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

All alone within the empty house, Edward Darcouver unpacked his suitcases. The white stucco walls rose high, making it feel far grander than his old house back in Pittsburgh. That house had been a hand-me-down from his parents, who had moved down to Florida after their retirement. It was the house he’d grown up in as a child, and once carried sentimental value to him.


Now, though, all he could think about was his son Vance, the last remaining link he had to his old life. Naomi had done little to console him, and it disturbed him when Grayson mentioned that he knew the whereabouts of the teenager, yet didn't offer any sort of concrete answer. Had it been a few years earlier, he would let his rage get the best of him, and Victoria would have been right by his side, helping him fight for Vance.


Chapter 36: An Exercise in Futility