A Galaxy of Blood, Chapter 2 - Rust
Chris's eyes opened slowly, blinking as he sat up in his bunk - the room was still dark, since the ship had a natural day-night cycle with its interior lighting, alternating between artificial sunlight and darkness. Checking his wrist watch, he found...
A Galaxy of Blood, Chapter 1 - Welcome to Talon
His first impression of the RKN _Meerkat_was one of being in awe. Despite having already served in the military for a few months, having gone to initial training, and travelling on a certain enormous troop transport known as the _Indomitable_, Chris...
A Life of Adventure, Chapter Five (Wanderings, Part One)
Chiaria yawned loudly as she woke up the next morning. She was still tired, and decided to simply lay in the glittering sunlight on the bed and relax. Toryc was asleep on the bed next to her. They had stayed up talking most of the night. She...
A Life of Adventure: Character Data
Name: Chiaria Race: Ashnavar Gender: Female Height: 5'2 Weight: 95 Lbs Age: 16 Profession: Slave (House servant) Fur/Hair colour: Red fur, white-furred belly, chest, underside of snout, ECT, black paws, brown hair/mane Eye colour:...
A Life of Adventure, Chapter Four (Revelations)
The estate was even more intimidating up close, its far-reaching towers seeming to glare down at Chiaria with cold gazes. She shrank back from the castle-like manse, instinctively slinking behind Toryc, who noticed and straightened up a small bit,...
A Life of Adventure, Chapter One (Exposition)
Chiaria sighed lightly, lightly brushing a hand along the decorated mantle of the grand old fireplace in the sitting room of the Genvi estate. It was a beautiful piece, hand-made by gifted artisans, most likely several decades before she had been born...
A Life of Adventure, Chapter Two (Dark Shadows Gather)
It began with another knock on the door. A few weeks had passed since the other three slaves - Makaz, Zakam, and Kyarn - had arrived, and quite a bit had been accomplished in that time. The newest embodiment of the slave quarters had been...
A Life of Adventure, Chapter Three (A Chance Meeting)
It took Chiaria almost half of an hour to work up the nerve to ask the merchant - her new master - the question that had been burning in her mind since they had gotten into the wagons. "W...where are we going, my lord...?" She trailed off,...
Cover to Cover, Part One: Opening Conflict
"Oh, hell! Get down!" Sergeant Jeremiah Thomas bawled at his squad as the newest earth-shaking bombardment began in the distance. He heard odd gurgling noises as some of the rounds flew overhead. "Shit! Gas! Get your masks on, get your masks on!" He...
Brimstone and Steel Chapter 1
_ Why can't they ever make things easy...?_ This was the thought going through Solaria's mind as she crept forward through the darkened stone tunnels beneath the Shatterknight's citadel. She was another Dalynther, and a quite attractive one at...
Brimstone and Steel Prologue
Kathal groaned as he woke up, glancing around at his grim surroundings silently. He was chained to the wall of a stone cell, five by five feet, with no windows and a single block of metal seeming to serve as the door. Kathal was a Dalynther, and...
Fallen Sky Part Two
Elesian woke up what seemed to be a few moments later. They were in some kind of low, naturally-cut tunnel. She was chained to a chair. She swiftly ascertained where she was - no doubt the home of the tribe of ferals that had taken her team....