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Nexus dreams of mass murderers. And when he wakes, he is compelled to seek them out and assassinate them. His fusion powers, derived from the stars, are almost limitless. But there is a price: he must kill victims chosen by the mysterious “Merk”, and the Merk is an alien being with an alien sense of justice. Nexus is Horatio Hellpop. He lives on Ylum. He did not choose to be Nexus. The Merk chose him, and his first victim was his own father. |
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Dave Nexus true friend. Dave is confidant and advisor to Horatio Hellpop. The two met when Nexus arrived on Thune to execute the warden in charge of the jail where Dave was a prisoner. Dave acts as advisor to the President of Ylum and teaches history at the University of Ylum. |
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Alpha and Beta Concerned that his killing machine evolve as much as possible, the Merk created these two constructs a “playmates” for Horatio when he was a child. |
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Sheena and Scarlett Twin daughters of Nexus and Ursula who live with their mother on the planet Procyon. When they were infants, Ursula immersed the girls in a tank similar to the one in which Nexus “dreams” and now show signs of their own power (Scarlett, fusionkasting; Sheena, telepathy). |
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Sundra Peale As a Web Agent, Sundra’s was sent to Ylum to infiltrate and evaluate the fortress of Nexus. Instead she fell in love with Horatio and resigned her commission. She discovered the Merk and the origin of Nexus’ powers. She also discovered the existence of Farouk, a demon living beneath Ylum. Sundra now retains a cabinet post on Ylum and is co-owner of J&S Sailboats. |
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Ursula Imada Recognizing Horatio for an extraordinary human being with possible genetic gifts, she seduced him and subsequently gave birth to twin daughters, Scarlett and Sheena. She now acts as a “prophet” for the Elvonic religion, which allows her control of millions of fanatics. |
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Quote from Mike Baron: Nexus is a Russian fatalist who believes in God. These two strains have always fought for the Russian soul--belief in the Almighty, and the futility of any human endeavor. What do you do if you believe in God but you also believe all human endeavor is doomed to end in defeat? Live as good a life as possible and hope for a better afterlife? Horatio is conflicted. On the other hand, an overwhelming force compels him to execute people. On the other, he wants to create. The sacred and the profane. The yin and the yang. Did he come to save the West--- or destroy? |