The Alpha and the Omega: Act I | Chapter 5ACT I - CONQUEST CHAPTER 5 The raids continued, of course, Clan Morgana growing ever more bold in its aggression against Gal-Cop. In a way, its dominance was a liability- with Sola and her clan rising to ever greater heights, so too was their...
The Alpha and the Omega: Act I | Chapter 4ACT I - CONQUEST CHAPTER 4 The capitulation was as swift as the Crone had promised. First a trickle and then a torrent of clan leaders made the journey to prostrate themselves before Sola, bowing low with words of fealty spillingfrom their lips....
The Alpha and the Omega: Act I | Chapter 3ACT I - CONQUEST CHAPTER 3 The attack was swift, executed without regard to property or life. The Clan Talog was a proud one, stretching across the fertile northern continent and lords of several populous settlements. By dusk those settlements...
The Alpha and the Omega: Act I | Chapter 2ACT I - CONQUEST CHAPTER 2 The clans of Pegasi were proud, descended as they were from the earliest, long-abandoned efforts at colonizing the inhospitable sector. When the crutches of superpower support had broken, the men and women left behind...
The Alpha and the Omega: Act I | Chapter 1ACT I - CONQUEST CHAPTER 1 A new dawn rose over New Cambria. Madoc Rhys and all his supporters lay dead, victims of the swift, merciless purge that Sola Morgana had secretly orchestrated. Now the clan was no more, its people adopting...
The Alpha and the Omega: ReunionHello! Three years ago I set out writing the story of Marra Morgan, my Elite Dangerous character. In that time, she rose from a drug-addled pirate and smuggler to the Consigliere of the infamous Pegasi firm Black Omega, bringing with her a whole host...
Between Darkness and the Void - Part Three I have to admit, Phisto has great taste in restaurants. The Serenade is comfortable, tastefully lit in deep blue and cyan, with a luxurious VIP area which has been reserved for us. The suave captain greets me with a respectful bow, taking my...
Between Darkness and the Void - Part Two Heat-vanes hiss in the thin atmosphere of the docking bay as I release them from silent-running and lower Freyja’s landing gear, bringing her down in a swift but gentle landing. The journey here has been mercifully uneventful, but I take no chances...
Between Darkness and the Void - Part One It’s been nearly two years since I was last here, and it hasn’t gotten any warmer. I pull my overcoat closer around me as we walk across the frozen tundra towards the hangars. Idris strides beside me, impervious to the night’s chill. Despite...
Fidelity Home. Verdant green hills roll towards the black, snow-capped peaks on the horizon, a clear blue sky stretching out overhead. The sweet scent of the heather and gorse hangs on the cool, crisp air that fills my lungs, invigorating me. The season’s...