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

Night had fallen by the time Vance, Eden, Cliff, and Azuka reached the front of the registration line at the Belmarcian tournament complex. For three hours, they moved slowly through the seemingly endless dividers, until the rest of the people in front of them suddenly dispersed.


"Oh no!" Eden looked around. "What's going on?"


"They closed the registration," a muscular woman with dreadlocks muttered as she moved past them in a hurry. "Said they can't take any more than 4,000 people."


"Four thousand?!" Cliff shouted. "That's insane! They actually let that many people in?"


As the people in front began to riot, security guards poured out of the registration office and beat them into submission. Some fought back, while others decided to cut their losses and run.


"Looks like we were later than I thought we'd be." Azuka leaped ahead. 


"Wait, Captain!" Cliff called out. "Where are you going?"


Chapter 87: Life and Deathbringers, Part 1