A huge number of demi-gods were created in the last few moments of the Phoviverse. Many of these beings were destroyed, but those who remain are shepherded by the Whenvern and taken in by the Thantir, a collective of former Death Gods who work hard to keep their fellow universe-less deities safe.
Disorientating Orientation
Retvik grunted as he rolled over, not really wanting to wake up. For the first time in ages, he was genuinely feeling comfortable and well rested. He was in a very soft, warm bed that was plenty big enough for his muscular body, and he could smell nice food nearby....Read More »
Mourning in the Void
Retvik sighed as he sat on the small, metal bench, staring off into the void. There was nothing out there, apart from the occasional glimmer, and a glowing spot in the distance. He wasn’t focused on anything, he was just blindly looking outwards, trying to clear his thoughts and work...Read More »
Happy Decay Day
“Happy Decay Day!”
Retvik rubbed his eyes as he tried to focus on the beings on the end of his bed. He’d been asleep, but had no real idea how long he’d been asleep for. At least two of the beings were somewhat familiar?
“Uh, whut?”
“Happy Decay Day!” Seimeni repeated, jumping over...Read More »
Decayling Snuggles
“Hey, baby, you alright?”
Retvik sat up, rubbing his eyes, trying to work out where he was and who was talking to him. It took him far too long to realise that he was safe in his own bed, with his new friend lying next to him.
“Seimeni…” Retvik muttered under his...Read More »
A Job for a Decayling
“Good day, Flamebearer.”
It was a rare feeling for Retvik to seem so small and insignificant. The chair and desk he was sitting at were perfectly normal in size. The desk and chair in front of him were insanely huge. To fit a being that was at least triple Retvik’s size.
“Uh…...Read More »
A Simple Dissuasion
“Hello, Life Goddess Kinisis.”
“Heya! How can we help ya?”
Kinisis beamed as the colossal being stood at the bottom of the ramp to her ship, far too large to actually enter it. By the being’s side were several guards or servants or… whatever they were, Kinisis wasn’t sure. A black and...Read More »
Brief Contact
Floating islands in the void were pretty common, often tied together by errant strips of gravity, strong enough for beings to stand on them. This chain of islands was no different, but it was all weirdly warm, thanks to a small molten core just beneath the main island. The warmth...Read More »
Adult Decision
Seimeni tutted as she wandered around the ship, looking for Retvik. Ever since they had sent the new Decayling on that test run, it seemed that Retvik had been avoiding her. Whether he was doing it on purpose or he was just lost on the massive ship, Seimeni wasn’t sure,...Read More »
Meeting Head First
“Hello, Elkay.”
Relkir jumped, immediately drawing his spear and shield, ready to protect his two fellow Guardians. He had simply been accompanying Tahvra and Teekay as they traced a strange signal into this small cave, but now there was a large, fiery being standing in their way.
“What are you and what...Read More »
Sudden Blanket Appearance
“Hello…”
Retvik wasn’t really sure how to assess this current situation. The lost Decayling that he and the other members of the Thantir had been chasing unsuccessfully for the last few days had suddenly appeared… in Retvik’s bed. It was just sitting there, hiding in the corner, covered by Retvik’s blankets,...Read More »
Open Chest Surgery
The screams echoed through the whole ship. All of them coming from one sealed off room. After about five minutes of continued screaming, the pained cries simmered out, only to be replaced with more shouting.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?” Arkay panicked as the automated medical bots attempted to close the...Read More »
Six in One
“Could you please explain the plan one last time?”
Retvik had been struggling to keep up. After spending a couple of hours in quarantine, where he had been frozen then set on fire then frozen again, he was now helping Vikalos push a large, opaque crystal into a ship in the...Read More »
Carenizing
“What do you mean, no?”
Itaviir and Vikalos both sighed and rolled their eyes. Neither of them particularly enjoyed dealing with Life Goddesses, normally because they would complain constantly and wish to speak to higher ups until they got what they wanted. The never-ending stream of criticism and wishing to move...Read More »
Glass Liquid Cell
Arkay stared wearily at the strange glass walls that made up his liquid cell. He had been bobbing up and down in the clear, viscous fluids for goodness knows how long, but only now had Arkay realised what was going on. These curious and powerful beings were trying to heal...Read More »
Permission to Call
“What part of “no contact with the Decayling” does your Life Goddess not understand?” Vikalos snarled as he answered the video call. “You need to back away from this immediately!”
The tiny little deity on the other end of the line was visibly shaken, having jumped out of his skin from...Read More »
Angry Call
“Can they see us or hear us yet?” Arkay asked as he tried to remain calm and steady on the small stool he was sitting on. In front of him, a couple of Decay Lords that he didn’t really recognize were busy setting up a camera and a microphone, so...Read More »
Medical Bay Explosion
“LEAVE ME ALONE!”
“YOU ARE MINE!”
“I DON’T BELONG TO ANYONE!”
Retvik was pretty sure that was the second explosion he had experienced in about thirty seconds, but what with everything going on and him being buried in rubble, he couldn’t have been sure. There was a huge amount of shouting and screaming...Read More »
Visiting Kal Again
“Didn’t think we’d be seeing you again so soon…” Kal grunted as Retvik boarded the ship. “Turns out your universe exploding has been way more troublesome than the High Lords thought.”
“Uh… yes…” Retvik muttered, not really sure how to reply. He felt bad because he genuinely couldn’t tell which of...Read More »
What is Wanted
“I am surprised you asked nicely, little Decaylings…” the Whenvern growled as he hovered above the ship, blocking its passengers from passing. “I expected to see more of you, in force.”
Kairos eyed the two beings up and down. One of them he immediately recognized. Retvik had been a former mortal...Read More »
Unexpected Work Meeting
Rethais wasn’t really sure what he had did to be the subject of the High General’s rage. He had done everything that Kenon had asked and more. He had barely stopped to eat and his office was now his home. Yet for some reason, the High General was furious at...Read More »
Room Location
Retvik grunted as a knock on the door behind him broke his concentration. He was currently working his way through a series of videos and course books, all about what he needed to learn when it came to the Decay Lords. A lot of it was simple stuff. Rules, guidelines,...Read More »
Life Goddess Lesson Number 1
“Good morning, class, and welcome to Life Goddess Laws 101! I am Decay Lord Seimeni and I’ll be teaching you this course in the mystical universe-building arts!”
Arkay glanced over his shoulder, trying to work out who else the slender, white, ghostly being was talking to. It was just him and...Read More »
A Study Break
It had been nice having the last couple of days to himself, but Retvik was beginning to get bored. He had dutifully done his work, he had managed to easily work his way through his Decay Lord studies and now Retvik was wondering what to do with himself.
Lying in bed,...Read More »
Party Breakup
Tahnahos wasn’t sure how, but between the four of them, they had managed to finish off nearly all the food in the palace. They’d also had a lovely time sharing stories and generally chatting around a small fire that Retvik had made in the middle of the table. Overall, Tahnahos...Read More »
Not Enough Decaylings
“… All the protection you have. Even the new guys. We need literally as much protection as you can give us!”
“That is what we are trying to do, but we are heavily understaffed right-”
“Doesn’t matter. Just give us everything you can. We need bodies more than anything else.”
“We will see...Read More »
Life Abilities
Vikalos stood dumbfounded in the hallway as Itaviir knocked on the little door.
“You cannot be serious!”
“I am plenty serious.”
“You cannot entrust this baby Decayling to even make a half-decent cheese sandwich, let alone create-” Vikalos paused, realising the door had opened, revealing its occupant and the contents of its room.
Arkay...Read More »
A Word of Godly Relationship Advice
Retvik hated this office. It was too plain. Even by Rethan standards. Considering that he was standing in front of a powerful Decay Lord, it felt strange that this room was so simple.
“Please, sit down.”
There were two empty stools. Retvik sat on the one closest to the Decay Lord, to...Read More »
After A Day At Work
“So that is basically what you both do as work?” Tahnahos asked as the four beings headed back to the ship. “You just stand on guard for Life Goddesses?”
Retvik nodded as he fumbled around for his keys. Most of his belongings these days were kept inside a single, battered backpack,...Read More »
Shortest Time
“You have been awfully cold over the last couple of days, are you alright?”
Arkay grunted, glancing around the corridor. This was the first time he and Retvik had been alone lately, but Arkay really wasn’t in the mood for any sort of communication with other beings.
“I’m fine.”
“Please do not lie...Read More »
Attack on the Thantir One
“THEY ARE ATTACKING US NOW?” Vikalos roared as he grabbed several Decaylings and pulled them to safety.
An explosion had shattered parts of the cargo bay and fires were slowly making their way down the ship. As soon as the Thantir began to shoot back though, the Voidlord army immediately scattered...Read More »
A Drifting Plan
The tiny Thantir ship floated awkwardly, anchored to a large lump of cold rock. They were drifting very slowly towards a vast, crystalline mass, a gigantic cluster of white gems and gold trims. All around them, Voidborn guards loomed, disintegrating anything that got too close.
“I’ll be honest, I didn’t think...Read More »
Hole into the Darkness
“Well that was easy!” Elksia whispered as the tiny Thantir ship latched on to one of the large, crystalline spikes of the Voidborn stronghold. “Didn’t notice us at all!”
“If you say so, Elksia…” Arkay was almost breathless as he shakily let go of the ship’s controls. Despite all four of...Read More »
Decay Lord Tactic Discussions
“WHAT?”
Seimeni shuddered. She was not used to being shouted at like that. But here she was, standing beneath Decay Lord Itaviir’s agonizing gaze, being verbally torn in two.
“Uh… everyone is accounted for except for Decayling Retvik and Amalgam Arkidetelos.”
Itaviir was clearly about to shout again, but held his breath. In...Read More »
Admission to Friends
The little Thantir ship seemed a little too bright, brighter than Arkay remembered. He blinked erratically as he pulled himself up through the small hatch and closed it behind him, only to be immediately greeted by Retvik.
“Arkay, what is going on? You were gone for a very long time! The...Read More »
Waiting For A Report
“They said we weren’t in trouble, but I still feel like we’re in trouble…”
Tahnahos, Elksia and Retvik had been sitting in the small waiting room for a small eternity. Or, according to Elksia, about an hour. The only thing in the room keeping the three of them occupied was a...Read More »
Destiny Applications
Arkay grunted as he moved sheets of paper across the table. Considering he had recently blown up a Voidborn fortress, everyone seemed to be treating him rather calmly. Sure, they weren’t being the friendliest of beings, but they were understanding at least. Arkay however couldn’t say the same about himself....Read More »
A Surprise for Kal
“Sorry about the mess…” Arkay muttered as he kicked piles of indescribable things out of the way, clearing space so that the mechanical being behind him could move freely. “Probably should have told you all about this earlier, but… well… I think you six can understand…”
Kal was one of the...Read More »
Settling In
Arkay yawned as he stretched out his arms and flomped onto the freshly made bed in his new room. While he was utterly exhausted, he was very happy with how the move had gone. Everything had been packed up and sorted out pretty tidily. All Arkay needed to do now...Read More »
Secret Job Offer
A knock on the door caught Retvik completely by surprise. He had been lying in bed, staring off into space, ignoring the world around him. But this knock meant he had to get out of bed and put some armour on. Or at least a loin cloth.
More knocking. This person...Read More »
Secret Dress Up
“The first thing we need to do is get you some better-fitting armour…” Galyn grunted as he led Retvik towards a door that seemed a little too small. To Retvik’s surprise, this door led to a ladder that led directly downwards… towards a whole new corridor, running parallel beneath the...Read More »
Feelings of Godly Guilt
“We already have a Voidborn presence in this region, we do not need more.”
“SAYS WHO?”
“Says the inhabitants already living here.”
Galyn was getting a bit tired of this circular conversation. This sect of Voidborns, known locally as the Glimmergolds, was desperate to move into what they saw as free territory. Galyn’s...Read More »
Blackened Splat
“That is unfortunate.”
“What IS that?”
Galyn grunted as he pulled a pair of heavy, thick, rubbery gloves from his utility belt, then summoned a large stick. The gloves were for protection. The stick was to prod at the black, inky mass that was pulsating in the cockpit seat.
After a few moments,...Read More »
Far Too Mortal
“You seem tired.”
Retvik was doubled over in his chair, breathing heavily, utterly exhausted after having to run away from and completely incinerate a small swarm of corrupted beings. Really, Retvik found Galyn’s comment rather insulting.
“Just a little tired…” Retvik finally grunted, his pulse settling down. “All of… that… whatever it...Read More »
Answers From Galyn
For the last three hours, Retvik had sat in silence while Galyn had peered through various observation tools, watching the movements of a handful of Voidborn ships. Due to the vast distances within the Space Between Universes, it was possible to work out a ship’s location of origin and its...Read More »
Saved But Not
The lanky, skeletal being screeched as the rock it was standing on steadily began to collapse. This former death deity was clearly in shock, scratching and crying at any source of life. The screeching only got louder as the Thantir ship approached, a door opening up on its side.
Out of...Read More »
Secondary Risk
Retvik grunted as he slipped deeper into the bathtub. He hadn’t really actually seen a bathtub like this before, or really in general. Everywhere he had gone, everyone had just had showers, mainly to conserve water. But on this little ship, it seemed that Galyn preferred taking long baths to...Read More »
Same Frequencies
“Tah, I hate to sound cliche, but I need you to come and take a look at this.”
Now that Kal had separate bodies for each of its six selves, the team of small, round, mechanical beings could actually spend time doing different jobs, rather than having to do everything one...Read More »
Incorporeal Decayling
“Good day, Decay Lord Vikalos speaking, who is this?”
A shy yet formal voice slowly began to emerge from the other end of the line. Vikalos was just about to finish his shift for the day, so he didn’t really appreciate this call.
“Hello, Lord Vikalos. This is Doctor Phanty from the...Read More »
Olmeic Users
“You want us to find the source for you?” Galyn grunted as he perched awkwardly on the chair that was far, far too small for him. His assistant Retvik was clearly having similar issues as they discussed the situation with six tiny, round, mechanical beings.
Tah, the red and silver leader,...Read More »
Lovely Little Messages
“Oh hey, you’re actually online.”
Retvik sighed as he checked his messages, then typed a quick response to the latest one. “Yes, I am online, how are you?”
“How am I?” a reply swiftly appeared. “Mate, I’ve been waiting for you to appear online for days. What the heck have you been...Read More »
Looking on the Wrong Channel
“I am beginning to think that we are doing something wrong…”
Retvik had held his tongue for hours now, as he and Galyn had fruitlessly combed through a myriad of data channels and frequencies in one of the biggest activity hotspots around. No one around had paid any attention to the...Read More »
Questions about Her
“Retvik, a word, please?”
So far, Retvik had been in a good mood. Alongside his boss Galyn, he had located the mysterious entity that had caused worry and fear for a group of Decay Lords. They were now on their way to the mystery being’s location and their ship was quite...Read More »
Strange Reappearances
Relkir grunted as he left the dining table and his meal, and followed Atteh’Kus down a narrow corridor, down the ship and towards the cargo bay, which everyone weirdly used as the ship entrance. For some reason, the order of “don’t let anyone in” was too much for the massive,...Read More »
Kanuva's Excitement
“Hello, strange Tawahian and Elwahian! How can I be of service today?”
While his new friend Kinisis seemed clearly annoyed by the appearance of the two armoured beings, Kanuva was relatively unphased. He knew he was in a strange, new domain, so these two creatures, despite their ferocious looks, weren’t that...Read More »
A Hint of Envy
Retvik had been waiting for a while now in this little room. The dinner in front of him had gone cold a long time ago, but the food wasn’t his to eat. It was the leftover romantic meal between a Life Goddess and the strange entity he and Galyn had...Read More »
Fears of Talking
“That… isn’t who we were worried about…”
Despite Kal consisting of six mechanical bodies, they all somehow looked very concerned. Their crystal eyes glowed weakly and they all stood close together. Galyn could tell something was wrong with them.
“What do you mean?” Retvik asked, hoping to settle Kal’s nerves.
Tah, the leader...Read More »
Cleansers
“Oh. You.”
Kanuva had been patient with these Decay Lords. They meant well. They were looking after him. They had promised he could return to Kinisis when they were done. But as soon as he saw the little being who had entered the room, Kanuva immediately tensed up.
Standing before Kanuva was...Read More »
No Longer In Two
“Where the fuck am I?”
Everything was a little bit too bright and white. Arkay blinked, trying to open his eyes and see where he was, but gave up. Instead, he tried to shield his eyes with his hands, but Arkay quickly discovered that he was tied down.
“What the fuck are...Read More »
Mortal Mind Risk
“Wait, I am not coming with you?”
Retvik seemed genuinely surprised by the fact that Galyn was about to leave without him. After all, he had spent the last goodness knows how long following Galyn around and helping him with his duties. He had seen a lot, perhaps too much, while...Read More »
The Appearance of Other Decay Lords
Clawed feet clanged against the metallic ground of this ancient, abandoned asteroid base, located in the very depths of the Periuniversal Void. What had once been a magnificent settlement, founded on power and strength, was nothing more than crumbling concrete and metal ruins.
Now though, life was beginning to return to...Read More »
Another Similar Decayling
“Seems you have moved up in the world.”
Retvik eyed the being he was standing next to. The handful of Decaylings under the command of the Thantir Decay Lords had to stay together, for safety reasons that none of the Decay Lords would explain. Something about keeping an eye on them....Read More »
Thantir Leader Discussions
Galyn watched on as the other Decay Lords worked, dutifully maintaining the consoles that led to an absolutely massive laser. The laser would periodically fire, beams of light blasting off into the dark void. The laser beams would fly forth, only to explode into life as they collided with a...Read More »
Strange Apologies
“We owe you an apology.”
Kanuva glanced at the six Cleansers, all sitting on the ground in a circle, having not said anything for hours. Five of them were still silent, the light missing from their large, crystalline eyes. Only the red and silver Cleanser seemed to be active.
“You owe me...Read More »
A Decision Made
“Are you… certain you want to commit to this?” Itaviir asked as he glanced over the list of names. “You really, really want to bring… that one with us?”
Vikalos nodded proudly. Galyn also nodded, but there was some hesitation present.
“We cannot leave Arkidetelos in the hands of Deathven Proper.”
“Why not?”
Vikalos...Read More »
All The Same Kind
Litvir tugged at his cape, pulling it up from underneath his rear and his tail, gently resting the edge on his legs. The attractive Rethan felt incredibly overwhelmed right now and was desperately trying not to show it. He didn’t know why he was hiding his emotions, since the other...Read More »
Murdragon's Refusal
“What do you mean, no?”
Itaviir was dumbfounded. Out of all the Decay Lords he expected to not accept his invitation, Saahro, the Murdragon, was one of the last beings he thought would say no.
“Well, uh, I mean no.”
“You want to go back to Deathven?”
“Yeah.”
“You do not want to go adventuring...Read More »
Welcome to the Thantir Two
“Welcome aboard the Thantir Two.”
Itaviir looked somewhat proud of himself, standing in the centre of the main hub room in front of his crew. By his side were his vice-captains, Vikalos and Galyn. Before him were Decay Lady Seimeni, Time Drake Kairos and three Decaylings: Arkadin, Retvik and Litvir. All...Read More »
Extreme Emotions from Down the Hall
“Why does it feel like everyone is tails deep in someone else?”
Litvir rubbed his eyes, trying to clear his head. While his initial impressions of being a (somewhat highly ranked) Decayling had been mostly good so far, now he was in a much smaller group, his own strange, godly abilities...Read More »
Space Whales and Time Adjustments
It was a small glimmer that caught Retvik’s eye, but Retvik was glad the glimmer had caught his attention. Out of the dark nothingness, a shimmering veil emerged. The vast yet delicate form of a star-scattered whale appeared, slowly drifting by and minding his own business. Its strange beauty had...Read More »
A New Trio
“Hey…”
The little voice echoed underneath the door. Retvik sat up, noticing the flickering of beings standing outside. The gap between door and floor was miniscule, but enough light poured in from outside for him to be able to guess who was out there, even before they knocked. Wanting to be...Read More »
Funny Offers
The Thantir Two was rather quiet. Quieter than normal. The three captains of the ship had demanded that everyone remain calm for an undetermined about of time, while they did some sensitive work. Whatever work that was, no one was sure, but the three Decaylings on board didn’t mind too...Read More »
Manipulative Crimes
Seimeni expected the door to slam shut behind her. When it quietly closed, clicking into place, Seimeni grew suspicious. She knew that the Decay Lord in the room with her were angry, but it was that strange, calm anger that made her worried.
“Sit down.”
Seimeni did as she was asked. She...Read More »
Pool of White Blood
Out of the three Decaylings, Seimeni never thought the small, yellow one would be the one to try and brutally kill her. And not just with standard Decayling abilities either. Arkadin was attacking Seimeni with tooth and claw, violently attempting to rip out Seimeni’s throat.
At first, both Decayling and Decay...Read More »
Justified Bloodlust
“Sorry…”
“What for?”
There was still blood caked across Arkadin’s claws. Not his own blood, that of the being he had attacked not too long ago. As it had dried, the blood had turned silvery in colour, almost metallic in texture. After what Arkadin had done, he’d expected to wake up in...Read More »
Bandages and Chocolate
“You didn’t do anything to help me.”
Kairos gently closed the door behind him as he brought in a tray of chocolates and roses. He didn’t want to get into an argument, but it was clear that Seimeni, still covered in bandages, wanted a fight.
“You didn’t listen to my warnings. But...Read More »
Compromising Positions
“They let you out already?”
Litvir didn’t mean to sound so surprised, but considering what he had seen just the other day, he did genuinely think that he wouldn’t be seeing Arkadin for a while. Arkadin had just entered the room, looking like… well, not like nothing had happened, but he...Read More »
Ten Steps Backwards
“I am sorry, Arkay.”
“Why are you apologising?”
This was not the first time that one of Arkadin’s responses had caught Retvik off guard. But this moment was different. Retvik had been almost certain that Arkadin was (somewhat rightly) angry at him, and for Arkadin to throw his apology back at him...Read More »
A Little Mission Brief
“Attention, Decaylings!”
Retvik, Litvir and Arkadin all straightened themselves out as they entered Itaviir’s rather luxurious office, having been led in by the two other Decay Lords, Galyn and Vikalos.
“What is going on?” Litvir immediately asked, more curious than anything else about this sudden activity from the much larger, much slower...Read More »
Mission Preparation
“When they told us to suit up, I did not think they meant we wear small force fields that encapsulate our bodies…”
Litvir was very curious about the equipment he had been given. Five simple-looking bands, one for each wrist, one for each ankle and one around the neck. When activated,...Read More »
Living Rooms
“Ew!”
“Telepathic voices, please.”
Retvik grunted, then did as he was asked, switching to pure telepathy to communicate with his two squad mates. Litvir seemed even more shocked and disgusted than Retvik was at the state of what they had just stepped into. Arkadin didn’t seem that bothered, but he was floating...Read More »
Meat Fortresses
“Uh, what happened to the doors? I swear they were here a moment ago…”
Retvik swung his light source over to where Litvir was standing. Where steel doors once stood, there was now nothing more than a fleshy, pulsating mass.
“Did they move?”
“Bigger question…” Retvik growled. “Where is Arkadin?”
A sudden telepathic burst...Read More »
A Need to Get Out
“I do not think they are coming…”
The three Decaylings had been waiting for a while now. They were supposed to have been picked up by their bosses about two hours ago, but there they were, still waiting like fools.
“Nope, doesn’t seem like it.”
“I hope they do come, I cannot stand...Read More »
Fresh Void
It had felt like a small eternity, but finally, a trickle of flames blasted through the surface of the fleshy lump, and Retvik could finally breathe somewhat fresh air. Or rather, very limited air, because they were essentially in the cold of space. Either way, the flesh, pus and muscles...Read More »
Nearly Made It Back
Emerald daggers danced through the air, skewering bodies and severing limbs as they jittered around the battlefield, elegantly controlled by an otherwise very angry, rampaging Decay Lord. Galyn had been out here, fighting for his continued existence for too long now. He wasn’t getting tired, not at all, after all,...Read More »
Timed Mind Meeting
“Where am I?”
Kairos blinked, trying to orientate himself. Milliseconds ago, he was in the middle of a chaotic battle, using his temporal abilities to create a time loop, trapping those inside and stopping everyone within from being fatally wounded. All of a sudden though, the armoured Whenvern was in a...Read More »
Shattered Loops
Glass-like shards scattered across the void as an explosion ripped through the vacuum of existence, sending shock waves out into the darkness. In the heart of the eruption appeared two vessels, a sleek, dark ship and a strange, crystalline structure, both piloted by beings that wanted the opposing ship destroyed....Read More »
Wrong or Not?
“Was I wrong?”
“What do you mean?”
Litvir laid back on his lounge chair, staring at the ceiling. The room, just like most of the ship, was rather dull, dark and under-lit with purple and red glowing strips, all running down the walls and floor. Sat next to him was Arkadin, who...Read More »
Good Work
It was hard to tell how Itaviir felt, just by looking at him. The massive Decay Lord towered over the three Decaylings, his features obscured by his crown of horns and the strange pair of pincer-like armour pieces that projected his mouth. Itaviir was more of a walking armoured monster...Read More »
Supposedly Studying
Most Decay Lords and Decaylings seemed to have their own personal computers. The majority owned these trendy, tablet-like devices made of seemingly magic paper, capable of being folded or rolled up and out away with ease, with everything accessible via the fancy, accurate touch screens. Litvir thought these personal computers...Read More »
Decay Lord Mini Report
“So, boyos, status report?”
Decay Lord Kengana’s hologram flickered erratically, the tele-video signals fading and strengthening almost at random. The bird-like being smiled, waiting for a response.
“Status report positive…” Itaviir replied, monitoring a console, while Galyn fiddled around with some settings, a vague attempt to make the transmission clearer. “Please excuse...Read More »
Post-Time Exam
“I’m exhausted and hungry…”
“Not surprising…”
Retvik, Litvir and Arkay all stumbled out of the small office, clutching various sheets of paper. While most of the perks of slowly learning to be Decay Lords had been pretty enjoyable, there were definitely some slow parts. Like the exam the three of them had...Read More »
A Lack of Work to Do
“Galyn, may I have a word with you?”
Normally, that phrase would be spouted by one of his fellow Decay Lords. But today, interrupting Galyn’s gazing off into the depths of space, was a familiar dragon. Kairos had joined the Thantir as an honorary member. He was a fully fledged Time...Read More »
Studious Chats
“Wow…”
“What?”
“WOW…”
“What?”
“WOW!!!”
Retvik tutted, rolling his eyes as something crashed behind him. “Litvir, what is wrong with you?”
Litvir pulled himself out of his chair and off the floor, having fallen back in shock. “I passed!”
“You passed what?”
“That insane time-based exam we took! I somehow passed!”
“We all somehow passed.”
Litvir rubbed his face, brushing...Read More »
An Introduction to T&T
“Good evening, everyone, and welcome to Traps and Thraki!”
Vikalos wandered around the table, handing a small book and several sheets of paper to each of his five guests. He then circled around once more, gently placing a small, satin draw-strong bag in front of everyone.
“Today, I am your Trapmaster, and...Read More »
Questions for Vikalos
Vikalos frowned as he monitored each little beep and click, checking a wide array of apparatus, while occasionally glancing out the window. Outside, there was nothing but darkness, although it felt darker than usual. Storms were erupting in said darkness, making the overall atmosphere unpleasant.
Said atmosphere at least was going...Read More »
Transmissions Through the Storm
“Group Six here, please respond.”
Galyn grunted as he picked up the receiver, listening in to this communication. “Thantir Two here, what is the problem?”
The voice on the other end, a weirdly mechanical voice, immediately perked up. “Oh, hello Galyn! How are you doing?”
“Kal, I thought you had headed off on...Read More »
Brief Visit Plan
“The plan is very simple. You three go inside. Inform the occupants that we received a distress signal from them. Record how they react. Check for any obvious break-ins. Understood?”
Arkadin raised a hand, clearly having questions. Itaviir frowned, wondering why the Decayling hadn’t understood.
“What is it, Deathbringer?”
“Uh… why are you...Read More »
Perhaps Too Happy
“Alright… We are passing through onto the Kiniseon One…” Retvik was doing his best to be optimistic. “Do you wish to let me do the talking?”
Litvir shrugged as the three Decaylings appeared in the cargo bay of this new ship. “Sure. Arkay can keep an eye out and I can...Read More »
Fight to Contain
Sparks and static bounced across the ship as the three Decay Lords dashed around, both trying to keep the integrity of their ship secure and attempting to contain the strange being that was attempting to take over. While Vikalos rushed about, filling holes with his omnipurpose ship repair tool,...Read More »
Wall of Fire and Ice
Litvir grunted as a small cloud of steam whizzed past his head while he was working. For the last twenty minutes, he had been trying to work out how to sedate the beings that were trying to kill them, with little success. Meanwhile, for those entire twenty minutes, Retvik had...Read More »
Explosions Behind
Arkadin scrambled to his feet as rubble and shards of metal collapsed around him. The explosion that had just torn through the hull of this small ship was meant to kill him, but Arkadin was determined to keep himself alive. His bigger worry however was that the Life Goddess trying...Read More »
Calm in Someone Else's Room
Arkadin sat on the bed, not sure what to do with himself. It wasn’t his bed. His bedroom in general had been trashed by an errant, feral Life Goddess with an addiction to mind rape and mass murder. Right now, he was sitting in fellow Decayling Retvik’s bedroom, minding his...Read More »
Games and Sad Sandwiches
“I feel like I have been repeatedly bashed over the head with a frying pan…” Relkir grunted as plates of food appeared in front of him. “Too much for my small Rethan brain to handle.”
Only a few hours ago, Relkir and his fellow Divine Guardians had experienced a rather traumatic...Read More »
Future Exam Information
“Ooh! Cake!”
Galyn couldn’t help but smile a little at how happy the three Decaylings all seemed. They had just finished a brief quarantine period and, for once, everything was somewhat okay. To celebrate, Galyn had ordered a very nice vanilla cake, complete with a large array of confectionery and chocolates....Read More »
A Wish for Home
“I want to go home.”
Kairos stood in front of Itaviir’s desk, waiting for a response. It had taken the Time Drake a few hours to actually build the courage to come in here, but now that he’d said it, he had a mixture of both relief and dread running down...Read More »
Three Asleep
Retvik yawned as he stretched his arm out, being mindful of the two beings sleeping with him. As the fog lifted from his mind, Retvik took a moment to try and remember what had happened, and why he was sharing a hastily made bed of blankets and pillows, snoozing under...Read More »
Not A Vampire
“Arkay, can you help me with something?”
Litvir awkwardly nudged the door open, his hands preoccupied with heavy text books. He slipped through the gap he made, before straightening himself out in the middle of Arkay’s room.
“I could have opened the door for you, you know…” Arkay tutted, sitting calmly at...Read More »
One of Three
“I am sorry to inform you that one (1) of your Decayling students is potentially unstable and must be terminated from the Decay Lord program.”
Galyn read the letter, then re-read it, making sure that he was reading it correctly. He then read the letter a third time, before scrunching up...Read More »
Trial Decision
“So let me get this straight and clear in my head: You are all tracking various energy levels inside me, some of which have spiked to the point that I may be considered dangerous, and the only way to stop you from knocking me out and imprisoning me forever in...Read More »
Trial Preparation
“We do… not have very long…”
Retvik’s blunt statement was met with equally blunt nods from both Arkay and Litvir. The two of them were quite busy sorting themselves out. This actually made Retvik feel rather bad, as he’d spent the last hour writing a will. Just in case.
“Yeah, you realise...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Start
The Inverted Forest as just that, a forest that had been inverted. A thick metal shell, about 10km in diameter, with a hollow interior, its insides lined with thorny trees and murky undergrowths, lit by a dull, miniaturized sun that barely pumped put enough light or heat to even be...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Beginning of a Plan
Thick, fresh blood ran rivers, carving trenches in the loose soil. Constant stampeding mushed the blood and dirt together, creating a horrific mulch that squished and lurched underfoot. What had been a simple attempt to find somewhere to shelter had turned into an ominous bloodbath that was only just coming...Read More »
Leafblade's Anger
“WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD ARE YOU DOING?”
Normally, one had to ask permission to step foot inside the Grand Hall of Deathven. That permission would have to be written out on paper, scanned, emailed and stamped by the right beings and then triple-confirmed by higher ranked...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Crater
In the dark, murky forest stood a small, hastily build wooden shack. Not really a shack, more of an elevated platform with a roof. In its centre was a small fire and a trench surrounded it, catching drips of water. Really, if the shack hadn’t been in the middle of...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Not Alone
“HOW YOU DOING DOWN THERE?”
Arkay’s shouts were barely audible over the sound of melting metal and animalistic screams. Even telepathic communications were a struggle, barely making their way through the extreme heat of molten steel below and constant slaughter above.
Retvik was extruding white hot flames as he pushed his way...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Broken Ritual
Strange, twisted symbols decorated the ground, drawn in a mixture of saliva, blood and the last few drops of ink in a small pen. The demonic script circled around a small, eerie fire lit in the centre of the area, barely illuminating the tiny space in the infinite darkness. Stepping...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Reunion
“I am getting very tired of this…”
Litvir grunted as he rolled on his back to get a better look at Retvik. Rather than resting, Retvik had been pacing up and down their little plastic cell for a while. The two Decaylings couldn’t see out of the cell’s white walls, but...Read More »
Trial of the Thantir - Graduation?
“Little ones, we need to talk.”
Matter folded and unfolded upon itself. The small, plastic cell melted into the world around it, before reforming into a vast, magnificent hall, decorated with floating, flickering candles and a single large table, surrounded by three chairs and an ornate throne.
“That was…” Retvik trailed off,...Read More »
Some Decayling Questions
The Decayling observatory was very quiet. Only Litvir was present, idly flicking through a small pamphlet, while occasionally scribbling down notes on a nearby piece of scrap paper. The appearance of Galyn standing in the doorway almost caught Litvir by surprise.
“Are you here to check up on us?” Litvir grumbled,...Read More »
Elemental Messing Around
“When I became a Decayling, I never thought I’d end up with some sort of elemental bias…” Arkay muttered, flicking a small globule of darkness between his fingers.
The three young, new Decay Lords had been rather idle over the last 24 hours. Between napping and eating, they had mostly been...Read More »
Money Matters
“Good evening, little ones!” Vikalos smiled as he walked into the room, holding three folders. He knew that the young Decay Lords would all be together, so he was taking advantage of this time.
“Hi,” Arkay awkwardly waved back, swallowing his bite of sandwich. “We’re kinda eating right now.”
“I know. Which...Read More »
Bursting Emotions
“So, what did you actually do?”
Arkay gasped as he nearly fell backwards, grabbing the arm of his chair with his free hand. As soon as Arkay was certain he wasn’t going to hurt himself, he immediately turned to the being in the doorway who had interrupted him.
“Do you not fucking...Read More »
Social Personal Commentary
“You fascinate me.”
Litvir had been hovering around for a while, watching Arkay as he studied. Arkay had only partially been paying attention, but Litvir’s most recent statement changed that.
“Me? Fascinating you?”
Arkay swung his chair round, leaving his books and work to one side. It wasn’t particularly important anyway, not right...Read More »
Decay Lord Uproar
“I swear, they are fucking with us on purpose!”
Arkay had never seen Galyn so angry. He had just been sneaking by to the kitchen when he’d caught a glimpse inside Itaviir’s office, where the three elder Decay Lords were quite busy arguing and clearly not paying attention to the slightly...Read More »
Incomplete Series of Thoughts
Litvir, Retvik and Arkay all sat patiently, sipping chocolate milk from plastic glasses, as they watched Galyn pace up and down. The Decaylings had been very much aware that something was going on with their bosses, but none of them were sure exactly what. The way Galyn was pacing though...Read More »
Cockpit Chat
“You don’t seem right.”
The Thantir Two was currently docked at a Life Oasis, where Life Goddesses were busy getting drunk and partying. It wasn’t at all a place for Decay Lords, but it was the only local market around, and the Thantir needed a few supplies that they couldn’t have...Read More »
Errant Questioning
“So, let me get this straight. You want to stay here and help these three Decaylings become proper Decay Lords. You would rather spend your time training them and teaching them, than spend your time in retirement with your two closest friends?”
Galyn nodded.
“You want to remain out here, in the...Read More »
Purple Night Light
Arkay sighed as he rolled over, twisting in his sheets, trying to find a comfortable position. For some reason, he just couldn’t seem to sleep properly. Little things were keeping him up, errant thoughts that simply couldn’t wait until he was supposed to be awake.
As Arkay’s arm slipped off the...Read More »
Navigational Scales
Galyn stood proudly in the cockpit, standing before a fancy table. On the table, a glowing, holographic grid hovered, mostly flat aside from a couple of odd circles and lumps here and there. With a smile, he greeted the three young Decay Lords who had just entered the room.
“Huh, you...Read More »
Change in Personality
The third observatory on the Thantir Two was weirdly small and, more weirdly, very rarely used. Since most of the ship was now empty and free from more bossy Decay Lords, Litvir and Retvik were now sitting around in the third observatory, wondering why it had been locked the entire...Read More »
Brief Ghost
Galyn grunted as the to fledgling Decay Lords burst into the room behind him. He was in the middle of going through flight apparatus with Arkay, making sure he as learning the ship’s instruments correctly, so this sudden interruption was not particularly nice. But since Retvik and Litvir both seemed...Read More »
Travel Worries
Galyn originally didn’t want to interrupt, but he had been watching Arkay work for a while now, and he was pretty sure that the little Decayling was in need of a break. Arkay had been cautiously and repeatedly measuring various distances and making all sorts of calculations, yet he didn’t...Read More »
Lacking Atonement
Litvir stared at the ceiling, absent-mindedly trying to sift through the vast amount of thoughts rushing through his head. He was lying in a large, luxurious bed, covered in soft, velvet pillows, completely nude aside from his natural plating and a thin, silky wrap covering his waist, the only...Read More »
Moment of Worry
“Arkay, are you alright? You have been sitting up on the roof for hours.”
Arkay glanced behind him to see who was speaking. He hadn’t really been paying attention, all he’d heard was a couple of muttered words, his mind occupied elsewhere.
The Thantir Two had stopped at the tiniest of tiny...Read More »
Five Minutes
The catacombs of Thre-Vretania were vast, empty, and normally rather calm. In the distant past, these water-ridden caves had been sanctuary to early Rethavok. The darkness had been used as cover not just to spawn, but also as a source of protection and safety from other races. In modern times...Read More »
Nighttime Desires
Retvik tossed and turned, kicking his blanket off before grabbing it and pulling it back, only to kick it off again. He wasn’t able to sleep and he wasn’t really sure why. There was no one around to disturb him, there was little on his mind. He’d stripped off all...Read More »
Hugs and Returns
Litvir had briefly forgotten where he was, which had made both waking up, the banging on the door and the suddenly being thrown out of bed somewhat terrifying. Luckily, Litvir managed to roll over and avoid bashing his head on the nearby bedside cabinet, but still, that was not a...Read More »
Night Aches
“Hey…” Arkay peered into the cockpit, where Galyn had settled down, switching between keeping an eye on autopilot, watching amusing videos, and dozing off. There was nothing to do, so Galyn was taking advantage of the peace and quiet to make some for himself.
“You are up late…” Galyn grunted, spotting...Read More »
Pain in the Mind
“It’s all in my head…”
Arkay was definitely feeling a bit better, but not as well as he’d hoped. The medics, the curious, foreign beings that they were, had found nothing wrong with him. Galyn had just somewhat left Arkay at the little hospital, in the care of the mechanical nurses...Read More »
Silver Moon
The tiny moon looked desolate at first, but as the miniature sun slowly orbited around it, it became clear that it was no ordinary planetoid. The entire sphere was approximately 600km in diameter, with a pale blue ocean around both its poles and a strip of land across its equator....Read More »
Mirrored Views
“Uh, Galyn? Need some help here!”
Arkay hurriedly hit the massive emergency stop button up above him, but to his dismay, the ship hadn’t quite slowed down as much as he’d hoped. There was still a lot of forward momentum, moving towards the massive silver pyramid that had just appeared in...Read More »
Twinned Conflict
“We are gonna board them?”
Rethanius hissed as he tugged on the chains around Kallus’s neck. “Of course we are! What are you, dumb?”
“But why?” Kallus was confused. Whenever they had stopped Mortemnan ships in the past, they’d just gone and blown them up straight away. If anyone ever survived, only...Read More »
Not-Kallus
Kallus scrambled his way through the narrow ship, not exactly sure what he was looking for. His master had told him to kill a Life Goddess, so that was what Kallus was going to do, but he was otherwise low on instructions. What did this Life Goddess look like? He...Read More »
Mindfields and Molten Memories
Litvir shook his head, desperately trying to clear the fog from his mind. He concentrated on the floor beneath him, the weird, golden indentations on each floor tile. In the sudden conflict, Litvir must have stumbled out of the cargo bay and onto… something. He wasn’t sure, and his mind...Read More »
Eternal Threats
Weapons clashed against each other, armour scraped across armour and blood and sweat had been exchanged for a little too long. Throughout this entire fight though, Retvik was pretty sure that Rethanius hadn’t stopped shouting once. No matter how many times the two warriors crashed into each other, no matter...Read More »
Life Versus Void
Kallus cowered in the corner, hiding behind piles of destroyed cargo, terrified and completely unsure what to do. What had been the first peaceful moment he’d had in decades had abruptly turned into carnage, as his Master had stumbled across him and his target both just… talking to each other....Read More »
One-Armed Offer
Galyn’s eyes clicked open, scanning the environment before Galyn himself was properly conscious. Once he was certain it was safe to move, Galyn slowly sat upright, trying to work out where he was and what had happened. Immediately though, one word struck his mind: Failure.
The Voidborn entity had proven to...Read More »
Bedroom Offer
“Hey, you busy?”
Arkay grunted as he wiped spit from his mouth, then reached for a towel to clean his face. That was the third time he had thrown up horrible gold ooze and now he was getting a little concerned.
“Arkay?”
Standing by the door was Kalis, the little half-Life Goddess that...Read More »
Decision to Head Back
“Wait, Death’s Heaven is real?”
Galyn nodded. “It is.”
“Is it… as the name suggests, heaven?”
“Yes.”
Kalis’s eyes widened. He had come to speak to this ancient Decay Lord about the worrying thoughts in the back of his mind. Years of abuse and programming that Kalis was worried could make him suddenly snap....Read More »
Screams and Claws
“I SAID NO!”
Kalis braced himself as he was blown out of the room, into the hallway and through the door opposite. He had clearly struck a nerve, but he didn’t think Arkay would lash out like that. With a snarl, and ignoring the fact that he had just accidentally broken...Read More »
Step Conversations
“They have been in there a while.”
“They are packaging up two deities so they can be slingshotted across the multiverse and sent to a care home so far away that numbers lose meaning. Of course it will take some time. But yes, they have been in there a while.”
Litvir and...Read More »
Pod Remorse
“Ugh, I really, really fucked up.”
The tiny pod was barely big enough for one occupant, yet there were four seats wedged into it, two of them empty. This pod was going straight to the Decay Lord stronghold known as Deathven, and normally the trip would be instantaneous, but apparently there...Read More »
Power and No Responsibility
The team of Decay Lords were finally taking a break, after hours of ship repairs. While Arkay was in the kitchen, preparing drinks and sandwiches for everyone, Litvir decided that now was probably a good time to get some questions off his mind. After all, he was the newest to...Read More »
Planetoid Shock
A small shudder was the only precursor to the violent blast that rocked the whole ship. Debris from the remains of a passing minor planet had struck not just the Thantir Two but the small Decay Lord-run pit stop they had been anchored to, causing a few too many failures....Read More »
Stuck in a Space Stop
“Good news, we are alive. Bad news, the ship is basically dead. Or at least large parts of it are.”
The left hand side of the Thantir Two was mostly fine. The right hand side had been heavily damaged. Most of the living space was now uninhabitable and, thanks to a...Read More »
Sweet Shelf
“Lookin’ for somethin’?”
Arkay nodded, his eyes glued to the vast wall of confectionery. He had come into this little void kiosk looking to do some much needed shopping, but the brightness and sweetness of this corner of the kiosk was almost hypnotic to him. All Arkay had seen in a...Read More »
Gooey Awakening
Leaves and vines exploded everywhere as Galyn violently burst out of his regenerative cocoon. After taking a moment to remember how to be alive and conscious, the Decay Lord took a long, deep breath, tasting and smelling his surroundings. Beneath the pungent, acidic smell of his own regenerative fluids, he...Read More »
Lunar Held in Place
The flood of shouts and panic had very abruptly disappeared, replaced with a stunned, eery silence that almost made no sense. The atmosphere, what little there was, glowed bright orange, flames flickering across its edge. But the source of those flames was completely immobile, held in place by sheer will...Read More »
Voidthrown
“I just finished fixing tha-”
Retvik was unable to finish his sentence as he was rudely thrown against the outside wall of the Thantir Two. The hit caused Retvik to buckle, and shudder, his recovery time being far too low. Standing above him was a familiar face, that of a vengeful...Read More »
Quick Repair Break
“Alrighty, should all be fixed. Gonna take quite a while for the ship to finish its self repairs, but otherwise you’re all good to go!”
“Uh, thank you… You didn’t need to…”
“It’s fine, mate. Least we can do, us Decay Lords gotta look out for each other. See ya round!”
“Uh, bye,...Read More »
Decay Lord's Bad Mood
Arkay groaned as he collapsed in the captain’s seat in the cockpit, staring out the window. Outside, one of the other Decay Lord ships was preparing to leave, its engines warming up and its name, Zetana Seven, plastered on the side. Filling the open cargo bay doors on the docked...Read More »
Ancient Acquaintances
“Hey, congrats on becoming a Decay Lord finally!”
Arkay read the message a couple of times, before deciding that the message probably wasn’t meant for him. He’d been a fully fledged Decay Lord for at least a couple of months now, so the message was clearly out of date. That being...Read More »
30 Hour Text Chats
Litvir watched as Arkay sneaked out of his room, tiptoed down the hallway and slip into the kitchen. After a minute of sandwich construction and three minutes of grilling action, Arkay reappeared holding a few too many cheese toasties. He immediately started sneaking back to his room, at which point...Read More »
2D Maps of a 4D Plane
“Everything has been checked?”
“Yes.”
“Double checked?”
“Yes.”
“Triple checked?”
“Yes.”
“… Quadruple checked?”
“Yeah.”
“… Quintuple checked?”
“Uh… not everything. But most of it has been quintuple checked.”
Galyn shrugged, crossing his arms as he looked up from a large pile of sheets of paper. “Eh, good enough. Normally only go to quadruple checks anyway after a big wreckage....Read More »
Brief Messages
“Hi.”
“Hiya!”
Arkay wasn’t sure what to write. He hadn’t expected his new best friend to reply so quickly, and had intended to use the five minute pause to think of something to say.
It wasn’t so much that Arkay had nothing to talk about. He had lots on his mind. He just...Read More »
Test Flight
A stunned silence rippled through the cockpit. Galyn had just started the movement engines of the Thantir Two, expecting pretty much nothing to work. Instead, everything was working as intended, and the engines were purring away, ready to go. In fact, they sounded far quieter than normal.
“Alright, which of you...Read More »
Bounties Accepted
“No!”
“No?”
“I refuse!”
Galyn tilted his head to one side, staring down at Arkay. The four Decay Lords ere standing around the navigational panel, discussing the various shopping list of potential jobs they could do. The original plan was to explore the local system, but various bounties and job opportunities had cropped...Read More »
Lost in Lust
The scent was too much to bare. Retvik had been unsettled and restless for hours, but the moment he caught wisps of Litvir’s scent, he had to do something. Slipping down the cold, grey hallway, Retvik checked that everyone else was preoccupied, before very gently knocking on the purple door,...Read More »
Awkward Request Denied
“I think you assholes forgot something.”
Arkay was clearly annoyed. Litvir and Retvik could tell, because he was currently 4m tall and blocking the hallway in front of them, scowling with his arms crossed.
“Is this about us-”
“Yes.”
“What did we-”
“I heard all of it!” Arkay snapped, quickly shutting Litvir up. “You fucking...Read More »
Decay Disappearance
“Have either of you two seen Arkay?”
Both young Decay Lords shrugged. Litvir had just returned from checking on the ammunition in the ship’s mounted turrets, while Retvik was holding a sandwich that Galyn had requested he make for him.
“No, ser, we have not.”
Galyn frowned. “That is annoying. He was supposed...Read More »
Discussions of Broken Loops
“You know what’s weird?”
Arkay grunted, trying to find a more comfortable position. “What’s weird? Aside from the fact that you’re talking to me while you work and I’m hiding in an air duct, trying to avoid existence and responsibilities?”
Teekay shrugged at Arkay’s comment. He was quite happy, leaning back in...Read More »
Relationship Thoughts
“Do you feel better now?”
“Mhm.”
Litvir stretched his arms out as he and Retvik relaxed on the bed. It was only just large enough for them both, but that didn’t matter. Litvir was only a temporary visitor to Retvik’s quarters, but today’s visit had been much more… fun than usual. For...Read More »
Falsified Signals
“We need to be quick, I have not been able to pinpoint the exact location, but it seems, whoever sent this, they are trapped within their ship, which has caught fire and-”
Galyn came to an abrupt halt, his eyes focused on the tiny yellow and black being sitting in his...Read More »
Returning Attack
The glass panel buckled briefly before shattering, scattering shards across the floor. Theocydes had made his entrance and was clearly looking for a fight, standing alongside his three minions. But his opponents seemed to have other ideas, as one of his minions were immediately blasted out into the Void by...Read More »
Clearing Up Problems
Retvik was doing his best to mind his own business, but it was currently quite hard to do so. While he was busy incinerating the black splots of dead Voidborn, he could hear Galyn and Arkay arguing in the next room over. The discussion had been going on for quite...Read More »
Partial Assholiness
While the Thantir Two had plenty of self-repairing facilities, repairing windows wasn’t really one of them. Sure, the ship could generate new panes of glass, but it couldn’t reinstall them. That was why Arkay was currently helping Litvir reseal sheets of glass in the observatory. The glass panels had been...Read More »
Overslept Again
“Mate, you need to wake up.”
Arkay opened his eyes cautiously, not quite having escaped his dreams yet. Litvir was standing in the doorway, patiently waiting for Arkay to get up. Rather than immediately climb out of bed, Arkay checked to see what time it was.
“Piss, I overslept.”
“Yes, you did. Bad...Read More »
Castle in the Clouds
“Hm, this is unusual…”
The Thantir Two had flown through vast amounts of endless void, constant darkness and very little else. Black was the standard colour of the Space Between Universes and, outside of small pockets of civilization, it normally consisted of pretty much nothing, aside from the lone asteroid field...Read More »
Cloudy Steps
Litvir hesitated as he stepped out of the ship into this strange, unfamiliar terrain. He had expected his feet to fall straight through the soft, pink clouds, but no, they accepted his weight perfectly. The psionic Decay Lord should have expected that, since his much larger crew mates had stepped...Read More »
Progress Bars
Arkay frowned as he checked over each of the consoles. There were three of them total, but only two of them were active. One was waiting for messages from the rest of his crew, the other showed the slowest progress bar ever. The progress was on the ship’s automatic repair...Read More »
Busty Introduction
“HELLO DEARIES!”
The booming voice echoed louder than the creaking of the heavy castle gate. Galyn had just been about to knock on said gate when it opened up, revealing… well, Galyn wasn’t sure who, but they were huge. And fleshy.
“Um, hello there…” Galyn waved weakly, deciding to get straight to...Read More »
A Change in Trust
While the castle’s exterior had been rather soft and pink, the interior was far more brutal in design. Cold, grey brick illuminated by dim, pink flames just floating against the walls. At least the floor was rather cosy, consisting of pink, fluffy shag rugs scattered all over the place, in...Read More »
Flame Turned Enemy
Litvir leaped around a corner as a massive fireball exploded behind him. The flames trickled down across the formerly cold brick wall, before fizzling out completely. On the one hand, Litvir was being chased down by one of the few beings who somewhat liked him. On the other hand though,...Read More »
An Unexpected Meetup
Retvik was struggling. Not only was he not sure where he was going, but he wasn’t sure what he was doing. The very nice Life Goddess that was now his new boss had told him to kill Litvir. But did he want to do that? Not really. Yes, Litvir was...Read More »
Of Poison and Pink
“Get up! I said get up, you animal!”
Galyn grunted as he rolled onto his back, away from the chandelier that had very nearly just fallen on him. Shards of glass coated the cold, stone floor, getting trapped in the various pink shag rugs. This Life Goddess had been throwing Galyn...Read More »
Friendly Face At The Door
Calohxaa paused before opening the front door, peering at herself in a little nearby mirror. She was in a bit of a mess, so she took a moment to tidy herself up. A quick brush of her hair, a hasty cleanse of her hands and a little brush down and…...Read More »
Back at Base
“So you disguised as… the one Rethan who helped me kill you, so I would not kill you?”
Retvik was still very confused. Arkay was waggling his little clawed fingers in front of Retvik’s face, helping him get rid of the Life Goddess’s influence. Most of the fog had cleared from...Read More »
Questions and Compliments
Litvir grunted, idly daydreaming, not really paying attention to the world around him. He was supposed to have been watching various scanners and trackers, keeping an eye out for any stray messages or distress signals. But Litvir currently had a lot on his mind right now, too busy worrying about...Read More »
Dates to Forget
“Arkay, may I ask you a question?”
Arkay was minding his own business, swapping between watching a video and keeping an eye on the autopilot, when Retvik decided to interrupt the peace and quiet. Not wanting to seem mean though, Arkay glanced up and nodded.
“What’s up?”
“I…” Retvik stuttered then frowned. “I...Read More »
Rude Interrupted Chat
Retvik yawned as he stretched his arms out, then wrapped one around Litvir. Pieces of armour were strewn around the small room, alongside bedsheets and various pillows, all of which should have been on the bed but had been knocked off in the heat of the moment.
“That was fun…” Litvir...Read More »
Personal Time
Arkay groaned a little as he laid down in his bed. The day was supposed to have been a quiet one, but everyone had insisted on doing stuff. Not too much, just enough for the day to have been kinda full. He’d stayed up late playing games, then woken up...Read More »
Lots of Tastes
“Too much cake?”
Arkay groaned, holding his stomach. It was technically midnight, but time was often a flimsy concept on the Thantir Two. There was an internal date system that vaguely corresponded with time both with nearby Life Oases and Deathven, but it didn’t make much sense to Arkay. As far...Read More »
Getting Shots
“Did not know you were afraid of needles…”
Retvik ignored Litvir’s comment and kept his eyes focused on the steel tray, not daring to look away.
“You don’t seem so pleased yourself!” Arkay snorted as he got up from his seat. He had been helping Galyn by mixing various vials, then placing...Read More »
Attacking Again and Again
Arkay put his bowl of half-eaten pasta down and stared at the damn Voidborn standing in front of him. Theocydes seemed rather pissed off, and it wasn’t too surprising as to why he was fuming. The last time these two had met, Arkay had blown him up blasted him off...Read More »
Respawned Again
Warm, orange lights flickered on as a hiss echoed down the narrow room. Rows of opaque, glass pods lined one wall, while beeping consoles lined the other. Right at the very end of the room, a viscous, sticky liquid began to ooze onto the floor, dripping from the bottom of...Read More »
Planning and Scheming
“… And once I have broken its heart, I will tear its heart out as my final act of terror and revenge. How does that sound, Letharus?”
Letharus blinked a couple of times, then wiped the drool from his mouth. He hadn’t realised he had been dribbling, but apparently this was...Read More »
One Hundred and Eighty Degrees of Heart
Theocydes teleported into the cargo bay, not knowing what to expect. He had spent a long time setting up a ship in distress for the Thantir Two crew to investigate, but they deceived all of Theocydes’s expectations and… ignored it. Clearly something was going on, and Theocydes wanted to find...Read More »
Rather Knocked Out
“Did he take the bait?”
Litvir smirked as he fingered his way through a magazine, flicking through the pages. He glanced up at Galyn, his smirk fading as he realised he needed to get out of Galyn’s seat.
“Took the bait and the hook as well.”
“Good. Hopefully that means we will be...Read More »
Missing Third
“I will not lie, things have been pleasant lately.”
Litvir glanced to one side, panting heavily, as Retvik put an arm around him.
“How are you… not… exhausted?”
“You did most of the work,” Retvik smirked. “But do you feel the same? Have things just been more pleasant?”
Litvir continued to pant, before allowing...Read More »
Approaching Mall
“I do not know why, but this place is almost exactly what I expected…”
In the distance, a vast, translucent dome could be seen. A metal ring ran across both its vertical and horizontal hemispheres, emitting glassy, gassy vapours that formed a protective shield around the main facility. Inside was a...Read More »
Turned Around at the Gate
The entrance to the Miassivio Pleasure Mall was weirdly high security. There were two sections, a very small, walled off area to one side, and the main collection of buildings, which were surrounded by glistening energy shields. At the gate, there were a collection of security guards, checking beings as...Read More »
Shopping Time
“Here is an extra two hundred credits. Spend them on whatever you want, as long as you pick up Arkay and return to the ship when I call you. I am off to have some fun. See you later, kiddos.”
Retvik and Litvir watched almost helplessly as Galyn patted them both...Read More »
Another Unholy Hybrid
The Life Oasis was completely empty. Well, almost. Arkay had wandered in, expecting at least a handful of busty deities chatting to each other, but there was no one around at all. The line of hotel rooms along one wall were all open and unoccupied. The poolside bar was blank....Read More »
Holographic Bar Chat
“I am so tired…”
The two holograms on the other side of the table flickered briefly, both giving Galyn some concerned looks. He had spent about twenty minutes just trying to get the damn projectors to work and broadcast audio, but now he’d gotten them working, he was just getting worried....Read More »
Downplayed Admittance
“Do you mind if I get something off my chest?”
“Is that why you are-”
Litvir quietly hissed at Retvik as the two of them laid on their stomachs, their backs and necks being gently massaged by dedicated machinery, being overwatched by a gooey, tentacled Decay Lord who called themselves a “Master...Read More »
Honest Options
“Oh thank heavens, are you here to take me back to the ship?” Arkay exclaimed as he spotted Galyn approaching. “Like, this place is nice, but there are only so many draconic time references I can take before I start going more insane!”
Galyn looked down at Arkay and quietly nodded,...Read More »
Back on Board
“Everything ready for take-off?” Galyn asked as Arkay sat down and strapped himself in.
“I’ve gone through everything on the list and that is all good, so if that means everything is ready, then yes.”
Galyn glanced behind him, where Retvik and Litvir had both also sat down and put on their...Read More »
Swift Reversing
“I thought this sector was supposed to be empty?”
Galyn glanced down at the map, then at the mishmash of clearly inhabited asteroids, then back at the map again. He then turned on the 3d mapping system, which showed an empty blot where they were supposed to be.
“It’s very much not...Read More »
Pursuing
“Galyn…”
“What?”
“That ship is back.”
Galyn didn’t say anything. Instead, he tutted and ran his claws across a control panel. Although unnoticeable to the naked eye, the Thantir Two started moving a lot faster. Being a much smaller, more nimble ship, Galyn knew that they were probably in danger, and needed to...Read More »
New Merchandise
“What is taking so infernally long?” Dominarch growled as she looked up from the helm. Ahead of her were a circle of screens, depicting the battle on board the ship they had just captured. “You are dealing with four Decayons, why have you not captured them yet?”
A masculine, draconic being...Read More »
Held in Plastic
The first thing Retvik noticed was that he was cold. This was a bad thing. Normally, Retvik would perfectly regulate the temperature around him, so he would never be too hot or cold. The second thing Retvik noticed was that there was something around his neck. Some sort of collar....Read More »
Wrong Parts
Dominarch snarled as she kicked the door open, waiting for her trusty medical Draclik to arrive. Her plans had been foiled and she needed to know why. After a few seconds of impatient waiting, a small, furry, canine creature appeared, carrying a medical scanning device.
“Uh, is something wrong, Lady Dominarch?”...Read More »
Flickering Eyes
“So you really just can’t-”
“Ask me again about mind control and I will give you an aneurysm.”
The little yellow prisoner sank slightly. “Sorry, I just… don’t get how you work.”
“Trust me, years of study and I do not know how I work either…” Litvir still seemed to be in pain,...Read More »
Stampeding in Corridors
Sirens blared as spinklers began spewing water from the ceiling. The lights had gone off, dumping the merchandise cells in darkness. This would have been a concerning situation, had all the cells not just opened up.
“Free the elders from stasis! Get to the hangar! Smash the generators! Move!”
A voice echoed...Read More »
Head Trauma
Litvir skidded down the hallway, into a little alcove. He was certain that someone had spotted him. He’d been sloppy in his movements, brushing past too many other beings. And as his psionic abilities were currently all over the place, there was no guarantee that he’d properly shielded himself from...Read More »
Deus Ex Myalon
“WHO TOUCHED ME?”
Litvir woke up tied to a cross, blood dripping down his face, pain tearing through his limbs. He was surrounded by soldiers, all with bayonets pointed at him. Bloody claw marks coated his non-armoured parts, and big chunks had been cut out of his plating.
But no one was...Read More »
Grouped Up Again
For a brief moment, Litvir felt completely safe as Retvik wrapped his arms around him. As the Flamebearer let go though, that feeling completely vanished, and Litvir was swiftly reminded of his present location: a slaver ship full of dead beings.
“What happened, are you alright?”
“In all honesty? Not at all…”...Read More »
Leaving Discussions
Galyn watched as the last ship faded into the distance, before turning his attention to his own ship, where his three crew mates were waiting for him. He didn’t really want to call them students or anything any more. In fact, lately, the three of them had proven to work...Read More »
Potential Reconciliation
Kalis sat down in the plastic chair, twiddling his thumbs anxiously. The table in front of him was split in two. Half of it was phased through a sheet of impact-proof plasti-glass, with an empty chair on the other side. This room was designed for “troubled Decay Lords”, hybrid beings...Read More »
Relationship Queries
“While we have some time on our hands, may I ask you two a question?”
The three Decaylings were sitting in the observatory, mostly minding their own business. Arkay had cooked dinner and they’d decided to eat together. Normally there would be universes exploding into life, but the void seen from...Read More »
Unwanted Truth
“Arkay…”
Litvir knocked on the door, then paused, immediately losing his trail of thought. Arkay was sitting on his bed, clearly upset and angry, but also unable to release his anger. Several pillows had been thrown around, but Litvir noticed something else: there were small dents in Arkay’s forearm plating. He...Read More »
Anchor Issues
“This is awkward…”
Galyn checked the console, then redid his calculations. For the seventh time, he had come to the same conclusion.
“What do you mean?” Arkay asked, not really sure what Galyn was doing. As far as he could tell, they needed to create an anchor, a specific set of coordinates...Read More »
Teleportation Request Denied
“Fuck.”
“What?”
“Piss.”
“What?!”
“MULTIPLE CURSE WORDS!”
Arkay turned to Galyn, almost insulted by Galyn’s choice of swearing. “Did you really just say-”
“I did…” Galyn snarled, smashing his fingers into a screen. On it, several words flashed repeatedly. “This is so much shit. The damned bureaucracy around here!”
Arkay read and re-read the words on the...Read More »
Sudden Gut Pains
“AAAAAAAAAAHH!”
Litvir’s scream echoed down the hallway, bouncing off the walls and tearing through the minds of his crew mates. He hadn’t intended to scream so loud, but the sudden tearing pain in his stomach had caught Litvir completely off guard. The pain stabbed at Litvir like a rolling tide, ebbing...Read More »
Unsatisfactory Explanations
“I think we all have a little bit of explaining to do…” Galyn grunted as he sat everyone down. “Arkay, did you put the ship on autopilot?”
“Yeah…” Arkay answered, delicately placing a large plate of sandwiches in the middle of the table. He had no idea what was going on,...Read More »
Disbelief in Reality
Kuta sat in his chair, feeling very deflated. Sure, he had managed to resurrect himself and cause his evil twin brother a great deal of pain, but nothing felt right. He thought he’d explode back to life in the middle of something important, pointing out how corrupt Litvir was and...Read More »
Skirting Forgiveness
“What did you just say?”
Retvik looked up at Kuta. They had just finished filling out the paperwork, signing Kuta up as a bonafide Decayling, complete with brief physical assessment and a cool little code name. This sudden outburst was that, sudden.
“I… did not say anything?” Retvik blinked.
“You said something about...Read More »
New Responsibilities
Kuta’s eyes widened as he watched the colossal, armoured beast tentatively erected what looked like a plastic tent in what Kuta assumed was the ship’s cargo bay or something. Lord Galyn seemed to have a hint of concern, but his movements were swift and calm, despite his size.
“Do we really...Read More »
A Biased History Lesson
“Good morning, class, and welcome to your first lesson in Decay Lord logistics!”
Kuta and Arkay were completely alone in the observatory. Several chairs and desks were set up, not to mention a large, plastic white board, but there was no one else around.
“Excuse me?” Kuta couldn’t help but ask. “This...Read More »
Rocks and Breath
“THERE IS A HOLE IN THE SHIP!” Kuta was unable to stop himself from shouting. “THERE IS A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE SHIP WHERE THE BATHROOM SHOULD BE!”
Retvik patted Kuta on the shoulder, a vague attempt to calm the fresh Decayling down. “It is not that big.”
Through the hole, Arkay...Read More »
Awkward Message Distraction
“Arkay… are you busy right now?”
Arkay glanced at the corner of his screen, where a message had popped up. He had been quietly relaxing in his bedroom after a rather busy week, and was now taking some well-deserved time to himself. The message in the corner did annoy Arkay a...Read More »
Repeating Patterns
“Things are too good right now.”
Litvir looked up from his bowl of meaty stew to where Arkay was standing. He was in the middle of making himself a sandwich, but seemed to have just frozen in place. However, the emotions emanating from the little Decay Lord were anything but still.
“Arkay,...Read More »
Job Offer Decisions
Arkay wasn’t feeling right. He was tired and angry and hungry. Mostly the latter two. Arkay’s problems were made worse by the fact that, over the previous week, he and his fellow Decay Lords had run into all sorts of problematic little things. Ship parts randomly breaking down, communications failing...Read More »
New Protection Order
“Is the big guy not coming?”
Arkay glanced back at the ship, the cargo bay doors slamming shut as the engines began to heat up. Within a moment, the ship had blasted off, fading into the distance.
“Uh, no, sorry. You wanted three Decay Lords, not four. And you’re already getting an...Read More »
Lying to Voidborns
“WHERE IS SHE?”
The gold-horned, gold-robed, all-round golden demon bashed on the front door of the mansion. It was a Voidborn, and one hat was a little to big to even fit inside the main entrance hall. Yet it demanded the attention of the Life Goddess that supposedly lived there.
After a...Read More »
Unwarranted Anger
Arkay snarled as golden blood dripped down the steps and seeped into the grass. That Voidborn had not been like the previous hopeful, potential boyfriends, not at all. Despite Arkay repeatedly saying that no, no one wanted to date the black and gold Voidborn that smelled weirdly of vanilla, the...Read More »
Rage Fulfilled
“That is… a lot of dark, scary entities…”
Kuta peered out of the window from behind the curtain, trying to count the wall of black and gold, antlered Voidborns. They had clearly caught wind of their falling brethren and were now ominously surrounding the small, tropical island, waiting for someone to...Read More »
A Line Stated
“We have to stop him…” Retvik muttered as he peered through the large hole where the front door used to be.
Outside, a battle was roaring. It was a rather one-sided battle though, with limb pieces being torn off and thrown around all over the place. The Voidborn army that had...Read More »
A Line Crossed
This new landscape was pleasing to Arkidetelos. Blackened, bloodied. Battered. Broken. But most importantly, dying. The entire floating island was to be destroyed and consumed by him, starting with the dead, golden-armoured entities that littered what was once a beach and small forest.
However, among the devastation, Arkidetelos saw something moving....Read More »
Join and Split
“You won’t let us try and fix him?” Kuta protested he and Litvir followed Retvik, who was carrying their fellow unconscious Decay Lord towards their ship. Ahead of them, their boss, Decay Lord Galyn, was waiting for them. “Why can we not try and fix him? Why-”
Litvir hissed at Kuta,...Read More »
Sent Off
“So that is it? You just sent him away?” Kuta was furious, but had no real way of expressing it outside of words. He tapped his fingers impatiently, waiting for more information.
“Yes, I did,” was the Elder Decay Lord’s rather blunt reply.
“So he is gone? Like, forever? Or, like, sent...Read More »
Proposals of Protection and Shelter
“I did not expect my first proper guests to be Decay Lords!” Kinisis beamed as she held her arms wide open. “Welcome to the Kinigi Oasis!”
“Uh… hi?” Kuta waved back, finding himself rather dazed by a wave of emotions. By his side, his brother Litvir was showing similar confusion. They...Read More »
Honesty Below
“Kinisis, may I have a word with you, in private?”
The Allmaker looked up from what she was doing. Considering the door was both squeaky and had a bell for when anyone entered, Kinisis wasn’t quite sure how Galyn got in. Then Kinisis remembered that Galyn was probably as old as...Read More »
Gardens and Loss
“Galyn, dear, can you help me with something?”
Galyn had been staring off into the distance, minding his own business, when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Floating behind him was Kinisis, the owner of the brand new Life Oasis he was staying at.
“Uh, of course. What do you need?”...Read More »
Table Camping
Retvik was wandering through the nearly finished bar, hoping to get something to drink. He needed something mind-numbing, just for a bit. He was supposed to be asleep and resting, but there was too much going through Retvik’s mind. Enough to keep him up.
As he reached the self-serve section of...Read More »
A Sudden Reunion
Retvik grunted as he hauled large bags of coal from the storage facility at the back of the Kinigi Oasis, dragging them over to the main entrance where Kinisis was building a fancy campfire. The Allmaker had requested that Retvik help with a few tasks, and Retvik needed distractions, so...Read More »
Unusual Suggestion
“Aaaaand, we’re open!”
The line of ribbon fell rather awkwardly to the ground as Kinisis greeted absolutely no one. The only other beings present, aside from herself, were the three Decay Lords and one Decayling she had hired for protection.
“Were there… supposed to be vok here, aside from us?” Galyn asked...Read More »
Discussions of Fronts
“So, uh, we have had a grand total of three Life Goddesses pop by…” Kuta muttered under his breath. “Thought we would see more. Since we have been open for a few days now.”
Litvir tutted from behind the bar at the Kinigi Oasis, helping himself to a drink. However, he...Read More »
Feelings for Someone Else
“Galyn, can I have a word with you, please?”
Galyn glanced up from his makeshift desk. Retvik was standing in the doorway, arms crossed and with a hint of annoyance and anger.
“I have an idea of what you are going to say, but yes, you may come in and talk to...Read More »
Some Time Off Work
“Galyn, may I have another word with you?”
Galyn blinked several times, realizing that he had been staring off into the darkness for a while. To his side was Retvik, who had a rather tired look on his face.
“Of course, what is troubling you, Retvik?”
Retvik tutted a few times to himself,...Read More »
Telepathic Ramble
“What are you doing here in the dark?” Litvir asked as he pushed the door slightly ajar. Just out of view was Kuta, muttering to himself. As the door creaked slightly, Kuta looked up to see who was bothering him.
“Oh, hi brother, come in if you want…” Kuta seemed somewhat...Read More »
A Brief Visit
“R-Retvik?”
Tenuk stumbled over his words and thoughts as the flame-cloaked mountain of a Rethavok slowly approached. He knew who he was looking at, but was so surprised that Tenuk couldn’t think of anything to say. Thankfully, Elksia took the initiative and stampeded towards the fire god, with not even a...Read More »
Pesudo-Sharing Offer
“How are you feeling today?”
Arkay shrugged, not feeling anything in particular. These little therapy lessons were somewhat weird normally, but today’s meeting was somewhat new.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Hm…” Arkay muttered. “I guess I slept well.”
“You did?”
“Yeah. At least I think I did. I set a timer on that white noise...Read More »
Unusual Offer
“Oh, uh… hi Retvik.”
Phovos had been minding her own business, gazing out into the darkness. She was supposed to be changing shifts soon, but for some reason, her boss had dragged everyone else into a meeting, so Phovos had the guard balconies to herself.
That was, until a rather fiery Rethavok...Read More »
Pansexual Asks
“Hey, uh, Retvik?”
“Mhm?”
“Can I ask you something?”
Retvik shrugged, turning his attention away from the stars glimmering in the distance. After Tenuk and Elksia headed home for some fun, it was now just Retvik and Phovos left in the otherwise empty bar.
“What is bothering you?” Retvik asked. “Is something wrong?”
Phovos sighed...Read More »
Revisiting Goddess
Retvik grunted as he woke up from his nap. He’d just finished a rather long shift doing guard duty for Kinisis’s Life Oasis and had hoped to take a small break before starting on his next job. However, even from his tiny little hotel room, he could hear confused voices...Read More »
Lack of Traffic
“I do not understand this place…”
Kuta groaned to himself as he sat down on a bench. To his left, a small, peaceful stream and running down a perfectly curated miniature forest. To his right was Retvik, who was peacefully eating a bowl of mashed potatoes. It took a moment for...Read More »
The Same Discussions
“Hello, are you busy right now?”
Phovos glanced at her little communicator, then sighed. She had just finished her work and was too tired to really do anything.
“No. Kinda. Dunno.”
Another message appeared. “Are you well?”
“No.”
“Oh. Do you want to talk?”
Phovos sighed some more, re-reading the messages that Retvik had sent her....Read More »
A Different Occupation
“Is it possible to become a Decay Lord?”
Retvik blinked, caught off guard. This seemed to happen to him a lot lately. Mostly because he had made a new friend. Or, rather, finding an old friend from the past. Retvik and Phovos were now firm friends, and Retvik had been enjoying...Read More »
A Quieter Chat out the Back
“This feels wrong.”
Kinisis had spotted Galyn wandering around in the water garden, a place he almost never visited. Normally, Galyn spent his time divided, either doing office work or patrolling the outskirts of Kinisis’s Oasis, his appearance alone being enough to scare away potential intruders.
“What feels wrong?” Kinisis asked. The...Read More »
A Little Holiday Offer
Itaviir grunted as his communicator rang. Like pretty much every other Decay Lord in Deathven Sector Ypsilon, he had a splitting headache, achy limbs and a gurgling feeling in the space where his stomach would have normally been. After a moment, the communicator turned off, before starting to ring again...Read More »
Desire for Normality
“Galyn, ser, can we talk please?”
Galyn glanced down at the little Decayling. Kuta wasn’t particularly tall, so he was somewhat easy to miss.
“Is something bothering you?” Galyn asked.
“Yeah. I…” Kuta stuttered. “Can we talk in private?”
“Of course.”
Galyn picked Kuta up and sat him on a chair, before grabbing a chair...Read More »
Confusing Argument
“What do you mean, you want to leave?”
Kuta was somewhat surprised by how Litvir was acting. He thought Litvir would have been fine with Kuta’s choices. But he seemed rather against Kuta’s ideas.
“I want to have a normal life for a bit. What is wrong about that?” Kuta had repeated...Read More »
Brief Work Trial
“Well, that was fairly enjoyable.”
Eksi leaned against the wall, sliding down it in exhaustion. Somehow, the massive, flaming, heavily armoured Rethavok in front of him seemed completely fine, considering they had just fought and killed… well, whatever that thing was. It was black and ugly but had gold bits randomly...Read More »
New Employees
“Oh. I forgot you were still alive.”
The slight smile on Litvir’s face grew ever so slightly as he inspected the two beings in front of him. The smaller of the two was a Skyavok named Teekay, a K-Class specimen with a decade of experience in security and safety. Decked out...Read More »
A Proper First Date
“You came!”
The Flamebearer was rather easy to spot as he approached the small cafe. Waiting for him was Phovos, with a bottle of water and two glasses.
“Of course I came,” Retvik blinked as he sat down. “Did you think I would not come?”
Phovos hesitated, then shrugged, pouring some water for...Read More »
Similar but far Worse
“What’s going on?” Arkay asked as he peered round the door to his living space. “What’s with all the… commotion?”
“Stay in your room please, Arkadin…” Vikalos grunted as he checked the doors to the other nearby living spaces. “For your own safety.”
“But what’s going on?” Arkay wanted more information. “Is...Read More »
A Feast for Four
“Looks like somevok got carried away!” Eksi smirked as Teekay edged past him, carrying a tray of hot macaroni, mince and cheese. “What are you doing anyway?”
Teekay grunted as he placed the tray on the only table in the small office. “It’s Macromera.”
Immediately, Eksi’s smirk vanished. “Oh.”
“Oh indeed. Did you...Read More »
New Looks
“Heeeeeeey!”
Retvik tutted as his feathery friend Elksia appeared behind him, bouncing up and down a little too much.
“Hello Elksia,” the fiery Rethan let out a small grunt, trying to focus on his work. “Do you need me for something urgent? I am a little busy right now.”
“No! Not urgent! But…”...Read More »
Familiar Voice
“Why is this damn life goddess fucking shit not working?!” Phovos snarled as she tried to work out how the key she was holding worked. It wasn’t a standard key, rather some sort of holographic, hard light rubicks cube. Somehow, Phovos needed to manipulate the cube so its icons would...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 »
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 »
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 »
Voidborn Vessel
For once, Relkir was glad that he had the ability to mimic other beings’ abilities. He was currently in the middle of cutting a hole in the middle of a large, black wall, so he and his team could access an abandoned Voidborn vessel, and was doing so with fire...Read More »
Avoiding Traps
Time seemed to pause, before suddenly unpausing. Just as Phovos was about to insert the last data stick into this weird, Voidborn console, something had exploded, and Phovos had felt a burning sensation on her skin. However, it seemed that none of that seemed to… have happened? Elksia had plucked...Read More »
Gentle Brushing
“You’re a mess.”
Phovos had been sitting alone in the Decaylings-only observatory when a pair of yellow eyes lit up the darkness. She had planned to spend the evening with her close friend Retvik, but the other Decay Lords had dragged him away, clearly about something urgent, and now she was...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 »
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 »