Intersections

Intersections follows the criss-crossing escapades of seven main characters from various walks of life. It's an independent series written by Chris Comerford.

Cycle 1, titled Convergence, is completed and can be found here. Cycle 2, titled Requiem, has begun, with the first chapter released online.

The entire first Cycle is currently undergoing massive rewrites.

"The Characters:"


 * Julian Vail - a bounty hunter from Arctico with a troubled past and an even-more troubling quarry to hunt down. After
 * Arlen Kase - soldier in the Metegaran Navy. After an enemy assault in Chapter 3 leaves him as the only surviving soldier of his detachment he experiences something of a spirit walk before returning to kick ass. He spearheads the protagonists' efforts to take down
 * Emma Braegiss - a morally grey telepathic assassin from the techno-planet Cy. Her actions switch from heroic to Ax Crazy psychotic at the drop of a hat. She's
 * Brendan Maulen - musical prodigy from entertainment-planet Verdania. He was largely pressed into the limelight as a child given his family's prestigious history, and as such led something of a sheltered life. After
 * Lastolian - a slightly-crazed by still very cogent self-styled Prophet who is (initially) from Tezra. His past is shrouded in mystery,
 * Lanna Plasiv - smart, book-savvy Vice President of Metegaran. Slightly hot-headed, and at times almost sickeningly patriotic, she is offered the Presidency by exiting leader Luke Da Cart, who
 * Lev Stolv - a militiaman of the Swarm, the main adversaries of humanity, introduced in Chapter 4. His explosive debut includes  He's something of a truth-seeker in this story, but is nowhere near as patriotic towards his race as Lanna is.

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Tropes Utilised
 * Affably Evil: General Tamb
 * All Your Base Are Belong to Us: The Swarm capturing the Pendragon in Chapter 3, and giving Kase hell for it afterwards.
 * Alternate Universe: Hinted at throughout, becomes a central plot point in later cycles
 * Always Save the Girl: Subverted by Vail
 * Anyone Can Die:
 * Arc Words: The Sundering
 * Archetype: Brendan is the Reluctant Hero, Kase is the Devoted Soldier, Cardain is the Evil Villain
 * Artifact of Death: Arguably the Penumbra fills this role
 * Ascend to A Higher Plane of Existence:
 * Badass: A few characters, namely Lanna, Vail  and Kase
 * Badass Army:
 * The Battlestar: The Pendragon, the Dante
 * Big Bad:
 * Body Horror: Swarm bio-organics. I dare anyone not to shiver at both Stolv's Swarm induction and
 * Brainwashed:
 * Casual Interstellar Travel: Lane-jumping, also highlighted when
 * Chekhov's Gun:
 * Cold-Blooded Torture: Vas?s treatment of Stolv. Could also be considered a Fate Worse Than Death. Eesh.
 * Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are: Subverted slightly as Vail silently hunts the Prisoner on his vessel in Chapter 7.
 * Cool Old Guy: Brother Herbert
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Quite a few. Every character gets at least one. Surprisingly, Lanna gets several.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Vail, briefly
 * Death Is Cheap:
 * Defiant to The End:
 * Designated Hero: Subverted.
 * Destructive Saviour:
 * Distant Prologue:
 * Doesn't Like Guns: Lastolian, although it?s never explicitly stated
 * Earthshattering Kaboom: The destruction of Klamastis
 * Energy Being:
 * Evil Counterpart:
 * Evil Plan:
 * Evil Twin: The Prisoner/Lejin Kase, although not technically a twin.
 * Explosive Decompression: Occurs when Vail escapes the Dante in Chapter 12. Kase is almost a victim to it.
 * Face Heel Turn:
 * Feudal Future: Sort of
 * Flash Back: Used frequently, specifically in Chapters 5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 17 and 20. Subverted slightly in Chapter 10.
 * Flowers for Algernon Syndrome:
 * Finish Him:
 * Five-Man Band: Initially, Kase is The Hero, Emma is the Lancer, Lastolian and Lanna take turns being the Smart Guy, Vail is the Big Guy and Brendan and Stolv alternate being The Chick (although Brendan could later be considered the Lancer after he takes a level in badass and after.
 * Flaw Exploitation: Vail?s sorrow at
 * Follow the Leader: Kase does this from Chapter 15 onwards, good little soldier boy that he is.
 * For the Evulz: The Swarm
 * Government Conspiracy: Played with by
 * Heel Face Turn:
 * Honor Before Reason:
 * Human Aliens: Played straight and yet subverted with The Swarm, once their heritage is revealed.
 * Interesting Situation Duel:
 * Kick the Dog:
 * Kill Sat: The Penumbra.
 * Killed Off for Real: spoiler: [[Word of God indicates that Lanna, Stolv, Siana, Vas, Tamb, The Prisoner, Cardain and Luke are all definitely dead for real, and will not return to the story with some Lazarus-like resurrection technology (excepting a brief appearance by Stolv from an alternate universe). He hasn't said anything about Lykard, however...
 * Loss of Identity:
 * Love Makes You Evil: Played semi-straight with Emma, twisted with.
 * Made of Phlebotinum: Most of the story.
 * Magnificent Bastard: Generals Tamb and Vas share this, until Vas?s development and degradation through his ailing Swarm bio-organics turns him into a Complete Monster
 * Manipulative Bastard: Cardain
 * The Men in Black: Subverted by Tempus
 * Mind Rape:
 * The Mole:
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * My God, What Have I Done?:
 * Not So Different: Vail and Kase, also used in the conversation between Kase and Tamb.
 * Omnicidal Maniac:
 * Only One Name: Lastolian
 * Proud Warrior Race Guy: General Tamb, subverted by Stolv
 * Psycho for Hire: Bardra Massick, Mind Flayer. We'll let you figure out the rest.
 * The Purge:
 * Ragnarok Proofing: The Penumbra
 * Redemption Equals Death:
 * Red Shirt: The Prophet Twins
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right:
 * Single Biome Planet: Llanfall, Sybillins, Arctico, Betadina Gamma
 * Storming the Castle: The Battle of the Penumbra
 * Survival Mantra: Kase?s soldier Directive
 * Techno Babble: Frequent
 * Time Travel:
 * Token Evil Teammate:
 * Took a Level In Badass: Brendan, after
 * Touched By Vorlons:
 * Tragic Hero:
 * Villain Episode: Chapter 14
 * We Can Rule Together:
 * You Can't Go Home Again: Seen in the flashbacks of Chapter 13 when Vail disowns his family
 * Zerg Rush: Arguably the Swarm militiamen represent this
 * Zeerust: Inverted ? the Penumbra, being an ancient space station, has shiny tech way beyond anyone else?s capability, and weapons that kick the crap out of any who are stupid enough to get close.
 * Zerg Rush: Arguably the Swarm militiamen represent this
 * Zeerust: Inverted ? the Penumbra, being an ancient space station, has shiny tech way beyond anyone else?s capability, and weapons that kick the crap out of any who are stupid enough to get close.