Posted on September 14, 2024September 22, 2024The Food of the Gods It was in the fourth lunar month of the year of Zooth that an astral phenomenon was observed in the sky above Elekton. Countless multitudes saw it, wondering at its brightness that turned the night to day. It’s a shooting star ! I never saw such a shooting star before in my life ! Elekton’s top scientist, Peric, had the answer to the strange object in the sky. It is an exploded world ! Somewhere out in space, a world like ours blew up into fragments. The thing that passed through our outer atmosphere was one of the pieces of that destroyed planet ! The phenomenon passed on its way into the trackless wilderness of outer space. But, high in the upper atmosphere of Elekton, a cloud of strange particles remained and slowly descended. The particles were seeds. They fell upon the surface of the planet, widely scattered. Presently, they put forth small white flowers . . . Some distance from Trigan City, a herdsmen played his pipe and idly watched his flock. Suddenly . . . They’re surrounding me ! Then, sheer blind panic ! No ! No ! Keep away from me ! The creatures closed in upon him, their baaing drowning his screams. Some time later, Peric chanced to visit a botanist friend of his. This species is unknown to me, Beris. What is its name ? To be frank, my dear fellow, it also a total stranger to me. It has suddenly started to grow in considerable abundance on the Plain of Vorg. The local bird life will soon make short work of your specimen, Beris. So it appears. I had not noticed that before. And then . . . By all the stars ! They—they’re coming at us, Peric ! Aaaaaaah ! Run for your life, Beris ! This instalment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 661 on 14 September 1974.
Posted on September 7, 2024September 11, 2024The Secret Assassin (continued . . .) This instalment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 660 on 7 September 1974.
Posted on August 31, 2024September 2, 2024The Secret Assassin (continued . . .) Following Janno’s grave news that there would be an assassination attempt, the great amphitheatre was ringed by armed guards. Alone, in a favoured place near the roof, was Zith. There was no one to see him produce his deadly gun ! And now, proud Emperor, with the helpful connivance of your family, I will eliminate you ! The professional assassin took aim at the same moment that Janno’s broad back obscured the Emperor from his view. Move, curse you, or I’ll have to eliminate you to get a shot at your uncle ! I can’t kill Janno in cold blood . . . Not someone who saved my life at the risk of his own ! Then, a voice behind him, a menacing, hissing voice. Shoot them both now ! You ? IT WAS THE OLD BLIND MAN ! Not blind, and at closer inspection, not so very old ! Yes ! My task was to follow you and make sure that you did your task ! This instalment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 659 on 31 August 1974.
