#Fregian

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TALES FROM THE "DARK COUNTRY" - FREGIAN MAGE LORD OB-HORST PRESENTING BEFORE THE DRAGON PATRIARCH HIS FIRST--AND ARGUABLY HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL--APPRENTICE

...This is most excellent, My Lord! I never would have guessed amongst my Fregian children there'd be a magickal gene or two still waiting to be utilized! I still feel quite

Amazed myself, Your Eminence! Having been duly informed by Lord Morforoko and Lady Greli-Vnia--about my people's lack of magickal acumen--is disconcerting at first!

But fortunately...it's only but a matter of attuning one's mental attributes to one's environment; like my pupil Miss Gelavia Tekonton will show you in a moment...!

The stage is yours, my child! (Gasp) Such unique talent, My Lord! I have but a dozen more like her, Your Eminence! Ready to defend our city's perimeter at a moment's notice! I am pleased, My Lord! Very pleased!

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I don't know how to be Chinese

It is the end of the year 2020, and all I have done is sit at home and smoke weed. Hardworking has never been a word that I (or anyone for that matter) associated myself with, but this year I really outdid myself. Every year I think, "this is the year I get my shit together and be the person I want to be"; but every year I lift the bar off the rack and move it down a rung.

During this year of isolation however, I've had a lot of time to think and as a result I feel like I have a better sense of me now than I did a year ago. I feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin. And now that I've smoked up my whole supply, I've come to the realization that I need a job (don't read into it).

The reason this post is titled the way it is, is because I've been applying to a bunch of jobs these past few hours and I came upon a realization. I don't remember how many I've applied to, I'm just focusing on turnover. One of these jobs happened to be an part-time editing position for fantasy stories written by Chinese nationals. The application requires you to edit one of three excerpts and email them an edited copy as soon as you could as an assessment of competence.

Of the three, I picked the third because it was the only one I could understand past the 5th sentence. It was as if the writers just google-translated every line from Mandarin and "ctrl-c ctrl-v"-ed it. I can't speak Mandarin, but for some reason probably related to linguistics and my exposure to Mandarin, I can understand the sense of the sentence (I guess in a sort of Fregian sense?). That probably makes no sense but let me try to clarify.

Of the little Manradin I can understand, most of it comes through sentence structure. My vocabulary is horrible, but sentences in everyday use are almost always the same. People speak simply. And simple language, regardless of the language, has a subject and verb. It's mostly vocabulary that I lack. Even the most basic things like "chair" or "store" I cannot recall.

But reading these rough translations, I still got the sense of the words in Mandarin that I cannot recall. I cannot remember what words they used before the translation, but I understand it in a way that lets me see how the translation loses some of the sense of the original words.

I guess what I'm really trying to say is it's really weird to not be able to fully connect to my heritage, even on as basic (?) a level as language. My race was never particularly large aspect of my life growing up. I never cared enough to want to learn more about Chinese culture, and I was never exactly pressured to. I look in the mirror and I don't think "Chinese"; I just see me. My ethnicity doesn't register as something important. Indifference is all I feel. And that's a little sad. I don't know how to be Chinese.

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THE SOLE SURVIVING PRIMEVAL LADY HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART?

THE SOLE SURVIVING PRIMEVAL LADY HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART?

(Sigh) Barely a month has passed since me, my husband and the rest of the Primeval Lords escaped our magickal prison--Kryutopia’s another world now!

There is life everywhere, teeming among the thickets, the foliage, the woods! Where once there were ruins of steel and glass now all I see is green! (Sigh) 

I could barely recall how the birds sang when I was a girl--now they woke me up every morning! Alas! What my husband and the rest had planned may well 

Return this world to familiar days but why am I indifferent now? Didn’t I too, wanted this world to return to Fregian times--our time? (Scoff) At least I know one Frega who’d appreciate it more--Morforoko! Oh well! The past is the past...

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - A MOURNFUL "GOD" LAMENTS BEFORE THE IDOL OF HIS BELOVED "GODDESS"

My dear Sulisia! it's been two months since I watched the deranged you being taken away by your former husband to the realm of the Creator Aspects, many a time your spiteful

Screams interrupted my meditations till the Wheels of Time and Space needed to be calibrated over again! (Sigh) And these last few days have been but the most challenging to me

Starting with the Draconian Patriarch appeared from his hiding and stirred New Haven with long suppressed truths--despite my sound advice--forgiving the Fregians and revealing the

Real truth about The Trinity...! Oh Great Patriarch, do you have any idea what you have done? Some of our followers are getting restless and I can only pacify them so many times before...!

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - THE DESPAIRING MAGE LORD RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTS THE DRAGON ELDER'S "TECHNOLOGY" TO REVIVE HIS BROTHER

...Is this how you treat an unarmed man coming into your lair, Patriarch--by aiming all your deadly projectiles at him?! Forgive me Mage Lord Czardynne but there's been a lot of hostile infiltrations of late; and your arrival is most unexpected, forsooth! So what do I owe the pleasure of your visit today, My Lord? (Sigh) My only brother Ob-Horst is showing little signs of...! His life force energy forever leaches out ever since

That accursed demon right beside you (Lord Tethremus) ripped out our sacred heirloom (The Ethereal Puzzle) from inside his body! My Liege The Holy Monarch is fearful of hearing the worst but I...! (Sigh) I beseech thee! Save my dear brother! Forsooth I've but exhausted all my resources of late...I'll try anything even if it means...! Going against your principles! I'm sorry about your brother, My Lord! And I will do my best to revive him!

Lay your brother onto this holographic bed, My Lord! At once, Patriarch...! My friend? Please summon Lord Morforoko and Lady Greli-Vnia at once! Right away, Master...! By All The Creator Aspects...! I'm surprised he's still alive, Morforoko! Is it too late to save him, Greli-Vnia? Well...I remember reading about an astromedical experiment--a very radical one that involved merging a Fregian life force with a synthesized energy source--

From the Ethereal Puzzle pieces! I think I can reverse engineer the process but we...! (Sigh) We have to first transition him into a Fregas to do so! (Gasp) Isn't there any other way, My Lady? No...unfortunately not...Lord Groud...! Hence you must now decide, Mage Lord Czardynne: Your principles? Or your family? Alas Ob-Horst is my only family left albeit he won't forgive me if I allowed him to become a Primeval Lord! (Sigh) Forgive me, brother...! Yes, please! We won't let you down, My Lord!

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - RIGEL EXCELSIOR IV, HEAD OF THE DRACONIC COUNCIL OF ELDERS, RUMINATED UPON THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING WITH THE MUCH DEIFIED FIRST DRAGON

(Sigh) Damn that (Lower King) Edmargon (Tropeia), trying to seduce some of the Primeval--male Fregians, how embarrassing! I would gladly offed mine own head on the

Block just to get his unbecoming acts out of my...! At least Mage Lord Ob-Horst seems happy in his new body (he was forced to become a Fregas just to save his life) even

Begun teaching everything he knows about magick to the Primeval--the other Fregians! How nice! Hmm...! So is this how New Haven appeared ten centuries ago? Only now did I

See why our Patriarch Tiulagh Fonscreta faked his own death--merely to save that which created him! All of his plans seemed reasonable enough, but I fear centuries of enmity will have his work cut out for him!

The Future City of Jana-BYD by liang liu

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - THE DAY'S BATCH OF WOULD-BE TRANSITIONERS LINING UP TO ENTER THE DARK COUNTRY

(Scoff) Look at them lot, Mordred! Marching towards the Dark Country to become one of them Primeval Lords! I believe they're called Fregas, Wilfred...! Whatever, I mean just...!

Just look at them! They all used to be someone else's husbands, wives, brothers, sisters...heck! Even children! But now? (Scoff) Just because of some recurring, crazy visions of theirs

They simply abandoned their homes, families and then...treaded treacherous paths for that veritable "Place Of All Nightmares" just to be turned into monsters? Merely because they

Really believed that they were? Oh, Wilfred...! And pray, what did our Holy Monarch do? He encouraged it! Preposterous...! I blame The Patriarch for this! This won't sit well with me, Mordred! Oh, Mater Draconis give it a rest...!

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - SOMETHING IS A-STIRRING DOWN IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE

Amitabha Great Father of Wisdom, The Enlightened and The Enlightener! Many a battle have I fought in Thy Name both in the physical and mental realms! (Sigh) Forsooth two

Months have passed since our Beloved Mater Draconis went berserk and had to be sent back to where She came, of which I was one of the swords whom had staved off Her advances!

Albeit I have no qualms about sending Her to a better place, the fact that our Patriarch had sided with these so-called Fregians didn't sit well with me--even more after my sister decided

To change herself into one of them! My blood boils still but I'm not that easily swayed! Then my brother followed suit and now...! (Sigh) Help me, Wise Father! I fear that I'm almost losing it!

Crusader- Diablo Immortal by Eunice Ye

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - A DAY IN THE LIFE OF FREGIAN SENTINELS PATROLLING THE LEAST FRIENDLY PERIMETERS OF THE "DARK COUNTRY"

(Sigh) It's hard to imagine that one of the biggest events in Kryutopian history had occured here, Oklompost! Yeah, and let's not forget that it happened ten thousand years after Kryutopia's long gone, Semberniav! Will you two cut the idle chatter already? Central Towers said dozens of Menukus (Kryutopian predator) have been spotted around here this

Morning--and I for once ain't gonna cut my new life short just by dying in its mouth, you guys! (Sigh) Hey cheer up, Motumek! We're all "recently transitioned" like you, buddy! Wouldn't trade this new life for anything...! You don't miss being a human, Oklompost? Huh, are you kidding me? With this level of strength and intelligence? Of course not!

Though I do have mad respect for Aenthevus and the others--they've been up here a lot longer than most of us! Yeah, can't believe that we Fregas used to be immortal once?Wonder how it's like living without growing old and dying and stuff? Huh, as if being a Primeval Lord gets instant respect, you guys! Imagine having to forever watch your back

With Dragon-Folks wanting your head (for believing they murdered their Patriarch) and Humans calling you a monster? Yeah, you're right...! So...what happened here, Motumek? I haven't transitioned yet at that time, bro...! (Sigh) Some aliens from the "Negative Zone" came by here; a Humanoid and an AI I think? Whoa, seriously? Cool! I wish I'd seen them!

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NIGHTFALL OF NEW HAVEN - RECENTLY TRANSITIONED HUMAN MAGE LORD OB-HORST FINALLY ACCEPTED HIS NEW LIFE AS A MAGICKAL FREGIAN MALE

It's been three and a half months ever since my blissful and uneventful life was painfully torn apart by that vile, dastardly Outlander Lord Tethremus! When he ripped out of my body our ancient heirloom (The Second Ethereal Puzzle Piece) followed by my dear hapless brother agreeing to transition me into a Primeval--into a Fregas to save my...!

Ah! Never thought I'd finally able to get used to seeing scales and horns all over my face for once...at least all my magickal attributes are surprisingly intact! The petty human in me wanted revenge for them turning me into a monster (Fregians don't have magick) but my highborn upbringing side feels grateful for whatever their so-called "scientists" had

Done to ease my transition! Mater Draconis I can't believe your supposedly dead husband rung your death bell while I was still...! (Sigh) Now I am living in a chaotic world that is neither New Haven nor Kryutopia, a world where old scars still bleed but...! (Sigh) I'm only beginning to understand now; via all of my conversations with the "Called Ones"

And other Primeval--other true Fregians, that they just wanted to live their lives in peace, and that this Dark Country is the only thing that reminded them of their former world! (Sigh) At least we're still allowed to worship Mater Draconis despite what She had done to...to my people! Yes, I'm grateful to be alive! Hence I owe them my servitude...!

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WHEN HUMANITY TRUMPS LOYALTY - DEEP SPACE SPEC-OPS AGENT AND HIS AI SYMBIOTE TRAVERSING THE DARK ENERGY REALM AS HIS HIGH-PRIORITY MISSION

Danger! Danger, Agent Banes! W-w-where? Where, Speedy? Everywhere! There is danger, everywhere! Haha, very funny, Speedy! We need to make sure the Fregian will be able

To safely cross over so she could...! (Sigh) Are you crying, Agent Banes? Nope, just dust in my helmet, Speedy...! Well I feel the same way too, Agent Banes! It's appalling that after all

The Admiral had done, they still wanted to take away the one and only thing he values the most--the love of his life! It's so unfair it's illogical, Agent Banes! Huh, that's humanity

To you, Speedy! Even after forty centuries of technological evolution we still fear what we don't know, still try to control what we don't understand, still try to destroy what we...!

Argh! I'd rather be court martialed a thousand times over than letting them kill her, Speedy! To think that our government chose to reward the Fregian's selfless contributions by just

Executing her; claiming that she's "a clear and present danger to humanity" is enough to boil my blood a million times over! And it's up to us to make sure that The Rift is accessible

For the Admiral and his lover to make their due escape, Agent Banes! So they could live free from hate and persecution...forever! (Sigh) Those are some mighty sweet words, Speedy!

It makes me glad to have you as a partner, Speedy! That you chose to bond with me even tho--Now don't get all mushy, Agent Banes! We got work to do! (Snicker) Aye aye, Speedy!

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THE PSI-BEING SOLDIER AND HIS SQUADMATES DISCUSSING ON SOME SERIOUS MATTERS RIGHT AFTER WORK

What the...? Are you serious, Commander? You're saying the Admiral had kept the only living proof of a sentient, Dark Energy lifeform in the Alliance lab...and they fell in love? Come on Bronx, did I ever lie to you? And--Jared! Close your mouth, please? Disgusting! Heheh! Damn, Commander! And to think all these while the Earth Alliance always kept abreast

With every other races--it's all thanks to that telepathic female Fregian or whatever you called it? Heck, I got his message hours ago and I still can't make heads or tails! But one thing's for sure, the Allied Senate wanted her disposed of once the Ethereal Puzzle piece came back from the "Seventh Sector", saying her existence threatens the whole universe

And she shouldn't have existed in the first...! (Sigh) By Guma this story reeked of the time we Plexicans treated psychics like your kind did in the Middle Ages--we burned them! (Scoff) Same goes for doctors on Chairus in the Second Era for everything they ever stood for! (Anatomy and Physiology were once forbidden in Lt Pektorod's theocratic world)

Now do you see what kind of a mess our Admiral's in, you guys? He can't disobey the government, but the thought of killing your loved one borders on insanity! (Sigh) That Kabbalah artifact will arrive in forty eight hours and the government is watching his every move! Meaning he's got less than two solar days to get her out of the Alliance HQ

And into the Valley City (Galactic Union's Capitol), where he knew a couple of people who'd help them cross over to the "Other Side"...! Hey, that would wreak havoc on not only New Earth but also on every other human colonies in the galaxy! It's not that long ago when we were the butt of galactic jokes! Right, Commander? (Sigh) That we were

Leviathan! And once our President take action, it'll damn leads to political standoffs between him and the (Galactic Union's) Chairman! Yep, this is a shitstorm waiting to happen, you guys! Just what this battered galaxy needed! By Guma we really need to carefully weigh our options, Commander! That we must, Captain Tevork-Chi! That we must...!

Nicolas Camiade - Desert City

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NO COUNTRY FOR KINGS AND KNIGHTS - USHERING THE RETURN OF KRYUTOPIA?

...There! The trans-nodal peripheral delineators are energized! We should be able to access the Dark Country's land-based transwarp network without alerting its security system...! Thanks, Ms Greli-Vnia! Finally we can get back some, if not all, of our lost people without using any of the Ethereal Puzzle pieces...and it's something I've been working on for ten thousand long years!

So are you sure that no other Fregias (Female Fregas) survived the Great Inferno other than your former lover Monida? Yes, and seeing her besides that Esper-Troc day and night all those centuries kills me inside! So from then on my priority is my work, our people's return is much more important than my...! (Sigh) Say no more, Daidus! I know what it's like to live while you’re dying inside 

Everyday, knowing that my Emmett and I were always very close yet we cannot even...! (Sigh) Thanks for understanding, Ms Greli-Vnia! I guess we both wanted to have something that may or may not be attainable yet...we never ever stopped hoping! True, albeit I've some hope that your theory would work but...it's better this than languishing helplessly inside a containment tank!

The Ancient Ones (what the Kryutopians called the Kltua-Lymonzs) had left tons of their techs behind (after uplifting the Fregian ancestors) and the League of Nations did the right thing when they declared that site as an "International Treasure", ensuring that not one nation would detriment others in learning new technology! Yes, but that didn't stop some nations from waging four

World wars and committing dozens of global atrocities! And it's something that Esper-Troc is wont to repeat if he had met those Humans instead of--Yes! All systems green...the “backdoor” is open! (Sigh) Mr Morforoko, I wish you all the best in what you're about to do in there! Thanks, Ms Glaskong-Ko! And may a much more peaceful Kryutopia awaits us there in the Dark Country!

Abandoned Towers by Maximiliano Moretto

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THE LAST SURVIVING FEMALE MEMBER OF NEW HAVEN'S ANCIENT INHABITANTS IS HAVING A PREMONITION OF SORT

You looked troubled, Monida my dear? Is something bothering you? (Sigh) Call it a woman's intuition, Esper-Troc; but after believing you're the last of your kind for the longest time, eventually you'd feel like you've felt every type of feelings there is to feel! (Sigh) But this...this feeling I'm having right now seems awfully new; like, I've never felt it

Before! Oh my dear sweet Monida! Forsooth you are the only Fregia (female Kryutopian) left the last I checked? So what makes you think there is another? And if--You think I've lost my mind? Oh, no, no, no! I'm only saying it's been ages since we last found new Fregian life signals Monida--we're all that's left of our world Kryutopia like it or not! Fortunately the

Same failed experiment that destroyed our world (and conceived New Haven) had also rendered us immortal you and I...! You always have a way with words, Esper-Troc! That's what I love about you! (Smooch) But yes, I do miss the company of other women in truth! Hence, once we've gathered enough reso--You still believe that Morforoko's plan is valid? His

Attempt at re-merging all of New Haven's humans and dragons to reanimate our people? And you're saying that you did not...not even once? Oh Monida, I thought we've discussed this before...! It's nigh impossible to imagine it--let alone doing it--without having to use the Ethereal Puzzle pieces! And since we've failed to obtain it from Mage Lord Ob-Horst

The last time...only the Dark Emperor has the only known piece! At least until we capture (Outlander traitor) Lord Tethremus of course! Now don't be jealous of Morforoko, my dear! For we definitely need to view every means however absurd, as worth considering! If we're serious in reclaiming our world that is! And the best part is--we have all the time in the world to do so! I love it when you're being logical...!