A History of Contingencies
Volume One: The Scourge
Excrept One
A strong yawn made it's way through my throat. I had finally done it. As I looked around my tiny barracks room, pleased, I reminisced about the galaxy and the state of it. 2234, another day in the Angeli Legionate. The name sounds a bit brash, but there's been talk of changing our official galactic identifier to something more suitable since the integration. So far the Coreli have integrated both the Demoians, the Gallant, and the Ket'saith, and the Rakar. The Demoians look like me, well my race at least - Human, decended from one of the ark ships during the ark program on mother Earth, though we're called Coreli now. The only difference being they are mixed with different kinds of Earth like animals. Cats, dogs, snakes, bats - you name it, one of them will be part of it. There's a long history lesson that follows why but I'll save that for later. The Gallant are essentially space elves - they're a bit smaller than us humans, but their values are interesting. I just learned last lesson that the Gallant were the first species to integrate with the Angeli and are comprised of... What was it they called it? Something like an honour bound military junta. They have a bunch of planet-states with their own governers whom then convene regularly to discuss the future of the Gallant. The Ket'Saith are a ragtag group of cat-looking people obsessed with hunting, they even engineered their own species to hunt and it backfired horribly, they created the Ix'Thil which is a ravenous horde the Coreli CONCORD fleets have to constantly fight off.Then there's the Rakar, I was honestly surprised they joined - they're religious zealots that obsess over "The Great Light" which is supposedly a great being that watches over and protects the galaxy. Last I checked something that all mighty didn't behead people in its name for no reason but I digress. Me, I feel like there is some higher being pulling the strings and helping people but it's certainly not "The Great Light".
I've always been a fan of learning of other species and the like, if my facts are right the Demoians are amazing at genetic engineering and have ship hulls that regenerate themselves. Rumour has it that they've been developing a biomechanical ship but that's just what they are - rumors. Ket'Saith ships are kinda typical, though their agility and maneverability are to be noted. Rakar ships don't use shields interestingly enough, they are slow, armored monstrosities that just shoot disco beams at people until they explode. Coreli ships are versitile and well-known for being easily modified. So if you see a pirate or rogue vessel, chances are they are using a Coreli ship. Then there's the Coreli CONCORD fleets. Those things are something else. From what I understand, they use integrated technology from a very important scientific discovery ten years ago, but that's about all we know, even at the Angeli fleet academy. But more often than not it's noted that other ships tend to steer away from them, either out of fear or respect.
I heard an obnoxious knock on the door, then a familiar female voice. "Oh Kaaaaaalaaaa." Everytime she said my entire name and I hated it. "Kalad Vestuvious Kaldarik!" I covered my eyes with one hand and waited a pause. "ANSWER THE DOOR IT'S YOUR FAVORITE DEMOIAN" I finally opened up my door, it slid open smoothly and without sound. What stood before me was one of the longest friends I've had at the academy, Felicia Wheintrout. She was a short Demoian with perky tabby ears and tail and the energy of a bullet. "Kalad I'm so excited Nya!" I tried to sidestep her glomp (look it up) but I failed and was knocked down by a purring Demoian scraping her cheek all against my beard stubble. "This behaviour is always curious." It was Sadar, my Gallant friend. He always reminded me of an elven Prince - fine features, deep grey eyes, medium length white hair, and towering my six foot stature with his seven foot stature. Unlike me though he was slimmer, his build was more of a scholar than a fighter. Not that I was an avid fighter mind you, but I was certainly a bit bulkier than him though most of that is racial rather than actual muscle mass. Humans were just shorter and a bit wider, that's all.
"Felicia." Sadar was calm when he spoke, yet precise. It honestly didn't surprise me that he was the lady's man of the group (it was hilarious to watch him interact because he doesn't know how to talk to girls). "I must ask - why do you commit such provocative actions against Kalad?" Felicia giggled, "just because my tail is up and I'm purring on top of him doesn't mean it's provocative." He stroked his fine, hairless chin thoughtfully, "I see. But I am confused, from what I understand and have read, when a Demoian lifts their tail and launches them on top of another Demoian they're committing a forceful sex a-" Felicia leaped off me and covered his mouth, "Hehe no no no no need to mention that, mmkay?" Her eyes were still closed but her face was scary. Sadar cocked his head, "Indeed." Something tells me Felicia even spooked Sadar a bit, and that's a hard sell. I dusted off my academy uniform and straightened myself up. "Right, shall we attend the graduation ceremony?" Felicia pumped her fist in the air, "Absolutely, Nya!" Sadar just nodded. I stepped out of my little barracks room and closed the door behind myself, us three walked together down the white and gold glittering hallways into the ceremonial ampitheatre.
AUTHOR'S NOTES
There are several books that I started but don't have the inspiration to finish. I started them on a whim but the result was a simiar character with a similar name with a similar attitude. As of this chapter upload, I will be cancelling and deleting those projects as well as changing the names and attitudes of a few characters in pre-existing stories. Sorry for the inconveniences, but I hope that it will help me be more creative in my writing and as a result - improve my skills overall o7