If you’re new here, or even if you’ve followed along for a while but aren’t sure where to start, this is for you. The Lumen Universe is big. There’s a ton of lore, a growing set of stories, and more art and side projects rolling out every month. That can be a lot to take…
Let me be honest from the start, what I’m building sounds a little impossible. And maybe, in some ways, it is. That’s part of the point. The Lumen Universe is my attempt to create the most interconnected, rigorously architected, and living fictional universe ever made. It’s more than stories, comics, or games. It’s a never-finished…
Sarah writhed in agony within the transformation chamber, her body undergoing a violent metamorphosis as bioluminescent patterns mirrored her torment. Amidst the pain, Aisha’s soothing voice anchored her to memories of Maria, recalling their first meeting at a New Stockholm genetics conference. As her senses expanded, Sarah perceived Marcus’s clinical detachment and Subject Zero’s intense fascination, realizing she was drifting further from humanity with each excruciating pulse.
In the year 4280 AD, after the Post-Cataclysm Wars reshaped civilization, humanity thrives on a transformed Earth. Deep within the perilous Kouko Vallis Rainforest, a lone forager stumbles upon an escaped experiment—one linked to Project Ascendancy, a secret initiative to create sapient species. As towering megaflora and colossal beasts dominate the wild, this fateful encounter sparks a profound revelation about intelligence, survival, and the next stage of evolution. In a world where science blurs the lines between human and artificial life, the question remains—what does it truly mean to awaken?