Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
Decayling lesson time had ended about an hour ago. Thassalin had gone back to the guard tower with Elksia, Talok had rushed off to play on the ice slide Akah had made and the two Phovoses were currently brushing each others’ hair. Kuta didn’t seem to have anything to do and had retired to their … Read more
“Well, I’m pretty sure I failed.” “Oh, me too.” “Me three!” “Uh… me four?” Nyssi eyed her fellow Decaylings, then tutted. “We are so lame sometimes.” “Nah, it’s cute!” Kayel smiled. “We’re like four peas in a pod. Best friends forever. Always-friends, like Retvik says. We’re like the perfect team, forever and ever and ever. … Read more
Whenever it came to less monstrous beings, creatures without claws and tails, arriving at Savepoint, Akah was normally the person to go and greet them, because he was considered the least scary member of the Thantir to more ‘thropic’ beings. Today’s visitor though was completely Thropic. A human with an incredibly large, fluffy, orange companion. … Read more
“So, what do you guys think?” Nyssi, Tenuk and Retvik all glanced at Kayel. The four of them were sitting on the small beach on the lake at Savepoint, keeping to themselves. They’d spent the morning reading through various text books and asking the two Decay Lords looking after them lots of questions. Now, they … Read more
“Nyssi! Nyssi! Where are you? Nyssi, my love! Please!” Timik had been searching through the remains of the second arena for a while, digging through rubble with his bare hands. The Corruption was being held at bay for a long time. Despite being one of the worst affected areas, the gladiators of the Great Arenas … Read more
Tromos had expected this match to be not so difficult, but Retvik was kicking the crap out of him. Sure, Tromos didn’t think his chances of winning were amazing (bookies were saying a 40% chance), but as Retvik picked Tromos up by the neck and threw him across the arena, a quick glance at Tromos’s … Read more
“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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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
“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