Irchtani Quotes

“Light flared from his hands. His feet. His back.
And Earth-man flew.
Flew without wings.
Then felt dismay. Unlike dismay I felt to face god on world of sand. Unlike dismay I felt when red woman told me Marlowe was dead. Unlike dismay I know in long winter, when eggs do not hatch. I knew that I was dead.
Would die there. Earth-men were not like other unaani. He stood in air, aimed his gun at me. My shield took hit, and I dove. He followed me, beam cutting my shield. I put one of bridges between him and me. I grab onto one of struts beneath bridge, hang there, sword in hand. Above me, metal parted easily. It cut just to my left.
Missed me by half wing.
Less.”
― Christopher Ruocchio, Shadows Upon Time