Early Works Volume Two Quotes

“An assassin is not a person, but an idea made real, not simply by action, but by the outcome intended. That sole outcome is the kill.' He paused and stern grey eyes that drew attention from those around him lingered on each acolyte in turn, lingering a little upon the dark eyes of Fei Weichi as a smile touched his aged lips. 'Lightning strikes and is gone, but that is not the way of an assassin, for the victim is chosen at random. I will teach you not to be as lightning, but as the silent dart that seeks with fixed but unknowable intent.'"

(IMMORTAL VESSEL - Chapter 11)”
― Martyn X Brown, Early Works Volume Two

“The girl spoke then, and there was an edge of menace in her youthful tones.

'Know what this is?' she said, and held up the glittering card.

'Death card,' the other responded without hesitation, quickly and decisively.

'So you know what it does...'

'Linked to the DNA of the wielder. So long as that person remains alive the card is just a harmless piece of plastic. When they die or suffer extreme levels of trauma the card activates and everyone gets vaporised within a hundred foot radius.'

'I don't even have to chip a nail...'

'Voice coded too? That's new,' and the other laughed dryly. Smeagor on hearing this conversation, whitened a little under his tan and sat more stiffly, drink untouched. Suddenly the outcome of the conversation had become a bit too hazardous for him.

(SYREN MOON - Chapter 31)”
― Martyn X Brown, Early Works Volume Two

“Her eyes were large and dark and her complexion pale by comparison. The contrast was deemed interesting on twenty different worlds, bewitching on five, and trending towards hypnotic on certain influential population centres. The colour of her hair none could determine for it changed with each movement she made, now crimson, now saffron yellow, with every gradation and shade in between coruscating its not inconsiderable length like waves of living light. (Syren Moon - chapter 3)”
― Martyn X Brown, Early Works Volume Two

“A curve of silver trembled on the edge of the world, rippling in the superheated air. As she stared it rose slowly but majestically. All sound seemed to dim. A bickering argument between her two elder sisters faded into a distant background. The glowing light expanded and shivered and danced before her enchanted gaze and she could not take her eyes off it. She felt dizzy, suddenly wondering what it would be like to fly, to reach out to that silver orb, to take it in hand, to dance with it among the stars. (Syren Moon - chapter 11)”
― Martyn X Brown, Early Works Volume Two

“She was not hate dancing and certainly did not intend to this night or any of the other nights so she was not required to go through any elaborate evolutions. Unlike Salla Mazareen whom she saw perform with spectacular agility. It was not clear who her intended target was but after doing a complete somersault with her unprepared partner which resulted in him falling down with her straddling him, rolling forwards onto the floor in her split half-dress, spinning in a ball and jumping up so she could drag the poor boy up with her and resume a more conventional series of moves, three lads dropped their glasses and an elderly matron observer on one of the platforms stomped out in disgust. General cheers greeted all of this of course as Salla's hate dancing was legendary. (Syren Moon - chapter 37)”
― Martyn X Brown, Early Works Volume Two