Descent
into Greatness
Morag
cursed whoever constructed the shrine for the dozenth time in her
journey. Most people believed that the Balorn's reptillian nature
meant that they were cold-blooded (the fact that many were completely
ruthless with little empathy probably added to the confusion), but
that wasn't correct. Balorn simply preferred warm climates.
Had
she been in a more charitable mood, Morag might have considered that
the climate of this planet had changed since her destination's
creati

Voragode:
Miseream and Toraki
Toraki
prided themselves on discipline, and Kycillia’s space station
reflected that. There was nothing that was not designed to maximize
efficiency. Everywhere except for the garden at the center.
Some
observers said, with varying degrees of seriousness, that the station
reflected the reality of toraki nature. The species was all about
discipline and order, but there was always a part that was untamed.
Toraki
didn’t wear clothing naturally. Their fur protected

Feylis
Phantasm
Caster
and Hunter
A
feral cat moved stealthily through the lawn. The movement set of the
alarms, but the guards were too lazy to check. She had come a few
times before to inoculate them to her presence. They thought she was
chasing some prey, and beneath their notice.
She
lifted her paw and brought out some magic amulets. These she placed
down at regular intervals around the house. “The spell is ready,”
she whispered. “We move tonight.”
“Good.
I was hoping to wait, but

Feylis
Phantasm
Druid
Thamaskarans
traditionally kept the bones of their ancestors. It wasn’t uncommon
for bones to actually be built into the walls of houses or cities. In
their mind, the dead helped protect the living in a very real sense.
The
powder used to create the summoning circle was created from grinding
up the body of these bones. The circle was created in the assembly
hall. It was cleared for the spell. “I am the one on whom our
nation is to be built. That which I bind in this wo

The
Great Hunt
Chapter
Two
Choices:
● Attack
the noble
Kaylia
had talked about the necessity of judgement. Zorashin didn’t want a
simple hired gun to follow her orders to the letter. She should get a
droid if she wanted that.
Felgonians
didn’t have much money. Certainly this noble could pay far more for
her help. The support and friendship of felgonians was also dubiose.
The species had fought practically everyone at one point or another.
This tended to give them an attitude of “we don?

Kind
Cruelty
“What
does it mean to be cruel? What does it mean to be kind? Can the two
be joined together? It seems that one is mutually exclusive of the
other,” Kycillia said and pulled out a dictionary. “Indeed, this
says that the two are antonyms of each other. The political
philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli wrote about how cruelty could be used
well. Indeed, he said that one could lead to the other. So was
Machiavelli insane, or is he onto something?”
“The
answer is not as clear as

Voragode:
Predator Ethics
Kycillia
finished writing on the blackboard right before class started.
“Welcome everyone,” she smiled at the students entered the
classroom. “I am Kycillia, lead diplomat of the Toraki empire and
Sovereign Tyraniccus of Interspecies Relations. I have been chosen to
teach you today.”
She
waited for her presence to set into the students before continuing.
“Today's class is on Utilitarianism. I heard about it and had an
interesting thought about how it relates t

The
Great Hunt
Chapter
One
In
theory, the Irithnian oligarchy and the Toraki empire were united in
the Council of Developed Species. The two remained sovereign over
their domains and citizens, but were tied together under a unified
federal system. That was the theory. In practice, the Oligarchy
continued with their isolationist policies. The hope that uniting
under a larger power would foster good relations and blunt historical
rivalries also did not come to fruition. Relations between them and

A
Diplomat’s Duty
The
job of a diplomat is always the same no matter the historical,
cultural, religious, or any other context. When the diplomat is in
the nation of a foreign species; however, sometimes more unorthodox
means are needed.
Many
sovereign’s went to war. Martial training therefore was a
relatively common pastime of monarchs. What was surprising about
Queen Susan was not that she fought, but her preferred style. She
enjoyed wrestling, and not simple grabbling; but rather a flash

Lydia
Chapter One
Divided Loyalties
 
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.? Matthew 6:24 (New American Standard)
 
 
There were two great powers in the galaxy. One was the Council of Developed Species led by the Toraki Empire. The other was the Eternal Dominion led by the overlords and populated by the balorn.
 
Lydia was born on one of the planets the Dominion took in

Duty
before Honor
The
underdeveloped planet protection pact (UP3) was passed by the Toraki
Empire shortly after absorbing the Algorans into their government and
becoming one of the galactic superpowers. The express purpose for the
act given when it was proposed was to promote peace and prevent the
suffering of indigenous species.
The
emperor and nobles had the best of intentions when they passed the
law. They sincerely hoped to prevent the tragedy of planets being
plundered and the natives eith

Maka's report: The Herald of Ever-Winter
Liinfa was not proud of
what she was about to do. Abducting an important figure of another
nation and holding that person hostage might have been something she
would do without hesitation before when she was simply another one of
the Thirteenth Legion's hounds, but now was different. Part of her
said that her reason was just. She wasn't doing this for mere
personal gain but to help give an oppressed people a land to call
their own. The ends justified the

Maka's
Report: Toraki and Miraseam
Maka
normally studied his subjects far in advance before doing his own
research. He would review the relevant literature and attempt to
contribute to it. He wasn't so arrogant as to believe he was doing
anything original.
He
changed his position when he was commissioned to do a report on the
Toraki and Meraseam. Humanity went to war with both species soon
after they encountered each other over the human's plans to use and
weaponize the newly-discovered element

Disclaimer: some of the fight
scenes contained in this story are rather gory. Reader discretion is
highly advised.
Thanokhan Chapter Two
Current and Future
Generations
“We do not inherit
the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
Native American proverb
Recoa walked out into
the courtyard and looked around. “Good, everyone got the message,”
she said. “We have located another part of the cure.” She then
moved aside to let the others through after delivering her
anno

Thanokhan
Chapter One
Idealism and Realism
Two cities have been
created by two loves; the earthly by the love of self, and the
heavenly by the love of God-St. Augustine
Alchemy laboratories
were often built far away from civilization. This was done to protect
the general populace if an accident occurred and to prevent prying
eyes from seeing any secret work- different alchemists emphasized
each one differently. This practice changed when safety procedures
improved, and many alchemists moved int

Judith's Halloween
Judith smiled at her
reflection in the mirror. She was a nephilim, the child of a fallen
angel and a human, and she took after her human mother physically for
the most part. She looked mostly like an average human woman with
red-brown hair and eyes, about five feet, four inches tall, and with
an athletic build. She normally hid her demonic features with her
powerful magic. She had decided to stop her aging when she was about
25 by human standards for an arbitrary reason that s

Beginning at the Top
Aina knocked politely
on the clubroom door and waited for acknowledgment before entering.
She paused momentarily to look over the three girls before heading up
to the front of the room. “You called?” she asked Megumi.
“I did,” the
teacher answered. “Thank you for coming at such short notice.”
“I wouldn't miss it,”
Aina turned to regard the three. The tallest girl might not need her
help, and the second might do better without it, but the blond one
definitely

Chapter One
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it-Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence
        
The Thirteenth Legion originally operated in areas where humans populations had settled although human government hadn
ft been established yet. At first, they simply provided services like basic sanitation, and helped protect the people from the hostile Volkson trib

Eleanor

The revolution had been a relatively bloodless one. Gilana knew very well that the reforms she had planned would meet fierce resistance. She planned by moving members of the nobility she expected trouble with, or moving their followers to break up their power base, to areas removed from the capital. Meanwhile, she had brought in nobles she thought that would view her agenda favorably.

Galvan was one of those nobles she recruited. Unlike her, he was a mammal, a grizzly bear

Kuumorn

Kuumorn, like most transhumanists of her series, didn't normally wear clothing. There was no point to it. The only time that changed was when she was going into a situation where it was expected she would interact with humans. For those times, she normally wore a simple green shirt with a pair of blue shorts. It helped the wearer “blend in” more.

The cougar hybrid wore them now on the chance that she was spotted. Pin to her chest was the emblem of the TDF (Transhumanist

Zomrohean
Race Notes
Cliinos
The Cliinos live in the harsh tundra area to the north where recources are slim and life is hard. This is compounded by the fact that the Cliinos were among the first attacked during the first war. There numbers were severly depleted although reinforcements from other races before extinction occured.
During the war, the Cliinos managed to discover the secrets of alchemy and maximize their secrets. They needed this after the war ended to survive against both the harsh

Marona world
The first war
Before the beginning of time, God forced the universe into existence. He began by creating the topography of the world and then the different plants and animals. The end of his work of creation was the different types of people. One of the celestial beings that were with God got jealouse of the lord's work? Wasn't he his masterpiece? How dare these weak, fleshy beings compare themselves to him? So he conspired to destroy the people and was cast out of heaven into the u

The Price of Selflessness

“Seek magic,” Lumina said as her left hand glowed green faintly and a small orb of light floated up “Okay, lead me to it please” she requested and off the sphere went south to search out the most powerful magical source in the immediate area.

“You could've at least stopped in front of me for a little while,” she chuckled before following her spell into some swamps. “Great way to make me feel that I'm improving at all with

Voragode

Chapter Three

Fast Food

“Everyone have a good and safe lunch,” Ms. Sandra Pawson said as she stood up. She waited patiently for a few minutes as her students passed to answer any questions before she also got up and walked out of the room and eventually the building.

The lioness teacher alternated between her lesson plans and what to eat when she reached the parking lot. “I guess Mexican then or rather, food that is based on Mexican food. Mexican-American, I

VorishArtist?(9:41:57?PM): *Joe was just having a normal day, on his way back from school and walking amongst the crowd of commuters in the popular city, little did they know what approached...*

Axorawerecat?(9:46:55?PM): "wait, this isn't Tokyo. Japan is far prettier" the giantess said as she came onto the beach. She was actually rather cute, with her brown pigtails and large eyes, well if you could get past that she was huge. "I'll never get this monster thing right. Oh well,

16:55:10 : Minmonte was a little more confident now although only slightly. Currently she was lying beneath a tree, thinking of new plans of how to relieve herself of her "curse" and reasimmilate with the rest of humanity. "I heard there was a new temple ruin found in Egypt. I guess I could lookk there" she said to herself
16:58:16 : Trialgatha watched Minmonte from a distance, kneeling in a low-hanging branch and surrounded by the canopy. Her golden eyes took in the young girl's form. Though Mi

Axorawerecat(3:58:31PM): The mousegirl Mae's colony had grown in siz and their abilities to reproduce had simply overwhelmed that of predators to eat them. Hence, it was seen neccasary to find a new area to transplant a splinter group and she was chosn as one of those to try and find a site. She had no idea why she was chosen. She wasn't very large, about two and a half feet tall, nor strong or particurly fast. Still, she would do her best. Right now, she was invesstigating a rocky field
MakusuT

And There Will Be No Sea

Prologue

The 13th Legion

“Sin is arrogance,” Deborah began her address to the assembled members of the 13th Legion, a radical human supremacist group. “The arrogance of believing that we are above God; no, it is rather the belief that we are God himself.

“Lucifer believed that and so did the angels that followed him in his rebellion before he was cast from Heaven. Adam and Eve believed that when they ate the forbidden fruit and were simi

20:19:41 speedy: *the 12 inch hamster rolls his clear plastic hamster in*
20:21:21 : axora looks up from her book and smiles, these books had a lot of good material in them but they were real boring, definitely not something for a cat. "fun time" she smiled as she got up
20:24:22 speedy: *speedy smiles as he pulls up his sweat pants...he ties back his head fur with a banda and climbs into the ball....sealing the hatch shut his fat little legs begins to run.,,,,soon the ball is being propelled al

Axora says:
the strong, large, and fierce prey on the week, small, and meak and such it has been for as long as any could remember. Only many got really tired of such an order. One of them was the deer scientist Bo Stom who tried to devise a way to alleviate the problem. Of course such research was dangerouse so he gave it to his daughter Miha. The therepy should allow Miha to act on the other side of the food chain
The Key to Perfect Punches, is To Keep the Hand Relaxed. says:
Such a lovely wol

What Use is the World?

Part Two

“I don't get it,” Higure complained. “Where is everyone? We were full to capacity a few weeks ago.”

“What's not to get?” a clown asked. “The people want to be entertained by people. Not by living machines like you.”

“Now that's not fair and you know it,” Ashika, the trapeze artist protested. “You know what's been happening lately. Higure has nothing to do with it.”

“She sure

What Use is the World?

Part One

“It will come true/the great dream/that warms you inside,” Minmonte sang as she walked along the forest road. “It's a small step, which is little/but it's a start/ the dream grows bigger and wider.”

“The man that moves a mountain begins by carrying small stones,” Shiya quoted from Confucius as she followed the vampire girl. “However, there becomes a problem for you with that. Do you even know where the mountain is?

People are at Their Cruelest

“It never fails. I see a city I like and stay there for a while and then my secret gets out. Really, I need to learn some sort of memory wiping spell” Minmonte Maaka panted as she ran away from the angry crowd of people. This was getting to be a rather normal thing for her. She'd let her extroverted nature get the best of her and try to assimilate once again into human society. Everything went fine at first but then she'd let her secret slip. To her cr

16:13:12 : Trialgatha lands on one of the large branches on the fringes of the forest, quietly looking about for a meal. Her eyes focus in on a few likely prospects, but her tastes don't seem to be suited just yet.16:15:12 : Minmonte sat on a bench reading a book on the Aztecs, singing a song. "I am the main player in my life/I might as well make it fun and cool for me' she says as she turns the page of her book16:17:43 : Trialgatha looks around and happens to notice Minmonte. Smiling a fer

suunyunli: Minmonte tended to stay to herself. Her race made her do that. Still, she was a rather social person so it wasn't a surprise that she would try to visit a human community. Also not a big surprise was that she would be found out and driven from the city. This time the local militia was used. Fortunately the girl managed to fly away before any real fighting had begun although it was obvious that the hunters weren't entirely done with her yet

ome_quicksilver: Indeed, many hunters still

2007-04-06 21:33:52 [Kiera -> Jelinda] Kiera was walking quietly through the forest making her way back to the beach to rest for the night. The orca was quite smaller now than she normally was since she'd had little to eat lately, and she shrunk herself down to five feet so her stomach wouldn't be so large and hungry. Kiera would have plenty to eat in the ocean, and that's exactly where she was headed.
2007-04-06 21:38:44 [Jelinda -> Kiera] Jelinda is a water creature by nature although sh