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Anthem of the Old World
Anthem of the Old World
"When I was your age, these stories were safe to tell; back when dreams died, and the skies above fell."
The One Who Would Be Queen (Prologue)
The One Who Would Be Queen (Prologue)
"She sprang on the warrior before he had a chance to react. Within mere moments, she severed his com cable, then a hydraulic tube, and then- Well then. That looks like the purge release. Would be a real shame if someone...clipped it."
Twain the Songbird
Twain the Songbird
"The Songbird creaked somewhere along its spine, a sound that made Twain grimace. The battle with Rhang's fleet had wounded it, and all she wanted was to nurse it back to health. It was her baby now, after all."
Admiral Allard
Admiral Allard
"Dress blues, spectacles, a stache, and a rolled Agricolan. Classic Allard."
Tadros, Lion of New Byzantium
Tadros, Lion of New Byzantium
" Stand here, hold still, cross yourself, yadda yadda. Just get him in his ship! Tadros climbed into the cockpit, using the dual engines to hoist himself up. Click, check, click, check. "
Battle Between Pluto and Oblivion
Battle Between Pluto and Oblivion
"Silence on the comms for a minute. Tadros fidgeted slightly in his cockpit. He had a feeling about what that meant, and it wasn't an attractive option. "Orders from Nest actual. Disable civvies, hot targets are red. Full joy on red targets." "
Archadmiral Rhang
Archadmiral Rhang
"Then there was the matter of the handcuffed monster in red power armor that they were escorting. He towered above them, standing at least another foot above them while hunching over to fit in the hallway."
How Does a Skeleton Rust?
How Does a Skeleton Rust?
"The remains...No way those were human. Screams. There was metal growing from its bones. How does a skeleton rust? So many questions for Allard."
Lieutenant Lyra "Firewalker" Kahale
Lieutenant Lyra "Firewalker" Kahale
" Commander, this is Firewalker. Furball and the shuttle are secure. This little tugboat's coming home. "
Professor Kavnik Chang
Professor Kavnik Chang
"He broke his sh** -eating grin and a very thick East Soviet accent poured out. "I see you brought me new toys, Commander." Kavnik. Chang. He nodded to the escorts and pointed them towards the brig. "I will have to box them for now.""
Lunar Labs - Tamiko
Lunar Labs - Tamiko
"The decontamination team pored over the metal crate, waving sterilizers and cling-rods around it even as the D0LL-3 drone smoothly carried it into the workshop. A hiss. Two hisses. Hydraulics spat steam out of equalizing valves. "
Fantastic and Terrible Lyutsiferium
Fantastic and Terrible Lyutsiferium
"Matsuki nodded. "Indeed, that is how we've concluded they escaped. It's powered by an element the Soviets created, tentatively called Lyutsiferium. However, the only known Lyutsiferium is in this device and...onboard the Soviet caravan." "
A Year to Unite and Prepare
A Year to Unite and Prepare
"It seemed like the world changed in a few days. With the threat of enemies that could sterilize Terra at a moment's notice, emerging from the great void that once beckoned them, Terra had a choice. Unite, prepare, and improve...or die apart."
The Listening Post
The Listening Post
" "How long has it been there?" "I don't know, Furball," Lyra sighed. Tadros focused the spotlights a bit better on the alien structure. "That was rhetorical, you know. For all we know, this has been here since before some prehuman invented fire." "
24th Century Awakening
24th Century Awakening
" It was subtle at first, like the soft stirrings of tinnitus, the tickle in your ear before the flow. And then it was awful. A cacophony of human thoughts and voices, screaming growing into a roar that would not go away. But noone was speaking."
The First Terran Eyes On Hyperspace
The First Terran Eyes On Hyperspace
"Twain grinned, blue light washing over her face. The Songbird II entered the indigo singularity gently, space itself rippling around it. And there it was. Vibrant colors, some sort of cosmic miasma. Energy danced like lightning around them."
Nova Byzantium Doro Theos
Nova Byzantium Doro Theos
"The water was teal, the land was covered in rich volcanic soil and lush jungles. Wildlife was abundant. This was it, God's mercy on the Byzantines. This would be the new home of New Byzantium."
Meanwhile...
Meanwhile...
""Word from Mars, Juno's militia is dealing with some sort of...'Dali Tank'? Some sort of bizarre walking tank. Nothing the Soviets ever fielded" Allard's blood ran cold. Could this mean...?"
Sinister Stars (And Those Who Came From Them)
Sinister Stars (And Those Who Came From Them)
"Chatter from the Hoplites grew grim. "That's...definitely not Soviet." "Green Leader, that's one of the bogeys we shot up in February." "Confirmed. Kowalski was hit was some sort of...'stupid gun', lost complete control of her Hoplite." "
The Crystal Cavalry
The Crystal Cavalry
" "Uh...Nest, this is Green Leader. The Wapi-maskwa is out of commission- " The transmission cut short as new Hyperwave apertures formed at the Oort cloud. Dozens of crystal ships poured out, honing in directly on the alien ships."
