Frozen Beating
“Kyr Dalosisaar… are… are…”
Litvir tried to understand what they were looking at as they entered the room. It was supposed to just be Dalosisaar’s office, but the walls were very reflect-y and made of crystal or something. And Dalosisaar wasn’t at their desk, they were currently on the floor, being...Read More »
Bruised Surprise
Litvir shuddered as consciousness returned to them. They were experiencing something new. All-over body aches. Litvir had felt pains in their body before, mostly from tussling with metal meanies at the edge of the universe, but Litvir normally won those fights, and the pain would only be in several places....Read More »
Thraki's Secret
“Dalosisaar, start explaining, NOW.”
The Thraki god of unity actually found himself shuddering at how intense Elkay had just shouted at him. He wasn’t alone there. Eleven of the Twelve Anew were present in the Grand Hall at the centre of the universe, and a good five of them had also...Read More »
Potentially Angry Problems
“Hello, my dears…”
The Twelve Anew stood to attention as Epani entered the Grand Hall at the Centre of the Universe. Normally, she was a colossal, Temthan-like being with a motherly figure and a lure on her head, but today, the Allmaker was a colossal whale-like being with a mouth full...Read More »
Worrying Thoughts of the Past
“So, uh, is anyone else concerned?”
“Always. But I take it you are concerned about something in particular, Aster?”
Not all of the Twelve Anew were present in the Great Library Just South of the Centre of the Universe today. The female members of the Twelve Anew were at a Okilyf Party,...Read More »
Advice From Afar
LK0044K: @IceShield are you busy currently?
IceShield: Oh! Hello! I’m not busy, do you need help with something?
LK0044K: Somewhat.
LK0044K: I need to talk to Arkay about something, but he has not been online in a while. Is there a way for you to get him online so we can talk?
IceShield: He’s...Read More »
Relaying Reports
“Litvir, may we have a word with you?”
Litvir thought they were finished with office work today, but just as they were about to leave, they felt a tap on their shoulder. Standing behind them were their boss, General Tessar, the General of the Legion of Deitic Affairs, but also a...Read More »
Unknown White Ball
“A ball…”
Litvir wasn’t sure what they were looking at, except that it was a big, round, white ball. Weird things broke into the universe all the time, but Litvir couldn’t work out how this ball had gotten in. The problem wasn’t so much that it was there though, it was...Read More »
Concerning White Ball
“Hmph. I thought we got rid of you?”
Elkay didn’t normally do border patrols, but today he was giving Litvir and Aster a hand because they’d asked for his help. Litvir very rarely needed help on border patrols, but the tone of their voice as it echoed through Elkay’s communicator had...Read More »
Vaguely Flirty Chat
There was someone sitting on Psiksi’s desk. Not just anyone, but a shadowy being with blackened wings and faintly glowing red eyes. But while most beings would have been scared by such a creature, Skyavok like Psiksi weren’t that bothered. They liked shadows and they liked shadowy beings. Their old...Read More »
White Ball Examination
“The ball…”
Elkay, Aster and Epani all glanced at Litvir, who seemed way more concerned than normal. Being an overly protective Rethan at the best of times, Litvir was always a little concerned about things, but it was clear as day that this strange white ball was genuinely scaring Litvir.
“It is...Read More »
Answer from an Odd Place
“You got any idea?”
“No, none at all.”
“Yeah, me neither.”
Arkay was supposed to be resting, it was supposed to be his time off, but he needed help with something. Or, rather, an old friend needed help with something. Arkay still had contact with the universe that had kept him prisoner for...Read More »
Awkward Recommendation
“So you want me to IGNORE a time anomaly?”
It had taken the Twelve Anew a little too long to get the courage to have this meeting with both Epani and Kairos. Kairos had been aggressive for a while, and he clearly still was today, growling at the demands that the...Read More »
Lashing Out
“What is your problem, Kairos?”
Kairos had requested to be left alone. He had locked himself inside his crystal palace at the north eastern corner of the universe after a disagreement with one of the lesser deities. But Epani was clearly ignoring that request and had bluntly let herself in. She...Read More »
Bite Marks
It was rare that Relkir would be home earlier than Gath, but Gath was spending time with their troops in the 1000th Legion lately, making arrangements so that Gath could take more time off work and so the Legion of Heroes could work without their presence. Today in particular had...Read More »
Ball Updates
“So, little ones, any updates?”
Dalosisaar glanced across the room. Not all of the Twelve Anew were present today, and those who were, some of them seemed a little annoyed. And, oddly, they were willing to show that annoyance while the Allmaker was present.
“I don’t have updates, just questions!” Syksis tutted....Read More »
A Chat With Epani
“You’re not doing well, are you, Epani?”
Epani tutted, suddenly distracted from her work. But as her eyes refocused, Epani realised she had been working for two days straight without rest. This distraction was a required one, courtesy of Syksis, the Goddess of Healing.
“I am fine.”
“Physically, you are fine. As far...Read More »
Disgruntled Torr
“You’ve perked up.”
Normally, Nanik or Aster would come to the northern edge of the universe to relieve Litvir of their guard patrol duties, mostly because Litvir would routinely forget that they need to take breaks. Today though, Aesop had come to the top of the universe, because he had just...Read More »
Aesop's Annoyances
“I heard that you pissed off Prime Minister Panos…”
“Oh, did you?”
Aesop was clearly in a bad mood and didn’t want to talk, especially while he was in the Back Room at the Castle at the Centre of the Universe, eating in silence. After Epani had learned that some of her...Read More »
Nuclear Plans
“Has it really done nothing this entire time?”
Kohra swiped through pages and tabs on his tablet, going through data, before nodding. “Yeah. It’s done nothing. If anything, the only thing it has done is expand by four centimetres. Apart from that? Absolutely nothing. No change in movement, no change in...Read More »
Looping Blast
Everything was very hot.
Painfully hot.
So hot that skin would sear and blood would vaporise, that eyes would melt away and fat would liquefy.
But Litvir was still standing there.
Unable to move.
Unable to see.
Unable to do anything but blindly experience the nuclear inferno surrounding them.
While the horrible heat surrounded Litvir, Litvir tried...Read More »
Radioactive Injuries
“How are they doing?”
“I mean, we’re gods. We heal fast…”
The overall mood among the Twelve Anew was rather negative currently. While yes, they had technically completed their mission of getting rid of the Episkeft, in doing so, they had been forced to allow Kairos to get close to the anomaly,...Read More »
Unexplained Unease
“Stop scratching.”
“Shut up, I’m itchy!”
“The scratching isn’t helping.”
“But I’m so bloody itchy!”
“The scratching will make it worse.”
“Can’t get much worse right now!”
Kohra was not doing great. His arms were bothering him, where his fur was regrowing at a worryingly fast speed. He could see some of the fresh hairs literally...Read More »
Untranslated Prophecy
“I would say that I am surprised to see you here, but I think we all know that this meeting was going to happen…”
Dalosisaar remained strong as he, Elkay and Aster approached the Whenvern, who was perched on his throne, a strange collection of pillows, coins and sparkling gems.
“Indeed. Which...Read More »
A Squiggly R
“Kyr Elkay, are you busy? I think the answer is yes but I am concerned about you.”
Elkay looked up from his desk, which was utterly covered in paper. The most important piece of paper was directly in front of him, a photo of some sort of strange sentence written in...Read More »
Otherversal Worries
“I wonder how things are going in there…”
Phovos sipped her incredibly fruity cocktail, then shrugged. She was lounging on a deck chair that was way too big, staring out into the void. Sitting with her were two of her siblings. Elkay-En was his normal grumpy self, and wanted to get...Read More »
Worrying Blips
“Hi, Dalosisaar, I, uh, I need to tell you something. Like, right now. And we might need to get Murum’Va here too. And maybe Syksis and Litvir in case things get squiffy.”
Despite being a kid, Kohra was generally rather independent and headstrong, but there was a hint of fear and...Read More »
Blips Somewhat Explained
“What are you doing here?!?”
The intensity of the Whenvern’s face made Kohra shudder and cower in fear, but Murum’Va had hardly moved. She crossed her arms, growled, then clearly stated what was going on.
“Itarfa Kohra’s tracking network detected traces of idatoksokoka here at this silly blue and silver glass sortsak...Read More »
Faulty Test Strips
Relkir was sighing. Relkir was sighing a lot. Despite doing everything the doctors had said, despite everything Relkir had been doing, the pregnancy test had come out negative. Again. And Relkir couldn’t understand why.
That being said, Relkir, had some idea what the problem was. Gath, Relkir’s partner, was a troubled...Read More »
Eggy Confirmation
“Is… is it official?”
Doctor Ekal had been Gath’s doctor for a long time. Gath liked Ekal, mostly because Ekal made Gath feel better. Ekal was also a specialist when it came to the treatment of both Defensive Stance and the many issues it caused, and they had kept Gath alive...Read More »
Baby Finds Out
Litvir rarely got messages to urgently go to their adopted parents home, but the moment they had finished their patrols, Litvir had raced back home, narrowly avoiding a ship and a planet or two as they did so, and… Litvir briefly forgot that both mama Gath and dada Relkir had...Read More »
Questioning Explanations
“You… think he was lying?”
Kohra had been running around both the Library Near the Centre of the Universe and the Castle at the Centre of the Universe for days now, zooming about, looking things up and doing research into things he wasn’t quite sure about. And he had done so...Read More »
Rage Between Space and Time
“What are you plotting, Kairos?”
In the past, Epani was somewhat unpredictable. She could go into a rage over the smallest thing and take her pain and anger out on others, and how she reacted varied greatly. However, now that she was a true Life Goddess, Epani never needed to show...Read More »
Plans for Breaks
“There’s shit going on.”
Aesop’s appearance didn’t catch Aster off guard, but his sentence did. Aster had just finished up in a meeting, talking with a rogue group of former Perpetual Abyssians. He had managed to convince them to rejoin Lanex society, mostly by offering them a job, safety and home...Read More »
Days Of Study
“Has he been hanging around menacingly the whole time?”
Aster was a regular visitor to the Library Near the Centre of the Universe, as he would regularly use its sources to study up for any complicated meetings and tasks he had to do. He’d also occasionally ask Elkay questions, since, most...Read More »
General Discipline
“Relkir?”
Relkir was rushing around their office, clearly looking for something. They were so lost in whatever it was that they were looking for that they hadn’t noticed both the High General and their beloved forever partner standing at the door.
“Relkir…”
Relkir still wasn’t paying attention.
“Relkir!”
The change in tone snapped Relkir out...Read More »
Scholarly Invite
Relkir should have been surprised to see a shadowy being in their office, sitting on their desk, but since their adopted child was a deity, surprise was less of a problem these days. Still, Relkir had just finished advising on a meeting between the General of Medical Affairs, the General...Read More »
Unwarranted Wrath
“Ugh. We’re doing this shit again…”
Valksia and Maresia glanced at Syksis, not wanting to agree with what Syksis had just said but doing so anyway.
“Feels like when I was a kid and my parents used to argue…” Aster muttered. “Would happen just as frequently as well.”
“Is that why you’re the...Read More »
Motherly Ultimatum
“What do you want?”
Kairos didn’t answer. He was working.
“What is your problem?”
Still no answer.
“Kairos, I am speaking to you.”
Kairos grunted, then glanced up. Standing over him was Epani, who had intruded his personal space. His last personal space. However Epani had a cohort today. The little formerly exiled Lanex who,...Read More »
Future Sibling Worries
“So you didn’t see anything?” Kohra asked as he puffed up his fur in a bid to protect himself from the cold.
Litvir shook their head, and shuddered slightly. Normally, they had no problem with the depths of space, but Litvir felt uneasy today. “Uh, no, not on… normal light. In...Read More »
Book Party Fun
“Phiva! I am so glad you could join me!”
Elkay was in a very bouncy mood as a dark red Ksithan wearing black trousers and a black hoodie and carrying a large, dusty satchel reached the main entrance of the Great Library near the centre of the universe. To the point...Read More »
Corruption Within
“Elkay! Elkay! Need to speak to you right now!”
Elkay should have been annoyed at one of his fellow Twelve Anew interrupting his private times, doubly so since he’d informed them all that he was taking most of the weekend off, but, firstly, he was used to it, and, secondly the...Read More »
Crashed Hope
“Are you feeling better now?” Litvir asked as Elkay exited a small, white villa.
“Yes, but I do not know how being stabbed in the stomach fixed whatever was wrong with me…” Elkay grunted, then stretched his arms and started walking, towards the edge of the Pink Paradise. Both his telepathy...Read More »
Elkayne Army
“I have so many questions…” Kayel muttered to himself as they reached their target. Normally universes were surrounded with a black, inky substance known as Vastskin, that kept the universe in and the void out. But this universe’s Vastskin was solid and diamond-coloured.
“Why have you not been asking them then?”...Read More »
Crystallised Rage
The blade cut deep. Deeper and deeper. Down into flesh and muscle. Deeper still. Into eyes and nostrils. Through softened, diseased bone. And still deeper. Into vital organs. Through a sickened mind.
The rage-fuelled stabs continued, seemingly without end. The owner of the blackened, holy blade had no real idea what...Read More »
Battered Siblings
“He… he’s gone…”
Sini felt hollow. There were words in her mind, in the back of her throat, but they weren’t coming out.
“He is gone, yes… Sini, sister, I missed you.”
“I missed you too, Epani… You… you kept the place nice while I was gone…”
“Well, I tried… I had some help...Read More »
Of Twinned Pasts
As Relkir’s eyes snapped open, the first thing they did was try to look around for their kid. They had seen the monstrous Thraki throw Litvir around like a ragdoll, and the sight of Relkir’s beloved daughter bleeding, clutching their arm and trying to get up and stand on a...Read More »
Weak Feeling of Betrayal
Dalosisaar may have been trying to keep his calm as he has ordered his fellow deities around, but now that the important work had been mostly done, now that he had gathered the Twelve Anew in one place, the cracks were showing. Every mention of his name caused a sigh,...Read More »
Parting Gifts
“So much for my book club…”
The Shadow was clearly annoyed. Anyone could tell just by looking, as shadowy tendrils were floating on his back. Elkay was normally a very calm person, so the fact that his elemental affinity was showing meant he was feeling defensive.
“Is that what you were doing...Read More »
New Time Deity
Sini sighed to herself as her body changed shape. She needed to be less of a Life Goddess, more of a Time God now, and her body was in the middle of making that reality. Silky scales became thicker and edgier, her well-trimmed nails became talons and a pair of...Read More »
Under New Management
“From the unease on everyone’s faces, I think I can kinda guess the news…”
Lissandra crossed her arms and sighed, but the rest of her fellow Divine Guardians seemed to be fine.
“So Sini is gone and you’re taking over?” Vexer asked.
Elkay-En nodded but paused. “Well… she’s not gone. She’s gone back...Read More »
Meeting Egg
Relkir felt oddly wobbly as Elkay pulled them and their kid through a shadow, and the three of them appeared underneath a familiar tree. In front of them was that adorable little orange-painted half-house, and waiting for them were three happy faces.
Elkay stepped back a little bit, allowing the colossal...Read More »
A Tale of Two Litties
Things had finally settled down, but Litvir’s feelings were all over the place. So Litvir did what they always did and went to the hatch at the top of the universe, in order to calm themselves down a little. Sure, they knew what that purple dot was now, but everything...Read More »
Undiplomatic Conclusion
“You fixed things up pretty quickly.”
Aesop yawned, then waved at Aster as he appeared at the entrance to what was planned to be Elkay’s private book club room, but was now just a room full of sofas and tables, all empty. Literally a few rooms over, a deity had died,...Read More »
Against Official Reports
“You have news, Tessar?”
Tessar was the General of Deitic Affairs, and they had been very busy over the last few days. But they had reached the end of their research and had requested a meeting between them, the Generals of the Legions of External and Hidden Affairs and the High...Read More »
Kaironic Acceptance
“So, uh, what’s going on?” Arkay felt more and more uneasy as he, Ret and Kuta climbed off the ship and approached Savepoint, where Litvir was waiting for them.
“A lot, unfortunately…”
Standing with Litvir were Elkay and, oddly, Kayel. Arkay was doing his best not to peer into the future or...Read More »
Brighter Times
“Hello, little one. I wish to speak to your Time Drake please.”
Litvir didn’t know what to make of the strange black and yellow Rethan-like being standing before them. But it was scary and Litvir didn’t like it, even if it had an aura about it that… that it had once...Read More »