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 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 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 11
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People who knock on doors using bombs generally aren't friendly... ----- Chapter 11 The Eönwyl: She realized she'd been momentarily stunned, tried to rise, found herself shoving rubble up and away. Murr stirred and began helping her. Whoever did that is going to be coming in— The sharp twanging sounds of automatic rannai fire sounded out from the smoking hole and she could see the staccato flickerings of the packeted energy bolts streaming outward. Well, by the Seven. Hmmmseeth's defenses managed to survive [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 10
March 8, 2019 By Leave a Comment
The Eonwyl and her friends had a guide... ----- Chapter 10 Eönwyl: "You're sure of our destination, Murr?" she asked. The color-flicker across the creature's skin was one she thought held both confidence and slight annoyance. "If your information was accurate, yes. The name Hmmmseeth is not a terribly common one, and combined with other information available on the public nets, there appears to be only one such that could meet your criteria." They had taken a shuttle-boat to Konntenata, an inhabited reef [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 8
March 6, 2019 By 2 Comments
On an alien world, you need to be ready to act like an alien... ------ Chapter 8 The Eönwyl: There were no Mydrwyll in sight when the three of them debarked; from a human point of view it was eerily deserted, a shining and perfect spaceport devoid of life, a life-sized model. The strong scent of the ocean – different in detail, yet so very much the same on every world – along with the organic shapes around her momentarily made her feel as though they were shrunken, tiny things surrounded by gigantic shells on an alien [ Continue reading... ]
Demons of the Past: RETRIBUTION, Chapter 7
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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 5
March 3, 2019 By Leave a Comment
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 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: REVOLUTION, Chapter 19
October 10, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Let's check in and see how The Eonwyl is doing... ----- Chapter 19: The Eönwyl The Eönwyl found herself picking at her food, something very much unlike her. Even in very tight spots, she never had trouble eating; after all, if you had to act quickly, it was good to have your tanks full. But her mind kept insisting on going back to worrying about what was happening to her … Her friends. She'd used the word casually, but The Eönwyl didn't really have friends. She couldn't afford them. Not with her family still enslaved on a [ Continue reading... ]
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