"Iron Echo" is a short story by SixSydes. It is the twelfth story in a collection called "Tales of Hayven Celestia," which was published in 2020. As I have already stated, this is a universe created by author Rick Griffin, in which he allowed many other people to write stories in.
This story surprised me in various ways. It was about a geroo uprising on board a ship against the krakun. It was not a unanimous uprising, so it was containing elements of geroo vs geroo. This was the most shocking part for me, because I rarely see the geroo as violent.
The thing about the geroo is that they tend to be a peaceful people who simply accept their lives as the slaves of the giant krakuns. They are not really naturally-born fighters. They make the best of things and do what they can to keep the peace with their evil owners.
The problem with this story is that only a portion of a geroo spaceship revolts, putting the ones who were just trying to live peacefully in danger. It was not all that well-planned also. This was a sort of hail-Mary shot to inspire others, and the chance of it working was slim. But big ideas like this can sort of take over the mind and inspire little people to do wild things.
Of the entire collection so far, this particular story was the most action packed. It was a break-neck war/battle scenario that never let up until the very last sentence. I was on the edge of my seat until the last moment. I loved it. It was engaging too, although I still always feel bad, seeing geroo in nasty situations. They are an extremely family-oriented race. But war is hell, as they say.
I recommend this story a whole lot. If you like exciting war action with drama, fighting, and guns, this is for you.
This blog was written on January 5, 2026.
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Most uprisings are exactly as they are in this story... and they typically end tragically. The German Peasants War 1524-1525 for example. The oppressed were winning at first... but when armored knights were sent in quell the rebellion, the pitchforks and hatchets of the peasants proved utterly useless. Tens of thousands of peasants were slaughtered and only a dozen or so knights. The oppressed were terrified into a submission that lasted centuries.
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