Inside the Fortress of Retribution, undead continue crawling out of the ground. They attack humanity’s troopers, but no matter what, the Wordsmith’s allies always manage to beat them back and suffer only minimal injuries, with not a single casualty. Thanks to the forewarning from Hope, as well as some unexpected background interference by Jason Hiro,…
Hope Hiro, Blinker, and Mephisto engage in a dangerous dance of death as the human and fairy do battle to prevent Mephisto from drawing any closer to the single mega-city housing the vast, overwhelming majority of humanity’s population. While they fight, Mephisto’s undead pour into the land beneath the city with reckless abandon. Their undead…
On the world of Volgarius, at the same time as Mephisto has begun his assault on Tarus II. Founder Treyza, leader of the Changelings, sits inside a spaceship as it travels across Volgarius’s skies. With Hope Hiro having been confirmed as ‘dealt with’ and pacified by Founder Unarin, the orders have been sent out to…
In the Void half a million miles from Tarus II, a portal forcibly tears open space, and a 100-foot-tall dragon made entirely of bone and rotted flesh emerges. Mephisto, the Myriad Deity, quickly closes the portal behind himself. He looks at the space where it dissipated for several long seconds, half-expecting Diablo to try and…
Solomon pauses his work, opting to stop writing books for his library for a while. He rests his palm on Hope’s shoulder and smiles. "Come. Walk with me." He leads Hope out of the library, down a few halls, and into the forest Hope conjured for the Hero known as the Mountain Hermit. "I’ve been…
One week ago, Numaria was one of the most beautiful worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. A paradise-class planet covered in lush forests. The demons of the Fourth Hell lived beneath its treetops, and they took great care to treat its woodlands with reverence and respect. One of the Emperors of their Hell, Nymph, happened…
For the briefest of moments, Mephisto’s body seizes up in terror. His eyes flick from the First Emperor to Diablo, then back to the First Emperor again. The moment Diablo begins to explode with power, all four of the souls inside the Myriad Deity move at once. [WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!] Zamiel shrieks. [GO!!!]…
On the world of Okania, on the westernmost edge of the Milky Way… Mephisto, the Myriad Deity, levitates in the sky, using Cosmic Energy to effortlessly keep himself aloft. The 100-foot-tall dragon-demon hybrid stares into the distance, his fear and rage slowly cooling off following the disappearance of Anaelle, the Seraph from a period of…
Three time-accelerated hours later. Jason Hiro departs his laboratory, satisfied with the start of this new strain of research on empowering the Felorians. After building them a small dwelling on the northern side of Chrona’s main city, he finds himself with a surprisingly rare moment of free time. Alone time. As he steps out of…
Jason moves quickly and efficiently. With Fiona’s help, he manages to piece together a solution to his dilemma. It takes him a while, but thanks to how much faster time revolves inside Chrona, less than a minute passes in the real world before Jason finally works out a way to bypass the ancient angel’s cosmic…
