It’s Sunday again, and time for Weekend Writing Warriors (click on the logo above) and Snippet Sunday (click on the logo below.) Today I’m posting 8 sentences from my first published book, Homecoming, available in all formats from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and iUniverse.
Last week, Roi admitted that the attack on Derik and Nik was not the first time he had an uncontrolled reaction, and he thinks he killed an overseer the first time. Now Derik is trying to explain to Roi what happened and why. Kharfun syndrome, by the way is a minor flu-like disease in humans which is paralyzing and eventually lethal if untreated in R’il’nians and some R’il’moids, and has left Roi totally paralyzed.
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“Roi,” Derik said, “what happened was a poltergeist reaction. They’re normal in crossbreds, especially around your age. It’s caused by the strength of esper powers increasing at a faster rate than the judgment necessary to control them, especially around puberty. The results can be pretty undesirable – as you demonstrated today – so esper children are normally blocked against using their abilities except in strictly limited self-defense. Then when they’re mature enough to use those abilities responsibly they’re taught to take over control of those blocks. I blocked Coryn when he was a baby, and his esper training for the last couple of years has mostly been on gaining control over those blocks. You got missed on the blocking, for the same reason you weren’t inoculated against Kharfun syndrome – nobody knew you were R’il’noid. Understand so far?
It’s an explanation, at least, but can they stop Roi from doing it again?
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Derik is doing his best to explain and reassure Roi, I wonder what he’ll make of that explanation?
Not so much the explanation as what comes next.
I’m doing my best to keep up with your fantastic fantasy. Terrific eight.
So’s Roi.
Always good to have an explanation! I like the idea that the training focuses on overcoming the blocks. Excellent excerpt!
Only Roi’s blocks are a problem.
Yeah I like that aspect of the training too. I’m supposing the explanation may help Roi feel a bit better, but he’s still got to live with the results of not being inoculated and not being blocked. Looking forward to next week’s excerpt!
Not being inoculated has left him paralyzed; the blocking?
Love your names for stuff — great imagination. I doubt he will be stopped, he’s a kid
But he wants to be stopped, and he’s actually pretty mature for his age.
I like the realism of this—knowing is half the battle, but only half. Roi still has to put in the effort. Nice!
He’s not the only one who has to put in an effort.
I think you had powers you’d just automatically want to use them. This blocking thing is probably hard.
Roi’s been conditioned from infancy that he’s be killed if anyone even suspected his abilities. Besides, he feels the feelings of others.
I’m getting only Roi’s blocks are problem. Roi still has to make the effort though. Enjoyed the snippet. You do know how to create in interesting world.
Oh, he has a lot more problems than that. Derry’s the one who’s worried about the blocks right now.
Very, very well written, Sue Ann. I like Roi’s history, and the reason he didn’t reveal his powers. Good book!
Glad you liked it, and thanks for the review.
I hope the explanation helps…he needs all the help he can get I think…
See next week.
Your world is so wonderfully thought out and detailed. It has really drawn me in.
My world is part of a whole universe.
Ooh, that explains a lot of things. I was wondering how, when there’s clearly a system in place for people like him, Roi got missed.
Poor kid, hope he’s not beyond treatment!
H probably would be if he weren’t trying.
Great detail. The explanation is woven in well. Love that the power is so great it has to be blocked! Nicely done.
Thanks. Roi was discovered because his son (he doesn’t know about that yet, but the reader does) threw an attacker though a wall when he was days old. Blocking was initiated to alter that to a mental scream for help.
Your explanation sounds so authentic, it doesn’t sound like fiction. I enjoy stories I can relate to and this feels very real. Great snippet.
I’ve always felt that the best scifi has a very authentic background. World building is important.