<Humans have a small empire spanning 10 systems,> Sha'Hass'Don said, <25,000 lightyears away.>
<Oh,> Jet said, crestfallen. He was hoping this giant space octopus would know where Earth was.
Sha'Hass'Don cocked a giant eye. <You aren't from the Aztedai Dominion, then?>
<No, I'm not,> Jet shook his head. <I'm from a small blue planet called Earth.>
<Come to think of it,> Sha'Hass'Don cocked the other eye, <you don't look like Aztedai after all. Those Aztedai look delicious! You, on the other hand, look rather bland.>
Jet froze and stared at the giant octopus.
<I'm joking,> Sha'Hass'Don started laughing, its boneless head jiggling in space. <HAHAHA!>
<Hah.> Jet tried to laugh.
<Apologies,> Sha'Hass'Don said, eyes smiling, <I don't get to talk much with anyone in my travels. My humor needs work.>
<We Oss'Val'Rei don't need to eat,> Sha'Hass'Don continued. <We live on pure solar energy.>
<Interesting!> Jet raised both eyebrows.
<I was just on my way to Deikha to bask in its glorious sunlight,> Sha'Hass'Don said. <Would you care to join me?>
<Sure,> Jet nodded, as they flew towards Deikha, a blue giant one hundred times larger than Earth's sun.
<What planet are you from?> Jet asked.
<No ball of mud planet, I assure you,> Sha'Hass'Don said. <I come from the Oss'Val Nebula, about 100,000 lightyears from here.>
<Fascinating! You're a true native of space then.>
<Indeed I am.>
As they flew towards the Daikha, Jet knew he liked this giant space octopus, the threat of getting eaten by it notwithstanding.
[Image by FelixMittermeier from Pixabay]
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The Lost Wizard Chronicles
FantasíaA compilation of a flash fiction stories submitted as part of the Keep Writing Challenge on Deadlines for Writers (deadlinesforwriters.com). After getting positive feedback from the KWC community, I decided to share it here. Follow along as lost wiz...
