Post Big Bad Silliness

“Dude, you were so awesome!” Abius didn’t expect to have fans waiting for them as they plodded out of the Dasoudi Arena, utterly covered in blood, but right now, they had four fans, one of whom handed Abius a towel so they could wipe their face down. “You were great, Abius!” Retvik beamed as he … Read more

Day After Dates

“Well, I think we all had dates yesterday!” Nyssi laughed as she headed downstairs, where Retvik was lying dozily on the sofa, and Tenuk was eating a bowl of porridge and honey. Kayel was sitting in the kitchen, switching between his communicator and a yellow, portable games console. “I wouldn’t call my regular meetings with … Read more

Chat Before Leaving

“It is funny, you wish to spend the last day of your holiday, here with me.” “Penultimate day, but yes.” While most of the Twelve did have sub-districts in Palaestra, all three Panelixian races lacked one. The Torr only ever visited Palaestra on business and the local travel and tourist industry was far more Ksithan … Read more

Recent Victories

“Twenty fucking wins, baby!” Kayel shouted as he burst through a shadow and into the House Fighters’ canteen, where the gladiators who worked for the Great Arenas themselves regularly sat down for lunch. “I didn’t think I’d enjoy this, but I fucking well am!” “You’ll stop enjoying it after your first loss…” Psiksi muttered as … Read more

Post-Surgery Recovery

Kuta glanced around the recovery room. They were tired, but they refused to sleep. They had just had surgery while conscious, and while everything had gone incredibly smoothly, Kuta felt weird. Like something was wrong. “How are you feeling, Kuta?” Kuta’s main doctor, Fetiir, was standing in the doorway. They seemed slightly blurry. “Uneasy and … Read more

Swift Surgery

“You, uh, called me earlier than expected.” Most Rethan doctors were either really young or really old. Or, rather, they just looked like it. Doctor Fetiir, a somewhat tall but skinny pale blue-plated Rethan, had been Kuta’s main doctor for pretty much all of Kuta’s adult life, for nearly seventy years, but they had treated … Read more

Candlelit Dinner

“BOO!” Retvik nearly jumped out of bed. The whole house had been completely silent, what with Kayel and Nyssi staying at their own homes and Tenuk spending the night at Talok’s place, so Kuta suddenly leaping out from the shadow in the corner and throwing themselves into Retvik’s bed did catch him unaware. “Kuta! You … Read more

Weird Gifts for Relkir

“Heya, Relkir, you alright?” It turned out that Gath was very popular among the house fighters of the Great Arenas, and everyone had spent a great afternoon having fun and chatting. Somehow, that afternoon turned into drinking games in the evening, combining into a celebration of multiple things. Also, it seemed that Retvik had more … Read more

Arena Tour

“Firstly, it is great to see you, sibling. Secondly… what the actual fuck?” Relkir was well known to not swear much, so that statement caught pretty much everyone off guard. Relkir and Gath had come to the Great Arenas for a private tour, given by none other than the Lightbearer himself. “What?” Retvik replied innocently. … Read more

Son’s Revenge

“Hello, Kyr Raptor, you wished to speak to me?” Retvik used to fear Phovoula, the head manager of the Great Dessaron Battle Arenas. After all, she had given him a job when no one else would, and, for a long time, Retvik knew that if he stepped out of line, he’d end up on the … Read more

Interrupting Session Zero

“That is a lot of snacks, paper and dice.” “Well, we have a lot to go over!” Retvik glanced around the room, feeling ever so slightly nervous. The last time Arkay was here, the Panelix (the goddess Retvik used to worship) had invaded, teleported his friends across the universe, beaten Arkay up, ruined the coffee … Read more

Stuttered Questions

Gath grunted to themselves as they finished a call with one of their external captains. While seven of their captains worked alongside Gath, three of them had separate jobs, and had been inducted into the 1000th Legion while continuing their duties elsewhere on neutral territories. Veliir was originally from the 500th Legion, who specialized in … Read more

Gladiator Counter Offers

“Fuck me, you are fucking huge!” Kayel accidentally exclaimed, before swiftly apologizing. “I’m so sorry, you are… just way bigger than I expected. And I have met some pretty big folks.” Abius stopped what they were doing, some simple weight-lifting, put the heavy dumbbells down and grinned. “It is fine! Retvik, it is great to … Read more