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…
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…
The epitome of mortal rivalry. When the membrane between other shards of the multiverse grow thin, worlds that occupy the same space can overlap, especially where there are concentrations of potential on both sides of the divide. When this concentration exists in a living thing, reality cannot consolidate the discrepancy, and a Nemesis is born…
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…
A horde is undeniable Where there is life, there is death, and where their is death, there is undeath. Although the dead rising is a phenomena most every world will have to deal with at some point, the source of outbreaks are varied. There are a number of entities that covet flesh, from viruses to…
An Adjudicator is summoned to define purge. Knowingly or not, all pantheons in any galaxy serve a creator by tending to flocks, which produce life experience these central figures harvest through omniscient observation for sustenance. When Gods grow lazy or complacent, and their civilizations become homogeneous and boring, and after stern warnings, a Cosmic Adjudicator…
Fusion Class Titan Purifies a Rebel World When a world becomes too much of a hassle, its host Gods (or something greater) invoke the titans. Their massive frames rend the troublesome planet asunder for the greatest of resets. Titans specifically target infrastructure hubs to cripple a civilization before moving on to where the refugees are…
This Earth: A Fantasy World 