New York City, Earth The day began like any other recent one: under the faint red glow of the force field covering the sky. When the field appeared months ago, without any warning, the entire world went into panic. Scientists[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Asgard Station, Null Zone It feels like ages since the last time the Vanguard had a proper meeting, although this one is quite unusual. Not only they are gathering in the Null Zone, but two of them are missing: Vesta[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swift Messenger starship Noriko Null is surrounded by friends and family, but it’s hard to concentrate on anyone in particular when her father Bob is bawling his eyes out while hugging her. <Don’t you ever, ever, ever scare me like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Erebus, Throne of Hades The King of the Underworld is, to put it mildly, not used to being surprised: unlike most of his fellow Olympian gods, he prefers to be prepared for anything. But even he couldn’t predict that, when[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Erebus, Stygian Galaxy The capital planet of the Underworld is perpetually engulfed in darkness, except for the green flames that sporadically illuminate its desolate landscape. The Swift Messenger is flying blind: no sensor can penetrate the darkness, and the ship’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Stygian Galaxy, 3 million light-years from Earth When he decided to help Noriko Null’s cause, the demigod Asclepius hoped to find new challenges for his immortal life. Now that he’s guarding the cryogenic casket holding Null’s dead body, while[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko Null knows she’s not in physical space, but she still feels out of breath. Her mind is in a simulated space that runs at a glacial speed, as if slowed down by the immense pressure of several billion years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Stygian Galaxy, 3 million light-years from Earth Persephone is on the bridge of the Swift Messenger, looking at its strange crew. She hasn’t changed one bit since the last time she met the Vanguard… same green hair, same metal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
90,000 light-years from Earth Being stuck on a ship surrounded only by gorgeous women isn’t the paradise that Max Black imagined, in no small part because all modern Amazons are androids. Without his powers, he doesn’t have any chance to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bridge of the Swift Messenger, 2 million light-years from Earth The Stygian Galaxy is still too distant to be clearly seen with the naked eye, and the ship’s sensors aren’t sensitive enough to pick up anything of note. It’s still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
