Raq

<p><em><strong>Lies that become truths...</strong></em><br><br>The Hlad are one race the only race beneath the Great Abyss. The great Fire King deemed it so when the Great Mother birthed the Fire King's children from the dry lake beds. All know of His power and scorn and praise Him with each rising so He may shine down gently and with kindness.<br><br>Warrior Class Lieutenant Raq of the Imperial Guard is a proud soldier an adoring father to his sons brave dutiful and honour-bound a devout servant of the Fire King. He is a true Hlad. But his faith is shattered when an alien craft crash-lands on Hlad from the Great Abyss.<br><br>One alien the Dayyid survives the horrible massacre that follows the crash. Imprisoned suffering from malnutrition and studied by the reptilian doctors and scientists he doesn't forget one of the creatures from the crash site. One who hesitated to kill.<br><br>Forced to live together Raq and the Dayyid learn to understand each other despite the language barrier. But when they learn of a threat to Earth they discover an almost unbelievable truth that unites them against the Hlad. The rest of Hlad must learn this truth and so too the rest of the universe.</p>