Eschaton by Deslea (R)

[wendelah1]

Fandom: THE X-FILES
Pairing/Characters: Knowle Rohrer/Shannon McMahon
Length: novel-length
Author on LJ: deslea
Author Website: Literatti: Fiction by Deslea
Why this must be read:

Eschaton is a four-part novel-length fic told from Knowle Rohrer's POV that provides a coherent and compelling backstory for the supersoldiers: why he and Shannon were created and by whom, how the other supersoldiers came to be. Deslea tells their story against the backdrop of the larger X-Files universe. Strange as it might sound, she humanizes these inhuman creatures, allowing us to understand and even empathize with them. In the process, she also makes The X-Files mythology appear better written than it really was.

The first time he saw Mrs Pendleton cry was when they were taken away for the tests.

He liked the tests. They measured how strong he was, and how much they could do to him to see if it would hurt. He was so proud of how much he could stand. Much more than those stupid drone Kurts, who sneered at him because he was strong and they weren't.

The discomfort was brief, and it was worth the beaming smiles. The first time they killed him and he stood right back up, the whole room applauded. They invited important people to watch, men in black business suits and green army suits and people with clipboards and even a man they said was the Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff knelt down and shook his hand and said, "You're going to be very important to us when you grow up, young man." He pinned a military recruitment button on Knowle and ruffled his hair. Knowle felt very special and very proud.

Read Eschaton. The link is to part one, links to the other sections are at the bottom of the page.

Comments

[deslea.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! :)

[wendelah1]

You're welcome. It's an excellent story.