Boreas, 30,000 light-years from Earth Noriko Null looks at herself in the mirror, examining the ceremonial clothes she’s wearing. <I look ridiculous.> she complains, even though this is what she was wearing at her own coronation as the Mortal Co-Empress…[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Boreas, 30,000 light years from Earth The coronation of a new monarch is a big deal for the Lar people. According to tradition they have the oldest government of any currently existing species. The historical record is anything but solid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Imperial Palace, Midgard City, Earth Officially, this meeting is not taking place: the Mortal Empress should consult with the Olympian Senate before discussing war. But now Noriko Null is one of the only three mortals in the room where an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Imperial Palace Megalopolis, 52,000 light-years from Earth The planet has adapted quickly to its new role as de facto capital world of the Olympian Empire. The technology of the Imperial Palace has been quickly upgraded to be able to communicate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City Despite the fact that she rarely lives here, Noriko Null still considers the Tower her real home. Maybe it’s because it’s the closest thing to a normal environment that is still part of her life,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bridge of the N01-Ragnarok Once the battle is over and the leftover energy has been swallowed by the black hole that used to be the Vulcan Forge, the ship is eerily quiet. <Is it over? Did we win?> Quantum eventually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Boreas, 30.000 light-years from Earth Things usually change very slowly in the Winter Kingdom, if they ever do. New kings and queens rule for centuries, or at the worst a couple of decades. Now they’ve gone through three separate rulers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Myridia, 50 light-years from Earth Cathedral Of The Holy Slayer, Null City Time seems to slow down to a crawl. The woman called Skorpios wields the Manifold, the Drylon device that grants her complete control over space itself: if she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Myridia, 50 light-years from Earth Cathedral Of The Holy Slayer, Null City The cathedral is the holiest place of the Church of Null, and the center of worship of the fastest growing religion in the history of the Galaxy. Built[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a mountain on top of a world that doesn’t exist. It’s the chosen domain of a man who has been dead for centuries. The man calling himself the Monk is currently a child, floating in mid-air on top of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…