The Book of Soltana: Glutton – 69

Glutton Slate leaned back in her chair, prim and proper for the feast. Her golden dinner fork and knife made quick work of Amy’s added addition, which the royalty enjoyed tremendously. She would have eaten with ferocity, but had kept that urge in check due to the company of the others. She had never tasted […]

The Book of Soltana: Bonus – Earth – 68

Earth She gazed upon the crystal clear blue ocean as it met the azure sky. The clarity of both sky and sea appeared as a single pristine object. The lone grey moon jeweled the horizon, halfway perceptible as a stone in a serene pond. She felt a chill in her processes at that, an awe […]

The Book of Soltana: Epilogue – 67

Epilogue Resurrection Underrealm Genius Loci He was triumphant. Genius Loci walked along the rocky path with a strut in his steps. “It worked!” he said aloud, uncaring for witnesses, “I had images in my head of what she would look like, but I never expected that! Talk about subverted expectations… And she named herself Maw, […]

The Book of Soltana: Birth – 66 – FINAL

Birth Sigmafly, Underrealm Moments Ago Soltana Soltana was free. It had finally dawned on her as she entered the vessel and followed L’yophin down the main hall vein to the pilot’s chambers. It was a new feeling. She could analyze it as the complete inverse of what she felt being trapped. Freedom. The twisted […]

The Book of Soltana: Exit – 65

Exit The Decima Aboard the Skylon Gideon He sat in the Decima’s now full hangar bay, contemplating the news of the one they rescued. It explained her shady nature; that something wasn’t quite right. “Really? That was why you acted unscrupulously?” Gideon asked in frustration. Monday explained with a sigh. “Yes. My former husband […]

The Book of Soltana: Takeoff – 64

Takeoff Underrealm Ruth Maw S’yliska She dreamed. Ruth blinked in confusion at the incredibly lucid vision. One moment she was in L’yophin’s guest room, the next she was elsewhere. She sat among open plains, surrounded by sunflowers. She gazed at the rolling hills of yellow as far as she could see. The cumulus lazily drifted […]

The Book of Soltana: Discussion – 63

Discussion Skylon Gideon He dreamed. He stood in a room of white, dwarfed by the sheer vastness of it. He glanced around, seeing a familiar face. “Gideon, it has been too long!” Adonai greeted. Gideon blinked at that, seeing Adonai with a short trimmed beard and combed back light grey hair. Even his inflection matched. […]

The Book of Soltana: Aftermath – 62

Aftermath Underrealm Soltana Soltana awoke, feeling her quantum charge full. She peered down, feeling a power cable attached to her neck. She gently plucked it from her chassis, severing the connection to the ship’s nacelles. She was back in the Sigmafly, propped up on some metal crates. “L’yophin must have hooked me up. Now I […]

The Book of Soltana: Council – 61

Council Underrealm Genius Loci He fluttered along in his betafly form, contemplating the events that just happened. It was better than he had predicted. Ruth was stronger than last time, giving him a good impression of what the mother of his child would be. He felt his daughter was in the right hands. There […]

The Book of Soltana: Hatch – 58

Hatch Underrealm L’yophin He ran to her side, not entirely surprised she lost power. Soltana was in the process of saying something when she fell. He scooped her up, with the others circling around in concern. “She is alright, it’s her power,” L’yophin explained quickly. He chittered a sigh, at not only seeing her […]