Saqqara, Egypt 2630 BC During the day, the construction site is always busy: hundreds of people transporting the blocks of stone that will one day become Egypt’s first pyramid. But tonight the place is eerily silent, illuminated only by the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
United Nations Headquarters Some days, Kayla Black wonders if subjecting herself to the treatment that gave her powers and made her Blue Star was really a good idea. Today is one of these days: Scarab is just toying with her,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dark Pyramid Quantum a.k.a. Max Black has seen better days. The African-American hero is in a dungeon, chained to a wall, and his powers aren’t working. The only company is his fellow teammate Torn, who is as useful at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The safe house, Manhattan Kari Zel winces as she touches the bandage on her stomach, and doctor Kalama immediately reprimands her for the action: <Don’t touch that, or the stitches will come off. It’s a pretty serious wound.> <I’ve had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dark Pyramid Kristen Lynn has put herself in dangerous situations before, but not anywhere near like this. She’s gone through a lot to get a scoop in the past, but nothing in her journalistic career has ever led her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
United Nations Headquarters, New York City The General Assembly is in chaos, even more than usual. Not only a black pyramid has descended from the sky and is currently hovering above the city, but the three people that came out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Operation Center, Null Tower This is the most secure room in the building, protected by multiple layers of security. Not to keep the people inside away from harm: they don’t need it, since they’re the most powerful persons on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City The building is known worldwide for being the headquarters of Earth’s most powerful company; pictures of its futuristic laboratories have been carefully leaked to the press in the past. What’s not generally known is that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City Dr. Catherine Kalama is normally a very calm person: it’s extremely rare to see her lose her temper, and it’s never on the job. But now she’s yelling at her only patient, Noriko Null, while[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Hellfire Chapel, Hell With the Pandemonium destroyed, this is Hell’s most prestigious building: a colossal hall, similar to an oversized version of a baroque church. The effects of the battle with Abyss are still visible, though, since the roof[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
