Stories — Phoenix Point

“The deeper we dig, the stranger it gets.”

— Randolph Symes, Phoenix Working Group (1937)

The past is not what it seems; the future is not what we guessed.

The history of the Phoenix Project is rich with mystery, sacrifice, and horror. Understanding the scale of what we face may be daunting, but we cannot escape the truth. This is who we are, and why we are here.

Reports

Closing Bell

Stock market traders watch the news as “The Big Egg” incident of 2026 unfolds before their eyes. The world is on the verge of collapse and they start to make plans.

Hope Dies Last

A mother who has lost her baby is united with an infected baby and her elder sister who have lost their mother. The three hatch a plan to leave town and find a cure for the virus.

Oysters

A man eats seafood on his anniversary, feels unwell and makes for the bathroom. Once there, he finds he has a little more than food poisoning.

The Mist

A man drives to a bridge and sees the effect of the Pandoravirus mists for the first time.

Behold the Man

The life and times of Tobias West, founder of New Jericho.

Heavy

Corporal Isaiah Thomson is offered a mission.

The Interrogation

Subject 16 is not a person.

Putting Bullets in Monsters

The world is screwed, but you might as well take out some of the monsters while you can.

The Legend of Fort Bacon

Yes, but can you EAT the monsters?

Harbinger

Change is inevitable. The question is whether we will embrace it when it comes, or try to fight it.

Towards Freedom

As the city of Athens vanishes into the mist, Synedrion struggles to save as many people as possible.

Soulstealing

A man meets his fate. A powerful being rises.

The Second Step

Knowing the truth is the first step, but what do you next? A journalist reports on the Firebird Initiative as the world begins to descend into chaos.

Launch Codes

The Phoenix Project was founded to protect humanity from existential threats. Unfortunately, sometimes the existential threat is humanity itself.

Semper Fidelis

A veteran looking for meaning in life finds it in the Phoenix Project, but the Phoenix Project is barely holding together. Meanwhile, something is happening in Antarctica...