A dark science fiction webcomic set in the near future, where a religion called Rulerism based on Earth has spread across the galaxy, leaving much of space under its banner. Despite the growing unity among the galaxy, all is not well, as Rulerist troops seem to be responsible for a growing number of massacres, seemingly targeted at those whom refuse to convert. In an age where morals are twisted for the greater good, what is a human being?
Known for its unique art style and mature themes; not for viewers under 16. Updates weekly.
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Tropes used include:
- Aliens Speaking English - Subverted, with most aliens speaking a Universal trade language when dealing with other species, and their own languages the rest of the time.
- Anyone Can Die - Despite being a rather popular character, Juu was killed off very suddenly.
- Backstory - Jet and Koji's backstory appear in sidestory chapters.
- B Side Comics - Jet's story and Cemetery.
- Badass Abnormal - Grey.
- Black And Gray Morality - Almost everything in the comic.
- Church Militant - The Rulerists
- Crouching Moron Hidden Badass - Koji in Chapter 6.
- Dream Sequence - Almost all of Chapter 4.
- Empathic Weapon - Grey.
- Even Evil Has Standards - The Rulerists.
- Everybody Smokes - Justified in Chapter 2.
- Fatal Flaw - Kyo is so addicted to drinking his liver is on the verge of failure.
- Half Identical Twins - Subverted with Asilin and Benjamin.
- Harmful To Minors - The massacre in Chapter 4.
- Heroic Bystander - Kyo.
- Ho Yay - Chovek and Kyo.
- I Have Brothers - Ash.
- Improbable Age - Subverted, the youngest member of the main cast is 19, with most characters ages 24 or older.
- Jerkass Facade - Kammi, though only in backstory.
- Kick The Dog - Subverted, The Inhuman experiments were quickly destroyed once the rulerists realized what had gone on.
- Mohs Scale Of Sci Fi Hardness - Middle of the road, attempts to justify technology in the setting, though often skews pervasiveness of some techs for plot purposes.
- My Name Is Inigo Montoya - Subverted with Ashido, who refuses to let himself take revenge for her brother's deaths.
- Obfuscating Stupidity - Sartre.
- Older Than They Look - Despite appearing to be in their twenties, Koji is 32, and Sartre is 38.
- Parental Abandonment - The Lyphas, and to some extent most of Hekshano.
- Pick On Someone Your Own Species - Soshika joined the resistance out of hatred for humans, believing them and rulerism to be directly responsible for her parent's murder.
- Science Is Bad - Played straight and subverted with the Inhuman project and the Rulerist's willingness to accept its immorality.
- Schizo Tech - A large portion of the comic takes place on a world only recently opened up to intergalactic trade, leaving the world in the technological level of 1970's earth... with spaceships.
- Something Wicked This Way Comes - Kammi, Zara.
- Speech Bubbles - Mildly subverted, with each character having a different color shadow for their speech bubbles for easy reading.
- The Woobie - Kyo, and to a certain extent Ashido and Jet.
- Warrior Poet - Solla.
- Youngest Child Wins - Ash.
- Webcomic Time - The last 2 years of updates only cover one day of real time.
