An encounter with a villain... ----- Chapter 9. Oasis' gut seethed with nausea and acid fire, staring at the urbanely smiling face. Though different in detail, the smile, the cadence of that voice was all too familiar, and brought back echoes of the nightmare on Hyperion Station. Through the other part of herself, the not-quite-separate yet not-quite-merged Kimberley, aka "K", she got fury and fear that intensified her reaction. I'm actually trembling, so furious and terrified that my body's [ Continue reading... ]
Shadows of Hyperion: Chapter 8
May 25, 2021 By 3 Comments
Oasis and Wu get an assignment! ------ Chapter 8. "Oh, that's just perfect," Ariane said, and Wu Kung thought he could see the sarcasm dripping from the last word. "Maria-Susanna's a Shadeweaver, or on her way to being one, Byto might have been killed over Hyperion, and Fairchild's disappeared in a way that indicates he's already got allies." "Yeah, it's just a cornucopia of great news," DuQuesne said, grinning blackly. "What about on your end, Captain? Got anything to take the edge off?" She shot a [ Continue reading... ]
Shadows of Hyperion: Chapter 2
May 19, 2021 By Leave a Comment
We continue, this time with a new point of view... ----- Chapter 2. Malvchait, Master of Forces, was in a black mood. It was not merely the inexplicable, embarrassing defeat that the Molothos had suffered, although that was undeniably a part of it. Still, he had only followed the orders of his superior – Faction Leader Dajzail of the Molothos. The worst of the humiliation had landed squarely on his carapace, not Malvchait's. At the same time, it was certainly the human undercreatures who were to [ Continue reading... ]
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