Three Square Meals, Chapter 100-3

We all know John gives his girls closure in one form or another. This time both Jehanna and Jade are going to want their pound of flesh. And God help them if they've done anything bad to the other Nymphs. I see Jade Dragon coming out to play! Jehanna is just going to want to publish all the dirty shit they've dug up on the Terran Federation.

Roy Meyer

Well, there *is* a known variance between UK and US english when referring to floors of a building. US tends to number the floor at ground level as the 1st floor, UK tends to call that the 'ground floor' and number the floor above it as the 1st floor (1st above ground level). When referring simply to outdoors surface level, 'ground' is correct. That said, it's not uncommon to see someone refer to the ground as the 'floor', even though it's an outdoor unfloored surface. Personally that one grinds my teeth a bit, as it isn't strictly correct, but I see it often enough that I'm forced to tolerate it. If it was in an english class paper I'd mark it down, but in casual speech I can let it slide.

Classic and as we used to say in school: "Burn! What a burn!"

Irillith to Grand Prelate Melkadian at the moment of his death: “There are far too many genocidal maniacs running around the galaxy, and unlike my mother, there’s no way back for you...”

US President Woodrow Wilson tried to argue forgiveness after WWI with his "14 Points of Light" and it didn't work. The Allies essentially told him to mind his own business and go pound sand. WWII was even worse than WWI and we all know how post-WWII was handled. For the most part, the soldiers and sailors in both world wars did not actively and enthusiastically promote and participate in genocide or war crimes, that's what made the war crime trials exceptions rather than the rule. The Kintark 'soldiers' that surrendered and are currently gathering at the invasion site on Terra absolutely did just exactly that with "No Quarter" all the way to Terra. They were interrupted in the middle of trying to do it again. That doesn't justify destroying every last Kintark but the 'soldiers' on the battlefield right now were the ones doing the hand-to-hand slaughtering after the navy was tired of wasting ammo and energy shooting things that couldn't shoot back.

I don't think that John will allow anything to drastic to happen to the Kintark Empire . They will need to restructure their government & bring forward leaders that will negotiate a peace going forward . They probably will have to lose planets & systems to try & pay some sort of reparations & any leaders still around that had a hand in planning the invasion will have to stand trail eventually . With the loss of almost all military space ships there will be the need for the other victors to police the trade routes (sort of like United Nations Peacekeepers ) , other wise it will engender a whole sale pirate explosion which will only bleed into the other territories . It would take decades to build back up any sort of Military threat & hopefully by then peace will be established rendering the issue moot if the T-Fed handles the aftermath properly . Hopefully with his popularity John can sell the War as the result of two power crazed leaders Baldranax & Buckingham ( not sure if bringing LK to light would be good or bad ) . There are scores of example of the right way to treat vanquished enemies (allies after WW1 pinned fault & punished , US & allies after WW2 pushed reconciliation & rebuilding & we saw which worked better ) .

bigdawguw65

Been a lot of discussion about LK's comment about family , in reading older posts came across one that mentioned that Mael had breed Valada & Jessica & also LK's pregnant thrall , but I would bet LK only considers John "family" . Progenitors produce vast numbers of thralls but don't seem to consider them family so I think it has more to do with being male & possessing the Power that makes John Family not any accident of birth .

bigdawguw65

When is the third book going to be released?

I have a suggestion. Instead of a Fleet Admiral running everything, I think they need a civilian overseer to start a Republic. Perhaps Rachel's Dad along with Charles as the Fleet Admiral working for him...

Roy Meyer

I still maintain my quibble with Tefler's use of the word "floor" -vs- "ground" in CH 100.2 and 100.3 (multiple instances). Tefler, is this possibly another of those sometimes insidious "divided by a common language" things at play? ;-)

GrandPaM

It's my hope that Tefler will find the ebooks take less of his time the further he gets on... with the quality feedback & revisions done on Patreon, the story is far more cohesive and polished, so that *should* translate to speedier edits for the later books...unless he decides to add in some extra story bits of course!

Alyssa glanced at John, *What do you think, John, is there any way we can allow Krisalei, Lorathyra, and Torvanna to talk with Murphy? Maybe it will help him out when he talks to his friend, Binary.*. *As Queen of the Maliri,* Edreal responded, *I think [...]!*.

I still think it would be uniquely different to have Murphy or even his entire squad (5 people) meet the three Maliri saviors face to face with no armour in a private session sworn to secrecy to set the stage for possible future happenings! Wouldn't Murphy make the perfect pilot to be in charge of future pilot training...maybe see what he can learn from the Maliri too? It could be specially approved by John and Edraele! Isn't it fun to make sideways suggestions!!

Arrowglass

In the Discord channel Tefler mentioned planning to start on chapter 101 today March 10, 2018. Possibly it might be available around the 20 or 21st.

3 to 4 weeks to go for chapter 101, i think as Tefler has to complete ebook3 first..

My sentiments exactly.

John already has his thrall race & planet , Valaden & the Maliri , even if he plans to treat them differently than other Progenitors . They are still his source of power .

bigdawguw65

I'm of two minds about the revision to John's fight with Baledranax. While I like that John is still shown being capable, I think it really added complexity to Larn'Kelnar's character that he wanted John to win enough to take away Baledranax's advantage.

After reading 100-3 I was wondering what the goal of the Progenitors, to wipe out the races they made before, to run John around the galaxy like a cat chasing a laser or some other thing. Also when will John create a planet or race?

Maybe they're doing lizzerd seppuku for failing and not protecting their Emperor.

So, here's a question. The Kintark ground troops, after they've started surrendering, are regrouping at their landing site. Isn't that where the battle carriers and the flag ship crashed? Shouldn't the area be a big pile of burning wreckage at the moment?

Jedi Khan

He wasn't looking. He probably was too focused on blasting the TFed bunkers and never noticed his ships were destroyed.

Jedi Khan

Well, Alyssa's null field on Ashana was 2 km, so that might be close to the range for the device.

LunarLilith

Considering the range and effects of the psy-nullifier: 1) John was closet to the device -- hundreds of meters -- and lost all of his powers; 2) Alyssa, Tashana and Rachel were in visual range -- maybe kilometers away -- but close enough that they lost all powers. 3) Sakura was in geosynchronous orbit above Unity City. Once her energy reserves were nearly depleted, she lost super speed and could not tap into Alyssa's energy network. She used her last reserves to freeze her weapons for one last killing blow. 4) Dana was far from Terra, on her way to Saturn. Her ability to create and manipulate magnetic fields was unaffected by the nullifier. 5) Irillith, aboard the Invictus, moving toward Saturn, hacked Kintark vessels without interruption. 6) Calara on the Invictus moving toward Saturn never lost her psychic prescience or command coordination genius. 7) Jade, approaching Ganymede, was blocked from telepathic communication with John and Alyssa but otherwise seemed unaffected. So, the "range limits" of the nullifier are not clear. Those in sight of the device were shut down completely. Sakura in orbit was blocked from the energy network. Jade's contact with John and Alyssa was blocked. Dana, Irillith and Calara seemed unaffected, except they could not recharge when their energy was tapped out. I wonder if the nullifier's range is in the shape of a sphere of a determined volume? This imprecise review provides little tactical guidance as an answer. However, I believe there must be a range limit to the nullifiers' effects on the surface of a planet, even if it is over the horizon. That may or may not apply to the volume of the nullifier sphere in space. Only Tefler knows.

Tefler, your first post of 100-3 seemed disjointed and had a few gaps that made it hard to understand what your trying to tell. But your updates were brilliant, the story flowed much better and filled in the gaps nicely. Thks as always.

DD, Got that too! Looking for explanation of this quote; *Did you get everything?* John asked, glancing at Alyssa, who stood nearby. *Yeah, I got it all,* she replied, her eyes glowing with a radiant white light.

Tefler, at the end of John's duel with Baledranax, was Alyssa placed nearby in the scene to suggest that she needed close proximity to read the Dragon Emperor's mind?

So far as we know up to now is that Progenitors don't have sons & John was the first < which makes him unique , his character & actions the central theme of the story . Why would an immortal tyrant have a son that would only end up challenging him when he controls when , with whom . & the sex of any encounter's issue ? Not logical . Of course we have only a tiny piece of the puzzle so far , but think the statement about "family" was a more general one ., but time will tell.

bigdawguw65

Koa, I fully agree... But I still have one niggling critique. Ok, Baledranax launched from his flagship toward the Citadel. He destroyed the super tank, entered the Citadel, killed Buckingham and flew atop the fortress and rained plasma fire down on TF bunkers. After John and the Girls destroyed the flagship and escorts, they fought their way towards the fortress. John saw Baledranax atop the Citadel and moved to engage after saving Gibbons. Before the nullifier was engaged, Alyssa saw John fighting the Emperor. Baledranax was flying in full view of the Girls. His fight with John was high in the air and on the ground. After John slashed his wing, he avoided veering into the firing arc of the Girls' Reapers. In the end, the Reapers brought him down from over a couple of hundred meters in the air. My critique is simply this -- from Baledranax' POV, atop the Citadel and during airborne portions of the duel with John, why did he not see that his flagship and escorts had been destroyed?

Love the revision! My faith and respect for John is restored and so is Larn’s!

Koa

Dana needs to design and build some Ground Assault Vehicles. They have engaged in several ground based missions and could use some drone vehicles. Some Hover Tanks and APCs. The Kirrix are going to be rounding up Civilians and they could use some APCs to get into a hot zone and remove Civilians before things get out of control. Would putting a Progen Server in the Raptor and Valkyrie enable Faye to have more Avatars and better reach over any drone units? Could they setup any stealthed comm. satellites for their own discrete network? Or as an advanced warning system? Similar to the X space games, at some point I pop adv. satellites all over the place for total comms coverage. Could Dana, Irillith and Faye program a ship to remotely deploy a stealth comms network. Would be handy in Terran space as a hedge against TFed fuckery. They get out of line send a burst shutdown code turning off all ship engines, shields, weapons, whatever. I think Alyssa will need to "Vet" all the new prospective TFED leadership. Get in their heads and see if they are right for the job. Need to weed out all the bad apples.

VycronDyz

Well spotted, I tweaked it a bit to make it flow better.

Tefler

Thanks for that one, I've fixed it now. :-)

Tefler

page 52: 'The Empire had suffered a cataclysmic reversal; the battle which had once appeared to be a foregone conclusion in their favour, turning into an unmitigated disaster.' This sentence doesn't quite work, needs tweaked slightly. Maybe just the removal of the comma, or insertion of an extra word to make it scan properly. Other than that, great stuff, good changes.

Excellet additions to this third, did notice a legacy word left over, He was well a couple of hundred metres into the air when the girls shot him out of the sky I imagine the well can go.

ringill

Another awesome part of the story just like the rest.

Alarinnise

Also got a list of edits over on the Discord channel for you. I'm putting them up there as I go through the second version of 100-3.

Jedi Khan

When Sakura is taking on the Praetorian battleships that had been bombing Unity City, on page 21, you say she's taken out 7 of the ships, but on page 22, you say she's got 5 left, which is after she had just finished destroying one, which would make her kill count 8 now, with 4 left?

Jedi Khan

Thanks! I'm glad you liked the changes to the battle scene. The patrons come up with loads of really good ideas, so I often try and include them where I can. :-)

Tefler

Cignal pointed that out yesterday evening, so I rewrote that section. You probably need to download it again to see the updates. :-)

Tefler

re read the edited version ............OMFG brilliant tweaks mate! the folks who read/see it after the guys here offer advice will have no idea how much effort you are putting into this! Its like an epic D&D module that just keeps on giving each time you play it!

B S

Tefler, I thought that John had disabled the device at Baledranax’s back by shooting at it. But John said: “I think whatever it was exploded,” he replied, remembering the end of the fight. “Something blew up on Baledranax’s back a second before I got all my powers back. He looked shocked when it detonated.”

Kin Asdi

Outstanding chapter as always. I love the world you have created. Just great characters and " where is it going next". Thank you for all of your great work.

morris ridgeway

Something else to consider, do the Progenitors know that they get more powerful from their network if they get closer to their thralls? Consider that they DO know, and the only reason we don't see it initially is because they are waiting for a specific trait to manifest in their Matriarch. Is it possible that BSP has been waiting all this time (a mere moment in time for an immortal) for Ailanthia to purposefully contradict him, but not just out of anger or spite?

GO283, So they are cousins? One of my guesses!

Big Dude

Nathaniel Brown has dubbed their couple name as Webbons

Expendable, I got an email for your post, but couldn't find it in the thread to respond to. Commander Wessex is a career-driven woman who loves being in the military and has no interest in settling down at that time in her life. As Alyssa pointed out, her career would end in 5 months to raise a family if she joined the Lionesses, which came as a shock to Wessex (compounding the shock of losing her arm). Wessex was fascinated by the Lionesses as a military unit, but wasn't infatuated with John himself, so being told "Btw this guy you've never spoken to will be knocking you up in 5 months if you join us," wasn't the greatest sales pitch. After speaking to Alyssa, Wessex finally realised that the Lionesses were not the unit that she thought they were. Wessex considered Gibbons to be a friend, but she was so obsessed with the Lionesses, that she hadn't even considered him as anything else. It took the girls pointing out some of his good qualities for her to see him in a different light.

Tefler

Loved the changes, BSP is no longer overbearing , Murphy gets a shot to hold on to his friend, PSI dampener exposed but destroyed beyond recovery... How many days for next...I want to start a reverse countdown..

Well spotted thank you! I tweaked that a bit so it fits with the new version. :-)

Tefler

Tefler, I just re-read the chapter. Awesome. I did notice one paragraph that needs tweaking. "“I think whatever it was exploded,” he replied, remembering the end of the fight. “Something blew up on Baledranax’s back a second before I got all my powers back. He looked shocked when it detonated.”" This was after John shot the purple box and he got his powers back. Later it exploded. Maybe something like "I shot a purple box on Baledranax's back and hit it. Right after that I got my powers back and then it detonated and he looked shocked."

Cignal

Thank you! I think I fixed most of the complaints people had, with Murphy/Binary, the Kintark army surrender, John being saved by the BSP... :-)

Tefler

I loved the changes! Especially, in the battle between John and the Emperor. Made a fantastic chapter, even better.

LunarLilith

Irillith found references to Tartarus both in Weber's correspondence as well as from some special ops forces.

Tefler

@Tefler, I probably missed it, but when did John, and more to the point, Jade, get the information about the name "Tartarus" for the hidden base in the remnants of Ganymede? I don't recall any situation where this information was successfully hacked out of TFed systems or dredged from Admirals' minds directly...?

GrandPaM

I've just uploaded a new version with a bunch of changes.

Tefler

Lots of edits posted on Discord as well.

Frostfyre

Thanks! It's been awesome watching the patron numbers climbing these past few weeks. :-)

Tefler

Well spotted, thank you!

Tefler

Hey Tefler! I found a small spelling error...When Irillith is giving Melkadian the final word instead of Grand Prelate it says Grant......oops

B S

I think the sensible thing would be for John, Alyssa and Calara, with Sakura and Tashana on security, to take the Raptor to sort out Hign Command while Dana, Irillith, Jade and Faye (plus others) take the Invictus to Olympus for repairs (new engines and new deck 4 galley) where they're more likely to be amongst friends. John and Alyssa can then sort out the armour before it's off to visit the Kirrix (a trip home to Karron perhaps?) and, since they're out that way, they can carry on to Arcadia.

ringill

Dana is a genius, they've also had superb assistance from several alien races and their facilities to upgrade Invictus. It's been a very long and winding road. Invictus is an experimental hybrid, it has enough special modifications for a flock of Millennium Falcons and if it had a model number it would have more letters ecks in front of it than a Red Light theater district. They gave it a fast weapon and shield upgrade with Eternity Crystals, slammed the access covers shut to lock in freshness and flavor, then crossed their fingers and toes and other appendages and hoped for the best. They immediately ran the interstellar Luge at or above redline from Brimorian space to Olympus, then did it again from Olympus to Terra and put it through the wringer in the battle. It worked! Yay Dana! Yay team! Way to go! Faye has been totally overloaded along with the stress of becoming a real girl. She and her boys are totally amazing but she can't be expected to do everything, they all need to get motivated. The Crew has to walk the ship to help look for damage and help with repairs, then make sure the tachyons are sticking to the tachyon containers and the lids are sealed on the Eternity Crystals After all the backstabbing that's been going around, they should keep the Invictus' shields at full power while wearing their personal armour at all times. They all need to work like crazy to fix Invictus so they can go somewhere less stabby for repairs after they rescue the prisoners at Tartarus.

To date, John has provided the comfort and 'psychiatric' help that the girls have required, even beyond what his telepathic Matriarch was able to discern they needed. Why do you think that this pattern will change and that Rachel will take over that responsibility?

Evan

No, I don't believe so, no.

Evan

Cole, the 'native' Maliri physique is already extremely close to that of the 'enhanced' Terran girls, which makes sense, given that the entire Maliri race has already been engineered by Mael'nerak to be thrall soldiers. So, the Maliri not only didn't need to physically change all that much, but they've been engineered already to be able to be turned into psychic power sources (thralls) for a Progenitor with minimal additional effort upon the part of the Progenitor in question (Mael'nerak originally, but now John). John, however, isn't establishing the controlling bond with the Maliri, so it's even less effort for him and less time involved to establish the psychic link, even with his complete lack of experience in comparison to a Progenitor such as Mael'nerak, who presumably engineered the entire race. The Terran girls thus require FAR more energy and time to transform and establish bonds to than the Maliri. Now, could John do it faster and more efficiently now than when he first started? Perhaps. Only Tefler can answer that one, of course, but it does make sense that he'd be getting at least a bit better about it, especially as he has a better idea of what's happening and is less conflicted about making it happen.

Evan

Welcome to the club. We hold addiction support groups over on Discord. Feel free to join us over there.

DemonHunterCole

I'm hoping that Tashana or John grabbed it while Alyssa and Rachel were playing match maker.

DemonHunterCole

Who says the girls need 2 weeks anymore? John enhance the Maliri assassins to the peak condition that they could be in with just 1 feeding. Rachel regenerated an entire arm in under 5 minutes. Previously, John was changing the girls by instinct. When he thought about what gifts he wanted to give each girl, all he had to do was focus on those changes. I believe that John could give what is normally the 2 week body makeover in just one feeding. In addition, the only reason why it took a full two weeks to give Dana new tech was because there was a self imposed clock. If John just focused on the additional tech he wants to give Dana, that could be done in one feeding as well.

DemonHunterCole

Do you remember growing up how all the kids shows taught us lessons. Here's the secret, telfers conspired to teach us a lesson on patience and I hate'em for it. In all seriousness I read chapters 1 - 80 in two weeks of casual reading and I'm gonna need you to finish the next 80 so im semi satisfied.

Does anyone believe that LK is really Meal’nerak? Correct me if I am wrong, but. In ancient Malari Meal’nerak translated something close to “ doer of evil deeds” or something along those lines. Bean’theles is “ the righter of wrongs”. No clue to what Larn’Kelnar means. What I am saying is Meal’nerak could have easily changed his name. Let’s say for a second, it is Meal’nerak and he is John’s father, and he is testing/preparing John for something. What would it be?

MJHSharkbait365

What is this discord you speak of... How does one join...

A simple and highly effective advantage. The ability to see your opponents weakness to increase accuracy would be a game changer.

MJHSharkbait365

No idea if anyone has suggested this or not. But one potential tech upgrade that John could give to the Tfeds. Is the targeting overlay tech. Best of my knowledge this is nit something that the Tfed military currently has. This is simple and high

MJHSharkbait365

Congratulation on 1800 patrons Tefler

Will the T F be able to use the captured kintark ships to boost their numbers? ..the Kintark were using traitor ship .

Respectfully will have have to strongly disagree with your statement of this is the worst battle Tefler has written. As a whole chapter 100 battle sequence is a masterpiece, IMHO. As far as how John won the fight with the emperor not being up to your expectations.(I think that is what you are trying to say, forgive me if I’m wrong). I can see how from a certain point of view that agricould be made. However I, for one. Have full trust in a Tefler and firmly believe he very deliberately wrote the fight the way he did. To position the next set of story arcs. Tefler has yet to let us down and fail to deliver in his story writing.

MJHSharkbait365

What are you using to view it? I suggest logging out and then back in to your account.

DemonHunterCole

I couldn't get part 3 to open.. kept saying file not found. 😢

If we assume that John knows that something caused the loss of powers and that something was probably what popped on the dragon's back.  Possible theories based on the information they have: * It had a capacity and it was destroyed when it was overloaded * It worked for only so long and then it burned out * It was destroyed remotely by   A. Shot by someone, but it was under a shield so that is unlikely   B. Intentionally destroyed by a command

This chapter has to be the worse battle you have written... 1 thing and 1 thing only tanked this chapter and that is how John won the fight.

From Sajith above - Tefler can you please increase the capabilities of Faye, she was stretched to her limits in this battle. Her server performance needs an upgrade. I think the post battle review will show this deficiency. I think the post battle review will show Jade the consequence of her actions. The Invictus took a beating! I think the post battle review will show Calara was at a disadvantage coming into the battle so late in the game. I think the post battle review will show Irillith will investigate how to use comms beacons and other ship communication platforms to be able to perform cross-galaxy hacking. I think the post battle review will show how powerful Dana's guns really were in the battle. They took down Kintark fighters without holding their aim for four seconds. I think the post battle review will show John is an arrogant ASS at times. I think the post battle review will show Calara and Dana need psychiatric help that Rachel will provide. I think the post battle review will have Dana invent new ways to protect the engines using the eternity crystals. I think the post battle review will have the TFed realize John Blake is an asset to the human race and not an enemy. I think the post battle review will have the team realize that the Paragon armor needs to have better crash protection. John's armor (armour for Tefler) took a beating and it wasn't from multiple hits from Baledranax.

Big Dude

Round up his family to make them into a zoo exhibit. Cruel...

And let the Kirrix keep slaughtering and infecting those there? And we haven't seen how the Admiralty will hash out? So a firm "NO"!

Tefler can you please increase the capabilities of Faye, she was stretched to her limits in this battle. Her server performance needs an upgrade. Can you let Maliri girl after hacking in through her Progenitor skills force a connection to Invictus for Faye to takeover. Will this not allow John and girls to attack more ships from a distance? Also can you let Dana make an invisible surveillance drone based on cloaked ship to be operated by Faye. Is cybernetic body of Faye lacking in self-defence or it's like cyborg asian assasin?

I've been having this discussion on Discord and wanted to bring it here. I firmly believe that the Maliri and Dacres' fleets would be best served by savaging Brimorian shield generators and installing them at Olympus before heading off to fight the Kirrix. Some worry about betray by the TFed, but as Dana has installed failsafes in the Ashanath power cores, I see that as a moot issue. What do you guys think?

DemonHunterCole

One Issue, Rachael has already determined the Kintark didn't evolve naturally, their genome shows signs of tinkering, but not by a Progenitor.

Interesting concepts, but if I recall correctly John and the girls were still able to use telepathy at the time, so maybe she ‘muted’ all-chat, what the Ashanath use? Certainly something to explore, now that we are aware of the ability to block physic actions, how will you be able to defend against that?

Dennis Banfield

In early discussions about the physic damper someone mentioned Alyssa's Null Zone incident on their first visit with Ashana . Not sure if they are one & the same thing but it would be interesting for Alyssa to investigate . By accident she established a 2000 meter bubble but if she could learn to control it & it's size & if it's the same it could come in handy . It would be to dangerous to damper a large area in a confrontation with BSP but if she could project an area just around him to rob him of getting energy from his thralls & cutting communications also , could be a game changer . Just wondered what you all thought about the idea .

bigdawguw65

My thoughts-If lizards are to be taken as reference then strongest male fertilises the egg. Except for few rare species care ends after child birth.Eating children is not a taboo too. Again only in rare case a nuclear family unit structure exist for a short while. So I would like to imagine of a race with clear hierarchial structure, defined roles, elevation in rank by proving your worth, constant danger of violence etc. A world where power is centered in few hands, who expect full loyalty from those below. A world were you can reach the higher level of power only by being strong or by scheming. A world which does not care for its weak and young and don't get much help from society. Those grow in these circumstances naturally prove to be strong and further refine future generations. This natural evolution lead to the Emperor and his brother. How does it look? Acceptable?

Dawg, Tartarus is a top secret base under the control of the Fleet Admiral. It is definitely linked to the TF communications net, and can receive, like everyone else, the Kintark broadcast of the ground battle. I imagine those in the data flow know much about the status and details of the battle in Sol system and on Terra. What they do not know, as you said, is that Jade has found their lair and that the Invictus will be there in minutes.

Not monogamous, does not mate for life.Do not confirm to human sensibilities related to family, society etc.

Baledranax said he honed his fighting skills tussling with his little brother. He also said his healing regeneration of injuries was practiced during this familial combat. What surprised me was his admission that he also received injuries from amorous couplings with Tamolith, who I though was Kindralax' mate. So Baledranax and Tamolith were knocking boots and bumping uglies as she clawed him in her passion? Did this happen before his brother died, or was it an ongoing thing? What does that say for Kintark social and cultural habits and mating behaviors?

Ailanthia isn't a Nymph, I believe... Skin is wrong, and Tefler described the rest of the BSP's thrall as looking similar to her.

ETNSosa

11. LK meets John and tells him he was just testing his character, they should give up war, beat their swords into plowshares and take up farming and ranching together and make their little corner of the galaxy thrive. "Oh, by the way. About 18 years ago I left your sister with some foster parents on a little out-of-the-way mining colony named Kirran. She should be just about ready to come into her own, let's go meet her and I'll introduce you two."

Tefler, in between chapters can we have some polls 1. who is John's Dad? 2. who will end up Fleet Admiral? 3. who will join the Invictus crew next? 4. how many nymphs remain (including Ailanthe)?

Wookey

or grandfather?

Wookey

My wish for earth and rest of Terra after the war: 1.Terran Force Admirals who conspired against Terra and it's colonies to be punished immediately. 2.Formation of a council with representatives from all Terran world and their colonies to govern and supervise Terran Force. 3.Creation of trade posts and guard posts in outer world to guard and trade for Terra. 4.Creation of an exclusive special force with Lion supplied weapon to act as first response team 5.Jehanna to remain on Terra to guide Terran 's and have an army of new recruits who had been saved and enhanced by John. 6.Terran archives and hacked network to give new information on past Progenitor activities and interaction. 7.Dana give Terran better surveillance tools, tanks,guns,lasers, missile, shield and Valkyrie.Charles and Voss to run manufacturing. 8.Terrans not necessarily bigger but better ship with maneuvarability and attack power. 9.Increase in number of claymores and promotion of current cee in Zeus with chance to learn from pilots of Invictus. 10.Advancement in battle field medicine, body armour and real time communication. Well I wish more..

I think Gibbon's team were the only one capable to put up a resistance and they prevented any thing other than one royal lizard to pass through. No other resistance was present which helped easy extraction.Appreciation was genuine.

LK is John’s father

Singh

Going back to read where Rachael is rescued, Gibbons did not actually save her at all. He was pinned down when John and Alyssa dispatched the Kintark. That big royal beasty was trying to break into the vault where Rachael and co were hiding. Looks like Alyssa and Rachael were just being nice to Wessex? Match making and all.

rich ed

Is it to early to say T minus 10 days to the e-book 3?

Wookey

No such thing in a serialized story. Or, rather, every chapter is, in turn. Go back and re-read all the previous chapters... Not a single Cliff Hanger!

One cannot prepare for every eventuality in war. All one can do is prepare the best one can and be prepared to adapt to whatever happens. Who knew there was a psy-nullifier? Not John and the Lionesses. How could they prepared for it? Well...that answers itself. Tashana did use fire-infused rounds against Kintark warriors and Royal Guards. In that regard, against the Kirrix, they did not know about the Behemoths or that Tashana could kill them with fire-infused rounds, which was a Dana speculative fantasy idea. No one can be prepared for every eventuality in war. Those best trained, equipped and resilient tend to adapt and win.

I feel that John and the girls were better prepared for the Kirrick battle than this one. Where were the grenades? Where were the backup weapons? They seemed to think nothing could get by their powers... until it did.

Nice idea.

(Smoke pouring out of my ears) WOW!!! I need a cigarette after reading that chapter!! Great job. Tefler!! Well worth the wait! One request...can you publish the book-books when you publish the ebooks? Something about an actual book...my phone just isn't the same. Love this story!!!

CJ Mora

At this rate that's going to be never. Wonder if the Faye avatar in charge of the bridge will be a drooling mess/catatonic minimal response mode

Dennis Aston

Tefler....a suggestion: Please put in a line or two about Rachel healing the two injured Maliri Marines before they head out? And it would also be nice for John to thank them personally for putting their lives on the line.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Or he was committing his best assets to protect what was left of the Terran gound units as well as provide additional cover for his Maliri Marines.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Could not agree more strongly. I'm still holding out hope for this but it would require the helmets to come off really.

Dennis Aston

How about having Murphy be able to meet "face-to-face" his Maliri saviors. Seems like a "a few good men" ...Terrans... could solve the low male population problem. That could be a whole other story in itself!!!

Arrowglass

She killed him during one of the scenes in 100-3. She basically broke his will by telling him that he brought on the fall of the empire and some stuff about his family. When he broke, she cooked him.

ETNSosa

Battle was good, but John's fight with the emperor was a bit lame. the way you have written it, John looks like a arrogant idiot who refuses to ask for help even when he is trouble. Alyssa N racheal could have taken down his shield much earlier. He could have asked for help when he confirmed the emperor was shielded but no, he had to go in close and try and do it himself instead of asking for help!

Arakasi

Tefler: This was an amazing end to an amazing chapter. It hits right in the feels to see Dana, Binary, Calara and even the Kintark being in such broken mental states. It's a very hard-hitting chapter that clearly took an immense amount of work to put together! Thank you. It shall be an interesting road to recovery in the future chapters for everyone in the story; for some of the readers who have had friends suffer from mental anguish, that might be the hardest hitting part of all. Best of luck on eBook 3 and 101! Hail to the Lion!

Donovan Gibson

It’s implied that the 2nd fleet was the ground invasion force that invaded Terra

Koa

Ok I need clarification & can't see it in the comments anywhere. Was there a 2nd Kintark troop invasion fleet? If so then there are more ships on the way who will no doubt surrender once they realise their leaders have been barbecued. That will give John the opportunity to turn them into allies - maybe reinstating Balrac & co as leaders.

The girls out of range of the device could still use their psychic powers, for example Sakura was still able to freeze her gun. What they lost was the telepathy and the load balancing between them since that's all handled by Alyssa.

ringill

I have a question to all. In this chapter, when John was in range of psychic suppressor device, Psychic power all his lionesses were said to have been lost. Now few chapters back John had all his lionesses have triple helix DNA with same Progenitor features that he has. If he made all lionesses Progenitor and they gained powers why can't they by themselves be source of Psychic power just like John.Why should John be the only source and create vulnerabilities.Whats the science in story here?

I see LK/BSP growing impatient with Johns slow progenitor development- they already expect him to be further along and thus I suspect is the main impetus for the family reunion

Koa

I equally interested in this device.Powers of John and lionesdes were for being taken for granted making them invulnerable. Its funny device get little attention from John and his team. Dana could have salvaged something out of it.

Dr.Dadd we need John to grow slowly (another 100 chapter!) to face any enemy.I love John's adversary is well informed and strong. David Vs Goliath just doesn't appeal to me here.

I liked how Baledranax was equipped to deal with John, and how much of a difference that made to the early part of the fight. Good plot point.

ETNSosa

Heroes need enemies that challenge them, and require all their resources and creativity to emerge victorious. Weak, easy to defeat enemies are not a challenge and do nothing to enhance the persona of the hero.

Ah -- but blowing the damper adds all kinds of interesting plot twists. . Now John knows something can dampen their psychic powers and he has to deal with that somehow. I was more disappointed in seeing Binary speaking of resignation and Murphy not trying to dissuade him.

I agree and when history suggest Progenitor wants all known species in story to be eliminated for some unknown reason John's approach must be to counter act this.

I agree and I don't want John to just one day have equal power and skill as other Progenitor.It will just spoil the fun. We had earlier in the story, in and around when John met Erdale, a lot of skills popping out all of a sudden.Now for a time there has been a lull in new skills getting developed.We have got still time left for a fight. John has to evolve a lot.

I just gotta say, I’m really disappointed, dissatisfied and disagree with LK pushing the kill switch on the psychic dampening device. I sure hope this is integral to a future plot line because it just feels wrong! I wanted to see John overcome this obstacle on his own, well with the help of his lionesses but you know what I mean. They could’ve done it too, they had the firepower to take down his shields and with a lucky, well-placed shot taken out the device. But instead we see LK coddling John. Granted we’ve seen some evidence of this before but it’s been indirect I.e. LK issuing an order to his converted Terran thrall (Lynton? forgot her name) to not harm John Blake. It seems evident that LK is testing John and encouraging his progenitor development, one could even call it a training program but with that device and the kill switch it now seems like LK is just toying with John like a puppet master would with his creation. At the very least I’d like to see John muster up at least one more desperate attack and take another hit or two! Am I the only one that feels this way? Of course it’s an awesome story to provoke such strong reactions and everything else in the chapter is so superb, can’t decide on a favorite scene as there’s so many really good ones. Mahalo Tefler!

Koa

Plus Weber's ship was described as having retreated further than the other two dreadnoughts.

DemonHunterCole

Admiral Aeri Connor’s fleet had been saved by the Maliri’s timely intervention That should be Aeri Malone, Connor being her husband in charge of the Thor, speaking of which At the forefront were the Odin and the Zeus, bringing their full complement of guns to bear Since as far as I can remember it's still operational, shouldn't the Thor be in there as well? In fact, although the Odin still has a Captain, I'd have thought that as Weber did a runner it's more likely to be the Thor than the Odin in the thick of it.

ringill

Unlike the warlord led, barbarian Drakkar, that are ruled by their stomachs, the Kintark, do have some redeemable qualities. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I think John will assist them in shoring up their empire, and bring them into the Alliance. The senator and other political prisoners that John rescued from the mines on Xen-Nuchek were quite resistant to the path that their empire had been taken down, and I think that Balrac and friends would be more than willing to work with John. Even Tamolith was more concerned with her own children, than the meddlings of the ruling males in her line. If the Kintark energies and aspirations could be redirected, they would indeed become a strong ally. I understand that the TFed leadership and people might be crying for more blood; however, John's influence with the hopefully, cooler heads that take over, might prevail and be able to give reason to a move in this direction.

not thousands, almost a million sentients killed by her hand. Yup, some one-on-one time with John will be needed.

Frostfyre

And we have to wait until he edits some of book 3 before he starts on Chapter 101. oooh the pain....

She will push for improvements in the available gear. Scattered around the battle field will be equipment that could be scavenged. She could get her own personal shield....

I also liked Irillith revisiting Melkadian at the end of the battle where she mocked him for his stupidity and then fried him forever.

Big Dude

I commented in last chapter, that Telfer might end up Wessex and Gibbons as a couple.. and see at the end of this chapter Wessex kissed Gibbons.. @ Tefler :: Awesome chapter.. Hats off to you and your editors for sharing another beautiful installment filled with thrill and action.. fight with baledranax is awesome.. and that twist of blocking psychic powers was great.. will wait for another installment of TSM.. From this chapter got to know that, John and his girls have 5 months to get ready for the BIG WAR which can annihilate all the world's and civilizations and they are not ready yet to win that war.. John has to unlock more powerful weapon and abilities by fighting his progenitor guide.. They have to come up some solution to power down the device which was blocking there psychic power in war for next time.. They have to reset the terran federation high command.. And Manny more things..

great end to 100....bloody cliffhanger again!!

B S

I have all kinds of questions regarding this device that blocks psychic powers : is its a common device, is it old, can a full fledged Progenitor ignore it, how Mael'Nerk fought this other Progenitor in his time if they had such device, how big is this device, can it be fitted on a common foot soldier ?

Tefler, I would love to make a special request of you. I have a 12 yo daughter, so of course not going to let her near main story, But she absolutely loved truck stop takedown. I know your busy just keeping us going in main story, and your ebooks. But when you can, could you think of more side stories appropriate for all ages. That way I can continue to share with my daughter. Please and Thank you for any consideration.

Not sure about mom's file, I only remember them mentioning they found her alone and pregnant. But given how old Mael'Nerak is and all his research in DNA, it is not outside the realm of possibility that he devoted what he had left of psychic power to keep himself alive until John's mom arrived even without thralls.

Point is could destroy all at one go, but he did not, why wait? Mael'Nerks disappeared long before John was born.All Maliri are 3-4 gen and still older than John.Also John's dad was not shown as a benevolent charector in his mom's file.

The only way to break the bond is to kill the master.

Most interesting that you didn't mention the family reunion. Considering he is systematically destroying Mael'Nerak's creations. Also, he seems testing John and waiting for him to be a challenge. Given he is breeding his thralls, in what sounds like a regular occurrence. I can only think that one question has been answered if my hunches are right. That John is distantly related to the twins and his father was Mael'Nerak. Given that it seems Mael'Nerak only breed twice. With Valada, but since they can choose the gender. When crashed, he breed with John's mom knowing that he only fathered daughters with Valada. He needed a son to stand against his enemy.

Big question is what is other Progenitor planning? He doesn't want to kill John. It seems like he is preparing John. For me it seems Progenitor is waiting for John to evolve in to something different and this brings back me Progenitor John - alter ego of John which was suppressed some time back. I feel currently John has enough self belief to face up his alter ego and become whole and learn of his ancestry.Its long time we have heard from Progenitor John. It seems John is incomplete with out closure with Progenitor John. I don't know if merging of Athena and Alyssa has something to do with this. Level of disrespect for our hero and his allies from enemy doesn't give confidence. In every story line John is chasing the enemy and he is never there in time. Never has enemy vessel, drone or any other technology of Progenitor been challenged by John or his lionesses.So unlike many fans of John I think he is long way away from being a challenger to other Progenitor unless something changes drastically. If he all of a sudden grow into a equally strong Progenitor, I feel it will not look good. John and lionesses have a long long way to go. They have not even earned the respect of enemy. In this chapter a device was used to suppress John's power. No if you can suppress why can't you amplify the same power? So then again John or lionesses doesn't even understand the origin of their power.In all the stories its just their with John as origin or a conduit. The suppression of power shows there is more to it. John and lionesses are shown talking about the incident and their experience of power getting suppressed but then again leaving with out collecting device which did that? With command and control of Terran federation destroyed it will be impossible for John to leave terra. If he does not reflect well.Even if he is not present directly he needs to appoint some one who will work on his behalf. But to think one person say Charles alone can run Terran federation seems a stretch. Council of Admirals have to reformed, war crimes punished, new defence structures mad, new ships are to be made.. Terran also need to make alliance with other species. Every one here want to annex Kintark empire but why not form an alliance which removes any possibility of other Progenitor intervening again. With grand alliance possibility of violence is decreasing and need to do away with proxies by Progenitor is increasing.

The Damocles was part of one of the fleets too far away to actually help with the battle. The Fleet Admiral still recalled all fleets tho because he was anticipating a mop up operation and push into Kintark space afterwards.

Great chapter Tefler. It does however have me re-listening from chapter 97 to current. My perplexity is that there has been no mention of the Damacles, since the call to Calara's mom. Not remembering any mention in battle pre Invictus arrival, then Calara was in command and she would of noticed her dad's ship. Now their moving to Jupiter and still no mention. If the Damacles was there then I would think some scene with it, or Calara noticing it. I am Soo perplexed.

Aw yisss.

Yes, the Kintark empire is toast and barring a spontaneous change of heart and leadership, the Brimorian Enclave will likely be right behind it. The Enshunu got the control rod for an old pira^H^H^H^Hindependent filling station that was probably almost out of high-test rocket fuel anyway. What could possibly go wrong?

and so begins the wait again. Great chapter

Aftermath thoughts: Independent of John's actions, the TFed WILL now get the Brimorian shield tech - at least in limited quantities as they will get it on the wrecked and surrendered Kintark vessels. The Kintark Empire is about to get overrun - from multiiple directions - all they can possibly have left is newly built hulls that weren't ready in time, some other ships from the far borders of their empire who could not physically make it in time to participate in the invasion armada. ...and now John/Alyssa will know it too. So, expansions of the Terran, Maliri, Brimorian (until John comes a-callin' on them again) empires into Kintark space - to say nothing of the Enushu(sp?)/other on the far side towards the unclaimed wastes, etc.

GrandPaM

What if she runs into trouble and winds up in a cell? Can she defend against a hypodermic, drug dart, stun gun or gas attack?

Taking the big picture - if you create an kindle ebook in SOL there are som inconsistencies in the chapter naming. Ch1 leading spaces before “Chapter”, ch29 missing space after “-“, ch80-83-84-85-86-92-93-94-95-96-98 use of “: “ rather than “ - “. It is difficult to see as Kindle compresses some spaces, but it seems as if some chapters could have more than one space surrounding the “-“.

Kim Biel-Nielsen

I do believe Jade will pretty much kill everyone in that base once she has seen what they put her long lost sisters through

Mark Hall

The battle was awesome the dragon fight intense I was on the edge of my seat and then out of nowhere a Fucking cliff hanger

Mark Hall

Climbing vertically against gravity -vs- maneuvering sweeps, turns and swoops with great big wings... big difference. think about the aerodynamics of flying with bio wings (with Birds) - and Kindralax would be prisoner to the very same physical laws of motion, energy, etc.

GrandPaM

That sequence and the action of blowing up the psy/aetherial dampener on Kindralax's back is, more than anything, what has me believing that Larn’kelnar is John's Bio Dad - or at the very least a bio sibling/close-relation.

GrandPaM

might be even better than the Battle for Regulus

Wookey

Mark my words, Charles Harris as TFF chief

Wookey

Have to agree DD . No way is Jade letting her sisters get very far away for quite some time . Hope that they might know of other Nymphs belonging to the rich & famous , they probably travel/entertain in the same social circles . Can see the infomercial by John asking for help , please , any one with information please call this Number , & this lovely Lady next to me is Lioness Jade , if you voluntarily return your Nymph there will be no questions ask or any publicity & you'll be compensated , if not & we find them , Jade will be coming for them & you ..Jade goes 600 lb. Tiger or T-Rex & John smiles :-)

bigdawguw65

The lounge lizard in charge of the planning and organization is dead or dying. Exxxcccelllent. I can't decide if Irillith killed Melkadian when she apparated on the Hera and zapped him or if she just zapped him and his leisure suit long enough to die slowly from the burns, organ failure and sepsis.

I don't think it's going to as big of an impact as it was before. It is a very similar case where John and his crew were not trusted (seen as an enemy) so they didn't get all the information and weren't informed earlier.

cp

Edit suggestions for all chapters: chptr 70 She nodded distractedly, then walked back to place the swords on the weapon rack. Turning to face him, she glanced at the weapons, and smiled as she said, “The katana is too long for dual-wielding and the wakizashi is much too short. It was mainly used to commit seppuku, and I’m fairly sure you don’t want me doing that.” The wakizashi was used as a backup or auxiliary sword; it was also used for close quarters fighting, to behead a defeated opponent and sometimes to commit seppuku, a ritual suicide. Wiki .............................................. chapter 74, midway “It’s nine in the morning, local time,” the digital girl replied pleasantly. “The Valaden homeworld is four hours ahead of Terran standard time.” i suggest "roughly four hours". Four hours alone seems too perfect a coincidence. ........................................................... chaptr 75 Counting the fourth decking plate over from the door, he held up his hand at chest-level, and placed it on the cold Titanium wall. A green light swiped over the concealed DNA scanner built into the featureless surface, and to his left, a door swung open, revealing the glowing anti-gravity fields of the secret grav-tube. Stepping inside the blue field, he floated up in the dimly-lit tube, hearing the door close behind him. The field was set up for fast travel, like the emergency grav-tubes from the bedroom, and it seemed to take only a few seconds to shoot up the five decks to the Combat Bridge. not sure the word "seemed" is needed for travel time. .................................... chptr 75 late “Now for you,” Alyssa spat furiously through gritted teeth, rushing towards the big door that was the only way out of the hangar. replace rushing with soaring since she is flying .......................................... >>chapter 76 Matriarchs getting white hair tonic “The last thing for us to do today is for you to link yourselves to me. Again, this is optional but if you choose to do so, I’ll be able to restore your youth. But in chapter 85 Emandra was slightly older than herself, perhaps by a couple of decades, the lines around her eyes revealing her advance through middle-age. *John already did the age regression for the Matriarchs* ............................. chptr 76 late She gave her a kind smile as she added, *I can feel your emotions, but I can’t hear your thoughts. That’ll come later, when we bond.” replace * with " or vise versa. ..................................................... chaptr 77 She pressed the button to withdraw the Photon Lasers to their dormant position and they could hear the loud sound of the ten-metre-long weapons being pulled back through the open door in the side of the cockpit. run-on sentence with unclear usage. The weapons are NOT being pulled back through the open door of the cockpit I assume. She pressed the button to withdraw the Photon Lasers to their dormant position. They could hear through the open door in the side of the cockpit the loud sound of the ten-metre-long weapons being pulled back. ................................. chpter 79 later “If I’d had enough energy for psychic speed, I wouldn’t have bothered with the theatrics,” John said conversationally as he strolled forward. He smiled at the Drakkar as he confided in him, “I had a bad experience with another Drakkar swordsman. I didn’t want to underestimate you, so I spent the last five minutes studying your fighting style.” suggest changing it from five minutes to either "few minutes" or "entire fight" ............................................. chapter 80 “Unfortunately, that single-minded focus that makes you so amazing with tech, is making you vulnerable in battle. I’ve nearly lost you twice now for the same reason. The first time was against Kindralax and then yesterday against the Drakkar; both times due to target fixation. Once is a mistake, twice is a pattern, three times...” “Is a habit,” she finished quietly, eyes going wide *You forgot to mention the fight on the Drakkar battleship she was sabotaging. It probably should read* "...The first time was on the Drakkar battleship, then again during the fight with Kindralax and finally yesterday in the mech; all three times due..." .................................... Chapter 80 > Correctly guessing the reason for John’s pensive expression, Ularean said, “As to Mael’nerak’s true motives, I am afraid he never shared them with my people. He taught the Ashanath how to form thought-clusters and create Astral sub-planes, but never explained why he did so.” From 96, "Talari exchanged a terrified glance with Ularean. Only a being of massive power is able to create a pocket-plane like you describe! John must have drawn the attention of something deep in the Astral plane... where the most ancient and terrible monsters dwell! " and The Ashanath Collective only maintain this sub-plane, Alyssa, Talari carefully explained. It was created by the Progenitor known as Mael'nerak. We are able to create tiny pockets within it, like this room, but no more. .................................................. chptr 83 Stomping down with one of her enormous rear legs, she let a pulse of electricity course from her body and charge the floor. ...charge the ground. .................................. chapter 84 middle Calara slowly shook her head. “No. You’ve managed to enrage three of the most powerful people in the galaxy.” three? John, Alyssa and who?? Edraele? ................................. Nova lance contridictions: chapter 55 - The two Nova Lances had comparable range to the old Beam Lasers and Mass Drivers, with forward mounted fire arcs represented by narrow thirty degree cones chapter 45 it says: "Which brings us to the real heavy hitters," Calara said, changing the weapon loadout once more. "A pair of linked Nova Lances, with a forty-five degree front-mounted fire arc but the Maliri nova lances out range the Kintark in 100-2 and the Kirrix in 90 .......................... chptr 100-2 She seemed to grab hold of the corner of the holo-screen ...corners... or ...sides...

Frostfyre

One of the best chapter Tefler.

just read that this story is going on for 2years?i started when tefler started his first few chapters,andd its been over 2 years how time flys,and to watch tefler writing go from good to great,always said he was a great story teller,thank you tefler,,,,,

John has not settled problem with admirals.Cladwell is as responsible and alive.A civilian rule of Terra with Rachel's dad and others or some other alternative would be nice. Earlier an analysis by Rachel said each species behaved differently to John. So this explains why missing reporter is not connected. We need some information warefare too.The live streaming of this war was a nice beginning.

Wessex is mollified for the moment that she won't be a Lioness. However, this experience, and meeting Alyssa and Rachel will still change her life. I am not just talking about a new relationship with Gibbons, but her point of view as a warrior. She now has role models beyond her wildest imagination to aspire to that are real and who know her name.

Well, when things settle down, Faye can have her first date

OH MY GOSH!!! What is this story doing to my life!!! Of course this chapter is released before I have to go to work so I’m already anxious all day reading bits and pieces every chance i get - but the scene with Baledranax battering John around is just too much - I had to stop reading to catch my breath, so intense!!! Tefler I give you props again - so masterful the scene jumps and build-up of anticipation and how you make it so real - the portrayal of emotions I.e. Dana’s remorse after her devastating stunt, so unexpected and yet it fits so well - how you keep us guessing is just so amazing. I fancy in my mind that I could be a decent writer and keep up with you on most aspects of a story like this but the plot twists you come up with are just a league above what I could imagine, to me that and the emotional involvement is what makes this story an epic and there are very few stories I’ve read ( and I’ve read a lot) that I can say that about! Mahalo nui loa. Ok now to jump back in!

Koa

I thought Jade's introspection about how much she has forgotten and how much she wants to reestablishing her connection with her sisters was a poignant insight into her character. This interior monologue seems to put Jade in the permanent "keep the Nymphs" on the Invictus camp.

That was fucking amazing! Had me at the edge of my seat! Great job! can the next chapter be out now please!

Kalen Turner

I Hope you are right, Dawg. The TF will need all the skills and training from experienced survivors that they can get. Binary is conscientious, but rattled by guilt at the loss of his wingmen. His friend Murphy may be able to help him put that experience in perspective, and with his awareness of what it takes to survive, he could be an ace Claymore training instructor.

Lots of outstanding scenes , some heart breaking (Mishra's death) some heart warming (Gibbons/Wessex) some just funny ( Dana's message to Sakura ) some thrilling (most of the battle scenes but most of all John's fight with Baldranax) but my favorites were Irillith 's mental torture of Melkadian & John's of Baldranax about their failures . But the most shocking & completely out of left field was Ailathia's blow up & SLAP!! & Larn'kelnar reaction never saw that coming .

bigdawguw65

LOL....I think you misunderstand....I was getting a woody!

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

It’s might be a bit longer, Tefler mentioned working on eBook 3.

We don’t really have to, his ship is still black & he’s still a Progen so what changed???🤔😎

I think he gives them everything except the Progen power cores and Maliri power couplings and, of course, CA. Thinking the Maliri get it all.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Binary is reacting to the brutality & loss & feels responsible for not training harder . Maybe accidently running into John & him telling his story of retiring , which Binary laughs at ...don't seem retired :-) , John can convince him they need all the veteran officers they can get to face the upcoming danger . Ryan then tells him that he now knows what how they have to train to survive & they really need him. Hope he reconsiders .

bigdawguw65

And of the Brimorian tech gift.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

I want to see the scene with John staring out the window into space. Alyssa here’s his thoughts and asks. “ You think the other proginator is out there don’t you”. John replies without taking his gaze of the vast blackness of space and says. “I know he is”

MJHSharkbait365

So the Invictus can go head to head in a knock down/drag out brawl with over 100 Cruisers with Brimorian shield tech? Well you need to remember the Maliri shield technology is included on the Invictus!

Big Dude

Loved that scene. Powerful.

Lilyana agreeing with internal humor to allow her anxious bodyguards, Ilyana and Almari, to join John and the Lionesses in the ground combat on Terra. The assassins were so stoked, it was kind of cute to see them happily rush to fight. It was cool that Lilyana gave them a Maliri drop ship, fighter escort and marine contingent to support their infiltration.

Favorite Scene : The whole scene in the hanger with Leprechaun and his team realizing they are the only ones left and then his conversation with his superior officer admitting he was wrong wrong wrong about the tough training of his squadron; as only his team survived intact.

Big Dude

Maybe give her a Squad of Valkyries, that'll put a smile on her face.

VycronDyz

What's your favorite scene/moment? Currently I am torn between Dana's automated valkrie message and the Maliri saving leprechaun.

Dennis Aston

Ed, when I stumbled onto this most EXCELLENT adventure it was chapter 65 around December 2016. Been hooked ever since. Thank you Tefler!

Big Dude

“The Kintark pilots were so busy looking for a strike craft threat, they were totally unprepared for the bright burst of azure laser bolts that came from the Sharan’tohok. Rachel hammered them with a stream of laser fire from her Reaper Cannon, the Paragon armour’s target tracking making it easy for her to lead the fast-moving ships with her targeting reticle. Even though the ships were all shielded, that provided little protection against the deadly support weapon, and all three were blown out of the sky in rapid succession.” Okay....so the Reaper cannon took out the shields of a Kintark fighter almost instantly. Now the Claymores, with six Gatling Lasers sporting improved heat sinks and Ashanath power cores, take 4 seconds to pop the shields. That means the Reaper Cannons now have 6 x 4 or 24 times the firepower of an IMPROVED Terran Gatling Laser in a hand held squad weapon. The two now on the battlefield have more firepower than a Terran Cruiser has in point defense weapons! Better yet! “Each shot was nearly as potent as a ship-based Laser Cannon blast, but the Reaper Cannons were firing without pause, leaving little more than smouldering piles of glowing limbs in their wake.” Also: There is no mention of Dana turning the mines from inert to ert...T-Fed never activated them. “Faye banked the Raptor, and the sparkling white bride went hunting for an unsuspecting Kintark groom.” Yep....that about sums it up! LMAO! “This chassis’ responses will remain limited until ‘the shit stops hitting the fan’.“ “ Hill Freakin Larious! “while attempting to protect the dreadnought from counterattack by over a hundred Kintark cruisers. The Imperial ships were taking by far the worst of the exchange, losing vessels in droves to the sprite’s enthusiastic shooting. Despite Faye’s best efforts to dodge the bulk of the incoming fire, the standoff was starting to take a heavy toll on the Invictus’ shields. “ So the Invictus can go head to head in a knock down/drag out brawl with over 100 Cruisers with Brimorian shield tech? Grins...I need a cold shower. “She was shocked to realise she couldn’t hear anything from her lover. Whatever was blocking their psychic abilities also seemed to be blocking her telepathy with John too.” So much for using telepaths for coms during the battle with BSP.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Ok.....sorry for the length of this post....but figured what the heck:

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

And now that John knows the Brimorians have betrayed him he will be forced work with them. He knows that only they and the Maliri are left against the Kirrix, Enshunu and BSP.

Dennis Aston

Brimorian diplomacy has backfired on them. Too bad. Now they are surrounded by stronger empires that bear a serious grudge against them for their actions. They now have two Progenitors -- three, including Alyssa -- who think it would be a good idea to visit and talk...

battery is a term for a group of artillery pieces, usually between 6-12 guns.

Frostfyre

If Baledranax thought his personal victories would send a debilitation psychological shockwave throughout the TFed and make humans surrender to him, the converse seems to also be true. John's defeat of the Emperor and the evidence of his broken, smoldering carcas on the battlefield, when they believed him to be immortal, seems to have sent a profound emotional shockwave through the Kintark, convincing them to quit the battle and surrender.

160 Comments! I'm not touching the commas. [Suggestion Box] Pausing to study the assassin and her paragon suited[Paragon-suited] compatriot, Lilyana could see that the pair were agitated and restless. [Do the Cannons require batteries or are they included?] Further forward of that position were row after row of Heavy Plasma Cannons batteries, the very same weapons that had caused such terrible damage to the Shiva and had slain Admiral Mishra. In her peripheral vision, a huge wall of green seemed to suddenly rush towards her, and she snapped her attention back to the[remove extra space] battlecarrier Sharan'tohok just in time to arrest her fall. The flaming tornado roared with a[an] unquenchable hunger, then scorched its way through the Kintark ranks, sucking terrified troopers into its hellish maw. The high-pitched whir of Gibbon's[Gibbons'] Gatling Laser competed to be heard over the cacophony of noise engulfing the battlefield. The psychic blastwave rushed outwards, hurling scores of soldiers through the air and clearing a thirty metre[thirty-metre] space around his position. ["Your wing have sustained" Maliri to T-Fed syntax?] Your wing have sustained damage... exposing yourselves to further danger is unnecessary." [Did they really stop for a chat?] Without another word they closed down the call, the trio of Maliri strike craft rushing after the next wing of Kintark fighters. [The Valkyrie has shoulders, the Raptor? A Treatise on the Stability of Ships By Edward James Reed Page 64 Mr. Scott Russell's definition was this: "The shoulder of a ship is that part which, being under water when the ship leans over one way, is then left bare, out of the water, when she leans as far over the other way."] Pulsed azure beams scythed through the ranks, the gunship's twin shoulder-mounted weapons annihilating the first four wings in a matter of seconds. [A few actually got alarmingly close, A few had actually gotten alarmingly close, A few had actually come alarmingly close,] A few had actually got alarmingly close, but Tashana had managed to put them down with well-placed Quantum slugs, showering the battlefield with flaming hunks of roasted reptile. [Is it crystal Alyssium or crystal Alyssium?] His razor-sharp crystal[Crystal] Alyssium sword sliced through the scaly membrane, tearing a jagged rip right the way through the wing. [It must be the yellow sun. There are 29 instances of the word 'armour' and many of them have lost their hyphens] Barking curt orders at the Maliri who had formed a firing line at the battlements, the two white armoured[white-armoured] women prowled along the fortifications, overseeing the battle. Whirling around, Baledranax searched the sky for his foe, sharp eyes spotting the white armoured[white-armoured] figure as he plummeted towards the ground. He slammed his crystal[Crystal] Alyssium sword into the black armour protecting the back of Baledranax's hand, the blade shrieking as it cleaved through the thick metallic plating. The Emperor tried to skitter backwards, holding itself[himself] upright with its[his] left forelimb, the right raised defensively to protect his face from those ethereal flames. "There's[There are or There're] already too many genocidal maniacs running around the galaxy, and unlike my mother, there's no way back for you..." [It's almost oozing invisibility] That left several dozen tiny moons, any of which could feasibly house some kind of secrete[secret] base, so Jade eventually came to the conclusion that this seemed like their most plausible destination. "Perfect, thank honey,"["Perfect. Thanks, honey,"] John said gratefully as they rounded the corner of the Citadel. [More of that yellow sunlight] John felt his stomach lurch when he spotted a couple of golden-armoured Maliri soldiers slumped amongst the injured, with a white armoured[white-armoured] woman standing protectively over them. "There's[There are or There're] a lot more people still in danger though. Our main priority is to turn around the fleets that have left the Kirrix border and send them reinforcements." Approaching the open hangar was especially tricky as even the slightest over correction[overcorrection] meant having to invert the Claymore to nudge the nose back into the right direction. [There are 27 instances of lioness/lionesses. They're not really lions, shouldn't proper nouns be capitalized?] He had forgotten all about the lioness[Lioness] in the frenzied dogfight that followed, but Halifax had talked about what Dana had actually done as the five Claymores returned to the Zeus. Maybe when they were a bit older, they'd see what it was like to have their dreams ruined... they wouldn't be so exuberant than[then]. "This won't hurt a bit," Rachel said quietly, her grey eyes starting to glowing[glow] with a soft light.

Calara, like after the Battle Ashana, is deeply depressed and troubled, knowing that if she had more information and time, she could have greatly reduced the volume of losses and saved many lives on both sides. John will remind her that despite these failures, mostly on the part of the Admiralty and others, she was able to orchestrate and achieve a brilliant victory against impossible odds -- and for the fourth time, she saved a civilization from destruction, genocidaires and extinction..

Dana's remorse at the death of thousands of Kintark is emotionally jagged, and John will have to reassure her despair about the blood on her hands.

Yep...I called that one :)

Well, like after Regulus, the TF beam weapons will have no shortage of Kintark heat sinks taken among the wrecked invasion fleet. Will John upgrade his list of gift systems to the TF, or just double down on their current upgrades?

GAaawg. Why did you have to end it there. Oh you cruel cruel man. Brilliant, yes but cruel. That was a hell of a chapter Tefler. Very well done Sir.

MJHSharkbait365

With her keen predator's vision, Jade "sees" Weber's stealth shuttle without the aid of ship sensors and instruments, and stays close while she follows him. Great fix, Tefler.

Plus, he was not yet afraid of defeat and was grasping at a solution where he could survive. His last pathetic effort at negotiations failed just before the Reapers taught him what fear is. At that point, it was too late. Mortality crashed through his brain with eldritch Fire.

Structurally sound. Replace three engines, replate the ship armor, replace some heat sinks, retro thrusters, and the destroyed canon, and off they go. Much of the necessary hardware can be built on board before they reach Genthelas.

Am I the only one that was hoping Wessex would become a lioness? Would be pretty cool to have an infantry focused lioness.

Fushi

Jus t as good as we thought it would be. Now we are going to wondering what Jade has got her self into for a month.

Deryck Stevenson

Irillith hacked and downloaded the data logs and archives of the Hera. That's how she knew of Melkadian's plan to enslave human children in his genocidal campaign. Alyssa appeared to read Baledranax' mind before he was executed by having his brain fried. I wonder what she learned in that download? His negotiations with Larn’kelnar?

I need to not read this sh!t for a few months. 80 some odd pages just isn't enough.

think we all were waiting & hoping to see them enter the fray & kick some serious butt , & we weren't disappointed .

bigdawguw65

TEFLER!!!! Another cliffhanger!!!! I sometimes really don't like you. Great chapter as always. Looking forward to what Jade does to Weber.

Anthony Kester

I was very happy to see the Maliri go all in -- with strike fighters and bombers playing a decisive role in the space battle, and Almari and Ilyana got to lead Maliri Marines, armed with Punisher Rifles, to support the Lion on the ground.

There was one small disconnect for me, which was that after John slew Baledranax, it felt like the battle was over, without explaining how the remaining fanatical Kintark troops suddenly gave up. (But Level 10 Awesome Story Teller is surely just a few XP away!)

John Jameson

Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, the latest chapter 100-3 was well worth the wait, Thank You Profoundly, well Done

She has back-up on the way. Jade can handle Tartarus's various threats for a few minutes.

Going straight up is slower & more taxing than flying from one spot to another maybe even diving , especially with his bulk..

bigdawguw65

After reading it a second time, a problem stands out to me about the dragons last moments.  He flies quickly but he only makes it 100 meters in the 10 seconds of shooting his shields.  Why not 5 seconds?  He was moving so much faster earlier and now he is terrified he moves slow?

I have to say, that chapter blew all others out of the water, what a way to mark the 100 chapter milestone. That has to be one of the most well written battle sequences I've ever read, and was gripping until the end with all the twists. You have become one of the best authors I've ever read. All I can say is I'm in awe

Indeed! There were a lot of loose ends tied up with this one... I mean... NOOO! WE NEED MORE SUBPLOTS! IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE END! IT CAN'T BE!

Donovan Gibson

Larn’kelnar's strategy for conquest in this stellar region seems to be to destroy or destabilize the existing empires as military threats or challenges as a prelude to bringing his fleets to bear for final victory.

The poor Invictus😭

ChrisW

Well well BSP ( now known as Larn’kelnar ) is becoming an interesting character thats for sure. Psychic powers blocking device interesting. But that slap was the highlight for me, “Fuck you!” and slap !

thats was an absolute banger of a chapter, best yet. thank you so much for the joy you bring us readers

rich ed

Ailanthia said she had been with Larn’kelnar for 4,000 years; which does not mean she is his first or only matriarch, nor clarify BSP's age.

And we have a name... Jade going it alone... BSP plans for Brimorians and Maliri... it’s getting messy!

Daniel Polster

Ailanthia's emotional outburst and slap was a big surprise. Maybe Progen mental control of their Matriarchs and thralls is not as strong as we thought. It reminds me that when PJ left the Invictus to confront Edraele, Irillith and Alyssa broke his conditioning, left the ship against his orders and helped to rescue John.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, I'm delighted you enjoyed the last part of the battle! It was very satisfying to wrap up a bunch of sub-plots that had been ongoing for a while now. :-)

Tefler

Or maby Buckingham?

Amathew2

Tefler: Another outstanding chapter! Too many parts that I enjoyed to recount here. Really loved Irillith's revenge on Melkadian. Not sure if you have seen any of these typos posted yet, but here they are anyway. Middle of Page 48: "house some kind of secrete base"; End of Page 48: "We'll catch them up." Is this English for "We'll catch up with them"? Top of Page 49: "Perfect, thank honey" (I think we're missing a "you". Just a few minor ones.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8h8snfYidg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8h8snfYidg</a> :-D

Tefler

"John channelled more energy into his sword, flooding it with positive charge, the air around him crackling with anticipation. He held it upraised with both hands and the thunderclouds convulsed in response, as a vast pillar of lightning arced down towards his blade." By the POWER OF GREYSKULL! I HAVE THE POWWERR!!!" LOL

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

how much of what's going on at Terra do the people on base know about ? Kintark invasion ? Buckingham's failures, his death? John &amp; crew saving the day ? John beheading a Dragon ? Webber deserting in the middle of a battle ? Could really effect greeting Webber gets &amp; if Jade shows up &amp; tells them John is coming &amp; nothing better happen to Jehanna &amp; the Nymphs if the don't want very painful deaths .We'll see

bigdawguw65

American bill of rights doesn't cover Tefler...he's an Englishman , maybe why they put it in there in the first place :-)

bigdawguw65

"Tefler: @DemonHunterCole Jade could shift into a male, but the thought of doing so creeped her out, so she hasn't tried it yet." That word 'yet' has me wondering...will Jade turn into Weber to try and get past the defenses?

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

What an epic adventure! Another winner! What a place to stop with a "cliffhanger!" I thought there were laws against cruel and inhuman punishment!!! VERY WELL DONE!!!

Arrowglass

Glancing back at John, the blonde informed him, *Dana says to aim amidships for their Bridge, right on the spine. She reckons they’ll have followed the same construction design as their battleships and it’ll be in the centre of the ship somewhere.” Starts off as telepathic and ends as normal speach, I'm pretty sure it should be telepathic.

ringill

Elementals, Electricity, Telekenesis - called it! Thanks Tefler

Big Dude

WOW! That was a swash buckling, rock-u m sock-um, whale of a finish! Due to a 'Honey Do" it took 5 hours instead of 3 but...WOW! Tef, it is is amazing how you have matured as a writer, and you still seem to get better with each chapter. Only problem is that I'm right back to a 10-20 day wait for the next fix, but...WOW!

Another question is: Can it be used against the Astral Plane Leviathan?

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

The best part about this chapter? We can finally stop calling him BSP or the Dark One. :P

I suspect it is very much a family of sorts. Uncles, brothers, etc. Think about a bunch of Vikings learning to fight and keeping each other sharp. I honestly think this whole thing is an evolutionary test for new immortals...

please be carefull jade

Mjk154

Not Brad , but thinking back to Mael's comments about "them" sending one of his most powerful "brothers" they might consider themselves as brothers or a brotherhood . Not much in how he said it as to what he was thinking.

bigdawguw65

I agree, that about sums it up.

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Brad: What is your interpretation of BSP's statement about a family reunion?

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Awesome beyond belief. Brightened my day immeasurably

Wookey

Presuming their FTL drive is okay it's a couple of hours to Olympus but several days to Genthalas.

ringill

Curious to know what BSP was thinking here, “Get up, you fool! Fight back before it’s too late!”. He certainly knew John didn't have his Psychic powers. In addition he had seen him get smacked around pretty good. So what did he expect John to be able to do in that situation? Could John have power(s) that don't rely on Psychic ability? What exactly did he expect John to do without Psychic abilities? Does it all tie back to Dark John still being chained and unconquered? Bah, Tefler write faster I need to know ;-p

VycronDyz

Also, when you finally relax after hammering out these amazing chapters, I wrote a very short (1,500 words) fanfiction about the on-going Pineapple Pizza debate and linked it the community channel. Some light-hearted and silly fun. :)

LunarLilith

@tefler - whenever you're ready to take a look, there are 6 edits for this chapter in the edits channel on discord. :)

LunarLilith

Was cursing your timing Tef but now I feel I can relax with a nice cuppa &amp; analyze WHAT A FREAKIN' AWESOME CHAPTER THAT WAS!!!! Sheesh...

So many questions and so much more action to go - Tefler you Rock!!

David B

How long will it now take for John to get his ship back to space dock for repair - either with Admiral Harris or with the Maliri?

David B

Oh bollocks a cliffhanger lol and I so wanted to know what jade dose to Webber. Apart from that you did us proud yet again I’ve just finished and I’m going to start again. Thanks for another brilliant chapter tefler 10/10

Jim lynch

A massive advantage to John and his Lionesses. Also, when is John going to get around to building and unlocking the tech to make one of those progenitor black ships with all these high tech weapons? It seems like every time John unlocks something - he is still 10 steps behind this other Progenitor. And how many more like him are there? Why is this Progenitor trying to destroy every other fleet of space ships and how will John react when the Maliri are attacked?

David B

Question: why isn’t John and Dana trying to get the Psychic blocker off the back of the dragon? Maybe they could reverse engineer it - or Dana would get another of her brainstorms on how to build it. Blocking the psychic power of all other Progenitors would be

David B

Amazing 100-3!!!! My heart is still pounding from this part!!

David B

naah! The chapter(/section) is out - who (erm, I mean "what self-respecting TSM addict") will read the comments before the chapter!?

GrandPaM

Awesome, thank you very much! Looking forward to the next one.

Jacek Tyburski

Okay, just finished the chapter, and because I'm like 4 hours past my bedtime, I'll just leave this here to sum up my thoughts. <a href="https://youtu.be/TiWg7L0NJYU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/TiWg7L0NJYU</a>

Jedi Khan

Not sure the damage would effect them in FTL flight so might be safer to head to Genthalas , not sure Olympus has facilities or materials to repair them anyway .

bigdawguw65

*HEADLINE NEWS!* 1: BSP = Larn’kelnar - and the clues indicate that he may be about 4000 years old (could he be John's father?). 2: There exists a TECHNOLOGY to dampen psychic abilities and Astral communications! Dana MUST be given the opportunity to do a post-mortem on Kindralax's armour-suit/technology. Even the wreckage of such technology could provide some key insights for Dana to jump-start a reverse-engineering effort. Reason: If a technology to dampen/eliminate those abilities exists - there should also be a possibility of technology to enhance - or even create afresh - such abilities in others! How do these possibilities strike you: 1) Vastly increasing the psychic power reservoirs for everyone based upon (converted) ship/power core technology? 2) Granting psychic powers/communications to non-Progenitor personnel (i.e. Commander Wessex for example)? 3) Giving Faye/AIs the chance to link in to psychic power/communications directly (talk about making her a "real girl"!) ? ...those are just a few off-the-cuff possibilities to emerge from this news! 3: Larn’kelnar himself hit the button to blow up that technology so that Kindralax couldn't finish off John. (Did he feel that the idea of allowing a "lesser species like a Kintark to kill a Progenitor was too undignified to stomach? ...or was it something else?) Tefler: yet another cliffhanger!??!!?? Grrr!!.... ;-) Awesome job on the battle sequences and Dana's variant of the Galaxy Quest trick...(final thought on that is that there were 2 minefields laid out prior to the start of the battle... it makes logical sense from a distance/time perspective that she didn't gather both of the minefields' mines together for that sledgehammer blow on the Kintark carrier fleet).

GrandPaM

That is one confrontation that I can’t wait to see! So much information about progenators that we don’t currently know. Which means it can take so many different paths foreward. Very good 100th!

It seems (on an educated guess here) that the problem surrounds the process of editing a post once it has been posted. I'm guessing here that the Patreon message-posting software is subject to intermittent failures in the message editing process where the edited message can get deleted entirely upon a failure in the process of updating the database. I'm making that guess solely on a diagnosis of behavioral symptoms - so y'all may need to watch out for that possibility. If your experience mirrors mine, please drop me a note, and I'll pass this on to the Patreon folks as a possible bug report in their software.

GrandPaM

Yay! Gotta avoid the spoilers in the comments!

Timtom12

So many great things in chapter &amp; sad ones . Although you can't have battles without casualties it's hard to really feel joy with so many good people dying along with those that earned it which I think is what's troubling Calara &amp; Dana , long talk with John coming up . Glad Irillith got a chance to make Melkadian suffer , even though I doubt John will allow that to happen , no need for him to know . &amp; Matriarch slapping her Master...AWESOME!!! Well we now know for certain BSP isn't Mael but will be interesting about how Progenitors define family .

bigdawguw65

John needs to request they leave the dragon and its gear alone.

Worst cliffhanger yet! Although an excellent read!

Nick_Fel

Wonderful writing tefler!! Another masterful chapter.....

bob lakhanpal

Wow! Awesome Chapter Tef. So much action. Someone must've been chopping onions when Murphy and Binary met up or some dust in my eyes. So do they do the Drydock repairs at Olympus or limp to Genthalas? I guess it's time to share the Tech so the TFED can just start building Tier 1 ships.

VycronDyz

Outstanding!

Fantastic chapter! Great way to wrap up the battle for Terra. I'm really looking forward to the "family reunion" that looks like it's coming soon.

Raymond Jeffries

Oh man. Plot twist in the first 10 paragraphs....

Dennis Aston

Hoo boy. Intense, to be sure!

Dark Storymaker

It further reinforces just how unprepared John is to confront BSP. Also we know now BSP is not John's father.

Congratulations Tefler: you just advanced to Level 9 Arch Wordsmith.

John Jameson

It is 10-15 pages short still...

Dang got the message when work started coffee time reading

So good.

Nathaniel Wolf

Tefler it's bad, another cliff...

Iori Daemona Angel

How is it that I can create a post, edit it successfully, and then have it just disappear from the discussion thread when I refresh the page?

GrandPaM

Flipping heck, what a ride that was! And it finishes on yet another cliffhanger, grrr.

ringill

Thats it.... taking the day off... need to read...

Hip, hip, hooray

Cheers Kim, it was it was a fun chapter to write!

Tefler

Thank you. :-)

Tefler

No problem! I'm glad you liked it. :-)

Tefler

You're welcome! The cliffhangers are only really there because I have to end it somewhere. :-)

Tefler

Thanks Alasdair! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)

Tefler

Cliffhangers are almost obligatory now! :-)

Tefler

It's always great to hear from people that started following the story from the first chapter. I'm really pleased you stuck with it over the last 2 years! :-)

Tefler

Thanks again Tefler great work

OH. MY. GOD. Great read!

Frostfyre

Tefler, second that. This was a fantastic ending for chapter 100. Everyting fit together and came to fantastic conclusion. A of course the usual cliffhanger. Thanks for sharing your wonderful story with us. I really enjoy it.

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Tefler, you never fail to deliver. That was unbelievable! Thank you so much!

LunarLilith

I don't think I can handle these cliffhangers. The resolution of the last and the torment of each new cliffhanger is a rollercoaster I fear will be the end of me! But like any addict, though I know the dangers I will forever read on wilfully pulling myself deeper into the story. Brilliantly written battle sequences, emotional tales of new love and powerful character development, this chapter had it all. Thanks Tefler.

Oh finery indeed

Oh my goodness, that was huge! Shocking twists and turns, the most vicious combat action yet. Intense stuff for all the supporting characters too, and some moving character arcs. Also, our heroes are going to draw some interesting conclusions once they have time to do post-battle analysis. The wait for this chapter was long, but so so worth it

Thanks Tefler, especially for ending one speculation while creating another one... Granted the cliffhanger at the end was somewhat expected.

Yeah, my productivity is gonna take a dive for a bit....

zingowner

Not getting a lot of work done until I've read this!

Rurik

Thank you, Tefler!

Evan

Yaay

cheers mister

Braw

I hear ya :(

Yeah, my keyboard was feeling the strain as well

Dennis Aston

I'm in great shape for the next 3 hours!

I’m feeling a little giddy!

DCM

Got it.

DCM

Got it, THKS

I have been reading this story from the first day on lit. This was the hardest one to wait for. Thanks for a great story and hope you continue to produce a lifetime of more wonderful exciting books.

Old Cruiser

Yes yes yes yes - now the F5 can rest 😀

Kim Biel-Nielsen

Great

Jim lynch

thanks

Mjk154

Yipeeee

Its 1 am now so i'll have to read tomorrow :( but thanks for the chapter :)

Kalen Turner

Can't read for another 2 hours 😭😢

Muledrvr

This should be pretty tasty, anyone have some BBQ sauce?

Te chapter seriously comes up right when I want to put my phone away to take a nap!!?? You evil man, Tef. But thanks anyway :D

MaydaysSin

TGIP....thank god it's posted -:-):-)

bigdawguw65

tenth-ish!

GrandPaM

Woor!

Anonamoose

Bigfish is pleased.

Awwwwwww shiiiiiiiieeeett. Fucking A! Thanks Tef!

SQUEEEEEEEE

Grimlakin

Woot! First. Time to read. Thank goodness I don't have to work tonight.

Jedi Khan

Yay

Yay

Muledrvr

Yes!!!!!

YES!!!!!!

Timbo

!!!!

Jedi Khan