N01-Ragnarok In orbit above Olympus, 28,000 light-years from Earth As the warship approaches the white dwarf star, the viewscreen completely shuts down: at this distance, it can’t reduce the brightness to a level that wouldn’t blind any mortal. Its outer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Noriko Null
One million years ago The first thing Hera remembers is heat. The body of her father Kronos still illuminated the surface of Othrys and the ruins of its formerly glorious palaces: the eternal flames surrounding his head were still burning[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Vulcan Forge, 23,000 light-years from Earth This solar system used to be a big deal: the neutron star at its center was the capital of the Hephaestus sector, and thousands of indestructible Talos robots would traverse its space to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Megalopolis, 52,000 light-years from Earth The self-proclaimed “jewel of the universe” is not having fun. News of the war she launched were supposed to reach the capital planet of the Hera Queendom more than a day ago, but the tachyon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Boreas, 30.000 light-years from Earth Things usually change very slowly in the Winter Kingdom, if they ever do. New kings and queens rule for centuries, or at the worst a couple of decades. Now they’ve gone through three separate rulers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Argos, 100 light-years from Earth Sitting on the stairs of the plaza leading to the Mortal Senate, Max Black a.k.a. Quantum is too absorbed into his N-Phone to really notice the eerie scene around him: there are no civilians anywhere[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Presidential Suite, Mortal Senate Argos, 100 light-years from Earth Kylon of Megacles wakes up in a ridiculously large bed. It was custom made for the late Aura, since the seven feet tall giantess couldn’t really use a normal bed. To[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Olympus, 28.000 light-years from Earth Hebe looks at the empty throne of her father. For as long as she can remember, that seat of power has been the source of endless struggle for her family: everyone has been scheming to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Argos, 100 light-years from Earth Time seems to have stopped on the capital world of the Mortal Republic. The official reason for stopping most non-essential businesses is the mourning of the assassinated Acting President Aura, but in reality everyone is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City Noriko Null has been laying on her bed for the past twelve hours, motionless. She took off her green leather jacket and boots, but didn’t even bother getting under the sheets or changing her clothes.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…