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

Shining silver blades shot across the wasteland, all heading toward a single target: a thin swatch of black, zooming left and right through the onslaught. He could sense the aura of each and every blade flying toward him, and instantly dodged past them with unconscious ease.


Averyl watched the black flash coming toward him and quickly stopped the stream of knives flying from his chest. He took a step back, redirecting his flow of psynergy from offense to defense, and awaited his nephew.


Vance closed in on Averyl, eyes calm and concentrated. His hair had grown long in the past month and now reached his shoulders, mimicking that of his uncle's. After his intense training over the past few months, toned muscle kept Vance standing taller than ever. Diving forward, he let a blazing punch explode from his right. Averyl held out his left palm and calmly blocked it, locking eyes with his opponent. The force of Vance's blow did not weaken, and soon Averyl slid backwards at a rapid rate.


Chapter 77: The Final Test