Author:
Dan Luffey lives in Osaka, Japan. Aside from writing original fiction, he's also translated Japanese books into English, such as Edogawa Rampo's "The Fiend with Twenty Faces," and video games such as "The MISSING." Dan is also co-founder of DANGEN Entertainment, an indie video game publishing house. Dan can be contacted at danluffey@gmail.com.

"The world is yours...to destroy."

4 years ago, Vance's mother went missing. Everyone thought she was dead...but Vance knew better. What he did not know was that his search for her would take him across multiple parallel dimensions filled with psychotic killers, demented warlords, righteous angels and bloodthirsty demons. As Vance learns more about his lineage and his new surroundings, the stakes will rise, until his journey takes him to the end of the universe itself, and he comes face to face with the one who created it.

Those who enjoy descriptive, deep stories with plot threads linked across multiple chapters and strategic, action-packed battles will not be disappointed here. As human as it is otherworldly, at its core this story is about family, love, loss, and growth midst tragedy.

Shattered Remnants of a Dream

The morning rain reached its peak as Vance, Eden, and Cliff followed the Petro policeman outside. At the bottom of the stone stairs that led up to the station was a two-door sedan. The policeman climbed into the passenger seat next to the driver and waited for the three Knights to climb into the back.


"This is going to be a tight squeeze." Cliff grimaced, then slid into the backseat as far as he could go.


Vance moved in next. Between the two of them, there was already hardly enough space left for another person. Eden put her foot in and tried to slide as much of herself onto the seat as she could. After shoving Vance and Cliff against the right side with a few sharp elbows, she managed to get the rest of herself inside.


"This sucks," Vance complained. He was smushed sideways against Cliff, whose head was jammed in a rear corner of the car. Eden managed to stuff her arm in between herself and Vance, the only thing she could do to keep her upper torso from being flung into his.


Chapter 33: Cross Purposes