This was a great story Mike, was quite happy to read, won't say too much in case of spoilers, but it's great to have ya back. :3

*Looks embarrassed* I just want you to know, not only have I prepared a dish of it, I'm heating up a full seven course meal of various dishes.
All featuring crow.
I want you to know I'm deeply deeply sorry for any and all messages I've given you since reading the story before this. Reading this story, wasn't just a bit of fun, it was a true experience. So I'm willing to suffer any blows you want to give me for the comments I made before. I know I deserve them.

That said, this is a wonderful story. Really amazing. There are times when I honestly wasn't sure if I could continue it, but I'm so glad I was wrong and read the whole thing. It is truly a great story, worthy of something out of, if not a series of short sci-fi novels, then at least top quality graphic novels.So I hope you can forgive me for what I said before, I accept the fact I was wrong. I was hurt and I said things I felt at the time in anger because of it, I hope we can make amends after this, or if nothing else, I hope you can forgive me some for how I reacted.

I was wrong. And I'm sorry.

Hot DAMN! That of one of the best reads I've seen in a while, I beg of you to keep up the good work!

Unbelievable. The shift from the comfort of the old days to the awkward crapsack world of this story and its predecessor is mind-boggling.

I skimmed through the horrible horrors of the evil ones and didn't bother to mentally picture the freaks of extraterrestrial extraction. Instead, I focused on the one familiar character, and his were the shining moments.

These stories together were an evocative experience, but I won't make a long comment even longer with the details.

The overall messages of the stories are well-delivered. It also helps that in the expository flashback early in the firt story, you recalled a couple of political points you've previously made that I took to heart.

I'm not very spiritual myself, but I encourage faith to some extent, and I see that the whole point is to bring light in any dark situation.

You still have a way with words.

Dammit! I just had to ruin that by misspelling "first!"

Did you know you keep misspelling "deity"? Even in a new species, though, it's good to have this version of you back.

Thanks, Mike.