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.
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 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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Speaking On Things I Know Nothing About
I said nothing on social media or here about the missing submersible. I have also said nothing about the situation in Russia.
Because I know next to nothing about either of those things. And I don’t want to clog up the conversation or distract people from the experts who DO know something about them.
It doesn’t mean I don’t care. It means I recognize these are topics too important for me to muse wildly about.
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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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Gardening And Beans
I LOVE growing green beans.
I don’t like eating them. (Fortunately, the Dear Wonderful Hubby loves eating them.) But I love growing them.
Why?
Because they grow quickly. They wrap themselves around things. Their leaves are big and wonderfully green. They flower early and often.
They’re an exciting plant to grow. (grins) I highly recommend them.
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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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Hiding Something Only A Friend Would Find
Grin and Mohini are seeking to hide the ‘gifts’ i.e. weapons they were given. They don’t want the enemy to find them. But they DO want beings they trust to be able to locate them, should anything happen to the two of them.
They settled on using their knowledge of the loved ones (in this case, Strive) to do this. They modify Strive’s design, knowing that would push him to investigate.
Which got me to thinking…how would a loved one signal to me where something might hidden?
I’d likely notice if something was out of order.
If books were shelved alphabetically, for example, yet there was one book that was misplaced.
Or if something was slightly off center. That would prompt me to straighten it. (grins)
What would grab your attention in a space?
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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 – Fireworks
Watching fireworks always inspires me to write really intense, action-packed space battle scenes.
The sounds of the fireworks detonating, the explosions, the colors, the falling to the ground of the ‘debris’ – it is all awesome muse food.
I usually get so wrapped up in imagining the scenes I forget to take photos of the fireworks. (sheepish grin)
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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 – Second Scene Of The First Chapter
I’m sharing scenes from the first chapter of Strive For Forever as we wait for its release on July 25th.
You can read the first scene of the first chapter here:
http://tasteofcyn.com/?p=10875
This week I’m sharing the second scene.
***
“He vowed to cover our backs.” Raw snorted.
“You’re surrounded by perimeter alarms.” Strive didn’t look upward. His systems relayed where his friends were situated. “Your backs are covered.”
“The perimeter alarms aren’t sufficient.” His warrior friend would never find any defenses adequate.
“They aren’t sufficient.” Grin surprised Strive by agreeing with Raw. His less-battle-eager friend lowered beside him. “The cracks in the simulated stone were intentional.” He touched one of the breaks in the material. “The vegetation will grow up the forest-facing walls and eventually conceal the structures from view.”
“You expect to be attacked.” Raw moved closer to them. His shadow fell over the seedling.
“A warrior I respect told me…one thousand, three hundred and ninety-two times.” Grin’s tone was dry. “To always expect an attack.”
Raw grunted.
The ass was pleased with himself.
The two of them did listen to him—Raw was the reason Strive had any warrior skills at all—but they didn’t always agree with him.
Strive had no interest in killing, in destruction. That stressed his systems. He preferred to create, to add to the universe, not take from it.
“We should tell them.” Grin’s female nudged her male. “They’re risking their lifespans by being here, and they deserve to know about it.”
“We processed there was danger.” Raw wrapped one of his arms around his female, partially shielding her from the unidentified peril with his body armor-clad form. “There are weapons in the warship. We could utilize those to defeat the enemy.”
“An outside attack isn’t the only danger.” Grin’s female mumbled that revelation under her breath.
Strive was a cyborg. He heard her. “You could be attacked from within.” He straightened and glanced toward the center of the settlement. Her kind was a threat. “They call you their guardians. Yet they’d damage you?”
“No. Never.” Grin’s female shook her head vehemently. “The Praecipuans can be trusted.” She looked at her male. “We should show them.”
“Are you certain you want to share that information?” Grin stood also.
“We need their help.” Grin’s female pursed her lips. “They can’t help us if they don’t know about our situation.”
“I don’t process what you’re talking about.” Raw gave voice to Strive’s bewilderment. “Do you process it?” He gazed at his female.
“I don’t have any inkling.” Raw’s female was as confused as they were. “But I’m hoping they’ll explain the situation.”
“We’ll show you the situation.” Grin grasped his female’s hand and led them around the structure. “Our domicile is in the center of the settlement.”
They headed in that direction.
“That’s the safest site for a domicile.” Raw gripped his female’s fingers also and followed them.
Strive trailed behind them. He was acutely aware of his unmatched status, and that clawed at his heart. He had always been out of spec. But now he was out of spec and lonely.
“The center of the settlement is the most protected location within it.” Grin’s modification of Raw’s statement was significant.
The domicile required extra defenses.
Strive perused the structure as they approached it. It appeared sturdy. Grin wouldn’t design a domicile that wasn’t durable.
Another set of perimeter alarms circled the building. Lights flashed and beeps sounded as Grin opened the door and they stepped over the threshold.
The interior was fully illuminated. There was a large central chamber with smaller chambers branching out from it. In the middle of that space was a water feature.
Strive approached it. At the base of the water feature were stones. Every second stone was engraved. He studied them. The design was his.
Except it had been altered slightly. He frowned. The flowers were the same. As were the twining vines. But there were five leaves on the first stone instead of the eight depicted in his fabrication, and the leaves on that stone were bigger.
His lips twisted. The modification damaged the composition.
He walked around the water feature. The third engraved stone hosted seven leaves. They were a similar size to his original piece. The fifth stone displayed nine leaves. Those leaves were the same size as his design.
The sequence then repeated. Five leaves. Seven leaves. Nine leaves. Five leaves. Seven leaves. Nine leaves.
Five leaves. Eight leaves. He stopped and gazed closer at that stone. It was set differently than the others. There was 0.9878 percent more space around it.
“You detected it immediately.” Grin moved beside him.
“You said he’d find it.” Grin’s female stood beside her male.
“It’s his design.” Grin shrugged. “That was an easy projection.”
“The modifications were intentional.” That eased some of Strive’s irritation. “You wanted me to find this stone.” He tilted his head, studying it.
***
Read the next scene (available July 10th) here:
https://tasteofcyn.com/?p=10879
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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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Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449
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Smashwords:
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – July 2
I started writing Intrepid Encounter, the fifth core story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing in November)! Woot!
I started the story in the wrong place. Of course. (eye roll) That’s my usual bovine sh*t. I have to insert a chapter or two before my original first chapter.
I also shared the first scene from Strive For Forever, the fourth core story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing this month!) this week. I can’t wait for you to read this story! I love it!
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Give someone who doesn’t expect it a compliment. Then give yourself a compliment also. You’re AWESOME and you deserve all the kind words!
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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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