The Holy Knight
And there it is again, mocking me. That big fat moon hanging low in the sky and casting long, eerie shadows through the forest, each one more menacing than the next. It was rare to sleep on nights like this, especially for one as haunted as myself....
Her First Encounter
"Are you an angel Whose ship ran aground? Can't get a grip On this planet you've found Never to look down Trade in my halo For feet on the ground" -Alien Angel, by 3 Eloah let out a long sigh as she stared blankly into the...
Space Invaders VIII: The Uprising - Part II
Alexei woke with a sudden chill down his spine. As he looked around, Kaelin still fast asleep, his entire room was pitch black. Confused, he put a footpaw over the edge of the bed and found himself stepping in deep red water. Alexei backed off and...
Space Invaders VIII: The Uprising - Part I
Prolegomena Xavier wandered aimlessly on yet another small, dusty and desolate planet, the third he had landed on since leaving his brothers' team. The young lion held his nose in the air, concentrating, using his powers, trying to sense any...
Loki: The Runecaster
It's hard to imagine I was a child once, much less a child of eight years old, and yet I still remember it as if it had all just happened yesterday. But much and more has happened between now and then, a lifetime spanning countless generations in a...
Northbound
**At long last, my "skunk story." The most obvious influence for this one comes from _District 9_, and it will be somewhat obvious at particular parts. I hope anyone reading this won't be turned off by the length....
The Dragon Armour
How long has it been? How long have I been lying here for? I guess it didn't matter. Everything was dark, anyway, and all I could feel was something big and weighty pressing into me, exacerbating my pain. My physical pain. In fact, I didn't feel any...
The Library
Okay...so I guess I've got a bit of explaining to do by this point. It's been â€" hell, I've lost count â€" a year, maybe, since I last visited what is now the ruins of Midgard, possibly more. My trip there had started off as just an ordinary...
The Mercenary
It had been almost two years since the Century War, and mercenary work was few and far between. Not that I didn't mind a vacation, but I couldn't keep stealing my food. I was starting to give merc's a bad name. Anyway, the Century War, not unlike...
Space Invaders X: Fall from Grace
In the darkest depths of the Nihilum Cluster, surrounding the red sun Rott, is the Commune home world called Xhin'Thaan. A dry, dusty world, almost ninety percent of the planet is covered in biting darkness and perpetual windstorms. Over centuries,...
Space Invaders IX: The Demon Knight - Part II
Looking about, all was silent. Alexei then noticed outside the window was absolute darkness. No stars, no planets, nothing. "What...what's going on?" The confused lion exited the cockpit, noticing Kaelin and Xavier were gone. "Kaelin? Xavier?" he...
Space Invaders IX: The Demon Knight - Part I
Helena let out a long sigh as she stared out the window, looking down on the dark city streets. It was an oddly cold night, that night. Her thoughts drifted constantly to her two sons, both of whom she thought of constantly. However deep inside she...