After the death of Kinisis, not everything was reformed into a new universe. A handful of entities survived the end of Kinisis’s universe and ended up doing their own thing. Now, the Thantir travel the Space Between Universes, adventuring and growing up into new, god-like beings without a universe of their own.
Decaying Escape
“Galyn! I cannot find Lady Kinisis!”
Relkir barged into the office, weapon in hand, only to find that the room was empty. This was supposed to be a shared office, where both Relkir’s boss, the Allmaker, and her best friend and Decay Lord Galyn both did various paperwork stuff. So the...Read More »
Decaying Decision
Ten beings stood around a cramped table, all of them feeling rather uncertain.
“We came back as soon as we realised what happened…” Retvik cautiously explained. “We had no idea that Epani was sending us away as a distraction so she could kill Kinisis. And we certainly had no idea that...Read More »
Pulled from A New Beginning
“Hello, Arkadin.”
Arkay blinked several times, trying to work out where he was. From the smell of the air, he could tell that he was inside a metal ship, having been abruptly torn from his fledgling universe, the one he and his siblings were in the middle of building.
“Hello…”
“I have some...Read More »
Guilty Pasts
“Litvir, Retvik, what are you doing here?”
The two powerful beings stood in front of Galyn’s desk. One glistened with golden flames, the other hid within an ominous aura. Both of them were smaller than Galyn, but they were in his way, blocking the door to his office.
“Can we have a...Read More »
Coincidental Gameplay
“Hey, may I have a word with you?”
Decay Lord Retvik looked up from what he was doing. He had been helping his friend and partner Phovos fill in some paperwork, allowing her to study as a Decayling despite technically being a Life Goddess. At the door, fellow Decay Lord Litvir...Read More »
Checking On Progress
Retvik stepped into his office without knocking on the door first, but as he looked around the room, he did wish he had in fact knocked. Purring on the sofa, was resident Decay Lord and Life Goddess Seimeni, legs apart and rather content. Sitting at his desk as if nothing...Read More »
Gaming Discussions
Litvir had been sitting at his desk for a while now. He was supposed to be reading through some guidelines and terms and conditions when it came to Time Drakes wanting to register as Decaylings or Decay Lords, as a favour to his dear friend Retvik, but on his screen...Read More »
Found at Last
“Tahvra, wake up…”
Tahvra rubbed his eyes, trying to work out where he was and what was going on. He was lying on the ground, covered in blankets, tied to a chair, while a small fire flickered in front of him, held in place by a tiny gravitational generator. Normally, on...Read More »
Twin Daggers
Relkir sighed to himself as he wandered up and down the aisles of this nonsensical supermarket. The Thantir Two was currently docked at the Miassivio Pleasure Mall, the biggest and only mall in the Shadowvern Straights, a piece of the Periuniversal Void not too far from the Thantir’s normal roaming...Read More »
Decayling Briefing
Galyn paced up and down the cargo bay, where his six new Decaylings were lined up, tallest to shortest. Behind him were two of his three trusted Decay Lords, with Seimeni currently busy keeping an eye on the autopilot. Each of the Decaylings had done alright so far, dealing with...Read More »
Mechanical Healing Crystal
Just as Arkay’s friend had said, there was a small ship waiting at the edge of the universe, with six stripes down the side. A door at the rear of the ship was open, waiting for the three beings, however both Retvik and Kairos had to duck under the doorway...Read More »
Expressing Thanks
Arkay stared at his laptop, surprised that it was still on and running. This was actually the first time he’d been home in a couple of days, having spent the last day or so rushing around doing all the chores he had failed to do while he was ill. Thanks...Read More »
Trapped Apologies
The Thantophor was in a funny mood. He was supposed to be going out, doing things, watching over his domain, spreading decay and entropy across existence, but he was currently sat in his tiny apartment, staring at a screen, and had been doing so for a couple of hours now....Read More »
Interrupting Text Messages
“Litvir…”
Litvir’s communicator buzzed, playing a short tone Eksi didn’t recognize. However, Litvir didn’t pick it up. He was currently busy giving Eksi a massage, as an apology for having bailed on him the other day. Their fellow Decay Lord and resident Life Goddess Seimeni had picked up some sort of...Read More »
Attack on Shield Six
The being had attacked without warning, tearing a hole through the side of the ship Shield Six before immediately terminating the engines and leaving everyone drifting and trapped in the dark. Thankfully, Kal had strong infrared vision, allowing them to still see. That didn’t mean that they had a handle...Read More »
Requesting Assistance
“Hello, Decay Lord Galyn speaking, who is this? We normally do not get Voidborn messages like this.”
Koh hadn’t expected a response. He was currently using communication lines he wasn’t familiar with, in a bid to call someone, anyone for help. Thankfully, with a little too much effort, he’d finally managed...Read More »
Theocydes's Warning
It had taken way too long, but the Thantir Two had finally arrived to tow Shield Six to the only place in the sector that was open. They would have gone to the closer Pleasure Mall, but after a handful of baby universes all suddenly disappeared, as well as a...Read More »
Attack on the Thantir Two
“WE’RE UNDER ATTA-”
Teekay’s telepathic message cut out as a storm of spears penetrated the hull of the Thantir Two, concentrated on the cockpit. This was followed by a crashing sound as a golden entity entered through the tattered hole where the cockpit’s main viewing pane used to be, a being...Read More »
Requesting Assistance Again
Litvir rubbed his eyes as he entered the cockpit. Thankfully, the Thantir Two’s self-repair systems weren’t damaged, they’d only been taken offline, so the automated glass repairs had finished up quite quickly. Everything electrical though was still a bit iffy, and the heating was currently off, meaning the ship’s average...Read More »
Successful Preservation of a Universe
Ahkron smiled to himself as time faded away across this tiny little universe. It was barely a million years old, but its pantheon of deities had been hard at work making a myriad of different mortal species, each one mostly the same but with a different tail and head, and...Read More »
Kenic Cleansing
“Alright, while I am gone, Relkir is in charge.”
There were a few tuts and grunts among the six Decaylings. Litvir didn’t like that.
“Is it because he’s a Rethan like you?” Tenuk asked.
“No, it is because, before he died and changed his name, Elkay here was in charge of 2 billion...Read More »
Ahkron's Grasp
Ahkron hovered above the universe’s external boundaries, watching it silently. This universe made little sense. There had once been a vast, life-filled universe here, millions of light-years across. What he was currently looking at was barely the size of a small galaxy, with no actual galaxies in it, just clusters...Read More »
Pantophor
“I’m going to make you an offer. You give me back my fellow deities and I promise I’ll kill you quickly and cleanly.”
Ahkron eyed the creature that was currently trying to hold him hostage. It was this universe’s death god, a pitiful excuse for a deity. However, the last time...Read More »
A Tad Late
Arkay had hoped to have been able to take a quick break, but as soon as he had managed to lie down in bed, he’d received a frantic message from Epani, begging him to deal with a Voidborn that was hovering just outside the northern entrance to the universe. So...Read More »
A Safe Place
“Welcome to the Nest.”
The convoy of ships slowed down to a crawl as they exited the shimmering, golden portal, which snapped shut behind them. Docked on the top of the Thantir Two wasn’t just the sister ship Thantir Three, but the narrow, striped ship known as Shield Six, which belonged...Read More »
Change of Duties
“So, what now?”
Galyn’s office was normally only ever used by Galyn, but since he was currently unconscious, the rest of the Thantir Decay Lords were using his office as a makeshift meeting room. Currently present were Retvik and Litvir, the two former Decaylings Galyn had helped raise to Lordhood, Lady...Read More »
Reasonable Ending
“Fuck off, Ret-” Phovos spun around to see who was knocking on her door. With everything that had been going on lately, things on the Thantir Two had been rather busy, especially since they’d kinda picked up some new allies. While it had been lovely seeing Akah and Tahvra again,...Read More »
First Client
“Is my darling Helkas going to be okay? Is he…”
Syklas blinked her four bright purple eyes several times as she took a moment to inspect her surroundings. The last time she had asked for help from the tiny team of Decay Lords, they only had one ship, and it was...Read More »
Ceti Asteri
“Hey, Gah, when you accepted this job, did they mention that they were a Ceti Asteri?”
The blue-painted Cleanser popped his head into the cockpit of the Thantir Two, where his sibling Koh was sitting, alongside the Decay Lord Retvik and two Decaylings, Tenuk and Tahvra, who had been making sure...Read More »
Suddenly Online
Litvir slammed the door to his personal quarters, then double-checked to make sure it was locked, before making his way to his desk, where his tablet was lying. As he opened the tablet up, a wave of dread washed over Litvir, wondering what horrible messages he’d find. However, as his...Read More »
Adaptation Overload
“Alright now, deep breaths.”
Relkir did as he was told, taking long, drawn out breaths. But Relkir was currently not in reality. He was trapped within his own mind, lying in a field of fluffy grey clouds, staring up into a pitch black sky littered with small, red points of light....Read More »
Mass Fainting
“Hey, uh, General Retvik, is Relkir going to be alright?”
Retvik grunted as he glanced down at Teekay, the almost silver-skinned Skyavok that had been hovering outside this bedroom door for a while now. “Yes, Relkir will be fine. But please do not call me ‘General’, I have no right to...Read More »
Sudden Madness
Green, slightly corrosive goo covered the walls and the room’s occupants as Galyn exploded back to life, pulling himself out of his healing cocoon. After taking a few moments to remember how to be alive and conscious, the elder Decay Lord scanned his surroundings, trying to work out where he...Read More »
Stabilizing Failure
“I hate this body…” Tah clicked and crackled as his old, battered form jolted back into life. His current body was currently lying on the ground, since Tah’s Krana-brain wasn’t powering it, but considering what had just happened with Galyn going insane and attacking everyone, they needed someone that Galyn...Read More »
Third's Rage
As Retvik made his way down to the cockpit, he was feeling very unsure about things. In his hand was Galyn’s personal communicator, which he had been scanning through for the last ten minutes. The plan was supposed to have been simple, to call Galyn’s old companions, his other Thirds,...Read More »
Brutal Insanity
Litvir wasn’t quite sure where his lower intestine was. To be fair, he didn’t particularly need it any more, he hadn’t eaten solid food in at least a month, but it was currently missing, having been torn out by the rampaging beast that abruptly broken free in the middle of...Read More »
Going Elsewhere
“I swear, you Thantir are fucking cursed!”
The fact that Tah, a normally rather calm being who very rarely said anything worse than ‘darn’, had just loudly cursed and thrown something across the room, was a sign that things were certainly not well. His recently repaired left arm was missing again,...Read More »
Assorted Messages
Deathbringer: Hey guys, you two alright? It’s rare to see you online, Retvik.
Flamebearer: Considering what is going on, I felt like I needed to hear a friendly voice. Or at least read one.
Deathbringer: Fair enough. Is everything alright?
Souldrainer: No. Something possessed Galyn, made him attack us to the point of...Read More »
A Brief Split
“So, you are ditching us?”
Koh stopped what he was doing and rubbed his neck joint, which felt weird ever since he’d had his head welded back on. After a moment, he turned his attention to the being that had spoken to him.
“No, not ditching you. Just finishing off our work...Read More »
Together For A Bit
“Come in, dear…”
Retvik hadn’t even knocked on the door as it swung open. Then again, that was to be expected, since Litvir was a powerful telepath and instantly knew Retvik was standing outside. He also knew that everyone else on board was asleep, aside from Tenuk, who was in the...Read More »
Red and Purple
What had started off as an awkward conversation had turned into an evening of unbridled pleasure as Retvik writhed in ecstasy, thoroughly enjoying the sensation of Litvir’s tongue snaking around his penis. The heavily armoured couple had planned to just have a quick trysting session to let off some steam,...Read More »
Happy Hatch Day
“Happy birthday, Litvir!”
Litvir wasn’t sure how Eksi had managed to get into his personal quarters, but the little yellow and cream Skyavok was standing there holding a cake, a small box and a card, trying to look as cute and innocent as possible.
“You do realize that, firstly, I hatched from...Read More »
Slimed Walls
“Hi!”
Galyn opened his eyes, then realized he wasn’t awake. He was trapped inside his own subconscious, sitting on the ground, lost in a dense jungle. One that reminded Galyn of the jungles he had grown up in, memories buried so deep down after aeons spent being a deity that he...Read More »
Messages of Mourning
Deathbringer: Hey, uh, Retvik, Litvir, I, uh, have some bad news.
Flamebearer: Hello, Arkay.
Souldrainer: Are you well?
Deathbringer: No, I’m not.
Deathbringer: I want to apologize. Seimeni is dead. We had to kill her to kill Kinisis.
Flamebearer: Oh.
Deathbringer: I’m sorry. They nearly killed Epani. Kairos and I had no choice. Kairos is… Well,...Read More »
Last Minute Discussions
“Do you remember when we first met?”
Elkay thought to himself as he stared out the window in the Decaylings’ private observatory. No one present had said anything in a while, not since they’d rejoined with the ship Shield Six and the bad news about Seimeni’s death had spread around.
“You talking...Read More »
Meeting the Phantai
“I will be blunt, I was under the impression that the Thantir were dead…”
The Deathven-aligned vessel Shimmering Blade Seven Two (Decay Lord Vessel Code ΑΣΗΜΕΝΙΟΣΞΗΦΟΣ-072) rarely left the centre of Phantai territories, what with it being the main hub of the Phantai, but the fact that a Decay...Read More »
Deep Questioning
It had been a while since Litvir felt so small. As the colossal door swung open and the three Decay Lords stepped into a gold-plated office, Litvir couldn’t help but be reminded of his early days as a Decayling, lost, confused and mostly just surprised that he was even alive...Read More »
League of the Loop
Teekay blinked as consciousness returned to him. The last time he was awake, he was inside a glass cell alongside his fellow Decaylings, Eksi, Tahvra and his partner Elkay. Phovos and Elksia had their own individual cells, and Akah and Tenuk were awkwardly sharing a cell opposite them, neither of...Read More »
Finding Teekay
It had taken a few hours, but with the help of Koh and Leh, the seven Decaylings had all been moved to some proper sleeping quarters, consisting of actual beds, as well as some food. However, no one had seen Teekay, and only one Decay Lord had offered any meaningful...Read More »
Some Sort of Trial
Galyn shifted his weight nervously, not enjoying how he was currently on display in a glass cage, heavy chains securing him to the ground and an awkward golden choke collar around his neck, stopping him from moving too much. Right now, the emotion that was bothering him the most was...Read More »
Testing Heat
“So, like you faced the Ancient Collector and didn’t die, Shattershield?”
Akah was beginning to regret his codename. Being a Decayling, he technically wasn’t allowed to pick his own name, it had to be done by a Decay Lord. But the problem was that, when it came to giving him a...Read More »
A Brief Voidborn Conflict
Elksia found it weird how silent everyone was as they marched through the Voidborn vessel, slicing through gold and diamond grunts that were desperately trying to kill them. The Voidborn had fired as soon as they’d seen the small Phantai ship, but the Phantai had retaliated by cleanly blowing up...Read More »
Happy Catch Up Messages
Deathbringer: Hey, Litvir, Retvik, you guys around?
Flamebearer: Hello, Arkay, it is good to hear from you. I am sorry about storming off the other day.
Souldrainer: Hello, dear.
Deathbringer: It’s fine. You guys alright? I’ve kinda been working overtime since Kairos has been taking things way worse than you guys have and...Read More »
Decayling Catch-Up
“So, how are you all doing-”
Litvir paused mid-sentence, surveying his small team of Decaylings, who were all sitting on the benches in front of him. However, Litvir’s attention was drawn to Elkay, the largest of the Decaylings and the one Decayling that was the same species as Litvir was.
“Uh, Elkay,...Read More »
Psionic Duel
Litvir would have jumped in surprise as the colossal, golden sword embedded itself in the table in front of him, but he had heard Soulblade coming from a mile away. Not just via the psionic aura that the elder Decay Lord generated, but also because of his loud, plodding footsteps,...Read More »
Questions About The Missing
“You two have some explaining to do.”
Retvik took a long, deep breath and sighed. The Thantir had been with the Phantai for about two weeks now, and their leader, Voidblade, had constantly been questioning both Retvik and Litvir about pretty much everything. While, somewhat thankfully, Voidblade had not been questioning...Read More »
Sudden Voidborn Assault
“They want to kill you. Have fun killing them.”
The telepathic command had been simple enough, and Elksia was definitely making the most of things. She was currently in the middle of doing two things at once: stabbing a bunch of invading Voidborns and stopping said invading Voidborns from stabbing her...Read More »
Waking Up Mid-Surgery
Elkay couldn’t help but grunt as consciousness returned to him. Thankfully, he wasn’t dead, but he also seemed to be strapped to a table. Again, that wasn’t too weird, after all, back at home, most Rethans were strapped to operating tables because they moved a lot while they were unconscious....Read More »
Yet More Arguments
“WHAT ELSE ARE YOU HIDING FROM ME?”
Retvik hardly moved as Voidblade wrapped his claws around his throat. He simply grunted and tutted, waiting for Voidblade to calm down. When that didn’t happen, Retvik snapped his fingers and waited some more. After a couple of seconds, Voidblade abruptly let go of...Read More »
Voidblade's Terror
Psehon felt weirdly uneasy as he made his way to the third level of the Shimmering Blade, the colossal, armoured vessel that acted as the headquarters for the Phantai Decay Lord sect. The third level was mostly off limits to the majority of the Phantai and consisted of 14 rooms....Read More »
Gentle Brushing 2
Things were quiet. Too quiet. So quiet, in fact, that Phovos couldn’t help but jump as someone knocked on the door of her private quarters. Awkwardly climbing out of bed, Phovos made her way over to the door but didn’t open it, instead peering through the small peep hole she’d...Read More »
Inward Portal
As consciousness returned to Telin, he swiftly noticed that everything was wrong. He was completely unable to move anything apart from his eyes and mouth, he was secured to an operating table in a room lined with plastic and there was a Decay Lord standing on his chest. Granted, the...Read More »
Broken Network
Gah beeped to himself as he restarted his body, trying to recall what happened to force him to restart in the first place. As vision sensors reactivated, Gah quickly remembered why. There was a portal. A gold portal. With things coming out of it. He and Nuh had managed to...Read More »
Panicked Snap
Krohniak needed to be careful. He was currently enjoying himself. Joining in on watching this large Decay Lord sect bend to his will and attack a smaller Decay Lord sect Krohniak didn’t even know about. When news slowly began to spread about his father Ahkron’s death, no one was really...Read More »
Manipulated Afterthoughts
“So it’s in to the void, my men and my sons, from mother’s hands we fly. We’ll be sailing to the sun, ’til our souls are gone, then we’ll be resting in the void up high.”
Almost the entirety of the Phantai Decay Lord sect was present in this single, colossal...Read More »
Private Observatory
“I am exhausted…”
Tenuk eyed Teekay as he held an ice pack to his head. The Thantir Decaylings were all relaxing in a small offshoot observatory, staying out of the way of the Phantai Decay Lords while they tidied themselves up. Someone had requested that the entire room be filled with...Read More »
Hybrid Help
Elkay sighed as he got up and opened the door to his private quarters. The room only consisted of a desk, a bed that was meant for a being larger than Elkay and some storage space, but it was quiet and closed off and separate from everything else. The knock...Read More »
Pointless Rest
Tah was confused. To be fair, confusion was one of the more common emotions both for Tah and across the Space Between Universes overall, but still, this confusion bothered Tah. He was currently sitting on a bed that was way, way too large for him, watching as patients and medics...Read More »
New Loops and Other Discussions
Eksi sighed to himself as someone sat down next to him. He’d gone to the canteen to get some food and get away from all the medically telepath-y stuff he’d been doing over the last few hours to rest his brain for a bit, so he didn’t really appreciate this...Read More »
Purple and Red
Litvir really wasn’t sure how to feel as Retvik suddenly appeared behind him, scooped Litvir up in his arms and carried him across the ship, dragging Litvir into their private quarters. Retvik then proceeded to literally throw Litvir on the massive bed and started to remove his armour, but not...Read More »
A Time-Based Examination
Most of the observatories on the Shimmering Blade were open to everyone, but this one in particular had a sign on the door, loudly stating “quiet please” and “Thantir only”. Inside, nine desks had been set up, eight of them facing the ninth, arranged like a small classroom. There were...Read More »
A Permanent Thread
Elksia found herself leaping back and forth, repeating herself, going around in circles. But no matter what she did, the Phantai in front of her was still lying there, unmoving. No, not unmoving. Dead. Gone.
Another attempt. Elksia tried to alter the time threads around the battle. But no, every single...Read More »
Working On New Forms
Akah almost screamed as a long, noodly arm dragged him into the observatory as he walked past. But as Akah settled down and realised what was going on, he realised that someone randomly grabbing him was a good thing, because he was going to the wrong observatory.
“Oh, hello! Are you...Read More »
Nasty Fever
Retvik felt hot, hotter than normal. This wasn’t good. Having the ability to manipulate things like heat, fire and plasma, Retvik rarely felt anything other than perfectly warm, as he would alter his internal body temperature to never feel too hot or cold. Right now though, whenever Retvik would cool...Read More »
Taken Into Care
No matter what Retvik did, he couldn’t cool himself down. He’d turned off the flames that rippled up his body, he’d spent a good fifteen minutes standing in the shower, he’d even stuck his head (and partially melted) the freezer in a bid to lower his internal body temperature, but...Read More »
A Desire To Leave
“I want to leave the Phantai.”
Lightblade looked down at the small Decay Lord sitting on the other side of his desk. The last time Lightblade had heard someone say that to him, they had taken one of Lightblade’s best soldiers and left to form their own sect. Most of the...Read More »
Decayon Recovery Ward
“Ugh… where am I?”
Litvir sat up straight and tried to move his arm to rub his eyes and neck, only to find that his right arm was stiff and his left was wrapped up in some sort of medical device that was both drip-feeding him medicine and fluids and keeping...Read More »
Chilling with Kaytee
“So who let you two freaks wander around here alone?”
Elkay glanced to his left to see who was interrupting, then rolled his eyes.
“In all honesty, I fit in better around here than you do. I can at least make myself look like a standard Phantai soldier.”
“Yes but then you would...Read More »
Potential Returns
Murdragon: Boss wtf
Firestorm: What?
Murdragon: Who the fuck is Soulsoother and why did they just post “yo dead server” in the Thantir Decayling General Discussion channel?
Murdragon: wtf
Murdragon: Who is Souldrainer and why the fuck did you just give them moderator rights?
Murdragon: You just gave that little Retvik guy moderator rights too...Read More »
Making Of Plans
Tenuk wandered around the room in his new, Beh’evok form, with blue skin, red eyes and dull grey armour, a short crown of horns sticking out of his skull and thick, stubby blades poking out of his forearms.
“So, Ret, what do you think?” Tenuk asked, watching as the shimmering, permanently...Read More »
Discussions With And About Freakish Rethans
“I am so, so fucking stupid…”
Elkay had been muttering those words for a while now, still under the effects of the anaesthetic drugs the medics had used on Elkay’s sudden surgery. He’d been conscious but numb and drunk, watching as two surgeons removed dead, necrotic organs from Elkay’s stomach cavity,...Read More »
Chat With A Fellow Mimic
Unender: Sorry for not replying to your previous messages.
Deathbringer: No worries, I just guessed you were busy or something. You alright?
Unender: I am currently in a hospital bed, recovering from a surgery to remove necrotic organs I accidentally created while shapeshifting, which was causing me so much pain I could...Read More »
Enjoyable Carnage
“Damn, Retty’s having fun!” Elksia beamed as a torrent of fire exploded from a nearby hallway. “Ain’t seen him enjoying combat so much in a looooong time! Not since our DBA days!”
“See, I used to watch those old exhibition matches from a tiny screen in the cave I spent years...Read More »
Prepping for Takeoff
“Alright, is everyone here?” Litvir asked as he counted heads, checking as everyone filed into the main observatory on the Thantir Two. Its sister ships Thantir Three and Shield Six had been undocked from the top of the ship, and there wasn’t much else that needed to be done apart...Read More »
Mall Entrance
“And parked! Yay!” Teekay clapped his hands together as he landed the Thantir Two neatly in the tight ship parking lot. “Look at how great a job I did!”
Tahvra shrugged in the co-pilot seat. “Eh, you kinda just parked the ship normally.”
“Mate, it’s my first time main-flying this metal tube,...Read More »
A Drink with Theocydes
“Ah, Vekeus, it’s been a while.”
“It has, Theocydes.”
Places where individual Voidborn beings could gather were few and far between outside of Voidborn territories. The Silver Stallion was one such place, a small Decay Lord pit stop on the very edge of the Ventra Expanse, a large area of the Periuniversal...Read More »
Periuniversal Restaurant Date
“Hello, young ones! How can I help you?” Letyin, the elderly Beh’en guard and assistant, smiled as he watched the Flame and the Psion approach the information kiosk. These two beings did confuse Letyin a little, since they were clearly not from around here, what with them both openly showing...Read More »
Mask Shopping
Teekay glanced at the little shopping list that Elkay was holding, written on a piece of scrap paper torn from a notebook, then glanced at his own shopping list, neatly typed out and printed on standard A4 computer paper. On both the Shimmering Blade and the Thantir Two, there were...Read More »
Gifts for Others
Shocktrooper: Hey EΞ
Soulsoother: What? Also, FFS TK, we have telepathy.
Shocktrooper: Dude I know, but my telepathy sucks & we’re kinda hiding from an angry Life Goddess.
Shocktrooper: Anyway turns out Akah spent all his money on the stuff we needed for TBP & isn’t letting me or LK buy...Read More »
A Filling Meal Before Leaving
While it was almost time to head back home, Vikalos had decided that he wanted to end things on a high note and had arranged for everyone to have dinner at the large fast food restaurant at the back of the mall. The place served nothing more than chips, fizzy...Read More »
Attack on the Crystal Centaur
Normally, when the Phantai asked for extra manpower from the Thantir, they only ever asked for a handful of extra fighters. Today though, the Phantai were raiding a larger ship, and Retvik had seen this as an opportunity to do some extra data gathering for what the Thantir were internally...Read More »
Voidborn Data Scraping
“So, uh, the problem is, I got all this data but I can’t translate any of it. Installed a Voidborn language service pack before we went, so the text is there, but I have no idea if any of it is correct or not or whether it’s all now garbage...Read More »
Healing Voidblade
Phovos straightened herself out as she climbed the stairs up to the top level of the Shimmering Blade. She was wearing her nicest dress, a black one with a light floral pattern on it. Phovos didn’t normally wear dresses, she was known to be the deadliest Ksithan alive back when...Read More »
Ship on a Key Chain
This observatory had once been publicly accessible to anyone on the Shimmering Blade, but after the Voidborn elite known as Krohniak had attached the ship, as a thank you for saving everyone, the observatory was now only accessible to the Thantir, and it had been converted into a safe space...Read More »
Theoglossic Ship
The Thantir Three was a small ship, not really designed for long distance travel. However, it was perfect for training, not just for piloting but also gun aim as well. That was one of the reasons why Retvik had taken it out for a ride, alongside Tenuk, Phovos, Elksia...Read More »
Varying Levels of Faith
“You feeling well, dear?”
Litvir had gone back to his shared personal quarters for a quick nap after fifteen hours on his feet, but he was surprised to see Retvik standing by the edge of the bed.
“I thought you had work or something?” Litvir asked, shifting over so Retvik could lie...Read More »
Apologies, Gifts and Interruptions
Vikalos couldn’t place the expression Galyn was pulling as he led him and Itaviir down to the lowest level of the Shimmering Blade, to a large, unused gathering hall. Ever since they had returned from their little mall trip, none of the Tattered Navigators had been acting quite right. Itaviir...Read More »
Dragged Into The Plan
“What the fuck was that?” Vikalos snarled as he tried to stifle the vomit in the back of his throat. Standing by his feet was Tah, the leader of the tiny team of Decay Lords that had recently joined the Thantir.
“Sorry, my teleportation is pretty nauseating to organics!” Tah apologized....Read More »
Heavily Armoured Distraction
The Life Goddess ship “Epani” silently slipped past two Voidborn vessels, before making its way towards the front of the vast, pyramid-shaped prismatic ship known as the Diamond, what was believed to be the headquarters and mothership of the Crystal Doom. They’d managed to pass the Diamond’s automated defences with...Read More »
Into the Voidborn Darkness
“Careful now, boys!”
Elksia seemed way too chirpy considering what was going on. The Life Goddess ship “Yisini” had fastened itself to the side of the Diamond, the Voidborn mothership, and she and Elkay had just cut a large hole into the side of said mothership, allowing them entry into the...Read More »
In the Claws of Krystahamos
Elkay was pretty sure that he had somehow blown his cover and his disguise, but as he edged down a rather cramped hallway, none of the Voidborn minions had attempted to touch him. In fact, some of them had moved out of the way, allowing Elkay to pass. Despite the...Read More »
A Familiar Miracle
Everything was cold and dark, but Retvik could feel something warm, drifting nearby. At first, he thought he was dead, but the sickening pain radiating across his body told him he was definitely still alive. There was definitely something jutting out of Retvik’s stomach, probably a piece of debris, he...Read More »
Triumphant Return
Retvik struggled to remain upright as Litvir wrapped his arms around him, holding Retvik a little too tightly and clearly sobbing, showing a lot of emotions that were out of place for a Rethan. Really, considering Retvik’s injuries, he was amazed he could even stand up, and Galyn, Itaviir and...Read More »
Vastly Distant Thank You
While the Phantai main ranks were busy celebrating the demise of the leader of the Crystal Doom and the destruction of their main ship, things were much quieter on the top level of the Shimmering Blade, where Retvik had taken Litvir in order to talk privately. They quickly locked themselves...Read More »
Drunken Decayling Rambles
Moonblade was pretty sure he was in the wrong observatory, but this one was quiet and empty and he needed to sit down for a bit. Like many of the Phantai, he was rather tipsy, having had too much to drink while celebrating. But the more Moonblade had to drink,...Read More »
Cards Against Existence
Things had finally settled down on the Shimmering Blade, and the last few days had been spent with constant Phantai patrols, wiping out any remaining Voidborn ships. In fact, today, not a single Voidborn vessel had been seen across the entirety of the sector. However, the Thantir though were all...Read More »
Adogtic Concerns
Vekeus hesitated as he stepped onto the quiet Stardawn Straights Life Oasis, and pulled his cloak around himself. This particular oasis was open to all Periuniversal Void entities, including Voidborns, but today, the only important beings hanging around were a couple of Life Goddesses and their small group of eight...Read More »
Delirious Little Vohra
“Hey, Tahvra, how are you doing?”
Tahvra blinked. He had been staring out of the observatory window. How long had he been sitting there? Tahvra wasn’t sure. In his hands was one of his new favourite possessions, a buildable action figure in the shape of his best friend. Tahvra continued to...Read More »
Beh'en Warmth
“Where are we?”
Itaviir rubbed his eyes as he sat up and tried to work out where he was. By his side was Galyn, who clearly wasn’t quite awake yet, and was curled up by Itaviir’s side. It would have been rather cute had both Itaviir and Galyn not been 4m...Read More »
No Longer Extinct
“WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU TWO? YOU HAD ME WORRIED SICK!”
The average temperature in the main canteen of the Shimmering Blade was normally a comfortable 290K, but right now, everything was very quickly heating up, and the Flames of the Phantai were struggling to stop the temperature from rising. However,...Read More »
Chats of Siblings and Trials
Tahvra expected to wake up in a bed on his own, but no, there were… seven…. SEVEN beings all waiting for him. His fellow Thantir Decaylings were all sitting at the end of the bed, smiling and being happy for Tahvra.
“How are you feeling?” Akah asked as he got up...Read More »
Offers of Repayment
“So, how can we repay you?”
Really, in Telin’s eyes, it was almost insulting having the Tattered Navigators in his grand office, but since Retvik and Litvir had requested their presence, Telin was in no real position to say no. The Great Blades had arranged a meeting with the youngling Thantir...Read More »
A Lack of Contact
“Tenuk, we need to talk, right now.”
Tenuk rolled his eyes as he and Plasmablade, a fiery orange and silver Phantai Decay Lord, turned to face the flaming, clearly angry Rethan standing before them.
“Oh, hello Flamebearer!” Plasmablade beamed. “It is an honour! How can I and my new friend Mimicblade assist...Read More »
Curious Tea Strainer
Being a small, mechanical being that also somehow had emotions, Nuh regularly wished that he had a way of expressing them outside of the tone of his flat, mechanical voice, and the brightness of his large, lime green crystal eyes. Sure, Nuh would occasionally use his telepathy to express particularly...Read More »
Pah's Rocky Hobby
“Hey guys, are any of you willing to give me 5000 Deathvenbucks?”
Tah glanced up from the article he was reading on his tablet. Ever since they’d helped to destroy the Diamond, the Crystal Doom’s mothership, the team of tiny purifiers found they didn’t really have much work to do, to...Read More »
Too Many Teekays
Deathbringer started a new group chat.
Deathbringer invited Telecharm, Loopblade-1, Loopblade-2, Loopblade-3, Loopblade-4, Loopblade-5, Loopblade-6, Shocktrooper and Electricshadow to the chat.
Telecharm is online.
Shocktrooper is online.
Loopblade-1, Loopblade-2, Loopblade-3, Loopblade-4, Loopblade-5 and Loopblade-6 are online.
Shocktrooper: Oh hi Arkadin. Thought u went no-contact or smth?
Deathbringer: Oh piss one Teekay too many. Sorry.
Deathbringer: Go say...Read More »
Eternal Lack of Self-Worth
“So you spoke to Arkay.”
Kaytee felt absolutely tiny right now. Standing before him were Retvik and Litvir, the two leaders of the Thantir. By Kaytee’s side was Teekay, AKA Shocktrooper, and one of the Thantir Decaylings. Someone Kaytee considered to be a better person than himself.
“He accidentally invited me into...Read More »
Interview With A Mimic
“Sooooooo, you’re a Mimic?”
Orion was pleasantly surprised. He’d originally thought that he and his Trio were just picking up a lost Decay Lord from a Voidborn eradicator sect, but it turned out that the strange, armoured purple Psion was not just a member of a fellow Hidden Named Trio, but...Read More »
Meeting of Multiple Trios
“Not very often that you have four Trios around a table!” Telin beamed as he got out the fancy tankards, a collection of specially made drinking vessels with a button on the side. Pressing the button and concentrating on what drink you wanted would automatically fill the tankard with the...Read More »
Creating Hammerspaces
“Uh, Nuh, sorry to bother you, but can you help us with something?”
Nuh dimmed then lit up his crystalline eyes as he looked up from the tablet he was drawing on. Since Kal didn’t have much work to do lately, they were drawing up designs for a new base on...Read More »
Canteen Chat
Today had been a pretty productive day for the Thantir Decaylings. They had done some combat training with some of the lower Phantai, they’d done problem solving activities with Galyn and they had just finished a short mental resistance training session with Litvir, who seemed way, way too happy...Read More »
Trial Documentation
“Huh, looks like they have changed things again…”
“They keep on doing that…”
The package was surprisingly large, considering what it contained. Inside were forty metal bands, each with several indicators on them, individually marked. Also present was a LOT of documentation and information. Information which Retvik, Litvir, Vikalos, Galyn and Itaviir...Read More »
Questions to Settle Nerves
Things were quiet on the Shimmering Blade. The Phantai were taking some time off to celebrate the demise of the Crystal Doom, as they hadn’t seen a single Voidborn ship in the last two evs. Meanwhile, the Thantir were keeping to themselves. Their eight Decaylings were soon to do their...Read More »
The Shield and Stave Pub
Theocydes froze in place as he entered The Shield and Stave, a small Decay Lord pub within the Ventra Expanse, and saw the being behind the bar. Vekeus, his fellow Adogtic Voidborn friend, bumped into Theocydes’s back, not expecting him to stop.
“Hello!” a friendly Decay Lord waved from the bar....Read More »
Decayling Promises
“Vikalos?”
Vikalos glanced up to see Elkay standing in front of him, looking rather upset.
“Is something wrong, deary?”
Elkay sighed, then nodded. “I want to speak to my fellow Decaylings in private, without anyone overhearing. I need to get some things off my chest and I… I do not want you elders...Read More »
Decayling Plans
You are not alone. Fight until you eight are alone. Kill everything corrupted, or be corrupted yourselves.
The eight Thantir Decaylings gathered under the tiny wooden shelter, reading the small, holographic message laid out in front of them. Cruel, cold winds blew by, and there was a scattering of rain. The...Read More »
Decayling Alterations
“Hm, I think we need a better way of getting rid of these bodies…”
What had started off as a trickle of corrupted beasts had turned into a constant onslaught, to the point that corpses were piling up the ice walls Akah had made, and he’d had to angle them outwards...Read More »
Decayling Actions
“So we have to… kill a small sun?”
The eight Thantir Decaylings were currently sheltered inside a large, icy dome, with walls at least 30cm thick. Akah was doing his best to make sure that the walls remained intact as they were steadily being clawed away by the horde of blackened...Read More »
Decayling Graduation
“So, uh, did we do it?” Teekay asked as he picked himself up off the floor, not having noticed the colossal monster of a being standing before them.
“Maybe?” Eksi replied, surprised that he and Teekay were the first to climb to their feet. They were followed by Tenuk, Tahvra and...Read More »
Decayling Return
“RETURN UNENDER TO US, THIS INSTANT!”
The Overlord was caught unaware at how quickly a member of the Thantir would make their way to the main Deathven base and rudely interrupt a council meeting between the Overlord and his fellow Higher Decay Lords. The Overlord thought he’d have at least ten...Read More »
Decay Lord Celebration
“Hey babe…”
It was incredibly difficult to do so, but as Elkay heard the voice of his beloved partner and felt their hand brush his, Elkay immediately grabbed onto Teekay and pulled him into a tight a hug as he could manage. Which, considering how drugged up he was, wasn’t very...Read More »
Headaches and Lingering Anger
Elkay sighed to himself as he sat on the very top of the Shimmering Blade and gazed off into the distance. Normally, the colossal Phantai vessel would be swiftly travelling through the perpetual darkness, patrolling its territories alongside a fleet of smaller ships, but a vast vacuum storm had brought...Read More »
First Steps Towards A New Base
“Thanks for agreeing to come with us, Akah!” Leh clicked with excitement as the ship Shield Six began to slow down, approaching what looked like a dark, rocky mass ahead. “Normally we’d be doing this stuff in secret, but you and your four-finger-and-a-thumb hands and lean, upright, tail-less form are...Read More »
Looping Split
“So, uh, you’re actually leaving?”
Kaytee tutted as he started packing away his handful of belongings. The final date that the Thantir would be moving on hadn’t been decided yet, but Kaytee had decided to get everything ready as soon as possible. Now that Kaytee thought about it though, he… kinda...Read More »
Titillating Question
The only ship that had been leaving the Phantai’s base lately had been Shield Six. While the whole sector was still suffering the lingering effects of the strongest vacuum storm in a decade, the ancient, tattered ship was the only thing capable of travelling through the weaker edges of the...Read More »
Haunted Island
Elksia had been bouncing excitedly non-stop since she boarded Shield Six and the battered old ship had disappeared into the void. She’d been excited the whole time, because she’d accidentally discovered what Kal’s plans were, and when she told them, she offered to help and they all said yes. Which...Read More »
Immutable Thread of Inaction
It had been a very, very long time since Tenuk had been forced to get between Retvik and Elksia. Back when they (Retvik and Elksia) were young, both of them were quite fiery. Elksia was energetic and quick to anger, Retvik was always overly proud and unwilling to admit he...Read More »
Simmering Pasts
Litvir wasn’t that surprised to see that parts of his shared personal quarters were on fire. He and Retvik had had two very different conversations between two very different people. Litvir had just gotten back from a nice chat with Tah, the leader of the tiny group of Decay Lords...Read More »
Deathven-Sponsored Incomes
“Ey! Moonblade!”
Moonblade didn’t expect people to cheer as he entered what used to be the private Thantir Decayling Observatory, but had been recently renamed the “Private Cool Room for Cool People Who Are Both Thantir and Cool”. Apart from a brief hello when the former Decaylings got back...Read More »
Warm Mimic
Elkay yawned, then tutted, then grunted, then yawned again as he made his way back from the main canteen, where he’d gone to get some more pain killers from the vending machine there. The vast vacuum storm, the largest the Phantai had seen in a decade, had finally passed, and...Read More »
Oullic Safe Space
Elkay didn’t know if he was awake or not.
The last thing Elkay could remember was having a fever and passing out. Right now though, he was sort of… lying down but also floating, in a very dark nothingness that was punctuated by the occasional coloured light. None of the lights...Read More »
Awake and Questioned
Elkay wasn’t too surprised to find himself in a hospital bed with Litvir by his side. Despite the psionic mastermind having been quite a horrible person in the past, Litvir had consistently been kind and respectful to Elkay. Weirdly though, his partner Teekay wasn’t present, and the only other being...Read More »
Gentle Brushing 3
Phovos wasn’t expecting anyone to knock at her door, not at what Phovos was assumed was late at night, but no, there was someone gently knocking on her door. But before Phovos unlocked the myriad of locks and sliders that kept her door bolted shut, she decided to peer through...Read More »
Nearly Done
“Hm…”
Koh wandered around the large, floating island, going over a long check list, crossing things off. The tiny team of Decay Lords had been working hard over the last week or so, renovating the floating island and its desolate, looted buildings, turning everything into… something definitely habitable. The battered, shattered...Read More »
Finally Leaving
“Are you sure you want to leave?”
Pretty much everyone stared at Telin as he asked that question. No one answered it at first though, not until everyone had either rolled their eyes or sighed.
“Yes, Telin, we want to leave…” Retvik grunted. “We have wanted to leave for a while, and...Read More »
Mall Rambles with Eksi
“You know what? I’ve been a Phantai Decay Lord for like six year-strings, and this is my first time going to this space mall…”
Kaytee’s statement was met with a multitude of grunts as the Thantir filed through the mall entrance, each of them given a wristband as they did so.
“This...Read More »
Massive Toys
Dariak sighed as he glanced around the empty shop, waiting for someone to come in. Like almost all the retail staff at this mall, Dariak was technically a Divine Guardian, he worked for the Polizonta Life Goddesses that owned the mall and the shops and franchises inside it. The only...Read More »
Cheap Burger Joys
“So is this a new Thantir Tradition now?” Itaviir asked as Vikalos dragged him, Galyn, Retvik, Litvir, Kaytee and the Thantir Eight (as they were calling themselves) into the large, cheap, fast food burger restaurant at the back of the mall.
“Yep.”
“You… know that, four hours ago, I treated you and...Read More »
Early Patient
The Thantir Two, despite the fact that it had two smaller ships docked on top of it, was slightly faster than Shield Six. Because of this, it had reached the small, floating island first, and it landed rather gracefully on the freshly resurfaced parking area outside the new Thantir base.
There...Read More »
New Days at a New Nest
Koh felt very pleased and proud of himself as he stood in the doorway of the new reception and waiting area of the Thantir’s new base. They still hadn’t thought of a name for the place, and Koh had gone around earlier asking for suggestions, but all things considered, things...Read More »
A Little Hug
“What the actual fuck…”
Arkay thought he was completely alone, trapped inside a place only he really knew about. The Mimic Headspace (Arkay hadn’t thought of a cooler name yet) was a strange, meta-physical place where Arkay’s mind astral-projected to whenever he was comatose or his body was badly injured and...Read More »
Empathic Thoughts
“So, what were you doing with Litvir and Eksi?”
Vikalos was currently lounging in a deck chair on the tiny little beach by the miniature lake on the Thantir’s new floating island home. In his hand was what looked like a cocktail but was in fact just beer in a colourful...Read More »
Jumping A Gap
“Akah, can you help me with something?”
Normally, either Tahvra or one of Kal would be the ones to ask Akah for assistance. For Litvir to have come out of his cave, asking Akah of all people for help, well, something had to be going on.
And, really, Litvir’s personal quarters were...Read More »
Old Bloodline Rivalries
It was rare that all three Rethan members of the Thantir sat together at the same time. Although Retvik and Litvir were technically in some sort of relationship, they tended to work separate hours and mostly did separate jobs. Retvik mostly focused on Corruption destruction with his fire powers, while...Read More »
Battle of Half-Brothers
“So, a few rules before you both tear into each other…”
For reasons unknown, Gah had been chosen to be the referee for this weird random battle between two vaguely angry half-brothers. Retvik and Elkay were arguing over the title of “the Conqueror of the Rethianoi”, something to do with the...Read More »
Half-Brothers, Whole Words
Retvik grunted to himself as he rubbed his head and nursed his drink. He was still reeling from what was in all honesty a very stupid fight. A fight in which he had been knocked out, ripped one of his nice golden fabric stomach wraps and had snapped his favourite...Read More »
Early Ceremonial Planning
“Hey, angel!” Teekay beamed as he brought in several bottles of drink, several sheets of paper and a tape measure. He had just finished his secretarial shift at the Purification Centre, which was what the Thantir were currently calling the work areas of their new base. The base itself was...Read More »
Accepting Losses
“It is strange, no longer being a selfish asshole.”
Retvik glanced at Litvir, surprised by his sudden words. The two Thantir leaders had been sitting quietly on the small pier on their own for a while. The overall mood was rather sour, since, a few hours prior, a young Voidborn had...Read More »
Witnesses Accepted
“So, let me get this straight, because I don’t quite get this…”
Tenuk was tired. He’d just finished his shift and was about to go and get something to eat, but he was currently being held hostage by Teekay, who should have been going to bed now. The Thantir currently worked...Read More »
Marriage Permission Forms
“They’re not going to try and stop us or anything, are they?”
Litvir shrugged as he started the engines of the ship. To his right was Teekay. Behind him were Elkay and Elksia. Souldrainer’s Plight, a small fighter ship that had been a parting gift from the Phantai to the Thantir,...Read More »
Catch Ups and Parallels
Spiritdrainer: Hello.
Souldrainer: Hello, little brother, how are you?
Spiritdrainer: Well, all things considered. I apologise for both not contacting you much and the fact that I have only sent you bad news as of late.
Spiritdrainer: The Allbirther has some sort of ‘plan’ for helping poor Arkay but according to pretty much...Read More »
Murdragon's Return
It had taken Saahro a little too long to reach Savepoint, the new Thantir base, but he had finally made it, finishing off a long journey by crashing into the landing area. In front of his three old bosses and two new bosses.
Saahro was an odd being. He was draconic,...Read More »
Myalotroph's Demand
The colossal, black, reptilian being that was all tail, claws and fangs hovered ominously in the centre of Savepoint, demanding an audience from someone in particular.
“Souldrainer, Litvir Kaldynik, formerly Litvir Kaldieridos, give yourself to me, and I will leave your fellow Thantir alone.”
Whatever this being was, it was clearly a...Read More »
Fangs of the Mindeater
“Ew. It is going to take forever to wash this slime off me…”
Litvir blinked, then paused, then fell silent. He wondered why that was the first thing he thought. Litvir’s surroundings were currently quite dire to say the least. Currently, the Psionic Decay Lord was trapped in an awful fog,...Read More »
Trailing Help
“Alright, where are we, and did you just mind control me?”
Elkay rubbed his face as his eyes faded from a bright yellow back to his normal dim red. Most Rethans had noticeably bright eyes, and it seemed that, now everyone was some sort of deity, everyone else’s eyes also glowed...Read More »
Motionless Recovery
“Don’t worry, mister Litvir, you’ll be okay!”
As soon as the Three Es had returned with Litvir in tow, it had been a massive rush to get Litvir treated. Everyone was thankful that Litvir both wasn’t too badly hurt and, once he had woken up, was capable of using his telepathy...Read More »
Kengana's Queries
“I did not think I would be seeing you again so soon. I would get up, but, well…”
Kengana bowed slightly as he entered the recovery room. It was technically already a little cramped in there, since there were four other Decay Lord present. Lying in bed was Litvir, who had...Read More »
Assorted Invitations
Shocktrooper: Hi guys, how u all?
Loopblade-5: We’re fine.
Telecharm: Oh hey! Skyan Teekay! Been a while!
Telecharm: What’s up?
Shocktrooper: Was gonna ask KT to ask u all but thought I should do it myself.
Electricshadow: KT?
Electricshadow: Also, hello everyone. Sorry I have been inactive. Been busy.
Shocktrooper: All cool, dude.
Shocktrooper: Also, forceahabit, Skyans shorten...Read More »
Newling
“Hello! I hate to say it, but you somehow look glum, despite being a Voidborn! Would you like your normal order?”
Theocydes sighed as he entered the Shield and Stave, a Decay Lord pub that allowed Adogtic Voidborns to stop by and have a drink. The place was run by a...Read More »
Chats About Awful Relationships of the Past
It took a moment for Retvik to pick himself up off the floor. He didn’t think he was that heavy, but clearly, being a 3m tall armoured monster who was also on fire was too much for the chair he had just sat on.
“Uh, you alright boss?” Teekay asked. He,...Read More »
Meeting Someone Too Similar
“Hey, Akah! Grab your stuff, you’re coming with us!”
Akah yawned as he paced around his sleeping quarters, looking for a fresh set of armour to put on. He’d admittedly been up all night playing games and had only slept for about half an hour, but that was fine. What was...Read More »
Hen Night
For once, things were somewhat quiet at Savepoint, the Thantir’s new base, to the point that the Thantir could take a few hours off. During this time, it had been decided that they were going to have a Singles’ Party for Teekay and Elkay, since they were going to get...Read More »
Stag Do
“You know what, we’ve been sitting here drinking and talking this entire time and we don’t know how any of the multiple couples present got together!” Vikalos laughed as he downed yet another beer. The magic food and drink vendors had been working overtime that evening, as most of the...Read More »
First Guest
Teekay growled as Elkay suddenly climbed out of bed and stood up straight in a rather panicked state. They were supposed to be snuggling and making out, but Elkay had abruptly stopped and stared at the door, looking rather anxious.
“Hey, babe, what the fuck are you doing?”
“There is someone here.”
“Whoever...Read More »
Technically A Legend
“So, you’re Souldrainer? The terrifying psionic mastermind that tore through the highest levels of security on Deathven Sector Alpha and broke one of the Overlord’s biggest secrets?”
Litvir put his drink down and turned his attention to the Decay Lord who had sat down opposite him. Telecharm, who was apparently called...Read More »
Additional Voidborn Guests
“Oh, I am so, SO glad to have help these days!” Vekeus exclaimed loudly as he waltzed into the one actually nice pub in the Ventra Expanse that also served Adogtic Voidborns. Behind him were two other Voidborns, the old-fashioned Kesistatir and the almost-normal-looking Theocydes, who would have been fine...Read More »
A Very Large Gift
The Thantir Eight were sitting around after locking the place up for the day, and they were now all working on the finer details of Teekay and Elkay’s wedding ceremony. Joining them were Kaytee and Telecharm, who were technically the same person, and Litvir, who Elksia and Akah were awkwardly...Read More »
Dagger Choices
“So why did you accompany us, Tah?”
Tah shrugged as he followed Retvik around the mall, occasionally teleporting forward to catch up. “Why did you insist that Litvir not come on this trip?”
That was a good question. Retvik wasn’t sure if he could answer it right away. Not because Tah was...Read More »
Final Wedding Clarifications
“I am not sure I fully understood what you just said…” Litvir rubbed his eyes as he went through a list of things with Teekay, Elkay, Eksi and Elksia. “You… want me to spend the hour before the ceremony drinking alcohol?”
Teekay and Eksi nodded enthusiastically. Elkay nodded as well but...Read More »
Another Early Guest
“Not gonna lie, these mini-houses are awfully convenient!” Phovos mused as she watched Akah and Nuh finish setting up a row of them. They weren’t anything fancy, literally just a tiny room with a bed, a chair and close access to some community bathrooms and showers, but since a lot...Read More »
Distant Confessions
Spiritdrainer: I am sorry.
Spiritdrainer: You were right.
Spiritdrainer: It happened again.
Souldrainer is now online.
Souldrainer: Are you alright?
Souldrainer: Can you call me?
Spiritdrainer is now online.
Spiritdrainer: Hello, Litvir. I do not know if I can call you right now.
Spiritdrainer: I have been given medication meant for Vohra that has numbed my telepathy, and...Read More »
A Lack of Nerves
It was getting late and everyone else was heading off to bed, but Elkay was sitting on the small beach, watching the waves from the weird, nonsensical lake that made up about a quarter of the floating island of Savepoint. Should there have even been waves? Elkay wasn’t sure, especially...Read More »
Pre-Wedding Fun
The Thantir Purification Facility on the floating island of Savepoint, located just off the Athata Rift, was technically closed today, but there were quite a few ships in the freshly resurfaced parking area, all in different shapes. A familiar orange and silver Phantai cruiser ship; a small, refurbished Ventra ship...Read More »
A Humble Ceremony
Elkay shuddered briefly as he made his way down the stairs, towards where everyone was sitting, watching and wating. By his side was his brother Retvik, who had kindly offered to walk him down the aisle. In front of them was Tahvra, the adorable little Vohra who had taken the...Read More »
After-Party Drunken Chats
“There are so, so many drunk people here!” Telecharm grinned as he and Eksi sat down around the large camp fire, both with satisfied looks on their faces. “Or I am seeing double. I don’t know.”
“Actually, I think a lot of people have already left. At least, the dastardly Void...Read More »
Taking Out The Trash
Retvik smiled to himself as he chucked a bag of rubbish into the large, metal skip, then dusted off his hands, raising the ambient temperature around them to kill off any bacteria. He’d had a nice time, but the wedding and the party and all that were now over, most...Read More »
A Much Needed Talk
Retvik was mostly minding his own business when he was suddenly pulled through a shadow. He’d just finished burning some Corruption out of a trio of Divine Guardians while their Life Goddess breathed down Retvik’s neck (almost literally) and, after washing himself up, he planned to take a quick break....Read More »
Alternate Access
“Litvir! Are you busy? Can we talk?”
Akah skidded past the open door to the joint Thantir Leaders’ office, span around and peered inside. Being someone used to walking on icy terrain, Akah knew how to not slip over and since both the main villa and the patient areas were always...Read More »
Emergency Purge
“WE NEED HELP, NOW!”
A shimmering, sleek silver ship landed right in the middle of the parking area at Savepoint, and as soon as its engines shut off, three Decay Lords stormed out, the smallest being carried by the largest. They were swiftly greeted by Retvik and Vikalos, who had been...Read More »
Meeting the Ventra Gales
“Thank you for saving my life…” Zephyr sighed as she tried not to fiddle with the miles of bandages wrapped around her arm, as well as the mini blood pack that was dripping Life Goddess blood into her veins. She was currently sitting in the recovery bay, refusing to lie...Read More »
More Game
KL1492L: yay we did it
IceShield: We did, good job!
While Kayel may not have understood, well, anything about this strange game, mostly because all the voice acting was in a language he didn’t know, he was slowly getting the hang of things. Thanks to this friendly IceShield guy, Kayel had slowly...Read More »
Quick Stop For Drinks
Vick was just about to close up his pub when three familiar faces entered. Sure, people coming in last minute wasn’t that uncommon, and Vick normally didn’t mind too much, but he’d been on his feet for fifteen hours and wanted a break. Still considering who had just walked in,...Read More »
Raunchy Bet
“I wonder if I could, just, like, rip out one of my bones and find a way to make that produce blood?”
Akah blinked, then looked up from what he was doing. The look on Elksia and Tenuk’s faces suggested that they too had been caught unaware by what Phovos had...Read More »
Lunatic Questions from a Lunatic Kronospast
Litvir seemed to be somewhat busy, messing around with the work schedules of the Thantir for the upcoming ev, when Tenuk, in his normal, Kronospast form, appeared in the office.
Unfortunately, during a rather frantic Corruption removal, Tahvra had been briefly infected and, while he was quickly fixed up, the poor...Read More »
Back Online
The good news, Tahvra was finally asleep. He’d been in a state of near panic for far too long, jumping at shadows and begging Akah to stay with him at all times. Of course, Akah had done just that, to the point that he’d let Tahvra sit on his lap...Read More »
Threatening A Nest
“Ugh, I forgot how much gut punches hurt…”
Elkay was internally kicking himself for being naive. A ship had landed during closing hours at Savepoint and two Decayons had rushed out of it, claiming they needed help. Of course, Elkay had gone over to see what was going on. Thankfully, he...Read More »
Unsettled Recovery
“So, uh, is no one else bothered by the fact that Kal just killed thirty people and they don’t seem to care and we kinda just let them?”
Teekay had been glued to his wife’s side, after having heard that Elkay had been beaten up by pirates. Elkay was fine, he’d...Read More »
Stop Waiting
“What is all of this about?” Retvik grunted as Litvir hurriedly dragged him into the office and shut the door, before pulling him over to Litvir’s desk, where his laptop was sitting, open. Litvir then forced Retvik to sit down and look at the laptop screen. Immediately, Retvik worked out...Read More »
Words of Settling
Souldrainer: You bastard.
Souldrainer: Take it back. Please. Take it back.
Souldrainer: I need you. I am wiling to wait forever. Take it back.
Souldrainer: Your words hurt me.
Souldrainer: I will wait. I fucking will. For twenty billion of your years if I have to.
Souldrainer: I will I swear
Souldrainer: why did you say...Read More »
Time Drake's Seduction
“Hiya, Retvik, how are ya?”
Retvik grunted as he glanced up from his bottle of mead. He was in a bad mood for a myriad for reasons and had a lot on his mind. This distraction wasn’t completely unwanted, but it was unexpected.
“Hello, Elksia. Hello… Tenuk, you look… unusual…”
Tenuk grinned as...Read More »
Deserved Death Discussions
“Can’t sleep?” Kaytee asked as Eksi grabbed a drink and sat down. Most of the folks present were the younger members of the Thantir, but Saahro had joined them about ten minutes ago and now Eksi was here too.
“Oh, fuck no!” Eksi snarled. “I felt all those fucking monsters die...Read More »
Not Cheating
“Litvir? Are you awake? I really need to talk to you!”
Retvik could hear movement inside Litvir’s room. He waited somewhat impatiently as a multitude of locks unclicked themselves and the door opened up, revealing a semi-naked and dishevelled vampiric Rethan.
“Hello, Retvik. I have not prepared an apology for snapping at...Read More »
Pentathax Invitation
“Good morning, Retvik, Litvir, good to see you both up and in a better mood!” Vikalos smiled as the two young Thantir leaders headed into the main office at Savepoint. “We have something… interesting today.”
“Good interesting or bad interesting?” Litvir immediately asked. “Because, lately, things have been veering towards bad...Read More »
Arrival At An Ancient Base
Retvik felt rather dizzy as he exited the teleporter pod. However, he quickly picked himself, his bag of belongings and his sword and shield up and began to inspect his surroundings.
Everything was cold, grey stone. Ancient. With not much lighting either, mostly just white light strips running down the corners...Read More »
Gentle Brushing 4
“Hey, sis, what’s up?”
Phovos glanced up at Elksia, who was bouncing around excitedly as always. The young Life Goddess was just sitting down, chilling out with a large bottle of water, getting over her daily blood donations. To her left, Elkay had been doing the same, but he’d fallen asleep...Read More »
Meeting the Doom Drums
“Hm. There are… fewer here than I expected.”
The Doom Drums inspected a series of screens, all of which were showing a security feed from a large meeting hall. These three beings were the leaders of the Pentathax, an ancient Decay Lord eradicator sect that specialized in destroying Corruption. However, they...Read More »
Warm Welcomes and Warmer Rooms
The initial introductions had gone pretty well, and Retvik was rather pleased that he hadn’t made a fool of himself yet. Everyone had a lot of questions for the “stupidly young Hidden Trio member” but as Retvik had explained things, people had settled down.
It turned out, Retvik wasn’t alone when...Read More »
Another Voidborn Check-In
It was weird, sharing a bed with someone.
Originally, when Arkay accidentally found himself sharing an apartment with Kayel, a cute yellow-plated Skyan he’d somehow made immortal, Arkay had slept on the sofa. He didn’t really sleep much, only for a couple of hours a day. He did his best to...Read More »
Explanations of Purification Strategies
“So you do purifications?”
“We do, yes.”
“Huh…”
Most of the meeting so far had been about combatting Corruption, but as Stormshade described how he had nearly accidentally been corrupted when an inky black monster had attacked his ship directly, the conversation had moved on to how to get rid of any infections.
“So...Read More »
Multiuniversal Closure
The last meeting had lasted forever, and by the time Tahnaiious had managed to escape and reach the stone balconies in order to take a breather, he was absolutely furious. He admittedly didn’t want to be here, all Tahnaiious wanted was to get his hands on some extra firepower, but...Read More »
A Basic Study and Explanation of Psions
“So, what’s next?” Pentaflame glanced across the room. This meeting between the Pentathax and the local sect leaders had been going great so far. Sure, there were very few sect leaders present, but all of them had been rather friendly and courteous to each other. And most of them were...Read More »
UAO Sentient Entity Attack
“I can see why this place was abandoned!” Tahnaiious growled as he helped Mavriir to his feet, while a blast of flame pushed back a tentacle of Corruption. “This shit is just smashing through the walls like they’re made of paper!”
“Yes, should have done a structural integrity test or a...Read More »
Goodies To Take Home
“Well, aside from the sudden SCE attack, this has all been wonderful!” Pentaflame beamed as he and some of his troops helped everyone pack. Currently everyone was gathered in (the remains of) the main meeting hall, where the Doom Drums had been giving out parting gifts, as well as going...Read More »
Back at Savepoint
“Thank the Light, you are back!”
Retvik didn’t expect Litvir to immediately jump at him and hug him tightly, but that was exactly what Litvir did. Most old-universe Rethans wouldn’t dare so openly hug each other or even so blatantly show brighter emotions, but Litvir had always been an odd, overly...Read More »
Mimicky Bastards 2
Unender: Hello, Arkay, are you around?
Deathbringer is now online.
Deathbringer: Oh, heya Elkay! What’s up?
Unender: Nothing much. I enjoyed our talk the other, uh, day and wanted to talk again.
Deathbringer: Is something wrong?
Unender: No, no. It is just that time of, uh, day.
Unender: I am still not used to the lack...Read More »
Thoughts of Selves
“Huh. Didn’t know Retvik was into bondage…”
Everyone present reeled back in shock at Eksi’s abrupt and seemingly random statement. Phovos dropped her bowl of food, Elksia blinked in surprise and Elkay started spluttering, having inhaled some of his drink. Once Elkay had coughed up some of the diet lemonade that...Read More »
Infected Explosive Voidborn
“By the Light! Why does all the awful stuff happen when the three of us are on shift together?” Litvir asked as he picked both himself and Retvik up off the floor. Standing before them was Elkay, with his wings wide open, seemingly shielding the elder Rethans from… something.
The three...Read More »
A Purge Of His Own
Vekeus wasn’t sure what to expect as he entered the Athata Rift and approached Savepoint, the headquarters of the Thantir. Most Decay Lord sects generally worked from a colossal flagship, but Savepoint was a floating island with four smallish ships (larger than Vekeus’s own Celestial Endflame, a typical Voidborn cruiser,...Read More »
Strains of the Past
“See, told you not all Voidborns are bad!” Vikalos smiled as he joined Galyn and Itaviir in the open-air canteen. Occasionally, their schedules would collide, and the three of them would finish their duties all at the same time.
“Vikalos, my eternal friend, I already know not all Voidborns are bad!”...Read More »
Incinerated Messages
“More fire?”
“More fire.”
Saahro rolled his eyes, then opened his jaws wide, spewing flames and plasma across the wreckage of a ship that had crashed into the small, forested area of Savepoint. Really, they should have been putting the fire out, but the ship was barely a ship anyway. In fact,...Read More »
Feeder Consumed
They were not falling.
They should have fallen already.
The Ancient Feeder had rained down His droplets across the small, floating island, the place harbouring those that went against the Great Unending Ancient One’s Will, that denied The Natural Laws, but those spores were being both burnt and washed away. The Ancient...Read More »
Formerly Corrupted Containment
Elkay groaned to himself as he turned over inside the glass observation and quarantine cell he as sleeping in. Just outside the cell, his husband was arguing with someone, probably one of Kal, but Elkay didn’t particularly care right now.
“I NEED to comfort him! I need to help him! He...Read More »
Messages of Void Weirdness
Mimicblade: Hello, Retvik, are you busy?
Flamebearer: Not at all. Just locking up for the day. How are you?
Mimicblade: Honestly? Glad. And confused as fuck.
Flamebearer: Oh. How so?
Mimicblade: Alright, you know that UAO Corruption that attacked the Pentathax?
Flamebearer: The one that nearly killed us?
Mimicblade: Yeah.
Mimicblade: So, we detected a FUCKING MASSIVE...Read More »
Time Drake Crash
Theocydes mused to himself as he increased the speed of his ship while he travelled through the rough patch between the Ventra Expanse and the Kinigian Wilderness. Normally, he’d stop by the denser parts of the Athata Rift, but that was better used for west to east travel, not south...Read More »
The Most Important Delivery
“Hello, Theocydes, what a pleasant surprise!” Litvir smiled as he approached the strange, silver Voidborn.
“Hello, Litvir, are you all busy?”
“No, no, just shutting down main operations for the day. It has actually been quieter than normal. In our line of work, that is almost always a good thing!”
Theocydes grunted. “Oh,...Read More »
Synaisthyn Silence
Everyone was quiet, not really sure what to say, somewhat shell-shocked. The eight of them had been split up somewhat, while they were being checked over by a group of beings that called themselves Decay Lords.
Thassalin had been mostly fine, he had regained all his Time Drake powers and was...Read More »
Inky Puddle
Things crash-landing into the parking lot at Savepoint were annoyingly common, but the moment that the strange, serpentine Time Drake hit the ground, dropping a strange, crystalline canister, things became rather… chaotic. The Thantir instantly identified the Time Drake not as a Time Drake, but as a Life Goddess. Sini,...Read More »
Suffering's End
The mood on Savepoint was tense, for a myriad of reasons. The appearance of eight new Decaylings, one of whom was a Time Drake, another being a Voidborn, had been startling enough, but the old Allbirther suddenly arriving at the Thantir’s base, cradling a capsule of black goo that she...Read More »
Recounting and Sending Elsewhere
Itaviir didn’t like the fact that he wasn’t the tallest person in the room. It turned out, the old Allbirther, when at her ‘relaxed size’, was actually half a meter taller than him. And whenever she got angry and opened up her cobra hood or summoned a pair of wings,...Read More »
Together At Last
“Is this real?”
“I assume so, yes.”
Arkay turned over inside his glass cell, where he was currently being quarantined. Thankfully, he was somewhat comfortable. He had a bed, a blanket, a pillow and some water. On the other side of the glass cell was Litvir, who had been watching over Arkay...Read More »
Not Sticking Around
Arkay couldn’t help but smile like a lunatic as he wandered around Savepoint, trying to come to terms with everything that had happened. He was alive. He was free. And he had been reunited with his two blood-bound partners. But on top of that, his friends were all alive, and...Read More »
New Decayling Questions
“So what does being a Decay Lord entail these days?” Thassalin asked as he fiddled around with his physical form, ignoring the fact that Nyssi was giving him looks. Now the old Time Drake was free from the confines of a universe he had little power in, Thassalin’s strength had...Read More »
Returning With Old News
In hindsight, Theocydes probably should have checked his messages sooner, because, just as his ship landed at Savepoint, after doing a vital task for the Thantir, he’d noticed that he’d received a message from Litvir, telling him to return immediately and that he wasn’t safe. And Litvir had sent that...Read More »
Naming Ceremony
Retvik smiled weakly to himself as he stood in front of the entirety of the Thantir. Lined up before him were eight new Decaylings, waiting to be given their codenames and inducted into the sect somewhat officially. Gathered to Retvik’s right were the older members of the Thantir: the three...Read More »
Spotting
“Kyr Litvir, can I speak to you, privately, please?”
Litvir sat up and turned to who was talking to him. Admittedly, Litvir was ever so slightly tipsy, but he was on his own right now, keeping an eye on things while everyone else partied.
“You do not need to call me ‘kyr’,...Read More »
Mentor's Forgiveness
The party was calming down, and most folks were heading off to bed. But Galyn had been waiting a long time to catch Arkay on his own, and, finally, the old, battered death god had wandered off, sitting on the pier and staring off at the dark skies. Really, Galyn...Read More »
Eggy Chat
“Hey, Yisini, are you busy, can we talk?”
Sini wasn’t particularly busy, she was just inspecting the ship that the Thantir just gave her. It wasn’t their ship, really, it was one of Kinisis’s old ships, but it turned out that some of her smaller Divine Guardians had backup ships in...Read More »
Gentle Brushing 5
Apparently it was night time. But there was no sun, no moon, and the handful of twinkles in the sky that Phovoula could see from her tiny bedroom window weren’t stars, they were the glows of distant universes. Sure, occasionally strange, pink, nebula-like clouds would blow by, thanks to the...Read More »
Sini's New Travels
Sini didn’t think her little brother was much of a hugger, but Arkay had been hugging Sini for a little too long now.
“Thank you so much, Sini. Thank you.”
Finally, Arkay let go, and Sini patted her little brother on the head. “You don’t need to thank me. I was just...Read More »
Dessaron Decayling Thoughts
“So, what do you guys think?”
Nyssi, Tenuk and Retvik all glanced at Kayel. The four of them were sitting on the small beach on the lake at Savepoint, keeping to themselves. They’d spent the morning reading through various text books and asking the two Decay Lords looking after them lots...Read More »
Wonderful Implosion
There was a very large ship hovering above Savepoint, as large as the floating island itself. That would have been more concerning if the ship didn’t have the words “The Pentathax Three” blasted on every side.
“Do you know these guys?” Arkay asked as a smaller ship disconnected from beneath the...Read More »
Flying Lessons 1
“When you said “flying lessons”, I thought we were going to learn how to fly a ship or something!” Tanos exclaimed as he and his fellow Decaylings all lined up in front of Elkay and Saahro.
“Flying a ship?” Ret laughed hesitantly. “Kuta does not even have a driving license.”
“To be...Read More »
Kal's Apologies
Lately, all six of Kal hadn’t had a chance to sit down together, but, all of a sudden, they did. Thank yet again to the person who had made them all individuals. And now they finally had a chance to catch up with Arkay. But they were doing so together,...Read More »