seimeni shuddered. She was not used to being shouted at like that. But here she was, standing beneath Decay Lord Itaviir’s agonizing gaze, being verbally torn in two.

“Uh… everyone is accounted for except for Decayling Retvik and Amalgam Arkidetelos.”

Itaviir was clearly about to shout again, but held his breath. In...Read More »

Decisions of the Void

“Why are you doing this, my child?”

Arkay froze. The voice rang in the air around him, from no obvious direction.

“You do not need to do this, little one.”

The voice seemed closer this time. Arkay thought he had been sneaky enough to evade detection. To the point that he had ventured...Read More »

Admission to Friends

The little Thantir ship seemed a little too bright, brighter than Arkay remembered. He blinked erratically as he pulled himself up through the small hatch and closed it behind him, only to be immediately greeted by Retvik.

“Arkay, what is going on? You were gone for a very long time! The...Read More »

Waiting For A Report

“They said we weren’t in trouble, but I still feel like we’re in trouble…”

Tahnahos, Elksia and Retvik had been sitting in the small waiting room for a small eternity. Or, according to Elksia, about an hour. The only thing in the room keeping the three of them occupied was a...Read More »

Destiny Applications

Arkay grunted as he moved sheets of paper across the table. Considering he had recently blown up a Voidborn fortress, everyone seemed to be treating him rather calmly. Sure, they weren’t being the friendliest of beings, but they were understanding at least. Arkay however couldn’t say the same about himself....Read More »

Recap with Kinisis

Tahnahos wasn’t expecting a hug from anyone, especially not Kinisis herself. While all of Kinisis’s other Guardians were their normal, quiet selves, Kinisis seemed genuinely happy and excited to see Tahnahos.

“I want to know everything!” Kinisis bounced delightfully as she led Tahnahos to the nearest soft seating area. Phovos hovered...Read More »

A Surprise for Kal

“Sorry about the mess…” Arkay muttered as he kicked piles of indescribable things out of the way, clearing space so that the mechanical being behind him could move freely. “Probably should have told you all about this earlier, but… well… I think you six can understand…”

Kal was one of the...Read More »

Settling In

Arkay yawned as he stretched out his arms and flomped onto the freshly made bed in his new room. While he was utterly exhausted, he was very happy with how the move had gone. Everything had been packed up and sorted out pretty tidily. All Arkay needed to do now...Read More »

Secret Job Offer

A knock on the door caught Retvik completely by surprise. He had been lying in bed, staring off into space, ignoring the world around him. But this knock meant he had to get out of bed and put some armour on. Or at least a loin cloth.

More knocking. This person...Read More »

Secret Dress Up

“The first thing we need to do is get you some better-fitting armour…” Galyn grunted as he led Retvik towards a door that seemed a little too small. To Retvik’s surprise, this door led to a ladder that led directly downwards… towards a whole new corridor, running parallel beneath the...Read More »

Some Sort of Job Review

“Good evening everyone, and welcome to our first review!”

Epani was a much, much smaller being than she used to be. The Panelix used to sail through space, overshadowing planets and capable swallowing moons. But ever since she took control of this tiny slice of her old universe, Epani had shrunk...Read More »

Feelings of Godly Guilt

“We already have a Voidborn presence in this region, we do not need more.”

“SAYS WHO?”

“Says the inhabitants already living here.”

Galyn was getting a bit tired of this circular conversation. This sect of Voidborns, known locally as the Glimmergolds, was desperate to move into what they saw as free territory. Galyn’s...Read More »

Periods of Self Disbelief

“Hey Arkay! You’re looking cute today!”

Arkay closed his eyes and sighed as he opened the front door. Seimeni was carrying a folder meant for him, one final delivery for something he had left behind.

“Hi Seimeni, I appreciate the kind words, but I’m not cute… Do you, uh, want to come...Read More »

Blackened Splat

“That is unfortunate.”

“What IS that?”

Galyn grunted as he pulled a pair of heavy, thick, rubbery gloves from his utility belt, then summoned a large stick. The gloves were for protection. The stick was to prod at the black, inky mass that was pulsating in the cockpit seat.

After a few moments,...Read More »

High Mastery Ponderings and Help

Volt stared blankly at the new mastery icon that was proudly displayed in front of him. A shimmering circle with those familiar lotus-shaped petals. Underneath the icon were two words: Middle Master. After night after night of long, tedious grind. After so long gathering resources for his Railjack. After weeks...Read More »

Far Too Mortal

“You seem tired.”

Retvik was doubled over in his chair, breathing heavily, utterly exhausted after having to run away from and completely incinerate a small swarm of corrupted beings. Really, Retvik found Galyn’s comment rather insulting.

“Just a little tired…” Retvik finally grunted, his pulse settling down. “All of… that… whatever it...Read More »

Answers From Galyn

For the last three hours, Retvik had sat in silence while Galyn had peered through various observation tools, watching the movements of a handful of Voidborn ships. Due to the vast distances within the Space Between Universes, it was possible to work out a ship’s location of origin and its...Read More »

A Nose for Things

The Whenvern soared across the edge of the tiny universe, a place now known as the Panelixsphere. What had once been a rather standard universe had been reduced to mere fragments, and now Kairos was spending most of his time trying to stop it from fragmenting further. While the Panelixsphere...Read More »

Appearing Offline

Arkay sighed as he patiently waited for the massive file to save on his little computer. While the multiverse had seemed to solve the issue of space travel and moving between universes, it turned out that computer processing power and internet connection speeds were still stuck in the past. Every...Read More »

Saved But Not

The lanky, skeletal being screeched as the rock it was standing on steadily began to collapse. This former death deity was clearly in shock, scratching and crying at any source of life. The screeching only got louder as the Thantir ship approached, a door opening up on its side.

Out of...Read More »

Secondary Risk

Retvik grunted as he slipped deeper into the bathtub. He hadn’t really actually seen a bathtub like this before, or really in general. Everywhere he had gone, everyone had just had showers, mainly to conserve water. But on this little ship, it seemed that Galyn preferred taking long baths to...Read More »

Worries of Visions

Tahnahos smiled as he gazed up at the glimmering specks in the sky. The glimmers definitely were stars, but they were very young ones, slowly forming and spinning into existence in the nearby newly born universe. Nearby, water could be heard rippling, as two of his fellow Divine Guardians floated...Read More »

Technically Post-Apocalyptic

Kayen grunted to himself as he hang out wet clothes and plating on the balcony, somewhat lost in thought. Across the way, an older Rethan was also hanging out their laundry on their own balcony, while a handful of gats wandered around in the street below. The weather was cloudy,...Read More »

Brief Interview with a Kronospast

“Bloody Light, we ordered way, way too much food yesterday…” Kayen groaned as he spotted the piles of sealed food in the fridge, then tried to pick which one he wanted to eat. Most of it was rather chunky and wet, heavy, sauce-covered stews with soft meat and plenty of...Read More »

Same Frequencies

“Tah, I hate to sound cliche, but I need you to come and take a look at this.”

Now that Kal had separate bodies for each of its six selves, the team of small, round, mechanical beings could actually spend time doing different jobs, rather than having to do everything one...Read More »

Incorporeal Decayling

“Good day, Decay Lord Vikalos speaking, who is this?”

A shy yet formal voice slowly began to emerge from the other end of the line. Vikalos was just about to finish his shift for the day, so he didn’t really appreciate this call.

“Hello, Lord Vikalos. This is Doctor Phanty from the...Read More »

Olmeic Users

“You want us to find the source for you?” Galyn grunted as he perched awkwardly on the chair that was far, far too small for him. His assistant Retvik was clearly having similar issues as they discussed the situation with six tiny, round, mechanical beings.

Tah, the red and silver leader,...Read More »

A Rethan Disguise

“There’s no way this will work…”

Kayen shifted his weight, the extra armour on his shoulders feeling rather heavy and awkward. Normally Kayen wore very basic armour. While most Skyans considered him somewhat attractive, Kayen never really liked explicitly showing that he was attractive. His coverings, from the plain stomach wraps...Read More »

Lovely Little Messages

“Oh hey, you’re actually online.”

Retvik sighed as he checked his messages, then typed a quick response to the latest one. “Yes, I am online, how are you?”

“How am I?” a reply swiftly appeared. “Mate, I’ve been waiting for you to appear online for days. What the heck have you been...Read More »

Heavy Thoughts

Arkay sighed as he stared at his reflection in the mirror. He had put on weight. A lot of weight. Sure, Arkay was a former god-like entity with the power to shapeshift, but he had definitely put on weight.

But weight wouldn’t have been a problem back when he was a...Read More »

Looking on the Wrong Channel

“I am beginning to think that we are doing something wrong…”

Retvik had held his tongue for hours now, as he and Galyn had fruitlessly combed through a myriad of data channels and frequencies in one of the biggest activity hotspots around. No one around had paid any attention to the...Read More »

Questions about Her

“Retvik, a word, please?”

So far, Retvik had been in a good mood. Alongside his boss Galyn, he had located the mysterious entity that had caused worry and fear for a group of Decay Lords. They were now on their way to the mystery being’s location and their ship was quite...Read More »

Strange Reappearances

Relkir grunted as he left the dining table and his meal, and followed Atteh’Kus down a narrow corridor, down the ship and towards the cargo bay, which everyone weirdly used as the ship entrance. For some reason, the order of “don’t let anyone in” was too much for the massive,...Read More »

Kanuva's Excitement

“Hello, strange Tawahian and Elwahian! How can I be of service today?”

While his new friend Kinisis seemed clearly annoyed by the appearance of the two armoured beings, Kanuva was relatively unphased. He knew he was in a strange, new domain, so these two creatures, despite their ferocious looks, weren’t that...Read More »

A Hint of Envy

Retvik had been waiting for a while now in this little room. The dinner in front of him had gone cold a long time ago, but the food wasn’t his to eat. It was the leftover romantic meal between a Life Goddess and the strange entity he and Galyn had...Read More »

Fears of Talking

“That… isn’t who we were worried about…”

Despite Kal consisting of six mechanical bodies, they all somehow looked very concerned. Their crystal eyes glowed weakly and they all stood close together. Galyn could tell something was wrong with them.

“What do you mean?” Retvik asked, hoping to settle Kal’s nerves.

Tah, the leader...Read More »

Cleansers

“Oh. You.”

Kanuva had been patient with these Decay Lords. They meant well. They were looking after him. They had promised he could return to Kinisis when they were done. But as soon as he saw the little being who had entered the room, Kanuva immediately tensed up.

Standing before Kanuva was...Read More »

No Longer In Two

“Where the fuck am I?”

Everything was a little bit too bright and white. Arkay blinked, trying to open his eyes and see where he was, but gave up. Instead, he tried to shield his eyes with his hands, but Arkay quickly discovered that he was tied down.

“What the fuck are...Read More »

Mortal Mind Risk

“Wait, I am not coming with you?”

Retvik seemed genuinely surprised by the fact that Galyn was about to leave without him. After all, he had spent the last goodness knows how long following Galyn around and helping him with his duties. He had seen a lot, perhaps too much, while...Read More »

The Appearance of Other Decay Lords

Clawed feet clanged against the metallic ground of this ancient, abandoned asteroid base, located in the very depths of the Periuniversal Void. What had once been a magnificent settlement, founded on power and strength, was nothing more than crumbling concrete and metal ruins.

Now though, life was beginning to return to...Read More »

Another Similar Decayling

“Seems you have moved up in the world.”

Retvik eyed the being he was standing next to. The handful of Decaylings under the command of the Thantir Decay Lords had to stay together, for safety reasons that none of the Decay Lords would explain. Something about keeping an eye on them....Read More »

Eavesdropping on Deities

Rethais and Vaksavar pressed the side of their heads to the door, hoping to better hear what was happening on the other side. Normally, the two Rethan Generals would be working very separate duties, but something weird was going on with their boss and they were curious. After a couple...Read More »

Thantir Leader Discussions

Galyn watched on as the other Decay Lords worked, dutifully maintaining the consoles that led to an absolutely massive laser. The laser would periodically fire, beams of light blasting off into the dark void. The laser beams would fly forth, only to explode into life as they collided with a...Read More »

Strange Apologies

“We owe you an apology.”

Kanuva glanced at the six Cleansers, all sitting on the ground in a circle, having not said anything for hours. Five of them were still silent, the light missing from their large, crystalline eyes. Only the red and silver Cleanser seemed to be active.

“You owe me...Read More »

A Decision Made

“Are you… certain you want to commit to this?” Itaviir asked as he glanced over the list of names. “You really, really want to bring… that one with us?”

Vikalos nodded proudly. Galyn also nodded, but there was some hesitation present.

“We cannot leave Arkidetelos in the hands of Deathven Proper.”

“Why not?”

Vikalos...Read More »

All The Same Kind

Litvir tugged at his cape, pulling it up from underneath his rear and his tail, gently resting the edge on his legs. The attractive Rethan felt incredibly overwhelmed right now and was desperately trying not to show it. He didn’t know why he was hiding his emotions, since the other...Read More »

Murdragon's Refusal

“What do you mean, no?”

Itaviir was dumbfounded. Out of all the Decay Lords he expected to not accept his invitation, Saahro, the Murdragon, was one of the last beings he thought would say no.

“Well, uh, I mean no.”

“You want to go back to Deathven?”

“Yeah.”

“You do not want to go adventuring...Read More »

Siblings and Family Plans

“It took too long to get to this…”

Yisini flapped her pointless little wings as she signed her name on the four-page contract, then moved to one side so her little brother could do the same. The six deities had been arguing for far, far too long over this stupid universe,...Read More »

Time Drake Gift

“Intruder alert! A Time Drake is in the base!”

The siren echoed around the Kiniseon One, causing a lot of ruckus.

“A Time Drake is in the base?” Kayenus exclaimed through his long, sharp teeth as he reached for the nearest weapon rack. He unsheathed the large blades that made up his...Read More »

Welcome to the Thantir Two

“Welcome aboard the Thantir Two.”

Itaviir looked somewhat proud of himself, standing in the centre of the main hub room in front of his crew. By his side were his vice-captains, Vikalos and Galyn. Before him were Decay Lady Seimeni, Time Drake Kairos and three Decaylings: Arkadin, Retvik and Litvir. All...Read More »

Extreme Emotions from Down the Hall

“Why does it feel like everyone is tails deep in someone else?”

Litvir rubbed his eyes, trying to clear his head. While his initial impressions of being a (somewhat highly ranked) Decayling had been mostly good so far, now he was in a much smaller group, his own strange, godly abilities...Read More »

Space Whales and Time Adjustments

It was a small glimmer that caught Retvik’s eye, but Retvik was glad the glimmer had caught his attention. Out of the dark nothingness, a shimmering veil emerged. The vast yet delicate form of a star-scattered whale appeared, slowly drifting by and minding his own business. Its strange beauty had...Read More »

A New Trio

“Hey…”

The little voice echoed underneath the door. Retvik sat up, noticing the flickering of beings standing outside. The gap between door and floor was miniscule, but enough light poured in from outside for him to be able to guess who was out there, even before they knocked. Wanting to be...Read More »

Funny Offers

The Thantir Two was rather quiet. Quieter than normal. The three captains of the ship had demanded that everyone remain calm for an undetermined about of time, while they did some sensitive work. Whatever work that was, no one was sure, but the three Decaylings on board didn’t mind too...Read More »

Manipulative Crimes

Seimeni expected the door to slam shut behind her. When it quietly closed, clicking into place, Seimeni grew suspicious. She knew that the Decay Lord in the room with her were angry, but it was that strange, calm anger that made her worried.

“Sit down.”

Seimeni did as she was asked. She...Read More »

Pool of White Blood

Out of the three Decaylings, Seimeni never thought the small, yellow one would be the one to try and brutally kill her. And not just with standard Decayling abilities either. Arkadin was attacking Seimeni with tooth and claw, violently attempting to rip out Seimeni’s throat.

At first, both Decayling and Decay...Read More »

Justified Bloodlust

“Sorry…”

“What for?”

There was still blood caked across Arkadin’s claws. Not his own blood, that of the being he had attacked not too long ago. As it had dried, the blood had turned silvery in colour, almost metallic in texture. After what Arkadin had done, he’d expected to wake up in...Read More »

Bandages and Chocolate

“You didn’t do anything to help me.”

Kairos gently closed the door behind him as he brought in a tray of chocolates and roses. He didn’t want to get into an argument, but it was clear that Seimeni, still covered in bandages, wanted a fight.

“You didn’t listen to my warnings. But...Read More »

Compromising Positions

“They let you out already?”

Litvir didn’t mean to sound so surprised, but considering what he had seen just the other day, he did genuinely think that he wouldn’t be seeing Arkadin for a while. Arkadin had just entered the room, looking like… well, not like nothing had happened, but he...Read More »

Ten Steps Backwards

“I am sorry, Arkay.”

“Why are you apologising?”

This was not the first time that one of Arkadin’s responses had caught Retvik off guard. But this moment was different. Retvik had been almost certain that Arkadin was (somewhat rightly) angry at him, and for Arkadin to throw his apology back at him...Read More »

A Little Mission Brief

“Attention, Decaylings!”

Retvik, Litvir and Arkadin all straightened themselves out as they entered Itaviir’s rather luxurious office, having been led in by the two other Decay Lords, Galyn and Vikalos.

“What is going on?” Litvir immediately asked, more curious than anything else about this sudden activity from the much larger, much slower...Read More »

Mission Preparation

“When they told us to suit up, I did not think they meant we wear small force fields that encapsulate our bodies…”

Litvir was very curious about the equipment he had been given. Five simple-looking bands, one for each wrist, one for each ankle and one around the neck. When activated,...Read More »

Living Rooms

“Ew!”

“Telepathic voices, please.”

Retvik grunted, then did as he was asked, switching to pure telepathy to communicate with his two squad mates. Litvir seemed even more shocked and disgusted than Retvik was at the state of what they had just stepped into. Arkadin didn’t seem that bothered, but he was floating...Read More »

Meat Fortresses

“Uh, what happened to the doors? I swear they were here a moment ago…”

Retvik swung his light source over to where Litvir was standing. Where steel doors once stood, there was now nothing more than a fleshy, pulsating mass.

“Did they move?”

“Bigger question…” Retvik growled. “Where is Arkadin?”

A sudden telepathic burst...Read More »

Nicle Day

“Alright, everyone has the day off!”

Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to face their dear leader, who had seemingly popped up out of thin air in the middle of the hall. Everyone present had literally just arrived at work, on perfect time as always. As their leader had...Read More »

A Need to Get Out

“I do not think they are coming…”

The three Decaylings had been waiting for a while now. They were supposed to have been picked up by their bosses about two hours ago, but there they were, still waiting like fools.

“Nope, doesn’t seem like it.”

“I hope they do come, I cannot stand...Read More »

Fresh Void

It had felt like a small eternity, but finally, a trickle of flames blasted through the surface of the fleshy lump, and Retvik could finally breathe somewhat fresh air. Or rather, very limited air, because they were essentially in the cold of space. Either way, the flesh, pus and muscles...Read More »

Nearly Made It Back

Emerald daggers danced through the air, skewering bodies and severing limbs as they jittered around the battlefield, elegantly controlled by an otherwise very angry, rampaging Decay Lord. Galyn had been out here, fighting for his continued existence for too long now. He wasn’t getting tired, not at all, after all,...Read More »

Timed Mind Meeting

“Where am I?”

Kairos blinked, trying to orientate himself. Milliseconds ago, he was in the middle of a chaotic battle, using his temporal abilities to create a time loop, trapping those inside and stopping everyone within from being fatally wounded. All of a sudden though, the armoured Whenvern was in a...Read More »

Shattered Loops

Glass-like shards scattered across the void as an explosion ripped through the vacuum of existence, sending shock waves out into the darkness. In the heart of the eruption appeared two vessels, a sleek, dark ship and a strange, crystalline structure, both piloted by beings that wanted the opposing ship destroyed....Read More »

Wrong or Not?

“Was I wrong?”

“What do you mean?”

Litvir laid back on his lounge chair, staring at the ceiling. The room, just like most of the ship, was rather dull, dark and under-lit with purple and red glowing strips, all running down the walls and floor. Sat next to him was Arkadin, who...Read More »

Good Work

It was hard to tell how Itaviir felt, just by looking at him. The massive Decay Lord towered over the three Decaylings, his features obscured by his crown of horns and the strange pair of pincer-like armour pieces that projected his mouth. Itaviir was more of a walking armoured monster...Read More »

A Proper Goodbye

Gath growled as the doorbell rang. He wasn’t expecting visitors. He didn’t want visitors. He just wanted to be left alone. Just him and his little, unhatched egg. And maybe Talmin, whenever he returned home from work. But, despite his desires, Gath didn’t want to just ignore whoever was at...Read More »

Supposedly Studying

Most Decay Lords and Decaylings seemed to have their own personal computers. The majority owned these trendy, tablet-like devices made of seemingly magic paper, capable of being folded or rolled up and out away with ease, with everything accessible via the fancy, accurate touch screens. Litvir thought these personal computers...Read More »

Decay Lord Mini Report

“So, boyos, status report?”

Decay Lord Kengana’s hologram flickered erratically, the tele-video signals fading and strengthening almost at random. The bird-like being smiled, waiting for a response.

“Status report positive…” Itaviir replied, monitoring a console, while Galyn fiddled around with some settings, a vague attempt to make the transmission clearer. “Please excuse...Read More »

Lonely Epani

Epani never liked visiting the crystalline sky temple. She didn’t like leaving the safety of her lovely, adopted universe, to visit the place where all the ‘time stuff’ happened. But that was where Epani was going, because she needed to talk to Yisini and that was where Yisini had been...Read More »

Post-Time Exam

“I’m exhausted and hungry…”

“Not surprising…”

Retvik, Litvir and Arkay all stumbled out of the small office, clutching various sheets of paper. While most of the perks of slowly learning to be Decay Lords had been pretty enjoyable, there were definitely some slow parts. Like the exam the three of them had...Read More »

A Lack of Work to Do

“Galyn, may I have a word with you?”

Normally, that phrase would be spouted by one of his fellow Decay Lords. But today, interrupting Galyn’s gazing off into the depths of space, was a familiar dragon. Kairos had joined the Thantir as an honorary member. He was a fully fledged Time...Read More »

Obscure Distress Frequency

Despite being a partially mechanical being that always wore a mask, Akah was somehow visibly miserable. He had been miserable for a long time, but ever since that strange being Kinisis had met had gone and disappeared, Akah had been even more miserable than normal. Tahnahos had spent a lot...Read More »

Ancient Signals

“What do you think, boss?”

Kinisis crossed her arms, listening carefully to the recording, rewinding it and playing it again. She had done this a good twenty or so times now, carefully examining each little sound and crackle.

“Hm… Curious…”

“We’re gonna need more than just the word “curious”, boss. What is it?”

The...Read More »

Interrupting Internal Hatred

Why do I feel like this? My existence isn’t that bad right now, but I just… I just don’t want to be here. I feel utterly empty and miserable. As if I have no meaning what so ever, except to serve others. I’m exhausted all the time and barely even...Read More »

Studious Chats

“Wow…”

“What?”

“WOW…”

“What?”

“WOW!!!”

Retvik tutted, rolling his eyes as something crashed behind him. “Litvir, what is wrong with you?”

Litvir pulled himself out of his chair and off the floor, having fallen back in shock. “I passed!”

“You passed what?”

“That insane time-based exam we took! I somehow passed!”

“We all somehow passed.”

Litvir rubbed his face, brushing...Read More »

Nothing There At All

Tahvra blinked in confusion as he checked out the window, then checked the myriad of consoles around him, then checked outside again. He had gotten the coordinates perfect. They were at the exact location Kinisis wanted them to be. But as Tahvra continued to frantically check all the monitors and...Read More »

An Introduction to T&T

“Good evening, everyone, and welcome to Traps and Thraki!”

Vikalos wandered around the table, handing a small book and several sheets of paper to each of his five guests. He then circled around once more, gently placing a small, satin draw-strong bag in front of everyone.

“Today, I am your Trapmaster, and...Read More »

Temporarily Stuck in Place

“What do you mean, we have to stop here?” Kinisis screeched as she stomped into the main deck. “We can go anywhere and do anything, why the hell are we stopped here?”

Normally Tahanhos was quite content with his duties. He had a nice, tidy schedule, great co-workers and all the...Read More »

Questions for Vikalos

Vikalos frowned as he monitored each little beep and click, checking a wide array of apparatus, while occasionally glancing out the window. Outside, there was nothing but darkness, although it felt darker than usual. Storms were erupting in said darkness, making the overall atmosphere unpleasant.

Said atmosphere at least was going...Read More »

Screeching Signal

The signal crept through the darkness, scratching its way through various frequencies, before suddenly screeching to life, nearly deafening its not-entirely-intended recipient. Teekay fell back from his chair in shock, only just managing to catch himself by grabbing on to the desk to his side.

“What happened? What was that?” Relkir...Read More »

Emetic Growth

“Oh heck… I really don’t feel well…”

Teekay clutched his head in one hand and his stomach in the other as Relkir tried to gently sit him down on the bed. Most of the medical bay had been unused so far, so Relkir wasn’t quite sure where everything was located.

“How so?”...Read More »

Spindly Control

Viia smiled as she coiled her long, snaking fingers around the neck of the tiny creature. This one had just managed to send out a distress signal out into the void, but that was fine. It simply meant Viia could get more subjects later. Her takeover had gone very smoothly,...Read More »

Moral Compasses

“Litvir, may I ask a personal question?”

The shadowy Decayling sat up and glanced at Retvik. They were both essentially naked, having enjoyed a little private time together. Nothing too serious, just some mutual playing around. All things considered, this made Retvik’s question seemed rather weird.

“You know we are lying here,...Read More »

Idle Dillydallying

“You guys seem tired…” Arkadin grunted as he wandered into the Decayling lounge area, carrying several large books. Really, the books weren’t that large, but since Arkadin was small, they looked outlandish on his person. “Were you two… at it… again?”

“Yes, actually. You seem disappointed that we were. Do you...Read More »

Control Issues

“So… we work for her now?”

“Yes, yes we do.”

“And you’re all just… accepting that?”

Relkir nodded, somewhat blankly, as he kept an eye on Teekay. Teekay was strapped to the table, for reasons he wasn’t completely sure about. He’d originally thought it was because, due to some rather weird events, he...Read More »

Transmissions Through the Storm

“Group Six here, please respond.”

Galyn grunted as he picked up the receiver, listening in to this communication. “Thantir Two here, what is the problem?”

The voice on the other end, a weirdly mechanical voice, immediately perked up. “Oh, hello Galyn! How are you doing?”

“Kal, I thought you had headed off on...Read More »

Brief Visit Plan

“The plan is very simple. You three go inside. Inform the occupants that we received a distress signal from them. Record how they react. Check for any obvious break-ins. Understood?”

Arkadin raised a hand, clearly having questions. Itaviir frowned, wondering why the Decayling hadn’t understood.

“What is it, Deathbringer?”

“Uh… why are you...Read More »

Perhaps Too Happy

“Alright… We are passing through onto the Kiniseon One…” Retvik was doing his best to be optimistic. “Do you wish to let me do the talking?”

Litvir shrugged as the three Decaylings appeared in the cargo bay of this new ship. “Sure. Arkay can keep an eye out and I can...Read More »

Fight to Contain

Sparks and static bounced across the ship as the three Decay Lords dashed around, both trying to keep the integrity of their ship secure and attempting to contain the strange being that was attempting to take over. While Vikalos rushed about, filling holes with his omnipurpose ship repair tool,...Read More »

Wall of Fire and Ice

Litvir grunted as a small cloud of steam whizzed past his head while he was working. For the last twenty minutes, he had been trying to work out how to sedate the beings that were trying to kill them, with little success. Meanwhile, for those entire twenty minutes, Retvik had...Read More »

Explosions Behind

Arkadin scrambled to his feet as rubble and shards of metal collapsed around him. The explosion that had just torn through the hull of this small ship was meant to kill him, but Arkadin was determined to keep himself alive. His bigger worry however was that the Life Goddess trying...Read More »

Calm in Someone Else's Room

Arkadin sat on the bed, not sure what to do with himself. It wasn’t his bed. His bedroom in general had been trashed by an errant, feral Life Goddess with an addiction to mind rape and mass murder. Right now, he was sitting in fellow Decayling Retvik’s bedroom, minding his...Read More »

Thoughts of Returning Thoughts

Kinisis sighed as she read the long list that the Decay Lord has presented to her. Galyn meant well, but this massive list of items seemed like a very passive-aggressive way to say that Kinisis had majorly fucked up and needed a little too much assistance.

“Is there a problem, Life...Read More »

Games and Sad Sandwiches

“I feel like I have been repeatedly bashed over the head with a frying pan…” Relkir grunted as plates of food appeared in front of him. “Too much for my small Rethan brain to handle.”

Only a few hours ago, Relkir and his fellow Divine Guardians had experienced a rather traumatic...Read More »

Dessaron Donations

“Wow… that’s a huge offer…”

Psiksi fidgeted awkwardly, not at all sure how to feel. Standing on the opposite side of the desk was Veeksiar, the grand Rethan Archivist, keeper of the Great Rethan Libraries. Standing next to him was Veeksiar, the Great Skyan Librarian. They were both aware they shared...Read More »

Lord of Void and Sadness

Rethais was late for work. He was almost never late for work, but today was an exception. Thankfully, Rethais had called ahead of time, informing his colleagues that he needed to drop someone off at the nearby port, but, weirdly, he’d never gotten a response.

As Rethais arrived at work, he...Read More »

Temporary Quarantine

“What do you mean, quarantine?” Litvir grunted as he watched Vikalos tape plastic sheets to the doorway.

“What do YOU mean?” Vikalos asked back. “We need to undergo quarantine for a bit.”

“Why? What do you mean by quarantine?”

Vikalos grunted, stopped what he was doing and tapped on his wristband. “Definition of...Read More »

A Weird Knock on the Door

Psiksi wasn’t sure what to say as the door opened, revealing the purple-scarfed Skyan behind it. A hundred different phrases raced through his head, to the point that he didn’t actually know what he said.

“I’m sorry.”

Kayess-En blinked, staring at the cute little yellow Skyan at the door. Kayess-En, Kass for...Read More »

Future Exam Information

“Ooh! Cake!”

Galyn couldn’t help but smile a little at how happy the three Decaylings all seemed. They had just finished a brief quarantine period and, for once, everything was somewhat okay. To celebrate, Galyn had ordered a very nice vanilla cake, complete with a large array of confectionery and chocolates....Read More »

A Wish for Home

“I want to go home.”

Kairos stood in front of Itaviir’s desk, waiting for a response. It had taken the Time Drake a few hours to actually build the courage to come in here, but now that he’d said it, he had a mixture of both relief and dread running down...Read More »

Plans Behind Epani's Back

Yisini clapped her hands together with glee as Kenon and Epani both sat down at the table. The room was very gaudy in its decorations, with false gold pillars in every corner and a fountain of wine in the room’s centre. The table was overflowing with food and drink, all...Read More »

Three Asleep

Retvik yawned as he stretched his arm out, being mindful of the two beings sleeping with him. As the fog lifted from his mind, Retvik took a moment to try and remember what had happened, and why he was sharing a hastily made bed of blankets and pillows, snoozing under...Read More »

All-Ksa's Partner

“Hi!”

Kenon stared at the strange little being standing in the doorway. It was clearly a Skyavok, but it was also clearly disabled, leaning on a pair of crutches despite having seemingly working legs. As Kenono scanned the being’s physical integrity though, he became suspicious. Mental trauma, not so much physical...Read More »

Plans for Political Dinner

Rethais grunted as he fumbled with his keys, struggling to find the right one for the front door. Most Rethans only had a handful of keys – one for their home, one for their vehicle and one for their work. Rethais not only had those, but he had tons of...Read More »

Not A Vampire

“Arkay, can you help me with something?”

Litvir awkwardly nudged the door open, his hands preoccupied with heavy text books. He slipped through the gap he made, before straightening himself out in the middle of Arkay’s room.

“I could have opened the door for you, you know…” Arkay tutted, sitting calmly at...Read More »

Goodbye Chips

The metal door slammed shut with such ferocity that the door frame was still shaking. Vibrations travelled down the corridor, making other doors shudder as well. Kairos couldn’t help but wonder what he had done wrong, but was also wondering just how much the room on the other side of...Read More »

Mini Quarantine

Kairos as tempted to scream as the frozen water unexpectedly poured over him, but he had to restrain himself, lest someone else heard him. That being said, the last thing Kairos expected as he set foot back into his old universe was for a torrent of icy water to land...Read More »

One of Three

“I am sorry to inform you that one (1) of your Decayling students is potentially unstable and must be terminated from the Decay Lord program.”

Galyn read the letter, then re-read it, making sure that he was reading it correctly. He then read the letter a third time, before scrunching up...Read More »

Trial Decision

“So let me get this straight and clear in my head: You are all tracking various energy levels inside me, some of which have spiked to the point that I may be considered dangerous, and the only way to stop you from knocking me out and imprisoning me forever in...Read More »

Trial Preparation

“We do… not have very long…”

Retvik’s blunt statement was met with equally blunt nods from both Arkay and Litvir. The two of them were quite busy sorting themselves out. This actually made Retvik feel rather bad, as he’d spent the last hour writing a will. Just in case.

“Yeah, you realise...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Start

The Inverted Forest as just that, a forest that had been inverted. A thick metal shell, about 10km in diameter, with a hollow interior, its insides lined with thorny trees and murky undergrowths, lit by a dull, miniaturized sun that barely pumped put enough light or heat to even be...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Beginning of a Plan

Thick, fresh blood ran rivers, carving trenches in the loose soil. Constant stampeding mushed the blood and dirt together, creating a horrific mulch that squished and lurched underfoot. What had been a simple attempt to find somewhere to shelter had turned into an ominous bloodbath that was only just coming...Read More »

Leafblade's Anger

“WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD ARE YOU DOING?”

Normally, one had to ask permission to step foot inside the Grand Hall of Deathven. That permission would have to be written out on paper, scanned, emailed and stamped by the right beings and then triple-confirmed by higher ranked...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Crater

In the dark, murky forest stood a small, hastily build wooden shack. Not really a shack, more of an elevated platform with a roof. In its centre was a small fire and a trench surrounded it, catching drips of water. Really, if the shack hadn’t been in the middle of...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Not Alone

“HOW YOU DOING DOWN THERE?”

Arkay’s shouts were barely audible over the sound of melting metal and animalistic screams. Even telepathic communications were a struggle, barely making their way through the extreme heat of molten steel below and constant slaughter above.

Retvik was extruding white hot flames as he pushed his way...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Broken Ritual

Strange, twisted symbols decorated the ground, drawn in a mixture of saliva, blood and the last few drops of ink in a small pen. The demonic script circled around a small, eerie fire lit in the centre of the area, barely illuminating the tiny space in the infinite darkness. Stepping...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Reunion

“I am getting very tired of this…”

Litvir grunted as he rolled on his back to get a better look at Retvik. Rather than resting, Retvik had been pacing up and down their little plastic cell for a while. The two Decaylings couldn’t see out of the cell’s white walls, but...Read More »

Trial of the Thantir - Graduation?

“Little ones, we need to talk.”

Matter folded and unfolded upon itself. The small, plastic cell melted into the world around it, before reforming into a vast, magnificent hall, decorated with floating, flickering candles and a single large table, surrounded by three chairs and an ornate throne.

“That was…” Retvik trailed off,...Read More »

Some Decayling Questions

The Decayling observatory was very quiet. Only Litvir was present, idly flicking through a small pamphlet, while occasionally scribbling down notes on a nearby piece of scrap paper. The appearance of Galyn standing in the doorway almost caught Litvir by surprise.

“Are you here to check up on us?” Litvir grumbled,...Read More »

Elemental Messing Around

“When I became a Decayling, I never thought I’d end up with some sort of elemental bias…” Arkay muttered, flicking a small globule of darkness between his fingers.

The three young, new Decay Lords had been rather idle over the last 24 hours. Between napping and eating, they had mostly been...Read More »

Letter from the Lotus

Volt stared blankly at the console in front of him, his multiple eyes scanning the message he had just received. By his side was his trusty Kuva Bramma and Zaw Rapier, the two weapons that had managed to get him through the True Mastery Test. The message in question was...Read More »

Dinner Opportunities

Rethais shuddered as he felt a heavy hand on his shoulder. He had been calmly working at his desk all day, reading through a large number of peace agreements between the Banikans and the Temthans. The peace treaty had little to do with the Rethavok, but since the Rethavok were...Read More »

Shop Cafe

“Hello, dear! Long time no see!”

Gath blinked, the fog clearing from his head. He had been staring for far too long at a bottle of ultra soft plating wax, a liquid soap Rethans used to clean their armour plating. This one in particular was meant for growing and developing plating...Read More »

Money Matters

“Good evening, little ones!” Vikalos smiled as he walked into the room, holding three folders. He knew that the young Decay Lords would all be together, so he was taking advantage of this time.

“Hi,” Arkay awkwardly waved back, swallowing his bite of sandwich. “We’re kinda eating right now.”

“I know. Which...Read More »

Bursting Emotions

“So, what did you actually do?”

Arkay gasped as he nearly fell backwards, grabbing the arm of his chair with his free hand. As soon as Arkay was certain he wasn’t going to hurt himself, he immediately turned to the being in the doorway who had interrupted him.

“Do you not fucking...Read More »

Pain in the Neck

Rethais’s neck as sore. Not all of it, just that awkward part between the neck and shoulder, where one’s normal armour collar would sit. Why his neck was sore, Rethais had no real idea. But the fact that part of him was sore and hurting was somewhat concerning.

Normally, pain was...Read More »

Too Long In The Dark

“When was the last time you went outside?”

Kohra blinked his eyes one at a time, starting with the two on the right and ending with the two on the left. The white light from the screen in front of him seemed brighter than the sun. Or maybe it was because...Read More »

Social Personal Commentary

“You fascinate me.”

Litvir had been hovering around for a while, watching Arkay as he studied. Arkay had only partially been paying attention, but Litvir’s most recent statement changed that.

“Me? Fascinating you?”

Arkay swung his chair round, leaving his books and work to one side. It wasn’t particularly important anyway, not right...Read More »

Two Potential Diagnoses

“Be honest now, when did you first notice this as an issue?”

Rethais grunted, trying to remember, so he could give an honest answer. The pain had become noticeable and annoying only a couple of days ago, but there had been some vague pain for a while. As for the visible...Read More »

Bored Guardian

“Ugh, I am so bored…”

Relkir grunted as he sat by the window, idly tapping on the ultra thick glass pane. Outside, stars were forming, nebulae were blooming and a new universe was being born. This should have been a wondrous moment, but Relkir had seen it all before. It was...Read More »

Non-Diagnosis

Rethais took a deep breath as he stepped into the small office, preparing himself for bad news. He had faced an awful lot of it lately, so really, he shouldn’t have been so worried. But this was a potential health issue, something Rethais couldn’t easily fix. And that was what...Read More »

Immortal Discussion

“What have you infected me with?”

Kenon was vaguely annoyed with his guards. Normally they were much better at keeping unwanted people out of his throne room, especially when Kenon wanted to be left alone. But today, they had failed their job spectacularly. Standing in the middle of Kenon’s private area...Read More »

Decay Lord Uproar

“I swear, they are fucking with us on purpose!”

Arkay had never seen Galyn so angry. He had just been sneaking by to the kitchen when he’d caught a glimpse inside Itaviir’s office, where the three elder Decay Lords were quite busy arguing and clearly not paying attention to the slightly...Read More »

Forgotten Contracts

“Ser, I am clearly busy right now.”

Rethais rolled his eyes and tutted. The being sitting in front of him, a young Skyan ambassador, looked rather worried, wondering who Rethais was talking to. As the Skyan turned around, their worries turned into genuine fear, as they spotted the godly Void Lord...Read More »

Incomplete Series of Thoughts

Litvir, Retvik and Arkay all sat patiently, sipping chocolate milk from plastic glasses, as they watched Galyn pace up and down. The Decaylings had been very much aware that something was going on with their bosses, but none of them were sure exactly what. The way Galyn was pacing though...Read More »

Hatchling

“Hey, shush, you are safe, little one. You are just hungry…”

In one hand, Gath held a small bottle of mushed up vitamins, mixed with water, sugar and plenty of protein. In the other, he cradled a tiny, wriggling mess, a baby Rethan, barely plated, eyes blinking in the dim light....Read More »

Cockpit Chat

“You don’t seem right.”

The Thantir Two was currently docked at a Life Oasis, where Life Goddesses were busy getting drunk and partying. It wasn’t at all a place for Decay Lords, but it was the only local market around, and the Thantir needed a few supplies that they couldn’t have...Read More »

Errant Questioning

“So, let me get this straight. You want to stay here and help these three Decaylings become proper Decay Lords. You would rather spend your time training them and teaching them, than spend your time in retirement with your two closest friends?”

Galyn nodded.

“You want to remain out here, in the...Read More »

Purple Night Light

Arkay sighed as he rolled over, twisting in his sheets, trying to find a comfortable position. For some reason, he just couldn’t seem to sleep properly. Little things were keeping him up, errant thoughts that simply couldn’t wait until he was supposed to be awake.

As Arkay’s arm slipped off the...Read More »

Navigational Scales

Galyn stood proudly in the cockpit, standing before a fancy table. On the table, a glowing, holographic grid hovered, mostly flat aside from a couple of odd circles and lumps here and there. With a smile, he greeted the three young Decay Lords who had just entered the room.

“Huh, you...Read More »

Golden Shore Vacation

Vikalos smiled as he laid back in his seat, pondering existence. All around him as golden sand, made from gold flakes, taken from a universe where rare metals were as common as oxygen and nitrogen. A few meters away, small, shimmering silver waves lapped up the artificial beach, powered by...Read More »

Cleanser Pit Stop

Kanuva kept his head down, anxiously peering out of the glass dome above him. Shield Six, the Decay Lord ship he was currently residing in, had had a huge amount of upgrades over the last couple of weeks. The whole ship had been extended, complete with a personal chamber, just...Read More »

Change in Personality

The third observatory on the Thantir Two was weirdly small and, more weirdly, very rarely used. Since most of the ship was now empty and free from more bossy Decay Lords, Litvir and Retvik were now sitting around in the third observatory, wondering why it had been locked the entire...Read More »

Brief Ghost

Galyn grunted as the to fledgling Decay Lords burst into the room behind him. He was in the middle of going through flight apparatus with Arkay, making sure he as learning the ship’s instruments correctly, so this sudden interruption was not particularly nice. But since Retvik and Litvir both seemed...Read More »

Parking Lot Conversation

“Hello, Rethais.”

Rethais jumped, dropping the two bags of shopping he was holding and nearly slamming the vehicle door on his fingers. Due to the season, darkness had arrived at 5pm, and Rethais had only managed to finish his weekly shop at 6pm, so by the time he had arrived home,...Read More »

Decay Baking

Litvir should have been minding his own business, but he couldn’t help himself. He had headed into the kitchen to make himself some dinner, but much to his surprise, someone else was already in there. Not someone Litvir expected.

“Why are you staring?” Galyn asked as he whisked unknown ingredients in...Read More »

Ranting About Home Visits

“Ugh, if I had known, I would have signed up for something else! The whole point was to explore the omniverse and shit, not dick around in the local neighbourhood before returning home for the holidays!”

Tahnahos was in a bad mood and it clearly showed. Throughout his entire shift, monitoring...Read More »

Bribed Back

“Are you really watching me from over the fence, Vaxavius?”

Vaxavius crossed his arms, tutting. “No one answered the front door and I need to speak to you urgently.”

With a sigh, Rethais threw his shovel to one side and approached the fence at the end of the garden, where Vaxavius was...Read More »

Bang At The Door

“Hey, were either of you expecting a par-”

The front door blasted off its hinges throwing Kayen backwards and flinging him across the floor. Before he could even attempt to work out why the front door had exploded, a heavy metal collar snapped around Kayen’s neck, pinning him to the tiled...Read More »

In Front of the Lord

“Hm. Looks like he’s redecorated…”

All things considered, Kohra was actually feeling rather calm right now. The trip from his home where he had been kidnapped from, all the way to the Grand Palace that marked the centre of Rethan territories and influence had been rather calm and, more importantly, Kohra...Read More »

Travel Worries

Galyn originally didn’t want to interrupt, but he had been watching Arkay work for a while now, and he was pretty sure that the little Decayling was in need of a break. Arkay had been cautiously and repeatedly measuring various distances and making all sorts of calculations, yet he didn’t...Read More »

A Brief Break From Work

“Hi Ser!” Trismit bounced as he let himself in. “You are home early! Normally you do not get in until late!”

Rethais looked up from his tablet, smiling slightly. “You do know you do not need to call me ser, right? Any parental name is acceptable.”

Trismit shrugged, dumping his bag by...Read More »

Legion of Threats

Veeksiar tutted as he weaved through the lines of soldiers, making his way to the grand office of the High General. He had been working alongside Vaxavius and Orthon, two high ranking Generals, for the last few weeks, creating a very large, very comprehensive plan on how to make non-Rethan...Read More »

A Godly Invitation from a Mortal

“Oh! Hello, little mortal! What brings you to my domain?”

Rethais glanced over his shoulder and pointed at a wooden door which didn’t seem to be attached to anything. Then again, Rethais was pretty sure that he was standing on either clouds or cotton wool, floating above a mountain, speaking to...Read More »

Lacking Atonement

Litvir stared at the ceiling, absent-mindedly trying to sift through the vast amount of thoughts rushing through his head. He was lying in a large, luxurious bed, covered in soft, velvet pillows, completely nude aside from his natural plating and a thin, silky wrap covering his waist, the only...Read More »

Elevator Chat

Rethais had planned to just head home after yet another tedious day of pointless work. But as he closed the door to his office, he noticed someone sitting outside. A small, black and yellow, familiar Skyavok.

“Uh, what are you doing here, All-Ksa Kayel?”

Kayel folded up the pamphlet he had been...Read More »

Ditching Guardians

Kinisis clapped her hands together with glee as she and her loyal guardians stepped out of her ship and onto the crystal landing pad. Standing to one side, waiting to greet them, was Kairos, the Whenvern and Dragon God of Time.

“Oooh! You redecorated!” Kinisis beamed, giving Kairos a quick hug.

“Completely...Read More »

Final Feast Touches

Orthon clapped his hands with glee as his soldiers finished the last few decorative touches on the massive hall. Everything had been delicately decorated with a vast array of beautiful golden ornaments, freshly re-planted fir trees, meters upon meters of sparkly lights and more tinsel than was probably necessary. It...Read More »

Quick Tour

The plan had been to head straight to the fancy villa that Kairos and Kenon had set up. But as soon as Epani had heard that Kinisis arrived, she INSISTED on inviting the Allmaker on a tour of her new universe. A cute little floating sleigh had been summoned, with...Read More »

Moment of Worry

“Arkay, are you alright? You have been sitting up on the roof for hours.”

Arkay glanced behind him to see who was speaking. He hadn’t really been paying attention, all he’d heard was a couple of muttered words, his mind occupied elsewhere.

The Thantir Two had stopped at the tiniest of tiny...Read More »

Reunion in the Cells

“Tahnahos, you shouldn’t be snooping around down here!” Phovos protested as the little Kronospast tugged at her arm. “We are supposed to be on duty, protecting Kinisis!”

Tahnahos paid no heed to his fellow Guardian’s concerns. Instead, he continued dragging Phovos deeper into the golden palace, down several stairwells, past a...Read More »

Talks of Evil Parallels

“What ya doing?”

“Rethanius, I told you to leave me alo-” Letharus blinked, then rubbed his eyes, gazing over the small, toothy creature sitting beneath him. “Oh. Kallus. The Void Lord let you off your chains?”

Kallus grinned slyly, nuzzling his way between Letharus’s work and Letharus himself. He was completely in...Read More »

Five Minutes

The catacombs of Thre-Vretania were vast, empty, and normally rather calm. In the distant past, these water-ridden caves had been sanctuary to early Rethavok. The darkness had been used as cover not just to spawn, but also as a source of protection and safety from other races. In modern times...Read More »

Yet Another Farewell

“You’re in a hurry to leave. Can you wait a moment?”

Out of all the beings Arkay thought would try and stop him, he didn’t think they’d send Yisini. The Allbirther had an awfully sad aura around her, a stark contrast to the golden blood and anger on Arkay’s hands.

“I’m done...Read More »

Leaderless

Rethais was rather upset. Today was supposed to be a day off, a day of rest, after the feasting of Macromera. A day to sleep off the food and alcohol and spend time with the family. Considering he had been working non-stop over the winter break, Rethais had been desperate...Read More »

Liquid Regret

“You come back for five minutes and catastrophe follows you…”

Kinisis clicked her tongue in annoyance. Epani’s statement was rather insulting, and she was currently preoccupied giving her Guardians jobs to do. Once Kinisis had snapped her fingers and sent her Guardians away, she turned her true attention to Epani.

“I love...Read More »

Nighttime Desires

Retvik tossed and turned, kicking his blanket off before grabbing it and pulling it back, only to kick it off again. He wasn’t able to sleep and he wasn’t really sure why. There was no one around to disturb him, there was little on his mind. He’d stripped off all...Read More »

Hugs and Returns

Litvir had briefly forgotten where he was, which had made both waking up, the banging on the door and the suddenly being thrown out of bed somewhat terrifying. Luckily, Litvir managed to roll over and avoid bashing his head on the nearby bedside cabinet, but still, that was not a...Read More »