“Ill news is wing’d with fate, and flies apace.” –John Dryden, “Threnodia Augustalis” Aertimus Bass simply stared at the viewscreen. There was nothing else he could do. The report from Titan Station was not itself a disaster. Disasters were far less destructive. No, the report Centurium Oden gave was a gorram black hole of awful, …
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Chapter One: This Little Light Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“In the starry realms above/God will mete as we may measure.” –Friedrich Schiller, “An die Freude” Shang Xiao Xú Mùlán sat up, icy gel sliding off her body with a sickening thwuck, which was soon replaced by the even more sickening retching of Xú. “Easy, Ma’am,” the quiet Australian doctor said. “Just lie back. You’re …
Chapter Two Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.” —Aung San Suu Kyi “So how did you like Mikel?” “Ugh. Don’t start with this again, Pryvani,” Loona said. It had been a week since Pryvani had floated the idea of her running, and while Loona had to admit, she was toying …
Chapter One Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.” —Sir Winston Churchill Loona walked through the door, leaned up against the wall, and sighed. Thirteen years, it had been, since she helped Niall Freeman win his job at Tannhauser. Thirteen years since she helped save Darren. And in many ways, those thirteen years had …
Chapter Ten: Making an Offer Titan: Pandemic by JohnnyScribe
“I’m really worried about him, Brinn.” Pryvani spoke to the image of the red haired veterinarian on the screen in front of her. “I wasn’t planning on telling him the truth until he’d recovered, but it just slipped out.” “Pryvani…” Brinn began but was cut off. “…And now he barely eats. He won’t talk to …
Chapter Seven: Combat Training Titan: Pandemic by JohnnyScribe
The jungle around her was quiet. The only thing she could hear was the sound of her own heartbeat pounding in her ears. Rixie Tam, former Imperator of the Archavian Empire narrowed her eyes as she searched the dense tangle of branches for any sign of her quarry. Cautiously, she took a step forward, careful …
Chapter Six: Revelations Titan: Pandemic by JohnnyScribe
Pryvani stared at the small sleeping form of the human named Zhan. His skin was still pale, and his body was still distressingly thin and sickly… but he was getting better. Brinn had informed her that it was okay to start providing solid food for him, in a very limited amount. Mostly soups and fruits …
Chapter Five: Dangerous Games Titan: Pandemic by JohnnyScribe
Pryvani gently stroked the small figure in front of her. “Zhan, are you sure about this? You don’t have to tell me this part, I can guess more than enough about what happened to you on my own based on my previous dealings with Trell.” “No.” The little man shook his head, emboldened by the …
Chapter Four: Observations Titan: Pandemic by JohnnyScribe
Her heels made muffled thuds on the carpet as Pryvani hurriedly made her way down to the medical lab. It was time for what had become her daily visit to the sick human, to check up on his progress. She keyed in the access code and the door whooshed open to admit her. Her eyes …
Chapter Three: Zhan’s Story Titan: Pandemic by JohnnyScribe
The machines around her hummed softly as Pryvani gazed down at the prone figure laying underneath the massive diagnostic device in her medical lab. The screens around her continued to report what was no doubt useful information on the frail little human’s condition, but the fact of the matter was Pryvani didn’t really understand the …