Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
“Alright, that’s all sorted, now we need to… Hang on…” Both Arkay and Kuta had picked up the intention, but Arkay has gotten up first. “That is worrying, yes?” Kuta asked. “A little, but don’t worry. I got this.” “Anything we can do to help?” Ret frowned, aware that something was wrong but not knowing … Read more
“You are no longer one of us. You are to go on your own, you will not identify as one of us. Go. Leave and do not come back.” The wind outside was howling. Leaves and litter were swirling around and rain was beginning to fall. The skies were dark, and a storm was on … Read more
The gym area was a pretty new addition to Savepoint, but it was already getting a lot of use. While the Thantir Beh’ens were regular users, as were Akah and Ksar Teekay, the person who used the gym by far the most was Ret. Apparently, according to Nyssi, before he met his crazy immortal friends, … Read more
“So, do you still want kids, Ret?” Ret didn’t quite answer. He was busy scribbling things down. Nyssi, Tanos and Kayel on the other hand were mostly just chilling. They’d just gotten back from a Corruption Purge in the Ventra Expanse, and had somewhat missed the whole “Elksia’s egg hatching” thing. They’d also flown through … Read more
“So… you’re the same species as Kaytee and the Loopblades and Arkay?” Elkay-En had hoped that no one would have noticed him, but this group of visitors were rather curious, and two of them were of a familiar shape to Elkay-En. The much larger one (which was at the upper limits for a Standard-type Retha) … Read more
Ret hadn’t been feeling well for a while. While he had gone Defensive Stance plenty of times in the past, this was the first time Ret had been affected by telepathic manipulations, and while Nyssi meant well, knocking him out telepathically, it had screwed Ret up a little more than usual. Instead of rage and … Read more
It turned out, to everyone’s surprise but Psiksi’s, the info the Alsyr had given them was wrong. It was supposed to have been a simple job, clearing out a patch of Corruption inside an old, ruined Voidborn tower, but instead, it seemed that the Voidborn inside the tower was alive and well and was doing … Read more
“Bloody darkness, you and Nyssi haven’t been right since you got back.” Ret wasn’t sure why he was suddenly surrounded by Skyans. He had just finished his guard shift and was waiting for Kuta to finish up, when Kayel sat down next to him. But also Psiksi, Kaytee and Eksi all sat down next to … Read more
Something beeped. Relkir’s eyes flicked open. They yawned, stretched, then rolled over to one side, to the small table by the side of the bed. Relkir’s communicator was the source of the beep. Getting beeps in the middle of the night wasn’t that uncommon, Relkir was an important Rethan with a vital job, but it … Read more
“I thought Arkay and Big Retvik were coming too…” Nyssi tutted to herself as she and Ret wandered around the nice oasis. “Apparently they are just running late?” Ret offered an explanation. “They are doing strange things out there, as far as we have been told.” “Oh, probably.” Sini’s Oasis, which weirdly didn’t have an … Read more
“Hello, little ones!” Vikalos was waiting for his partners to finish their duties, so, to pass the time, he had decided to join the four little half-Synaisthyns, who were chilling out in the canteen. “Heya, Vikalos!” Kayel beamed. “What’s up?” “Nothing much. What are you four up to?” Nyssi shrugged. “We’re not doing much either. … Read more
“So, you’re actually going to marry Kuta?” Kayel asked as he twirled a little ice dagger around his fingers. “Like, properly, with the weird blood ritual and everything?” Ret nodded as he sipped his drink. “And the jumping into the water? And both of you wearing the same armour?” Ret nodded some more. “Yes, we … Read more
Ret was currently rather concerned. There were thoughts on his mind and a reminder on his wrist band, telling him there were things he needed to do. But currently, Ret was on guard duty because Arkay, Vikalos and the little red robot (Ret thought their name was Tah, but he wasn’t sure, and he certainly … Read more
Ret had just finished his shift as a guard. Normally, Ret was stationed in the purification rooms, assisting in removing Corruption or Kenic Spores on larger patients. Despite being (somehow) one of the taller members of the Thantir, Ret’s presence was considered somewhat calming, as he was a big, strong armoured guy with a more … Read more
The Thantir Three slowly came to a halt, as it landed on a small, conveniently flat asteroid. Asteroid belts were insanely common, dragged across the permanent void via ancient solar winds and twisting strings of errant gravity, the remains of long-gone universes. Such asteroid fields though also great places for bits of Corruption to hide … Read more