Metropolis. Gotham. NYC. When we think of stories about superheroes defending the world from a global invasion, the story most often focuses on major metropolitan areas, but what about the surrounding, less dense territories? Are they ignored or is it presumed they have already been stomped flat? Hellkite: Year Zero is the first book in…
Name: Grey Simms First Appearance: The Idol Threat Height: 6’2” Race: Earthborn Bio: On the surface, Grey Simms is an everyday citizen of the small city of Miranda, a place exceptionally, almost intentionally, surrounded by vast plots of farmland. He lives on a prominent estate with his grandparents, orphaned at a very young age by…
Big City, Big Problems It didn’t matter which one of me you asked, that was likely the best time of my life. Even though that wasn’t who I was anymore, I still never laughed harder or more living the mortal life. On the inside, my true self was thriving on the barrage of overstimulation. As…
Big City, Big Problems There is a peculiar conflict of emotions when something you can destroy with little effort laughs in your face. On one hand, I was pissed, an iota away from dropping her from the clouds to see if she would survive, knowing full well the odds. On the other, I had to…
Small towns hold no secrets from itself The hero responsible for saving dozens of lives by distracting Cicero’s opening attack watched the scene race away from them as they were dragged into the sky. The high winds from their ascent were whipping wildly from within the helmet they used not for protection, but to hide…
When man's best friend becomes his worst enemy. Cicero was a great dog, the best boy. He was born to a litter on a pig farm to a pair of watchdogs who took advantage of the heat of the season. He wasn’t the runt of his litter of six, but not the biggest either. His…
Evolution or adaptation? The next few days were swarmed by unease and tension. My little town’s grotesque experience was not the only one, and most definitely not the most grandiose of displays by either a man or a beast. Both legacy and social media were flooded with images and videos of monsters wreaking havoc across…
A Hydra is both individual and legion While standard hydra heads connect to a brain in the body, the Flatwurm Hydra has its knowledge and memories distributed throughout. Although this limits their intelligence, it bolsters their regenerative capabilities. When a head is severed, a new one is grown, but unlike other subspecies, the severed head…
Integrated Reality offers the ultimate sabbatical The Hub This Earth’s virtual world is the grandest of all its modern wonders. Created from the unearthed internet of a past age which faced ruination, it is a connection from the present to both the past as well as the future. It started with text-based communication, then moved…
A Blood Phoenix Carries a Grudge As the name implies, a Blood Phoenix is born not of fire, but liquid shed in great quantities under a full moon. They are the embodiment of vengeance, seeking everything responsible for its creation, which they have marked at birth for a violent death. While mostly nocturnal, they can…
This Earth: A Fantasy World 