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Last Stand of The Frej [Prologue]

"the sword of damocles just closed their link to us, sir." replied the lieutenant, a jaguar of stocky build in charge of the communications relay.

Action, Betrayal, Hyena, Lion, Science Fiction, Space, War, genocide

Michael and Amanda, Chapter 14

At least i don't have that sword of damocles hanging over my head." "sword of damocles?" "it's from an ancient myth from eurape.

Amanda Fuchs, Apology, Edward Blaidd, In Heat, Konrad Schimpanse, Leo Panthera, Michael Thomson, Sword of Damocles, Tigresa Panthera, explanation

Autopilot

With a single lifetime, the unfairness of the fact that this would be all that she would ever get to do before she'd die had always hung over her like a sword of damocles.

Alternate Society, Anarchism, Anarcho-socialism, Anarchosocialism, Android, Angel, Anteater, Asexual, Atheism, Atheist, Barter, Bug, Cage, Caltrops, Canyon, Cigarette, Cockroach, Communicator, Communism, Cyborg, Daughter, Death, Electricity, Family, Female, Feminism, Forest, Fox, Friendship, Geothermal, Grandmother, Ice, Immortality, Insect, Jackal, Lighter, Machine, Mammal, Mantis, Mine, Monk, Mother, MtF, Multi-furry, Multifurry, No-Yiff, Noir, Novel, Opossum, Pet, Piloting, Plant, Possum, Postfurry, Roach, Robot, Rock, SFW, Scarf, Sci-Fi, Science-fiction, Scifi, Socialism, Solute, Space, Stone, Story Arc, Story Progression, Story Series, Swamp, Temple, Trade, Transgender, Transhumanism, Wolf, Zoo, ace, anarchy, ant, antlion, ants, class, cleaning, cliff, crystal, engineering, exercise, friend, hammer, martial arts, mining, multi, multifur, needle, partner, pets, phobia, pills, planet, poor, rich, roommate, space opera, spaceship, syringe, technology, trading, trans, tunnel, wind, wood carving, work

Torpedo Run Chapter 26

He scanned the new enemy fleet with his electronic eyes, as he hovered over the star of aden's axis of rotation, a spindly, tiny sword of damocles waiting for the string to break.

Insect, M/F, M/F/M, M/M, Mild Romance, Military, Naval Combat, Novel, Story Series, combat, marines, navy

Test Trial No. 3

As the golden-eyed ones drew their numbers down and removed themselves further from the public awareness, amnesia had set in, and people seemed to forget about the sword of damocles hanging by a thread above their collective heads.

Aliens, Dragon, Dragoness, Dragons, Fantasy, Feral, Humans, Post-Transformation, Science Fiction, Story Progression, society

Hurricane Kim Chapter 24

This was both of our fight against the looming sword of damocles swooshing back and forth over us with nerve wracking periodicity. i gave them my feelings, and more.

Alien, Alternate Reality, Character Development, Clean, Dragon, Dragoness, Family, Feral, Near Future, No-Yiff, Non-Anthro, Plot Development, Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Story Series