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: Pinned – 53

Pinned Underrealm Ruth Maw S’yliska “Well, my love? What will it be?” “I know, I know!” “You’re thinking hard, the very gears of your existence turn with the possibilities, trying to calculate how you and your family can survive this,” Neon kept taunting Ruth, holding her close. My full name… Ruth Aimèe LaChapelle. Focus first. […]

The Book of Soltana: Abezethibou – 50

Abezethibou Underrealm Ruth Ruth was staring at the cocoon in wonderment. L’yophin and Onsort setup lights so one could see inside the cocoon. Ruth had spent most of the Wake watching as Soltana’s form slowly broke down into liquid. L’yophin had told her about adamantite and its melting point. She stared on, wondering how the […]

46 – The Book of Soltana: Infant

Underrealm Ruth/Maw/S’yliska Ruth was flying along in the Shell Shop, her first flight since her transformation. She was on the bridge alongside Zenner and Onsort. The Shell Shop was a nautilus-shaped, transport sized vessel. The green plating glinted in the glowshroom’s light. They had gathered their belongings from Bird’s Inn, collected the parts they needed, […]

The Book of Soltana: 41 Threat/42 Barter

Author’s Notes: A double chapter release. Enjoy. Hive Vulnerado Soltana Soltana awoke to stare at a nacelle lamp. Her left eye was out of focus. Her being was in pain. Mental. Emotional. In self defense, all of that pain was poured into her Soltana’s Contentions module. She had little idea how much she could store […]

The Book of Soltana: Hive – 40

Underrealm Ruth Ruth trudged along, pulling the cart to the Hive Vulnerado entrance. Her energy was perfect, she could have pulled the cart from one side of the Underrealm to the other. L’yophin, however, was done for. He was barely on his feet, skittering along. The shock of the fight, Ruth’s shapeshifting, the Ancath revelation […]

The Book of Soltana: Ancath 33

Underrealm Ruth Maw She dreamed. She was in the golden court of heaven itself. She stalked along a floor that was made of transparent gold, with a nebula just beneath them. The golden pillars of carved angelic beings held up the skyscraper ceiling. Ruth was dwarfed as an insect to them. There she walked along, […]

The Book of Soltana: Seen – 32

Underrealm Soltana “L’yophin, what happened to her?” Soltana was afraid. One moment Quill was her plucky self, the next she stared off into nothing and fainted. L’yophin had knelt down, checking her vitals. “She is well. I am unsure why she fainted,” L’yophin said as he shouldered her and took her to the cart. He […]

The Book of Soltana: Journey – 31

Journey Underrealm Ruth Maw Ruth awoke in a bed of her own. Today was the day. The big trip to Hive Vulnerado. She got dressed in her spider silk slacks, blouse, turtleneck shirt, and boots, all dyed an ash grey, as that was the only dye L’yophin had. She put her hair up as the […]

The Book of Soltana: Seed – 30

Titanyia V ? The ruined buildings of The Parish of Lady Magdalene told a sad tale of a once prosperous city now a burned out shell of its former self. The desert wind whipped at the buildings, blowing sand and beginning its reclamation. He walked amongst the buildings, seeing the plans he had gone to […]