The Eonwyl and Company arrive at their destination... ----- Chapter 7 The Eönwyl: Lightless tunnels, there are a lot of ships here. There were literally thousands, no, tens of thousands of moving targets on her scanners. A few showed the red glare of identified Imperial craft, but most beacons were not identified by her system. The haze of ships focused most strongly on the fourth planet from the primary. "I presume that is the Mydrwyll homeworld?" Even so, agreed Vick. They have a difficult-to-pronounce [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 6
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And lastly, we haven't heard from the OTHER side of this conflict yet, so it's about time we did... ------ Chapter 6 Shagrath: "Prime Monitor, a question!" Shagrath nodded at the newstaker. "I have time for a few, Kitron – but only a few. You understand, of course." "Of course, sir." Linbrey Kitron was one of the oldest and most respected 'takers in the Empire, and had been stationed in the Capital for almost thirty years. In some ways, his influence rivals that of members of the Families. Which, of [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 5
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The Eonwyl and company were on their way, but the Eonwyl really needs to know what she's going to be dealing with... ----- Chapter 5 Eönwyl: "Doctor Sooovickalassa," the Eönwyl said, looking at both the diminutive R'Thann and the vastly larger Doctor Guvthor, "It won't be very long before we arrive at the Mydrwyll system. I think we need more information about what to expect. You said they had joined the R'Thann Meritocracy? Doesn't that mean that there will be a large number of R'Thann ships in their [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 4
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Meanwhile, Varan was in one of the biggest lockups in the Galaxy... ----- Chapter 4 Varan: I concentrated, mind in High Center, focused on the stylus I used for my journal. Calm and focused. Strength through will, order of thought from the chaos of fear. There is nothing to fear here and now. There is only the moment and the will. The stylus trembled, and then – slowly, slowly – rose, first one end, then the other, as though being picked up by invisible fingers. It was hard – Torline's Name, it was hard! – but [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 3
March 1, 2019 By Leave a Comment
And we had one other major character to hear from, so let's see what Taelin's up to now... ----- Chapter 3 Taelin: He checked himself in the all-view mirror again. Long gold hair pulled back in the one-tail style – conservative and nonintrusive. Formal business flow-cloak over sharp-cut shirt and pants – muted shades with just a touch of gold edging. Gray polished boots, formal pistol discreetly displayed. No crest of any Family, Lesser or Greater, let alone Five. That should do. Taelin met his own green-blue [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 2
February 28, 2019 By 2 Comments
Varan was wondering about The Eonwyl and crew, so let's see what they're up to... ------ Chapter 2 The Eönwyl: "Teraikon." Guvthor repeated the name. The immense Thovian had an abstracted, pensive look on his brown-furred face. "That's what I got," the Eönwyl agreed. "There was a lot more he was trying to say – something about Teraikon, something that would have told us exactly what we needed to do or find – but I couldn't get that." An extremely intriguing clue, Dr. Sooovickalassa said, his telepathic [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 1
February 27, 2019 By 3 Comments
We finally begin the last book in Varan's journey, as RETRIBUTION releases on March 19th! ----- Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION by Ryk E. Spoor Section One: The Shadowed Hand Chapter 1 Varan: I stumbled forward through the door, still somehow clinging to Tor's Mind Center like a man maintaining a precarious grip on the edge of a precipice. I turned, seeing the portal slide shut slowly, locking shut with a ringing clang of finality. It was a measure of how much was still wrong with me that I found being locked in my [ Continue reading... ]
Why Netflix’ changes to Saint Seiya matter…
December 14, 2018 By Leave a Comment
So, as I mentioned elsewhere, Netflix is messing up Saint Seiya. The known SPECIFIC way they're doing this is by changing Andromeda Shun from a boy to a girl. Now the question is "Why does this matter?", and there's more than one answer to that. The general answer is: because Andromeda Shun's POINT was that he was able to be a man while having many standard feminine traits (being willing to show emotions other than anger or triumph, being very pretty, having a delicate face and figure, etc.), and who was even specifically representing a [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: REVOLUTION, Chapter 21
October 15, 2018 By 1 Comment
Our snippeting comes to an end with Varan and friends arriving, finally, at Thann'Ta for a fateful meeting... ----- Chapter 21. Varan: Downbreak this time happened precisely on schedule, with both myself and The Eönwyl in place, rested, and ready. Thann'ta's sun was slightly more orange than standard, but Thann'ta itself orbited closer to its star by enough to make it a hotter world than most Imperial planets – one that would have violent weather and, if experience was any guide, a lot of thick and deadly jungle over much of the [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: REVOLUTION, Chapter 20
October 12, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Varan's gamble is a painful one... ----- Chapter 20. Varan: Morno came straight in, as I'd expected; his style was to hammer fast and hard, typical of the Ternam Ralyeh, and his technique was a unique combination of jai-ye and zairaka. Taelin used a lot of the latter – Lukh was an expert in it – but jai-ye was almost exclusive to the Dragon Strikers; it meant "wing-claw" and was a style focused on swift, multi-level punching and kicking, a highly aggressive combat style meant to maim and kill. But I was in Mind Center, the calm [ Continue reading... ]
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