{"id":5043,"date":"2024-07-18T19:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/?page_id=5043"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:33:13","slug":"the-changeling-game-splash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/fan-fiction\/the-changeling-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changeling Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-250x400.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-250x400.png 250w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-500x800.png 500w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-125x200.png 125w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-768x1229.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-550x880.png 550w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-113x180.png 113w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game-313x500.png 313w, https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/The-Changeling-Game.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><br\/> &nbsp; <\/div>\r\n\r\n<span data-post-id=\"5040\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-5040 \"><p><b>Synopsis:<\/b> A young woman who successfully escaped her past for five years discovers that time has run out for her. Now it\u2019s back with a vengeance, dragging her back to a period of her life she\u2019s tried to forget.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Riddick has spent a year trying to locate the girl he once knew as Jack B. Badd, and learn why a woman named Kyra had claimed to be her. Now that he's found his Jack, however, the mystery has only deepened.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Two girls, Jack and Kyra, from completely different worlds and lives, crossed paths and ran away together. One disappeared and the other stepped into her place. How and why that happened may be tangled up with the secret of how to finally take control of the Necromongers... or it may open a door to an even darker mystery.<\/p><\/span>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small>This story was formerly called <i>Identity Theft<\/i><\/small><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Category:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-genre\/#fiction\">Fan Fiction<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Fandoms:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-fandom\/#pitch-black\"><i>Pitch Black<\/i> (2000)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-fandom\/#cor\"><i>The Chronicles of Riddick<\/i> (2004)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-fandom\/#df\"><i>The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury<\/i> (2004)<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Series:<\/b> 1 of Many \u2019Verses<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>Challenges:<\/b> None<\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Rating:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-rating\/#rated-x\">X<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>Orientation:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-orientation\/#het-plot\">Het (Plot)<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Pairings:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-pairing\/#riddick-jack\">Riddick\/Jack<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Warnings:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#adult-situations\">Adult Situations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#controversial-subject-matter\">Controversial Subject Matter<\/a> (Suicide, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Mental Illness, Human Experimentation), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#harsh-language\">Harsh Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#explicit-sexual-content\">Explicit Sexual Content<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#graphic-violence-gore\">Graphic Violence \/ Gore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#death\">Death<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#murder\">Murder<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Number of Chapters:<\/b> 93<\/p> \r\n\r\n<p><b>Net Word Count:<\/b><span data-post-id=\"5933\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-5933 \"><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34a18_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34a18\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\"><sup><i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\" style=\"color:#243a68;\"><\/i><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34a18\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-yes\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%);color:#D9ECFB;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:300px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\"><\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">Net word counts exclude title pages, tables of contents, chapter headings, original post date medatata, and \u2014 in the case of Lyric Wheel stories \u2014 song information and lyrics. 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Afterwords and chapter notes are treated as part of a text\u2019s overall body.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34a18_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%)\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span><\/span> 411,335<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Total Word Count:<\/b><span data-post-id=\"5931\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-5931 \"><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34b53_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34b53\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\"><sup><i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\" style=\"color:#243a68;\"><\/i><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34b53\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-yes\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%);color:#D9ECFB;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:300px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\"><\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">Total word counts include all text present in the ebook file, excluding page numbers where those are actively present.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a5ab2ae34b53_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%)\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span><\/span> 415,471<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Story Length:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-story-length\/#epic\">Epic<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>First Posted:<\/b> September 5, 2004<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Last Updated:<\/b> April 27, 2025<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Status:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-status\/#complete\">Complete<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='6a5ab2adbe6464018364836' value='6a5ab2adbe6464018364836'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-6a5ab2adbe6464018364836' value='WARNING: FICTION WITH AN \u201cX\u201d RATING IS NOT FOR MINORS. 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By clicking on this link to access the story, you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or older, and that this content is not illegal in your place of residence.<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-6a5ab2adbe6464018364836' ><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/read-online\/the-changeling-game\/\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"\">Read the Story Online<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><div class=\"post-views content-post post-5052 entry-meta load-static\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-views-label\">Read<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">93<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div> Times<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 5px\"><b><u>Download to your E-Reader:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=5223\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"The Changeling Game (ePub)\" >Download the .epub File<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_count\"><span class=\"sdm_count_number\">693<\/span><span class=\"sdm_count_string\"> Downloads<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=5224\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"The Changeling Game (mobi)\" >Download the .mobi File<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_count\"><span class=\"sdm_count_number\">629<\/span><span class=\"sdm_count_string\"> Downloads<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 5px\"><b><u>Download for printing:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=5225\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"The Changeling Game (PDF &#8211; A4)\" >Download the A4 PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_count\"><span class=\"sdm_count_number\">745<\/span><span class=\"sdm_count_string\"> Downloads<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><div align=\"center\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=5226\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"The Changeling Game (PDF &#8211; LTR)\" >Download the LTR PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_count\"><span class=\"sdm_count_number\">694<\/span><span class=\"sdm_count_string\"> Downloads<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr\/>\r\n\r\n<span data-post-id=\"5041\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-5041 \"><p><small>The characters and events of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0296572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Chronicles of Riddick<\/i><\/a> are \u00a9 2004 Universal Pictures, Radar Pictures, and One Race Films; Written and Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0878638\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Twohy<\/a>; Based on characters by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0003117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0923646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Wheat<\/a>; Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0472256\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Kroopf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0004874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vin Diesel<\/a>. The characters and events of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0407658\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury<\/i><\/a> are \u00a9 2004 Universal Cartoon Studios; Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0161285\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Chung<\/a>; Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1269404\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brett Matthews<\/a>; Story by David Twohy; Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1074691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Kafka<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1479531\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jae Y. Moh<\/a>. The characters and events of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0134847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Pitch Black<\/i><\/a> are \u00a9 2000 USA Films, Gramercy Pictures, and Interscope Communications; Directed by David Twohy; Screenplay by Ken and Jim Wheat and David Twohy; Story by Ken and Jim Wheat; Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0257259\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Engelman<\/a>. This work of fan fiction is a transformative work for non-commercial entertainment purposes only, with no claims on, nor intent to infringe upon, the rights of the parties listed above. All additional characters and situations are the creation of, and remain the property of, Ardath Rekha. eBook design and cover art by <a href=\"https:\/\/laraklaber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LaraRebooted<\/a>, incorporating a publicity still of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0341587\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhiana Griffith<\/a>\u2019s performance in the short film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YR3m73SIWx8&ab_channel=IFSSSydney\">Julia<\/a>\u201d (\u00a9 2008 <a href=\"https:\/\/lucadsphotography.tumblr.com\/\">Luca DS<\/a>; Written and Directed by Luca DS, International Film School Sydney); a publicity still of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1111968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexa Davalos<\/a> from <i>The Chronicles of Riddick<\/i>; an eclipse photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/astrographix_visuals-2249158\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AstroGraphix Visuals<\/a>, a cube graphic created by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/magiksolo-29264138\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Majiksolo<\/a>, and nature photography by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/ncsmnd-18882607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cosmin Nedelcu<\/a>, all licensed via <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixabay<\/a>; a hand photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@cottonbro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cottonbro Studio<\/a>, licensed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pexels<\/a>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffonts.net\/Medusa.font#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medusa<\/a> font from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffonts.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FFonts<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/fontmeme.com\/fonts\/times-new-normal-font\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times New Normal<\/a> font from <a href=\"https:\/\/fontmeme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Font Meme<\/a>; and background graphics \u00a9 1998 Noel Mollon, adapted and licensed via Teri Williams Carnright from the now-retired Fantasyland Graphics site (c. 2003). This eBook may not be sold or advertised for sale. If you are a copyright holder of any of the referenced works, and believe that part or all of this eBook exceeds fair use practices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/contact-me\/\">please contact Ardath Rekha<\/a>.<\/small><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\"><small><i>Rev. 2025.04.27<\/i><\/small><\/p><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&nbsp; This story was formerly called Identity Theft Category: Fandoms: Pairings: Warnings: Adult Situations, Controversial Subject Matter (Suicide, Self-Harm, Sexual Abuse, Mental Illness, Human Expe","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":240,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bgseo_title":"\u201cThe Changeling Game\u201d by Ardath Rekha","bgseo_description":"Two girls, Jack and Kyra, crossed paths and ran away together. 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