Chapter 120
Alexander stepped through the gateway.
The air hit him first. Thinner than The Nexus, sharp in his lungs. Cold enough to raise goosebumps but short of freezing. Wind rushed past, carrying the sce...
2025-11-06 12:58:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 119
Guang stepped toward the portal, then stopped. He turned back to face the group.
“Good luck,” he said. His expression shifted, something genuine replacing the careful neutrality.
He crossed th...
2025-11-05 12:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 118
Maximilian’s eye closed again, his attention returning to the chains wrapped around the gateway. “The prophecy has haunted my family for years.”
Alexander waited, sensing there was more.
...
2025-11-04 12:06:10 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 117
Cash’s words hung in the air for a moment. The tension didn’t quite break, but it shifted. Some of the heroes relaxed slightly. Others remained wary.
Alexander’s attention remained on th...
2025-11-03 12:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 116
Annie turned abruptly from where she’d been staring through the viewport. “We should help.”
The bridge had been quiet since Carmen’s revelation about the invasion. Everyone processing what it...
2025-10-31 13:06:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 115
Alexander stared at Spencer for a long moment, processing what he’d just heard. Eight prophesied divines. Titles without faces. Wars across Earth. Or multiple Earths.
And his supervillain alias on the li...
2025-10-30 13:23:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 114
A few days later, everyone on the ship gathered in the cargo bay for a second time.
Last time had been to go to war. This time it was to show respect for those who’d paid the price.
Carmen stood at ...
2025-10-29 12:35:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 113
Annie shifted against Alexander’s back for the third time in as many minutes.
“This is really uncomfortable,” she said. “Like, seriously. Your armor has pointy bits.”
Alexander sighed...
2025-10-28 12:28:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 112
The tendrils writhed upward from the rubble, black and smoking. More than before. Thicker. Each one moved with deliberate purpose as they cleared debris, some carving through with others hurling chunks of con...
2025-10-27 11:13:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 111
Felix pressed his paw against Yuki’s shoulder, white light flowing from his small cat form into her body. The entropic corruption fought back, black veins spreading beneath her skin where the cultist’s attack...
2025-10-26 11:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 110
Alexander watched as Annie struggled to her feet. The ritual circle churned with unstable energy. Black smoke writhed across the dome’s surface.
She stood there for a moment, swaying slightly. Then ...
2025-10-24 13:19:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 109
Alexander adjusted the waves of Metallokinesis, weaving between buildings as they rocketed through the city streets. The drones carrying Annie kept pace, Droney coordinating the formation while she sat in the m...
2025-10-24 12:51:42 +0000 UTC View PostSorry everyone. Work thing ran really late. I had a feeling it might, hence the double yesterday just in case. I'll make it up to you with a double tomorrow (and a bonus chapter over the weekend)!
Edited to add: I just now realized there is ...
2025-10-23 10:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: Closing date shifted to the 9th! I had a few questions that I was slow to respond to, so I'm extending the deadline by a week to give anyone that's interested time to get their entry in.
Thank you all for an incredib...
2025-10-22 23:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 108
The barrier dropped.
Black smoke-like blasts erupted from the crowd beyond where the barrier had stood. The mass of mind-controlled civilians began marching forward with mechanical steps, their m...
2025-10-22 09:47:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 107
“Captain?” Yuki’s voice carried an edge of controlled panic. “The ship isn’t responding to the controls.”
Carmen leaned over the helm station, her fingers moving across the displays....
2025-10-22 09:46:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 106
“Come in.”
Alexander entered the ready room. The space was compact but functional, everything designed for efficiency rather than comfort. Carmen stood behind her desk, reviewing something on a...
2025-10-21 11:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 105
The team shifted, exchanging uncertain glances. Nobody seemed sure what to make of Spencer’s announcement.
“What does that mean?” Alexander asked. “Paths ending?”
Spencer stra...
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A quick note about access: This side story is currently for paid members only because it spoils events in the advanced chapters. Once the regular releases catch up to this moment, I'll m...
2025-10-18 12:47:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11
Azratheon woke to darkness.
Not the darkness of early night. Deep darkness. The kind that came hours past sunset.
He lifted his head and looked around. The forest was still. Quiet. The meeting spot empty....
2025-10-18 12:17:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10
The wolves moved first.
All three of them attacked simultaneously from different angles. Azratheon tried to track them all but they moved too fast. The one on his left darted in low and snapped at the b...
2025-10-18 12:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9
Azratheon cracked open an eye.
She sat a few paces away in the grass, watching him. Her hands were folded in her lap. The last light of sunset caught on her white fur.
“You’re here,” he said.
...
2025-10-18 12:15:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8
Night fell across the forest as Azratheon moved deeper into the trees.
The darkness didn’t trouble him. His eyes cut through it easily, picking out roots and stones and the small creatures that scatte...
2025-10-18 12:14:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7
Azratheon moved through the forest, trees blurring past as he ran.
The rhythm felt good. Powerful strides eating distance. Wind rushing past his scales. This was real movement. Not the stumbling wea...
2025-10-18 12:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6
The forest thickened around them as they moved away from the volcano. Trees blocked more of the sunlight filtering through the canopy above. The air had cooled considerably, though Azratheon barely noticed. Temperat...
2025-10-18 12:13:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104
Carmen’s voice cut across the bridge before Talia could respond. “Are you saying there’s a stowaway aboard my ship?”
Alexander met her gaze. The question carried weight beyond simple curiosity. Te...
2025-10-17 10:26:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 103
“Bridge to all hands,” Carmen’s voice came through the ship’s comms. “Approaching Astra Omnia. ETA ten minutes. Grimnir, please report to the bridge.”
Alexander set down the steel plate and l...
2025-10-16 11:21:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 102
Twenty minutes had passed since they’d cleared Prime Orbital’s docking berth. Twenty minutes since the alarms had started blaring behind them, lockdown protocols engaging seconds too late.
The bri...
2025-10-15 09:44:58 +0000 UTC View PostSide Story
Star Titan hovered above the French countryside, exhausted beyond anything he’d felt in years. Three hours of sustained flight from California to here. Mach four through the atmosphere, plasma jets burning h...
2025-10-15 02:53:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 101
Alexander stepped out of the room and pulled the door shut behind him. With Metallokinesis he reached into the lock mechanism, twisting components until they seized. The internal workings bent and broke. No ...
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