The command bridge of the Unified Spacing Coalition Naval Vessel "Saskatoon" was a site of bustling activity. Technicians, logistics officers, and a handful of engineers added to the usually sparse bridge crew. This of course, was due to the rather complex process of warp 'landings,' especially so r…Continue Reading »
"Mornin’, Fred.”“Mornin’, Sam. Ready for another exciting day of simulated space-based combat?”“Sure!” Sam stifled a yawn, sipped his grande mocha latte and asked, “hey - are we still in SIM mode?”“Yup, Sammy. Simming away as usual.”
Sam sighed and put his coffee down on his standard-issue gray workstation desk. SIM mode, which stood for Strategic Infrastructure Manufacturing, meant that this would likely be another boring day with not much action to be had.
Sam and Fred settled into their neighboring office chairs amidst the cubicle farm that was the local IGCBCS (Inter-Galactic Computer-Based Combat Systems) office in New Liberty, the capital of their planet Cestus III. (This always struck Sam as a bit humorous since Cestus I and II were just uninhabited asteroid fields. Couldn’t they just call it “Cestus”?) Sam fired up his workstation and logged in to the IGCBCS system. He noted that the production, construction and research queues were still days away from finishing, and the long-range scanners were completely empty of movement. Quite simply, there was a whole lot of nothing going on.…Continue Reading »
“For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!”The Destruction of Sennacherib Lord Byron
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CHAPTER 1 : From the Dust, to the Heavens
Charles Estes awoke. The sound was deafening. Sleeping under the constant threat of sirens was miserable.“When would this end," Charles thought to himself. “How much more can we take." As bad as sleepless nights were, the denizens of Melting Pot had become accustomed to the clamoring that accompanied their daily routines. Charles looked at the small clock hanging near his hammock.The clock read 8:00 AM.“Damn it, I slept in again,” Charles groggily thought to himself.…Continue Reading »
Hi guys! We have some exciting news to share with you all, Astro Empires has been incorporated and is now part of a full scale company. Before today Astro Empires was personal property of Wizard (nickname of the game creator), now it falls under the new company 'Cybertopia', founded by Wizard. The name means 'A utopia achieved through cyber means'.…Continue Reading »