Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION is now on sale (link on my main page)! In our final snippet, The Eonwyl has to really accept some truths about herself... ----- Chapter 21 The Eönwyl: She found herself ducking without knowing why, then dodging to the side and bringing up her arm to parry a blow that drove her to her knees. The Master of the Final Light looked down on her expressionlessly, golden crest chiming ever so slightly as it rippled above his head. Acceptable, the Master thought after a moment, and [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 20
March 18, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Varan has somewhere to go, and things to learn on the way... ----- Chapter 20 Varan: Take care of yourselves. I thought that with all the intensity I could muster. And you as well, Vick replied from on board The Eönwyl, far across the Zhiraz system. But you need not echo so loudly in my brain! Your power will reach far, Captain; for such trivial distances you need not focus. "All right, I guess I need to learn to judge that kind of thing better," I said aloud to the D-Comm. "Yes," the Eönwyl said, with [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 19
March 17, 2019 By 2 Comments
Taelin needs more friends... ----- Chapter 19 Taelin: "Taelin? Taelin Mel'Tasne, what in the Emperor's Name are you doing here, you pictureboy?" Taelin turned around, already feeling the grin starting. "And that has to be Remin Canta, the Imperial warning symbol for 'think once, act twice!'" Canta – only slightly taller than Taelin but outweighing him more than two-to-one with his heavyworlder build – caught up Taelin in an exuberant hug that sent Taelin's breath whooshing from his body. "This can't be an [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 18
March 16, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Varan and his friends are finally together on their own ship again... ----- Chapter 18 Varan: Yes. You have become immensely more powerful since last we were together. Vick leaned back and studied me closely. Proportionately even more so than I would have expected. "Really?" At his crest-rattle I held up my hand. "I'm not really doubting you, but I can't feel it, you know. I haven't had much to compare myself to, after all." You – and I, following my own treatment – were improving along a strong, but well-defined, [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 17
March 15, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Well, if our Heroes have made progress, it's probably going to annoy our villain... ----- Chapter 17 Shagrath: I have passed beyond rage and reached uttermost calm, Shagrath noted with a faint surprise. Varan has eluded me again. There should have been no trouble in this mission. He knew Varan was being held by the Zchorada. He had remained there, a prisoner, for months. Admittedly, there was that annoying and not entirely explicable blurring around him, but there was no doubt that it was, in fact, Varan; though the [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 16
March 14, 2019 By Leave a Comment
They had dealt with the immediate problem... ----- Section Two: Hosts Assembled and Foreseen Chapter 16 The Eönwyl: For once, she didn't care the slightest bit about being controlled or measured; she ran, ran ahead of the others and caught up Sasham, kissing him even as she lifted him off the ground and spun, hugging him so tight she heard him grunt in surprise. She laughed, kissed him again, hugged and spun once more, and then stopped, but didn't let go. "I missed you," she said finally. He laughed [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 15
March 13, 2019 By Leave a Comment
They'd convinced the Vmee that they'd been telling the truth... but the Empire had come calling... ----- Chapter 15 Varan: The door slid open without warning and the Grasper lunged in. "Captain! Captain Varan, come swiftly!" Even under ordinary circumstances I wouldn't question an order from a jailor, but the grim panic in the Grasper's voice lent it vastly more urgency. I rose from my chair; the Grasper was already turning away and I followed, feeling a rising sense of nervousness. Well, she didn't come with [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 14
March 12, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Eonwyl was racing against time even more than she knew... ----- Chapter 14 The Eönwyl: "Query: We are near to arrival?" The Eönwyl nodded as she strapped herself into the command chair. "Very near, yes, Hmmmseeth. Please secure yourself. I do not expect any difficulties, but –" "But prudence is wise. Understood." The creature went to the chair that had been modified for its use, settled in, and wrapped the multipoint harness around itself. The harness tightened and pinged loudly to announce that it was properly [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 13
March 11, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Varan was learning to live in a fairly comfortable prison... ----- Chapter 13 Varan: Twin mandibles slashed at me, and I parried, reinforcing my parry with my psionic strength. I was still under the damper fields, yes, but it remained an edge that allowed me to hold the Grasper at bay just long enough to flip up and let the pressure on the blades squirt me higher, a seed shot from between two fingers, and somersault in midair. I landed on the Grasper's back and laid the vya-shadu across her eyes. "I win, I think." A [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 12
March 10, 2019 By Leave a Comment
It's been a while since we looked in on Taelin... ----- Chapter 12 Taelin: "Thanks for letting me steal a ride, little brother!" Lukhas said, dragging his travel cases up the boarding ramp of Valabacal. "You're always welcome," Taelin said. "After all, there's enough room to keep you out of our way." "Ha!" "But why do you need –" Lukhas rolled his eyes. "I don't need to, but you and Trey are already headed near Karanis, and barring one of the cramped messenger ships there's no other ship that'd get me [ Continue reading... ]
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