Two hundred and fifty miles. A long walk under normal circumstances, and certainly not a distance any person would trek if they didn’t have to. Today, such a voyage feels ten times worse for Hell’s elites, given the situation that begins to arise. Yardrat leads the Mephisto Assault Force competently. As a vice-leader of the…
On the world of Numaria, more than half a dozen Demon Emperors and twenty Demon Dukes march through the paradise-class planet’s forests as they head toward Emperor Glinch’s Stitched Wasteland. Emperor Auger does not directly join the party. He stays back at the capital of his world, viewing the happenings remotely through the power of…
Volgarius, inside a Technopath-controlled stratoscraper where Sangin Lidra talked to Exolis Whitspur, the leader of Clan Dyna, only two weeks earlier. Foop! Abruptly, Hope Hiro materializes on the takeoff platform where dozens of interplanetary spacecraft once rested. This outward-facing hangar is exactly the spot where Lidra departed to travel to Serris, and also a spot…
Eleven days after the destruction of Serris. In the Milky Way, a series of incredible events begin to unfold in unison, though none of the participants intended for such to happen. Jason, humanity’s First Wordsmith, enters a time-accelerated space with the intention of bettering himself and his abilities. For how long he will remain inside,…
Months pass. Hope and Amelia no longer interact with Solomon as much as they once did. True to his word, Hope stops putting on Solomon’s Crown, becoming less and less trusting of the Knowledge-Seeker’s wiley ways. Like Jason, he too begins to see Solomon in a different light. As for Amelia, she ultimately rejects Solomon’s…
Despite the seriousness of the discussion so far, and despite Solomon’s smooth words, Amelia sobers up and looks the old man right in his pair of spiritual eyes. She crosses her arms and frowns. "Let’s slow things down a bit, Solomon. Your explanations so far are certainly plausible, but I haven’t forgotten that you can…
Hope’s blood turns to ice. He gazes into his fiance’s eyes, seeing the conviction in her stance. "Solomon is lying? About what?!" Amelia gnashes her teeth. "It’s so obvious in retrospect. I knew something was fishy the moment I came to this so-called Hall of Heroes. Surely, you must have noticed too." "I- I don’t…
Over the next few days, Hope becomes more proactive when it comes to the Heroes Solomon introduces him to. The Second Wordsmith doesn’t simply start talking to them, but instead uses the book he made to read up on their powers, their history, and their feats while alive. Naturally, after introducing Hope to Hammurabi, Solomon…
Hope stares in wide-eyed shock at Solomon. The Knowledge-Seeker bows as deeply as his body will allow him, kowtowing like a servant at Hammurabi’s feet. As for the man himself, Hammurabi smiles smugly, clearly pleased that even in death he can still demand his student’s filial piety. Solomon gurgles angrily in his throat, desperately trying…
Three hours pass in the Hall of Heroes. Hope weaves a long tale of his life, explaining to Hammurabi the ins and outs of the modern world, the situation they find themselves in, and how events have transpired until now. He has done this many times now for every other Hero summoned, but none of…
