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This is the story of Richard Ben Riddick, not the sci-fi character of old earth era, but a real flesh and blood human being. This story will be told in parts, as seen through the eyes of Richard and the first part starts in 816 AS: 816 AS - The early years Growing up on Orestes was fun. And dangerous. But when you are a small boy of 12 or 13, the word 'danger' leads to more exploration, more questions, more of everything that makes parents prematurely gray. 'Hey Rich, let's go see if we can fin…

816 AS - War 'Did you hear the news? The NOMADS have attacked XII' Everyone in the classroom was suddenly talking at the same time. 'QUITE!' Mr Davies tried in vain to restore order. 'Pack up all your books neatly and put then in your lockers. The school will be shut from this afternoon and instructions for re-opening will be posted on the town hall notice board' Grabbing his rugsack, Richard stormed for the door and ran to his peddycycle. He saw Zaina as she exited her classroom and changed di…

816AS - Helios Standing with his back to the fire, Richard felt the heat through the thick overcoat and on the back of his legs. With the hood pulled low over his face to protect him from the wind, he peered out into the gloom where the bright spotlights of the landing pad illuminated the ships standing there. Well, not so much standing as laying and not so much landing as crash-landing. After the loss of the planetary landing rings on Orestes and the destruction of most of the village, the dec…