A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Five operators extract a neural-suppressed Vethari from a corporate station. When the route collapses, Dex holds a junction alone while the team transits through occupied sections with the asset. The system tracks every hit, every point of stamina, every second. Frame 34 advances to 35—not because he spent points, but because the system recognized what holding that line cost. Resonance: 74 to 76. The team comes out together.
Middle aged man, living with his semi-estranged wife, lusts after a sexy young neighbor. Sure that there is no possibility, he doesn't take his infatuation as anything more than another passing infatuation. Until the chemistry changes everything.
Life had hit me with many difficulties so I took a simple job. Well that turned into a beautiful rewarding role within the company and a beautiful special wife.
Set before the time of Cure David, there was no Empire, merely an oligarchy of nobles ruling the Protectorate of Vreekoos. Behind this, a shadowy council pulled the strings and ensured that any threat to the status quo was eliminated. In this world, a young noble named Amantus was born, who would have followed an ordained path to becoming a useless noble drone… until a false accusation finally focused his intelligence on seeking revenge.