Heroes Rising Short Fiction: Strange Portal

 Nova walked down from his office to the main floor of Operations. A steaming cup of coffee in one hand and almost a smile on his face. Gar was on duty, watching over the station through the night.“All quiet,” Gar stated.Nova took a sip of his coffee and then asked, “Has Agent Justin reported in?”“He has not. He isn’t due to report for another hour.”“Good. When he...”Robot 10915 said, “Communication from Agent Justin, emergency line one.”“Put him through.” Nova turned back to the screen.Justin...

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A Ballad of Balances

ROSARosa completed her second lap, her tracking device held in front of her. She looked up and down at the series of buildings that she passed, watching for anything out of the ordinary. The device's buttons flashed green, and the numeric display remained at a steady 1.0. So far, nothing either visual or otherwise, to suggest any presence of what she was looking for."I honestly think they've been fully rooted out and disbanded," came the voice of her godfather on Rosa's comms."You're probably right,"...

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Fan-Fiction: Easter Village... or Groundhog Day?

It was a beautiful, brisk and sunny day outside the training dojo. Tri-blade wasn't usually one to stop and smell the proverbial roses, but the atmosphere felt so pleasant that he took a more leisurely walk towards his training site. For the past couple of weeks, he took at least one day a week to walk a couple of miles to this tucked-away location not far from New Utopia City but not particularly well-known. He was on good terms with the manager, and it was easy to book morning sessions, without...

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Atlas Crisis - Meteor Defense 04/04/24

Lykos ID: 18321Bonus Goal Reached! 15.5 Million Meteors came screaming towards the planet and earths heroes rose to the challenge. We only needed to stop 14 million, but I am sure citizens of earth are happy we stopped that other 1.5 million.The meteor defense atlas was Defense based. Last article, I wrote about the effects you can use to increase your score above what the number is listed on the card. For the first time, I gave this a try myself - Can't talk about what I don't know about... or...

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