Daggers of Darkness, Book #5: "The First Ones" - Chapter-3
# **3** Lilly was awakened first by A'aleen with Naoia by her side. "Wake up now, child. Slowly now..." "\*Moan\* Wha...whatimeisit..." Lilly mumbled. "Time to wake up, dear," Naoia said with a soft smile, keeping a hand gently pressed on Lilly's...
Daggers of Darkness, Book #5: "The First Ones" - Chapter-4
# 4 "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: Unknown; Time: Unknown. We've been in the realm of the unimaginably powerful beings known as the First Ones for...we don't really know for how long. It would seem that time--as we might understand...
Daggers of Darkness, Book #5: "The First Ones" - Chapter-5
# 5 Long, long ago, when the multiverse and other realms were still in their infancy, the First Ones--who had been helping to guide the development of those who came later--recognized the need for a cadre of beings among those who would serve as...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-5
# 5 Cameron sat with Hauvri'ahn and Arlan in a quiet corner of one of the many food courts on the huge Esba'in Station, contemplating the course of events that had led them to where they were. Since leaving Mars, Arlan had the same dream that his two...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Prologue
**Prologue** Their search for the strange artifact known simply as The Heart has led the crews of _Nightwing_and the _Chel-Sar Se'nika_ into a region of the Milky Way galaxy that was once populated and controlled by extremely old races. These...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 3
# **3** _"Ship's log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2515-01-24; Time: 1000 hours FCT. We have departed Elysinar and are enroute to the 'gate' we passed through when we first entered Drianedan space. It has since been learned that this entire star system...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 5
# **5** Bre'an watched curiously as James worked his way into a rarely entered portion of the ship. "_Why such lengths of secrecy, James?_" Rha'an asked, keeping in telepathic contact with him after teleporting herself back to the guest chambers they...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 8
# **8** "My dear, what did you do _this_ time?" /\* "_Something wrong, Mistress?_" \*/ "I guess that depends on your point of view, Char'ena," Naoia replied, resting her chin in her hands. "He just had to do it. Well, I suppose it's as much _her_...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 7
# **7** The Battle of Esba'in marked a turning point in the history of the Milky Way galaxy. The First Ones--the timeless, hyper-intelligent, pan-dimensional, and ultra-powerful beings who had guided the development of many worlds across the...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 3, On the Trail of Legends" - Chapter 6
# **6** "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2515-01-27; Time: 0813 hours FCT. We have returned to our ships so that we can get ready to meet with The Council in The Great Hall. I understand it's located inside a hollowed-out butte--everything...
"Daggers of Darkness, Book #4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-7
7 "_Personal log entry, Terran Standard Date: 2516-06-02; Time: 1645 hours FCT. If all goes well, we will soon be at the dead world known as Chenau-Ri. Miss Kei'sa said that--at our present velocity and course--we should arrive within the month, by...
Daggers of Darkness, Book #5: "The First Ones" - Chapter-1
# 1 ( **Note:** _The author recommends listening to_"Voices of Namibia"_, by Patryk Scelina [[https://youtu.be/ANBjn5uK8uw](https://youtu.be/ANBjn5uK8uw)].)_ Little by little, consciousness slowly returned to Tanya. At first, there were vague sounds,...