Sunset: Heroes of the Milky Way (Chapter 25)

Aleti Ra’non Boot to Ass I sweep for his ankles, but he rolls to avoid me. “What is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with with the sides 12 and 13?” I ask Rom. He turns around to kick towards my head and I bring my arms up to block. Pfft! The first time his […]

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September 28, 2025

The Royal Bastards of Galagan (Chapter 5)

The Royal Movement “Live by this motto. You could if you weren’t a fucking coward.” Calcutta Sha, Fist of Kita Khan Calcutta Sha Bam! That made for the… fourth time Poppy went headfirst into the wall? She struggled to get the hang of the teleportation technique and having Koki repeat the process to her over […]

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September 21, 2025

The Royal Bastards of Galagan (Chapter 3)

The Royal Awakening “What surprises each new morning can bring.” Master Koki of the Jade Hand Calcutta Sha “You are your brother’s ultimate weapon, Cal, through you, he will accomplish great things.” It was hardly the first time I had woken up haunted by other people telling me the point of my life. But I […]

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July 26, 2025

Sunset: Heroes of the Milky Way (Chapter 22)

Alloya Ra’non The Mob Mentality Of course, I almost forgot, things always go bad. The mob that enters the training place aren’t armed with anything besides rage and numbers, but that doesn’t make them that much less threatening. I raise my open hands, the universal sign to calm down, as I plead with a mob […]

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July 19, 2025

The Royal Bastards of Galagan (Chapter 2)

The Royal Exiles “Through tears, we gain freedom from the world, but most importantly… from ourselves.” Lord Iwata Takeda Potempa Lexus My back still hurt from the fall, and so did my head, and my ankle, and my ass. My wrist was okay though. Mother would have told me to thank my lucky stars, or […]

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June 29, 2025

Sunset: Heroes of the Milky Way (Chapter 21)

Clayton Knight Stealth, One More Time I’ve been trying to figure out Alloya’s plan for ‘revolution,’ for a while now. First, she has Hideo and I go make sure the Waverites butt out, but wouldn’t we want them on our side? She tells me that the Watree need to fight for themselves, another group of […]

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June 22, 2025

The Royal Bastards of Galagan (Chapter 1)

The Royal Escape “You can be a good king, you can be a good man, but you cannot be both, and you would damn us all by trying.” Kita Khan of Galagan Calcutta Sha “Stop, in the name of the law!” I remember the authorities shouting. I remember snarkily muttering, “I thought I was the […]

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June 8, 2025

Sunset: Heroes of the Milky Way (Chapter 17)

Jackal of the Reynor   Never Forget 30 years ago, Reganorian Time “Can you tell me anything about her?” I ask my pack leader. I have to look up at Tybone, even when I’m sitting up straight. I’m not small, probably about average for a Lupian, but Tybone was taller than most. The auburn color […]

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March 22, 2025

The Angel of Death (Part I)

I know three things about myself, and considering the fact that I don’t remember my life from before I died (the first time), that’s always sounded pretty good to me.  First, I know I like the feeling of money on my face, and second, I like using that money to buy bullets, particularly those meant […]

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March 8, 2025

Raydorn: The War in the Black (Chapter 69)

“When have we ever been lucky? Lucilla Indu Nero,  448 A.C.A. “I fucking hate tunnels, I hate rocks, I hate stupid tunnel echos, I hate nasty swampy smells, I fucking hate them!” Lucy screamed as she stumbled into the light.  She and Astrid had been walking so long that the pirate had begun to believe […]

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December 29, 2024

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