The Mindscape Noriko Null never liked this place, and she’s especially never liked the Monk. There’s something irritating in the former Nexus host, even if she can’t quite put her finger on what. <So when are we gonna start?> she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Asgard Station, Null Zone Noriko Null retires to her room; she would slam the door behind her if it wasn’t a sliding one. She lays on her bed; even with a pillow held firmly on her head, she can still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Argos, 100 light-years from Earth For most of the citizens of the Mortal Republic, its capital world is just a distant concept. Most planets rule themselves and have only a relatively loose relationship with Argos: after all one of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Olympus, 28,000 light-years from Earth This sector is constantly bombarded by the light and radiation from the thousands of stars that orbit near the supermassive black hole that is the real center of the Galaxy. Located as near the center[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
N01-Ragnarok, in orbit high above Aquilia In the part of the ship housing the living quarters, Kari Zel’s duplicates are busy packing her bags, while her original body is hugging Vesta. <Are you sure you want to stay?> Kari asks[…]↓ 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…
In the Uruk Galaxy, eighty million light-years away from Earth, there is an arena floating in the middle of space. It’s doing this because the planet where it was standing has been destroyed during the final battle with Enyo, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Years ago, when he was just a boy, Max Black saw his brother Alex die in his arms after he was shot. Now that he’s the hero Quantum, the sight of the bruised and battered body of Noriko Null, laying[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It can be hard to figure out the time of the day on an alien planet, but the sun has just risen on the world where the arena of the Strongest Under The Heavens contest has been relocated. Max Black[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
