Hyperion Novels & Stories

Ia kelelahan setelah berlari begitu jauh. "Nih, minum dulu aja," ucap Patrick sambil turun dari motornya dan menyodorkan sebotol air minum kepada Sarah. Sarah kemudian meminum air minum pemberian Patrick. "Pulang bareng aku aja. Aku bawa helem dua nih," ajak Patrick sambil memberikan helm bogo warna coklat kepada Sarah. Tanpa pikir panjang. Sarah kemudian memakai helm bogo warna coklat pemberian Patrick.

Aku menutup mata, menunggu hantaman yang akan mengakhiri hidupku. Tiba-tiba, aku merasakan lonjakan energi yang dahsyat di dalam diriku. Sebuah suara bergema di kepalaku, seolah berasal dari kedalaman jiwaku. [Segel kedua terbuka. Kekuatan Kraken Purba bangkit.]

“Setengah keju, setengah kacang?” “Hari ini aku mau yang setengah cokelat, setengah stroberi aja,” “Oke, tunggu ya,” setelah itu telepon pun usai. 17 tahun Narthana hidup, yang ia kenal sejak mengingat dunia hanyalah sosok Satya. Ia tak pernah tahu siapa wanita yang mengandung dan melahirkannya, Narthana pernah mencoba untuk bertanya pada Satya, Namun jawaban Papanya itu selalu abu-abu sehingga ada di satu titik, Narthana menyerah untuk mempertanyakannya lagi.

May walong tao na may parehong app bukod kay Charlie—sina Kaeden, Vera, Helena, Merlin, Yolden Hart, Hugo, at Porter. Natural lamang na mayroon si Hugo ng app, dahil palaging may posibilidad ng mga emergency sa uri ng trabaho ng Ten Thousand Armies. Tungkol naman kay Yolden, siya ang CEO ng Curtis Autos, at kailangan ang AI support upang makagawa ang Curtis Autos ng sarili nilang mga sasakyan. Kung kinakailangan, magbubukas si Charlie ng koneksyon sa pagitan ng Curtis Autos server at ng AI module, upang matikman ng mga driver ang kahanga-hangang processing capacity ng AI module.

“There’s a blind turn after the second pillar.” Tumango si Athena kahit alam niyang hindi siya nakikita. “Azyl, tuloy. Bridge.” Pag-akyat nila sa tulay, muling umulan ng bala. Yumuko si Athena at marahas na isinara ang bintana. Nanginginig ang kotse sa bawat tama, pero hindi bumabagal si Azyl. “On my mark,” bulong ni Athena. Kinuha niya ang maliit na device mula sa bulsa at binuksan ito. Isang compact EMP charge. Huli nilang alas.

“Wait, kilala kita!” Napangiti lang si Jane. “Ikaw yung kapatid ni Entoy dun sa Entoy Kabisote e.” “Y-yeah.” “At saka yung best friend ni Carda dun sa Probinsyana.” “Hehe. Yes.” “Crystal?” Nawala ang ngiti sa mukha ni Jane. “Uh, no.” “Crisha?” Ngumiti ng awkward si Jane. “Cri-“ “Cristine Jane. Cristine Jane Garcia.” Sarcastic ang pagkakangiti niya.

Siya rin, hindi na makapaghintay kailan ito isasama ni Satanas sa impyerno. “We're only here to see you if you're alive dude!” kangising sambit ni Zyd Caiden sabay bagsak ng upo sa tabi niya pero may malaking distansya pa rin. Isa itong amboy— well, mostly lahat ng mga ito ay mga parang foreigner ang kagwapuhan pero itong si Zyd Caiden ang nag-iisang Canadian. “I'm immortal Greek God,” tumawa naman si Hudson.

Ngunit ngayong hapon, ang tensyong dala ng trahedya sa highway ay nahaluan ng bagong uri ng ingay—ang walang katapusang asaran nina Neptune at Rigel na pilit nilang ginagamit para lunurin ang pighati. ​“Seryoso, Sirius? Isang mabilis na twist lang ng braso, gapang ka na agad sa mat? Para kang basang sisiw na hindi makagalaw!” Humagalpak ng tawa si Neptune habang nakasalampak sa isang malaking navy blue bean bag, hawak ang kanyang tiyan na tila ba iyon ang pinakamakatawang bagay na nakita niya sa buong taon. “I mean, we know you’re the ‘Unbothered King,’ but man, you looked very bothered and very much pinned down there!”

They would still need buildings, food, and everything else necessary to support them. Gaia kept speaking of all those sleeping and going through this change and was carefully watched for anything that would signal their bodies were not adapting to whatever was happening inside them. A little further along the path leading into the woods, Bob saw Hyperion headed toward him. Hyperion was a colossal god. He was almost as tall as some of the young trees in the forest. His arms and leg muscles were as vast and round as a young tree's trunk. He could make himself what he referred to as wolfling size when needed. He was a very magnetic

It fed the grass here and there were wildflowers and many plants. Finn smiles as he continues, “You could swim for hours…” “I wonder what happened?” Loki asks and Kane sighs as he shrugs. “I’m not sure, but here, come this way,” I have something to show you.” I nod as we follow him, looking around, “Is that why no one knows about this place,” I ask, realizing we are inside a crater valley. “Yes, and it goes for miles,” Finn says, “There are houses that way, this used to be where many descendants lived… because” he begins and I gasp, seeing a large stone pillow with the picture of the Moon Goddess and the picture frame once more.