The colony of Espero ("The Hope") lost contact with Earth almost 300 years ago. The unified colonial government collapsed, leaving behind a number of autonomous Cities half-gone underground and surrounded by giant domes. It's cold and relatively deserted, with the simplest things missing and everything constantly breaking down, but even in such harsh conditions there is a place for a thirst for power and the pursuit to overtake one of the greatest human fears. //This is a series of short stories set in the same world and intertwined with a common metaplot and connected by a mysterious girl that seem to be always exactly where she needs to.