Kythera, 950 light-years from Earth Thalas Khanos is a sadistic murderer. During his years as Oracle and High Geneticist of Demeter he was responsible for the painful deaths of countless test subjects. His gangly figure towers everybody else in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kythera, 950 light-years from Earth A six hundred feet tall statue of Aphrodite dominates the city. The statue has both hands above her head to lift a dove; other than a seashell necklace, she’s completely naked and very anatomically correct.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Leiko Tanaka doesn’t say anything when she comes out of the hospital. Her bodyguards keep the journalists at bay, and the words “no comment” are heard over and over. She left against the doctor’s wishes: Abyss inflicted her some serious[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko can’t feel anything. Her mind is in full sensory deprivation, having been downloaded from her brain into the Core. She can’t see or hear anything except her thoughts. “Is anyone out there? Hello? Anybody!?” There is only silence. Not[…]↓ 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…
Hackensack, New Jersey Alejandro parks the stolen car in front of a rather anonymous warehouse. His sister Maria isn’t impressed with the destination. <You better have lots of money in there, for making us drive all the way to New[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The White House The President of the United States is used to being waken up in the middle of the night; it’s part of his job. But believing what his Chief of Staff is telling him is much harder. <What[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With only 50 floors, Null Tower isn’t the tallest skyscraper in New York. The only thing that makes it stand out is the big steel structure on top of it, shaped like the symbol Ø…Null’s signature. Todd Slate reaches the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Noriko Null is widely considered the luckiest girl in the world. She only turned nineteen a few days ago and she’s already the smartest and richest person on Earth. She ended the world’s quest for clean, renewable energy. She cured[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
