Max Black’s apartment, New York City, Earth Max has been waking up the same way in the past month: to the sound of the alarm provided by the world’s best-selling digital assistant. <Good morning, Max. It is 7 o’clock; the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Karun, 47,000 light-years from Earth This is the financial capital of the Olympian Galaxy. Its banking system is by far the oldest mortal independent organization in existence, and even gods are known to rely on it. It might sound strange,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New York City, Earth The day began like any other recent one: under the faint red glow of the force field covering the sky. When the field appeared months ago, without any warning, the entire world went into panic. Scientists[…]↓ 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, Stygian Galaxy The capital planet of the Underworld is perpetually engulfed in darkness, except for the green flames that sporadically illuminate its desolate landscape. The Swift Messenger is flying blind: no sensor can penetrate the darkness, and the ship’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Stygian Galaxy, 3 million light-years from Earth Persephone is on the bridge of the Swift Messenger, looking at its strange crew. She hasn’t changed one bit since the last time she met the Vanguard… same green hair, same metal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
90,000 light-years from Earth Being stuck on a ship surrounded only by gorgeous women isn’t the paradise that Max Black imagined, in no small part because all modern Amazons are androids. Without his powers, he doesn’t have any chance to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Myridia, 50 light-years from Earth Max Black has never been happier to breathe the air of an alien world. After being stuck in the economy class of an interstellar flight, the feeling of the multiple suns of Myridia shining on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Boreas, 3,000 light-years from Earth The dungeons of the Winter Castle are extremely quiet during the night, when there is no need to interrogate the prisoners. They’re also quite empty: only a limited number of guards patrol it, more for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Mindscape The view is like nothing Noriko has ever seen: an endless valley full of books, stacked on top of each other, extending to the horizon. She’s following her predecessor Roxiana, but pauses to pick up one of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
