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Creator and writer of The Void, a sci-fi space opera charting the power struggles between four corporate empires, a republic and a theocracy. For more details, visit www.ratchman.com. For the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAbyssalDepth
Chapter 14 - "Firestorm"
Besieged, it looks as though the vanguard team have no way out. But the insectoid aliens do not attack, merely hemming them in. Then they do something unexpected: they negotiate.
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Chapter 13 - "On The Move"
In the command centre of the Liberator, Schafer and Denom monitor the underground biomass only to find it starts moving as the Major begins calling in his troops.
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Chapter 12 - "Doctor Klunis"
Files by the colony's chief scientist have been unearthed and they detail the purpose of the colony. But the truth behind the colony is more sinister than Voight had anticipated.
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Chapter 11 - "Deduction"
Schafer's instincts warn him of potential trouble, and so he orders a flight of Revenants to support the ground team.
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Chapter 10 - "Eyrian Involvement"
The mystery of the abandoned colony deepens when Hanna discovers a file showing a battle in orbit around the planet between the Triskele Corporation and a single Eyrian ship.
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Chapter 9 - "Goat"
Two members of the crew are tasked with searching the township with sunrise. When startled by an unexpected creature, they learn that not all encounters on alien worlds are with unfamiliar monsters.
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Chapter 8 - "Biomass"
While the vanguard party scout out the township on the surface of Sierra Lament, Doctor Denom Richt discovers a subterranean biomass.
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Chapter 7 - "Sierra Lament"
The HDR Liberator arrives at the planet Sierra Lament, just outside of Republic space. There does appear to be abandoned colony there, as predicted, but what is its purpose?
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Chapter 6 - "Departure"
Tradition dictates a launching ceremony for every inaugural voyage. Captain Carl Schafer would rather just launch and be damned, but these little formalities must be observed.
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Chapter 5 - "Icebreaker"
The senior crew meet for the first time. They are all aware of each other from the profiles they have been given, but now they face each other in awkward silence.
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Chapter 4 - "Voight"
Commander Ellen Voight is consulting with Doctor Akari Takuma in regard to the readiness of the medical centre when she meets her new commanding officer for the first time.
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"You aren't working hard enough." says man who inherited his wealth.
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Chapter 3 - "Varma"
On his way to board his new command, Schafer encounters his new Ground Operations head, Major Sanjeev Varma, a veteran with a remarkably youthful face and a strong sense of dark humour.
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Chapter 2 - "Roster"
Decades have passed since the Triskele Revolution and the ascendancy of the Republic. Carl Schafer, now an experienced veteran and captain, travels to meet his old friend Senator Danik Larsson.
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Chapter 1 - "Prologue"
It's the end of the revolution against the Triskele Corporation. The last sputtering naval battles occur in orbit around the capital planet of Triskele whilst the people besiege Villa Triskele's citadel.
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Eldon Lang: Starship pilot with ectrodactyly, stranded on a frigid planet by a government that wants to hide away any 'genetic deviancy'. His intent: to escape and seek help from the Republic.
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Ikumi Kusumi: Leader of the rebel group the Eroi. Fighting to save the lives of the sick and disabled, vilified by a society obsessed with image and perfection.
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Rufus Decker: Ambitious politician willing to turn traitor to restore his family's status as one of the elite dynasties. Also running a terrorist organisation intended to overthrow the Senate.
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"Give me a Nobel Prize or I'll nuke you all."
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Everett Creed: Violent mobster who sees an opportunity in aligning himself with the corporate resistance.
But his reputation for dismembering those who cross him make him a hazardous potential ally.
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Keeley Agrinna: Former special forces turned schoolteacher turned resistance fighter, Keeley is the heart and soul of the fighters of the ACA.
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Leric Corsanis: The pragmatic foil to Daedaric Varr's idealism and one of the leaders of a resistance against the Teel Corporation.
Physically imposing, but also tactically minded and sharp.
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Daedaric Varr: Terrorist or freedom fighter depending on your allegiance. Highly principled individual desperately trying to mount some opposition to Conn Teel and his dynasty.
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Piotr Vedek: Genuinely loves and cares for his people, but equally capable of heinous acts. No-one goes hungry in his empire, but the cost is allegiance to the church.
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Mira Candor: Feared sapient acquisition specialist. The definition of criminal can be a little hazy, but Mira doesn't care. Whatever brings the credits in.
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Loren Roth: Spy and information broker operating within the criminal underworld, she is a woman with a horrific past who is trying to piece herself together again.
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Cillak Ser Mosnir'Itak: Narco kingpin of Verona, and in the employ of Viktor Heller. Cillak is an unusual druglord in that he has a moral code that he sticks to. Firm friends with Valentine Rao.
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This is a start, but it is woefully inadequate.
Unmasking, demilitarization, clear IDs like cops are the bare minimum.
But the real goal should be classing ICE as a terrorist agency and arresting every single member as terrorists. The public won't be happy with less.
Valentine Rao: Troubleshooter of the Heller Corporation, and obsessed with revenge for the brutal murder of his mother, Valentine dug a grave for himself a long time ago.
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