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Welcome to Volgograd, the capital world of the Outer Colonies. The largest human populace in known space (after the culling of Earth by the Amsus) Where Dimitri was born.
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The air in Maintenance Bay Seven smelled of ozone, recycled coolant, and the faint, sweetish tang of synthetic dermis stabilizer. KW-479 hung from a cradle, a nexus of fiber-optic cabling and diagnostic leads sprouting from its spinal port like a metallic mane. Its body was perfect, a masterwork of bio-engineered mimicry: smooth, poreless skin stretched over a musculature that was eternally seventeen, eternally unblemished, eternally ready. The face was symmetrical, almost aggressively handsome,
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The distress beacon was old. Lukas could tell by the frequency—a crackling, irregular pulse that belonged to a generation of emergency transmitters that had been phased out before he was activated. It was the kind of signal that most patrol officers ignored. The kind that meant salvage, or scavengers, or ghosts. Morozov did not ignore it. They were aboard Unit 032, an older military surplus Amsus Raptor repurposed to function as a police shop and patrol vehicle. Drifting on its
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In a universe where constructs are bought, sold, and wiped clean, a repurposed intimacy model named Lukas discovers he's been many people—soldier, pop star, lab rat, cop. Now he's on a stolen ship, a hacker, a thief, and a clock counting down to neurological collapse. Some ghosts won't stay buried. Some truths won't stay hidden. And some love stories begin with a gun to the chest.
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Haskal teaches Darien something in this moment as well, that he has his own son, Atreus (being raised by Haskal's wife Lady Adele) who needs a Dad, not a distant father, not an absent lord, but a dad.
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It puts Darien in the position of reigning in Radoslav, who (if left to his own devices) will end up getting them all killed. Darien is now his General and leader of the largest fighting force left in the Crusade, and Lord Haskal's shoes are very big. The new Baron Haskal has a long way to go.
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The Lord of the Vanguard has fallen for his King's failure. Now Darien has become a Lord of the Crusade and Warlord of the Vanguard.
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Good morning folks
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The year 1089, eight years and three thousand miles from Antioch. The armor gleamed in the candlelight, a thing of beauty that Darien had been polishing for the better part of an hour. It was Lord Haskal's ceremonial breastplate, the one he wore when the King came to visit, when the lords of the coast gathered to discuss taxes and tithes and the eternal, grinding business of keeping men alive through winter. The steel was etched with the Boar’s head of House Haskal, the silver inlay catchin
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I see it as a wound. That the connection has been strained and needs to heal before it can reverse what has been done. It leads to interesting perspectives, and Darien and Wylan get to sit with each other every two days, and Wylan is cherishing the chance to stare at Darien.
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Gremlin will ride again, I have two projects to finish first though.
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Commander of the Mess Hall, and Chief of Security and Snacks!
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Dimitri is very confused by why everyone calls his Daddy, "Daddy" especially Isaiah
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I mean, he is the Doctor of Sabotage!
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There are points where, I am certain, his papa's are learning from him. Dimitri, the only functional crew member
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Allowing the Hakim to come and go from the Crusader camp sets up a parallel with Treasure Island. Where the Doctor would move between the two groups/camps because sickness doesn't observe walls, nor race/creed and is an enemy to both sides. I think in some ways Khalid and Darien are alike, they both recognize that their men are more important. Khalid's work with his own hands during the Earthquake, I hope, along with Wylan's observations, show this.
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As ever, thank you for reading, engaging with me on the comments sections, and for just motivating me to keep writing these. I am enjoying and having fun working on these. I like a good bit of comedy.
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I am sitting on lots more stories, so as long as I am upright, I'll be posting.
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Now Ashot needs to figure out how to keep Stephen in a steady supply of "Coins"
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Chapter Nineteen: The Art of the Deal (Or, How to Trade Up) The Father’s fleet arrived at 0712 ship time, emerging from their Alcubierre jump in perfect formation—the other Amsus surplus battlecruiser flanking the Crystal Cathedral, its stained-glass biodome glittering in the light of the distant sun. They hung in the black like a procession of iron ghosts, their running lights bright, their weapons cold but ready. On the bridge of the Havana, Mickey watched them appear on t
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Just goes to show that the Crusades were terrible on both sides. Antioch was a mess, grinding people into the mud and leaving nothing but carnage on both sides. Damascus and Aleppo were engaged in a bitter battle of their own leaving Antioch on it's own. The Emir and the Attabeg had no desire to prop up Klaijj-Arslan's failing Empire, not when they stood to inherit it should Arslan fall. There was no way they would aid Khalid with any significant effort.
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Darien's left with one hell of a mess after King Radoslav's failure. Baron Haskal is going to have to take matters into his own hands or the Crusade dies.
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Ashot got his coin, and his monk.
