Book 1, Genesis: PREFACE

Story by Kiran on SoFurry

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#1 of The Chronicles of James Travant


Greetings, fellow writers, my name is Kiran Windstrider, and I would like to thank you for taking the time to find and read through my Chronicles. I would like to take but a short moment of your time and provide you with some back-story into the background setting of the Chronicles, as well as the characters that are portrayed in them.

This series is set in the not so far future of the planet Earth, or Terra, as it is referred to sometimes by her inhabitants. The political climate has broken down into a few factions, rather than several countries, and is locked into a thousand-years war.

The Emperium of United Territories, or EUT, comprised of the United States of America, Middle America, and South America.

The Southern Bloc, or SBL, comprised of Africa and part of Southwest Asia.

The New Soviet Union, or NSU, which is comprised of the entire old U.S.S.R. and Cuba.

These three stand allied against:

The European Union, or EU, comprised of the current standing EU.

The Asian Sector Monarchy, ASM, which holds all unclaimed areas in Asia.

And finally, the Free Continents of Oceania, or FCO, which includes the current Oceania continents as well as Hawaii, Antarctica, and all unclaimed island territories.

Several countries have chosen to maintain their sovereignty and remain neutral. These include Canada, Mexico, Ukraine, South Africa, Greenland, Iceland, France, and Ireland, along with any unaligned aqua colonies (aquatic/sub-aquatic cities). These neutral countries have formed a UN-style central governing body.

My story that I wish to chronicle here is set somewhere during the midway point of this thousand years long war. During one of the more pitched confrontations between the 6 factions, strange meteorites suddenly rained down upon the earth, wreaking havoc across the surface of the battlefields and outlying cities. It was soon discovered, to the horror of many citizens, that these meteorites were not simple rocks falling from the sky, but acting as carriers for a strange new race of alien life forms.

These strange, thickly-armored creatures bore a revolting resemblance to a hybrid crab/scorpion. Sporting many blades along their bodies and limbs, the violent, hive-minded creatures soon earned the name "Bladewielders."

The Bladewielders quickly began staking their claims in the land, hollowing out buildings and subways, forming nests of varying sizes and generally massacring the helpless civilians anywhere in their vicinity.

In response to the new threat, the EU Police forces turned to the scientists of the FCO, who pulled through miraculously with what was soon to be known as the Kaynine Genetic Theorem. A system that would transform any human into a Half-man, half-dog capable of communicating with his feral partner and battling lesser bladewielders bare handed.

The EUPD Kaynine unit was quickly formed, to operate from multiple precincts, nicknamed "Doghouses" and acting as elite SWAT teams tasked with, among other peacekeeping efforts, the total elimination of all bladewielders in their Areas of Operation.

Heavily armed and armored, an individual Kaynine officer is capable of cutting bloody swaths through the ranks of Bladewielders that frequently attack the outlying suburbs of major city-states and equivalent. Often seen working in tandem or in "Packs" of four or more officers with support from armored assault vehicles wielding heavy machine guns, the Kaynines soon began proving their worth to the people of the EU and her allies. The EUT, pressured by purists in the government, chose to ban the use of the Kaynine Genetic Theorem within her borders and instead employs highly developed special operations units for battling the Bladewielders.

Despite this, there are reports of Kaynines in the employ of EUT subsidiary companies.

Contrary to somewhat popular belief, the feral partner of the Kaynines is not just a simple dog there for show. The dogs are just as radically modified as their Kaynine masters, they are unusually large for their breeds, categorized as a 'Dire' animal, and possess higher level intellect and thought processes. They are capable of full communication with their masters (in their own language of barks and whines) and often assist the Kaynine officers by acting as carriers of extra equipment or weapons, weapons platforms in of themselves (some heavier breed dogs have been seen acting as platforms for firing medium and heavy machine guns from) as well as scouts, radiomen, and couriers.

The Language of Canines is universal, and, when speaking in the tounge, all Kaynines can understand each other as well as their partners. Understanding of normal dogs or more wild breeds such as foxes or wolves is possible, but due to their lower level of intellect, it is similar listening to a child speaking its first words. Kaynines will get the idea, but not until the creature has repeated itself more than once.

It is rumored that the FCO also produced a Feline Genetic Theorem, transforming the subject into a feline anthromorph capable of holding it's own against Bladewielders or Kaynines. The FCO never went public with the theorem, and the scattered sightings of these "Alleykatz" reveals them to be an all-female race. While Kaynines have both male and female sexes and are fully capable of reproducing a Kaynine child, it appears Alleykatz are not similarly blessed.

There are no official claims of intimacy between a Kaynine and an Alleykat, although a crossbred child between the two is theoretically possible.

The characters you will meet in these Chronicles, James and Sonya Travant, are very dear to me as a roleplayer. I first created James Travant for a forum based roleplay titled "Bladewielder Chronicles" in mid-1999. He has evolved through many forms over the years, and acquired a mate, but his base ideal remains the same, a tall, thickly muscled and lighthearted Siberian Husky Kaynine.

Sonya Travant was originally just a name and a description of a female Siberian Husky who had no feral partner. It was my lover, Shal, who took that name and description and turned it into the beautiful, strong-minded young femme that she is today. She is now the perfect balance to James, a very strong, happy, independent female who's not afraid to knock him down a peg or three when he needs it. As true as the writer behind her does to me, Sonya completes James, and I hope to show that well in the Chronicles.

Keep in mind that the two main characters are original, fleshed out "fursonas" designed for a roleplaying environment. I doubt I will do Sonya, or for that matter, her human form, Tanya, the justice that they deserve, but I will try my best. I am, after all, a male, and we all know how understanding us males are of femmes and their quirks.

The original master behind the backstory that I have just outlined for you is a close friend of mine by the name of HypA. The idea and concept of "Bladewielder Chronicles" is his own, but for purposes of publishing, he has granted me full intellectual rights to the material. And for that I am eternally grateful. I can only hope that, in the Chronicles I am to show you of James Travant, I do HypA's story and ideas justice.

I would also like to give a very big thanks to Shal, the LadyFeral, whom still helps me write the Chronicles even today, if it weren't for the love we shared for our writing and for each other, I doubt the inspiration for such tales would have ever come to me.

Keep in mind that this story has a lot of character and plot development interspersed among the intimacy between characters. If you have come looking for a short story full of sex, this is not the story for you. I suggest Catgirls R Us, you can find it in my favorite stories.

Thank you for taking the time to read through my outlines and musings. I hope you will enjoy the Chronicles of James Travant.

And, also, for the sake of legality, which I really see no reason for here on this particular archive of literature, I feel compelled to warn the young reader now that the following Chronicles will contain numerous scenes of sexual foreplay, sexual intercourse, harsh language, scenes of blood, gore, and violence. If you are not of legal age to view such material, or are offended by the same, please read no farther. There will be no further warnings.