Hotel Explosion
“We come to you today outside the remains of the Holy Four Hotel in Kazaks, the Spast-run town in Portalia, where a horrible event has just occurred…”
There had once been a large building here. Three hundred rooms, a four-star restaurant, sunset views and probably the best pool area in the...Read More »
Warehouse Fires
“Ow.”
With a snap of his finger, a small mote of light appeared in Retvik’s hand. Most Rethavok, despite being aligned with the element of light, were unable to actually use the element itself. Retvik was one of the few exceptions, and even then, he couldn’t do much with it. However,...Read More »
Family Planning Raid
“Officer, if you just let me go upstairs, I can grab all the licenses proving the legality of this place…”
Kayel was supposed to have been getting ready for his lesson, but Efess, the receptionist, had requested that he cover for her for ten minutes while she took an important phone...Read More »
Thragger Attack
Nyssi woke up to a weird feeling of warmth and wetness. But not in a good way. As her eyes blinked open, Nyssi quickly realized that the source of the warmth and the wetness was a puddle of her own blood. And she was lying on the floor but not...Read More »
At The Hospital
Retvik stepped out of the room to give Gavir’s family some space. Unfortunately, his friend hadn’t made it, succumbing to internal injuries and lung damage. The wails of his poor partner had probably unsettled Retvik more than Gavir’s death. There was nothing like the scream of a lost one.
Wandering into...Read More »
A Large Wound
“SINI!”
Arkadin’s voice echoed down the pink crystal corridor, to no response.
“SINI, I NEED YOU.”
Still nothing. The Death God clutched his side, leaning against the wall. Pouring along the ground behind him was shimmering black blood, speckled with small points of light.
“SINI!”
Arkadin pressed his hand against the wall. As he did...Read More »
Spast in Bed
“Oh. Oh no. Please don’t kill me!”
Nyssi stared at the Spast who had been sleeping in her spare bed. She’d found him there a day ago, somehow having let himself in and fallen asleep. What had initially crept Nyssi out was that he had looked exactly like her, but when...Read More »
Mix Up At The Pharmacy
“Hey, you there?”
Retvik stepped to one side a the doctor exited the room, then entered himself. His new friend Kayel was sitting on the bed, looking healthier than ever.
“I am here. Is something wrong, Kayel?”
Kayel hesitated. “Yes and no.”
“Do you want to talk?”
“Yes.”
Kayel fidgeted. Retvik sat down on a nearby...Read More »
A Special Tab
The Dower’s Inn was always rather empty at this time of night, but at least it was open. The bar was designed to cater towards young, studying Ksithans, who often studied online part time, often late at night after work, and because of this, every table was fitted with various...Read More »
Look In The Mirror
The Spast stared into the mirror, thinking to himself. He’d been completely unable to sleep, a side-effect from his memory-returning medication. This wasn’t his bathroom, no, it belonged to the kindly Rethavok who had let him and his new friend Nyssi stay the night. As his memories returned though, he...Read More »
Suspicious Battle
“Thank you for stepping in, Lightbearer, despite your, uh, injuries and predicaments.”
Retvik lowered his head, then adjusted his helmet, tying the straps beneath his chin. He had opted for his tougher, gold-plated helmet today, since he was about to fight what was essentially a dragon.
“Dear Raptor, I have said it...Read More »
Home Intrusion
“Thank you for coming with me, Tenuk!” Kayel smiled nervously as they walked down the rather empty street. The Skyan district of Salla was normally full of vok rushng up and down, buying last minute presents for the national holiday of Macromera, but ever since the… incident, a lot of...Read More »
New Family Meeting
“Ah, you have both returned. Please, come and sit down.”
As Tenuk and Kayel entered the large home, they both noticed just how… threatening Retvik seemed. Maybe it was because he was still wearing (some admittedly rather tattered) armour from his arena battle, but he didn’t appear to be in a...Read More »
Deathly Apartment
“If this address is correct, I will eat a scarf…” Retvik cursed as he, Nyssi, Tenuk and Kayel all stepped out of Nyssi’s truck, onto an empty, muddy patch of land that served as a small car park. There were several other vehicles all parked nearby, most of which were...Read More »
Awkward Ride Home
It took a while for anyone to speak as they all climbed into Nyssi’s car. Nyssi sat in the driver’s seat, with Retvik sat next to her and Tenuk and Kayel in the back. Tenuk muttered something about feeling like a child, but no one paid attention.
“So, uh, Kayel, how...Read More »
Bloody Mockery
Retvik closed his eyes as he flicked a small medallion between his fingers. It was his lucky charm, a small engraving of the symbol of the Panelix, embedded in an old slice of battered metal, made for him a long time ago. Normally, Retvik felt like he didn’t need luck,...Read More »
Macromera Meal
“That battle was so cool! I never thought I’d be friends with a dude who literally choked a Thragger to death!”
Nyssi had been beaming with joy, ever since she’d watched the previous day’s gladiator battles on television. It had been a whole day of various fighters taking on and murdering...Read More »
A Matter of Meetings
“Hey, Sini, you said you had news about… What are you two doing here?”
Arkay stood in the doorway, holding a bloodied shovel. He had just finished burying a field of recently dead soldiers when he got Sini’s message to meet her at her southernmost lab. He assumed it was important,...Read More »
Through the Bedroom Window
“Ey, Retvik! Welcome home!”
It had been weird, having three strangers in his home, but Retvik had very quickly gotten used to the presence of Kayel, the Skyan he had essentially adopted. He still wasn’t so sure about Nyssi and Tenuk, but that was mostly because they were very different beings....Read More »
Squishy Floors
Tenuk opened his eyes, only to be assaulted by the colour pink. Not a nice, calming pink, the hard, grotesque pink of toxic flesh. The air stank of weird pheromones, and the first thing Tenuk could think of was that he was vaguely horny. However, that emotion was quickly replaced...Read More »
Caught in Processing
“You are very attractive and the primal part of my brain wants to have intercourse with you… I cannot believe i just said that out loud…”
Arkay stared at the delirious Rethavok as he helped him off the ground, then sighed.
“I appreciate the kind words, Retvik, but that’s not you talking,...Read More »
Eternal Stairwell
“Oh I don’t like that…”
“No, I don’t like that shaking feeling either. We need to move. Faster.”
Tenuk was trailing behind Kayel. Normally, if he planned on doing lots of running, he would shape-shift into something with longer legs. But thanks to the horrible gases in these horrible labs, Tenuk’s body...Read More »
Rocky Escape
“Oh thank the gods, there is actually a ship here!”
Tenuk, Kayel and Retvik all stared at Nyssi as they finally reached the top of the staircase.
“What?”
“I think we all know only one god is responsible for that ship being here…” Retvik tutted.
“I never thought I’d be thanking the Thantophor!” Nyssi...Read More »
Streak Above the Crater
Amazingly, no one had died. Sure, a small ship had just crashed into Zero Zero, the large park in the middle of the Skyan capital of End One, but it was early in the morning so no one had really been around on the ground. The same couldn’t be said...Read More »
Death in Bed
“So, you finally got your name changed…”
Kayel sat up straight to see who was talking to him.
“Teekay? What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be-”
Teekay wagged a finger. Unlike most Skyavok, Teekay had rather pale skin and bright orange armour. But like Kayel, he was a former Phantasma. And Kayel’s...Read More »
Into the Darkness
“The fastest ship in the sector…”
Tenuk couldn’t help but admire the beauty of a ship standing in front of him. He had never really been hugely interested in space craft, but this elegant, sleek design, it was simply gorgeous. And painted black, having come straight from the Skyan military. Or...Read More »
Crystalline Palace Halls
“Oh thank-”
Arkay paused, unsure how to finish his own sentence. Either way, as far as he was concerned, neither Sini nor Epani were present. The massive, crystalline palace was completely intact, however, there was a circle of burnt corpses surrounding the entrance. Arkay couldn’t recognize them though, their features had...Read More »
Ritual Complete
No one was sure whether things had been going well or not. The Thantophor’s instructions had been very clear, but they… hadn’t found any corruption. They had, however, found a lot of scratches and cuts. For some reason, as the four mortals walked across the skeletal terrain, the ground seemed...Read More »
Clash of Deities
Blade clashed against blade, flickers of flame littered the battlefield, blood soaked the ground, yet still the hideous Goddess was still standing. Everything Arkay and Kairos had thrown at Kinisis, she had managed to simply soak up. Sure, she was injured, bleeding, but she wasn’t slowing down. Then again, Arkay...Read More »
Bones and Blood
For the first time since she had been resurrected, Kinisis looked somewhat uneasy. The appearance of her favourite daughter, Sini, the Lifebringer, had made a mess of her plans. The initial idea was to kill the Thantophor, capture and torture the Panelix and then take over the universe with Sini...Read More »
Returning Home
“So, uh, time to send you four home…”
Arkay turned to the four mortals, then sighed. The term ‘mortal’ felt wrong. These four, they had been born as mortals, but now, they were… something else. Unkillable. Immortal, perhaps. All because Arkay had… broken at the perfect time. Here they now were,...Read More »
Time for a Date
Arkay sighed as he stepped into the shower in his tiny apartment, on the edges of a backwater city. He turned on the taps, waiting for warm water to come through, before deciding not to bother. It wasn’t water anyway, it was a strong acid, a decontaminant. He needed to...Read More »