The First Chapter Of Strive For Forever
I shared the first chapter of Strive For Forever here.
It is slightly different than the final first chapter. (sheepish grin) Yes, I changed it a bit. A wee bit. Okay. More than a wee bit. I added a few paragraphs, explaining a past event.
So you should re-read the first chapter when you receive the full story.
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Muse Food – Structures In Disguise
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I passed this ‘waterfall’ in Japan.
As you likely noticed, the top of it is flat. The ‘rocks’ appear like they’ve been cut directly across.
Because they aren’t rocks.
This is a dam and it originally looked very much like a dam. The surface of it was smooth concrete and was colored a uniform, unnatural gray.
And it was VERY ugly. It didn’t blend into the wonderful greenery around it.
It looked like something the Humanoid Alliance would build.
The dam was recently resurfaced to resemble rock. It looks more natural and blends more into its surroundings. It is something Grin might design.
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Strive For Forever – Fourth Scene Of The First Chapter
Strive For Forever, the fourth core story in the Cyborg Unity series, releases next week! Woot!
Today, I’m sharing the fourth and final scene from the very first chapter.
You can read the first scene here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=10875
***
“Fraggin’ hole.” Raw was oblivious to his state. “Is that another weapon?” He delved his right hand into the space to grab the pack.
“It’s mine.” Strive pushed his friend away from his prize.
“It isn’t yours, you malfunctioning bag of bolts.” Raw shoved him back. Harder. “This isn’t a pretty rock or an interesting splatter of mud. Weapons are my domain.”
“Stop it.” Grin propelled both of them away from opening. “The contents of the pack were given to us to guard, not to utilize.” He extracted the pack from its hiding place. “In order to properly protect them, we need to process what they are and who might be searching for them. Which is where your expertise is required, Raw.”
Grin opened the pack.
The tantalizing scent intensified. The aroma teased Strive’s nostrils and drove him completely wild. He was overwhelmed with the primitive need to take, to claim, to move the pack far away from anyone and everyone.
“Mine.” He grabbed the pack and turned his back to his friends, hunching over his newfound treasure, protecting it.
“What has gotten into you?” Raw circled Strive. His friend stared him. “You’re acting like…me.”
Raw’s female grinned.
“Strive isn’t you.” Grin’s forehead furrowed. “There’s only one thing or one being I can process that would make him act that way.”
“One being.” Raw repeated those two words. “Ohhh…” His eyes widened. “You’ve found your genetic match.”
“Strive has found an object belonging to his genetic match.” Grin’s expression turned grimmer. “That doesn’t mean he’ll locate that being.”
“All the objects in the pack were stolen by the Humanoid Alliance.” Grin’s female’s tone was equally solemn. “My kind’s guardians died trying to stop that from happening. Others might have died also.”
“My being is alive.” A wildness gripped Strive. She or he had to be alive. He peered into the pack. One of the objects it contained would lead him to the being he was fabricated to protect, to care for, to create a future with.
He grasped the first object. It was a glowing dagger.
“Careful.” Grin’s female hovered closer to him. “We don’t know the powers of the objects or what activates those powers, but Euryale, the being who gave the pack to us, cautioned they were dangerous.”
Strive brought the dagger up to his nose and breathed deeply. The scent clung to it.
But it was less intense than the aroma wafting upward from the pack.
His genetic match could’ve handled it briefly. It hadn’t belonged to her or him.
He passed the dagger to Raw.
“The Humanoid Alliance Commander we…encountered mentioned a magical glowing dagger.” Raw’s female touched the blade. “He said it belonged to a Valkyrie. And she wanted it back.”
“Fraggin’ hole.” Grin cursed. “We aren’t prepared to battle a Valkyrie. They’re some of the best warriors in the universe. And it’s nearly impossible to kill them.”
Strive didn’t care about battles or Valkyries. His focus was on locating his being.
He extracted the objects one by one, smelled them, passed them to Raw.
Until all he was left was the empty pack. The appealing scent originated from it.
He caressed the interior, the handles. The pack had once belonged to his being. His genetic match had touched it, possessed it.
Resolve filled Strive. He had to meet with him or her. “You were given this by a being named Euryale.” That name felt good on his tongue. “Where is this Euryale located?”
Grin exchanged a look with his female. “She was situated on Keid 9, a Humanoid Alliance-controlled planet, when we met with her. But—” He took a ragged breath. “—there’s only a 2.3764 percent probability she’s alive, Strive.”
“She’s alive.” She had to be alive. He couldn’t come so close to finding her and not see her, hold her, claim her.
The universe wouldn’t be that cruel.
Except Strive had witnessed it was that cruel. Again and again.
Despair swept over him. His systems strained.
“Find the calm.” He repeated that mantra and centered his processing on the decadent scent swirling around him. His anguish dissipated. A warmth flowed through him. His emotional system stabilized.
“When we met with Euryale, she was serving as a host to a powerful deity.” Grin’s female’s voice was soft. “She’s human, and that was killing her. Euryale was resigned to death, was almost cheerful about it. And then, when we escaped, a different deity was freed from its container. As we ran to our ship, it was killing the Humanoid Alliance beings, crashing their vessels, crushing their structures. The likelihood of her surviving that violence is—”
“She’s alive.” Strive jutted his jaw. The alternative was unprocessable. “And I will retrieve her.”
Or he would die trying.
She was his future, his hope, his calm. He had to save his female.
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – July 16
I’m continuing to work on the first draft of Intrepid Encounter, the fifth core story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing in November). I love this story already and I think you’ll love it also!
I shared the third scene of Strive For Forever this week. The fourth and final scene in the first chapter will be shared tomorrow. Woot! That means release day is almost here.
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Be kind to yourself. Give yourself a little treat like a new-to-you book or a decadent piece of chocolate. Say kind words to yourself. You look amazing and you ROCK! (more hugs)
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Strive For Forever And Adam
Euryale, the heroine of Strive For Forever, refers to the lifeforce inhabiting her form as Adam. She believes she gave the entity that name. He didn’t volunteer it.
Because I suspect, being all powerful, he ‘helped’ her come up with Adam. Adam is super controlling. He would only allow his host to call him by a name he approved.
The Adam I always think about, when I hear that name, is the Adam in the Bible, the first man on Earth according to Christian religions.
Adam, in Strive For Forever, likes to be thought about as being ‘first’ also – first in his host’s thoughts, first in any hierarchy, first on the list of most powerful entities.
(grins)
Yes, he is VERY secure about his self-worth…and he has a right to be that way. He IS extremely powerful.
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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The Bell Peppers Have Been Sacrificed
Most of the bell peppers have been nibbled to nothing by slugs and insects and other wildlife.
That is sad on one hand. The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I grew the bell peppers from seed, starting them in the basement grow station. The Awesome Mom-In-Law took care of them while we went on a 3 week vacation. They were pretty and had huge shiny green leaves and they looked strong.
And now, they’re dead.
But on the other hand, this means there were slugs and insects and other wildlife to eat them. (smiles) Part of our goal is to create a backyard that supports critters, that critters thrive in.
And we did that! Slugs are a valuable part of the ecosystem. They munch on dead plants and fallen branches and they improve the soil. They’re doing well in our backyard.
We’ll buy a box of bell peppers from a local farmer. (shrugs) That is an easy solution.
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Strive And Not Having To Earn Income As An Artist
One thing that I love about Strive, the artist hero of Strive For Forever, is, because he’s a cyborg, he doesn’t have to earn an income. He can create anything he wishes and not have to worry about the financial consequences.
That’s so fraggin’ freeing. And I hope for that for all artists.
His big wish, however, is that his art is understood and appreciated.
Which is a completely different challenge. (grins)
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Muse Food – Shells And What We Leave Behind
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this awesome shell on a beach during our most recent visit to Japan. It is almost the size of my palm.
And it made me think…
What would I physically leave behind?
What would my cyborgs and their genetic matches leave behind? Not only their legacies and their offspring but the physical things. The structures built, in Grin’s case. Or the art created, in Strive’s case.
What would YOU leave behind?
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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Strive For Forever – Third Scene Of The First Chapter
The countdown to the release day for Strive For Forever continues!
I’m sharing the third scene from the first chapter this week.
You can read the first scene here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=10875
***
“I wanted only you to find it.” Grin nodded. “No one else. Especially not the Humanoid Alliance.” They all hated their manufacturers. His peace-preferring friend was no exception to that. “If something happened to me.” That if cast a chill around Strive’s heart. “I projected you would come here with Raw, and the two of you would locate it.”
“You projected that correctly.” Raw and Raw’s female rejoined them.
“What are you hiding?” Strive ran his fingers over the stone. There was a slight grove on the surface. He pressed it.
The stone slid forward, revealing a storage space. In that storage space was an object wrapped in purple fabric.
He reached for it.
“Don’t touch it.” Grin’s female blocked his hands. “Not unless you absolutely have to. It has… powers.”
“It’s a weapon.” Raw’s eyes gleamed with interest. Their warrior friend viewed everything as a potential weapon.
Grin’s head dipped. “It can be a weapon.”
Raw had been correct.
Strive rolled his eyes. They would never hear the end of that.
“What does it do?” The male nearly vibrated with excitement.
“It’s a source of life, a gift, and it saved my kind.” Reverence and gratitude softened Grin’s female’s voice. “But if it is wielded improperly, it could destroy the universe.”
“It must be protected.” Grin wrapped one of his arms around his female.
That explained the extensive defenses they’d erected around the settlement and around their domicile.
Strive’s friend and his female were not only protecting her kind. They were protecting a mysterious weapon. And the universe.
“Who is aware of this weapon?” Raw’s processors had shifted to battle and to potential foes.
“We retrieved it from a Humanoid Alliance facility.” Grin relayed that news. “And we utilized it there.” His expression turned bleak.
His female appeared as grim as he did.
Beings must have died when they’d wielded the weapon. Strive’s friend disliked killing as much as he did.
“Frag. I wish I could have seen that.” Raw was a different type of being.
“No. You don’t wish to see that.” Grin’s female didn’t process how much the warrior enjoyed battle. “And the gift wasn’t the only object we retrieved.”
She pressed the top of the stone again. It slid back into place.
“Don’t show them.” Grin spoke to his female. “Strive will find the objects.” His friend said that with a confidence Strive didn’t share.
He hadn’t detected anything else unusual on his first scan of the chamber.
His second scan was slower, more detailed.
He focused on the objects sporting his designs.
Which were many. His friend had decorated his home with Strive’s art.
That pleased Strive. Tremendously.
The beams over their heads were engraved with images of the constellations as seen from the Cyborg Homeland. They were true to the designs he’d fabricated.
The floor tiles sported images of interesting rocks and streams he’d visually captured. The colors had been changed to shades of brown. But that was the only variance.
The wall panels were so lightly etched that at first glance they appeared devoid of decoration. The images were of plants.
Every vegetation depicted were equipped with defenses. The blooms of the Taphao Thung 2 fire bushes sketched on one panel exuded toxic spores. The giant leaves of the Brahen Base plant featured on another panel snapped shut when touched, trapping prey in their grips. The thorns of the Lipperhey 76 rose displayed on a third panel could pierce the toughest body armor.
Those thorns were upside down. Strive moved toward that panel.
His friend’s grin relayed he’d found the second hiding spot.
He skimmed his fingers over the panel. There were no unusual dips in the metal.
Stepping back, he perused the wall again.
The thorns were upside down.
Upside down.
On impulse, he felt along the edges of the panel. He located a fingerhold on the side and tugged. Nothing happened. He tried to rotate it. The panel moved.
Strive spun the image until the thorns faced in the correct direction. A click sounded, and the panel shifted to the right, revealing a compartment. That small space held a pack.
He leaned forward and a wave of scent hit him. It was a bombardment of beauty in vapor form, and it nearly knocked him off his booted feet.
Strive staggered and gripped the wall for support. His cock hardened. Desire rushed through his circuits. He saw bursts of colors—reds, greens, yellows, blues—but his processors communicated they didn’t truly exist.
The fragrance was pure inspiration. He breathed deeply, filling his nostrils and his soul with that sweet mixture, a combination of lust and wanting flavored with a hint of forever.
His auditory and visual systems fluctuated. His systems threatened to shut down.
***
Read the next scene (available July 17th) here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=10881
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – July 9
I’m continuing to work on the first draft of Intrepid Encounter, the fifth core story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing in November). Stars. The Valkyrie is fierce. (grins) I LOVE her.
I shared the second scene from Strive For Forever, the fourth core story, this week. The countdown to release day continues!
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Lick some ice cream (or equivalent). Lie down directly on the ground (safely – look for ticks afterwards). Stare up at the sky and wonder at its vastness. The universe is huge and we’re fortunate to be in it.
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Strive For Forever
This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.
Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host body and is slowly draining her energy.
Soon, she’ll die.
Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.
Her plans do NOT include a smoldering-hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.
While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.
The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.
There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.
And she is in danger.
Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.
Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.
***
Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features an inspired cyborg, a joke-cracking scientist, and an all-powerful deity with plans of his own.
Pre-order Today:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272
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