Read. Feel. Imagine
Read. Feel. Imagine
The characters and events in this story are entirely fictitious. They do not resemble anyone, and any resemblance to any region or real-life persons is purely coincidental. Episode 1: The First Silence The research station at Aethelgard Ridge stood perched…
Episode 02: Zero Decibel The man in the white lab coat did not turn around as Julian and Marissa entered the subterranean chamber, his hands continuing their steady manipulation of the copper dials. As Julian raised his weapon and ordered…
Episode 03: Blank Horizon The cool air of the lower corridor hit Julian like a revitalizing shock as he helped Marissa to her feet. The oppressive neurological pressure that had weighed down their skulls inside the vault finally dissipated, leaving…
Episode 04: The Void Signal The massive subterranean amphitheater pulsed with a low, rhythmic vibration that made the air itself seem to shimmer with a pale, violet haze. From their vantage point inside the ventilation grate, Julian Vance and Dr.…
Episode 05: The Hidden Pulse Navigating by the weak, flickering beam of Marissa’s penlight, Julian and Marissa pushed deeper into the winding utility tunnel until it opened into an abandoned geological survey outpost that predated Thorne’s facility. The room was…
Episode 06: The Soundless Room Stepping through the open blast shield, Julian and Marissa found themselves standing on a floor made of solid, polished glass that suspended them above an infinite, swirling abyss of gray mist. There were no walls,…
Episode 07: The Dead Receiver The storm had completely cleared by morning, leaving the Aethelgard Ridge bathed in pale, natural sunlight and the crisp scent of damp pine needles. Julian Vance sat on a rusted bench outside the station perimeter…
Episode 08: The Missing Wave Julian drew his service weapon, keeping his back pressed firmly against the heavy steel framing of his desk as the slow, measured footsteps approached his office door. The hallway outside was plunged into sudden darkness…
Episode 09: The Faded Dial The transport vehicle idled at the precipice of the massive sinkhole, its headlights cutting through the swirling dust and illuminating the towering metal relay cylinder pulsing in the crater below. Julian killed the engine, the…
Episode 10: The Null Point Marissa slid down the embankment of the sinkhole, hurrying to Julian’s side and helping him up from the dusty ground. He was pale and exhausted, his palms scorched red from the electrical surge, but his…