Spiral Nebula - Chapter 20
'velsh'nark' had been trailing it for cycles and cycles but never once attacked it. that is why i shot down his ship. when i learned that he was saved, i again tried to take his life. but now, there's no way it'd compare to the lives lost so recently."
Vanguard
Whose idea was it to have your "females" fertile only a small portion of your lunar cycle?" "it wasn't exactly anyone's 'idea'--" "why would any sentient species want to live like this?
Something Old, Something New
The new cycles were all hydrocarbon fuel based, a new fangled thing some bright boy had found to do with the bubbling black springs to the south, past the giant shield of rock the hub sat on.
[SFW] Squirrelly Days #021 - Yineh
He avoids just enough game rounds to keep from advancing to black rank each cycle. chyla: w-why would he do that? yineh: i asked that too, and he told me it's because he doesn't want to wear black.
3. Behold, the Magnificent City of Koris
This would be piran's third cycle on earth, and he seemed to be stuck with weird or outdated vernacular. or maybe it was british?
Amber Silverblood: Silverpack, Chapter Twenty Seven
It was made of a lot of small metal bars that spun, looped, and rotated around each other in an endless hypnotic cycle. "what did you do to her?" i demanded, dodging around mr. wrogan to go stand in front of the window.
Consortium 1-5: The Black Guilds- Chapter 1
Actual day and night cycles means a lot more they can interact with, though getting accustomed to how a planet's daily cycle is will take some time. the data was naturally encrypted and may even be a trap itself, but he somewhat doubts it.
The Escort
As the cycle progressed, he'd become more and more energetic until he caught something and the cycle would resume.
The First Shall Not Be Last
The planet's lone sun had set two hours before and the nights were long this late in soro's cycle.
The Lost Arrow ch1, Zakkaision
I activate the console on my chair and open the ship's flight plan, considering how sunfoot is acting i think we should schedule in a few more solar cycles here.
Character Vignette -- Rainy Day Fund
The streets look cleaner in the neighborhood, and the lawns start their slow cycle back to green from the verdigris of winter.
The Book of Sins, Chapter 2. The Mad-Dog
For millennia, our species existed in a dinural cycle of movement, camping down every night under the fresh boughs of mountain trees. i can hear them call to me, even now - songs from the shared past of my ancestors.