Tale – Mysterious Mining Liquids

“Kalsa Warrior Nuvak, we need your assistance!” The Vohra jumped up and down. Like most normal Vohra, her voice was monotonous, but Nuvak knew that she was excited. Her pheromones gave it away. Normally, Nuvak would be doing higher level duties in the nest, but occasionally, he would do the rounds. It helped him keep … Read more

Tale – Breakfast Buffet

The six of them sat around the table eating various breakfast dishes. While Retvik and Gath chowed down on sausages and mashed root vegetables, Vel, Elksia and Kass took bites out of their bacon and kotopoul eggs. Psiksi was eating a bowl of porridge with a vast amount of honey on top. “Well, this is… … Read more

Tale – The Omelette of Consent

Death yawned and stretched, then reached for a glass of something to drink. But as she did so, she realised something was missing. Her new little friend who had been chained up next to her was missing. “Where the fuck have you gone?” Death tutted. She got up and headed downstairs, only to be pleasantly … Read more

Tale – Cleaning up the Shore

Death clapped her hands as a swarm of Veth ran around, cleaning up the coastlines of Kinigi. “Move your asses, kids! I want this place looking like a fancy thropy beach resort!” Several Veth sighed as they removed piles of skulls by quietly swallowing them, or taking them inland to bury if they were too … Read more

Tale – City Exchange

“Good evening…” “Phovos. You can just call me Phovos.” High General Elkay waited for the Raptor to sit down, before sitting down himself. “… Phovos. It is a pleasure to meet you again.” Phovos smiled. “You were going to call me Ser. I could see it. Shame you don’t have a feminine version of the … Read more

Tale – Vethic Questions with Death

The Veth all gathered around Kinisis, all waiting for their regular weekly meeting. This meeting had been delayed because Kinisis had been working on a new Veth to join their ranks, but that didn’t bother Death’s humble servants. “So, my wonderful little loyal buddies!” Kinisis grinned as she threw out snacks and treats, which the … Read more

Tale – A Bad Hangover

“Gaaaaaath..?” Retvik shouted and instantly regretted it. He had a horrible headache and was just making it worse. He had tried going for a walk to calm his aching skull, but his trip outside had only left him feeling awkward and confused. “What?” Gath shouted from the kitchen, where he was making a standard hangover … Read more

Tale – A Late Night Drink

The only decent thing about this Vrekan bar on the outskirts of Palaestra was that it was open all night. That was the only reason Retvik was there. Everything else about the bar, from the décor to the service to the drinks was mediocre at best. But they had a large supply of mead and … Read more

Tale – Meeting Up With the New High General

Ver was surprised when the little Rethan secretary told him the meeting was to be held outside. A second Rethan with feathery wings led the Vrekan King and his soldiers back downstairs, through a side passage, which then opened up into a large courtyard, filled with silver statues. Each statue stood on a black marble … Read more

Tale – Long Drive Home

The vehicle parking area was mostly empty now, but Kass was too lazy to move his hovercraft. He’d been waiting there for about an hour now, and was idly fiddling with the electric roof and windows to pass the time. But finally, he spotted a familiar figure walking over, their armour shining under the orange … Read more

Tale – Birthday Surprises

Arkay could hear everyone muttering downstairs, planning their surprise. In fact, he could hear them through the heavy wooden door to his bedroom, and through the pillow he had put over his head. What he couldn’t hear though was what they were saying. Not that Arkay wanted to know. He liked surprises. Well, nice surprises. … Read more

Tale – A Little Package

The package landed in front of Teekay, abruptly waking him from his nap. Whoever delivered it shouted a quick apology before disappearing upstairs, leaving Teekay capable of only muttering a few curse words. He wanted to go back to sleep, after all, Teekay hadn’t slept properly in weeks, but the curiosity of the package was … Read more

Tale – A Brief Catch Up

“Arkay!” Elksia’s day had been miserable, so seeing one of her best friends really cheered her up. She rushed over to Arkay, picked him up and threw him in the air as if he was a little kid. “You’re happy to see me!” Arkay smiled. “I’m so sorry I kept on missing you…” “It’s fine!” … Read more

Tale – Job Security

The young Ksa dutifully opened the door and let Kayelar through. Elkay’s office was remarkably small, despite the importance of the position he was running for. In fact, Kayelar’s own office was larger, and he was aiming for Elkay’s old job. “Good evening, Kayelar. How are you? Would you like anything to drink or eat?” … Read more

Tale – An Invitation Out

Arkay had been unloading boxes for hours. Due to a movement in election dates, everyone was suddenly in a huge hurry to get everything sorted out for the elections next week. Luckily for Arkay, because he was located on Portalia, there were only a handful of polling stations that needed to be scanned, arranged and … Read more