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…
Washington, D.C. Todd Slate wakes up with a headache. He gets off the couch, almost tripping on the empty pizza box on the floor. He must’ve fallen asleep; the last thing he can remember is Noriko explaining her plans for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Max Black is walking the stairs to his apartment, carrying bags of comic books and take-out food. He could’ve beamed himself from the Tower to his living room in the blink of an eye, but likes to keep some resemblance[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Washington, D.C. The TV is on, but Todd Slate isn’t paying much attention: hearing Senator Keen’s latest speech on the dangers of Null Technology’s monopoly on Plasma Reactors is getting repetitive. He yawns, pouring milk in his cereals, when someone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko’s lab used to be the most protected part of Null Tower, but after last night’s accident it’s a disaster area. Kari Zel peeks through what’s left of the blast-proof door, thinking about how much force was necessary to rip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
