Stories tagged “The Pillar”

• The Pillar - Not So Empty Space

  “It’s all so…artificial.” Captain Lang breathed heavily. “Thirty years, I’ve been wandering the rim on these hulks, defending Earth from whatever isn’t even out there.” Commander Tom Relk sat in his chair, listening to his Captain’s l...

  • Author: Browncoatben
  • Posted over 2 years ago.
  • 4 out of 5

• The Pillar - Gorged Predator

  It hung motionless in the void, its jagged outline drawing an obsene line against the majesty of the sky. Twinkles of light-windows-littered its alien hull. It had the look of a predator, gorged on a kill. Resting, but still alert. Next to it was its p...

  • Author: Browncoatben
  • Posted over 2 years ago.
  • 4 out of 5

• The Pillar - Disappointed Rescue

  Commander Stine touched a button on his console. “Captain to C.I.C.” he spoke, and released, never taking his eyes off the viewscreen. A hundred years we’ve been out here, Stine thought. A hundred years and not a damn thing. So what the hell happ...

  • Author: Browncoatben
  • Posted over 2 years ago.
  • 4 out of 5

• The Pillar - A Graphite Figure

  It was hard to move fast with the gravity off. The regular rhythm of walking was thrown off by the grav-boots he wore. So, he turned them off. Pushing against the walls, Stine and his men drifted aft down the corridor. “Report, Lieutenant.” “...

  • Author: Browncoatben
  • Posted over 2 years ago.