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

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

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

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

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

1FNC (the Furry News Channel)

Alicia Dietz looked at the address on her card and then at the large building before her to make sure the number indicated belonged to that same tower of glass and steel. She had worked at that same structure for the past eight months already but she still did this everyday. It started to make sure that she hadn't gotten lost again but it was now just another ritual she did.

“Hi there, Ms. Dietz,” the secretary greeted. “You're here early tod

Failed Experiment?

“Today's experiment seems to be a success,” the elven sorceress Elta cackled as she let the gold coins that she had collected run through her fingers. “Wouldn't you girl's agree?”

“Very much so,” Ikka, Elta's female centaur bodyguard agreed. “And very profitable indeed. Wouldn't you agree, Nim?”

“You two,” Nim, Elta's harpy bodyguard shook her head. “Always money, money, money; that's all you two ever thin

House Call
        
Shohuska-a 20-foot-tall female macro kangaroo- waited patiently for her visitor. She was waiting for a little test to be run on her. A scan of her digestive system to be specific. A test she intended to enjoy.
        
There was a knock on the door. ``Hello? My name's Axora. You called me?'' a voice asked. ``You Shohuska?''
        
Shohuska grinned at the v

Legalism
        
Appollo, the great demon lord, had a very unique source of power-fairies. Normally, anyone else who tried such a thing would be automatically shrunk to a minuscule size unless they were carefully prepared. Fairies had a great deal of power in them and it was this fact alone that allowed Appollo to get so far in this world where typically demons would be subjugated under more powerful lords and those with the ambition (or stupidity dependi

Rampage
        
Transhumanist research was not exclusive to the nation of Ru Nan where beings like Axora were created to become living weapons. Many other states made similar technology although diverged from the path of military conquest. Some saw in the transhumanists a potential working group to be exploited. Others saw the chance for scientific progress and the potential of new advancements through the growing and observing of such a creature. Still o