Matt Guice

Requiem Matt Guice

What exactly defines a Human?The dispute over the inheritance of the Elrido fortune, long stalled in Chancery Court by the powerful Mei dynasty, is finally brought before the highest court in the galaxy. The claimant from Wohlen's World is introducing not only evidence of his own lineage, but of the existence of the first intelligent species in the universe, other than mankind. These creatures call themselves "Humans," and they are telepaths, too. But are they Humans?The Mei-controlled media call them Magic Bunny Rabbits, and rail about the illegitimacy of their testimony, but the people of the galaxy are watching the events in court closely. Many are amused by the Magic Bunny Rabbit in court, the one called 'Laughs At Deepest Waters.'Many more are wondering what this implies for the future. The status quo is shaking, perhaps shifting dramatically, and the Republic may rise again. Is this Beakham's revenge?From beyond the grave, Beakham's voice is heard again, as memory stones are played, by Laughs At Deepest Waters, which tell the tale of this hero of Wohlen's World, and the tale of his battle with Natemvide Elrido, forty-three years after Hell-Fire Day, as they call the outbreak of the Cephalic Civil War on that lost colony world. These two battles, two centuries apart, could decide the fate of Humanity.