Tale – Mother and Daughter

Elkay always thought he was a well-travelled being, but never in his life had he seen a Thraki temple before. What was even stranger was the fact that there was only one Thraki present. A large, black, purple and gold Thraki, just staring at him, waiting for him to speak. “Um… Why have I been … Read more

Tale – The Second Day of Macromera

Retvik rubbed his eyes as he got up to answer the door. It was early, and he was the only person awake. The door opened gently, after a brief struggle with the lock. It took a moment for Retvik to realise who it was. “Um, good morning, am I early?” Retvik glanced at his wrist … Read more

Tale – Camp Fire Panic

The three Vrekans gathered around the Captain and his campfire, shivering from the cold. Border patrol was their least favourite job, and the weather as of late had been unbearable. Rain, hail, storms, every sort of negative weather they could imagine. “Captain, can we take a break now?” “Yes, but you must remain close. This … Read more

Tale – Cafe Break

Verlais sat wearily as the world rushed by outside. Ever since he and his new friends had become famous, he’d been so damn busy. Constant briefings and debriefings with Vrekan authorities, conversations with Portalian authorities, vok of all shapes and sizes wanting to see and greet and speak with him. A few wanted to sleep … Read more

Tale – Fairy Lights

“What in the name of the Light are you doing, kid?” Retvik grumbled as he watched Arkay cleaning up broken glass. While trying to hang up some sort of green string, he had accidentally knocked over a lantern, which had shattered on the ground in a spectacular explosion of glass and plastic. “Uh…” Arkay hesitated. … Read more

Tale: A Veth’s Rant

When I was young, I used to believe in a traditional afterlife. When you died, you’d go to a special place where everything was good and warm and fun, and you’d spend forever being there because you lived a good life and you deserved it. Even when I was shown that the afterlife wasn’t an … Read more

Tale – Back at the Facility

Veeyel sat in bed, not sure what to do with himself. Things lately had been a little off, to say the least. Normally, once you were there, you were stuck there, but people had been coming and going. Normal Rethans, not deranged Ksa like him. “You’re thinking loudly again…” Above him, Zitel was lying in … Read more

Tale: Lost in a Forest

“I think we’re totally lost…” Septimus sighed as the pair of Cassids slowed down their 4×4 truck. They’d been driving around in the dark Thanatian forest for hours, trying to stick to the rocky roads but never seeming to go anywhere. “Well you had the map!” Tertius shouted, then quickly lowered his voice. “You were … Read more

Tale: Elksia’s Birthday

Today was supposed to be Elksia’s special day. Her birthday. But so far, it hadn’t been fun. Things had cropped up. The entire time Elksia had been indoors, the sun had been shining and the clouds had gone away. She’d been filling out forms, trying to apply for a new post with the Silver Fangs, … Read more

Tale: The Cheering Crowd

The crowd’s cheers were deafening. Members of every race, screaming and shouting from their seats, cheering a distinct phrase. They weren’t even in the arena, they were a good mile away in the watching bays. But even at this distance, Elkay could hear them. They’d never cheered like this before. Not this loud. Not like … Read more

Tale: Lost Memories

Retvik rushed into the hospital room, only to find Arkay sitting in his bed, feeling incredibly content. He looked pleased to see the former general, and waved frantically. “Retvik!” “Are you alright, kid?” Retvik glanced round for a chair, found one and pulled it up to Arkay’s bed so he could sit down. Apart from … Read more

Tale: Emthion’s Epiphany

Emthion had been waiting patiently outside Rethais’s office for about ten minutes now, and Rethais would have been content to make the new Vice General wait even longer, if it wasn’t for the fact that he wanted to go home soon. With a sigh, Rethais pushed a button on his desk and the door swung … Read more

Tale: A Decision

Retvik was surprised to find that Arkay was home. For the last few weeks, he had either been staying with his brothers or spending time in an office working for the Raptor. It had been a while since they had seen each other. After dumping several bags of shopping on the worktop in the kitchen, … Read more

Tale: A Crush

A third competitor fell to the ground, defeated by the newest member of the House Fighters. The House Fighters had always been the toughest and strongest fighters in the Dessaron Battle Arena, but rather than fighting for their own races, they represented the Arena itself. Their most common duty was to fight challengers who wanted … Read more