Edge of the Takama system, 45,000 light-years from Earth Noriko Null taps her foot nervously. She’s in her cabin, sitting on the bed and holding an anachronistically large phone. She feels like she’s been hearing the ringing tone for ages,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Takama, 45,000 light-years from Earth After becoming the capital world of the Amaterasu sector, Takama is bursting with life: commerce has exploded, especially thanks to the technological improvements that Viper has quickly distributed. The number of people visiting the planet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City Unlike the two previous buildings by the same name, the current Null Tower hasn’t seen much action: there has been no alien invasion or superhuman attack after the defeat of the Winter King. The Operation[…]↓ 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…
When Thoth appears at the center of the arena, the audience falls silent. There are several spectators that didn’t bother to show up during most of the matches: both Isis and Nephthys are watching from the Egyptian amphitheater, Circe has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko Null is sitting on the floor of her temple, watching what remains of her left prosthetic arm: scattered bits and pieces, damaged beyond repair. Lily squats in front of her, moving around the scraps of metal to figure out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For most people, defeating a goddess in hand-to-hand combat and being the second mortal to ever reach the quarter-finals of the Strongest Under The Heavens tournament would be enough. Fortunately for Kari Zel, she’s far from being “most people”. When[…]↓ 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…
Uruk Galaxy It feels like it’s been ages since the Vanguard gathered to discuss its strategy for the “Strongest Under The Heavens” tournament. Just yesterday they were at the top of their game, but things have surely changed now. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…