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Lunar Nightscape Archive
Chapter 1 - The Last Day Aboard the Kriggamortis There weren’t always dragons in the valley. So long as that stayed true, we would be fine. It has been three days since our fleet was decimated by those blasted hunters. We are the only ship left of the six. Why couldn’t those elves have just left us alone! If they had, we wouldn't have had to take up piracy. One ball turret is still broken, and one booster is disabled. Spike will fix that. Finally we have some peace. May our fallen warriors find their everlasting rest in the Valley of Dust of the Eternal Star Fields — Daily Flight Log Entry: Day 258
By Vijay Klassen4 years ago in Fiction
Elementalis
The Void A beautiful marble of white and blue, the earth so small and elegant from out beyond the moon. Looking out the window of the International Space Station, Kale was sitting at a terminal looking out the small porthole window as he conducted daily systems checks. He often did his tasks quickly without much delay, but today he felt off. Perhaps it was because he had been on the station for eleven months now and the time was starting to get to him, or maybe, it was because he had doubts about the mission and his decision to leave home. He wasn’t an astronaut after all, he had won a lottery after buying an item off of Amazon. It had been twenty-five years since the founder of Amazon had taken his first group of Outer Space Tourists up for the first time. He was still active in the company, but he was starting to get old and had spent more time off planet than on. Between the two eccentric billionaires, they had colonized the moon, moved the International Space Station out passed the moon, and had started terraforming Mars. Kale's mission was simple, can the average human with little to no training be successful on a Space Research Crew. He won the lottery thinking he would be another Space Tourist. Instead, he was asked to work as a research assistant and maintenance tech for Research Crew 1536. He had a couple of military occupational specialties through his seventeen-year career in the Army. So, he picked things up pretty quickly and his crew was accommodating, motivating and were pretty good teachers…maybe a little impatient from time to time, but that was understandable. They had trained their whole lives to become astronauts and he just happened to buy the right pack of lightbulbs from Amazon one day.
By Jason Vannier4 years ago in Fiction
The Rebirth
“There weren’t always dragons in the valley. At least, not in our lifetime,” Ahti whispered. “They’ve been here before.” Aila looked up at her friend with her warm brown eyes and black hair hiding part of her face. “You don’t sound afraid of them like the others.”
By Michelle Ashleigh Piper4 years ago in Fiction
The Twenty-Five Percent
Prologue The ship darts out of its hiding place as the Predator ship approaches. It dodges and rolls, trying to simultaneously avoid the large asteroids and the Predator's lasers. At such high speeds of travel, dodging is always hard to do. Only the most experienced of pilots can pull off this tricky maneuver without crashing and killing everyone on board. It gets dangerously close to a large asteroid a few times, only to pull up at the last second. The pilot is hoping the much larger Predator ship won't be able to dodge as quickly, but unfortunately for the small ship, the Predator is every bit as agile as it is. The Predator gracefully dodges in, out, and around the asteroids and other debris firing its lasers as it goes. The lasers burst open asteroids, and space junk alike, barely missing the smaller ship.
By S.M. Cochran4 years ago in Fiction
Viruspring
“There weren’t always dragons in the Valley.” Uncle grumbled, rifting through the fire with the heavy iron poker, he made a satisfied grunt and settled back into the cedar rocking chair of our small cabin.
By Dakota Rice4 years ago in Fiction
From the Ashes of Blood and Fangs
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. Then again, there wasn’t always a valley where they now reside. It had been several centuries since the cataclysm which created it, centuries since the dragons came to be in our world. Before they arrived they were the stuff of myths and legends, only spoken about in storybooks and role playing games.
By Nyx Fray4 years ago in Fiction
The Heir of the Varcolac
There weren't always dragons in the Valley. Before the sky was alit by Green Flames Man ruled the blue grass hillside. Man’s conquering of the Varcolac was to be the end of battle between nature and evil. Yet, the Green Flames burn.
By Clayton Cook4 years ago in Fiction
Genesys
Lottery Rules: 1) No child the age of 5 or under and no adult 60 years or older is able to be drawn. 2) No mentally and/or physically disabled persons are permitted to be drawn
By Jay E. 4 years ago in Fiction
Dragon Queen
There were not always dragons in the valley... But then again, the valley was not always such a beautiful paradise either, until Silver monkey came to rule the tribes. She was a Dragon keeper , they say, but after seeing her immense power and beauty in action I have become determined to get to know her better.
By Patrick Horn4 years ago in Fiction
The Assassin and her Dragon
There weren't always dragons in the Valley. That was before the earth was cursed by the gods with demons and dragons and everything in between. The large body of the beast was in pieces on the ground, destroying the flowered filled area. She sat quietly on the grass, looking over the beautiful clearing. The scent of blood was strong, weighing down the air. Crows shrieked loudly, gathering in the sky, informing all other scavengers where the battle has just taken place. It was a red dragon; they were the lower rank ones. From her understanding the species came colored coded, some colors were strong enough to even take humanoid forms.
By TeJay4 years ago in Fiction
As Above, So Below
" In the cradle, there is a blank nothingness. Nothing but the Kings and their colors. Their blinding hues that seep through every crack and memory left in my breaking mind. Their colors call on me, tell me my future lies in their hands, I just have to reach them, beyond the Wellspring.- The man who sees the Kings"
By KENNETH PEYTON4 years ago in Fiction
Tess 16201c
There weren't always dragons in the valley. They were brought from Tess 16201b. It seemed like such a good idea-to them. The dragons were beautiful really; strong and muscular, black purple with glittering highlights of lavender. Terra Draco Volans Grandis were what they called them. It's a shame to have to kill them all.
By Faith Guptill4 years ago in Fiction