N01-Ragnarok, a million miles from the Vulcan Forge All sorts of gods have been on the Vanguard’s capital warship, but most of them have either stood defiantly in front of the captain’s chair or have been by its side… both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…
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…
Myridia, 50 light-years from Earth Cathedral Of The Holy Slayer, Null City Time seems to slow down to a crawl. The woman called Skorpios wields the Manifold, the Drylon device that grants her complete control over space itself: if she[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Myridia, 50 light-years from Earth Cathedral Of The Holy Slayer, Null City The cathedral is the holiest place of the Church of Null, and the center of worship of the fastest growing religion in the history of the Galaxy. Built[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Interstellar space, 3,000 light-years from Earth The fleet from the former Ares sector has stopped in its tracks; multiple ships are breaking formation, and some are even crashing against each other. Dionysus is formally in charge of this expedition, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The White House, Washington D.C. Max Black a.k.a. Quantum has been here a couple of times, but mostly he leaves this kind of work to Noriko or Kari. But he can’t refuse an invitation coming from the President himself… and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Mindscape Noriko Null is not entirely sure she’s fully conscious. She can’t tell how long she’s been in this simulated reality: her body is the only thing around that feels “real”. A maelstrom of memories is flashing around her,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
