Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Noriko Null’s brain can process information millions of times faster than a human’s, but she can’t find a way out of her current situation. A black woman is pointing the Genius Gun at Noriko, ready[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honolulu, Hawaii The situation couldn’t be worse. Abyss has taken control of the whole island, and her power will soon extend to the rest of the world. Noriko is surrounded by thousands of mind-controlled and hostile citizens. Not only she’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tokyo, Japan When the lab doors open to reveal Leiko Tanaka, all the scientists bow respectfully. She rarely comes here, but when she does it’s always bad news. <<Everybody out>> she commands in Japanese. She’s quickly left alone, with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nowhere Noriko is sitting at the edge of this world, dangling her feet over the horizon. The gigantic empty thrones of the Drylon are a million miles away, bigger than the sky. The shadow of Ulysses is right behind her,[…]↓ 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…
The White House The President of the United States is used to being waken up in the middle of the night; it’s part of his job. But believing what his Chief of Staff is telling him is much harder. <What[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
