A gargantuan metal pad rests beneath my feet, circular in shape and three hundred feet in diameter. Hovering amidst the vast inner space of Camael’s Cube, the magically summoned platform sports a complex holographic imaging interface, one which I’m currently using to render a chunk of Tarus II’s surface in extreme detail. The holographic emitter,…
Tarus II, the Northern Front. The Felorians stave off waves of demons, using the power of Chi to enhance their bodies. Brunhilda, their leader, becomes a Valkyrie of death among the attacking demonic forces. She wields a hundred-pound exosteel halberd as if it were a weightless stick, cleaving the heads of demons and smashing the…
Inside the dungeons at the southern border of Hero City, an odd sight unfolds as Beelzebub, the Duke of Inferno, strides down the hallways of the underground complex butt-naked. More than two hundred prison guards ambush or attack him in groups of six to twelve, but Beelzebub casually kills them with the ease of a…
Across Tarus II’s darkened surface, multiple battles erupt on several fronts. Humans, monsters, and even a few allied demons clash against the enemy undead, demons, and monsters. On humanity’s side, Harpies and Minotaurs join forces with more than a few Kobolds and Salamanders. On the demons’ side, Orcs and Goblins work together with an even…
Belial finds herself alone in the operating room with all three Shades. She keeps her back to the exit, not allowing them to pass. Even so, she knows that if they really wanted to snatch Phoebe’s daughter, they could leave through the window and zip around the hospital’s outer wall to attack from three different…
Admiral José Rodriguez, the last living Terran, slowly opens his eyes. As he does, a single question comes to his mind. "Where am I?" The blurry-eyed Terran quickly awakens from his forced sleep, only to find himself back in a confusing reality. His body, strapped to a hospital bed, lays inert and unmoving. To the…
Megla, Soren, and several Kessu stand next to a hospital bed, one with suppressive straps attached to some twenty different positions on its frame. These straps link to restraints which wrap around Admiral Rodriguez’s limbs and body, firmly holding him in place atop the bed’s thin mattress. The Terran lays motionless, his chest rising and…
José Rodriguez, the last living Terran, continuously scrubs copious amounts of cloning fluid off his body. After finishing, he stands in the shower and stares at the wall blankly for five long, excruciating minutes. Without the holo-doctor there to distract him, José begins to ruminate on her words and the events he’s experienced. I died…
On an unknown world, atop a mountain plateau, beneath the darkness of the night sky… A man and woman hug one another as the gentle breeze caresses their bodies. The man towers more than three feet taller than his lover, but he makes up for the height difference by lifting her into his arms. "I’m…
Above Tarus II, inside the Bloodbearer. Soren takes a seat in the Slipstream’s control chair. The medium-size, bullet-shaped vessel takes off and exits the Bloodbearer’s shuttle bay. Soren zips toward the planet below while traveling at several hundred miles an hour. "Hello, UTC member, Soren Mudrose," Synthmind 4131 says. The masculine AI greets Soren politely….
