Pii's Odyssey

Pii, is a fourteen year old young man from the planet Geano. He is drafted into battle, but as the battle begins, he is abducted off world along with his father and two close friends. Those of greater technology harvest humanoids from planets when conflict is to occur. They justify such action as saving lives. Pii ends up on Eratica, the center of the known Omniverse. There Pii is sold as a slave to Hydrainia’s large mining operation. He is forced to operate a large vacuum devise that mines desired metals, crystals and gems from the core of any moon, planet or dead star. Each new miner is fitted with a communication ring that can translate trillions of languages, but most slaves only are allowed the languages they need. On Pii’s crew are Hauc and Jar from Mechlidice known as Mechlidites they have deep brown skin standing close to 9 feet tall. There are two others from Geano Neer and Faaw, commonly called Geanoians. Geanoians have gray skin, and they have jet black hair like the Mechlidites, but they grow even taller. But Pii is the shortest at 9.2 feet tall. Pii’s roommate is Gon from Acolayd, he has green colored skin with spots, and he has no hair but has a short stubby tail. These humanoids only wear loin cloths so that nothing interferes with their tails. Acolayds grow to be 8 feet tall. The last two members of the crew are Rip from Jobi a neighboring Planet to Eratica. He as cream-colored skin and brown hair, and he looks like the majority of Humanoids seen around the Omniverse. Jar is referred to as a Jobian and stands at almost 6 feet. The last member of the crew is only known as #386, he is Masseggarian from LaMeria, the oldest of the crew. He has light blue skin with stripes, and he is shorter than Rip. Poe grew up with Pii and was the village tomboy and loved physical challenges. Poe’s life takes another journey. She is taken by mistake because this harvesting order was for men only, but since she was dressed as a young male warrior, she too was taken to Eratica but on discovering she was a female she is take to the family and guest services, another one of Hydrainia’s operations. There she is trained to be a gracious host as an indentured servant. Poe is the tallest trainee Hydrainia has ever seen, she is 10.5 feet tall and quickly becomes a novelty not only by her features and beauty but by her physical abilities and skill with a weapon. Poe trains for 2 years on Eratica and is purchased by the Dinglaar Dynasty. For Duke Xrene Dinglaar once he saw Poe, had to have her. He takes her home where his family falls in love with Poe, especially the children. She quickly becomes more than an indentured servant. She is brought on business trips and soon is recognized as a true asset to Duke Xrene. She travels through space, visiting many different worlds. Besides, the Duke has one of the fastest ships known throughout the Omniverse, it can easily travel over 500 light years an hour flying through a universe in a matter of hours. She is introduced to even wealthier families than the Dinglaars. As Poe grows and develops into a striking young woman, Xrene is constantly approached by suiters for Poe, but she is only 18 years old and has no interest is such proposals. But she watches the oldest daughter of Xrene marry and how in love Kiasus is with Prince Kade form Pikaria. Later she meets Aakeem Kabbella from WoSaan, who is part of the largest family-owned conglomerates (Dynasties) ever known. Besides AaKeem is over 10 feet tall, almost as tall as Poe and her thoughts on marriage start to change. Paan has been Pii’s best friend since he could remember, but for Paan, his fate takes yet another path. Due to his size and muscle mass, he is auctioned off as a Gladiator. On Eratica, he trains for over 2 years to become a famous gladiator like his father. Yes, his father Escairon Tossika, the famous grey warrior, entered the deathmatch competition shortly after arriving on Eratica. But his father is injured, and even after being placed in a rejuvenation chamber, he still feels pain and simply disappears from the fighting circuit. Paan becomes obsessed with finding his father. Paan takes his time moving up through the non-lethal competitions constantly improving his skills with the blade. He eventually enters the deathmatch league to be able to earn more money or Omniverse Credits (OC’s). He too, like his father, wants to purchase his freedom and earn enough money to find his father. Paan has many battles and develops signature moves due to his size and ability. His weapon of choice is an 8-foot sword where he usually finishes his matches within the first 2-4 minutes. His fame is growing exponentially. There are times when Paan experiences close calls that make him rethink everything he is trying to do, but he must find his father. As a miner Pii is introduced to the Eternals, beings of pure energy. They can produce extreme amounts of heat. They do not sleep, or eat, and they cannot be killed. Hydrainia hires them to power their mining equipment. The main incentive for eternals to work for Hydrainia is the payment in cooldinium. Cooldinium cannot be melted or destroyed. It must be formed at extremely cold temperatures. Eventually Pii escapes being a mining slave but is captured by the infamous Madds the Marauder. A gorgeous pirate that pilferages whenever opportunity presents itself. Pii is sold as a gladiator, but within a year, he is sold again. This time to the man Pii hates the most. Through all of this, the key person in this volume is Massadar, the one who has traveled the expanse of space more than any other person known on Eratica.