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Summary[]
Relative positions in the galaxy of some star systems and planets that are in The Search for Kalid.
Mixing future science and religion, The Search for Kalid is the story of how seasoned space traveler Leone discovers that the ancient Haldus Order controls the fate of the galaxy. Led by Master Kalid, the mysterious Haldus Order secretly wields its powers...until its long-held secrets start to be revealed by the vengeful Set. As Planetary Counselor of Sakkara, Leone seeks an alliance with Kalid in order to stop the murderous rampage of Set. What mystical powers or advanced technologies does Kalid control as leader of the Haldus Order? Can Leone win Kalid's help or will Set forever alter the fate of humanity and change how humans travel into space and spread through the galaxy?
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Authors[]
David and John. How the story was created.
- 1. Mental powers?: Sybil explains to Leone that it might be possible to find Kalid on the planet Flammis. Sybil warns that Kalid is a Master of mental powers. Leone and Aristark travel from Sakkara to Flammis and start to search the apparently dead world for Kalid.
- 2. Flammis: Leone and Aristark are skeptical about Sybil's claim that Kalid and the Haldus Order control telepathic powers. Their scans of Flammis show nothing but a world of destroyed settlements, but then their orbiting spaceship is mysteriously attacked from Flammis.
- 3. Azur: On the planet Azur, Ketar, the leader of the powerful Antiquist Party, is preparing a welcome for Leone and Kalid. Ketar supervises an attack against a suspected pirate spaceship inside the Akara system.
- 4. Surprise: Just when they think they have escaped the attack from Flammis and will reach the safety of Azur, Leone and Aristark are attacked again. Thinking he is about to die, Leone reflects on how it came to pass that Sybil led him to such a fate.
- 5. Trapped: Ketar realizes that his Fleet has mistakenly attacked a spaceship that is not a pirate ship.
- 6. Temple: Sybil meets Kalid and learns some of the unusual powers of Kalid's mind.
- 7. Dreams: Leone has a dream that makes him consider the possibility of mental powers. He and Aristark decide to let themselves be guided by Leone's unusual dream experience: they search for Kalid in the h32 star system.
- 8. Elevator: The story of the destruction of the space elevators on Sakkara.
- 9. Esclangon: Aristark and Leone visit the Esclangon asteroid in the h32 star system.
- 10. Friends: Leone meets an old friend but learns he has narrowly missed meeting Kalid on the Esclangon asteroid.
- 11. Mars: Kalid arrives on Mars and finds himself the target of a strange legal attack.
- 12. Moon: Set goes to the Moon and learns the secret of Green planets.
- 13. Survivors: Are there any survivors of the attack on Flammis?
- 14. Earth: Upon reaching Earth, old foes are confronted.
- 15. Hans Ludendorff: Discovery of the hidden Haldus Order Temple on Earth.
- 16. Haldus: Teleportation from Earth to the Haldus star system.
- 17. Trial: A trial is held in the Haldus star system, then the story concludes on the Moon.
Illustrations needed!
The Search for Kalid is being authored collaboratively.
Authors should read the Main meta page and use the meta pages to plan the story.
All pages for this story should be in Category:The search for Kalid
The story is a kind of mystery story; see The search for Kalid/meta/mystery.
There is a Timeline for events leading up the story inside the "Kalid" fictional universe.
There is a Story timeline for the events inside the story.
There is a page for biographical details about the characters.
Other fictional world details not found in the reader's glossary.
How the story was created
The metafile has all the meta information on one page.
Illustration project[]
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- A simple video for the beginning of the story: File:Flammis.ogg (Flammis nanobot clouds and their weird movement)
- Now that we can use videos, it would be fun to make a video such as one showing Set approaching Earth and then landing on the Moon.