The Chase Ryder Series: Complete Series: 1-3

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Chekhov's Gun: In Chapter 2, Chase discovers a pendant in the Councilman of Welfare's home, implied to be the "key" mentioned in the journal that will guide Chase to the way towards the Underground. The pendant also allows him to activate the machine-mechs and overwrite their commands, giving the resistance a potent and very powerful weapon against Trigg. Wham Episode: The last chapter shows the aftermath of the civil war and the set-up for Part 2: Revolution. Yud reveals to Whyte and Chase that the body Kyr found in Chapter 8 belongs to Trigg, who was on the receiving end of a Kill and Replace plot by the Regent and a doctor, the latter being the one to instigate the civil war in the first place as part of a test to see whether someone, implied to be either Yud or Chase, was up to snuff based on their "leadership ability" and that Phase 2 of the plan is about to begin. Downplayed. Discrimination against the beast-born boils down to them being unable to achieve high-ranking positions in Sector Ryst, and any beast-born not legally recognized in Sector Ryst is dragged to the Factory. If there's any verbal or physical abuse aimed at them, it's never brought up or shown in the story proper. At the very least, it's bad enough that Arlan was fighting for beast-born to have the same rights as human-born.

Amnesiac Hero: Like most of the residents in the City, Chase has no memories past the last two years of his life, having already undergone his Day of Age. Whyte also underwent hers a year before the start of the story, though unlike most, she managed to retain some of her memories. Not Using the "Z" Word: The animal-hybrid characters in the series are not referred to as "beastmen", "hybrids", or even "demi-humans" as they would in other fantasy settings. Instead, they're called "beast-born", though their apparent actual name is "Animan", a play on the words 'human' and 'animal'. Chase doesn’t want his best friend (and human lover) to feel left out. So he’s going to pay Ryder a visit... and bring one long, hard, and HOT present with him. Language: English Words: 13,563 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 11 Kudos: 10 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 1,408

After the End: Implied. The floating citadel the book takes place in is called the "Last City" and "Last Bastion of Mankind", while the rest of the world is seemingly called the Old World. And the Adventure Continues: The end of the first book has Chase leave for the Quarters, hoping to use the pendant to activate an elevator that will take him to Uptown Sector Ryst and hunt down Trigg before he can start a war against the City. Little Bit Beastly: The beast-born, as their name implies, are a category of sub-humans with animalistic features. Yud, the first beast-born Chase meets, has an extra set of ears atop his head. Fiery Redhead: Downplayed with Whyte. She has red hair, but she's not so gung-ho that she'll potentially risk her men and tribe in a fight. Future Imperfect: While the Last City is technologically advanced, having things such as synthetic flesh to replace skin damaged beyond repair and even nano-fibers to replicate muscle tissue, there's also the fact that the City's inhabitants all lose their memories at the age of 21.

Straz's actions are unfortunately those of betrayal, casting aside the Wrench Crew in favor of his plans to take over all of Sector Ryst — the working-class district of the Last City. Chase narrowly escapes death and awakens in the Slums, the underbelly of the City and home to the beast-born, a group of humans with bestial features. Yud, one of the faction leaders of the Slums, offers to help Chase return to Sector Ryst in exchange for his help in finding Arlan the Revolutionary, a Hope Bringer among the beast-born aiming to give beast-born as much power as their fellow human-born. Unfortunately for Chase, his timing could not be worse as the Slums are about to be engulfed in the beginnings of a war. Find the Cure!: In Chapter 9, Whyte explains she's also looking for the Underground, believing that any information stored there may help her restore the Slums. Laser-Guided Amnesia: Everyone who turns 21 loses all their memories. What causes this and why it happens are unknown, but it's become so ingrained in the city people treated it as an everyday occurrence. Chase himself underwent it two years ago, and Whyte Holiday from the Slums had her Day of Age a year ago. Unlike many of the City's inhabitants, however, she actually managed to retain some of her memories. Dead Person Impersonation: The Big Bad is revealed not to be Trigg, but someone assuming his appearance and starting the war in the Slums. The group doesn't realize this until after they've identified the real Trigg's rotting corpse in Inztyl.Even Evil Has Standards: The Regent is not happy to learn that Phase 2 of his and the doctor's plan will involve a very high death toll. Under City: The Slums is located beneath the Quarters, considered an official "sector" within the City and the place the beast-born call home. Originally serving as a production area and hosting several power plants, an unexplained meltdown occurred a hundred years ago and damaged several of the production facilities and power plants. Despite numerous problems, the beast-born managed to eke out a living and carved out little territories of their own, living under the protection of the "tribes" who control said territories.