Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
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
“So, question, Ret. Have you ever flown a ship before?” While Psiksi had managed to teach the basics to Nyssi and Kayel, and Tanos was already, Psiksi had noticed that Ret was much more uneasy. “No…” “Have you driven anything at all?” Ret frowned. “The last time I personally drove a vehicle, I was squished … Read more
“Hello, little ones. How are you all feeling?” Nyssi glanced at her three best friends, then briefly wondered what she should have been calling her team now, before answering Colossal Fire Retvik’s question. “We’re alright! Right, guys and gals?” Ret and Tanos both nodded. Kayel grinned. “Wonderful. Now, you may be wondering why you four … Read more
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
“I’m glad they put us four together!” Kayel chirped as he used his combined fire and ice powers to freeze the corruption all around him and then flash-fry it, causing it to disintegrate. “And this is actually kinda relaxing.” “If you say so…” Nyssi wasn’t so certain, and she’d been feeling uneasy for a while. … Read more
Talok bounced up and down as she followed and somewhat floated behind Thassalin, Kuta and Phovoula down a dark corridor and up a twisting staircase. The Thantir Three was parked outside this strange, black and gold tower, which seemed to split into two forks about half way up. Nyssi and her team had gone right, … Read more
“Hello, little ones!” Vikalos beamed as the Thantir Decaylings all waited in the little classroom that had been set up a while back. “Hello, mister Vikalos!” Talok bounced excitedly in her seat. “Where are mister Saahro and mister Elkay! We doing something different today?” Vikalos nodded, then wandered around the classroom, handing out some strange, … 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