Three Square Meals - Chapter 102

To travel 5 light years within one hour he'd have to be going at approximately 45 trillion kilometers an hour. The speed of light for comparison is slightly above 1 billion for an hour. I think we can conclude the ftl drives are slightly faster - 40+ thousand times faster. In his ship he could cross the galaxy in two years, not too shabby.

Rene Christensen

Why locate the departure point beyond the last planet? Isn't it supposed to be a place where the gravity is a constant and therefore able to be calculated. The star in the middle is going to be the major factor. Possibly going "up" away from the plane of the planets is all that is needed?

PwdRacing

Hello, I’ve been reading your story since the beginning but here are some facts that you need to know. Your conventional engines are four times faster than you FTL Drive. In one chapter you said it took 45 minutes to reach Alpha Centauri which is 4.5 ly. Which means you are traveling at approximately 5 ly an hour. When entering or leaving the solar system it takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes after dropping out FTL to reach Tara. Now it takes light from Earth to reach Pluto five hours and 18 minutes, that mean the convention engines are pushing your ship at approximately 20 ly an hour.

Where can I look at the timeline? Thanks.

I still refer to your timeline almost every chapter. It's incredibly useful! :-) Thank you so much for keeping it updated.

Tefler

Added to Timeline

Dark Storymaker

Gunned up "to the tits," indeed!

I personally would like Faye to pilot a small antigrav/thruster capable sled with a large enough power core to create a Cruiser class defence shield (Brimorian design) integrated, automated, Mk II Reaper Cannons on colapsible, gimbal mounts (10--three per side and two for overhead targets), And lots of grenades, ammo, water, food, and Oxygen creating air filtration for emergency evac situations. Additionally, the Raptor needs to be retrofitted with the Vulcat mini-torpedoes...in a rack slung underneath 6 units high, 50 units long, and 20 units wide each unit carying 5 torpedoes front to tail in tube launchers for a total of 6,000 torpedoes. The two small gunships fitted into the Primary Hangar also need some serious firepower....thinking a Nova Lance forward, two Quantum Flux Cannons forward (in lue of Singularity drivers) and as many MK II Photon Lasers on Gimbal mounts as can be fitted....along with two of the underslung torpedo launchers noted above (modular for easy swapping/replacement) for 6000x2x2 or 24,000 mini torpedoes.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

It occurred to me that it might be hard to find the first one, so here it is in more context: “It’s okay, I don’t mind!” the purpled sprite said with a grin, before playing the rest of the recording.

Evan

I can't help thinking about what kinds of offensive and defensive capabilities Dana built into Faye's chassis. I assume these in-built systems exist, but Tefler has not let on whether they are there or not, so we do not know what they may be. For me, at a minimum, the Purple Paladin should have: 1) Progenitor power core; 2) updated personal shield generator; 3) anti-grav for flight mode; 4) enhanced physical strength from her CA skeleton/musculature; 5) frictionless joints for enhanced cybernetic speed and reflexes; and 6) combat martial arts skills programs based on Calara's and Sakura's expertise. If Dana's propensity to gun-up her creations applies here, Faye could be equipped with a beam or sonic weapon inside one arm and a Quantum slug thrower in the other (hand hinges up at the wrist to deploy weapon barrels), and lasers from her eyes. Maybe even a melee weapon, like twin, collapsible CA fighting batons with stun effects to render adversaries unconscious. In this way, she carries lethal and non-lethal options and unlimited ammo for her energy weapons. I am convinced that Faye is a Secret Badass Lioness. Can't wait to see her perform her combat dance.

So far, only Progenitors and Nymphs are immortals by design. Thralls gain potential/provisional immortality when they are gifted by a Progenitor. There is no way in story terms to make non-Nymph mates, whether male or female, immortal -- unless a Progenitor intervenes. Is there any way to ensure the immortality of Nymph offspring, or not?

Complicated? You betcha! Rachel asked John to imagine what his Nymph offspring would ideally be like. What capacities, characteristics and potentialities would be embued in a Nymph 2.0? I expect her to consult with him and help refine his understanding of the implications of his ideas. The Community had a rousing exchange some months ago regarding the next generation of Nymphs, and I look forward to Tefler's solution to this emerging plot point.

How is that any different than John's daughters with the Maliri? John will outlive them unless he sleeps with them.

Cody Strong

That doesn’t make it all that much better. Think of the Nymph who gives birth to a daughter who mates with a short-lived male, and a second daughter who mates with a long-lived male. Jade would live on and on, as would John, but all of their children would die, some very quickly in comparison to others, but all over time. You would also have them selecting a potential mate based upon that individual’s lifespan, potentially.

Evan

Evan ~ You missed or misread one of my sentences. The Nymphs themselves would take on their mates lifespan. Meaning their aging, biological clocks, the works.

Cody Strong

Cody, you are also dooming the Nymphs to lives where their mates and male progeny will age and die, leaving only themselves and their daughters to live on through eternity, endlessly mating with and losing their mates. It also does not prevent the overpopulation issue, but merely delays it.

Evan

Tefler, I was reading through the final version when I noticed the phrase “the purpled sprite“ and I thought that it should probably be “the purple sprite” instead. I also saw the sentence, “Their families were wiped out by assassinations, so they’re all eager to start rebuilding their Noble line.” I was thinking that ‘line’ should be ‘lines’ as they are multiple families and therefore multiple lines.

Evan

How about leaving the bond but changing it to a mate bond that can only form if both truly love each other. They can only have children with the mate, male children are the fathers species while female children are nymphs. Upon bonding they take on the lifespan of the father. That would fix the possibility of overpopulation and give them a future in the galaxy. This way the nymphs would have free will and can find true love.

Cody Strong

Ahhh, the voices of reason...

Great scene with Rachel, Jade and John discussing the future of the effectively immortal Nymphs. I knew John would recoil from the idea of powering up his daughters the old fashioned way. I like the idea of the emergence of male Nymphs and the ability of male and female Nymphs to breed with, at least, Maliri and Humans. The idea that the offspring of any mating would be a Nymph, not a hybrid, is also very intriguing. I very much like the idea of them being born free without servile compulsions and normal personalities. What is unclear to me is the degree to which they will be psychically "unlocked" shape shifters like Jade. If all future progeny are unlocked Nymphs, they could become a very numerous, long-lived and powerful force in this universe.

Great chapter as always Tefler! The story gets better and better. John's getting spread thin with 5 new girls and Devereux all needing custom jobs. Hope you can give them all the time they deserve. When will Jade remember her name? Just wanted to notify you of a little typo: Look at each girl in turn he continued, “For today, I want some tender Maliri loving; would you girls be up for that?” Look should be looking.

I agree with you, John. Tefler has set a very high rate of production that will be difficult to maintain so we will need to be patient if it were to slow from time to time.

Any ETA when Ch 102 will be uploaded to Lit, I prefer it's reader over some docx.

Mykal Quinn

Tefler has been a MACHINE for well over a year and a half. It reminds me of the old sayings, "Give them an inch and they will take a mile" and "It is not what you have done that counts, it is what have you done for me lately." I think Tefler has created an expectation that is unreasonable and we need to put things back into perspective....Just my humble opinion.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Well, those 3 chapters a month were the same total length as one chapter a month now. Tefler decided to lengthen the chapters when he started his Patreon account. In fact, we have become a bit spoiled in the last year with two chapters a month that were as long as 6 or more of his earlier chapters. Frankly, I think he should slow down to his original level of 10 to 12 pages a month (which he did for several years) rather than the 32 pages he has done for the last year and a half. It is too much pressure on him as a writer. And he is beginning to feel it. No single writer I have ever heard of was that prolific over that long a time span. Writers for TV sitcoms have teams of writers for that reason.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Umm Chapter 100 was a monster, partly to fully describe the Battle of Terra and partly as a celebration of the 100th chapter. 101 and 102 have been the standard 30k words though. And remember, 100 was delivered as three parts of about 30k each on the standard schedule.

andrew finlayson

well after a little break from 3SM I'm up to date and now I need new socks as they have been blown fully off, again!

Although we get one chapter a month that is three times the promised chapter length that is described in the tier rewards.

Terra_Lupis

I started to read TSM on SOL. I do not remember any of the earlier chapters 10 standard SOL pages. I think Tefler is getting more comfortable writing the story and it is now less like a short self contained set of scenes. Though, withdrawal is not a pleasant experience. My apoplectic episodes are beginning to concern my family.

commatoes

Ah, The good old days

MJHSharkbait365

Nope.... as much as we all celebrate Tefler's success in writing TSM, I look back fondly to the days when we could rely on three chapters per month.

andrew finlayson

Just checking in, been refreshing 6 to 8 times a day to see if Tefler posted his 1/2 chapter updated. Anyone heard anymore?

Like when I try to explain “Dinosaurs and Cadillacs” to my grandsons. Even though I used to watch with my sons, who deny all knowledge.

DCM

Dave2282, as I recall Rachel offered to heal Nkkrrit or to reduce her level of pain. Alyssa said suicide did not appeal to her because it was viewed as an abdication of her duty to her people. Her healing was undesirable because she did not want anything that but would extend her long life beyond its natural span.

Was just re-reading 102 and got to the part where Jade transforms into the dragon on Tartarus. The first time Jade did that in the Astral Plane, especially with breathing lightning, my first impression was Gojira.. with wings. This time, something from a long time ago popped into mind. A very old Saturday morning cartoon. Google Herculoids and Zok sometime. The major differences, of course, Jade appears much bigger than Zok, and she breathes lightning rather than lasers from the eyes and tail. Yup, showing my age.

if Dana really wants to fuck Rachael the old fashioned way, then it seems Calara has a pretty good solution for that. It just goes to show that the sex scenes of this series will never get old, provided that we aren't afraid to use our imaginations. We need to keep this train moving! What about..... Sakura the discipline officer? That hasn't been brought up in ages!

Likely the civilian ship yards aren't setup to construct the size of ships the TF Navy need, or they equipment that needs to be fabricated for their systems is just impractical for construction at a civilian ship yard. An example being the Singularity Drivers require Tyrenium for the singularity core. That mineral requires very special refining process and can likely only take place at Olympus. It's likely why Olympus was built in the first place as a refinement facility and military fabrication yard only.

So I was thinking a bit about this and I was wondering why the Federation wouldn't repurpose civilian shipyards for military vessels to help lessen the load on Olympus. As for the colossal expense of rebuilding such an enormous fleet, perhaps a good old fashioned bonds drive could be the solution, with the citizens of the Federation helping to finance the reconstruction efforts. Also, it seems to me that there must be a massive recruitment drive in the offing, to replace the many thousands of men and women who died at Terra. Perhaps these are policies that a newly elected Fleet Admiral might introduce?

Tefler, Have you considered writing a book on the ships and armor along the lines of "Jane's Fighting Ships"? As much as your appear to enjoy writing about technology and the evolution of the hardware, this may be a good distraction.

TR

You rock Tefler

Kyle

very minor correction about half way through: “This one does not know Mael’nerak," -- ',' should be a '.'

Thank you for sharing the update.. Excited to see how John will align Terran high command & What John and his girls will get to know from legacy in Ashanath..

I've just updated this post with the final version of chapter 102. I've written 5k of chapter 103 so far... I'll write a status update post when I finish the first half. :-)

Tefler

Apparently Michael Loucks won that category?

Tefler

<a href="https://discord.gg/pQz8Fv" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/pQz8Fv</a> good for one day (5/3/18)

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Cool haven't heard anything thanks Jedi Khan

wildcat 1986

From Tefler, a comment about 5 hours ago: Sorry for the wait, I had a few days off, then started on 103. I'll do the final edit for 102 tomorrow. :-)

Jedi Khan

Any updates on 103???

wildcat 1986

Not sure if this has already scrolled off my screen, but Congratulations to Tefler on winning the Best Author of the Year (2017) in the SOL Clitorides Awards!

MuddMaxx

Dr. Dadd - the last comment Alyssa had with Nkkrit left the possibility open though

Dave2282

Probably a week after 103 is released, so maybe mid May?

Jedi Khan

No! A few days off!? Do you think that the rest of us take a few days off whenever we want?! Oh wait....I guess I do that myself. Carry on.

Sorry for the wait, I had a few days off, then started on 103. I'll do the final edit for 102 tomorrow. :-)

Tefler

I am trying very hard to wait for the final draft to read this chapter. It is becoming increasingly difficult, I am beginning to refresh this post whenever I have a free moment and I have to continue to tell myself to wait.

Kyle

I don’t think it will a fight per se but more John realizing that he needs to embrace some of his birth right

Part of me thinks Dana is that.

Grimlakin

Plus that should unlock his soul forge. Though I'm wondering what the price is of using that.

Grimlakin

I'm of a mind that Jon needs to step up and deal with his progenitor guide now. It's past time he bitch slap that side of himself and get a bit more of the backbone. I think his crew will be his counter and help him through the initial aggressive John he will be. Not evil just lore prone to extreme reaction. "I don't think you know what you're talking about." John literally walks through the wall tearing out girders with his bare hands. "you're dealing with someone potentially stronger than me and you want to fucking debate what I don't know?"

Grimlakin

Hi, been awol for a while previously you were looking for artist recommendations. Reading Jamie McFarlane series privateer etc etc.. the artwork his by deviant art guy Lord Doomhammer. Elias t stern. Thought he was pretty good at space ship artwork.. anyhow keep up the good work

Alyssa can't keep having him distracted the real world is catching up. Being out gunned and out manned is going to catch up in a big bad way.

Big ToFu

Tefler, when are the 103 edits going up?

I wonder how much more power John will be able to use once the nymphs are full integrated into family. It was mentioned by Alyssa that she did not realise how much power Jade could channel her until she slept through that battle. Adding another 4 could be interesting.

rich ed

So, anyone want to try taking a guess at what Jade's original name was?

Jedi Khan

Maybe John's dad asked his brother to head over to sector XXX and help his little brother adjust to his new life and help get his new apartment (empire) up and running.

Dave2282

I would think resurrecting the Vulkat species with their strong psychic powers would offer major benefits too. Would a spider Queen convert int a black arachnid-based Maliri shape too if fed enough of John's cum?

Dave2282

U guys are no fun. John is going up against his "relative". Just put the word Progenitor in front of the names, Progenitor Annihilator, Progenitor Terminator, etc. With all the "intelligence" here I am surprised no one figured it out!

Big Dude

Unenpowered Nymphs focus exclusively on pleasing their master today. They have limited interest and fewer memories of anything else. They forget their masters existed when they die. They do not remember anything regarding their own lives beyond that. They have no aspirations or dreams beyond that. Latent, but limited telepathy won't help John much. Regarding other psychic abilities, they have only been seen in Jade -- the first unencumbered and empowered Lenarran.

Where can I get the discord server link?

Big ToFu

Great job as always.

Yep, I’ve been wondering what the four new nymphs may do as a group once empowered. I’m making some sort of link with the nymph that is Lord Algothi’s (the Brimorians C-I-C) plaything. Maybe discover some sort of latent Nymph-net. If so, she may be able to help at a critical moment...

Timbo

We have established that the existence of LK's device to suppress or block psychic powers means that there must be other technological means to manage, control or direct them. John's search for a technological means to convey psychic messages through the Astral Plane therefor seem achievable -- in story terms. I suspect that the Ashanath Command Net is being under-utilized far below its designed potential. When fully engaged, it will make psychic communications normal. Wouldn't it be weird if the missing element is to incorporate the sentient colony beings -- the Bolon -- to the mix. Whatever, a means will be found, and LK will be none the wiser.

Big Dude, I was thinking about that, too. Dana said that the Vulkat hull armor was stronger, but lighter, than titanium, but not as strong as Crystal Alyssium. I imagine an organic-CA spider silk that is lightweight but very strong. It can withstand ballistic, plasma and neutron attacks. It's crystalline structure channels energy attacks to be dissipated by capacitors. When augmented by Dana's best shields, you get armor that stands a chance against Thralls.

Now that John better understands what he is doing, will it take days or weeks, rather than months, to empower the four Nymphs and guide them to personhood?

Will Calara begin training with the sword on the way to Genthalas, or will John and Sakura make her wait until they are with Luna?

Empassioned summary, GrandPaM. The Admiralty is not used to being challenged. Now they are laid low. Some will take the out and retire. Some will hope for a fresh breeze to blow the corruption out of TF rule. But some will try to capitalize on the unstable situation, as usual, for personal gain, despite John's warnings. Examples will be made. Threats will be carried out. Minds will be changed.

Well I asked Tefler can the crystals be used on the engines and he said no! So it won't be engine upgrades. Someone on the discord system suggested improved organic shielding. Maybe organic outer cover to Paragon armor (oops armour)!

Big Dude

Dude. Where did you get this?

The Vulkat Archive was mentioned several times in this chapter. I expect Irillith and Faye to translate those files before they arrive at Genthalas. I anticipate that many discoveries and insights will flow from Vulkat physics, weapons tech and materials science that Dana will use to innovate new tech that is unknown to the Progenitors. This new tech could push the Invictus and the crew's personal armor/weapons beyond the Progenitor standard. With the Ashanath, Maliri, Trankarans and Terrans preparing for a Progenitor War, any new tech innovations by Dana can be rapidly shared as new ships are built and existing ships upgraded. When I think about the upcoming refit at Genthalas, I recall that they have the Thrall Ship from Tartarus. If the Vulkat Archive has info on the Progenitor fleet of Thrall Ships that caused the Desolation, Dana might get a tingle and be able to design ships and weapons to defeat them.

Proposed John's Ship Types Annihilator Class - Spacecraft Carriers Terminator Class - Large Dreadnought Exterminator Class - Small Dreadnought Plunderer Class - Battlecruiser Dominator Class - Large Battleship Devastator Class - Small Battleship Tormentor Class - Destroyer Liquidator Class - Heavy Cruiser Demolisher Class - Light Cruiser Desecrator Class - Assault Ship Eviscerator Class - Corvette Sacker Class - Fast Attack Shatterer Class - Heavy Bomber Eradicator Class - Light Bomber Looter Class - Claymore Fighter Did I miss any? 😜1

Big Dude

I concur, BO, but Henry is concerned with more than ship building. He is particularly concerned with Rachel's opinion of him. He is also naturally focused on his broader business interests. His awareness of the Progenitor threat and the TF response is secondary to his family concerns. It would be great for him to resolve his issues with his estranged daughter, and pursue goals in support of John that wins her respect and admiration.

Outstanding chapter, Tefler.

Have to really disagree with your premise . In the early action he was engaged with Pirates &amp; Drakkar raiders , right in his wheel house as a Marine Commander &amp; he still leads the ground action , but has deferred to the superior tactical genius of Calara in Fleet action as any good leader would , using expertise he help develop . His main weakness is putting himself in danger to protect the girls but that's understandable because they're more than just troops to him . His reluctance to endanger the Maliri is the rejection of what he considers his "darkside" &amp; also the very Macho attitude you say he's not showing about putting females in danger . We saw in the beginning of the story the reason why he left his career in the military was because of losing so many friends to the horror of combat .

bigdawguw65

I'll be in my corner dealing with withdrawal until the next chapter now 😵😵😵😵😵😵

Mark Hall

Well I finally finished the chapter it was awesome as always it looks to me like John is gonna have his hands full the next couple of chapters dealing with the Admiralty's MASSIVE fuck up putting new armor on the invictus and that's just in the first couple of days story wise plus there's the mess with the kirix they really need to exterminate them I'm talking full scale genocide those things are seriously fucked up as Dana would say

Mark Hall

You know, i get the whole not wanting to give in to his darkside/progenitor half, but in my personal opinion it almost seems like hes avoiding it so hes not even being the subscribed Alpha male character he just seems whiny and filled with self doubt, regressing from where he was early in the story, and as a person who served on the ground in the military him having zero ability to see the writing on the wall when it comes to future battles or how he should employ troops on the ground hes a war veteran not some pimply nosed teenager, regardless of not wanting to risk there lives the realities of battle should not be lost on him.

Opps... Mael &amp; Ranagon just moving chess pawns around the universe

There's been no mention, that I recall of a man o mana between ael

I'm pretty sure that was in comparison to them (mael/john), rather then a tech difference between mael and Ranagon. Edit:Damon autocorrect....

HiddenShadow

Rank hath its privileges

An interesting revelation dropped by Edraele during her dust-up with Alyssa , she said Mael had superior tech , more powerful ships &amp; more resources than Ranagon &amp; was barely able to fight him to a stand still .We've been doing a lot of discussing the relative powers between John &amp; Larn'kelnar &amp; giving L'K the big advantage but this kind of makes you wonder about how powerful each Progenitor is &amp; how they build their strength .

bigdawguw65

Out of curiosity why are all of John's women primarily called by their first names except Lynette who is nearly always referred to by her last name, Devereaux?

Dave2282

Well said!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arrowglass

@Tefler I'm late sharing my reactions to Ch.102 here - in part because I wanted to take some time to digest everything (that, and being somewhat busy in RL terms too). I liked Ch. 102 just fine - I have no problems or comments with the story direction, so far as you've advanced it. However, I do take some serious note of the foreshadowing I detected concerning Larn'kelnar. One thought did pop into my mind – Jade recalled the other Lenarran’s names – has she not also yet recalled her own original name? Also, why didn’t John think to ask her about that as soon as her memory of their names was brought up? My foremost thoughts, however, upon reflecting on the chapter were about the next meeting of the Admiralty - and the role John should be taking therein. There is no doubt that John will need to be directly involved - and every Admiral in the fleet will know it. There is no (sane) path open to any of them denying the massive impact that John had on the proceedings of the invasion and defense of Terra (once again!). Let's review the things the Admirals all saw, and consider their psychological impact on the Admiralty as a whole for a moment. 1) a veritable betrayal by their own chosen leadership prior to the battle 2) the arrival and domination of the battle (and the Citadel battlefield) by the Kintark Emperor - a 200Ft Goddamned DRAGON! 3) That dragon then killed the Fleet Admiral – in full view of EVERYONE in the Federation – and of the Kintark Empire too! 4) John, then proceeded to personally, and almost single-handedly, killed that very dragon – also in front of everyone in the Federation and the Kintark Empire too. 5) John and Calara – were directly responsible for saving Olympus 6) John, and Calara, and Sakura, and Dana, of course were all together responsible for saving Terra – and the entirety of the remaining Federation Fleet. It is no understatement to say that the Terran Federation still has a fleet – solely because of John and the girls. 7) What the FUCK did that tiny little Raptor-class ship do to ANNIHILATE the ENTIRE Kintark Carrier fleet!??!?!?!!! …in *seconds*!! 8) Lynette Devereux is ALIVE!!?? …and she was WHERE!!?? 9) and, MAJOR security items like “Oh, and A MALIRI WARFLEET SHOWED UP IN THE SOL SYSTEM – at John’s behest” would pale into near insignificance in the face of those other things. …to name only a few of the more significant issue assured to be foremost on the minds of the Admiralty – once they begin dispatching rescue fleets to the border regions to repel the Kirix, of course.

GrandPaM

I wonder what Faye's reaction would be if one of her "boys" was damaged/destroyed while fighting the plasma fires on deck 4. I think she is the mother for them and it would be interesting to see how she responded. It might also tie into how the cleaning bots have evolved so much. Their response to losing one would also be interesting.

Frostfyre

Teller: it would be Great to have a scene where Rachel learns how her father is involved in upgrading the Terran fleet.

Big Orca

Agreeeeee. Don’t rush the story, flush it out as much as you need. You have an entire universe to play with

Sorry 3rd this time

Jim lynch

Ha ha 1st again I think that’s my fourth time. Sorry Rayleigh but it’s me not you lol I will race you on chapter 103 may the best bloke win.

Jim lynch

Hmm... good story once again, Tefler. I suspect that all these "end of chapter" bits are not going to be brought into the main story until at least 110, as you've already laid out their plans for the immediate future. Looking forward to seeing where these new elements go, but don't rush yourself, please. I think we would all much rather wait an extra week or three than be informed of a burnout. Take care and take a few minutes to bang a Nymph or five in spare time.

CrazyBastid

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the latest chapter! Well done to those who picked up on the identities of the characters in the last scene. As you've probably guessed, they'll have a part to play in the upcoming chapters. :-)

Tefler

Cheers for those! I've fixed them now. :-)

Tefler

Yep, the special forces soldiers and all the scientists had blood on their hands. Sakura finished off most of them, Alyssa and the twins got the rest.

Tefler

Ah well spotted! I fixed that in the latest version.

Tefler

I thought there were two, one in the Combat Bridge and another in the wardrobe. There's a third equipping frame in the Briefing Room, but I didn't think they'd built a third suit? If I'm wrong, I'm happy to change it. :-)

Tefler

Thanks!

Tefler

The admiralty meeting will be in chapter 103. I'm really glad you enjoyed this one. :-)

Tefler

Thanks! I wanted their reaction to the battle for Terra to reflect the fact that it wasn't actually a glorious victory. :-)

Tefler

Brilliant, thanks for letting me know about those!

Tefler

I just noticed a usage error "teaming with" and soon after "Trankaran engines allowing it move" loving it so far

Hinterlands Man

Was everyone still alive on Tartarus tagged red by Alyssa's psychic scan?

John Jameson

I thought Webber was in command of the Odin,not the Thor?

Braw

Great stuff! Here's hoping Devereaux sees the light and starts getting what she needs straight from the source!

James Hârn

At one point Dana tells John not to fuck up his spare Paragon suit but I thought there were 3 of them spread around the ship, one on the Combat Bridge, one in the bedroom wardrobe and one in the Briefing Room?

ringill

Awesome as always.

Dragon

It's a great read while injecting a lot of new insights. I was hoping for the meeting with the admiralty but understand now why the other items that were taken care needed to be dealt first. Once again, oh Great One, your wisdom shows through leaving us to appreciate your talents even more! Keep on Keeping on oh master of the keyboard!

GREAT!! Chapter , not only showing the inner angst of the various crew members &amp; how they help each other deal with the but what problems lie ahead for them &amp; not just with LK . Makes the characters seem more than just cookie cutter supers out righting wrongs &amp; killing bad guys but real people with real issues . I've always had a minor problem watching/reading the "good guys" tearing thru ,slaughtering the "bad guys" thinking in the back of my mind , how many of the "bad" guys were just working stiffs happy for a job to put food on the table &amp; a roof over their families head . It's really nice the Tefler came up with Alyssa's power to scan &amp; identify the truly bad ones , makes it easier for me &amp; should help with the rest of them's issues about having to kill .

bigdawguw65

I imagine Tom's fiancé father is Buckingham &amp; his best friend Commander Mason Newmont is his son( protected out with the Trankian Border Fleet )remember he is using his mothers maiden name &amp; the reference to many Trankian ales . If they thought it was rough watching him die crushed by a Dragon on a Universal Vid feed just wait till after Jehanna's expose' of what he was up to on Tartarus . Changing last names might not be enough .

bigdawguw65

Tefler, another great chapter, quite enjoyable! Just a couple minor omissions I noticed, minus a few already mentioned by others; as follows are: page 7, second para from bottom; "…Trankaran engines allowing it (to) move at far greater speed…"; and page 60, …half way down page, "…a feeling that only intensified as (they) got closer to their climax." Cheers!

You can take the worm girl out of the asteroid but when shit gets real, she will always have a dirty mouth. Serious stuff has happened recently. Forgive her language.

Would have preferred Jehanna, myself. Liked her from the beginning. John needs to find a way to deal with those astral monsters once and for all and then he needs to find a way to create a link in a way that doesn't require his catalyst. Or at least have it be a smaller dosage so he can imbue/enhance multiple lionesses at once without it being limited to his recuperation time.

Roethan

Another great chapter! Is it just me or is there an unusual number of f-bombs from Alyssa in this chapter? My impression it was understandable in the rant with Edraeale but there’s just a few too many throughout the whole chapter.

Koa

I really wanted John and Devereux to get together. I hope eventually they will get over their ridiculous squeamishness and Devereux will join the Lionesses properly.

Steven Allen

Very well spotted, thanks for letting me know! :-)

Tefler

In the end i decided to read it exam be damned although now i have 4+5 hours which should be enough to do all i anyways could have. Tefler excellent job. Although what i am really waiting for is the talk with admirality, so i should say i was disappointed with both 101 &amp; 102 but you are just too good i mean i can't say i am disappointed if i don't really feel that way. Getting to learn a lot from the way you are putting things together hope i can apply it properly.

Tefler, a bit of continuity error I spotted in this chapter. Edraele was returning to Valaden on the Andresil Enkana (Chapter 95) while the Galaena Serina was going to Trankaran space with Almari and Ilyana. So when the Shandrass-battleship is returning to Valaden in this chapter it should be from the Andresil Enkana and not the Galaena, I would say. Keep up the good work.

Awesome as always! Who is Tom Walker’s father in law and when was he killed? How is this new story arc involved with everything else that is going on? When when Dana unlock the secrets of the full Progenitor ship and when will the Invictus finally be on par with the enemy Progenitor?

David B

I'm guessing that Tom is Buckingham's daughter's fiancé. I can't wait to see where he fits into the story!

MuddMaxx

Yet another nice wind-down chapter, Tef. I look forward to seeing how things play out with the admiralty, as well as the Nymphs, Jehanna, and Devereux. And that scene at the end. I have a feeling you've got something in mind for the future with regards to those folks or else you wouldn't have mentioned them.

Jedi Khan

yay...just got home from work....fresh reading!!

B S

I really just want to know how many of the Admiralty think they hid their dirty laundry so well it won't come out only for Alyssa to rock their world in front of the rest.

Cody Strong

what is inevitable. A showdown with a predatory progenitor.

Great chapter Tefler. Dealing with the post battle stress, introducing new characters, introducing new threads to the story. Once agin reminding us that events are speeding up and and reminding us that there is so much to resolve before John, the crew and the affiliated civilisations are anywhere near read to face

great as always but hate the wait till next chapter

Outstanding!

Good chapter Telfer.. But I have to wait for next chapter that is another 15-20 days minimum, as I was expecting to see John aligning new Terran high command and something about legacy in Ashanath territory..

At the end of page 31, Dana is speaking then the next line is "...Drakkar,” the Maliri girl continued." Was it supposed to be Dana who continued speaking, or did one of the twins start speaking? If it was one of the twins, which one?

Jedi Khan

Quick edit notes: page 28, there are two spots where Sakura is mentioned when it should be Tashana "...Faye started with Sakura landing on..." should be Tashana landing on... "...Sakura exclaimed, pointing at Sakura’s armour camera playback." Should be Tashana's armour playback.

Jedi Khan

could't get to this for 4 hrs because of work, surprised I'm 40th

Just finished. Tefler, you packed a lot of character development into this chapter and that has always been my favorite element of this story.

commatoes

Thank you for the chapter. Awesome as always.

I agree with them all. Pace yourself...we can wait...but wonderful chapter! A gem of character development!

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Another winner!!!!! Enjoyed the read!!!

Arrowglass

Yeah boi!!!

Yeah boi!!!

Yes yes yes - thanks

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Tefler make sure not to wear yourself out I love the chapters as much as everyone else but rest as you need it. Also loved the chapter and have loved the series.

Huh... Who woke me?

No matter what anyone else says, you are the man!

I don't envy you going forward as you try to juggle your way through story lines for the dozens of main female characters. You've almost doubled the amount of crew on the Invictus from the start of chapter 100. Can't see how you are going to maintain the momentum if you have to keep going back and forth trying to give them all something to do.

Dave2282

Thks Tefler, have to read it tomorrow - had too many brews while waiting patiently, HA!. Now I must get some needed sleep and start it early tomorrow.

Get some sleep soldier. Youve earned it!

Why tefler why i got an exam in 3 hours and you couldn't have chosen a better time😂😭 No worries i just have to survive 7 hours and then i'll read it. Btw for anyone who'll fimd this interesting i have another exam tommorow which is fun to study as well as easy so i am thinking about putting off starting its preparation until i am done with 102. Its either do super well in tommorow 's exam and suffer for 32 more hours with curiosity or do decent enough and have regrets about the exam..... Unggghhhh what to do?! 😱😫🤔

Thanks! Man, there's so much more story to tell! Can't wait for the next update!

Qrystof

Yes!

the only good thing about being sick is that im home to be able to read this today

Hot dam, thank you Tefler

MJHSharkbait365

Yay

Muledrvr

Yippie I Oh Kayyaaa!

Big Dude

Thank you!

Kalen Turner

Awesome! We don't have time to read long messages anyway!

Timtom12

Awesome now i can get my fix!

Thanks Tef!

NomNomWat

Just made Wednesday a whole lot better! Thanks and keep up the great work!

Can't wait to start the read, Have a good rest of your night

Our dealer has brought us our fix all hail tefler

Mark Hall

Praise be the creator

Thanks Tefler! Get some rest. :)

Donovan Gibson

TY

Mjk154

Can't wait to read it

Mjk154

You're awesome!

Tony Bates

No first

DemonHunterCole

cheers fella

Braw

Yay!

Jedi Khan

Yes!

LunarLilith

Thank you, Tefler!

Evan

Yes!

CJ Mora

woot!

JD BREWZ

1st

yes

Woo hoo

Jim lynch