The Myridian Palace, 50 light-years from Earth The building is just a few months old, but it’s built to such perfection that it makes the White House look like a cheap motel. Noriko isn’t interested in the scenery, though, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Myridia, 50 light-years from Earth The planet is clearly visible on the main screen of the ship’s bridge. Kari’s face brightens up when she sets her eyes on her own planet. <Isn’t that the most wonderful thing you’ve ever seen?>she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
30 light-years from Earth The Supreme Scorpion was built as a capital ship for a pirate fleet, but now most of the living quarters are empty. The soothing humming of the gravity generators under each floor is the only sound[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Moscow, Russia The limousine stops in front of Spaso House, the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Russia. The motorcade that preceded it and the number of journalists suggest a state visit, even though the ambassador isn’t in the car.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Noriko Null’s brain can process information millions of times faster than a human’s, but she can’t find a way out of her current situation. A black woman is pointing the Genius Gun at Noriko, ready[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Noriko Null returns to the Grand Hyatt Shanghai Hotel after a very long day. Of the many people who followed her in her trip to China… top managers and scientists from Null Energy, Null Pharmaceutical,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honolulu, Hawaii Hospitals in the city have a lot to do, following the attack from Abyss. But Doctor Catherine Kalama is one of the most frustrated: not only because her patient is constantly under surveillance by the government, with military[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honolulu, Hawaii Bad news travel fast, and there have been many opportunities for that lately. People are still struggling to understand the magnitude of the assault on Artemis: navies from a dozen countries, including China and the United States, have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kythera, 950 light-years from Earth On the bridge of the Supreme Scorpion, the main screen shows the shuttle leaving the mothership and heading towards the planet. Quantum approaches one of the Kari duplicates; she’s manning all twenty command stations at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tokyo, Japan Leiko Tanaka reaches the lobby of the building, which used to be the headquarters of Scion Corporation before the takeover by Null Technologies. Leiko is accustomed to the sight of dozens of people greeting her arrival, but it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
