Chapter 1: Gloom of the Pit In the neon-drenched underbelly of Andromax-9’s Pleasure Pit, a lawless asteroid colony carved into a jagged slab of cosmic rock, the air was a toxic brew of sulfur, grease, and despair that shredded Jimmy Chilla’s lungs like a rusted blade, each breath a searing assault that coated his throat with the taste of decay. Flickering lights cast a sickly glow...

Part 1: Shadows of the Serpent Serpent Lake’s turquoise depths pulsed with bioluminescent shimmers, its glowing moss weaving through coral spires like veins of liquid jade. Ripples lapped against jagged quartz cliffs, their faint hum echoing in caverns where the community’s filtration pumps thrummed. Hydra Veyl’s toxins seeped into the water, a venomous haze clouding the...