26,000 light-years from Earth The view from the orbit of Olympus is nothing like anyone, god or mortal, has ever seen: the entire planet is completely covered by plants so huge they grow past beyond the atmosphere. The green mass[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
City-ship Naxos, edge of the Aegian Galaxy Kari Zel makes the first move, moving forward to throw a punch. Her balance is off: moving while completely underwater is something new to her. The breathing mask supplies the necessary oxygen, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Washington D.C., Earth Todd Slate hasn’t seen Noriko Null since she was crowned Co-Empress; in fact, he doesn’t even know if she’s been back to Earth after that. When he enters his office only to find her sitting on his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
City-ship Naxos, intergalactic space Max Black a.k.a. Quantum is now used to dealing with several kinds of aliens, but the fact that he’s talking to mermaids is very distracting… he has to constantly remind himself not to stare. Fortunately for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Imperial Palace Megalopolis, 52,000 light-years from Earth The planet has adapted quickly to its new role as de facto capital world of the Olympian Empire. The technology of the Imperial Palace has been quickly upgraded to be able to communicate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bridge of the N01-Ragnarok Once the battle is over and the leftover energy has been swallowed by the black hole that used to be the Vulcan Forge, the ship is eerily quiet. <Is it over? Did we win?> Quantum eventually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
