Growing up, almost everything Max Black learned about Greek mythology came from comic books. One of the exceptions was the Odyssey, being adapted in so much popular culture that even he learned nearly everything about it; still, now that he’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
60,000,000 light-years from Earth Under the light of the Uruk Galaxy that takes up most of the sky, Quantum inspects the four amphitheaters positioned around the arena by bouncing as a radio signal. Inanna and Rhea are chatting in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Midgard Station, Antarctica In front of a large window over a frozen valley of Earth’s coldest continent, Noriko Null is relaxing inside a bathtub of expensive hinoki wood. It was perhaps a little indulgent to include a traditional Japanese bath[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Midgard Station, Antarctica Outside of these walls, a human would die of exposure in minutes. But here it’s warm enough that Noriko Null takes off her green leather jacket, remaining in her black T-shirt with a white Ø symbol as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The White House, Washington D.C. President Keen slams his fist on the desk out of frustration: the live feedback from Egypt isn’t working anymore, and they’ve lost contact with the armed forces in the Mediterranean. <Does anything work around here!?>[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo Yong-Su Kim helps Noriko Null put on her green leather jacket, while she tries to avoid making eye contact. She’s following the news: they’re talking about the sudden appearance of an alien structure above Djoser’s Pyramid,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Neptune, 3 billion miles from Earth The blue planet is a beautiful and majestic sight rarely witnessed by mortals, almost four times larger than Earth yet seventeen times more massive. Leiko Tanaka never imagined that she would see it with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fortuna, 8,000 light-years from Earth Security is always tight on the capital world of the Tyche Empire, and today even fewer people are admitted in the royal palace: the young goddess is getting dressed for her wedding. She stands proudly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko Null steps out of the Valkyrie shuttle, with a small jump that leads her to the rooftop; she couldn’t exactly bring the Ragnarok here, given its size. She’s carrying a lot with her: not just a backpack and a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
8,000 light-years from Earth The Ragnarok begins its slow decent into the atmosphere, while the sensors pick up tons of information about this world. Fortuna is a paradise planet: the weather is uniformly perfect on each of the hundreds of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
