Stories tagged “space opera”
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Star of Bethlehem
He looked confident, but the way he clung to her hand told her otherwise. Their entwined fingers, green and pink, made a strange contrast. They stood before a tree that was also a person and also a cradle for the galaxy. Ten thousand years hung heavily...
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My Lady Enters.
The Ninja whispered into the doctors face as the paladin was being carried into the medical bay, “If you touch her skin directly with your unclean hands, you will be beheaded. If you do anything that she may view as rude, you will be beheaded. If...
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The Bridge
The XO was unconvinced, “If you have something to say, Corby, please, go ahead and share it!” And there it was, his hand up on his ninja-to at his hip. Corbet, unconsciously, placed his hand behind his back, his hand closing over the pummel...
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An Audience
The captain adjusted his katana at his side, ensuring it sat at the perfect angle. His eye was critical as he scrutinized one final inspection, and waved his hand over the door-chime. The sound pierced the hum of Fusaichi’s engine’s as the ...
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Derelict
The ship was dead on the outskirts of the Sparkler nebula, a lone, hulking metal wreck. Holes coated the hull, likely the result of a run-in with a Tausian War Bird and its Mass Shifter Cannons. The G.E.C. Odysseus sidled up next to the derelict. Vale ...
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SNOW: The Beginning
The snowball exploded a centimetre away from Saqroz’s head. He flinched, composed himself, then quickly bent down, bunched up a handful of the blue snow, packed it into a ball and threw it at his attacker. In the moment it would take for the sno...
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Digital Love
Thelonius-rM3-00879 (Thel879 for short) was damaged. A plasma bolt had hit the gun ports he had been operating. His upgraded armor had protected him from the bulk of the damage, but he was operating at half power and his cooling units were nonfunctiona...
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SNOW: Evolution
On Kryon 7, the inhabitants have long evolved into comfortably living in the sub-zero temperatures that the planet endures. Their blood has, over the centuries, become so warm as to be immune to the cold. There are other evolutionary features that have...
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Nester - Anticipation
Tara lay prone on the hull, peering through the magscope mounted on her rifle. The dots had grown larger in the last hour and she knew battle was minutes away. The readout on her helmet visor read 980 kilometers. 979. 978. 977. Tara took a moment to gl...
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SNOW: The Fear
Werita Tuilas recieved word of the incident within two minutes of it happening, after the two boys, who had witnessed the crash landing, sent a message to their parents, telling them about the explosion and the object that lay smouldering in the crator...
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Nester - Hailstorm
An invisible hailstorm ripped through space from the hull of The Volta. The deadly energy bolts quickly converged on the flanking hoard of enemy boarders. Roughly 2,000 body-armored soldiers were approaching The Volta from port as the main assault rage...
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SNOW: Stories
Stories about the origins of Kryon 7 are told frequently. Myths and legends. Fables and epic poems. Most of these stories are concerned with the constant blizzards of blue, luminescent snow that the planet becomes layered with every day. A phenomenon ...
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Nester - The Miss
Tara’s eyes went wide with surprise. She’d missed. In six years of war, she’d never missed. Twenty Eight major engagements 1,692 confirmed kills. 0 misses. Until today. She stared across the void through her magscope at the approachin...
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Nester - The Assault
The uncanny foe jerked itself in all directions with precise thruster blasts. It seemed to wrap around the invisible energy bolts like an unholy vine. It managed to evade every shot as if they were tennis balls playfully lofted by a child. Tara was, be...
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Aggressive Expansion
It was after a lengthy and exhausting debate that Grenlor, in no uncertain terms, assured High Command that the resistance would be run to ground within seven sidereal periods, local temporal cycle. To aid him in quelling this growing nuisance, he was ...
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Shock and Awe
His campaign began as expected, with excessive force and a complete disregard for subtlety. He authorized dozens of precision strikes from the orbital punch-cannons on the assumption that his quarry spent time in primitive underground bunkers in-betwee...
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Blasted 2
Empress Sa T’lak took a deep breath. DART’s manipulator found the correct circuit and the door behind Novax opened with a hiss. “About time!” Novax’s voice thundered through her headset. “Meet us in docking bay 4. An...
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Blasted 3
The portal door shut behind him as the energy-charge exploded on the other side. Novax gave a swift look back, wiped his brow, shrugged his shoulders, turned and continued on. The lady said ‘meet us in docking bay 4’, so I will, he told himself. Bu...
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Blasted 4
Sa grabbed the blasters off the unconscious men. “Get aboard,” she growled at Novax and DART. “But mistress, this is a H-h-h-hantorian ship,” stuttered the droid. “Exactly. So they won’t be expecting us to be on it a...
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Blasted 5
High above the docking bay, Commander Tarsus paced the bridge with one arm behind his back. The station was in chaos; every soldier was earnestly searching for the Empress. Personally, he wanted her gone; she’d been a thorn in his side since arri...
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Blasted 6
“My sister has always been a thorn in my side. She will tell us what we need to crush the Empire!” “But sir, your ship left 2 kilosecs ago,” interrupted Tarsus. “Blast her! I knew I should have just killed her when I had t...
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Blasted 6
Mayhem was aboard the Pulsar Wind. Captain Novax had fumbled wildly at the helm getting the ship out and away from the docking bay. Presently, he enjoyed the Empress breathing down his neck, peering over his shoulder and pressuring him to make the jump...
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Colony Z, Chapter 8
“I know, I know, I know! Shut ’em off!” Dr Kras shouted over the medi-alert klaxons pinging him from every direction. The AI obliged after a pause that could only be construed as grudging disobedience. Everyone swore AI’s didn&#...
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Blasted 7
Tesla lasers caromed off the force shield cradling the hull of the Pulsar Wind as Captain Novax brought her about from the docking station. “I can order a bag of Sarturian snails in Hantoran and ask for fries, aside from some choice cuss words, ...
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Blasted 8
“You are as useless as…” the Empress started but was cut off when Novax found the hyperdrive panel and slammed his palm down on the green button. The Pulsar Wind jumped like a Branthian Loric cat on a neutron wave emitter. Sa T’...