Abhorzion

The thick, heavy metal door groaned, then slammed shut and the entire formation shuddered, surprised by the sound that they should all really be used to by now. The boy with the big nose cast his striking blue eyes to the ground, inadvertently breaking the rules. Immediately, he looked back up as he realised his mistake. He bit his lip, hoping that nobody had noticed. "Fifty two." Came the voice, confirming he had indeed been spotted. He was in for it now. The boy's hands began to shake, clenching into fists and he tried hard to keep staring on ahead, keep his head up, not look frightened. The sound of heavy footsteps slowly approached, th

Chapter 2 – Danyqua's Story Out in the hazy autumn sunshine in the port, Danyqua sat on the edge of the jetty, her feet dangling over the sea below and she hummed a mysterious shanty quietly, lost in thought. These past few days had been quiet, too quiet for her liking, she was growing bored. She needed something to do, the entire crew needed something to do, in fact, everyone was restless and if they were honest, most of them thinking about reconsidering their future aboard the Beluga. There hadn't been a mission, or a quest as the Captain so dramatically liked to call it, in nearly a month. The money was running out and whispers sprea