Kassha and the Space Dragons Parts I-III

Kassha and the Space Dragons
by Ammika Beign

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Silence with the one of the manly of men upon her deck; who is bare-chested and oh so very muscular. Alongside this fine example of manliness is our hero, Kassha. ~

Once upon a time, there was a ship unlike any ship known to you. She was most special not only cause she could fly but she was feeling and thinking. Her name was Silence and she is the most lovely and gifted soul. She was looked after and loved by a Sexy Beast but he did what heroes do and went beyond in the chaos of the Blue Star and fought to save us all. In doing so, Silence was alone and traveled by herself. What she saw and did but only she knows. In her travels, she became very hurt and went looking for the man that helped the Sexy Beast repair and maintain her, Kassha.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Silence nudging herself out from the trees and introducing herself to a group of friends; there is the Traveler, the Pixie, the Crafter, the Spinner, and the Transsmagical. ~

She searched high and far for Kassha and one day as she skimmed the treetops. She spotted who she thought was the Sorcerer but it wasn’t. It was the Traveler, Kassha’s brother in the art of the arcane. She stayed hidden from him but her hull brushing up against the tree branches caused sounds and the Traveler swore those squirrels were stalking him; possibly plotting against him. As the Traveler walked into a clearing with his friends and she slowly broke out of the cover of the branches; there she was hurt and moving slowly, the ship unlike any ships you ever have seen before, Silence. The Traveler was amazed, his friends were shocked, and Silence was in dire need of care.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of the Pixe whispering into the ear of the Traveler. His eyes are wide and racing with ideas. The Pixie’s wings flutter with a blur. ~

They took her to the lands of the Halflings known as Ferrell. Where the Spinner and her husband Transmagical had a workshop and this seemed like a good idea. Soon they would reveal plans for modifications and upgrades to Silence without her consent. This didn’t sit well with the Pixie, who as she fluttered about the forest picking mushrooms has an idea. She would find the Traveler, who was sitting outside the Leaping Stag with the Spinner and her husband Transmagical. There under the noses of the Spinner and Transmagical; she spoke her plans into the Traveler’s ear and he agreed. Soon they were speaking of excuses to depart their company and were making their way to the lands of Ferrell, where the Halflings live.

~A lovely drawing upon the page and it’s a watercolor of Silence racing down the river. Water flies up behind her and the landscape is a blur. Opening the little flap on her hull reveals the Pixie surrounded by arcs of power and the Traveler working the controls and cheering on Silence. ~

Once there, they spoke of these modifications to Silence and she lowered herself so the Traveler and the Pixie could board her. There within her hull, was her power source and so badly damaged it was. Parts that only gnomes know the proper names for were damaged and in need of replacement but she wanted to leave and the Traveler and the Pixie were honor-bound to see that happened. The Pixie knowing of lightning and such offered to be the replacement for the parts. The Traveler would help guide her. With that she powered up and the Pixie was engulfed in static, arcs, and even strikes of lightning but Silence lifted up and they could feel it. Soon with the Traveler guiding her; Silence was flying across the water of Lake Eridanus just feet above the waves. She turned south and as she did, they found the Eirdanus River and were skipping like a stone down it. All the while the Traveler trying to avoid other ships and the Pixie channeling all her skill into channeling all the power into its popper place; the sight some boatman saw at that moment must have shocked them. It was surely shocking the Pixie but she kept the power flowing and away from the Traveler.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s the Pixie and Traveler getting a talking to by Chaos; her face is a blur as time flows through her. They stand outside of a strange house with large doors. Opening the door flap reveals a peaceful Silence in her hiding spot. ~

As they raced down the river, skipping like a stone, power leaking around the Pixie while she worked to keep it away from the Traveler, who was helping guide Silence. They broke from the river and into the bay with no name. They were safe and so was Silence. But a hiding place was indeed needed. A place to hide the ship like unlike any ship you have seen; where to hide her but an equally special place as in the home of Archmage of Archamges of Flames! There in the chaos of his life would shield and protect her and also aid in healing her soul. As they skimmed the waves of the bay with no name, they broke east and over the sandy beaches of M’Chek till they reached his home. There they guided her into the home and into the chaos to shield her from the Spinner and the desires of the Transmagical. As the Traveler and Pixie had sought to protect her and made her comfortable and they did. They stepped outside to secure the doors with key and magic but they had been found. Found by the Mother of the Three, Chaos! Who stood there with her face shifting in the chaos of time and demanded to know what had just happened with a smile, for she knows the Traveler and the Pixie had done right by Silence. She smiled as she was told but she already knew, she felt it all and proclaimed it to be Negaria, first-ever high-speed boatnapping! In doing so, swore to protect the ship unlike any you have ever seen from all and to keep her company.

~A watercolor panel depicts many activities. From the Pixie her friend, the Lady Frostbite ‘acquiring’ Vortex Juice to many people in red robes alongside the Crafter producing many wonderful things. The largest panel is bar far the grandest. Kassha with his friends, as they are standing upon the hull of the Dawn of Terror as she breaks the waves aided by several water elements. ~

Was a few days later when the Pixie told Kassha of deeds of the Traveler and herself. This pleased him and plans were made. For a ship like no other, only the best that was known could do. The Pixie ‘acquired’ a liquid extract of the vortex for a new power source from the League of ‘Not’ so Learned ones. Kassha had even bigger plans. He would lift the Dawn of Terror; the ship he sunk in the dark days of the war with a chicken, but that’s another story, to be her new hull. He did lift it and sailed it along the western coast of M'Chek. Others within his family of magic would create glass from sand and hollow metal rigging to hold crystals for powering her.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of a mountain top workshop. There is Silence nestled among the busy scene as gnomes work busily to see her repairs completed. Also, there a young girl with a staff towering over her and seems to be directing the repairs. ~

In the process of repairing her, they were found out by the Student. Who eagerly offered her workshop upon a mountain overlooking a city full of those that practice and train in the art of the arcane. There they would be joined by the Crafter, who was there when Silence revealed herself to the Traveler and who was just as helpful then as she was now. Days become night, night becomes day, days turn to weeks, and weeks into months but the work to repair the ship unlike any you have seen continued. The Student brought in others she trusted to work on her while those that were had other problems to contend with. Then it happened. Silence was needed as a problem had arisen that only she could handle.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Negaria with Lord Kimonictinus hand gripping the world itself. Silence is racing into the darkness as fast as she can. If one lifts the flap; Kassha at the helm as his friends are all sitting safely in their chairs. ~

The problem? A journey to the Levena above Negaria to retrieve a relic before the evil lord Kimonictinus could lay his hands upon it. So, Kassha gathered his friends; the Traveler, the Fireball, the Pixie, the Hunter, the Warlock, the Cute One, the Crafter, and the Hobo. With the help of the Student, they prepared to journey to where the stars live in an attempt to outrace the evil lord Kimonictiuns and save the world with the help of the ship unlike any other you have seen. With the Student’s instructions, the Sorcerer guided Silence up from the ground, higher and higher, and higher still. Then she took off fast across the clouds as she climbed and climbed and still climbed till they were above the clouds and reaching for where the stars live.

~A lovely watercolor of Levena with Silence racing right towards it. A few bubbles and in the largest bubble the words “DRAGON MAW” are written. ~

They flew and flew, higher and higher and into where the stars live and the dreams are born. The Sorcerer at the controls of the ship unlike any you have ever seen and his friends relaxing and enjoying snacks as they raced towards Levena in the hopes of beating Lord Kimonictinus there and saving the world. They could look out the windows and see Negaria growing smaller and how their home was just of many homes to many people. In the distance ahead laid Levena and there were a lot of questions flying about the cabin about was it made it cheese and what could live upon it and who would they meet. Levena grew bigger and Negaria smaller and smaller. Soon, the ship unlike any you have ever seen started to land as it was shouted out by the Fireball “I found it, the Dragon’s Maw”.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Silence as she landed on the surface. Below her in the underground is Kassha and his friends as they fight the strange moon creatures. There are swords swinging, arrows flying, and magic exploding all around the creatures. ~

Silence had landed and Kassha and his friends had departed from the ship, unlike any ship you have ever seen and were standing upon LEVENA. A strange and not made cheese landscape as they noted while walking towards the Dragon’s Maw. Which they did step into and discovered a maze of chambers and within them? Moon Oozes! Moon Shadows! Which did battle with Kassha and his friends often and caused the Pixie to fight as all Fey should and caused little some distress; but they pushed on. Deeper and Deeper into the maw they descended. More and more Moon Oozes and Moon Shadows tried to stop them but were defeated in great battles of swords, arrows, and magic. All the while the ship unlike any other waited upon the surface for her passengers.

~~A lovely watercolor with dragon lifting right off the page. The altar shimmers and sparkles with mysteries and Kassha and his friends are approaching. ~

The deeper they went the more they fought the Moon Shadows, the more they fought the Moon Oozes; yet they always won because they were on a mission to save the world from the grasp from Lord Kimonictinus and protect the relic! So, they pushed on and kept fighting as they went deeper and deeper into the Dragon’s Maw. Then at the end of the long passage, where the stairs led into the darkest black, you will ever see. The passage opened up into a vast chamber and there at the back of it, stood eight massive stone dragons guarding an altar.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of the Kassha and his friends looking down on the altar. The Black Star shimmers in darkness and the moment is still. ~

Upon the altar, it was the relic they sought. Still there, intact and no sign of Lord Kimonictinus anywhere to be seen; they had beaten him to it. The Hobo checked it out and it was the Dark Star itself; the purest of night, the creation of dreams, and where the stars are from. Was then that the Traveler had a strange thought? His mind wandered and he thought of a friend that wasn’t with them and then through the mysterious of Andrinor himself. He appeared! The Bear. The Hobo warned them that when he gets it to run and run fast. Kassha took those words to heart and was already at the stairs and his friends were too amazed by the sights and as the Hobo took the Dark Star and secured it in a bag as a proper adventurer would.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Space Dragons attacking Kassha and his friends; as Space Dragons exploding from magic, from arrow, from sword and hammer in a chaotic rush of battle as Kassha and friends do battle in the dire moment. ~

Something happened! The room grew darker and shouts were heard from Kassha about what they should be doing; then they saw it. The statues coming to life; as in Space Dragons! The Hunter went feral like he does and rushed into battle to the Space Dragons with his mighty sword of two blades. The Hobo had pulled his mighty hammer and was rushing into the fray as magic of all sorts flew overhead; the magic of fire, cold, or lightning shot across the room with the purest forms of the arcane flying over it and smashing into the Space Dragons. Dragons were falling left and right to the Hunter and the Hobo. The Bear unleashed his mighty ax to join in and fell many dragons himself but in a strange moment, possible due to magical appearing or Levena’s position in the sky, or maybe it was because of Space Dragons but the mighty Bear fell. Kassha and his friends rallied and pushed back against the Space Dragons but with each one fell it seemed more appeared.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Kassha, the Traveler, and the Fireball as they unleash the mightiest of fireballs. The Fireballs look like stars on the verge of exploding as they leap from their hands and race around the chamber. ~

The Bear was back upon his feet and swinging his mighty ax as the others backed away towards the stairs. For Kassha, the Traveler, and the Fireball had a plan. It involved running but not from the Space Dragons. From what they were going to do and then did. Three mighty fireballs threw from them, like stars in the night shooting around the room like a warning to those of what kind of fireball it was it.

~A lovely watercolor of Kassha leading the way as he and his friends run as fast as they can through the chambers of the Dragon’s Maw. ~

Kassha and his friends ran! They ran so fast through the passages of the Dragon’s Maw and across the surface of Levena itself to reach the ship, unlike any other ship you have ever seen. There within it thinking they were safe and would flee the Space Dragons but there was a problem. The power in Silence had gone off and needed starting up. Kassha shouted to the Fireball and the Pixie to get ready to ignite the power. They had prepared for this and placed massive amounts of their magic within wands; which would be drained within the special tubes to mix and power Silence. With everyone strapped into the chairs. They did just that and the ship unlike any other you have ever seen glowed with power and lifted up quickly. So quickly in fact, as they were running from Space Dragons they believed and Silence is a peaceful lady of the sky.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Silence racing through the darkness and everything around her is a blur. Under the little flap is Kassha at the controls with the Hunter, the Pixie, and the Fireball laying on the floor. ~

Silence hurled herself and her passengers through the darkness. Screams and shouts were heard, as the Sorcerer did his best at the controls to maintain the ship, unlike any other ship you have seen hold the course. Then a voice was heard. It was the Student’s voice shouting “TO FAST” They were traveling faster than they had gone when they left Negaria. This wasn’t good as Silence shake and shuddered from the speed. The Student could be heard shouting to slow down but it was no good. The darkness of the where the stars lived was now looking like clouds as they were racing into Negaria. Then, the crystals where the magic was released exploded! Kassha at the controls as he was working the knobs and levers; without giving up hope; for he never gives up, EVER!

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Silence engulfed in flames. She a huge fireball that is racing through the clouds and far below is a castle that seems to float in the clouds. Upon its tower, is the smallest of figures with a staff that looms over her. ~

Then the longest moment any of every experienced in their lives. Time seemed to stop for a moment, everyone was frozen. Some in their seats and others pinned to the floor, and the Sorcerer at the controls. As he landed the ship unlike any ship you have ever seen was now upon the tower of the floating castle and the Student shouting for joy as at the return.

~A lovely cutout drawing lifts up from the page. It’s a watercolor of Silence sitting atop the tower of the floating castle. Her ladder is lowered and Kassha and his friends are climbing down and being greeted by the young girl with the staff that looms over her. She appears to be so excited and joyful as she greets them. ~

One by one they climbed down the ladder; Kassha, The Traveler, The Fireball, The Hunter, The Pixie, The Crafter, The Cute One, The Bear, The Warlock, and The Hobo. For the world was saved for the time being.

~A lovely watercolor of Kassha alongside Silence as new repairs are made and her new name is painted upon her bow. Kassha looks most impressed and in the background, the young girl with the staff that looms over her is smiling as she watches. ~

What of the ship unlike any you have ever seen? She is getting a new name fitting of her deeds and travels. For she is now known as…. You have to wait to find out until the next Kassha Adventure Stories!