The two girls seem unremarkable: just two friends out shopping. The fact that the twenty-something white girl has purple hair might draw a few looks, but this is New York: she’s hardly alone. Her younger Japanese-American friend might seem more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko Null is widely considered the luckiest girl in the world. She only turned nineteen a few days ago and she’s already the smartest and richest person on Earth. She ended the world’s quest for clean, renewable energy. She cured[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
4 A.M. The smartest girl in the world wakes up, her silver eyes shining in the darkness. After a long yawn, she stretches her arms and legs while she orders: <Lights on. Status report.> Neon lights illuminate the bedroom, which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mumbai, India As he disintegrates the last of the Centurions, Max Black a.k.a. Quantum takes a moment to watch the destruction brought upon the city by the Empire of Shadows. Technically, this isn’t his first warzone… but the Myridian uprising[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs The entire complex trembles, shaken by a fistfight on the surface. The masked woman in military uniform is the only one with permission to set foot here, but Blue Star is also escorting Noriko Null, Torn[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New York City The fight finally ends, after what feels like an eternity. Times Square is flooded with hundreds of unconscious Centurions, most of which have already decomposed into blue goo. The street has been devastated by the multiple explosions:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The world learns quickly that something big just happened. Even if they don’t live in one of the 25 major cities hit, people learn about the attack of the Empire of Shadows within minutes. The words of the Empress are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Capitol, Washington D.C. On a list of the dangers of a congressional hearing, dodging bullets is pretty low. But the place has suddenly turned into a warzone: dozens of heavily armed mercenaries are taking control of the hall, despite[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Max Black is walking the stairs to his apartment, carrying bags of comic books and take-out food. He could’ve beamed himself from the Tower to his living room in the blink of an eye, but likes to keep some resemblance[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko’s lab used to be the most protected part of Null Tower, but after last night’s accident it’s a disaster area. Kari Zel peeks through what’s left of the blast-proof door, thinking about how much force was necessary to rip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
