23.[]: Travellers—A Summit, Cruzando

In-Transit, Taurus  The metallic rattle of the chugging train reminded Wtorek Elizabeta of the past. She never quite liked traveling by train or v-ehicle. It always gave her kinetosis—nausea, motion sickness, dizziness, vomiting, and everything in-between. Ironically, playing train had been Csilla’s favorite pretend activity when she’d been younger. That small warmth aside, her kinetosisContinue reading “23.[]: Travellers—A Summit, Cruzando”

22.[]: The Outsiders & The Fugitivos!

Elhaladón, Taurus  The man formerly known as Wtorek Izsak pulled the trigger twice. Each bullet sent the body of the woman standing opposite of him staggering backwards. With the third bullet, the woman finally crumpled to her knees. With the fourth straight through her head, she fell forward onto the ground dead. Gamma lowered hisContinue reading “22.[]: The Outsiders & The Fugitivos!”

8.5: Jericho’s Reunion (Seperazione)

Prognoikos Aurora Reservoirs, Ophiuchus  “These security checks are ridiculous. We’re Ophiuchian peacekeeping agents. We shouldn’t have to go through these things like these tourists here.” “Is it that you think you’re above all of these ‘tourists’, Talib? Do you think you’re above the security measures?” “See! That’s exactly how the Organization wants you to think.Continue reading “8.5: Jericho’s Reunion (Seperazione)”

7.6: Jericho’s Peace (Guerra)

Lepischau, Cancer  “He’s going around back!” Jericho skidded to a halt as Talib’s voice echoed around the stucco alley walls. He glanced up and found a paper crane enveloped in dark blue light racing over his head. He chased it down the opposite end of the alley and into the backdoor of what appeared toContinue reading “7.6: Jericho’s Peace (Guerra)”

4.[]: Peacekeeper on the Verge

Wtorek Izsak first learned how to use a conductor at the age of eight. He grew up in a small, isolated, sheep-herding village called Okör embedded in the heart of the Great Lascaux Mountain that ran the length of Taurus’s eastern border with Ophiuchus. The only thing they knew of the war were the occasionalContinue reading “4.[]: Peacekeeper on the Verge”