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The Emitters (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- Zara watched Viinox shuffle to the red-tiered device and stand next to Oiitr. It moved efficiently but without urgency. Outwardly the two Xi ignored each other, but the glow above the device increased when Viinox approached. The air twinkled with shimmers of colors and speckles of data points. She had watched them … Continue reading The Emitters (Caveman Chronicles)

Murderous (Caveman Chronicles)

Kpleeb and his stone-faced sidekick Xir are close to being invincible, but weapons testing has them coughing up sludge and ruining drinking water. Oh, and they once zapped a comrade off a yak for laughs. Typical Wednesday.

The Undulating Whorl (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- The Qon seemed to bend to Zara’s will, to affect the world around it… but she found that it always had an excuse. It never let her escape. Just at the pivotal moment, that moment when she stood on the very brink of success, Qon would slip through her fingers. In those … Continue reading The Undulating Whorl (Caveman Chronicles)

Viinox (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- The whir came again. It was faint, barely a whisper. A hint of pain to come. Slowly the sound accumulated an oversupply of decibels, enough to almost fill the room but without being all encompassing. Zara squeezed her little hands into fists and steeled herself while noting a difference. [This one has … Continue reading Viinox (Caveman Chronicles)

The Need to Fly (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- “What do you want, Xir?” Kpleeb knew that he was being grumpy. He rubbed his eyes and looked up from his workbench. He tried not to scowl, but knew that he was not entirely successful. Xir stood there on the balls of his feet, at ease but still reminiscent of a tundra-lion … Continue reading The Need to Fly (Caveman Chronicles)

Aboard the Hsstak (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- There was a time when Zara slept. It was unlike her normal sleeps. It was fitful and angsty. She stirred frequently, but only partially before slipping again beneath the covers of dusk. Her dreams were odd and vivid, containing flashes of light, the smell of aji and taste of bitter cormorant feather … Continue reading Aboard the Hsstak (Caveman Chronicles)

Veiled (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- Zara woke slowly, her senses awakening in fits and starts to what could only be described as a blur of sensation. The first thing she noticed was the pain. She probed and found that it was centered on the back of her head and at her wrists and ankles. It was not … Continue reading Veiled (Caveman Chronicles)

Missing (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- The morning light had begun to invade the night sky with abstract mist appearing near distant hues of green and blue. Throughout the area surrounding the Ganix village, smoke rose in thin, grey plumes from torched huts and other fires that had spread. Small teams of cave-people solemnly bore the bodies of … Continue reading Missing (Caveman Chronicles)

Battle at the Village (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- Breathing heavily, Kpleeb ducked behind a thick, bushy evergreen on the low slope of the Yak-ridge foothills. Just as he disappeared into the brush, a gravely, stuttering whine ripped through the air over his head. The sound was followed by a wave of hot wind that buffeted the shrubbery. He rested his … Continue reading Battle at the Village (Caveman Chronicles)

The blasted Xi are back! (Caveman Chronicles)

The Index -|- The cave floor tremored slightly, and Zara’s eyes blinked open. It has been mere minutes, perhaps seconds, since she had fallen asleep. The room was quiet, and all she could hear was the faint sound of her Da’s breathing on his own pallet against the far wall. Her ears strained to hear … Continue reading The blasted Xi are back! (Caveman Chronicles)