The Sword of Sol Kahr

Fanfiction
Title:	The Sword of Sol Kahr
Author(s):	Jatona P. Walker
Date(s):	1989
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Star Trek: TOS
Relationship(s):	Kirk/Spock
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The Sword of Sol Kahr is a Kirk/Spock story by Jatona P. Walker.

It was published in the print zine Way of the Warrior #2.

Summary

"Kirk and Spock return to Vulcan after Kirk has a nightmare concerning Vulcanʼs ancient history and there they bond and fight a demon from the past to insure Vulcanʼs continuing survival."

Reactions and Reviews

This is a very well written and enjoyable established relationship story which starts with Kirk realising one night that something is wrong with Spock. He goes to his cabin and finds the Vulcan having a nightmare, which is very unusual as he does not usually dream at all. Once awake, he tells Kirk that Vulcan is once again being threatened by an ancient evil and it is up to them to defeat this evil as they did previously in another life long ago as two warriors Solkhar and Ishyi. Through what appears to be a mind meld between Kirk and Spock we see what happened both then and now and how these two warriors forged a bond which transcends time and space - and defeated the evil forces threatening the planet of Vulcan both then and now.

This is a very unusual take on the normal pre Reform Vulcan story in that we never really know for such if it is or is not a case of reincarnation - that is not the point of the story really - its up to the individual reader how they wish to interpret it. What does shine through, is the love between these two and how that echoes on in the present relationship between Kirk and Spock, irrespective of whether or not you think they are reincarnations of the two warriors depicted in a long ago adventure. However, there is a twist at the end when T'Pau arrives on the Enterprise and insists that Scott who has been left in command while Kirk and Spock are supposedly on "medical leave" allows her to visit Kirk and Spock.

I particularly liked this story for the way in which Kirk and Spock in both timeframes are portrayed so well, even in a very different environment, they are still both recognisable and believable.