Adventures in Time, Space, Life and Death
Elkay was mostly minding his own business, doing little tasks around the Great Library Near the Centre of the Universe. Wasn’t anything special, it was mostly putting back books that had been misplaced. Elkay liked this little job because, unlike most of his staff, Elkay knew where pretty much every book was supposed to go. … Read more
“Dalosisaar, are you busy right now?” The might white and gold Thraki glanced up from their huge desk, one that had been customised to match Dalosisaar’s less upright shape. “Not in particular. Is something wrong, Aster?” Aster sighed, then entered Dalosisaar’s office, closing the door behind him. “Seems like something is every wrong, Aster. Come … Read more
“Hey, Litvir, how are you? We haven’t spoken much lately.” The metal hatch at the top of the universe was mostly there to get rid of things, mostly bits of dead Voidborn and occasionally live Voidborns as well. But the void had been very quiet lately. No break-ins, no Voidborns, no bits of Corruption, nothing. … Read more
“Hello, kid, what are you doing up?” Litvir inched downstairs, towards where Gath was standing in the kitchen. “I… I heard you get up. It is very late. You do not normally get out of bed at all.” Gath grunted. They seemed to be in a little bit of pain. There was a glass of … Read more
Gath never thought they would have ever said this, but they had ordered way too much pizza. Normally Relkir made pizza, kneading their own dough, making their own sauce and picking out toppings, but the last few days, in the evenings, Gath and Relkir were celebrating with their nearly-adopted kid Litvir, so they got takeaway … Read more
Litvir stared at the piece of fancy paper they were holding. It was more of a scroll, but Litvir appreciated how the paper felt. For a moment, Litvir wondered if the piece of paper was as old as Litvir was. About two hours ago, the graduation of Litvir’s year had finished. Every single young Rethan … Read more
Litvir read the sheet of paper one last time, double-checking their work. Everything looked correct, at least to them. All the questions had been answers, Litvir had shown all their workings out, and they had remembered to sign their name at the top of each page. Once Litvir was sure they were done, they put … Read more
Litvir felt better now that they were outside Kyr Gath’s home. Since part of the Junior Stratos base where Litvir lived had caught fire, in order to repair things more quickly, all Rethan kids were sent back home to their parents and guardians until the repairs were done. Apparently it would only be for a … Read more
“Hey, kiddo. Wake up.” Litvir blinked, then rubbed their eyes. Once their eyes were somewhat cleared, Litvir glanced around. They weren’t in the same place. Someone had moved Litvir while they were asleep. They hadn’t moved far though. They seemed to be in a medical-related tent. But there was commotion outside. Whispers. Lots of emotions. … Read more
Litvir could smell smoke. Bad smoke. Although Litvir was supposed to be asleep like everyone else, they could definitely smell that something was wrong. They quickly got up and glanced out of their tiny window, but they didn’t see smoke. Mostly because it was dark. Feeling concerned, Litvir climbed out of bed and quickly put … Read more
“What do you mean, there are no lessons today?” “There are no lessons today.” Litvir peered through the window looking into the empty classroom, then turned back to their teacher, Tekni. Tekni was there to set up an art activity for later in the day involving paper and glue, and thankfully, they had caught Litvir … Read more
“So, how are you doing?” Dalosisaar asked as Kohra and Litvir both sat down. Kohra shrugged. “I’m honestly fine. Just finished a university project, and I finished it early, so I have some extra free time.” “Ah, good. Litvir, how are you doing? Elkay informed me that you were upset yesterday.” Litvir squirmed nervously. “Was… … Read more
“Kyr Elkay! Kyr Elkay! I need you! I have questions! I do not know who or how to ask!” Elkay was quietly reading a book in his office, taking a well deserved break. He’d been running all over the place recently, mostly with a lot of legal stuff, helping Aesop with making the Torr less … Read more
The study hall was busy today. It was coming up to the end of the school year, so most young Rethans had exams to prepare for. The tests weren’t until the end of May, but the teachers had all explained that it was better to prepare early than to rush everything at the last minute. … Read more
“Are you busy right now?” Litvir glanced up from their packet of potato crisps. They were just sitting on the sofa, staring blankly ahead. “Oh, hello Kyr Relkir. I am not busy. Do you… need me?” “Not in particular…” Relkir sat down next to Litvir. Litvir was a good 40cm taller than Relkir, despite being … Read more