The new episode of Default State is live as part of the ChromaSpyke universe. Claimed by the VKA, Niko returns to the complex and is sent in search of the last remaining survivor. The corridors are gruesome. The structure itself has been damaged. And, as much as he’d like to pretend otherwise, Niko yearns to …
The new episode of Default State is live as part of the ChromaSpyke universe. Niko has been handed over to the Ikari medic. What do we know about this faction? Not much, just that they tend to provide extra medical services to their patients and that they’re based in Tsuyomei, the only city to not …
The new episode of Default State is now live as part of the ChromaSpyke universe. Dragged from the Patagonian facility, Niko, Woojin and João find themselves in the custody of a Kieratsu Gumi corporation called the VKA. Readers can expect to get a glimpse of Niko’s past in Episode 4, while the story continues to …
The new episode of Default State is now live as part of the ChromaSpyke universe. What begins as confinement quickly turns into something far more dangerous as Niko is pulled through smoke, violence, and shifting loyalties. Episode 3 pushes him closer to the machinery behind the world around him, while raising new questions about who …
The new episode of Default State is now live as part of the ChromaSpyke universe. Niko is now part of a crew, but should he expect acceptance or a new system designed to take what it wants? What else will he find in this South American cyberpunk setting? Lore breakdowns, discussion posts, and deeper conversations around the series, can …
We’ve just launched a new serialized preview from Alexander Mharcei: Default State is now live as part of the ChromaSpyke universe. Told across multiple episodes, this release offers an early transmission from a new layer of mystery, with more to be revealed as the series unfolds. Readers can also expect lore breakdowns, discussion posts, and …
We’ve just published a new sci-fi short story from indie author V.M. Sawh: Motherhood is now live in our Free Fiction library. This one surprised us in the best way, with an ending that lingers long after the final lines. We’re grateful to V.M. for sharing his work with the Arkhelian community. He’s working on …
Meet Silent. He doesn’t talk much. Doesn’t have to. The wasteland has a way of speaking for itself. Cracked concrete highways. Twisted rebar skeletons. Dusty grit in your eyes, and a sun that doesn’t care if you live or die. And Silent? He’s still out there. Driving. Fighting. Surviving. The First Cut is the Deepest …
In Colas E.M.’s latest short story, Broken Revenant, we’re pulled into a world that feels like it never left the early ‘90s, the golden age of cyberpunk. Except this time, the chrome is tarnished, the wiring exposed, and the soul… complicated. This new addition to our Free Fiction Library explores the raw underside of transhumanism. …
In ancient East Asian philosophy, the northeast direction is known as kimon, or the “Demon’s Gate”. It is considered a highly inauspicious direction from which evil spirits (oni or yōkai) enter and bring misfortune. Throughout history, there have been many paths to the nameless gate. None of them are straight.
