The small platoon sat, waiting, like a coiled spring, watching the Insectoid line a quarter of a hectounit away. They sat, waiting, counting second by second, until the telltale whine of incoming missiles filled the air. They impacted precisely, shaking the ground even at Titan scale. A wall of flame filled their field of …
Part 3 Wedding of the Century by Johnny Scribe
Rixie and Pryvani waited in the hangar bay of the compound as the Empress’s sleek state-of-the-art shuttle, as well as her three escort craft, floated through the bay doors and onto their assigned berths. There was a loud clicking sound as the mooring clamps engaged and, after a moment, the doors to the four shuttlecrafts …
Chapter Fifty Two: Nothing but the Rain Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Ted Martinez’s head ached. He had been focusing hard on flying his ship for over six hours now. And it had paid off, mostly. They had managed to hold up the invading Insectoids long enough for reinforcements to arrive and pushed the main battle back into orbit. It was an enormous achievement for the …
A Noble Heart Must Answer (Part Three) Background Chatter by D.X. Machina
Mikkael Uksahkka stood in front of the board of investors with sweat dripping from his brow, his stiff collar felt extra tight, and his knees like they were going to buckle. He rested a hand on the table, and with all the gumption he could muster he leaned forward and narrowed his eyes. “The political …
Chapter Fifty One: The Hard Place Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
FLASH – Fleet moving for alpha strike on pri-target. Remove obstructions. – END A message read appearing on Ted’s HUD. He could see why. The monstrosity of a ship had turned and its back was aglow as its massive engines fired, pushing it slowly away from Tau Ceti E. They were making a break …
Chapter 7: The Right Motivation Tales of Avalon: Training Day by Dann
“Everything is fine, we all got off easy, Epistratichos Xanthopolous didn’t even look in our general direction, I don’t see why you have to do this Adoni.” Eliud whined as he hurriedly followed after the pixie haired blond. “Because it’s the right thing to do.” The young female recruit walked with fierce determination towards the …
Chapter Fifty: Those Who Hold the Line Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
The bridge of the Gyfjon rocked just a little as the ship was strafed by a wing of Insectoid fighters. They passed across the front of the bridge and off to starboard. There was just a glimpse of an explosion as the Gyfjon’s fast tracking turrets clipped one of the fighters and then opened …
Chapter Forty Nine: A Flaming Sword Which Turned Every Way Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
Navarchos Bass paced back and forth across the bridge of the Gyfjon watching the number on the viewscreen countdown. In under a minute the fleet would make a combat entry into the Tau Ceti system. They’d done this before, rehearsed it and his crews knew what they were doing but they’d never done it live …
A Noble Heart Must Answer (Part Two) Background Chatter by D.X. Machina
“…And so by reverse engineering the virus designed to target Titans, but not humans, we were able to synthesize a vaccine to counter-act the related plague that was designed to affect humans but not Titans. Are there any questions?” Dr. Nick Archer was currently in Melbourne, Australia in order to give a lecture on the …
Chapter Forty Eight: Under the Shelter of Each Other Titan: Hybrid by Openhighhat
“Steady men, steady…” Lokagos Numenapolos said to her platoon. “Fire on my order.” She lowered her radio and looked out from the rooftop down to the street below. There were two columns advancing either side of their building and behind it was hiding an injured Titan. She had hoped not to reveal her platoon’s …