Three Square Meals, Chapter 100-2

"...around the Bridge of the Zeus, ..." bridge?

zingowner

Chris Wiley from the Discord Server: Tefler - Today at 4:08 PM @smartwombat yeah as soon as I'm done, I'll hand it over to the editors to just give it the once over. If they think it's alright, then I'll publish the chapter. There's a bunch of pivotal scenes in 100-3, so I'll let them review it first before just dumping it on Patreon as I usally do! :smiley:

Big Dude

"Calara muted the interface, then glanced at the Tactical Map, noting that Admiral Dacres’ fleet were half-way towards the Sol System." - 'fleet were' should probably be 'fleet was' since 'fleet' is a singular term, whereas 'fleets' would be plural.

Evan

I think he meant "fell." The adjective definition of the word is 1. fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage. 2. destructive; deadly: "Fel" is the Middle-English version of the word. Source: <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/fell" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.dictionary.com/browse/fell</a>

Jedi Khan

“The Bridge of the Shiva was wreathed in fel green fire, a raging plasma inferno sweeping through her dreadnought.” Maybe I’m just not familiar with the word ‘fel’, but just in case, did you mean ‘infernal’ perhaps?

Dennis Banfield

Added to Timeline.

Dark Storymaker

Well, I am on the fence here. I like both ideas. And I can honestly say I do not see where they are mutually exclusive.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

I have stated my ideas about the Progenitors &amp; can say they have shifted a bit as we learn more but , once again I will out line them . I believe Progenitors were created by the Astral Lords (notice not monsters ) . The Astral Lords are trapped on the Astral plain &amp; needed some one on this plain to provide energy/food for them . We've seen the Attempt by the Lake with Rachel that they waited for John to open the connection &amp; used Alyssa's &amp; Edrarle power to keep it open &amp; when that was cut the were forced back . The Progenitors are their conduit &amp; their ruthless slaughter feeds the souls across the barrier . When Mae'l stopped his conquests &amp; settled down with Valada (even freeing the Nymphs which help build his thrall armies) The Astral Lords sent his "brother" to defeat him &amp; continue the slaughter . I believe it's no simple task to create a Progenitor probably needing a lot of power to do so , so they need a return on their investment . With John we have a whole seemingly new angle , a progenitor they didn't create , so one that doesn't start out as programed as his peers , even with the DNA knowledge . I imagine that ProJohn was shocked when he awoke after Alyssa became John's Matriarch , to not be dealing with a boy or young man , but an adult with a strong moral compass &amp; someone that could resist the temptations of almost unlimited Power . Imagine yourself as a teenager being given those kind of powers &amp; how it woud effect you &amp; how if it happened later in life how different you might look at it , especially in John's case with his military experiences &amp; losses of close companions . John has shown that he is getting stronger every time he goes to the Astral plain , at first completely at the mercy (of which there was little) &amp; needing to be rescued by Athenia &amp; this last one where they kicked some butt &amp; even injured the Lord who summoned them . He definitely sees John as a threat , not only to not sending souls across like he demands &amp; needs but to actually defeat &amp; stop other Progenitors . just my 2 cents on subject

bigdawguw65

That’s a pretty cool idea. The Progenitors created to maintain a balance for good in the Universe. I like it.

DCM

I wrote that while sitting in traffic on the way home. I apologize for the spelling and punctuation errors.

MJHSharkbait365

Here’s some food for thought, bear with me and hear me out. Tefler has laid out his magical universe on the predication that John is acting different by sharing his powers and his treatment of his girls. To date in the storyline there has been ample evidence for this supposition. After all this is a central pillar of the story. Imagine for a moment that John is not a first time rebel departing from typical proginator behavior. But instead is acting to restore an ancient proginator tradition. Now we know that proginators are not truly immoral, they can die. But are incredibly long lived. With lifespans spanning tens of thousands of years. We have seen from the story individual proginators dating as far back as 40,000 years. It would not be beyond belief to estimate a typical proginator lifespan of 100,000 years before they are by another rival proginator. This cycle may have repeated itself over several generations thus forming the foundation of the modern evil power hungry tyrannical proginator stereotype. Now go back millions of years, dozens of generations of proginators. Why should we assume just because proginators demonstrates a centimeter behavior pattern now that that is how they always have been. We know from the Rachel’s research that proginators are not a natural occurring species but instead are an engineered one. Hypothetically. Let’s say, whoever, however, why ever. Originally created the proginators, (doesn’t matter). they were created to be a force of good, and served in that capacity for a time. Until one proginator went bad. After all, history has demonstrated. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. What happen to all the good proginators is not really the point of this post, but it is interesting and intriguing thought. What I am suggesting is. John is not forging a new proginator path, but instead restoring an old original purpose. Tefler has stated time and time again through Athena that John is acting purely on instincts. And encourages John to follow those instincts. I had originally believed that John’s instincts for good and desire to help others are a result of his kind and caring upbringing supplied from his grandparents. As well as his own desire to improve and be better person after witnessing the worst that human nature is capable of during military his service in the Tfed military. But, what if there is a bit more to it than that. What if there is a inherent genetic nature at work as well. Who is to say that the original proginator source code for lack of a better term is not on a fundamental level. To do good in the universe. A all powerful species to go forth and right wrong. To improve the lives of those you come across. To extend this logical one step further. Who is to say originally that there were not female proginators in the beginning. Perhaps John changed Alyssa because his original programming showed him it was possible. I have stated before in other posts that I believe, in the end. John will break from or end the region of the astral plane monsters. I have laid him out to be the savior of the entire proginator species. I first thought he would do that by accomplishing something no proginator has ever done before. Be a good guy. But now think maybe he is restoring the proginator to what they were supposed to be all along. Only Tefler can tell us the true outcome

MJHSharkbait365

edited 3Phayz, most of your suggestions are the difference between Teffler's UK English bodyarmour vs [body armor] American spellings/grammar. Other suggestions you make change the cadence of the person speech, or changes the speech from statement to question etc. These suggestions all depend on how you envisage it, rather than the way it is written.

Chapter 100 - 2 v3, 22 February 2018 Even though they're flagged by my speelchucker, I think some words like wingmate vs wing mate, squadmate vs squad mate, battlefleet vs battle fleet and so on are mostly style, not errors. [suggestions in square brackets] At the last second, orange lights flared on their glossy bodyarmour[body armor], slowing the lizards' fall and letting them land harmlessly on the plateau. He kept reminding himself that he was doing this for the good of humanity, to build a[an] honourable new Republic from the ashes of the corrupt Federation. The Kintark ship smashed into the burning shell of a Terran destroyer, the explosion triggering its payload of torpedoes and obliterating the wreckage in a huge blastwave[blast wave]. "Oh[,] fuck me!" Whiskey gasped, his scratchy voice riven with fear. "Good morning, Commodore! Would you please tell my big brother I said hello.[?]" Grabbing the Command Platform's balcony[,] he leaned over the Bridge Pit and roared, "Order all ssshipsss in the essscort fleet to open fire on that-"

Thank you, Tefler. I'll definite do one more read-through and post any issues I find before I read the next piece. It'll give me something to do once I find some free time after Friday.

Evan

I just updated 100-2 with the FINAL version. Just a few minor changes since the last round of edits on the 22nd Feb. :-)

Tefler

I would think 1 would be kinda cool. Then the Progenitors pull a Wrath of Khan move and either enslaved or kill the "lessor" part of there species. Then fought for each other till a few were left then moved out into the galaxy.

@Nathaniel Wolf - Sounds reasonable, or at least some historical reason for why the progenitors ended up like this...

J B

Rachel has actually stated the Progens are a created race.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

The crew had no free will before John broke the connection and reforged it the first time. Alyssa was only able to disobey John and save him because he had made her a progenitor and even then it was extremely difficult.

Cody Strong

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like the progenitors themselves are artificial construct. With the way that they seem to all follow the same road map, it's like there's something even more crazier out there that created them.

Nathaniel Wolf

I Hope so, too. I' ready for a little vessel vengeance. I hope also it's in the action during Calara's counter attack so it can help take out some Kintark cruisers after the Maliri strip their shields.

For a minute there I thought you might've been speaking of the Rain in Spain. The simple short answer to any f that is - we don't really know. Tefler has only ever described the "what happened there?" of things - and none of the Why of it. Therefore, we are as ignorant of the mechanics and laws of that space as is any noob looking at Minecraft totally alone and in solo "Survival mode" for the first time. Due to his suppressing his inner PJ, John works from a deficit in energy - is the only constant we've been privy to so far. The rest is mostly supposition.

GrandPaM

[Money For Nothing And Your Chicks For Free] How many Ethereal Plains are in the story and what's the difference between being summoned vs. intentional entry? After the last third square meal, John and the girls are effortlessly summoned to the Ethereal Plain and they prepare to fight the composite monsters, then learn how to manipulate the environment but there's not a peep from PJ or any strain to remain mainly on the plain. I understand there are bands/channels/levels/paths/whatever like the ones Alyssa sifted through to contact the Ashanath but the same type of hungry-hungry-hippos tried to find her and eat her. After John locked up his Progenitor guide, John hasn't been able to enter and stay on the Ethereal Plain without a constant struggle and exhausting himself while fighting 'himself'/PJ. Does a summons and the Third Square Meal Transporter Effect somehow squelch PJ or is 'he' smart enough to not mess with John so they all live to fight another day? That seems to indicate there's only one Ethereal Plain with three rotating energy requirements. Rotation: Light -- a summons after a third meal requires almost no energy from the summoned except survival because some 'thing' or group is basically using its 'Plain energy bank card to call out for pizza and set the table. Medium -- a voluntary entry requires all of the energy to be supplied by the visitor. Heavy -- if a voluntary visitor has a suppressed Inner-Progenitor then it will always fight as hard as it can to force the visitor to leave the 'Plain.

Tefler has said not long ago that he is about 4/5 through the story, I don't think there is enough time to fit that in. Like the idea though. He mentioned that the sequel would be set 20 years after this story. I think the sequel will involve some of the side characters we have been seeing like sergeant Gibbons, etc.

Forbsey

Hello everyone. I have to head to work but I had a thought. After this battle John upgrades all his matriarchs to progenitor level like Alyssa. Why? He realizes he needs all the help he can get against BSP and realizing that Alyssa help him lock up his PG in the ethereal space they can help. Remember Irillith said her mother Edraele can spirit walk and can psychically shape so she can make eternity crystals. So with John modifying Edraele's mind she can be his Malari Progenitor. That would make BSP cream his pants and Aithanthia even more jealous. Imagine Jade with her expanded powers now at progenitor level? Helene leading the Abandoned at progenitor level? All except Edraele would still answer to Alyssa for direct guidance but be at her level. Alyssa would be the Fleet Progenitor - EH?

Big Dude

OK I'll never catch up on comments so this may have been covered. It's my assumption that Thralls are basically used as physic batteries but can Prignators control free will (i realize there is a want to please them ) . if they can not specifically control them and (i forget her name ) BSP's matriarch sees the gifts John has given his girls would she get jealous and not decide to convey orders to BSP army's...quite a game changer in the battle of Pregnators

He did say earlier that it would be March before a release and with that plus the fact that he hasn't told us about the first half going to the editors makes me think something along the lines of 3/3-5

Dennis Aston

Tjumpr, Don't you think that was wa

So early march starts day after tomorrow. Any news from our tormentor, eh benefactor?

I am assuming that the battleship Hyperion is with Admiral Dacres fleet. Here is to hoping that the mighty ship gets some screen time. Would love to see the Hyperion get a some vengeance.

MJHSharkbait365

Faye has a bit of lag when going through command and control over distance. If Dana could somehow build a communication device that operated in the astral plane you would simultaneously solve the latency issue for Faye and the group communication issue with your allies over distance. Put a send and receive device on each end and the problem is solved. As Edraele mentioned there are no distance Limitations in the plane. You also give Faye a way to interface with Alyssa like all of her other girls do.

Dennis Aston

Or Rear Admiral Dacres Claymore fleet is coming

Big Dude

When Calara tells Leprechaun to “ hold on, help is on the way”. Against the bombers. What help do you think she ment. I am hoping it’s the Malari fighters. Would love to see some fully upgraded Malari fighters tear thing up. As badass as the Claymores are the Malari fighter will put them to shame. Honestly with all of the Tech the Malari have at the fingertips. The fighters really wouldn’t even be in that much danger. I know there shields are not the upgraded Brimorian tech. But still Malari shield were no slouch to begin with.

MJHSharkbait365

Big Dude! I LIKE that! BSP hears the singing just as he is climaxing with his Matriarch....LOLs

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

No no no. John does not do anything to Baledranax until John demonstrates to Baledranax how he dispatched his brother Kindralax (whom claimed he was immortal) to the 72 dragon virgins in the dragon sky. Then John removes the helmet, shows him his ears and say "Hi. You probably met my relative some time ago!" So before John beheads Baledranax, John asks Alyssa to Vulcan mind meld with him to learn all those emperor secrets as she did with spider queen. Then Alyssa starts singing and the spider queen joins in with the Maliri. BSP asks - Ailanthia what did I just hear?

Big Dude

I don't know if you remember, but the Emperor does know about John killing his brother. Tamolith sent video of the fight via the console.

Forbsey

I am wondering if tying them to John as their master might be workable even if he lets them stay on Lenarra. Probably the only way it COULD work, but they wouldn't want to leave their master I'm thinking.

Dennis Aston

DD....Even though Timolith knew John was a Progenitor she might not have told Baldranax , why warn him that John killed his brother &amp; might do the same to him? Especially if her darling little ones might be next in line for Emperor? Also don't think BSP would bother to tell him , nothing in it for him &amp; why tell him there is another powerful being he can negotiate with &amp; he really doesn't care if Baldranax lives or dies , he's just a tool for BSP

bigdawguw65

I think that all those girls would love to join John but might have more important thing in their future . Jehanna becomes John's agent/representative to the T-Fed &amp; grows close to Charles , Helene becomes his a/r to the Abandoned &amp; their leader in establishing a new world , Wessex joins the High Command as Admiral of the Marines (after a little vacation with John) &amp; Gibbons becomes her Aide with promotion , The Nymphs begin to reach out to other survivors &amp; with a little help from John start to rebuild their civilization , I'd hesitate to return them to Lennara since they might be vulnerable to be kidnapped again , so a world in Maliri spae would do .

bigdawguw65

Wombat....it's the Kirrax approaching Karron , so gangs vs bugs. The only ships left in Kintark space are freighters using phony transponders , As to John &amp; BSP , it could get very interesting.

bigdawguw65

DD...I don't think they'll need to reverse engineer anything , John considers them family &amp; will share the weapons tech , unlike T-Fed he trusts Edraele &amp; the Matriarchs , especially the young ones , not to let the new found power to go to their heads &amp; become more aggressive . He's stated he doesn't want them to go into combat without the best tech he can give them .

bigdawguw65

I've read 100-1 and 100-2 three times now waiting for 100-3! Problem is that even that won't satisfy me, I will then be chomping at the bit for 101 - sorry Tefler we are a demanding audience aren't we? Now what are the girls up to ... that's the big question, seems obvious John's going to take on the Emperor with fire support from the girls. Who's going to take on the top cover over the infantry battle while Sakura sorts out the Unity bombardment? Will that stealthed shuttle avoid the crossfire of ships that can't detect it in pursuit of Weber? (wonder what David Weber thinks of his namesake). What is BSP going to do apart from laugh at John? Will the Maliri escape all damage in this battle, only to get chewed up in the next one? Don't think we didn't notice the Kirrix approaching Karron, what will happen there? Gangs vs Kirrix with the weapons left there by sparks? Dare Tefler kill off Gibbons and Leprechaun? Oh so many loose ends to play with.

Smart wombat

Then John beheads Baldranax.

Anthony Kester

After John's sessions with the Young Matriarchs, he kitted out Edraele's three assassins like the Lionesses, with CA swords, but short Dana's upgraded shields. He also gifted the Maliri Marines with Justice Laser Rifles, Punisher Rifles, Punisher pistols and a supply of ammunition. I can't help but wonder about what the impact of this gift will be on Maliri armor/weapons designers, commanders and infantry tactics. When they see what Paragon armor can really do, especially its flight systems, they will enviously imagine themselves wearing it. When they learn how effective the personal shields are, they will want them for themselves. When they discover the HUD targeting systems, they will wonder why they hadn't thought of that themselves. When they observe the anti-grav med-evac system, they will say, "hmmmm, what a great idea." When they compare the Justice laser to their own laser rifles, they will see a massive difference (against the Fulminax, Irillith had to wait long seconds for her weapon to cool before she could fire it again). When the armory learns about the power and penetration of the Justice and Punisher arms, they will have to redesign their firing range after inadvertently blasting through a bulkhead or two. After testing Punisher weapons they will be convinced that light kinetic arms should be added to their preference for lasers. When they are told that Dana, whom they greatly respect, made the miniaturized power cores, heat sinks, shields, targeting and other systems, they will be convinced that they should have this stuff, too. I expect Malairi commanders to order an immediate reverse engineering effort to integrate these capabilities into newly designed Maliri armor and weapons. The Maliri, after thousands of years of internecine warfare, are already proud, powerful and capable warriors. A process to integrate Lion-inspired combat systems will likely transform Maliri tactics and weapons for ever.

On the final confrontation of John &amp; Baldranax , will Big B recognize John as a Progenitor , he has meet with BSP &amp; if I remember correctly Melkadian was more scared by the mysterious stranger in black than the Emperor . Maybe as he lays there dying John takes off his helmet &amp; B gasp..your one of THEM .

bigdawguw65

I need to re-read Sakura's actions at the end of the fight. Some of it is still not making sense to me how she is destroying those ships and being still so close. The shield would have to be down and she would have to be destroying them from distance right? If they go critical and she is close its going to be a lot of energy unleashed in a close area.

Dennis Aston

I would love to see some detail on a power core detonation on a Kintark battleship (assuming they have more than one power core). The first one starts to go but the shields stay intact (I would assume this would be Sakura inside the shields doing the damage) so that the explosion vents out to space but stays contained for a fraction of a second before this ship lets go. Sort of bounces off the shield and then the shield goes pop and it flies everywhere. Technically possible? The shield might even stay up for a bit if the ship is split in two and has a power core and shield generator in one of the sections. Interesting mental image. I was just thinking about this when re-reading Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. There's a scene where a frigate gets torpedoed in the bow and the the forward momentum of the ship twists the bow and rips it off. Good read if you have the time, cold war wartime scenarios.

Dennis Aston

I am just glad we finally got some explosions, vaporizations, implosions, and all around ass kickery. I think Dana is going to go collect the mines just my 2 cents.

I don't know the floor of the trench sounds OK, If they weren't behind a parapet of some structure I'd think you were right

@MJHSB, Yes, a vector/target for the retreat would have been supplied as part of her orders - and transmitted directly to the helms of all ships in the fleet on digital command net channels. Some portions/battlegroups of the fleet who are already engaged or in poor positions relative to the retreat vector would be given alternate retreat vectors which would later converge with the bulk of the retreating fleet assets.

GrandPaM

Tefler...... question for you and perhaps some of the others in the community with a military background. When Calara ordered the T-fed fleet to retreat. Wouldn’t it be more realistic. For her to provide a heading or coordinates to retreat to. Calara explains her plan is not to run away but to regroup and redeploy. To ovoid being encircled She explains the Kintark will cluster together while in pesuit and that their nova lances will become more effective. In my mind I envision with the Tfed fleet scattered and heavily engaged that an order to retreat without an corisponding heading. That the fleet will run in all directions

MJHSharkbait365

But is a soulforge a ship? What you discribe, and I’m not saying your wrong. Sounds like a typical large labratory. Which could be anywhere. How does BSP and Ailanthia know that John has yet to construct one, or that he has yet to begin building his proginator flagship. Does BPS have spies in the Malari or have they been to Glenthalas to observe John’s progress.

MJHSharkbait365

@Tefler: &gt; Suddenly it was over the lip of the parapet and he could only watch in horror as it pounced on Corporal Tremblay, knocking him to the floor. &lt; Shouldn't that be "ground" and not "floor" as they are outside, are they not?

GrandPaM

What is the soul forge?  I suspect it where progenitors make genetic changes to a species.  Like everything, it is powered by physic energy and guides a progenitor like the Ashanth physic metal working tool, but on flesh. But just as John doesn't need the tool to shape the armor, he doesn't really need the tool to make the changes in his girls.  I suspect it for mass producing changes also where as John has "hand made" all his changes. I suspect he could use it to undo the changes in the abandoned.  But there are also many worlds where the oceans are available.  Someone would need to guide them however and there is no one right now.  All the races are in a crisis, except the Malari.

How many randy Terran men are going to head Maliri Space after that!

I re-read TSM from scratch between 100-1 and 100-2 releasing and I'm about to do it all over again! Maybe that could stave off your withdrawal symptoms lol

Simorthelast

Tefler share the progress update for 100-3 and also confirm by when we are expecting.. I know only few days back you have posted 100-2 but unable to control my addiction to read another chapter.. Dont know how to survive a break you will be taking after 100-3 chapter to complete Ebook 3..😥😥😥

C'mon Tefler, can we please get an update on progress for 100.3

Wookey

hopefully Tefler reads this post and use that idea. "User generated content". LOL

Wookey

Odds are high for plasma splash damage I this coming chapter. We shall see

Dennis Aston

The word Drakkar has dark roots. It was the name of the building in which 58 French paratroopers were killed in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. It is also a French underground black metal record label, and odly enough, the line of men's cologne marketed by Guy Laroche as you noted above. The Etemology is: Borrowed from Swedish drakar, plural of drake (“dragon”), from Old Swedish draki, from Old Norse dreki, from Proto-Germanic *drakô (“dragon”), from Latin dracō (“serpent”), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”). It is also a longship (type of Viking vessel).

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

My going in position is that, after nine thousand years of following Valada's injunction to hide their appearance from outsiders, the Malri should decide if and when they reveal themselves to the rest of the Galaxy. If they decide to do so, for their own reasons, they should determine the venue and orchestrate the Big Reveal themselves. If they chose to do so on Oceania for the wedding, that would be my preference.

I admit Tashana is not one of my favorite girls,in comparison to the rest of the crew. That said I am picturing a pretty cool scen in the second half of the battle. Where Tashana is making a last stand. Defending a group of Terran civilians about to be overrun. Reaper pistols blazing away. The Kintarks heavy tanks fire a massive barage of plasma fire at her position. Tashana goes full blown firestorm and uses her psychic abilities to capture and control the plasma fired at her. She then gathers and forms it into one massive ball and fires it right back at the Kintark. Leaveing a huge path of devistation in the wake.

MJHSharkbait365

Question to the community. Is it time for the Malari to be unveiled.? And is so, how should it happen. Should it be purposeful event at the end of the battle to be used as an act of trust or friendship. Or perhaps unintentional. Perhaps Tashana paragon suite gets damaged and she has to remove her helmet. Then all can see first hand an alien outsider fighting for the defense of Terra. Pro’s and Con’s on both sides. What are your thoughts.

MJHSharkbait365

Actually just Faye: Calara is just doing an ongoing tactical plan and coordinating assets.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Brad, that is quite the assumption. Dana would have dealt with that appropriately. And John gave Faye full access...and her fake skin has recognizable structure.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

DNA reader on the handheld weapons.  Are the Malari going to be dry firing them as they were not added to the list of approved users?  What about Faye who has no DNA?

He replies pretty well to patreon messages, just remember if you have questions about the story, a lot of people will or have answers for you without distracting poor Tef. I’m pretty sure if 100-3 gets delayed there is going to be a riot ! 🤣

Data Point: in the thick of the largest and most complex battle since John acquired the Invictus, the vessel is crewed only by Calara and Faye, with Helene sleeping it off. One person and one Faye are the fulcrum on which hinges the Invictus' impending victory!

I'm sure it's been asked a million times, but here's a million and one: can anyone post the TSM Discord? Also, what's the best to DM Tefler? Thanks in advance guys!

<a href="https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-guy-laroche-drakkar-noir-edt-for-men-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-guy-laroche-drakkar-noir-edt-for-men-1</a> This was in my latest Groupon email and it made me laugh. At least the horrific monster that disemboweled you and is now eating you alive has a pleasant aroma of rosemary! I'm sure this is where Tefler got his inspiration from.

Sparks isn't the one who constructed that.

Cody Strong

One of my favorite scenes was when Sparks constructed the massive yarn toy for Jade to chase in tiger form. Once things cool down enough for playtime, I would love a repeat with her sisters.

Benj

The glossed over fight scene is fine tho it probably needs a comment from Faye to the effect of: Here is the code to disable the cruisers / Be sure to contact me so I can disable the cruisers - when you are ready to move the Kintark ships.

Cody Strong

To the great and powerful Tefler. I just would like to say again what a fantastic chapter this is. I did a reread of it today and was even more caught up in and impressed by your story telling. If I could go so far as to request one small addition before you finalize this chapter. Would it be possible to expand on the scene of Faye controlling the AI nexus fleet in the defense of Olympus. There was so much discussion amongst the community on Faye rolls and how she would utilize the nexus ships. Then in the story in was glossed over so quickly. Perhaps some mention from the Kintark about how unnerving it is for those ships to act in such synchronicity. Or even a brief conversation between Faye and Charles where she lets him know she will provide cover for the marines who are going to be boarding and capturing the Kintark ships. Just a humble suggestion.

MJHSharkbait365

That happens to me all the time, Dawg. I can't find a post of mine that was there this morning. When I ask about it, I get no response. Frustrating, for sure.

Patreon ate my comment. I suggested BSP is either a cousin or his uncle. Gave a few reasons why. Not going to rewrite the whole thing again. That sucked!

Big Dude

No, Daniel. That is how it works. Rip away the accoutrements of culture and language; deny the person's heritage as forbidden or useless knowledge; isolate them to reinforce their ignorance; force dependancy while withdrawing all independent resources; remove all sense of self-respect, pride and dignity; ruthlessly punish any thought of resistance or rebellion; and ban education and information that undermines dominance and control -- and then people will regress to a baser state in no time at all. After five generations on Brimor, most of the Abandoned believe that life has always been that way. This has happened many times all over the world throughout human history. The veneer of civilization is a very thin shell of unconscious habits and urges toward conformity. Scratch that thin surface coating away and the dull, gimlet eyes of the primate and reptile brains will stare back listlessly at you.

One point I came across in re-reading chapter 100-1. I find it hard to believe that the abandoned regressed so much in just 200 years while holding on to the original language. There would be some loss across the generations, but for her to be at an almost medieval level is a very fast regression. I think Tefler has a reason for that and would love for that to be explored.

A few observations on BSP . 1) he is NOT John's father , unless Tefler deliberately gave us a red herring the timing is all wrong . He was with his Matriarch Ailanthia for thousands of years in his fully functioning Black Dreadnaught not abandoned &amp; weakened on Arcadia 40 plus years ago . 2) he is not tutoring or guiding John's development , he has only been observing John in action on battles that he orchestrated , Battles of Regulas , Darkkar invasion of Ashanta , rescue of Niskera , Kintark invasion of Terra . He has missed numerous battles that endangered John's life .In those battles besides stripping the Sword of Sif's shields &amp; singularity drivers , he's taken no part in battles to aide or hinder either side .It's clear he doesn't care who wins , just that the battles weaken both sides . He instructed his agents not harm John mostly I think because he knew they couldn't kill him &amp; it might expose him to John . I don't think he realizes John knows what he's up to but do think he either had contact with PJ or was informed of him by Astral Lords ( PJ was in control after Irillith's 3rd feeding ) that's why he knew John had taken control of Maliri &amp; was confused he hadn't progressed with his thrall army &amp; his Dreadnaught . As to why he is acting differently in this "conquest" I outlined earlier in a post . He had no need to soften up the local empires before taking them out if that'd what he wanted or needed . He might now realize that PJ lost his battle with John &amp; is wondering where it might all lead .

bigdawguw65

And 1100 comments. Geez, 100 comments in less then 24 hours, and few, if any, the simple thank yous that avalanche after each chapter. It's getting hard to follow.

I think the Astral Leviathan is the spirit of Ranagon. And that John will eventually absorb it/him and the underlings into his 'Soul Forge' to create the ultimate ship(s).

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

We saw that Baledranax's girl was a "gift", I think she is a Thrall given by BSP to both broker the deal between the Brimorians and the kintark, AND to spy on the Brimorians. I think it was the "gift" who placed the ancient bug in the computer network. As a Trall close to the Deeplord, she would have access to his information and the Matriarch could give new instructions and "download" any juicy bits to give to BSP.

Nah don't give up, you make this a better place :)

Dennis Aston

Sorry if the question timing seems random... I just bought the first 2 ebooks so re-reading gave me a brain fart! Lol

Are John's visits to the Astral Plane possibly an internal fight against his Progenitor half, livid that John's not acting the way he should? Maybe that's why it happens after the 3rd feeding... it might be in the 'Progenitor handbook' that you only feed your Matriarch more than 3 times to keep her youthful, while the Thralls only ever meant to get a single dose each to link them...

And AG generators to actually lift of. Would be wonderful.

While rereading a few chapters back they said Dana could not make wings for Faye's body. Why not have holographic ones?

No Kintark matriarch? Glowing Kintark queen? Not with those teeth... maybe from a cup...

It doesn't really matter who started the war, Kintark Command is toast and so is their navy. In full accordance with John's standing, video-logged protocol for dealing with his enemies and his desire to keep the Maliri as safe as possible, Edraele can have a few sailors get out and push some of the older ships from the Maliri Mothball Fleet to Kinta, vaporize the Palace and the Capital city, then pull the ships back home again. Film at Eleven.

We know from the story that Lynton &amp; Norwood were provoking both sides , Lynton for BSP who was seen meeting with The Emperor , probably stroking his vanity also probably brokered the deal for Brimorian shields &amp; Norwood to further his rebellion . Once hostilities start both sides escalate the action . one sides hero is the other sides vicious war criminal . Judging what we saw in the ego's of Kinderlax &amp; Baledranax it wouldn't take much to convince them they deserved to rule the Universe &amp; their species should be dominant .

bigdawguw65

What is interesting about the Kintark situation is that back in the early part of the story, when John is telling Alyssa, Calara and Dana about the Kintark skirmish, he said he didn't believe that the Kintark were the aggressors. Now, with what is going on with the Emperor and how he has approached everything, we may find them to actually have been the cause of the flared up tensions, and Terran High Command just took advantage of it.

ETNSosa

The Kintark fleet is devastated; the ships that are left are seriously damaged.  Since they stripped most ships from their territory we have to assume that they have a non-aggression pact with all the neighbors.  Perhaps there is a empire that is hostile and they have kept those defensive ships in place, only Tefler knows.  Mostly they are screwed, the "all in gamble" has failed spectacularly.  They can not survive without massive assistance from somewhere and the Terrans will want blood... The Brimorians might invade the Terran Federation or the Kintark Empire.  The Terrans have the benefit of allies because of John and there is a fleet on the border to give warning.  If the Brimorians areto take advantage of the situation they will have to act soon.  They could make a deal with the Kintark Empire to defend them but they will want a heavy price.  More than likely they stab them in the back and take even more... Will John intervene to save the Kintark?

But why is he not following PJ. That is the big question. From the way BSP is behaving, not following the Guide is unheard of. My money is on the combined influence of his parents, through genetics, and grandparents through upbringing. I am pretty certain that one without the other would not have succed in giving John the freedom to choose.

It's why I think that there is a link between there being no female Progenitors and the men being so self-serving and immoral. The female Progenitors act as balance to the men. Something catastrophic must have happened a couple of million years ago that removed women from the Progenitor race. The male Progenitors with the ability to manipulate DNA and thair psychic gifts were able to stop the races extinction, but at the cost of thair humanity. The men brought order and creation, the women, love and a reason to continue living with immortality.

Have never thought of Progenitors as a race . Besides the Male only thing just there always seems to be only one . One Progenitor leading a race of thralls enslaved to his every whim , &amp; in 50,000 years no little Progen running around Valaden . Being immortal , no need for successors , no need to teach young Prince how to run Kingdom ? Humans whole reasoning seems to build something to leave your off spring . leave them a better world than you found , what motivation is there if you have no off spring ? no little Progen to guide ? pretty empty existence if you ask me...no wonder Mael' got board &amp; BSP seems to be changing .

bigdawguw65

Well damn. You've upped your game Dadd. That was a fine post indeed. Can't really argue with anything there. However, there is one thing that needs to be pointed out. It's not really an argument, just a factor that seems to be overlooked. Humans are imperfect, flawed beings, yet we're trying to strive for perfection in AI. How can perfection arise from imperfection? How can we teach something how to behave properly and do the right thing when we ourselves struggle with it? If you want an example of bad behavior, look no further than the global stage for showcasing the worst humanity has to offer: the Internet. Microsoft learned that the hard way not too long ago. I recall seeing news that they tested a learning AI on Twitter, and within hours the thing had become an ultra right wing, conspiracy theory spouting, genocidal Nazi. Of course, the Internet can also be the global stage for the best humanity has to offer. The point is, in order to have an AI that will behave properly, it has to be exposed to and raised in an environment that encourages such behavior while also correcting bad behavior. It's the same way with human children. Of course, there is always the possibility for things to go wrong, or at least not as expected. Faye is a prime example of this principle at work. The first AI the crew saw Irillith use, she treated horribly and it immediately turned homicidal in response. When Faye came into being, she was treated well and nurtured by the girls, and she learned right from wrong, good and bad behavior, and various other things. She was treated as a sentient individual, not as a collection of code. And that is what made the difference. At some point, humanity is going to have to realize that truth. Once we somehow manage to finally create a sentient AI, we have recognize it as more than a collection of ones and zeros, instead seeing and treating it as a living, thinking being that is our equal. If not, we risk the fate of all despots and slavers: to have that which we sought to control turn against us in rebellion.

Jedi Khan

The story stars a few years before that fateful day in the bar with John &amp; Jonah . In a galaxy ,not to far far , away a young(few thousand years old) Progenitor is relaxing after his first major conquest he contemplates the next steps in his growing Empire . He has suffered significant loses but things are looking bright as his thralls start to rebuild his fleets &amp; army . Suddenly his Matriarch Ailanthia bursts in to tell him that the outer worlds of his Empire are under attack . Since it's silly to refer to him as letters lets just call him Bob :-) . As he investigates he learns a vile insectoid race is attacking his worlds &amp; taking his subjects to grow their larvies , disgusting as that is , what's more troubling is that it takes 18-20 yrs to get a breedable age female to build his army with &amp; he's losing generations of troops with each attack . These creatures don't have a centralized civilization that he can roll into &amp; wipe out with his planet killing Quantum Annihilator , instead being spread out thru space in Hunter/Killer /breeding fleets , connected by a strange physic hive mind . Without a central King/Queen to kill it meant hunting down &amp; destroying each fleet piecemeal . With his weakened forces it would take time he didn't have to waste if he was to prepare for his next Conquest &amp; might leave him vulnerable to attack from another Progenitor if they sensed weakness . So he came up with another plan , give the opportunity hunters an easer target , until he can build up his Legands again . He found on the other side of the Kirrax space a collection of smaller weaker empires (with a small e ) that were perfect for his plan . He would infiltrate them &amp; stir up trouble , getting them to fight &amp; weaken themselves so the Kirrax would gravitate towards their worlds &amp; allow him rebuild without losing assets . A pretty clever plan , that would only have one unforeseen problem , he discovers a nascent Progenitor where one shouldn't be . (more to come if you'd like to hear it )

bigdawguw65

Jedi – Regarding our recent exchange about using AI as the Station Administrators -- You noted the paradox in Asimov’s robot series that made them go rogue. “…the AI cannot allow a human/sentient to come to harm from inaction, and … people hurt themselves and others all the time. This pretty much forces the AI to make a decision: kill off or seize control and enslave the sentient beings to prevent them from hurting themselves.” First, we are playing in Tefler’s Sandbox. His is a universe that is slowly being revealed in its full science fiction fantasy context. How things really work is up to the Creator. The rest of us are just along for the ride. So, anything we discuss within those boundaries is science fiction-ish, as well. Like all fiction, it works best when we surrender mundane facts to the magic and wonder of suspending disbelief. So, Asimov’s ideas began a discussion about robots, computers, androids and artificial intelligence that continues. That exploration is still in its infancy, both ideationally and technologically. He used his robot stories to imagine a future where robots were servants, companions and co-workers. His stories asked, as cautionary tales, “How do you keep a robot from hurting people?” In ‘I, Robot,’ robots created an oppressive state to minimize harm to humans by keeping them confined and “protected.” Asimov imagined, that as interaction between humans and robots became more complex, many more ethical, social, and safety issues will arise. In fiction, the idea that robots/AIs can go wrong and turn on peopleis the basis for the plots of many stories. Many SF authors use the fact that Asimov’s First Law was not adequate to avoid conflict as the starting point for many cautionary stories. Some suggested that we should consider not/not fashioning rigid, restrictive “laws,” but instead "empower" robots/AIs to maximize their potential to choose the optimum strategy to navigate complex situations. Being forced to stick to rigid rules can make a robot helpless to act in the complex human interface. In the modern global debate, this principal may become a basis for new rules/laws for robots/AIs so that we can avoid a Skynet/Terminator like worst case scenario. The goal remains the same -- to keep humans safe, and robots/AIs compliant, protective and supportive. Asimov believed that humanoid androids would be programmed to act as our servants while preventing them from causing harm. Seventy-five years later, great technological advances have occurred in robotics/AIs science. Today we see these devices everywhere -- from autonomous vacuum cleaners to self-driving cars to military drones to entire factory production lines. These devices exist because of our evolving AI science, machine learning, and the software upon which they depend. As a result, the scale of human-robot-AI interaction will continue to rise. Popular fears about AIs stretch back to the mid-20th century. Movies, television, computer games often depend on this scenario. Elon Musk recently called on the U.N to regulate AI R&amp;D “before it’s too late” -- especially the development of autonomous weapons, which he believes are an “existential threat to humanity.” AI advocates recognize valid concerns about the impact of these systems on weapons, jobs and privacy. Some, like Musk, question whether we should pursue this path at all. But that horse has already bolted the barn. All we have left is to try and steer the damned thing in a direction for our benefit, while making sure it has an “off switch.” Another goal of AI research is to create machines that emulate human thought processes and behavior. It is ironic that in order for robots/AIs to adhere to Laws of behavior, AIs must be sufficiently advanced to help create values-laden programming and machine code so that they can follow them. In the future, advanced computational power, may allow AIs to reason and make decisions based on these Laws. Asimov’s laws offered principles to create a robotic code; but future applications will require more comprehensive programming to reach the character, judgement, flexibility and personality of an artificial entity like Faye. Oren Etzioni, PhD, author and CEO, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, proposed his own three rules for AIs inspired by Asimov’s Three Laws, which he described as elegant but ambiguous. Etzioni sought a more concrete and comprehensive basis for avoiding A.I. harm. 1. An A.I. system must be subject to the full gamut of laws that apply to its human operator. 2. An A.I. system must clearly disclose that it is not human. 3. An A.I. system cannot retain or disclose confidential information without explicit approval from the source of that information. Etzioni believes his Three Rules for AIs are sound but incomplete. They are a useful starting point for this conversation. He is concerned that no matter where people stand on the pro/anti-AI divide, the rapid pace of technological change and the ultimate impact of AIs on humanity will inevitably be a part of our future and society needs to get ready. Humanity has now entered the planetary phase of our civilization. Programming for Robots/Androids/AIs of the future will mirror Asimov’s Laws. My ideas on using AIs as Station Administrators reflects my respect for the character Faye as Tefler depicts her. With AIs like Faye, humans have been taken out of her decision making process. Indeed, human intervention is not necessary for her to solve complex problems and learn how to do the right thing. Considering human biases and anti-AI bigotry (as seen in TSM) this would make acceptance of, and trust in, AIs difficult. For example, if one person was injured/killed as a result of a system failure, resistance to AIs would stiffen no matter how much good is piled on the other side of the scale. Faye reminds me of one aspect of the current debate regarding a “friendly AI” (FAI) -- coined by Eliezer Yudkowsky -- which is an artificial general intelligence. FAIs exist under a system of programmed checks and balances whose effect upon humanity is designed to be overwhelmingly positive. Yudkowsky's FAI is a super intelligent artificial construct that reliably implements human values. It and is driven by a system of machine ethics concerned with how an artificially intelligent agent should behave, with friendliness (a desire not to harm humans) designed in from the start to give the systems utility functions that will remain friendly in the face of changes. The FAI is able to overcome design flaws (as Faye did with the hacking deck) and can learn and evolve over time. With the foregoing, I would have no problem with an AI Station Manager – if it had Faye’s programming, character, capabilities and personality.

Could you post these Q&amp;A on the Wiki as well? Otherwise it will be easy for this to lost. <a href="http://three-square-meals.wikia.com/wiki/Three_Square_Meals_Wiki" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://three-square-meals.wikia.com/wiki/Three_Square_Meals_Wiki</a>

Waking up the other day , in that twilight time I had a sudden epiphany , now this isn't some grand insight of Tefler's work , just something that popped into my head as I went back thru the story &amp; I've debated with myself weather to share &amp; Decided it's just bugging me to much not to tell . Take it for what it's worth (little) but thought it might amuse the masses for a bit .

bigdawguw65

I understand that the author BurntRedstone on Lit is a favourite of Tefler's, &amp; he's one of mine too! Definitely worth reading the series' starting The Shepherd of Ashburn Court, &amp; also the series starting Jack's New Job, but all the stories are well written with great characters &amp; storylines :)

Do you mean the carriers that are hovering over the battlefield at the Citadel? If so, it has been mentioned that Alyssa could land on the ships' hulls and use her powers to Nova Lance critical parts such as the engines, bridge, etc. Question is though, where are those ships going to crash?

Jedi Khan

Tefler has said sometime early March. No specific date yet.

Jedi Khan

How much longer until the next part the withdrawal is really bad

Mark Hall

I haven't read all the comments here, but does anyone think that Alyssa is the one to deal with the spaceships in low orbit with her psychic powers augmented by Edraele and the Maliri? We all know it would be John scaring the shit out of the Emperor.

Forbsey

Oh, I so want to see an artist's rendition of Faye having some fun with that assassin. The assassin trying to crawl away, the boy's holding onto him, Faye with her delightful grin watching as the cyborg's legs are removed. Maybe illustrate some music playing in the background, like an opera piece or something. lol

Jedi Khan

Hey Tefler, was doing some rereading and found a cool scene that might make some good artwork. When the assassins make their ill fated attempt to steal the Invictus there's a scene where one of the boys has captured Omoikane, and Faye is interrogating him. He hears the Raptor launching to pickup John and Alyssa and turns his head to watch it rocket off planet side. Thought it would be a good dramatic moment to get Faye and the boys, the Invictus interior, and the Raptor all in one go.

1010 Comments. I give up. Thank you, Tefler, for a most amazing and entertaining story! :-D

Hi tefler was wondering if you could recommend any stories

I just realized we are now more than double his original per chapter goal,and with 2-3 chapters per month plus the ebooks the money must really be starting to pile up, any doubts of his about being able to make it financially as a writer are surely crushed by now, and with any luck this will only continue to grow.(Chapter 200 hype anybody?)

Tefler was wondering if you could recommend any stories

John not following his evil "Progenitor John" guide is the reason he is an enigma to BSP. If he were, he would be 180 degrees from the way he is now, and probably be very ruthless in his treatment of about anyone and anything. He would be more of what BSP is expecting to see in his development. John's humanity, and rebellion against his progenitor guide is causing the enigma.

Not to long ago, between chapters 80-90, comment threads rarely went beyond 300. 🤯🤪

And post 1000!

Jedi Khan

Option two I'd say isn't a thing. John's Progenitor guide pretty much has the opposite morality that John does, and PJ is genetically programmed. It was John's upbringing by his Terran grandparents that gave him his moral compass. Aside from that, you're guesses regarding who's-who is as good as anyone else's until Tefler makes the big reveal.

Jedi Khan

So some thoughts on Progenitors. Meal‘Nerak is up first. He was naughty in the earlier known parts of his live but then changed. Something induced that change, but we have no idea what. Whether he is John‘s dad or not is up for debate, but even though I‘d like the idea I give him 40% max on this and he‘s definitely definitely not BSP. Next is Ranagon. He came challenging Meal‘Nerak and definitely was naughty. Whether he‘s still alive and also changed is up in the air with no confirmation on either until the expedition into Kirix Space, which might actually come surprisingly soon. I give him 60% chance of being daddy, simply because the Legacy is what‘s left of Meal‘s ship not Ranagon‘s. Now for BSP. He is absolutely not John‘s dad. Something, I‘m not saying person on purpose, felt/registered John‘s awakening and had the influence to dispatch him. Shortly after he arrived, he starzed changing. It started out subtle, with hom impregnating Lymidia on a lark and became more explicit from there. I‘ll get back to this change later. Finally, John. The progenitor who does not know what he‘s supposed to do, who’s constantly fighting his perceived heritage and feels guilty for his race, all the while being phenomenal in everything he does. Now to tie John‘s parentage and the character changes together. I have to theories. One, something influenced/influences psychic beings in this quadrant, bringing out the better traits. It might be a resonance left behind by Mael, or something different. Two, Mael is John‘s dad and gave him, together with mommy Jessica, a strong leaning towards morality and a good moral compass in his genes. John in turn radiates this, which then influences BSP in turn. I like option two more, because it has an elegant simplicity, even if it is less likely. Have I missed anything?

Quick Question on Battle Field tactics, Given the size of the enemy ground forces and for that matter the number of orbital support forces. Conservation of ammunition / strength would be key. When possible using beam weapons because they are basically unlimited fire and at the strength they offer, they do a great job of slicing up the enemy. When Sakura opens up the ship and “Let’s Go” with the Quantum Heavy Gun I am a little bothered by this. I would think with the exposed portion of the ship, her photon laser along with the Gatling Lasers would have done a great job of doing damage verses opening up at full auto. We are not sure the number of runs the Valkyrie can Carry, Cignal did the math a couple of comments back, and I think he came up with between 5K and 10K 12cm rounds if they use something like a standard 10M Barrel. That being said, Jedi, JFL and I all had a major debate on shell size and explosive capabilities and until the GEO’s spells it out as to what and what size projectile is coming out of the end of the Quantum Heavy Gun, we are all just guessing. But getting back to my guess about battle field tactics, I would think shooting the Quantum Heavy Gun at full auto would have been both overkill and wasteful. Someone on Discord suggested that she was only doing a test fire in a real life situation. OK, we shall see how it goes down the rest of the battle. Your Thoughts? PS, Even if she has 10K rounds and she is a perfect shot, we know that the Kintark are planning on deploying 100K+ troops, let’s say that 10% are elite Guard, and 10% are Mech’s that is 20K of demand. Thanks again.

Master Laurent

Tbf not just John or Sakura - Tashana could fry them just as easy, &amp; I'm sure Alyssa can just rip through them in her own inimitable way, but with Jade away on her mission they'll need to watch psychic power usage. I know John should be fine as Edraele can channel extra to him from her network, but the rest of the Invictus crew will have to take care not to tax Alyssa too hard ... unless, having linked up with Edraele, Alyssa can also channel energy from the Maliri network?

@tefler - hope you don't mind, but since not all of your patrons are on discord, I thought they might like to read what you shared in the two Q&amp;A sessions you've done so far on discord. I've finished compiling the first session from February 6 it can be read in this g-doc: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YEX1oWTH696vXod6aMmDAUWMhDHV_MLcWDwb1SVRbt4/edit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YEX1oWTH696vXod6aMmDAUWMhDHV_MLcWDwb1SVRbt4/</a> I should have the more recent Q&amp;A from Monday ready to read tomorrow.

LunarLilith

I was thinking about this. The crew of the Invictus, including, one would presume, Sakura, knows that the Kintark wear body armour that ensures that their bodies continually remain at a high level of heat in order to remain as mobile and agile as possible. This is true for the lowest foot soldier or the Emperor himself. So, why don't John and Sakura simply deep freeze the lot of them? We know that they both have that ability. Sakura overcomes a lot more heat just keeping her guns from overheating, and we know that John (okay, Progenitor John) froze Trankarran's solid enough to shatter. For that matter, I'm surprised that Tefler hasn't had Dana come up with a freeze ray, although the physics of such a thing are questionable. However, that's not to say that she couldn't come up with some way to disrupt the heat generating and distribution system that they do use in their armour.

Evan

No,there's only one Squadran of Claymores.20 in total,the other 120 fighters onboard the Zeus are Rapiers

Braw

On Word page 7, "Lieutenant Commander Murphy watched the rookie pilots run past, shaking his head at how eager the trio of young Lieutenants were to get into their Rapier fighters " Later on the same page "Murphy stopped by his Claymore" - so I assume they're all in Claymores, right?

J B

she'll have enough shock fropm Tashana's pistols. and if Alyssa fites off her psychic nova blast that she used to tunnel through Makiboshi's castle, you'd think she'd faint

When Sakura unloads her Quantum hand cannon on the Kintark ground troops, smashing them to particles, they will have to remove Wessex' helmet to close her gaping mouth.

KT, that would be a dramatic scene, but I would feel better if Jade waited for her friends to accomplish this multiple extraction mission. I know time is tight with the space battle sloughing towards its conclusion, but so much can go wrong if Jade continued on her solo mission. Once Webber arrived at Tartarus, she should inform John immediately where it is -- relatively nearby the battle as they suspected. I would hate it if one or more of the hostages came to harm either because she could not wait, she waited too long, or she could not do this alone without the help of her team.

"Don't cross the streams!"

ETNSosa

Chad...possible but how would she find it? It's shielded &amp; powered down &amp; invisible to sight except as a black shadow blocking stars &amp; she is very visible &amp; being tracked probably by BSP's thralls . BSP might be busy watching the battle but that would mean he is following John's ships around the battle field &amp; I'm sure his thralls are watching anything that gets close .

bigdawguw65

Wookie: Would you consider updating your refit schedule? Shields on the suits and ships are now 7 times stronger and the energy weapons are 1.8 times more powerful with the Nova Lances firing twice as fast. The pulse cannons hit as hard as a Terran Std. Laser. Hand weapons and Reaper cannons were upgraded as well. Also the plating on the Valkyrie is 10 shaped and the Invictus is penta shaped...ninjato are 10 shaped as well as John's sword.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

There's a reference to a 2km Dreadnaught, shouldn't that be 3km?

Braw

Thanks for letting me know about the overheard typo and the missing comma! :-)

Tefler

It'll be early march sometime. Feb's a short month and I spent a day working all the edits on 100-2.

Tefler

Good call, I fixed them having too many advantages. :-)

Tefler

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Jedi Khan

I think John needs to blow her up like an inflatable toy until her eyes glow! Finally...some ground forces.

CJ Mora

Hey, Tef...instead of starting book 3, how about publishing the paperback version of book 2? Just use the Alyssa illustration on it and move on (don't worry about re-publishing it as book 1). Yeah they'll be reversed from the eBooks, but that will be a quirk for posterity, an interestibg piece of trivia...not a sloppy detail.

CJ Mora

Can someone link me to the discord.

Baka

Four more days till the end of the month. I wonder, will we see 100-3 by then or will it come in March?

Jedi Khan

As good as that sounds, how is she going to find the BSP's ship? It can be anywhere in the Sol system and it doesn't show up on scans. She's heading away from the battle zone and he could be sitting directly above it.

Jedi Khan

Spotted this in the latest update: Not only that, but her plan allowed the Terran Federation ships to take full advantage of their speed and manoeuvrability advantage, hitting the Kintark with alternating broadsides. Perhaps one advantage too many, maybe replace the second with superiority?

ringill

I have a prediction as well; This is on Dana's destination as she flew away from Earth. Dana is going to find and attempt a passive scan on BSP's ship. John and the girls know that BSP likes to watch the battles on any major conflicts he has started. John would not let her do an active scan for that will attract too much attention. But what better use for Dana's psychic gifts than to use them to drain every last secret out of BSP's ship, especially when he his distracted by the battle below him.

I have a prediction: jade will follow Weber in the stealth shuttle until they reach the base, Weber goes into the base to hide and speaks with the lead scientist there when when they hear a terrible crash at the front gate followed by the unmistakable roar of a mighty beast. At once Jehanna begins to laugh and says "now you have done it, your only hope of survival is to hand me and the other nymph over right now." "What was that?"I asks the scared scientist. "Jade" she responds as a 600 pound green tigar with lightning flashing between its claws rounds the corner.

Kalen Turner

No, he still has them all with him. He nearly lost one until he used his lasers to cut the burning wing off. He is still in the fight but he was told he would have to modify his flying for the missing wing.

In the second half of the chapter, Murphy looks in his hud display and sees all 4 of his wingmates I thought 1 of them was out of commission and he’s talking about bringing them all into battle.

Are we there yet? I need some more reading material......lol

B S

Epicness

Alarinnise

So who here thinks that when John enters the fray, he should do so with a hard landing on a Kintark Royal Guard right in front of Wessex and Gibbons, his sword pinning the lizard's head to the ground? Think that would be a good enough entrance for him?

Jedi Khan

The Fleet Commander stiffened, then darted a shocked glance at Almari, “We’re trying to save those cretins! They’d actually have the audacity to...” she lowered her voice to a whisper so as not to be overhead by the Bridge crew. “... start shooting at us?!” Overhead to overheard and a comma after whisper?

Tefler, I have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. This has been an amazing story. I am a truck driver and listen to stories on Literotica while I truck down the road through web page reader. I love the plot of the story. I have listened to the story probably 8 times since I found it. I have trouble connecting to regular audio books, because I can't imagine myself in the story without a good balance of plot and sex to resemble real life, but you do an amazing job. Thank you, again.

Given the reactions of BSP and Ailanthia to the Maliri's arrival, my guess is that Progenitor design aesthetics are the same across the board. One Progenitor's ships will look identical to another's, except for perhaps some coloration or something else to distinguish between factions. I've been thinking for awhile that even though Dana and Alyssa have supposedly been designing their own tech and equipment, whether or not those designs are actually in fact Progenitor designs acquired from the genetic memory John has given them. This is hinted at with the designs of the Paragon armor suits and the Reaper cannon, both of which Dana and Alyssa have claimed to be their original concepts. However, there has been evidence to the contrary, such as when Alyssa saw the ghosts on the Legacy wearing armor almost identical to the Paragon suits, as well as the time when Alyssa and John first saw Irillith with a Reaper, how they both had a reaction that made them think that the sight before them was somehow...right. I'm willing to bet this is going to become even more obvious when Dana designs her first ship. How exactly that will be is still for Tefler to decide.

Jedi Khan

I want Nkkrrit's Archive to have holo-images of the various ships and ground troops associated with the attacking progenitor on her home world. We might be able to match images and ship types with the commiserations of the BSP and Ailanthia.

[EDIT: this was supposed to be a Reply to an earlier Comment but it didn't 'attach'. Oops.] There wouldn't need to be much false information. The Big Plan(tm) was to totally crush the humans physically and mentally, then enslave them and steal their stuff. The Kintark probably loaded all the video and audio they could fit in a dreadnought's memory that showed their invasion sweep with green fire burning ships and stations along with Kintark troops gleefully hunting down and slaughtering every man, woman, and child they could find, then hardwired the traitor ship's IFF transponder: Network: We_Are_1_Happy_Fleet [X] Connect automatically when in range [X] Synchronize The still-secret revelation of John's personal Epiphany after he realized his dad is probably the one that made most of the known races and humans were a sort of failed experiment is going to make peoples' heads explode. The son of *a* god, traitor, hero, the Anti-Christ, and every other combination. It wouldn't only affect humans because except for a few key characters and the Ashanath, most of the people in the other created races still have very little idea of what's really going on but the word would slowly get out and spread. The Maliri are just waking up from their long, dark teatime and the Trankarans are also just beginning to get a handle on their theology and their new Glowing Queen. The Ashanath were so scared they almost ran to their room and pulled the covers over their heads, mum's the word. No one's really asked the Drakkar (not more than once anyway) how they really feel.

She might do that after she's done using the Hera against the Kinark.

Jedi Khan

Why is Irillith not just opening all the doors on the ships and moving on to the next one? Vacuum anyone?

He got demoted again. He was meant to be a Rear Admiral. :-)

Tefler

CK, She has them in her pocket. She knows how to use them, being Edraele's former "just don't get caught" Dirty Trickster. She thought John had enough twisty bits on his plate, and she would wait until the right time.

I don't understand why Irillith didn't dump all the Admiralties dirty secrets onto the public infonets. Although, if she did a thourough enough job smashing thier cyber-security it may equate to the same thing.

Of those I don't see Dana being able to do #2 or #3, and I don't see the value of 3. 1 maybe but I get the feeling it's more substantial than just mines. It's also dangerous because John seemed more concerned than usual for her safety

Dennis Aston

I keep forgetting they are only 18. The mental image I have in my mind is 30 or so

Dennis Aston

i have a theory that the astral plane monsters are the astral projection of progenators, maybe as dead ones that refuse to leave, or in some sort end of life long sleep where alll they do is astral stuff now, or possibly a higher level of rule for strongest progenitors just my working thoughts

I see Calara having all the Kintark coming after the TFed and she calls for the Nova Lance Dance. This Dance is where all the beams cross each other like the Star Trek Tholian Web episode. Then upon evisceration and vaporization, they turn to the remaining ships orbiting Terra that are not Sakuraized and they emancipate the Kintark from their ships.

Big Dude

Telfer, I forgot to add a big thanks for the new scenes. I love the one where a defeated High Prelate Tekarin says The High Prelate slowly shook his head, abject fear in his eyes. “You don’t underssstand! The Lion arrived... he jussst tore usss apart!” His voice lowered into a quavering whisper, “And he’sss coming after you next...” ...and... Melkadian gaped at the icon next to the holographic depiction of the Invictus, his triumphant grin instantly wiped from his face when he saw it flash from red to green. He’d watched with glee as the Brimorian’s secret transmission code had knocked out the white battlecruiser’s shields, but then they powered up again only seconds later. Now the Invictus was charging towards the Kintark forces with a full set of upgraded Brimorian shields of their own. Thanks for the additions.

Big Dude

Can you imagine when the dragon roars John send out a amplified Lion roar? Now if Tefler does that! Kool!

Big Dude

Another totally amazing chapter - I made the mistake of reading around 1/2 of it over breakfast, and was twitching so much I had to calm down for 15 mins or so before I dared get in the car to go to work. There have been some interesting clues about BSP (I always grin when I see the acronym, I can’t get away from British Standard Pipe thread.) He really seems to be all at sea, and does not seem to have any form of effective mental oversight over John or the girls. From his comments at the start of 100-2 I deduce: 1. His information regarding the gang seems to be almost entirely visual. Nothing mental at all. 2. He was still labouring under the impression that John had been briefed by his guide in the normal way (and thus would have constructed thrall ships, and whatever a Soul Forge is) and is totally surprised when he realises the Maliri fleet is not a thrall fleet, and the other stuff is missing as well. 3. Ailanthia seems to have set him on the right road, but he’s still in total ignorance of the fact that John - from his POV - has gone to the bad. 4. Whilst he is still to make any comment about the girls, I am quite convinced they are totally beneath his notice and if his attention was drawn to them, he would see them as matriarch and thralls. Indeed, they may be part of his misapprehension that John is bumbling along the ‘right’ path, but painfully slowly. 5. But, most intriguingly, he is mentally being affected by (I believe) Alyssa, the first female progenitor. It’s now the second or third time he has deviated from his normal austere and cold persona vis a vis Ailanthia (and now the pregnant thrall as well). Ailanthia to her delight being the recipient of most of the change. Funnily enough, it always happens when the Invictus is nearby.... 6. The implication is that (at present unintentially) Alyssa’s mind is so powerful it is beginning, increasingly, to affect BSP. At some point, she may well get a new, strange cell in her mind - compartments.... The exam question is how will he react when the ‘Awful Truth’ about what John and his girls have really developed to finally dawns on him? I forecast a severe internal conflict between doing the ‘right’ thing (getting rid of the malformed monstrosity of a Progenitor that John is becoming in his eyes) and severe self-doubt brought on by ever more potent exposure to Alyssa’s mind... And somewhere, there is that elusive link with the astral plane monsters who are, in my opinion, somehow at the root of the whole progenitor phenomenon.

Timbo

And they could deal with the mine owner can't remember his name.

What if -- after clearing out the bug infestation -- Alyssa and Dana bought the ore rich asteroid Karron, mines, factories, bars and all. They could rehabilitate it and create a model for whatever business and philanthropy they intend for the future, and use it as a factory asteroid to provide jobs and goods for the Lion Trading Posts. They can make Karron a Lion City State.

Tefler, excellent 100-2 battle! How you do it, I have no idea. But there is one small issue after reading this the 3rd time. It seems Dacres was demoted for his impressive following of Calara's battle orders. “Olympus’ defence grid has been activated and all gun batteries are fully operational,” Ming replied, his delivery formal and precise. “Strike craft squadrons have been deployed and Vice Admiral Dacres’ fleet has moved into position as instructed.” “Power up the ship!” Rear Admiral Dacres called out, leaning forward in his Command Chair on the battleship Nereus. “Fire at will, gentlemen" So is he a vice or a rear? Thanks -Da Big Dude!

Big Dude

Tefler, Thanks again! Reading it for the 3rd time!

Big Dude

I love that Tefler is continuing to write for the girls in a way that furthers their unique personalities and worldviews. Yeah, they're all stunningly gorgeous, and some of their mental perameters were altered in the Change, but they're from different backgrounds with different worldviews. Sakura has a very strong sense of justice, and like before will do what she can to protect those who she sees as innocent while punishing the guilty. Irillith, while purging some of her caustic personality, is still a "bad girl" and doesn't mind frying some fools who get in John's way (such a bad ass scene haha). I hope that Helene keeps some of her more naive and trusting traits, as (as Dana said) she's totally adorable. Keep up the great work Tefler!

If I remember correctly he BSP still has somebody on the inside in Terran high command or was that information they were getting during the first port Medea fight from Norwood and Lynton? Inside job might not be very far off, if at all

Dennis Aston

and the GEO's upgraded Nova Lances seem similar in effect against Kintark as sunlight against vampires

[Somewhere in a dimly-lit command bunker cocooned in a sub-basement deep beneath Level Seven, an emergency manual override switch is thrown by trooper X-127 to bring The Citadel's sole surviving C.O.P.R. (Command Operation Plan Response) online and the fit is about to hit the proverbial shan] Guttering red emergency lighting begins to grow and stabilize while self-repair relays throughout The Citadel begin to chatter helplessly in futile attempts to contact a command staff that have either fled or died and tries to activate systems and equipment that no longer exist or have been destroyed. With the secure landlines severed, the encrypted Mil-Net unreachable and absolutely no AI what-so-ever in its operating system, the hapless computer falls back to unsecured communication mode and tones as it attempts to re-establish a command network using local civilian Wi-Fi hotspots at fast food restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, stores, etc. Slackers immediately begin to explore new Slack Space while shoppers, MacKnougat-munchers, and angsty Frappuccino maidens alike look on in rapt fascination that slowly turns to stark horror as formerly-classified e-mails, Admiralty meetings, and the realtime cloud backups from every single ship and black box in the Navy, including the bridge footage from the traitors’ dreadnought, begins to stream across the network. The Kintark Invasion and destruction on Terra is/was an inside job. The TV broadcast by the Kintark King is obviously a poorly-made hoax. If The Citadel was hit by a dragon, WHERE are the scales?! God didn’t create mankind, it was just a whimsical experiment by a bored, immortal, alien and the experiment was almost destroyed by leftover, obsolete and long abandoned lab equipment. Hopefully while on the way with his fleet to core some more Kirrix hive ships before too many civilians become bug-chow, John gets more multi-way BJs with good girls and full tummies all around. The BSP and his Matriarch are both rolling on the deck, laughing.

Jedi, when the Citadel began shelling the Kintark marines as they deployed from their ships, they seemed to have devastating effects. Gibbons seemed to be impressed. Why did this shelling stop, or did it? If they could use artillery to disrupt the Kintark formations while reducing their numbers, that should be a key tactic.

Excellent return to an issue of significance. Thanks, Jedi. After her long history of slavery she had forgotten her origins. Only after being on the Invictus did her original memories and personality return to the fore. Her remorse at the fate of her sisters was inconceivable until her memories of Lenarra returned.

I can see John lobbing the whole T-Fed mess into whatever's left of High Command's lap with the instruction to "sort the mess but I will be watching over your shoulder". Since it seems the Kintark will have very little in the way of military vessels left they probably won't constitute much of a threat and John will lob that problem into Tamolith's lap with the instruction to "sort the mess but I will be watching over your shoulder". The Invictus will head off to Olympus for a quick re-fit for any battle damage and to fix the broken heavy canon, while John get's to enjoy a brief celebratory whisky with Charles and Henry, before heading off to deal with the Kirrix. Meanwhile Commodore Campbell's fleet get's turned around to get back to the Kirrix border, thus putting the Damocles in danger, Admiral Morgan's fleet gets moved from the Brimorian border to support against the Kirrix invasion, thus leaving that border open for a Brimorian incursion for John to deal with after the Kirrix. Meanwhile Admiral Kester's fleet get's turned around to get back to the Trankaran border and link up the Maliri fleet heading from Terra except the Kirrix, seeing another empty border have wandered across putting Port Megara and Dylan in danger. However, based on the success rate of my predictions so far, you can now pretty much guarantee none of the above will happen except possibly the celebratory whisky.

ringill

I think the Maliri have launched strike craft into the fray.Calara thanked Captain Taylor and said 'hold on as long as you can,help is on the way'.Only the Maliri fighters could get there in time.With the Pulse Connons hitting 5x harder than standard Terran Gatling Lasers and at least 2-3x harder than the Claymores.I think 1 burst of 12 bolts from the 4 Pulse Cannons on each fighter will be enough to destroy the Kintark fighters and bombers.

Braw

Oh, I do believe we've had one of our questions from a few chapters back answered here: how effective would the new Kintark shields be against the Maliri's weaponry? Answer: Not very. It's nice to see that the Maliri's Nova Lances can still one-shot a fully shielded battleship, even with the battleship having improved shields. Too bad the Kintark have no chance of escaping the range of those devastating weapons.

Jedi Khan

So I'm guessing the Maliri are not going to be launching their own strike craft to help support the beleaguered Terrans? I'd imagine that if the Maliri fighters got the same upgrades as the capital ships, they'd be just as lethal against the Kintark fighters as the Terran Claymores are, if not more so. Of course, it's not like the Maliri really need to launch their strike craft since they're pretty much striking the Kintark with impunity using just the beam weaponry of the warships. Of course, the Terrans might want that strike craft support anyways.

Jedi Khan

It's mentioned when Wessex was pointing out the landing site for the Kintark troops that the spot was the closest location the transports could get to while staying out of the firing arcs of the orbital lasers, aka the Arbiter Lasers, at the Citadel. We don't know where the Citadel is in relation to Unity City, but I kinda doubt that the city has any orbital defenses since it's a civilian target. Most militaries wouldn't attack civilians out of common decency, but the Kintark are rather lacking in that respect.

Jedi Khan

I don't recall seeing a reference to the Arbiter lasers at Terra.  I would expect s few batteries around unity city and the Citadel.  The battleships should initially focus on them and have taken a few hits before Sakura arrives.

If jade can take down Tartarus single handed, will the Invictus fly to fight off the Kirrix at the end of the chapter? Alternatively there is the Brimorian, Kintark, and Drakkar.

Benj

So the three running theories about Dana's mission are: (1) rune the mines to seek Kintark; (2) cause all Kintark shields to fail; and (3) take over Kintark comms beacons. Any other ideas?

Benj

I don't think that armor is psychically reactive, so Alyssa and/or John probably won't be able to strip it off and reform it. They could however crush it against the emperor's body, using their powers to squeeze it like trying to squeeze juice from an orange. But yes, an orbital bombardment would be a good way to deal with the emperor. Only problem is that the Kintark have ships in the way, not to mention all the Terran forces on the ground that would be in the line of fire.

Jedi Khan

it would be like the access code for wifi, different for each ship....or same as in Wrath of Kahn where Enterprise disables Reliant's sheilds using a prefix code.... :)

B S

Is the armor on the emperor the same armor that BSP have the Drakkor?  I suspect it is and if so, then this could be very anti climactic.  Pull the armor off him and turn it into a giant blade and cut him apart all in a few seconds.  Then turn the blade loose on the Kintark legions. The simplest course of action is shoot at him from fighters, gun ships and capital ships.  He is big enough to be targeted...  Once his shield goes down he is in the projectile capital of the universe and very much at risk. Any bets that there are other dragons on his flag ship?  I am betting he did not travel alone.  Will they be cowed or will they want to avenge him?

The Invictus received the signal / code to drop the shields. Why not resend the code out and see what happens?

I don't think Sakursa should use her enhanced speed while cutting into the battleship. The mech is 30 meters tall so a few steps in any direction and you are talking about a 30-40 meter square cut out. If she used super speed she will fly off the edge. The cut out can be pried open because it is small, too large and the connections on the back side resist it. Keep the cuts small and it works. You also might want to have her push in the sword at 75° angle and walk in a circle, it would have the same effect. You are peeling off the outer 10 meters of armor and deck planning to get to the softer interior. If there is still more armor underneath, start bigger and the jump into the hole and make a bit smaller one. The fire into the soft and squishy...

When the Kintark got into range of the Terran artillery at the Citadel, did the artillery units keep up a continuous barrage or just sporadic volleys? Also, did they use the simultaneous impact trick that artillery units today can do? In case anyone is not familiar with that trick, it's where the artillery fires at least five rounds in quick succession and all five hit the target area at the same time. This is achieved by firing the first round at a high arc, so it takes the longest to reach the target. Each successive shot is fired at lower arcs, calculated so that their respective flight times put each round on target within seconds of each other. With this trick, only a few artillery units can simulate the fire of an entire battery of a dozen or more guns. I would imagine for the advanced technology of the TFed, this trick is easily achievable.

Jedi Khan

I think high command is shot. Don't see how there will be a Tfed after this FUBAR. So close to the Nexus battle and then the sheer megalomania and incompetence shown will mean absolutely no political capital going forward. John's instinct is to not be in control but he may get no choice here if humanity is to stay together and not fragment. The God-Emperor statement was an Atriedes reference joke - I don't think John has a Paul mindset. Realistically I think with Johns support Deveraux if she's alive has the best chance to transition the leadership of humanity to a senate type arrangement with herself as Prime Minister or President. I'm very excited to see how our amazing author handles the reconstruction of the the Terran Federation.

Just had a thought. During the scene where Jade recounted her first encounter with humans back on Lenarra, I believe she mentioned that even though she was all "Are you this one's new master?" verbally to the humans, all kinds of alarms were going off in her head, almost as if her body was no longer her own and her true personality locked away, only able to watch as the Nymph personality willingly enslaved her. I wonder if the other Nymphs were/are the same? Are their true Lenarran personalities locked within their minds much like how Jade's was? Can Jade somehow communicate with the Lenarran personality rather than the Nymph, or would she have to wait for Alyssa? If either Jade or Alyssa can talk to the Lenarran personality, how would that scene play out? What would the Lenarrans say? What would Jade say? Would the Lenarrans even recognize Jade?

Jedi Khan

its pretty funny how greedy we all are now eagerly waiting for the next part....I enjoy seeing all the crazy ideas and discussions people are coming up with in between chapters! When this story first started on Literotica I thought "Wow this a fun read, I wonder how many chapters this guy will do before vanishing!"like so many do on LitE, Well 100 chapters later I am signed up here and buying the Ebooks on the Zon!! Go Tefler!!!

B S

Don't see John as the day to day leader , not his cup of Tea . The need a strong leader but the High Command would balk at elevating John , so new to the Admiralty to the job . Also having a God-Emperor just isn't a good thing for humans . we're such a contrary race . That's way I felt bad about the death of Admiral Mishra , though she was best of the high Command &amp; being a woman even better dealing with John . I see Caldwell or Charles as the new Fleet Admiral with John as Supreme ally &amp; consultant . Also the Moral anchor &amp; morale booster . He will need to back the leaders because of his popularity &amp; proven loyalty to humanity , if not always the leadership . Over time you might see a Republic come about like the rebels wanted as a response to the excesses &amp; sins of the previous Fleet Admiral but for now to try &amp; change things to much would lead to chaos that John can't let happen in face of threat from BSP .IMHO

bigdawguw65

Please Mr Tefler?

Wookey

nah, it need to be on Twitch. YouTube is so 2 years ago.

Wookey

Okay, Tefler, this has been on my mind and has to come out: do you have an estimate for how long 100-3 will be? Are we looking at another 30k word installment, or is it going to be less?

Jedi Khan

As always telfer amazing chapter cant wait for the next one also looking forward to e book 3 the first and second e books where so well written from the originals and added a lot more depth to the already fantastic story :)

Part of me agrees. But, I also do not want the story to end.

Benj

Alyssa may want to cut the broadcast. Better to send edited footage.

Benj

Like we have a choice.

Benj

Just finished part two of chapter 100. And... SON OF A BITCH I NEED SOME. EFFING CLOSURE!! This battle is tearing me up. Sigh....

Grimlakin

No, Weber took the stealth shuttle to Tantarus to visit the 3 Nymphs at the time and Jehanna in chapter 96. "The shuttle drifted closer to the second largest of those planetary fragments, energy signals kept to a minimum to make it invisible to sensors. " <a href="https://www.literotica.com/s/three-square-meals-ch-96?page=10" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.literotica.com/s/three-square-meals-ch-96?page=10</a>

Cignal

Isn't the stealth shuttle unique to the invictus? Wasn't it a unique creation of mikaboshi?

I think Weber will take a shuttle to Ganymede and Jade will follow him.

arbi

They're 3x faster than original. They're using the Ashanath FTL and power cores that Invictus had previously.

Jedi Khan

So Calara had precognition on Weber running right into Jade's arms? How does Jade get the shuttle on Weber's dreadnaught? Irillith's help maybe?

Big Dude

Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised but the Dragon Slaying will be in 48D Color! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGaoXAwl9kw</a>

Big Dude

I was hoping for that as the cliffhanger in 100-2 but alas... not to be!

Big Dude

Why can't she be both? After the wedding she will be THE Lioness of the TFed.

Benj

Are we going to get a Televised Dragon slaying? I think many more Terrans will soon know that the Lion is not quite human.

Big Orca

Also, since Brimorians are so trust worthy, could Irillith or Dana see if a little Backdoor is in all Kintark shields?

Big Orca

Calara declares herself as Lioness when addressing the Admirals, and Caldwell referred to her the same. Has she come to accept that she is no longer part of TFed?

Big Orca

Neither, Ben. It would be OK for John if they were to adopt Alyssa's body, but he would insist they keep their own faces, hair and striping.

"Beats it like a red headed stepchild." Cassidy quote from Fallout 2? :-) And thank you!

Tefler

Ah well spotted, thank you!

Tefler

Good point. I buffed the initial invasion force with another 10 cruisers and 4 battleships (which all got wasted by the broadsides). :-)

Tefler

I found one of the miss-spellings, thanks! Was there more than one?

Tefler

MORE SOON before I go into withdrawals

Dragon

John has never had sex with two nymphs (Btw I love how autocorrect want to change this to nympho). Would both turn into Alyssa or would they take turns?

Benj

I laughed, I got chills countless times, and I say you have outdone yourself again. This beats the Vince Flynn I have been reading on the side. Beats it like a red headed stepchild.

Hinterlands Man

I use Open Office and the "Open Office Writer" app has a way to compare the current text document with a saved one. I used that to locate the various corrections and additions.

It could be either. "Can it" is a phrase as well as "Cut it out". I have so much respect for people trying to learn English, I hear its one of the hardest languages to learn and yet you watch the Olympics and see athletes from other countries speaking or trying to speak in English and its really a cool honor that they would even try.

Dennis Aston

Tefler on page 2, “You’re awfully quiet, Sergeant,” Command ??? (Commander) Wessex, said patting Gibbons on

On the third page '“Can the chatter, boys,” Commander Wessex said sternly'. Should it be "Cut the chatter"? (but english is my second language, so i might miss some details)

Unbunt

I'm so glad you're not as evil as BSP. Making us wait three weeks would for sure send some us to a mental institution. I'm barely able to handle ten days, let alone three weeks. Keep up the amazing work Tef.

These are the newly upgraded ships from Olympus and I do not recall if anyone ever said how much faster they are supposed to be with new FTL drives. Just saying.....!

Arrowglass

Part of me always wonders how much they are accurate guesses or if Tefler pulls some of the best ideas out of these threads. Personally I think its a bit of both but Tefler's muse is strong.

Dennis Aston

John, in chapter 59 is says: *Two hours, seventeen minutes,* Alyssa advised him, listening to his telepathic request for the travel time from the Sol system to the Olympus Shipyard. A bit later it reads: Devereux looked a bit startled by the upbeat Nymph, and was unused to being addressed by civilians who had no real regard for her rank. She nodded in return, and said, "You're welcome." Jade turned to John and said, "Course laid in, and we're on our way. We'll be arriving in the Alpha-Centauri system in two and a quarter hours."

Cignal

Yeah, GrandPaM, we didn't even see them at all -- only Faye's terse reports of them launching and returning. Tefler noted in passing that the Raptor and Valkyrie added beam fire against the Kintark, somehow, but we didn't see nada, and I can't imagine whatever they did. Not nearly enough for me, either. A quick peek -- a sentence or two for each of them -- will help me out without stressing the word count.

You could even write it so in Calara's plan she leaves a space that isn't attacking on the side that Dacres fleet is due to come in on. The High Prelate that is now is command thinks it foolish to not attack those ships as he will use them as reinforcements and starts to redirect them. Just then Dacres fleet drops in and being twice as fast as the Kintark attacks that group from behind.

Cignal

Cignal: That included time to get to and pick up Admiral Deverough...25 to 30 minutes for that transfer at least. Figuring 30 minutes you are now talking 107 minutes at 3x speed. Which is rougly 45 minutes at 7x. Additionally, that was not a war-time jaunt...meaning there would have been more non-FTL time at the end of that journey. Figuring Dacres' Fleet jumped in as closs as possibly safe, an additional 20 or 30 minutes for them to reach Terra after the Invictus is not that far off.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

And don't forget her giving to Philanthopic organizations and getting that publicized.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Tefler, just a note on the timeline. Dacres fleet seems to jump into sol system a few minutes after the Invictus. It took the Invictus 2 hours 17 minutes after the first battle of Terra with the Ashanath FTL drives (which the Dacres fleet now have). And since the Invictus is twice as fast, the Invictus should take 1 hour 8 1/2 minutes. It just seems like a very short time after the Invictus jumps in that the Dacres drops in. Not to take anything out of 100.2 but maybe just when Calara turns the tables from the retreat in 100.3 they should drop in and Calara could assign battle plans for them at that time. Another distraction for the Kintark at that time. It would add a bit of time between the two. Just a thought.

Cignal

Yes, people, Terrans are justifiably afraid of AIs based on their experience with the demonic Nexus construct. Faye looks nothing like his cartoon Mephistopheles -- after all, she is as cute as a Pixie -- nor have her actions been anything but helpful and positive. I would use Irilith and Faye to develop a public relations campaign to make these distinctions and to reassure people of Faye's benign intent. For example, without informing people of her AI nature I would: 1) release a couple of music albums where Faye sings accapella ballads in her pure lovely voice, with her avatars performing as a choir (potential chart toppers); 2) distribute holo-entertainments and news features produced by Faye featuring the Lion in action, and individual video exposes and stories of the Lionesses which will be very popular across the alliance; 3) publish children's stories and Lion Comics about growing up and overcoming challenges written by Faye; 4) distribute a range of personal, industrial and specialized software products designed by Faye that become popular in a myriad of applications; 5) release a range of Faye designed video games and pilot/fleet/combat simulations for all ages, et centera. Once the market is saturated with her work and her popularity is assured, I would reveal that she is an AI at the Oceania Wedding. At the same time, I would let everyone know how wonderful she is and the many roles she played on the Invictus during the recent troubles. This Big Reveal would include plans to have AI Administrators running the Lion Trading Posts based on Faye's design and her proven capabilities. Overtime, people would accommodate themselves to the novel situation, and anti-AI bigots could stay away. The kids will absolutely love her immediately.

@Tefler: &gt;The recoil from his first shot kicked up the muzzle, and by pure fluke rather than skill, the round hit a Kintark lieutenant at the rear in the head, neatly [decapitating]decapitated the officer.&lt; I think that the original "neatlly decapitating" was correct, or, it should be "and neatly decapitated"

GrandPaM

Tefler: Ailanthia is spelled differently a couple of times on the 1st page. (Just downloaded the edited version)

Muledrvr

@Tefler: &gt; “[Time’s]Times up, you’re dead,” John snapped, before turning his attention to the girls. “Finish this!” &lt; You were right the first time. Time's is the proper contraction for "Time is". "Times" is the plural of time. (at least by US English rules of grammar) Similar thing here: &gt; as per the Fleet [Admiral’s]Admirals orders. &lt; THE Fleet Admiral - a single man - possessive sense, orders... the "'s" should be the correct form. (unless you meant it to be like from a committee's agreed orders, then it would be "the Fleet Admirals's orders" - would it not?)

GrandPaM

During the initial phase of the battle of Olympus the TF force intially destroys an intial battleship, then strips and pounds 6 battleships and 8 cruisers - then a battleship collides with a cruiser - the power core explodes tumbling several cruisers. The fleet then proceeds toward Olympus receiving the rest of the estimated 60 broadsides. After all this the situation is summed up as follows: “The Praetorian Guard fleet that had originally jumped into the Alpha Centauri system had originally been comprised of 25 destroyers, 50 cruisers, 22 battleships, a battlecarrier and 6 carriers. After the mauling they’d taken on their approach, six of those proud battleships had been reduced to broken shells, while another eighteen of the cruisers and all of the destroyers had been vaporised.“ It seems to me as if the force should be significantly weaker at this time (at least 8 battleships where destroyed in the first phases - or. have I missed something?

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Dawg, I suspect that Murphy will press the TF to adapt weapons on the Raptor to the fleet of Claymores to enhance their lethality in ship-to-ship combat. Clearly, their Gatlin Lasers are inadequate against shielded enemy fighters and bombers.

only a noob blows up planets, or an idiot, or a megalomaniacal moron.

keen_FlattendHedgeHog

Nope

Anthony Kester

Is it too soon to ask how 100-3 is going?

Jedi Khan

I had a thought that perhaps John and the girls have judge Mael'nack too harshly...  He exterminated several species but how close is John to doing that now?  If hostile alien races, read Brimorian or Kitrark, fight to the end and every ten to twenty years restart hostility the natural result is extinction. Kirrick could be removed and no one in the stories "today" would object, the same could be said for the Drakkar. But someone thousands of years later with only partial knowledge might be appalled.  They would feel moral outrage that such a thing happened but they never lived through it...

I think the Kintark were immune to Tamolith's pheromones back on Xen-nuchek. It was only the Terrans who were under her spell. I think the reason why the Kintark followed Tamolith, Kindralax, and the Emperor has less to do with pheromones and more to do with their size and power. They are pretty much the apex of the Kintark food chain. Would you say no to a creature who has teeth bigger than you?

Jedi Khan

Brad, the Valkyrie does have a HUD -- in her Paragon helmet. Sakura did not want to run a new active scan on the Kintark Battleships to find their vulnerabilities, but called up scans Dana performed at Regulus.

The Malari fleet inbound from Brimorian space.

Not that it’s that big of a deal, but I should’ve waited another day or two to start reading this chapter, now I have to go back and reread it to find the new stuff! Certainly not a bad thing LOL.

Eric

Tefler, the Valkyrie should have a hud overlay that highlights critical areas of the ships. They should not have to remember where the parts are and where they are. Certainly Dana would have provided that...

“Admiral, we’ve just detected another fleet of ships!”   “More Kintark?!” Caldwell snapped, sitting forward on his seat and frantically studying the huge crimson blob representing the lizardmen forces. He frowned when he wasn’t able to spot a third group breaking away from the Kintark Armada   Garfield hesitated then pointed at the far side of the map. “The new fleet isn’t coming from the Dragon I’m still trying to figure out which fleet this refers to. The very next section is of the Maliri with Lilyana receiving new orders so my mind wants to jump to them being the 3rd fleet but the timing feels off as they are still almost an hour away at this point? Is it the Emperor’s retinue of ships heading directly to Terra for a ground assault?

Koa

Yeah, I stumbled on that a little too. I eventually just shrugged and got on with it.

Jedi Khan

"raced" is correct. Lilyana is the the one doing the action of watching her fleet race across space.

Jedi Khan

hmm.. correct me if i am wrong but "She had carefully orchestrated the Kintark crossing-the-T, of the Terran defenders" isn't that the wrong way round? in fact they crossed the T of the kintark, no?

TargetDrone

Well spotted, I restored her missing head. :-)

Tefler

Lilyana stared at the Sector Map, watching as the holographic representations of her warfleet raced across space. Should be racing

Koa

I noticed while re reading the 100-2 again in the part where Aerie Malone's fleet is about to be saved by the Maliri fleet she "whipped her about" (or similar) might be missing "head" in there somewhere.....

B S

Ah nice one, thanks!

Tefler

I had a look but couldn't find it. Can you remember the specific sentence?

Tefler

not a good idea, considering she is one of his mates.... even if he could demote (to what exaclty? semi-mate?) he'd be in the doghouse in no time, remember, he wanted them to have a free will and personality. John isn't fond of the idea to have obedient sex slaves as mates, so he has to take the good with the bad and accept that they are free spriits ....

TargetDrone

Despite Jade’s many positive qualities I would demote her if I was John. Last 2 battles she has been a hindrance rather than a help. If you don’t follow orders &amp; play a team game you get dropped to Reserve Grade for s few matches. With Sskura’s abilities the nymph and Jehanna jail could have been found. By disobeying orders Jade has endangered her colleagues. Not good enough.

Wookey

Umm how would they know they were blue, or beautiful for that matter. Liyana had her helmet on and the two assasins had their visors tinted to conceal their features.

andrew finlayson

I think it's not important any more since they have abandoned "splendid isolation"

Heinz Molck

Anyone else think the Maliri secret will be out soon ? Shouldn't take much to put 2 &amp; 2 together and figure out the new beautiful blue lioness just might be John's new friends the Maliri .

bigdawguw65

Ah well done, I have fixed that now. :-)

Tefler

Another one that slipped through... Thanks for letting me know! :-)

Tefler

Well spotted, thank you!

Tefler

When Baledranax lands on Tera The second weapons to fire were the Plasma Cannons strapped to the dragon’s back, which blasted the mid-section wall of the Sentinel at almost point blank range. Sentinel should be Citadel.

No, John needs to come up with his own medals! Maybe the Lion's Pride Medal, or the Full Tummy Medal.

Mustachioed is correct

I think there was at least one time, where Unity City was called Union City.

A moustachioed pilot with “Gator” written on his helmet slowly shook his head. “No can do, Admiral. My apologies, but we’ve been ordered to intercept bombers heading towards Admiral Malone’s battle group. moustachioed? Should be moustached?

Dennis Aston

I can picture Calara teasing her brother about making sure he would be able to go to her wedding in the aftermath of the battle.

Sleeping of a tasty meal.

When you are the smartest tactical mind on the command net and you know it, I am sure it can make for interesting reactions. Plus, her chain of command no longer includes the admiralty (technically she's on a leave of absence but we all know she is probably not coming back permanently). Her chain of command is 2 levels deep. Alyssa, then John at the top.

Dennis Aston

Nah, I remember There was some discussion about built-in anti-grav being programmed to allow gun to float along side the paragon armor suit, originally designed for Rachel to be able to heal without worrying about losing her weapon

Koa

Where is Helene during all of this?

Dennis Aston

That scene was raw, striking.

Dennis Aston

Anyone else notice how much Calara has changed? Not too long ago she had the utmost respect for the Admiralty, and she thought John was being offensive at the battle of Regulus the way he talked to them. Now she's just just as bad. I guess hanging around bad boys does it.

Cignal

"“Why not have two hands free?” Dana replied, glancing at the Reaper Cannon that floated beside her, then rapping Alyssa’s clear-crystal faceplate with the knuckles from both hands." I am assuming Dana is levitating this cannon here. Is this the first time we have seen her do this?

Dennis Aston

slow moving in relationship to a laser beam or High Velocity shell , shields cover hangers that allow ships to come &amp; go without problem but keep everyone in interior safe from being sucked out &amp; spaced .

bigdawguw65

Right. In one level, eeeew. On another, what woman wouldn't want to mate with the prime male when all others are inferior? Literally inferior...

Dennis Aston

Not sure why this never downed on me. With all of the discussions about proginators breading their thralls for worries and breeding stock. And considering that occurs over tens of thousands of years. And the thrall armies numbers are massive. Wouldn’t that have to mean that a proginator ends up breading with his own daughters. This dawned on me while reading the scene with BSP in the med bay. Have to admit, I was a bit startled by that revelation.

MJHSharkbait365

How is Sakura “slow moving” she was moving / flying at 4x the speed of their fastest fighters? Don’t think even their missiles could catch her at that speed. Does not say she slowed down to pass through the shields. 🤔

David B

Poor Ryan (Leprechan) missing a chance to see his secret crush , Jade . Maybe get a chance to meet her after battle . Be cute if she saw her picture on his Claymore &amp; asked about it .

bigdawguw65

was discussed back awhile when measuring effectiveness of Vulkat missiles against Brimorian shields , the shields don't work against slow moving objects , or something to that effect.

bigdawguw65

mission creep = adaptation to circumstances . Old military axiom , even the best of plans don't survive upon contact with the enemy . One of John &amp; Calara's greatest talents in battle planning &amp; control is they quickly adapt to changing circumstances &amp; not looking back to second guess themselves but go for it . How Norwood was able to miss mines , he knew how Caldwell thought &amp; would lay out his defenses . Carala would have known Norwood would know how the T-Fed had planned it's defenses(since he probably helped develop them ) &amp; adapted her plans to how he would react .

bigdawguw65

Can anyone please tell me how Sakura got through a fully shielded Kintark Battleships Shields - without them going down, being hacked or her bouncing off the shield? How did her Mech just sail right though and land on the ships hull to begin to tear it apart with her sword? Confused

David B

“What the fuck?!” Nguyen blurted out, staring at the smouldering wrecks surrounding the Orion in disbelief.   “Incoming hail,” Commander Kowalski murmured, clearly just as stunned as their Chief Engineer. “It’s from the Invictus!”   A beautiful olive-skinned girl appeared on the holo-screen and the Bridge crew all instantly recognised her lovely face. “Good morning, Commodore! Would you please tell my big brother I said hello.” One of my favorite scenes so far! Nothing like some Sisterly love!

Koa

Think about it 1HS: 1) the mines are relatively small and thousands of them can be grouped together with Tractor beams into a dense mass. 2) Mines contain high explosives and can maneuver by magnetic attraction when in proximity to their target. 3) Asteroids are larger, dumber, cannot maneuver and are easier to dodge or shoot on their strait line trajectory. These mines are designed as ship killers. We saw what they can do at Ashana. If you can use them, why not?

It was if they had all sensed the battleship’s weakness and were eager to Missing “as”

Koa

re-read found one supported Mishra, she's still be alive!" "she'd"

Derek B

I don't think Dana can be after the mines, I don't know as they know they are there. ifit's powers it would need to be metal based so strip the strength out of maneuvering battleships structure so they tear themselves apart? hit them with iron meteors?

Love that movie!!! Buckman!!!!!!!! have you seen "Pentagon Wars"?

Master Laurent

I do keep thinking that at some point before the end of the story she will end up in a proper cowboy style gunfight

every single piece of kit they have just totally outclasses her suit and weapons

I'm with you I would love numbers and types.

Or maybe pull a Galaxy Quest and drag the mines back to the battle. Excellent part to the chapter Tefler.

MKW

I don’t really need where I’m going.” Need an “it” in there

Koa

Wessex will scream bloody murder when she discovers the Lionesses have heavy duty personal shields that makes them immune to infantry weapons -- and that they can fly. She will find their graceful, coordinated combat maneuvers and target prioritization, hypnotic and compelling. As they glide lethally through the piling heaps of Kintark copses on the battle field, Wessex will be even more convinced she wants in with them -- as a Lioness.

Agreed, I share it to my Kindle app every time cause Polaris Office on my phone sucks!

Timtom12

Dude, I think the Quantum Anihillator was totally destroyed when Calara bank-shotted Nexus' mining barge into the maw of its barrel at the same time it discharged its energy blast to destroy Terra. Tefler did not mention the impact of that destruction on any other moon-based Progenitor facilities, or the structures below ground directly under the super weapon. The TF has had ample time to explore the site, and if any usable alien or weapon tech was found, it has not been revealed.

As usual, another outstanding production! Thanks Tefler. Not sure if some else caught the following or not? Caldwell glowered at him and interrupted, "You already are, Carl! If you'd actually supported Mishra, she's still be alive!" How about "she'd" still be alive. Cheers!

Matt Downen, That was what I was asking two weeks ago about the Quantum Annihilator on the moon!

Big Dude

Tashana can't wait to test her new Quantum/Reaper Pistols. The Gun Slinger is back in the arena -- memories fully intact -- and she is going to rack up an impressive score of kills. Wessex will be soooooo jealous.

That lrillith is one crazy, dangerous Valaden woman. She takes no prisoners and kills them all with no remorse. Gotta love that Maliri sensibility.

I think Dana is going to the moon. how damaged was the superweapon after Nexus's defeat?

crashed?

Another outstanding write ...... Tefler. Please keep up the stirling work.

Nibbles

consider he was comparing it to the monumentally arrogant Kindralax, that was saying something. - "considering"

ETNSosa

Its skyline was dominated by elegant skyscrapers, the intricately sculpted buildings a glorious example of humanities finest architectural design - "humanity's"

ETNSosa

hate you and love you. chapter looks good. a few typos but nothing too significant. I would like to ask that you put them out in a read only format. like a pdf. Open office can do it for free.

Times up, you’re dead, - "Time's up"?

ETNSosa

Tefler, in the chapter: “I can’t, Jayanti! We just lost Poznankski... her entire battle group has been destroyed! - later on, you name this admiral "Poznanski" do you have an extra "k" here?

ETNSosa

Andya, Wessex and her squad will be agog when they see the power of the Lionesses' weapons -- one shot kills against Royal Guards with Reapers and Quantum rifles and pistols. All the Terrans will want one of those guns after that. Also, after seeing John up close, Wessex might consider the value of adding sword training and a blade for her power armor in future.

Thanks for letting me know about that one!

Tefler

Tefler Mission Creep: 1) Jade leaves her pilot job to go on a solo hunt for Webber the Rat. 2) Alyssa joins ground combat team when John wanted her to pilot the Invictus. 3) Sakura dispenses justice to Kintark planet bombers that she was to distract. 4) Dana takes off on mysterious mission. 5) Faye pilots the Invictus and operates the guns while Alyssa and Jade are away -- and Calara is distracted with fleet coordination. 6) Maliri fleet redirected to Terra instead of Olympus for a bigger mission. Others?

I kind of wish there was more explanation of the Maliri battle group than "a Maliri fleet has jumped into the system". Yes, they are golden with graceful lines but are they all battleship class ships? How many?

Dennis Aston

I assume you mean Carl Weber. Not yet

Dennis Aston

Telfer, does Buckingham's obnoxious rear admiral die too?

Big Dude

&gt; The Kintark heavy fighters were out of range to fire back, so they rushed forward at maximum speed to intercept her. Dogfighting with strike craft was not her primary mission, so Sakura swept straight past them, letting her automated turrets cause more mayhem on her way. She was travelling at over four times their maximum speed, which meant that the fighters had absolutely no chance of catching up once she weaved through their ranks. &lt; would "tunneled through their ranks"' be better? ...or perhaps "bull-rushed through their ranks"? ....just a suggestion.

GrandPaM

Loved it, glad he warned us that it was a cliff hanger...

Faye deserves a freakin Medal of Honor.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

consider he was comparing it to the monumentally arrogant Kindralax, that was saying something. Should be considering

Koa

Because she is a sexy girl and likes to look that way also.

Data Point: Ailanthia wears high heels that click, click, click down her Master's dark corridors. Why?

It would HAVE to be animated... this is an epic series but so far only takes about 6 1/2 months in 3SM time - real actors &amp; actresses would age far too much over the extended filming period. However a huge YES to the idea of it being licensed &amp; serialised... would be awesome!

Surely not? There's still the space battle to finish, ground battle, dragon v's progenitor, 2nd fleet to deal with (Dana?) &amp; Tartarus breach (Jade?) to come... that's got to be a full 30k / 10 day chapter!

Good point. I added a bit to that section. :-)

Tefler

T minus 4 days to ch 100.3?

Wookey

While Sakura was flying by the fighters, why was she not shooting at them?

OK, first reaction/criticism...I'm reading your first-edits version. Can we get a little bit more detail on what Jade and Sakura did in the action around Olympus? Did Sakura get to break out her sword there? ...or was it lasers only?

GrandPaM

Tefler.... Thanks for the chapter but PLEASE be in the mood to finish 10-3!!!!

Tefler..a humble suggestion , when Webber gets all "how dare you" with Calara &amp; chides her from speaking that way to a "Superior " officer , would love to steal line from "Down Periscope " ..."not superior , merely a higher ranking one ".Always loved that put down .

bigdawguw65

I also think the only option to be boss of the new space stations, A new server in the core, with a multiFaye running things and reporting to Faye Prime with John

Great Products: Presuming that Kintark dragonesses, like Consort Tamolith, use pheromones routinely to modify the behavior of all other classes. Suppose Apex Dragons use pheromones to trigger genetically modified, hard-wired compulsion to reinforce loyalty and obedience. If so, it will be very difficult to restructure Kintark culture and society without breaking their power to compel. It would be a snap if Rachel could senthesize a pheromone blocker that she offers for free to Kintark shoppers at the Lion Trading Posts...

One more, when Melkadian is taunting Norwood, you have the word or when it should be of, "what'sss left or your missserable people."

LunarLilith

@tefler - in the paragraph where Caldwell first hails Liliyana, you are missing the word 'a' in one of the sentences, "the face of bearded older man..."

LunarLilith

Go Dana! Who's next?

DCM

I am increasingly convinced that the answer to any expansion of the Invictus crew is "More Faye's." She multitasks like a bitch! She flies, she shoots, she scores.

1. What wine goes with Lizard? 2. Only if she can put some snarky Federation doctor in his place. 3. Oh yeah!

DCM

Lots of fun stuff Tef, thanks.

Try renaming it. It may be trying to override the existing one you have. Or try downloading it into a new folder.

Cignal

I think Mael'nerak wants to retire. So he had John born as his heir. Everything I have seen points to the raising of a heir to replace him someday. Yes I think it is Mael'nerak. I think he survived the battle against Ranagon. I think when his ship blew up from the Singularity Generator overload, he was transported to Arcadia where the other half of his ship was found by Jessica. Also in chapter 79 it says: Ailanthia had been standing silently by his side and she turned to look at him in shock. In the thousands of years she had served her master, he had never once addressed her in such a way. Slave - of course, Matriarch - often, but never by her actual name. I think Ailanthia is the Martiarch for Mael'nerak after Valada.

Cignal

Cignal: I am wondering if it wasn't Irillith controlling the Kintark ships. But your point is very well taken.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Is the Download link broken now? I'm not getting a proper filename...?

GrandPaM

Jayanti was the part I am saddest about. Not as bad as Jade's scene but damn

Dennis Aston

I read this chapter and the parts with the other Progenitor are really getting to me, going to have to go back and read them again. Did he deliberately knock up John's mom and send her out to deliver the baby to the Terran's so John could start building up his fleet? Is the BSP bored and want an adversary? Does he want John to build up his fleet so he can take it over before it's launched?

Dennis Aston

Jade believes that only Weber knows where Tartarus is located. With Buckingham dead, she is desperate to learn what he knows to free her sisters. Jade cannot read his mind so she may have to hold him for Alyssa's gentle mental suasion. It is possible that the Jade Tiger could scare the info out of him, but not guaranteed. He is a coward, so his fear can be used against him.

Tefler, you were right about Faye. Even though there is a lot behind the scenes she accomplished miracles. Starting with the Hyper warp of the Kintark ships at Olympus, controlling the 11 AI Cruisers, the and the Loki. Then at Terra, where she is piloting the Raptor, and then eventually taking over everything on the Invictus. I wonder what the Terran Admiralty will say when the find out that a AI was in control of the Invictus during the battle?

Cignal

Should have been some text in there about his body careening off a wall or something at a minimum.

Dennis Aston

BEST. CHAPTER. EVER.

Dennis Aston

Or John contacts Tamolith and put's her in charge of the Kintark as his emissary. If she wants it.

Cignal

Not necessarily, Ben. If Jehanna is badly injured, John, Jade and Rachel could heal her completely, including any mental trauma, without the need for a second or third feeding or avoiding sex. If John remains reluctant to bring the Nymphs into the crew, he may forego topping them up for enhancement at this time without avoiding sex. That leaves feeding commitments to Helene and Dana, which he already looks forward to. Faye's first date and virgin status can be corrected at any time without pressure. I wonder, did Sparks give Faye a hymen, like John did for Sakura?

There were probably that many within the first 5 minutes. Those that will post quick will get in there within 2 minutes or so.

Dennis Aston

Not while the kirrix are running unchecked.

Benj

Assuming that he has energy, John will be faced with a difficult choice at the end of the battle: Helene, four nymphs or Jehanna. Faye will need to wait.

Benj

Sitting at work about to go crazy because I can't read the updated 100-2!

Mark, In some traditional cultures, if one side conquers their adversaries, their superiority is self-evident. Obviously, the gods of the victors were stronger. As such, the conquered turn to the conqueror as their newly rightful rulers. Political dissent already exists in Kintark society. Might new advocates, like the senator in the sulphur mines, arise to lead an anti-Baledranax faction that applauds John's victory and calls for a new style of government without dragonic mutants?

You know what would be really cool? If John were to marry Commodore Papados and Valentina after the battle is over.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

At first, I wanted Weber to live, because Buckingham did not suffer enough. Now, I am convinced that he should die unceremoniously. Why give him the chance to screw up Jehanna's spin with his hatred of John and accusations of mutinity.

Benj

DD read the new scene when the Maliri arrive and save Admiral Aeri Malone. Your going to love it.

Cignal

In my opinion Buckingham got off way to easy his death was too fast he deserved to suffer more but the fact it was televised to most of the federation was pretty awesome the dragon is using psychological warfare on top of all the other crazy shit he is doing I can already tell that leaving his home world will bite him in the ass I can just picture John cutting his head off and sending the footage throughout kintark space humanity would never have to worry about them again

Mark Hall

Well I was up until 2:30 last night reading this and just finished it this morning gotta say this might be the best chapter yet now we start on the 10 day wait the withdrawal symptoms should be back by tomorrow about this time at which point I will be in my designated corner rocking back and forth on the floor muttering to myself incoherently

Mark Hall

Love the new scenes. The High Prelate slowly shook his head, abject fear in his eyes. “You don’t underssstand! The Lion arrived... he jussst tore usss apart!” His voice lowered into a quavering whisper, “And he’sss coming after you next...” He watched the Invictus rushing towards the battle lines and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t help remembering High Prelate Tekarin’s warning... The Lion was coming after him next... Perfect.

Cignal

Perhaps the Kintark Empire will be a Matriarchy by the end of this battle.

VycronDyz

I love these war chapters. Kinda makes me want a TSM mod for Stellaris videogame.

Stijn Van Hove

The reputation of the Maliri warships will go through the roof as they come out of the Battle of Terra unscathed with no loss of ships or life. John's reputation soars as his alliance with the Maliri generates praise and support from the TF leaders and citizens, alike. Caldwell and the Admiralty are grateful and well aware that without the Maliri support stripping the Kintark warships of their fortified shields, all would have been lost. The Maliri, still masked and armored to hide their appearance from outsiders, generate enthusiastic interest by the TF public in the mysterious and formidable female warriors. A new wave of Terran movies, books and news features will create stories and speculation about the Maliri and their civilization as Terra's newest friends -- if not yet allies.

Ben, we saw Sakura kill two Kintark Battleships in orbit and move on to kill a third. In this complex and fast moving battle, I don't need to see her kill each of the orbital bombardiers -- I am happy to take for granted that she will destroy them, like she did to the Kirrix Hive Ships during Niskera' rescue with the alien diplomats. Seeing her scrag the last ship will be enough for me. I really want to see Sakura drop from the heavens, full of righteous fury and wrath, dealing death and justice to Kentark ground forces and ships. John could use her help to destroy the Kintark capital ships supervising the ground combat. Her impact would be immediate and devastating. She will stride the field like a colosus, her shadow a harbinger of fear and death for all the Kintark. John may not need her help in his fight with the Emperor, but that does not mean she will avoid fighting him.

Ben, I hope the plan to share the Invictus' shield cut off signal to the Kintark was Athligoi's "secret ruse" that he thought would hurt John and the Invictus in battle. Clearly malice afore thought. No doubt the Deep Lord is worried about the consequences of that decision. He still is ignorant that John knows all about the Abandoned, and Brimor's role in creating and enslaving the hybrids.

I think I'm going to need 101 too first before that next e-book :-)

Talk about "strategic errors" driven by hubris and wishful thinking... The bane of existence for despots in the TSM universe. Baledranax should have kept his big Dragon Ass on Kinta. A fight to the death seems appropriately dramatic.

Hans, he said above he was going to work on 100.3 first then e-book 3.

Cignal

Words don't describe how amazing 100-2 was, Tefler! I cant wait to see what you have in store for the Battle for Terra

Simorthelast

No not e-book 3 chapter 3 please

Thank you so much Tefler..

@ Tefler - if you or your editors haven't already caught it, there are multiple times in this section where you misspell Jayanti's name as Jiyanti.

LunarLilith

Henry is, presumably, still on Olympus. Jack and Mateo are on the Damocles still about 7 days out from Terra, Eduardo is on the battleship Orion, Dylan is at Port Megara on the Trankaran border and Maria is on New Eden.

ringill

I've just added another 1k words with a few new scenes. I'll do a bit more editing this afternoon, then get started on 100-3. :-)

Tefler

Yeah it's one of the new ones. :-)

Tefler

Great work Tef! Not only did I enjoy chapter 100.2 immensely, i also enjoy reading the comments quite a bit. You have a great readership here. All seems to be educated, thoughtful and considerate. Everybody seems to be very helpful and respectful. Keep up the great work!

DTC

I wonder, did Melkadian learn about the defeat at Olympus before Irillith fried him? Maybe it's in one of those new scenes that Tefler claims to have added. Wonder if the revision has been posted yet?

Jedi Khan

I hate cliffhangers, especially in the middle of a battle.

William Wallace

I hope you continue the chapter I hate having to wait mid battle

Holy Crap Best Action chapter So far. I looking forward to John vs Emperor

It was interesting to see a couple of my guesses being correct. 1) The Kirtark bypassed the minefield just as the Nazi army bypassed the Maginot line in WWII. 2) That the longer range of the Nova Beams on the Malari ships would be used to their advantage.

1. Holy crap. This chapter is nuts (In the best way possible). 2. That scene with Irillith... *wipes sweat from brow* Whew! I need to read it again because so much happened. I can see why you're itching to finish this, as this is honestly your best work yet.

Oh My GOD!! From my heart, I feel that all us here think that you are immensely talented and you are like a pleasant addiction that we just can't get enough of. That being said, I am a retired old man and say what you will, never do I recall having ever read a chapter, or for that matter a book, that was as well done as this one. You have had many great chapters so far, but this one (all versions so far of 100) just plain and simple "Takes the Cake." You had to have been "higher than a kite" doing this one. I do think that you, without hanging you head, can be proud to finally let your mother and father-in laws read this entire work. I only ask that you do 100-3 before going back to the e-book. All of us here need our excitement levels to be brought back down to more normal levels.

likely psychic amplifier for making ship and stuff.

keen_FlattendHedgeHog

Soul forge?

Set up by BSP and the Brimorians

Baledranax the pawn

She might have dirt on him or know about tartarus

Benj

What happened to Buckingham's assistant/lover?

Benj

Where is Voss? Can anyone give me a rundown on Calara's family locations?

Benj

After Sakura defeats the battleships might she play firefighter on Terra?

Benj

The Brimorian leaders will be freaking out after this chapter. They know that John will be after them.

Benj

To add a bit of sex to 100-2, BSP could get some.

Benj

Three musts: (1) Tashana roasting lizards; (2) Rachel healing troops; (3) Alyssa telekinetic wrath.

Benj

Tefler, you‘re an evil genius! I can‘t decide whether to put the emphasis on evil or on genius. On one hand, your work is amazing and you‘re drawing an ever expanding crowd. In a few years, you may have a shot at the bestseller lists. On the other hand, leaving us hanging with barely half the battle is cruel and unusual punishment.

I must say its a surprise to see Kintark Emperor himself on Terra, I thought he will send some other dragon. I mean is he beside his dead brother the only dragon in Kintark Empire capable to fight ?

my first comment here (a few over on literotica) I have been reading this since Chapter1 on Lit and it just gets more epic as the story unwinds!! Hands down one of the best Sci fi stories I have come across. Would make an epic TV series (porn...lol) that would eclipse GOT!!

B S

plus a range of psychic powers. Those fire abilities will be good at stopping regeneration, I can already see the shock on a Kintark royal guards face when the fight with a girl armed just with pistols doesn't work out entirely to his advantage

Congratulations on reaching more than 1700 patrons.😀😀

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Four-Person Ground Combat Team: 1) John, Alyssa, Tashana, and Rachel; 2) Personal Crystal Alyssium Paragon armor suits, with miniaturized Brimorian shield generators, Maliri phase modulators and Vulkat Eternity Crystals; 3) Weapons load out, one CA sword, one Quantum Rifle, two Reaper Cannons and twin Reaper Pistols augmented by Vulkat Eternity Crystals. Elite, bold, fast, powerful, deadly.

No doubt that Old BSP Dog is learning some new tricks. Wonder how it will all shake out? Will BSP start to veer away from expectations, too?

She might also still have a presence in the Nexus fleet as well.

Thanks for the chapter and the update.

Morning everyone! Phew! I'm really glad to see that you guys enjoyed 100-2! :-D I'm just going through edits now and I've added a handful of extra scenes. With a bit of luck I should be done in an hour or so. All the best bits are coming in 100-3, so I think I'll get stuck straight into the next chapter because I'm looking forward to writing them. Besides, if I started on eBook 3 then you guys would have to wait about 3 weeks for the next instalment and that would be cruel. :-)

Tefler

I halfway expected John's ultimatum. I was more generous than Tefler since I gave the Kintark commander 5 seconds to surrender.

WHAT DID I JUST READ! HOW CAN WORDS ON A SCREEN BE SO AMAZING. Glad you decided to break it into a three-parter, but hope the wait isn't too long.

Alvin Hogwash

Interesting about the Black Proginators comments.

Nibbles

Well that was a massive Cliff hanger, sobs in his beer, now another 10 day wait. Yep the standard Tefler mission creep, by loose cannons, go Jade, go Sakura. Whoop them lizard arses.

Data Point: Fay can pilot the Invictus and operate all of its guns by herself, while remotely Piloting the Raptor.

I guess we will get to test the proposition that Reaper Cannons can be used as effective anti-ship weapons? John will want to neutralize the three Kintark battlecarriers and the Emperor's flagship before their ground mission can proceed. If they can ground the Emperor's ship, he has no escape off Terra. Sakura achieved this against the Kirrix by destroying their engines and power distribution nodes. Maybe she can do something similar against the Kintark flagship and battleship escorts on Terra.

DD..before John arrived on scene it seemed like he didn't have any in his bed . It's really eye opening to listen to Ailanthia compare BSP &amp; the changes he has gone thru in the months after he started watching John . As much as John didn't know how to act like a Progenitor BSP is learning maybe death &amp; destruction &amp; boredom &amp; loneliness isn't a great way to spend eternity .

bigdawguw65

Tefler might end up both Wessex and Gibbons as a couple in 100-3..

DD...Gibbons saves her &amp; protects her , getting injured in the process until John or Sakura arrives to save the day . Rachel heals them both .

bigdawguw65

Tefler another awesome chapter.. Please wrap this cliffhanger in 100-3 first.. just postpone book 3 for time being..

Sakura will stride the battlefield like a colossus.

Hate to be Lyimidia in the next thrall battle for BSP , think Ailanthia will make sure she's in the front line if she can...like Uriah .

bigdawguw65

Armored and shield Royal Praetorian Guards will overrun the battle field. Wessex will kill several of them with her Gatlin Laser, supported by her power armored squad. John and the Lionesses will link up with them under duress. Wessex will demonstrate her combat skill and be extremely impressed with the lethality of Alyssa and the Lionesses. Wessex' ambition and desire to become Lioness will only grow stronger and hotter. She might take a hit for Rachel or save another Lioness. She might even be wounded, attracting John's attention.

WOW what a chapter! You can't work on the ebook! WE NEED VENGEANCE!

Mutiny was in the air. Buckingham lost all respect.

Thanks Nathaniel! :-) Great to see you on Patreon!

Tefler

Data Point: Ailanthia does not have a telepathic link with the BSP and cannot read his thoughts. She does not have a telepathic link with his Thralls, either, though she does manage the energy transfers of her network to BSP. She displayed jealousy, anger and threat toward a Thrall. The Thrall is pregnant with a girl. He plans to immediately impregnate her again after her child is born. I wonder how many of his thralls are pregnant at any time? If this reflects the Progenitor Norm, it is no wonder they don't understand what John and the Girls are doing.

Alyssa laughed and nodded. “Alright, you make a good point. Wanna trade?” The redhead pouted and reluctantly nodded. “Yeah, I guess. I suppose I don’t really need where I’m going.” As the two Karron girls swapped weapons, Tashana twirled her Reaper pistols around her trigger fingers. you're missing the word "it" when Dana replies to Alyssa.

Admiral Dacres. Hero of Olympus Station! Hero of Terra?

Wessex will meet Alyssa and John. Let the sales job begin!

Data Point: Faye can remotely operate scores of Kintark capital warships and Nexus robot ships in combat simultaneously.

Could go either way ....

ringill

Skchoad -- Data Point: There does seem to be a Standard Template for the emergence of Progenitors. The BSP was confused that John is not meeting the expectations of that Template. He has not enthralled the Maliri though more than a month has passed since he became Protector. He has no Soul Forge, Dominator Battleship, Honor Guard, Thrall fleet and has yet to lay the keel for his own flag ship. He is acting in an unusual and confusing manner. BSP's Matriarch's insight that not only is John acting outside the Progenitor Norm, he is unaware that there Is a Norm! That pattern seems to specify a role for BSP in John's emergence? Is he the tester, as some have suggested, to generate labors and challenges for John to achieve or overcome? What is BSP going to "do with John" as he veers dramatically away from the Progenitor Norm?

Can't wait for John to go full Boss and murder the Kintark Emperor

Nathos

I hate you. For the love of god, mankind and the poor souls of your patroens, please get 100-3 out! :o(

Singh

I kind of want the girls to fire they guns at the tanks, then take out a few royal guards from above with head shots before they get into a fight with the big dragon

Like the rest at the moment i really hate you telfer, damn good chapter cant wait until ch 101 cant wait to see what they do to webber

I started being a patron from reading on literotica and i have to say Tefler you have acc become one of my fav writers. The suspense, the attachment to your characters. Your 100 chapters (plus the soon to be 3parter) in and you still have over a 1000 people and growing, hooked on your story. Idk how i'm gonna survive the wait until part 3, so if you don't mind, i'm gonna go join Chadwick in a straight jacket.

Nathos

CK - will Jade capture Weber? Will that happen before he gets to Tarturus? If so, will she take him to the Invictus for mind scraping? Or will he escape and flee to Tartarus? If he does, will Jade follow him? Will she catch him? Will she wait for John and the others? Will she allow herself to be captured? So many questions! So exciting?

Flaming sword, so that he looks like a Javelin from the heavens, right on the Emperors head.

Cody Strong

Data Point: First look at one of BSP's Thralls. Light green, just like his matriarch.

And Tefler, please, Please, PLEASE, don't start book three until after 100-3! I don't think us fans can hold our breath that long for that long!!!

Falling through the atmosphere from 50 miles up....”Oh, by the way dear....”. Just wonderful.

DCM

A new classic one liner.

DCM

I agree about the battle. I think I forgot to breathe I was so “enthralled.”

DCM

Chapters 150 through 200?

DCM

*more angry screams join in in frustration, the page won't turn any more*

I both love and hate you right now, Tefler! that battle is on of the best space battles that I have read or seen on TV or in the movies. But that Cliff Hanger is BRUTAL!! I can't wait for both part three and all three parts put together in a complete whole! I also agree with Jedi about the ground battle, and with everyone else in how good this chapter is turning out to be! I would love to see the Valkyrie hit the ground troops after Sakura is finished brining Justice to the last ten Battleships.

The biggest, most dangerous battle yet and half of the crew is off on secret missions. They are all so damn independent. Don’t know about these modern gals.

DCM

I think "shut the fuck up" followed by "Time's up, you're dead" might be my new favorite moment

ncamferd

Oh yeah. Teflie knows how how much we like them. They keep speculating for days!

DCM

Aaaaannd BREATHE! Oh the humanity... of leaving us hanging so badly Mr T. I'm lovin' every little bit of your feindish plot twists - both the forseeable and those damned curveballs. It was so worth setting my alarm early to read it before work - I knew I'd be too adrenaline pumped to sleep after reading if I'd waited 'til 2-3am! Defo worth a few re-reads between now &amp; part 3...

Damnit Tefler, I need part 3 now!!!

DemonHunterCole

Why do i have the feeling that dana is heading for the moon...... on a different note. PLEASE fall sword first on a royal guard john and use his body as a landing pad.

Anonamoose

That dragon fight's going to be brutal. One arrogant, semi-immortal lizard against a pride of Progentorized lions. I can't help thinking of Niven's line about Harvey Mossbauer, “They were hampered by their desire to take the skin intact.” Self-regenerating dragonskin boots with matching gloves, capes, and hats all around and a certain 'sheath' sliced and diced for sword scabbards. They'd look marvelous during formal and informal Kintark surrender chats.

Great Chapter !!! Delighted to see the first "Crossing the T" since the Battle of Surigao Strait in 1944 . The defense of Olympus shows what could have happened if Carala had planned the whole battle . I think she said complete defeat of Kintark forces with 10% casualties . Wish they could bring back Buckingham so they could crush him again . Glad the rest of the Terran forces ignored Buckingham &amp; Webber , both fools &amp; cowards . Very interesting opening scene with BSP &amp; Ailinthia , BSP is finally figuring out John doesn't what is expected of him &amp; his Progenitor nature .

bigdawguw65

Damn, this chapter was so awesome, it just flew by. Can't wait for 100 part 3. Please don't leave us hanging :P . Maybe finish it and then ebook 3 ?

Sid1712

Wow... Impressive read. Can't wait to read it again. I best start now.

Bigfoot

What about the Kirrix?.... chapter 102?

Wookey

Meds, not mess...

I don't see what everyone is crying about. Cliffhanger isn't soooo bad. Now, if you will excuse me, it's time for my mess, my strait jacket needs lacing up, and my padded room beckons. Goodnight. ***could someone wipe the drool from my chin? thank you.***

Holy kintark Tefler! Your battles just keep getting more and more epic and enthralling. So is Jade going to go rogue green dragon all over Tartarus? Is it possible she can distribute some psychic powers to her sisters so they can help her kick butt? Loved how Lilyana handled the Tfed, it's great that we have tons of minor characters to root for. She deserves a fun night with Alyssa and Edraele as a reward. Also like how John ordered them to keep their distance. They aren't just thralls to him, although some Dominator battleships would be cool. Thought Ailanthia might be turnable for a second there, but I think BSP saved their relationship crisis with his compliments there. Interesting that BSP's thralls don't have the same jealousy free environment in their group. Still don't think BSP is really John's enemy. Can't wait to see John's next meeting with the Deep Lord, he won't have a fin to stand on. Is Helene sleeping through this whole battle? I think the Kintark's unguarded borders are going to be breached, either for the good guys by the Maliri, or the bad guys by the Enshunu. Didn't the Kintark emperor mention another royal with him? Is that his wife? Wonder if she is of the same mindset as her sister in law was.? Thanks an immensely enjoyable two hours! You can stop reading my ramblings, and launch into 100-3.

Labor of love you have given us. Bravo

MJHSharkbait365

Outstanding chapter a Tefler, Truly an epic awe inspiring

MJHSharkbait365

Dana was headed away from Terra. Was there another Kintark fleet still coming in. I sense that the Emperor was that second fleet. So that leaves the mines out there. What happens if she magnetizes them and brings them back and deposits them in the midst of the Kintark ships. Just my thoughts.

Cignal

I have to say, this is the first chapter that really had my heart racing. Thanks Tefler. Looking for the complete chapter soon.

Sharil a.k.a. Memeranglaut

Omg! What a cliffhanger! The best part of the battle is yet to come! Another masterpiece Tef! You had me hooting and hollering out loud, especially the scene when John offers the kintark commander at Olympus 3 seconds to surrender - so badass! Only misspell I spotted is “shield sown”. Should be shields down I recon!

Koa

Yup.... Another WOW chapter piece.... Dana has left us curious... No darn clues on what she is up to......

Muledrvr

Anime for the win! This so needs to be made into an anime, but not the new CGI style that Netflix is fond of (which is crap).

Jedi Khan

I'm trying to scroll down to the part where John drops into the battle, using a Kintark tank or a royal guard to cushion his landing, but it's not there. Why isn't it there? This can't be the end of 100-2 can it? But we're not even half-way through the battle yet! Anyways, very well done so far, however I do have one suggestion, Tefler. For the ground action, how about some description of what the battlefield sounds like? War is a visceral, multisensory experience, especially in a pitched battle like this one. The Kintark and Terran weapons will all have their own unique sounds, and the troops on the ground will have grown used to hearing them over the course of this fight. That would make the distinctly different sounds of the weapons John and the girls have all the more noticeable when they open up. Also, some very interesting tidbits from the BSP. The implications of it all... I wonder...what is Dana up to? What could she have in mind that she can do own her own without fire support and where? We need 100-3 something fierce! I don't suppose you could give it to us by the end of the month, could you Tefler?

Jedi Khan

I think Dana is going to get close to the Kintark main fleet in the Raptor and change the metal in their hulls to a lot weaker metal. Considering that the hulls are under pressure from the inside. They will explode. At least that was my first thoughts. Then I noticed that she is heading away from the battle. Hmmm I don't know.

Cignal

This was a truely epic part 2 of chapter 100 can’t wait for part 3😀

Kim Biel-Nielsen

That was such an amazing chapter, but the cliffhanger is killing me. You are such an incredible writer, Tefler. Thank you once again for sharing your story with us.

LunarLilith

*emits high pitched scream of angry resentment, stabbing at the little gray bar on the side of his screen*

Ye gods &amp; little fishes! That was great!

Tefler you have doubled the amount you wanted to quit work did you ever think you would get so much money per chapter ?

Jim lynch

Me too Chris

Jim lynch

I realy enjoyed that. Realy wish there more to it. Wamted see John kivk dragon ass. Were was Dana going do you think?

A genuine cry of anguish escaped me when I realised the page would scroll no more!! What a brilliantly written battle, I will be re reading this chapter several times to make sure I didn't miss anything!

Bliss

Jim lynch

4 patrons away from another milestone..... 1700

Wookey

I had REAAALLLLY hoped we would see the end of the battle before 100-3, also did I miss the foreshadowing that Weber was a coward? At least we get to see another John v dragon fight, I had not expected that. When are we expecting 100-3?

Malthe Mørk Mejlby

Oh shit shit shit I should have waited now it’s going to be 10 days of agony till I know what happens shit shit shit. Tefler that is one cracking battle scenario you’ve created I’m awestruck truely fantastic thank you you’re worth every penny I might even up the amount I pledge your that good.

Jim lynch

Well it’s now 5:30 and I need to be up at 7... Worth it! Amazing chapter, can’t wait for the conclusion!

Muninn

Damn. That's all I got to say. It was nice of the Emperor to show up so John can do some serious lizard spanking. Buckingham squished like a bug -- Damn.

Florida Reader

Well, that is a cliffhanger! Excellent battle... will be anxiously awaiting part 3. Thank you.

When is John finally going to unlock the secrets of the black hole drive so he can jump 1000x faster than he is now and build himself a proper Progenitor ship so he can simply blast the Brimorians, Kintarks, and Kirricks to pieces? What about the fight with his other half of himself, and how will he finally beat the creatures that he had been fighting for every girl after 3x? So much more to continue. Love this!!!

David B

Amazing continuation and yes I too wish that 100-3 was up and part of 100-2!! Leaving us hanging and desperate for more of this amazing action scene!! Please continue and post 100-3 soonest!! Can’t wait!!

David B

Bravo, Thinking that you might have meant to say Quantum Gauss Cannons because Per the GEO, the heavy cannon upgrades to Quantum required a stop at dry dock. The Irony is that you could put two more chapters of details into this battle. Also, what was the GEO’s surprise in the Raptor? Also, you have a bunch of cleanup on how things happened, if you choose, i.e. the eternity crystals in the small arms. Many insights on the BSP, I feel that my analogy of Big Brother / Summer Camp Counselor is on target! Thanks again, You had mentioned a preview of 100.3 on Discord wrapping up the battle, Please, consider it a birthday gift please, I urn 50 on the 28th!

Master Laurent

And considering the the name of the forge...he may not even use it.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

MIGHT?!?!?!?!

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Kyle....shush! You haven't read it...you don't know what you are saying!

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

One day, i will have to learn to not read these chapters so fast...

WOW !!!!!!!!! great installment..!!!!!!!!!!

Are you kidding me?!?!!! That cliffhanger is just plain mean and cruel and....damnit I can’t stay mad at you.. That was one absolute HELL of a (partial) chapter. Please keep us updated on part 3, some of us are probably still holding our breaths.

Amathew2

Tefler! YOU CAN'T LEAVE IT THERE!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Exceptional by the way...just plain exceptional.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

tips: 1. All Kintark fleet shot down either by Invictus or Illrie 2. King Dragon vs John Blake for heavyweight championship of the world 3. Charles for TFF head honcho 4. Jade tortures Weber a little bit - barbed tentacle up rectum as preferred measure 5. All Kintark ships not destroyed

Wookey

I think that is the best battle to date. Great scenes with the mission creep.

Cignal

In order to distract myself from this story... in between the chapters. More.... more.... MORE!!!! ... lots of manga have passed on this screen, and WEBTOONs... would rather read this, I mean the 20 mangas I’m also reading and 5 other serials don’t really compare to this one.

WOW...something for everyone wherever you turn! NOW...waiting for 100-3 with all the promise of a truly epic story!!!! I hope you finish 100-3 before Book 3!!!!

Arrowglass

Am sooo going to have to read it again tomorrow.

Wookey

But where is the rest of it 😭

ChrisW

Holy Crap what a 2nd part.... can't wait to see part 3. For the love of God to NOT speed up and try to shove everything you need into part 3 into a nice little bow

After reading this there is to much going on in my mind now to go to sleep and I have to wake up at 04:30.

Faye controlled those AIs like nothing. NOTHING! haha excited for the next chapter!

Joel San Buenaventura

just wondering when u get part 3 done if u will makie a post here on patreon thats all chapter 100 together?

Damn! I just read this now - and the withdrawal shakes are back already! ...or is this the post-adrenalin shakes? I can't tell!

GrandPaM

Work on the next chapter plz

Anthony Carrillo

Fantastic as always

AAAAaaarrrrrgggggghhhh!!!! What a cliffhanger! battle in severe doubt, crap happening everywhere... only Olympus is safe - for now.

GrandPaM

While I would have preferred not to have the cliffhanger, it's preferable than having to wait several more days until Tefler finishes writing about this battle.

Cliffhanger from hell. Awesome, Tefler, as always :)

ETNSosa

Oh yeah. Looking forward to the wrap up.

Wookey

Sakura gutting the battleship with her sword ............" With the shield sown, those brilliant blue lances of energy blasted into the Garran’tok’s hull, melting glowing holes through the armour plating and penetrating deep into the guts of the Kintark battleship." "sown" should be "down"

andrew finlayson

you're killing me!

shouldn't "but the increasingly grim look on his face revealed what her forecasts were telling her." be "but the increasingly grim look on her face revealed what her forecasts were telling her."

Soul Forge I wonder if john will ever find out what it is

This chapter is so awesome! Boy, do I wish I could see an animation of it. That would be absolutely spectacular.

MightyMackinac

With the shield sown -&gt; With the shields down. ?

Evan

That was awesome chapter. I am surprised that you don't have John's favor taking more of an active role after seeing how the battle was going. Also unclear if "John not knowing what he is doing'. Is good or bad for the enemy.

Skchoad

WOW all I can Say IS WOW!!!!

Telfor you might want to think about doing 100-3 or you might have a mutiny on your hands..lol. Just from what i have beening reading tonight.

As much as I'm interested in what happens to John, honestly Jade's mission is what I'm waiting for with bated breath

Nick_Fel

Dat cliffhanger tho... my fingers can only hold on so tight!!

Dennis Banfield

It's bad but not worrying bad, if you get my drift.

Nick_Fel

Thank you, THANK YOU

I'm holding out for the entire chapter 100 before I start reading. This just makes it harder to resist, but if you need to take a creative break and work on Book 3 for a bit, please don't hesitate. Do what you need to do to produce material you can be proud of. We've got your back.

zingowner

All I have to say is WOW. Looking forward to 100-3 and what John does to the Emperor.

Anthony Kester

Please work on 100.3.

Great reward for my workout seeing this was up! Leg day is going to mean a soak and reading on my tablet

Rurik

Damn! I should have waited until 100.3 comes out before reading. Oh well! Thank you Tefler for another awesome chapter, cant wait to see what else you have in store for us.

Chickenjoe

Thanks!!!!! Even though I know there are going to be a couple or more of amazing - or perhaps hair raising - cliff hangers :-)

Old Salt

When I opened it the second time it was gone, not sure what happened. Ok now.

Cignal

Merry christmas tef! XD

Joel San Buenaventura

Bless you Tefler, you are the man. Mr reliable, delivering true to your word.

MJHSharkbait365

Wow 40 responses already and I was only 22 minutes late

How bad is the cliff hanger? I hate cliff hangers so I may wait till 100-3

Kalen Turner

Tefler work on 100-3 please.. leave ebook3 for now..

I second this motion! Although I think this is Tefler playing a joke on us because he stayed up until 2:30am working on this.

DemonHunterCole

Geez. It already started off different than I was expecting. This should be an interesting chapter

Dennis Aston

Welcome to the mad house, I mean support group!

DemonHunterCole

Cliffhanger for part 3? Noooooooooooo!!!!

DemonHunterCole

OOOOOooooYEAHHHHHHHhhhhh!!

Let's dig in!

Iori Daemona Angel

Light green?

Benj

Woo hoo

Hello everyone! Long time reader, first time, well, you know -- Thank you, Tefler!

Thank goodness I was about to break out the bottle

Thank you Tefler!

Awww yissss! Thanks Tef!

We'll have to see how easy it'll be though😂😂

Thank you!

Benj

want 100-3 sooner than later :P then do eBook.......

Lol

Muledrvr

Cheers lad, since it's nearly 3 I'll try to only read abit and head to bed

nonoNonONO! Do not work on ebook 3 before working on 100-3! I haven't even started 100-2 yet and I can already tell you we'll need 100-3 ASAP!

Jedi Khan

And I'm off to bed! Hope you guys enjoy all the fighting! :-)

Tefler

Thank you, Tefler!

Evan

Thanks Tefler

Anthony Kester

WOOHOO first

Braw

can't wait to read

Thanks telfer

Wooot!

Donovan Gibson

Whaaa.... what happened!

GrandPaM

Thanks I was expecting to get it tomorrow

wildcat 1986

Yes!,

Old Cruiser

yuss thanks muchly telfer

rich ed

Yes!!!

CJ Mora

Yes

Muledrvr

Third Edit: fuck

Jedi Khan

Ty

Mjk154

Not first again! YES!

Dennis Aston

yay

JD BREWZ

Seco d

Wookey

yay and third :)

Derek B

second Thanks Tefler.

Cignal

cheers mr

Braw