A high-risk run through the Serpent’s Corridor pushes the Diadem and its crew to the brink, where buried secrets, fragile trust, and Van’s stubborn need to prove himself threaten to turn survival into catastrophe.

The low frequency rumble of energy being transported through massive conduits ran along the beams of pure crystillium that...

It was so bright that Baphin couldn’t tell where the floor ended and the walls began. She blinked and looked around the empty room before she had a realization. Looking downwards, her eyes widened as she realized she was standing on her own two feet. Her high tech wheel chair was nowhere in sight, and she had complete mobility. The shock caused the room to go out of focus as she collapsed back into the waking world. The understanding that it was just a dream caused a glimmer

The ship was expansive, housing space for many more crew quarters than its current crew complement. Much of the rooms that would have...

The comet was nothing but a dirty snowball from a distance, but it held the promise of hydrogen—liquid currency in space. The Diadem loomed behind it, angular and vast, a cathedral of crystalline secrets. Captain Bridget Falon stood at the middle of the bridge, the lenses of her binoculars reflecting the comet's swirling icy edges. Her ship was a behemoth, but next to this celestial object, even that felt small.  “Um. . . we’re 2.5km away now. . . did we want to start?”  stam

The light from the star began to recede, creating long shadows through the windows as the museum began to enter its night cycle.  Ava...

It was the third day of their vacation to the museum.  Ava’s mother Florine had come home late last night, staggering and laughing from...

Storms always scared Ava.  Their startling flashes of immense and unknowable power followed by unpredictable explosions of sound or...

The lights in the hangar shone sharp and vacant, illuminating the over two kilometer wide stretch of empty landing pads that were once...

Ava Barrett looked out the window of the commercial space liner, her 9 year old eyes captivated by the nebulous gasses that passed by out...

The sultry vapor whisped from the cup of chamomile tea on the desk. Underneath it was a folded piece of paper being used as a coaster. ...

The air filtration system droned in concert with the eery buzz of the lights, giving the soft museum music an ethereal undertone. It was...

The systems booted up as the light of the progress bar illuminated pale frames surrounding sunken black eye sockets. The fully dressed...

The soft breeze of the air filtration system rustled the promotional posters and banners that adorned the museum lobby, dimly illuminated...

Hello there! Despite the strange circumstances and my mysterious host, Vox Chronos, I'm happy to be back and sharing my writing expertise...

Space is a cold, dark, hostile place, filled with intense beauty and permeated by unimaginable dangers. Like a massive cruel black...

Introduction Over the past month I felt relatively relaxed. No mysterious emails or messages. No one sending me strange offers and...

A rabbit nibbled on a carrot it had found in its enclosure. It had been grown purposefully, so that the rabbit would have to find it...

Introduction Hello there, I’ll tell you, things just keep getting more strange and weird around here. Just when I thought Vox Chronos,...

[Signal Lost] Vox Chronos closed the communications as feedback screamed through the speakers. Before he was able to finish his last...