Elisa’s shoulders bunched, a tight knot beneath worn leather. Dust motes danced in the single shaft of light slicing through the high, barred window. Years had scraped against her, leaving a residue of mistrust. “Release it.” Forian’s fingers, calloused and…
The wind tasted of grit and regret. Lysara cursed, picking bits of shale from her braid. Below, the valley sprawled, stitched with silver rivers. Not the view she’d anticipated. Not at all. She’d pictured a graceful landing, a triumphant return.…
The Void’s Embrace (Kaelen Vorath & Lyra Sola) 5.1 “The Gatekeeper’s Fortress” Kaelen and Lyra’s ships approached the asteroid, but were immediately intercepted by a squadron of heavily armed drones and fighter craft. Thorne’s fortress, carved into the asteroid’s surface,…
Echoes of a Dying Star (Kaelen Vorath – Stoneweaver/Crystal Sage) 4.1 “The Obsidian Network” The stench of sulfur and desperation clung to the air as Kaelen Vorath navigated the labyrinthine underbelly of Pyrehaven. He’d spent the last few days tracking…
Seeds of a Dying Star (Lyra Sola – Gardener/Crystal Sage) 3.1 “Arrival at the Shifting Coast” The Bloom descended through the swirling mists, the bioluminescent wood of its hull casting an ethereal glow upon the turbulent ocean below. Lyra Sola,…
Basalt and Embers (Kaelen Vorath – Stoneweaver/Crystal Sage) 2.1 “Landing on the Forge World” The approach to Ignis was… chaotic. Even from orbit, the planet appeared as a roiling cauldron of fire and ash, a landscape dominated by colossal volcanoes…
Crystalline Resonance (Lyra Sola – Gardener/Crystal Sage) 1.1 “Arrival at the Shifting Coast” The descent was… unsettling. Not due to turbulence – Lyra Sola was a seasoned pilot, accustomed to atmospheric variations – but because of what was shifting. Not…