Stories set in space, the distant future, or other distant locales.
Deep in space, onboard an abandoned orbital station, there rests a seed capable of birthing an entire world. There was once an entire kingdom raising this seed. Now there is only the remnants of an automated crew… That is, until the crew of scrappers arrived… Continue reading →
Two aliens arrive on Earth as part of a six-day vacation package. They end up in different parts of the world, keeping in touch only via basic Terran communications technology. These are their decoded interactions.
There’s… a lot more food talk than you expect. Continue reading →
Humanity reaches ever toward the stars, though there are some who demand we keep our feet solidly on Earth’s crust. In this future we reach into Heaven and kill our gods. In their place we build Mecha, unbelievably large mobile suits, capable of inflicting grievous harm. These monsters of war require pilots, but not everyone can handle the strenuous neural load required to move these divine robots. Mecha pilots must be intense, dramatic, and most importantly, secret. The first generation of Mecha pilots were all killed in their sleep, slaughtered by both opposing factions in a wash of interstellar blood. You are one of the Second Generation, Mecha pilots who keep your roles hidden from the world and from those you love. Continue reading →
The job is done. The mission was a success. Only one question remains… now what? Continue reading →
Amidst a system at war, two mecha mercenaries try to strike a balance and earn a payday–and stay alive while doing it.
This season on Descent Into Midnight… THE STRUCTURE AWAKENS. THE STRUCTURE AWAKENS. THE STRUCTURE AWAKENS. THE STRUCTURE AWAKENS. THE STRUCTURE AWAKENS. Continue reading →
There is a world beneath the waves, full of life unlike anything seen above. This is their world. These are their stories. Continue reading →
Trapped in deep space, pursued from outside and from within by artificial intelligence, with resources dwindling, the flagship of Earth’s remnant fleet decide on their next course of action… Continue reading →
It was just supposed to be a routine operation. But then, things never go routine with these big space hulks, do they? Continue reading →
Communities come together. Secrets slip out. And The Institute experiments on their own.
People. People never change. Continue reading →