New Wraeththu fic: Break Open the Massive Dark

Title: Break Open the Massive Dark
Rating: Adult (language, aruna, references to pelki)
Word count: 30,140
Pairings: Aleeme/Azriel, Aleeme/Yazdyar (OC from "Down the Whispering Well"), Azriel/Yazdyar
Disclaimer: I remain indebted to Storm Constantine's vivid and eloquent imagination for creating the beautiful, fey hara and the worlds in which they live. I'm gratefully playing in her sandbox.
Summary:

Now language escape, fugitive of forgiveness
Leaving as trace only circles of rust

~ "Drought," Vienna Teng

There are many casualties in the second assault on Ponclast that happens in The Shades of Time and Memory. This is a possible telling of Aleeme and Azriel's story after their liberation from Fulminir.

Author's Notes: Firstly, my huge thanks to my two betas, elfscribe5 and wiebke. You have both helped tremendously in making this story as polished as it is— and thanks for pushing me to write Cal! Hopefully there aren't any mistakes, but if any remain, they're mine. My gratitude also to persephone100 for being an advance reader and for sharing your enthusiasm and thoughts. One of my original characters makes reference to a Chickasaw legend; I found the story here initially.

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