Emily Harris
Stories
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Stars flew by Jack. There were hundreds of them, thousands. He saw galaxies swirling in the distance, their spires barely discernible even with his new senses. He saw something flashing periodically in the distance, and he saw a column of light stretching up and down from the center of a far-off galaxy. They traveled through the Milky Way galaxy. There were blue, yellow, and red stars. Some large, and some so titanic that his mind couldn’t comprehend their scale. They crossed a dust cloud so immense…-
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The people of Amethyst Mountain were stony, composed individuals. When immortals started fighting near their planet, leading to an explosion of fireworks, they only looked up to admire the view. However, when a space shuttle barreled through the planet’s atmosphere, heading directly for the town, even they had to frown. The shuttle was burning red like a comet. Its surface was ignited by friction with the atmosphere, and its course was jagged, rigidly shifting to one side or the other. The two metallic…
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Captain Dordok faced the three Hounds in space. A blue and green planet hovered behind them, humongous beyond imagination. Dordok himself was only framed by stars and the Trampling Ram. “We have no Jack on board,” he said furiously. He really was angry, but he was playing it up even more. Nobody became an immortal by losing their temper. “All we have is people in need of immediate medical assistance. We were just attacked by a horde of space monsters. Let us through at once!” “Not happening.”…
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“In the name of the Animal Kingdom, surrender Jack Rust!” The voice echoed through the starship, commanding authority and arrogance. But who could blame them? There were three immortals hovering before the Trampling Ram. Three! Inside the starship, everyone swiveled to look at Jack, then at the captain. “Sons of bitches,” Dordok cursed. “They sent out Hounds to hunt a mere child!” “Hounds?” Vlossana asked, her eyes forming into wide circles. “Woooow.” “Hounds, Captain?” Jack…
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Space cracked as the Trampling Ram pierced through it, sinking between its folds. Jack’s helmet pulled him along. The crocodile’s teeth snapped at nothing, and the tentacles of lower-level space monsters flailed ineffectively. A frustrated roar was the last thing Jack heard before the darkness around them warped into a kaleidoscope, and they were hurtling through space from the outside. He had killed a low E-Grade monster and a middle E-Grade one, netting him three levels. It was a welcome benefit,…
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The Trampling Ram flew forward as the three defenders stood on top of it. Bomn, Achilles, and Vashter stared down a horde of space monsters. To the side, Captain Dordok was desperately fighting to prevent the D-Grade monster from approaching the ship. As they needed to stay close to the fighting captain, the ship’s speed had decreased significantly, letting the other monsters reach them. They were purple blobs of power, and each was surrounded by an arbitrary number of tentacle-like appendages. Bomn…
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“Horde?” Jack asked, starting to get worried. “What’s that?” The captain didn’t reply. His eye increasingly wide, he rushed to the bridge, slamming the door open and not bothering to close it. Jack got a good look for the first time. A ram-headed rod occupied the middle of the room, rising from the floor in the center of a circle of glowing runes. A large screen in front of it showed a three-dimensional compass, a map folded in on itself multiple times, and several buttons and switches with…
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“Captain?” Jack said, knocking on the door. As the captain had only called him, he’d left Brock behind. “It’s Jared.” “I know. Come in.” Jack pulled the handle, opening the door. The captain’s cabin was a tidy mess of color. The walls were built to resemble polished wood, as were the floor and ceiling. A small window was at the side, circular and made to look like a fenester. The floor was covered by a sideways, oblong carpet of concentric rings. Finally, an old lamp hung from the…
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Jack made himself comfortable. He patted the floor before he sat, straightened his pants, shook his upper body once. There was great urgency, yes; but a few seconds of calmness before the storm could mean the world. Beside him, Brock gave him a supportive pat on the back. Jack nodded. He closed his eyes, and the world changed around him. It was finally time to explore his new Dao Vision. The spotless starship walls gave way to a desert. Jack suddenly found himself in an overcast world, hovering high…
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“Well?” Vlossana asked, jumping on a crate that lay by the side. Jack’s room, the currently unused cargo hold, didn’t have much in the way of furniture; just the hammock he’d made in the back, a chair and table that Vashter had brought him on the second day, and some old crates by the side. It was on one of those crates that Vlossana had jumped, staring at him with bright eyes. Her shirt was the same color as her eyes—sapphire—and her long skirt the same as her hair—purple. “Well,…
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