Understanding the Shadow
Let us begin with their arrival. With the Shattering, Raquestia, the old moon, was destroyed. With the debris, they came. It was not clear at first. They seemed to hide in the rocks, barely visible in the corner of the eye and a faint whisper. Most...
The City of Firmament
Founded in the 67th year of our occupancy of Promise, Firmament rapidly became a city worthy of the world's name. Situated strategically at the mouth of the great Sweetwater river, from which the nation it resides gained its name, it is one of the...
The Clans of Promise
When the Creators fashioned us from the beings of the cosmos, they did not wish us to weigh too heavily on our direct lineages. Their imparted wisdom lifted from us much of our baser instincts, and as one their own religious doctrine states, 'In that...
The Social Standing of Soulless
As the newest caste of our society, I face unique challenges. I write this in the hopes that other soulless will benefit from my experience. My name is Johanne Thim, of the Graceful Folk clan. My lineage descends from the red fox. I have worked many...
On the Nature of Soulless
It is a commonly held, but false, belief by the common being that the soulless are incapable, or at least less capable, of feeling emotion and are less capable than their fellows. I write this paper to educate just how wrong this notion is. It is my...
New Universe Premise Check
It is said that, long ago, our peoples were created from lesser beings. Our creators shaped beasts of land, water, and air. Our creators shaped the plants. Where once we competed violently for the right to survive, now we rise through our thoughts,...
Flexible Survival - Feline Fine
The news was on, droning quietly. The girls were not paying it much mind as the newsanchor announced that it was Feburary 11th, 2008. "Stay inside," said the anchorman, "Keep doors and windows closed." "Ugh!" exclaimed one of the three girls, "Turn...
Entrance, Chaper 10, Darkly Passionate Sacrifice
I laid a hand on her belly. She was warm, warm and soft. She smiled at me, then cuffed me behind the ears, "Stop gawking and let's go," she barked at me and turned away. Veronica was becoming quite a sight in her gravid state. I liked the effect on her...
Entrance, Chaper 9, The Little Baker Bunny Girl
I woke up to warm blankets and the smell of someone familiar near me. It was still something of a new experience to have scents be so... different. As a human there were good smells and bad smells, but now every little nuance seemed to scream out at...
Flexible Infection - Bunking Conditions
The class rose and began to disperse into the hallway. Chris set down Sam and moved to join the crowd when he collided with someone else. The victim was a female mall rat. She smiled and her nose twitched...
Flexible Infection - Zephyr Inc Orientation
The room's whispering fell to almost silence as eyes fixed on the man at the front. He nodded and depressed a button on a remote, dimming the lights and causing a white sheet to roll down from the ceiling. "You...
Flexible Infection - Sam's Late Night
"Have you met Samantha?" asked Chris. Cindy leaned back to look around Chris, to the smaller feline that was seated beyond him, "That her? I'm told she's been assigned as a permanent partner? How did that...