Conquest of Fates Lore – “The Bloodbath of the Mercury Bounder” part 1
Time: Two hours before Kael and Sira’s cigarette breakLocation: Nishimura Mining Colony, Primary Engineering Lab The loading gantries of Extraction Zone D clanged in rhythm as automated arms hoisted crates off the cargo hauler GNS Peccary. Each container gave a soft hiss as pressure equalized. Inside, rows of glossy, chitinous creatures—no bigger than sewer lids—shifted […]
Conquest of Fates Lore – “On the Divine Error” Part 1
Foreword by Dr. Ian Treklin When I was nine years old, my mother took me to the xeno-zoo in Highhill, Ark-Khel. It was a civic jewel then—polished corridors, suspended walkways, the thin hum of climate baffles massaging air that smelled faintly of antiseptic and starfruit. People came to marvel at fauna that should have remained […]
Conquest of Fates Lore – The Creation Myth and Faction Origins
In the Beginning Before stars burned and before time had voice, there were two: Fate—unyielding, certain, and ever correct. It spoke of destiny written in stone, a path no soul could escape.Luck—restless, jealous, and envious. It whispered that without chance, destiny was no more than a cage. So the two struck a wager that would […]
Conquest of Fates Lore – ‘Dead Serious’ Part 1 – The Ritual
(This is the first chapter of “Dead Serious”) The High Tower of Circuits loomed over New Annapolis, its spires stretching skyward like a monument to both faith and machinery. From the outside, it resembled the ancient cathedrals of Old Earth—ornate, weathered stone, arched windows—but the details betrayed its true nature. Wires snaked like ivy across […]
Conquest of Fates Lore – ‘Dead Serious’ Part 1 – The Ritual
(This is the first chapter of “Dead Serious”) The High Tower of Circuits loomed over New Annapolis, its spires stretching skyward like a monument to both faith and machinery. From the outside, it resembled the ancient cathedrals of Old Earth—ornate, weathered stone, arched windows—but the details betrayed its true nature. Wires snaked like ivy across […]