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…
The White House, Washigton D.C. This might just be the President’s worst day. First a new organization calling itself the Empire of Shadows launched the largest and most ambitious terrorist attack in history, then hostile forces invaded Project Silver, then[…]↓ 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…
Under her Blue Star mask, Kayla Black is keeping her eyes closed. She’s holding tight to Noriko Null, even though the teenage genius is ten years younger and much shorter than the African-American superhero. But Noriko is the one driving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Project Silver, below the Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker The alarm is sounding incessantly, and everything short of grenades has been used to slow down Beautiful Cancer. But her body is only a mass of black smoke shaped like a female[…]↓ 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…
The Capitol, Washington D.C. The press has been waiting for this. The 24-hour news networks have been talking about this since sunrise, and now they can finally point their cameras at the action. The roar of the Phoenix NX-1 signals[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
