Category: The Solar King
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The Solar King Part 28
(Photo by Pixabay) The lunar colony was everything Chester expected it to be. Unfortunately, his expectation was for it to be cramped, dirty, and overpopulated. Most of the first generation to resettle the moon were laborers, too poor to have much say in where they got shipped off to for work. Then, still too poor…
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The Solar King Part 27
(Photo by Torben Bühl) “Lunar port, this is Star Stream J-7-1-E on approach,” Lyon said over the comm. “We see you Star Stream, continue on your current course to landing bay 3-1-9,” came the reply. It was spoken fairly quickly and with the tone of someone used to giving out near identical instructions over and…
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The Solar King Part 26
(Photo by Pixabay) “I hate fighting,” Chester grumbled. He knew how to fight, of course. No one survived so many years of war without learning how, but that didn’t mean he was ever comfortable with it. “Well, you probably have the best aim out of us all,” Jezah said, pushing the rifle into Chester’s grasp.…
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The Solar King Part 25
(Photo by Pixabay) “Chester, wake up.” It was his mother’s voice. They’d survived another bombardment, it seemed. Besides his ears still ringing and a slight headache he felt fine. That was incredibly lucky. Usually he had at least a few cuts and bruises. All the same, he didn’t want to open his eyes. Sleep was…
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The Solar King Part 24
(Photo by Space X) Sleep was a terrible way to clear one’s mind. Chester hadn’t slept well the last few days and then not at all the night before. Why, upon waking up when the rapid transport reached the space port, did Chester’s mind clear enough for him to think properly about what he’d just…
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The Solar King Part 23
(Photo by SpaceX) Silence… No, not silence, stillness. Chester stared at H’lay and the Solar King, both of whom stood before him, blank expressions on their faces. Blank faces, and blank minds. There were no thoughts in either of their minds. “How are you feeling?” Chester asked them. No response. “Are you angry with me?”…
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The Solar King Part 22
(Photo by Mushtaq Hussain) The Solar King sat on his throne, motionless, his eyes staring off into the distance. Chester had almost forgotten that was something the Solar King did with some regularity even before Chester had taken control of him. “I should have asked him about that,” he said to himself. It was too…
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The Solar King Part 21
(Photo by Lil artsy) The medical facilities provided by the Solar King within his royal compound were the best in the core, and therefore the best in the solar system. They were also the least desirable place to find yourself in as a patient. These were not the sort of medical facilities that a person…
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The Solar King Part 20
(Photo by Pixabay) Looking back, Chester knew he should have anticipated that the Solar King would have some means of combating or neutralizing the neural gel. If anything, he should have become suspicious after he discovered that Smythe and the other saboteurs had implants to do just that. Although, even if he’d wanted to check…
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The Solar King Part 19
(Photo by Zachary DeBottis) The room was quiet. Only a moment ago it was alive with conversation as the necrologists talked over their most recent experiment, trying to create node handlers to assist the one who was controlling the multiple samples they had prepared. All of that had ceased, however, when Chester let out a…
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