Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia Max Black has been working as the superhero Quantum for about twenty months: by now he knows that when he receives Noriko’s telepathic call through the Neural Transmitter, he should expect anything. After reaching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City The morning starts as usual: Noriko Null is sitting on the couch of the Operation Center, drinking a cup of espresso and working through a couple dozen holographic screens of charts, mathematical formulas and blueprints.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Island, Pacific Ocean The room is silent. There is only one person there, surrounded by a dozen holographic screens which are the only source of light except the faint glimmer of silver eyes. They belong to a nineteen year[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Moscow, Russia The limousine stops in front of Spaso House, the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Russia. The motorcade that preceded it and the number of journalists suggest a state visit, even though the ambassador isn’t in the car.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lower decks of the Supreme Scorpion, 2000 light-years from Earth Vesta opens the door to the spaceship’s engine room. Most of the space is occupied by the giant reactor that powers the ship and allows it to travel much faster[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Island, Pacific Ocean Laceration is near the shore, knee deep in the ocean, exercising her use of the energy whip. Her father Torn is watching her from a distance, in silence. He doesn’t acknowledge the arrival of Noriko Null,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Leiko Tanaka doesn’t say anything when she comes out of the hospital. Her bodyguards keep the journalists at bay, and the words “no comment” are heard over and over. She left against the doctor’s wishes: Abyss inflicted her some serious[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko can’t feel anything. Her mind is in full sensory deprivation, having been downloaded from her brain into the Core. She can’t see or hear anything except her thoughts. “Is anyone out there? Hello? Anybody!?” There is only silence. Not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tokyo, Japan Leiko Tanaka reaches the lobby of the building, which used to be the headquarters of Scion Corporation before the takeover by Null Technologies. Leiko is accustomed to the sight of dozens of people greeting her arrival, but it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tokyo, Japan Leiko Tanaka isn’t happy. Her limousine is stuck in traffic, but this is the least of her problems. First Null Towers disappears, then Artemis shows up in China killing thousands of people. The stock market has all but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
