Adam Andrews Johnson

“This is a terrible idea,” Phentrom groaned. He was standing with Lyoth, Stawren, and Captain Suoki on the outskirts of the holy city of Dullu. Taking the cargo shuttle from the necropolis had been easy and attracted no attention, but what came next was daunting. “I’m starting to agree with Phentrom,” Captain Suoki stated. The city before them was dense with sacred buildings, and it bustled with people dressed in religious garb. “We don’t blend in at all,” Stawren

The three men were eating three different meals at the Last Supper. In front of Lyoth was a bowl of spicy pork with mushrooms and greens over oatmeal; Phentrom was enjoying crispy boar belly in sweet and sour sauce with quinoa, and Captain Suoki was partway through a large bowl of brothy soup with thick noodles, chunks of fatty meat, and plenty of fresh herbs floating on the surface. Stawren and Thadjit stepped up to the table where the three men were seated. “Thadjit wants to join u

Hahaha some connections are SO annoying!

“Quickly,” Captain Suoki urged, “find us the nearest city while I land.” “Got it!” Lyoth replied. “And its location is stored in my device,” Stawren added. Captain Suoki got the Galaxy Surfer to the planet’s surface in less than thirty seconds, and Phentrom immediately killed all its systems when it landed. The quartet sat in silence for a moment, looking around the interior of the ship. Phentrom and Captain Suoki had not been onboard for very long, and Lyoth and Stawr

“How are all three ships in hyperspace?” Phentrom asked from the airlock of the Galaxy Surfer as Lyoth climbed back out of the police cruiser. “The cavitation engine is recognizing the three connected ships as a single vessel, and it’s providing propulsion to the whole thing. As long as no other engine is working against the cavitation drive on the police ship, it will keep us in hyperspace and take us all the way to the capital. We should also register on any local scanners now as only a

trouble is certainly brewing for our heroes!

I want a toodle loo shouted at meeee!

The Galaxy Surfer was rising above Boullia Bay. Aboard were Lyoth, Stawren, Phentrom, and Captain Suoki. Fonith was still recovering from being tortured, and she decided to remain at her home on the island. Stawren programmed the interstellar vessel with a destination, and once it was beyond the planet’s atmosphere, it disappeared into hyperspace. “We’ve got twenty-six liters of godstroll blood, only seventy-four to go,” Captain Suoki commented, rolling his eyes. Stawren turned to th

It was night. The city of Boullia Bay was dark, and inside Her Majesty’s Hole, the dragstravaganza was still in full swing. The children had all been escorted to a local community center for an all-night lock-in with several of the parental queens, who had games and snacks and all sorts of fun things for the kids to do until they passed out from exhaustion. In Her Majesty’s Hole, the adults-only portion of the show was about to begin, and the music grew louder. The audience cheered, as an

With the children’s story time ended, the performance in Her Majesty’s Hole changed gears. The afternoon was coming to an end, and some of the queens had prepared a meal for everyone at the tavern. A few others were going to be putting on a show while the guests ate. The crowd inside Her Majesty’s Hole moved themselves against the interior walls of the tavern, allowing space for several very muscly assistants of the queens to carry tables out onto the dance floor. Captain Suoki leane

Phentrom and Captain Suoki arrived at Her Majesty’s Hole just as a glamorous woman stepped out onto the stage. “Anyone can be a queen!” she declared. Quiet quirky music was playing in the background. “I am Frau Meow,” the woman informed the crowd, “and I say again, anyone can be a queen.” Her Majesty’s Hole had opened much earlier in the day than usual to host the uplifting celebration, and a large group of children was there for a special part of the show that was ju

There were not. Do you think it's important that i mention it? (there's a place in a few chapters where it might fit in with a little of the upcoming explanation of things) Since I didn't give the perspective from inside the enemy ships in this instance, I'll tell you what i envision. I picture that the ships were designed for and are being piloted by a human-sized species, since i've kind of made godstrolls out to be one of the few giant species and would need special ships made to accommodate them, but they fit nicely in the hold of a cargo shuttle. In my mind, the first ship arrived with weapons for the godstrolls but no giants, and it was taken out by the ground defenses as the others arrived and dropped their cargo of 11 godstrolls and got out of range, but the giants were unarmed and inevitably defeated. The human pilots are still on the other ships, which allows them to escape into hyperspace. It would be easy to add a line of explanation if you all think it's necessary 😊

Right at the end of the last chapter, all 19 godstrolls are listed with their locations, and I believe it's actually 10 that are killed in this chapter, with one who is going to reveal a few things before being killed in the next chapter. Of course, since 11 are dead by the beginning of the next chapter, and we have confirmed locations of three on another outer-rim planet, one fighting in a protected system, and one helping overthrow a planetary government... where are the other three?

Well remembered!

The streets of Boullia Bay were in total disarray. Rubble was strewn everywhere, and the massive bodies of the dead godstrolls lay among the destruction. Injured citizens were given aid, and those who were killed by the monsters were treated with honor. Stawren pulled Lyoth to one side and asked under her breath, “What about the blood?” “I don’t know,” he replied quietly. “The people have just gone through so much. I can’t imagine traumatizing them more by messing with the corpses a

“Why are you here?!” Lyoth demanded. The final godstroll bared its expansive rows of teeth and rumbled, “Revenge.” The beast was hidden behind a building and protected from Fonith, Tenki, and Quigley’s blasters, but the monster could see Lyoth from where it stood. Lyoth was looking right at it. “Who hired you?” The giant’s eyes shifted over the cleaved pieces of its kin. Then it focused back on the warrior. The black blade was pointed directly at it. “Brocian Contingent godst

The Galaxy Surfer raced through hyperspace toward the island city of Boullia Bay. Lyoth pushed the cavitation engine to its limit. “Come on,” he pleaded with it, “just a little faster.” “Five minutes and counting to arrival,” Stawren stated. “Come on!” Lyoth repeated urgently. When the Galaxy Surfer dropped out of hyperspace, it was not the only starship above the islands. “Boullia Bay is under attack!” Captain Suoki declared. Two Brocian Contingent frigates

There's more explanation coming, so i may not change anything yet... interested in hearing your take when we get there.

Interesting, i guesss i need to do a bit more research and may need to change a few things in this book... hmmm...

You're totally right that only a few wounds would not bleed out quickly, but I understand the amount of blood and the speed at which it exits the body through fully severed tracheal and thyroid arteries is extreme, and if that's the case, there would not have been much blood to collect. Please correct me if I'm incorrect, but they are going to have to figure out something else to help them collect the blood more efficiently.

Who's hungry?!

The Galaxy Surfer rose above the city of Tuzu and the planet Aggrrin. When the starship was beyond the atmosphere, Lyoth activated its cavitation engine, and the vessel disappeared into hyperspace. He and Stawren were on the bridge, and Captain Suoki was back in the kitchen preparing them a meal. “I hate to imagine what we’ll find at the last two locations my aunt Thia gave us,” Stawren said in a somber tone. Lyoth sighed. “I know. I’ve been thinking the same thing, and we have nowher

The menacing sound of the two godstrolls stomping through the forest toward the farms had the farmers Rugon and old man Drishia quaking with fear. The monsters reached the edge of the trees and began crushing more of the pumpkin vines as they approached the newly-repaired hog pens, which they smashed again. They both grabbed a pig in each hand and began racing back toward the forest. The pair of them paid no attention to the fact that a small starship had touched down at the edge of the wo

Oh my godzilla, what a reference!

Lyoth and Stawren were on a stealth reconnaissance mission, when an ominous booming through the trees caused them both to freeze and drop to the forest floor. They were close to where the farmers had told them the godstrolls were seen heading, after raiding the livestock, and the two warriors stared with wide eyes, as a truly gargantuan godstroll went stomping past their hiding place toward the city. As it made its way farther, Stawren asked at barely a breath, “Have you ever seen one so b