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December 28, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 49: THE LAST LIGHTRIDER
The Last Lightrider
Compendium 2020 –
Story 49
by Andrew Hawnt
The Underlight had
fallen. Kaia watched in horror as her city disintegrated around her.
She thrashed at the air with her fingers, creating panel after panel
of new inventions in glowing pink light. Her fingertips danced over
controls that had emerged from her own code. There had to be some way
of stopping the Digivore invasion of
Compendium 2020 –
Story 49
by Andrew Hawnt
The Underlight had
fallen. Kaia watched in horror as her city disintegrated around her.
She thrashed at the air with her fingers, creating panel after panel
of new inventions in glowing pink light. Her fingertips danced over
controls that had emerged from her own code. There had to be some way
of stopping the Digivore invasion of
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 48: THE GOD WHO WALKED
The God Who Walked
Compendium 2020 –
Story 48
by Andrew Hawnt
Its voice was haunting,
a melancholic howl like whale song that had been stretched. It called
out across the moors, the sound passing over villages and small towns
before ultimately passing over the city. Each step brought with it a
shudder that could be felt in the solar plexus of anyone for miles
around.
Cars and trucks lay
Compendium 2020 –
Story 48
by Andrew Hawnt
Its voice was haunting,
a melancholic howl like whale song that had been stretched. It called
out across the moors, the sound passing over villages and small towns
before ultimately passing over the city. Each step brought with it a
shudder that could be felt in the solar plexus of anyone for miles
around.
Cars and trucks lay
December 27, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 47: THE LIFE BAR
The Life Bar
Compendium 2020 –
Story 47
By Andrew Hawnt
Tina couldn't run much
further. She had to get inside. The rain was making it harder to
maintain distance from the Streeters, and her battered Converse were
letting water in. Hell of a night to pick a fight with the worst gang
in the city centre. Hell of a night to have them chasing you through
backstreets in the dead of night with their
Compendium 2020 –
Story 47
By Andrew Hawnt
Tina couldn't run much
further. She had to get inside. The rain was making it harder to
maintain distance from the Streeters, and her battered Converse were
letting water in. Hell of a night to pick a fight with the worst gang
in the city centre. Hell of a night to have them chasing you through
backstreets in the dead of night with their
December 26, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 46: EMPTY MAN
Empty Man
Compendium 2020 –
Story 46
By Andrew Hawnt
I'll show you
there's nothing hiding in the wardrobe, Tim had said to little
Amy. She'd been screaming about nightmares and a ghost man in her
wardrobe, so naturally Tim, knew he could win some dad points by
being the brave warrior who would open the wardrobe door at night.
When the gelatinous
tentacles slapped around his torso and limbs from
December 24, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 45: EM RYDER: ASSASSIN X
Em Ryder: Assassin XCompendium 2020 –
Story 45By Andrew HawntAuthor's note: This is the second Em Ryder story. The first was Em Ryder: The Fall of Agent Zero.*Agent Em Ryder was no
stranger to staring down the barrel of a gun, but staring down eight
at once was a bit less frequent. Not by much, though.“Well, this is a
pleasant welcome, isn't it?”“You've made a very
bad move in coming here,”
Story 45By Andrew HawntAuthor's note: This is the second Em Ryder story. The first was Em Ryder: The Fall of Agent Zero.*Agent Em Ryder was no
stranger to staring down the barrel of a gun, but staring down eight
at once was a bit less frequent. Not by much, though.“Well, this is a
pleasant welcome, isn't it?”“You've made a very
bad move in coming here,”
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 44: THE WORLD I LEFT BEHIND
The World I Left Behind
Compendium 2020 –
Story 44
By Andrew Hawnt
April 15th,
1842
All is well. I have
seen to it that the invasion was sabotaged and have buried my ship
under the ocean floor. The process has been activated and it will be
absorbed into the ground as nutrients over time. I have used the
money in my supply capsule to found a small farm and now the deed is
done with the invasion,
Compendium 2020 –
Story 44
By Andrew Hawnt
April 15th,
1842
All is well. I have
seen to it that the invasion was sabotaged and have buried my ship
under the ocean floor. The process has been activated and it will be
absorbed into the ground as nutrients over time. I have used the
money in my supply capsule to found a small farm and now the deed is
done with the invasion,
December 22, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 43: AUTOMATON 1
Automaton 1
Compendium 2020 –
Story 43
By Andrew Hawnt
The two fleets had
waged the most gargantuan war in the galaxy's history. For centuries,
their endless waves of battlecruisers, super destroyers and agile
fighter ships had maintained a barrage of energy weapons fire at one
another. As soon as a ship was destroyed, its debris was gathered and
reforged. Within an hour, the junk had become a
Compendium 2020 –
Story 43
By Andrew Hawnt
The two fleets had
waged the most gargantuan war in the galaxy's history. For centuries,
their endless waves of battlecruisers, super destroyers and agile
fighter ships had maintained a barrage of energy weapons fire at one
another. As soon as a ship was destroyed, its debris was gathered and
reforged. Within an hour, the junk had become a
December 21, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 42: DEAD THING ASCENDANT
Dead Thing Ascendant
Compendium 2020 –
Story 42
by Andrew Hawnt
Author's note: This
story returns to the world of my 2011 novellas DEAD THING and FOR THE FALLEN. Why? Because I miss those characters and want to finally
complete the trilogy in 2021.*
It had stopped raining
just before Lisa had arrived at her dad's headstone. Thank heavens
for small mercies, she thought as she made her way through
Compendium 2020 –
Story 42
by Andrew Hawnt
Author's note: This
story returns to the world of my 2011 novellas DEAD THING and FOR THE FALLEN. Why? Because I miss those characters and want to finally
complete the trilogy in 2021.*
It had stopped raining
just before Lisa had arrived at her dad's headstone. Thank heavens
for small mercies, she thought as she made her way through
December 20, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 41: AEONA – THE DAUGHTER OF TIME
Author's note: This
story concludes the first arc for the Aeona character, who has
appeared throughout the Compendium 2020 project. This story can be
read on its own, but for the full experience and to find out what
brought Aeona to this point, her previous stories are linked below.
Aeona: The Wake of Time
Aeona: The Heart of Time
Aeona: The Chasm of Time
Aeona: The Blade of Time
Now read on –
story concludes the first arc for the Aeona character, who has
appeared throughout the Compendium 2020 project. This story can be
read on its own, but for the full experience and to find out what
brought Aeona to this point, her previous stories are linked below.
Aeona: The Wake of Time
Aeona: The Heart of Time
Aeona: The Chasm of Time
Aeona: The Blade of Time
Now read on –
December 15, 2020
COMPENDIUM 2020 - STORY 40: THE BROKEN DARK
The Broken Dark
Compendium 2020 –
Story 40
By Andrew Hawnt
Sam Kincaid's the name.
Shooting the dead in the head is the game. You may have seen me in
the newsfeeds or cluttering up streams from channels that should know
better. Yeah, the job at the Osbourne tower, that was me. Yeah, it
was true. A full-on gateway to Death on the eightieth floor. What
else could I do but blow up everything over
Compendium 2020 –
Story 40
By Andrew Hawnt
Sam Kincaid's the name.
Shooting the dead in the head is the game. You may have seen me in
the newsfeeds or cluttering up streams from channels that should know
better. Yeah, the job at the Osbourne tower, that was me. Yeah, it
was true. A full-on gateway to Death on the eightieth floor. What
else could I do but blow up everything over
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