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  1. Dolores Esteban
    A long written exchange followed. Eric was exhausted when the Aryaka took him back to the cargo room. Dave and Brandon jumped to their feet when he entered. “The situation has changed,” Eric started. “Space pirates,” Dave said after Eric finished his report. “I wonder what happened to their ship. Did it crash or is take-off impossible because of a malfunction? Or did others throw them out and steal their ship?” “I don’t care who they are and what they did and how they got stranded on the p
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    I thought about following the events on Sin but decided against it, because the subplot wouldn't support the main story and would practically be going nowhere. I agree, however, that it would be interesting to write a side story in the same world and see how the meeting with the human crew changed the monks' life, their cult, and their society. The human crew had no time to uncover the truth that is buried in the monks' secret chamber. Maybe a plot for a sequel. Nothing decided yet, though. No work in progress. Thanks again for reading and commenting.
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    Thanks. I've just posted the next chapter.
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    Vasuki joined the others in the cockpit when the Dragon computer had seized full control of the ship. Many hours went by. Finally, Shesha turned to the others with a glow in his eyes. “The Dragon is implementing a copy of itself on their ship. It’s a rudimentary copy of itself, but we’ll have a highly augmented ship when we reach the drop-out point at the edge of the system.” “A rudimentary copy of the Dragon computer. Child of the Dragon,” Nahusha said pensively. “A small child,” Shesha s
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    The monks froze and stood in shock. Another shot was fired. The monks fled from the place, many hitting their hand against their forehead and chest. Kheti and Ainesh stared into the night, shocked to the core. Dave shouted from the gate. “Brandon, Eric, I’m right here. Run.” He fired once more into the air. Brother Kheti retreated. “Too soon returned to Sin! Too soon returned to Sin!” he repeated endlessly while running to the dormitory. Ainesh clenched his teeth. “Go! Leave Sin alone,” he
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    The Aryaka were an old species. They were among the first species that had evolved in the star systems close to the galactic center, more than four billion years ago when these systems were young and the galaxy small. They ruled over twelve star systems and 127 planets. They had explored even more. The Aryaka had never shied away from deep space travels. They were a reptilian species and could spend long times in hibernation. Sophisticated technologies, implants and nano treatments had vastly in
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    That's true. The story is more on the soft side of the science fiction category with elements of fantasy, myths and lore.
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    Thanks for reading. I didn' know PERN. It sounds interesting.
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    I'm happy you like the story. Many thanks for reading.
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    Right. The humans most likely have no idea of what they will have to deal with soon. Thanks again for reading and commenting.
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    Nahusha was sitting in the commander’s chair. He looked at the screen that showed the alien ship in the spaceport. It was a primitive ship, by far not matching their own ship that sat on the ground in the jungle, concealed by the leaves of huge trees. The Aryaka ship suffered a malfunction, a failure with the warp drive. Everything else was intact, computer, hardware, shields, reconnaissance and weapon systems, and the hibernation chambers of course. The Aryaka ship was equipped with a conve
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    We'll learn more about the natives and the aliens in the upcoming chapters. Thanks for your interest in the story.
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    “Gravity is about Earth’s,” Brandon said. “Gravity should not pose a problem. We must deal with lower oxygen, however. We can’t get off the ship without helmets and suits. I think our bodies will adapt to the lower oxygen level, but adaption takes time. We mustn’t rush. Quick exploration is out of the question. We must check the air for microbes, too.” “We’ll take the ground car. It’s fully equipped and connected to the ship’s computer. I suggest we’ll have a look at the immediate surroundings
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    Thanks for reading and commenting. The human crew landed the ship to explore the unknown location. Will they find an answer to your question? We'll see. Things are often not what they seem.
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    Captain Eric Johnson’s hands clung to the arms of his chair. “Any idea of our location in space?” he asked after the gravitational wave had subsided. “The computer’s processing the data,” Dave Young replied. “A very powerful gravitational wave seized the ship, source unknown,” Brandon Moore said. “Our ship’s gravitational beam was weak in comparison. Our ship rode on the gravitational wave for 112 seconds.” “I don’t think two neutron stars collided in the vicinity of Mars,” Eric said
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    Thanks for reading. The natives on the exoplanet don't live in a modern world. They have no real idea of space technology. Vaajat will soon see the spaceship and the men.
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    The Dawn of Day They looked at the horizon and watched the setting of the deep red sun. “You told me of a kingdom that sank into the sea. You told me of the rise and fall of a nation, but you did not tell me of the first day of creation, the beginning of life on Sin,” the novice said. “And God said, ‘Let there be light’. And God saw the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light ‘day’, and the darkness he called ‘night’. And there was evening, a
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    A gravitational wave sweeps the USS Explorer to the star system 55 Cancri. The crew detects a deserted alien airport on a planet in the habitable zone. The planet, however, is not deserted. A young native and a stranded alien crew spots the arrival of the spaceship from Earth. Unsettling events follow. Will the humans ever return to Earth?
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    Congratulations!
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    Hyperspace

    Dolores Esteban commented on Dolores Esteban's story chapter in Hyperspace

    True. I"ll add it to my story ideas collection for NaNoWriMo 2018. Thanks for reading and commenting.
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    Prefix: hyper Word-forming element meaning "over, above, beyond," and often implying "exceedingly, to excess," from Greek hyper (prep. and adv.) "over, beyond, overmuch, above measure," from PIE root *uper "over." Root word: agere to lead, go, to set in motion, drive, drive forward, to travel through or over, to steer or direct, to plot the course for, to make one's way on or through (navigate, navigator, navigation; avigation; aerial navigation) Hyperspace Deep
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    Congratulations! 🎈🌝🌺
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    Thank you. Glad you liked the piece.
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    Thank you! I'm glad you liked the result of my experiment, too.
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    The story

    Dolores Esteban commented on northie's story chapter in The story

    I liked this story very much.
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