The Cycles of Revelation Series

The Medellan Conspiracy: Election Day (A Queer Sci-Fi Thriller)

Episode 86: Election Day finally arrives, bringing with it new problems.

Grayson Bell
Prism & Pen
Published in
7 min readJul 25, 2024

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The next several hours were a whirlwind, and Jevan and Ardyn did their best to stay out of the way. With information from the rebels, General Nahdi and the Athla’naa made coordinated strikes against several of the Society of Sevens’ strongholds.

Andreesen was adamant that they only use rahn’kala to stun the members of the Sevens fighting against the revolution. “We must show them more mercy than they showed us, or we’re no better than they are.”

It was all over by the evening before the election. The entire operation was broadcast across the planet thanks to the cloaked probes that were still in place. The hope was that watching the action for themselves would help sway those who still sided with the Sevens.

Most of the Sevens’ leadership had been arrested, but Euridice and some of her most loyal followers disappeared, including Amundsen. That was concerning, but with the election still scheduled to happen the next day, there wasn’t much they could do.

Fleet Commander Aramys had recently arrived with the fleet that now surrounded Med’nor…

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Grayson Bell
Prism & Pen

An autistic, gay, transgender man writing queer fiction and about LGBTQ issues, focused on the transgender community. (He/Him) http://graysonbell.net/