Deathven's Demand
“Hm, not what I expected.”
There was a vast, smoke-ridden being standing in the middle of Savepoint. It had a horrible aura about it. Not aggressive, just overall scary and stern.
It took the Thantir a moment to actually work out what was going on. Some of them were busy doing purifications...Read More »
Discussing A Change of Career
Arkay was confused more than anything else.
He, Retvik and Litvir had met the Overlord in person, despite the Overlord hating Arkay in a rather one-sided way, and now suddenly they were discussing what the Overlord had said alongside the superior members of the Thantir. The Tattered Navigators were of course...Read More »
New Promises
Arkay was clearly rather stressed out currently, despite the fact that he had been planning all of this for a long time. Set up on the little floating platform to one side were various tiny drinks and treats, and the platform itself was on the beach of Savepoint’s strange lake,...Read More »
Plans for the First Mission
“So, we’ve come to a decision.”
Arkay wasn’t quite sure how he’d managed it, but he’d somehow managed to teleport Retvik, Litvir and himself into that familiar candlelit room that Overlord Deathven always used to meet with his Hidden Trios. Thankfully, there was no one else around apart from the Overlord...Read More »
Ship Check-Over
“Well, he certainly delivered on that…”
A new ship had suddenly appeared in the parking area of Savepoint. It was about the same size as the Thantir Three, but much more sleek and rounded. It was a very pretty ship that had been painted black and had silver flames running down...Read More »
Pre-Mission Rambles
“So, are we ready now?” Retvik asked as he and Litvir strapped themselves in. Arkay was sitting in front of them, both peering out of the main viewing pane but also glancing at all the buttons in front of him.
“Are you done hugging everyone, Arkay?” Litvir also asked. “I am...Read More »
Initial Greetings
“This has to be the place…” Arkay muttered as the Deathly Soulflame slowed down, approaching a large, golden platform with two other ships on it. The only thing lighting the place up were strips of gold lights on the edge of the platform.
Luckily, the platform was huge, and Arkay had...Read More »
Forming a Solution
“So, when did you discover this place and how long have you both been working on this sector?” Litvir asked as everyone settled down a bit.
Introductions had been slightly bumpy, and as both sides had described their problem, it had been a bit tricky to keep things calm, but as...Read More »
Mission Quickly Completed
“I won’t lie, that was too easy.”
Arkay and Retvik looked out of the window in the cockpit as the two other ships disappeared into the darkness. Litvir would have joined them, but he was busy in the kitchen, having a rather unusual urge to make food before they headed elsewhere.
“What...Read More »
Gentle Brushing 10
Things were quiet on the Deathly Soulflame. Currently, Retvik, Litvir and Arkay were just flying through empty voidspace, on their way to a meetup spot with another Hidden Trio. Apparently, the plan was to help this other Hidden Trio with some Corruption purging, but they admittedly didn’t really know who...Read More »
Candy Meal
“Well, that is rather rude…”
The Deathly Soulflame was parked at The Lilac Spark, a tiny Decay Lord pit stop, bar and restaurant, and the locals were giving Litvir funny looks. At first, Litvir just assumed the locals didn’t like Psions, but they all seemed to settle down when he, Retvik...Read More »
Giant Voidborn Problem
Somewhere down the line, things had gone south. It turned out, the Voidborn that the Missing were supposed to be meeting was way more aggressive than they’d expected. And a lot larger.
Like most Voidborns, this one, going by the name of Antikathartison, had summoned a metal platform and had been...Read More »
Large Desires
“I am sorry for burning you, Arkay.”
“Retvik, I’ve told you twenty times already, it’s fine!”
Arkay had been hiding away in the ceiling observatory. It was really just a small room with a glass ceiling, with barely enough room for Arkay to stand, let alone Litvir or Retvik, but it was...Read More »
Mental Meal
“They know I can just restart the ship, right?”
The Deathly Soulflame was quiet currently. The engines and lights were all switched off as the ship had been hit by an EMP to briefly disable it. A ship of similar size had come out of nowhere and immediately fired the EMP...Read More »
Sisterly Request
Arkay, Retvik and Litvir were all taking a break, sitting on a bench outside a void kiosk run by fish in mechanical fish tank suits, all eating ice cream. The ice cream wasn’t anything special. Apparently it was vanilla flavour, but the quality of the ice cream suggested it had...Read More »
Yellow From Behind
“Oof!”
Litvir routinely forgot that, despite Arkay being much shorter than him, the Skyan-shaped former deity was in fact insanely strong. Litvir was reminded of this as Arkay suddenly pushed Litvir through a shadow then forced Litvir onto his own bed. Being a telepath though, Litvir had picked up Arkay’s intentions...Read More »
Unknown White Strain
“Ow, ow ow ow! Get it off me!”
Litvir flailed as something white and horrible crawled up his arm, a hideous, overly viscous liquid that made Litvir’s skin feel cold and itchy. Arkay tried washing the gunk off with water, but when that didn’t work, Retvik used a very brief and...Read More »
Little Scaly Medics
Rather oddly, the Glowing Point medical facility was run by and made for Divine Guardians. Places run by Divine Guardians were somewhat unusual, mostly because they were normally busy looking after Life Goddesses. This hospital seemed to be run by a collection of rather small, scaly creatures with four eyes...Read More »
Medicine Disbelief
“Milk?”
“Yes, milk.”
“Really?”
“Apparently.”
Arkay had wanted to get out of the sector as fast as possible. As soon as Retvik and Litvir were done in the local hospital, they’d sped off, and Arkay had headed towards the nearest Deathven Sector. He didn’t want to specifically go to the Sector, Arkay wasn’t even...Read More »
Bare Task
“Oh, my little stars, you are adorable!”
Deathven had once again teleported Arkay, Litvir and Retvik into his personal office, but today, the Overlord wasn’t alone. Standing with him, only slightly shorter than him, was a beautiful, lizard-like Life Goddess. She was tall, slender and had shimmering diamonds embedded in her...Read More »
Equipment Inspections
Retvik and Litvir muttered to themselves as they inspected the pitch black armour they had been given. It was rather heavy, spiky armour, and all of it was black, apart from the occasional gem scattered around – red for Retvik and purple for Litvir. The armour was also very Voidborn-like....Read More »
Pre-Party Preparations
“Alright, we’ve nearly arrived, but before we park up and stuff, we need to go through a few things.”
Arkay felt naked and exposed, mostly because he somewhat was. Well, he was completely naked, disguised as a Life Goddess. Thankfully, Arkay was pretending to be a Life Goddess from the Patagenic...Read More »
The Bare Dome
Arki tutted to herself as she and her two half-Voidborn guards approached the entrance to the Gymne Party Dome. As the name suggested, the venue was a large, glass dome which contained a beautiful floral paradise, most of which was filled with pools of water, connected by waterfalls and floating...Read More »
Bare Intent
Things had been somewhat pleasant so far. After some awkward small talk with a stupidly tall pink Life Goddess with three pairs of breasts and a gaggle of snake-like, rainbow-coloured Life Goddess with long, thick tails, Arki managed to find a good spot where she could settle down and watch...Read More »
Bared Trust
Arki had admittedly taken far too long to find the small cave where Prodota had asked to meet her, but finally, she was actually doing it. Not to agree with Prodota and help her with her insane plan, but also not to kill her, as she had been told to...Read More »
Bare Truths
“Arkay! Arkay, wake up!”
Retvik and Litvir were admittedly rather concerned, almost scared, as Arkay was lying somewhat unresponsive in a pool of blood, next to another, very much dead Life Goddess. Worse though, there was a shimmering golden ghost standing over them.
“It seems as though you have killed one of...Read More »
Bare Rewards
Retvik rubbed his eyes as consciousness returned to him. The last thing he remembered was his ship skidding to a halt in a vast darkness, and Retvik himself flying through the windscreen because he didn’t have his seatbelt on. Clearly, the impact with the ground hadn’t killed Retvik, but he...Read More »
Lingering Pain
“Ugh…”
Arkay struggled to sit up, then immediately checked over his body. He was still Life Goddess-shaped. He needed to fix that. A deep breath did cause Arkay’s armour to return to his body, but as he checked over himself again, he noticed a new permanent scar on his side. One...Read More »
Life Goddess Thoughts and Marmite
“I’ve been thinking…” Arkay muttered as he buttered some freshly toasted bread and spread honey delicately over it.
“Thinking or worrying?” Litvir asked. He and Retvik were also eating toast, and Litvir was now obsessed with a weird new topping. “Because right now, I want to know where I can get...Read More »
Furry Massage
“This spa is the best.”
Retvik glanced at Arkay and Litvir as the three of them laid in a warm, wood-lined room. Delicate water sounds trickled through the air, a gentle breeze wafted through and a myriad of small, cat-like beings were wandering around, rubbing up and down the three Missing’s...Read More »
Protective Corruption
Everything was black.
Black and squidgy. Oddly smooth. Warm though. Weirdly warm. Like a protective bubble of goo. One surrounding Retvik and Litvir.
“Oh, thank the Light, you are awake!” Litvir seemed very sleepy, but he also seemed to have been trying to wake Retvik up for a while. “I do not...Read More »
Corrupted Explanations
Everything was black again, but at least this time, it was a familiar black, a void filled with delicate flickering and floating candles. And standing over the Missing was a familiar disgruntled face.
“What did you do?”
Litvir and Retvik didn’t have an answer. Arkay though immediately apologised.
“I’m sorry. I acted on...Read More »
Welcoming Home
“Uh, Lord Vikalos?”
Fengar still wasn’t really sure how to speak to his new bosses. The Phantai, Moonblade’s former sect, were very strict, but everyone just used their codenames so that strictness wasn’t too obvious. But Vikalos, codename Firestorm, was an oddly terrifying entity. Before Moonblade had met Vikalos in person,...Read More »
Sudden Diplomatic Excursion
“Hello again, Missing.”
Retvik, Litvir and Arkay were used to Deathven’s random teleports now. There was always an odd tingle to them, that gave them a second to ready themselves. Didn’t quite give them enough time to put clothes on though, as it had been technically night time at Save Point...Read More »
Early Warning Shots
“Have they already opened fire at us?” Litvir asked as a laser beam seemed to fly past their now nearly stationary ship.
“Seems as much!” Retvik grunted as a second one flew by. “This may be somewhat difficult.”
“Yep! Always is!” Arkay exclaimed as he brought the ship to a complete stop....Read More »
Ancient Similarities
Statarkon wasn’t quite sure how to feel as he floated through the darkness. He could see seven Voidborn ships ahead of him, but none of them had moved and, interestingly, they were all rather battered. That was not a normal state for anything Voidborn related, Voidborns always kept everything pristine....Read More »
Pre-Peace Talks
“Knew they were Voidborns. Bloody darkened bastards.”
“Shush. They came here in peace.”
“They attacked us.”
“You fired first.”
The Vraseer and the Kathar were very different sects. The Vraseer, led by the Blades Renewed, mostly consisted of Vrekari, the local uplifted race, as well as a small collection of draconic beings. They were...Read More »
Finding Solutions
“Greetings, gentlevok. Welcome to the discussion table. Please, take a seat and have a drink.”
There were six beings present, and much to Kalek’s dismay, two of those beings were Voidborns. Kalek hated Voidborns, he was the leader of a Voidborn eradicator sect that also protected a smaller purification sect. His...Read More »
Thankful Purifier
As soon as the agreements had been written and signed, the Vraseer representative and his guards all immediately left, but the Kathar leader had stuck around, wanting to speak casually. All three of the Decay Lords present were taller than him, and he was certain they were the Missing, the...Read More »
Remembering Oneself
“So, Litvir, what does Deathven want from us now?” Retvik growled as he dragged Arkay back on board and made his way to the cockpit.
“Deathven does not want anything. I wanted to get out of there, because Arkay is clearly struggling. Right, Arkay?”
Arkay silently nodded as he sat down, still...Read More »
Circular Protection
“You brought the old Allbirther here?” Retvik snarled as he pulled Litvir into the office and forced him into a seat. “What are you plotting?”
Litvir didn’t appreciate being manhandled, and snarled back at Retvik. “Elksia is unintentionally making everyone want to have kids. Sini is here to counteract that.”
“Elksia is...Read More »
Forgotten Observations
In order to curry favour with the Life Goddess currently working as a part time Time Drake, Sini had a little house built away from the normal housing area of Savepoint, complete with a picnic table out the front which overlooked Savepoint’s lake. That was where Sini was sitting currently,...Read More »
Against the Serpent's Tongue
“You spoke to Sini, didn’t you?”
Litvir had been avoiding everyone all day, hiding away, not talking to anyone. He had done his work in silence then immediately skulked off, dodging any and all interactions with others. Arkay had quickly noticed Litvir’s uneasiness, but hadn’t been able to do anything about...Read More »
A Powerful Word
That familiar darkness, those floating candles, the large ornate throne and the table with the magical chalices on it, they were all back. Arkay, Litvir and Retvik were back in the dark pocket dimension that Deathven, the Overlord of Decay Lord society called home.
“Hello, Missing.”
“Oh, hello, again, Deathven!” Litvir smiled...Read More »
Anniversary Interruption
“Oh look! You’ve teleported me here when I’m not completely naked for once! I guess we are making progress!”
Deathven noted that Deathbringer was in their normal, somewhat snippy mood.
“I mean, I’m still just wearing a loin cloth and stomach wrap, and my two boyfriends are as equally ill-dressed, but still,...Read More »
Healers and Missing
“Arkay, you are staring.”
Everyone was sat at large, round tables, each table covered in food on a rotating plate in the middle, with two Trios per table. While Retvik and Litvir would have preferred sitting at a table with someone they already knew, like the Travellers, the Trio they were...Read More »
Rescue Mission Plan
“Missing, I need you.”
Retvik was half asleep, but Arkay and Litvir immediately snapped to attention. Arkay also summoned some wraps for the three of them, because they were all naked again.
“I, uh, take it this is pretty damn serious, since Retvik isn’t even awake yet…” Arkay glanced at Retvik, who...Read More »
Voidborn Ruse
“Anoixeseste!”
The Shimmering Ruiners didn’t know what they were looking at. A rather large being, larger than the 4m tall golden, hollow and antlered suits of armour, was bashing on the main entrance to their base. Normally, the guards would have shot at the being, but it was clearly a Voidborn....Read More »
Saving Trapped Kitties
Chaos and slaughter had erupted inside this strange Voidborn base. An army of unknowns fighting confused Voidborns who had made the mistake of pissing off the wrong people. The strange Voidborn who had let everyone in was gone, replaced with a very large, rampaging monster who was literally tearing things...Read More »
Stranger's Rage
The roar of anguish and pain failed to echo across the entire base, the sound waves being mostly absorbed by the lead-lined walls. However, the strange, flameless explosion that followed, that shook the base to its core, shattering deep foundations, collapsing pathways and damaging walls behind repair. The explosion also...Read More »
Scars and Feelings
“That hurt…”
Retvik looked down at his stomach, expecting blood and bits of stomach all over the place, but the only thing present was a dark grey scar in the shape of a typical stab wound. Another scar to add to his collection. Despite not even being 90 years old, Retvik...Read More »
Abandoned Medical Check Up
“So, question, are you doing this for my sake, your sake or Deathven’s sake?”
Veeyel tutted as he sorted out equipment. Normally, he’d just use his shadowy powers to do all things medical, but Arkay was immediately immune to those shadows, and the two of them would somewhat instinctively counteract each...Read More »
Mission Next Door
“Hello again, Missing.”
Today, Deathbringer seemed to be wearing clothes, but Souldrainer and Flamebearer seemed to be rather bare. Flamebearer in particular didn’t have his normal flames. That was unusual.
“Hello, Overlord…” Deathbringer tutted. Their normal, vaguely annoyed attitude. “What stupid mission do you want us to go on this time?”
“I shall...Read More »
Friendly Trio Plans
“So, uh, how are we going to do this?” Arkay asked as he and his trio sat in their office, having been recently teleported to Deathven’s private sanctum and teleported home again with a new mission. “Because I don’t know these guys that well.”
“I do not know…” Retvik grunted. “We...Read More »
Meeting the Great Blades Yet Again
“I always forget just how large everything else is…”
Retvik and Litvir both glanced at Arkay as they parked and exited their ship, stepping into the Shimmering Blade proper. Ready to greet them were three Beh’ens, each one serving each of the Great Blades.
“Hello, Flamebearer and Souldrainer!” Nightblade, the number one...Read More »
A Date With Phos
Retvik wasn’t sure how to feel as he was dragged into the private quarters of Lightblade. He hadn’t had much say in anything so far, and it seemed that Litvir and Lightblade’s psionic partner Soulblade had had some sort of telepathic conversation and had subtly suggested Lightblade just “go for...Read More »
A Chat With Telin
“So, what’s wrong?”
Telin and Arkay had been sitting in silence for a while. Well, Telin had been sitting, Arkay had started off lying down and routinely sank into the sea of cushions. After a while, he’d sit up, readjust and sink again, but this time round, he just sat up...Read More »
A Mess with Psehon
“I think you can sense what the issue is already…” Psehon grunted as he almost dragged Litvir down to the bottom level of the Shimmering Blade.
“I can, yes, but I am unsure why you need me.”
“You will see.”
The floor was mostly only three things: a large meeting hall, so large...Read More »
Slightly Grumpy Conclusion
“Is everything sorted?” Arkay asked as he, Retvik and Litvir wandered through the Shimmering Blade, before making it back to their ship. Admittedly, Arkay had wanted to take Litvir’s ship, Souldrainer’s Plight, but since they were on official Missing work, they’d had to take the Deathly Soulflame. But their mission...Read More »
Bashed Communicator
“… Fuck…”
Something hit the ground. The sound that item made was not good. An awkward thud.
Arkay and Retvik span around to see what had happened, only to catch Litvir sheepishly picking something up off the floor. Litvir then cursed again.
“Fuck.”
“What’s wrong, Litvir?” Arkay immediately asked. He could somewhat guess though.
“Fuuuck…”
“It...Read More »
Yellow Birthday Treat
Arkay had sensed Litvir approaching in a myriad of ways. Scent, time powers, telepathy and general intuition all warned him that Litvir was about to jump him, but Arkay knew that Litvir just wanted to be a little silly. So he continued to walk by that one shadow between the...Read More »
Childish Offers
Shieldbearer: hello arkay are you busy
Deathbringer is now online.
Deathbringer: Oh, hi Vick!
Deathbringer: I’m not that busy. Well, I am, but I can check and reply to messages. What’s up?
Shieldbearer: ive been thinking of you since you messaged me
Shieldbearer: and made
Shieldbearer: the chat with tenuk and elksos
Shieldbearer: im kinda worried and...Read More »