Space Highways The Awakened

Space Highways: The Awakened is the first arc of the SpaceHighway series.
Kira awakened in the thirtieth century after over a millennium-long sleep in cryopreservation… The enigmatic Aia, an alien of unknown origin, helps him out.
Follow Kira as he discovers new worlds and friends throughout the universe.

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The Awakened

February 27, 2017

A01 ~ The Rebirth of the Phoenix

Kira awakens disoriented in a different world in a different era. How will he adapt and survive? Find out more in The Rebirth of the Phoenix, first part.

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The Awakened

March 19, 2017

A02 ~ The Rebirth of the Phoenix II

The old Mitsubishi‘s revelation took everyone’s breath… Is Kira really the legendary Phoenix? What is with everyone’s reaction? What is going on?

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The Awakened

April 2, 2017

A03 ~ Flatmates

Kira finally becomes a legal citizen. He is still freeloading and occupies Aia‘s living room. Kira is reluctant, while Aia is happy that they are flatmates…
Unsure of what his future will look, he tries to adapt himself to the circumstances and the new world. How can he get through the day? And how will his relationship with the bluish alien develop?

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The Awakened

April 30, 2017

A04 ~ Space Cowboy Jim

Kira finally hits the space-highways! Happily, Jim, the Space Cowboy, takes him on one of his trips.
Being an Awakened, Kira has a lot to learn about space-cargo. Time to get a space-update.

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The Awakened

May 28, 2017

A05 ~ Base Station and Terraformers

Kira is confronted with the harsh reality of the real space stations. Even in the chaos, he will find some new friends. And, what are Terraformers? How do they work?

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The Awakened

July 14, 2017

A06 ~ The Queen and the Phoenix

A hungover Kira heads out with Aia on a haul. He said something to her last night completely drunk… What will happen between them?

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The Awakened

August 7, 2017

A07 ~ Troubled Hearts

Tensions are rising between Aia and Kira… Just before Kira's piloting exam… and Aia's behavior does not help him too much in preparing himself…

How will Kira survive, yet again, this day?

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The Awakened

August 20, 2017

A08 ~ The License

Finally, it is the moment of truth… Kira's exams begin. A long day awaits him with several tests. Still being agitated by Aia's behavior, Kira seems tense, let's hope he can calm down and concentrate on the exams, fingers crossed…

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The Awakened

September 17, 2017

A09 ~ SpeedKitty Enya

Kira accompanies the energetic half-Felii Enya on an express-haul.
He will be exposed to modern day female behavior and discover a secret the SpeedKitty holds.
What secret? Can he hold back? What about Aia?

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The Awakened

October 15, 2017

A10 ~ DSD

Kira is still accompanying the half-Felii Enya. A brawl just started, yet again…
Will Enya teach Kira the Dual Stick Drive she is so proud of? Or… Will she show even more?
Let’s find out in this chapter of SpaceHighway: The Awakened.

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The Awakened

December 17, 2017

A11 ~ Falcon

Kira finally gets his Falcon!
It will be a long and interesting day… Not to mention what he has learned in the past week…

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The Awakened

January 14, 2018

A12 ~ Cargo 1: R u Sirius?

Kira‘s first solo-haul! Finally! A ‘short’ hop to the Sirius-sector. What new things and species will he encounter?

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The Awakened

January 30, 2018

Extra 1 ~ A Day in the Museum

Aia and Kira visit the huge museum.
Kira is awestruck by all the changes and the history of what he missed while deep-frozen in his cryopreservation capsule.
So much to learn and to discover

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The Awakened

February 11, 2018

Ax1 ~ Xivaz, the Wigmez

NSFW Extra chapter for patrons

Private chapter of Xivaz and Kira alone, together.

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The Awakened

February 11, 2018

A13 ~ Cargo 8: The Space-Highways

Kira meets Jim on the mixed service station Scorpius-23 near Gliese 667 in the Scorpius constellation.
They tell stories about their experience on the Space-Highways.
Kira had some interesting experiences in the past week, and will surely experience more on the station.

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The Awakened

March 11, 2018

A14 ~ All Systems Down!

On his way to the constellation of Fornax, Kira’s truck becomes silent…
Desperation mounts even after help arrives and Kira is about to lose his temper.
Right on time, as usual, Enya appears to help him out, in more than one way…

Content warning

The Space Highways series contains and discusses the following topics:

Xenophobia and racism.
LGBTQ+ issues.
Male chauvinism and toxic masculinity.
Gender issues and Egalitarianism.
Partnerships and polygamy.
Interspecies relationships.
Matriarchy and Patriarchy.

The series also contains the following mature content:

Light nudity.
Light violence.
Strong language and Profanities.
Tobacco and drug use.

Extended editions also contain the following mature content:

Explicit sexual scenes.

Where am I? Why I was MIA for a long period

May 15, 2022 10:52

Dear friends, patrons, and readers,

I’m sorry for having gone MIA for such a long period. I’m ashamed for not keeping all of you but just my patrons informed. Today, I rectify this.

TL;DR: Work, studies, and volcanoes.

Status April 2020

April 12, 2020 12:10

Due to the mentioned circumstances in this post, I’ll be pushing back chapter B06 ~ Venus Beach until I have really finished it. Meanwhile, I’ll publish revisions, as suggested by my patrons.

	January 2023
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						1 New Free Chapter New Free Chapter January 1, 2023 •
2	3	4	5	6	7	8 Extra for patrons Extra for patrons January 8, 2023 •
9	10	11	12	13	14	15 New Patreon Chapter New Patreon Chapter January 15, 2023 •
16	17	18	19	20	21	22 Revision of published chapters Revision of published chapters January 22, 2023 •
23	24	25	26	27	28	29 New Free Chapter New Free Chapter January 29, 2023 •
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Space Highways The Awakened

Content warning

New September 15, 2020

Updated November 15, 2020

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Behind the scenes

The Random Encyclopedia

Aia’s apartment