The Helixo

Helixo Corporation: From Energy Titans to Interdimensional Conquerors

Overview

The Helixo began as a powerful corporate entity known as the Helixo Corporation, which dominated the global energy sector in the late 22nd century. Helixo revolutionized energy production through the development of zero-point energy extraction, becoming the largest and most influential corporation on Earth. However, their ambitions extended far beyond the energy industry. After pioneering advancements in quantum mechanics and dimensional theory, Helixo discovered the means to travel between parallel dimensions. This breakthrough marked the beginning of their transformation from a corporate power into an interdimensional empire, leading to a massive expansion that would eventually culminate in the invasion and conquest of multiple timelines across the multiverse.

Origins

The Helixo Corporation was founded in 2150 by Dr. Callum Helix, a visionary scientist who sought to solve Earth’s energy crisis. The company’s breakthrough came with the invention of the Helix Reactor, a quantum-powered device capable of harnessing zero-point energy. By 2175, Helixo had become the world’s foremost energy provider, fueling a new golden age of technological progress. However, this period of prosperity was short-lived.

As Helixo continued its research into quantum physics, its scientists discovered the existence of parallel dimensions, each a slightly different version of their own timeline. Fascinated by the possibilities, Helixo diverted its vast resources toward perfecting interdimensional travel.

Discovery of Interdimensional Travel

By 2190, the Helixo Corporation had developed the Quantum Rift Engine, a device that enabled travel across dimensions. Initially, these expeditions were exploratory, with the goal of learning from alternate timelines and acquiring new technological advancements. However, it soon became clear that many of these parallel Earths were less advanced, lacking the sophisticated energy infrastructure of Helixo’s home dimension.

Realizing the potential for untapped resources, Helixo shifted its focus to exploitation. The corporation began sending expeditions to extract energy, materials, and technology from other Earths, making itself indispensable—and eventually, uncontested—across multiple dimensions. Over time, Helixo’s interests became more imperialistic, no longer content with mere resource extraction.

The Expansion: Conquest of Timelines

As the Helixo Corporation’s influence spread across dimensions, it transformed into a full-scale empire. Using its technological superiority, the newly-minted Helixo Dominion launched invasions across parallel Earths, toppling governments and seizing control of their societies. Their military arm developed advanced weaponry, powered by quantum energies and time-manipulation technologies. Helixo’s legions were led by elite operatives who could shift between dimensions at will, making them nearly impossible to counter.

In their most ambitious move, Helixo initiated Chronostorm Protocols, powerful dimensional rifts capable of collapsing alternate Earths into their control. This invasion strategy allowed them to crush entire civilizations with minimal resistance, assimilating entire timelines into their growing empire.

The Helixo Authority

In time, Helixo transformed from a corporate entity into a nearly religious authority, known simply as the Helixo. They were no longer bound by corporate profits or even resource acquisition. Instead, they sought total control over all known dimensions, viewing themselves as the rightful rulers of the multiverse. Helixo imposed a strict, authoritarian regime on every timeline they conquered, erasing cultural identities and replacing them with their own order. They used their technology to manipulate time itself, removing key figures from history, altering events, and collapsing dimensions that opposed them.

One of their most sinister methods involved the Chronostorms, violent temporal disruptions that could rewrite reality. Helixo used these storms to weaken or completely erase individuals, even entire populations, from existence. The erasure of individuals became a favored tactic for dealing with insurgents and rebels, as seen in the mysterious disappearance of Jekka Falcyon, the wife of Ash Falcyon.

Resistance and Insurgency

Though Helixo’s dominion is vast, resistance movements have formed across multiple dimensions. These groups, led by rebels like Ash Falcyon, seek to overthrow Helixo’s regime and undo the damage they’ve caused. The Paper Unicorns, an enigmatic faction rumored to possess knowledge of hidden dimensions, are one of the few entities that hold the key to stopping Helixo’s interdimensional conquest.

The ultimate goal of these insurgencies is to disable the Helixo Protocol Chip, a highly-guarded technology that allows Helixo to chart, invade, and conquer dimensions with precision. Without it, Helixo’s grip on the multiverse would weaken, potentially allowing the rebellion to turn the tide of the conflict.

The Helixo Legacy

The Helixo’s legacy is one of unparalleled ambition and ruthlessness. What began as a solution to Earth’s energy crisis has spiralled into a multiversal empire, fueled by a hunger for control. Their use of interdimensional travel has forever altered the course of countless timelines, leaving a trail of conquest, erasure, and resistance in their wake.

Now, as they continue to tighten their hold on reality, the multiverse braces for a final confrontation. Whether the Helixo can be stopped—or if they will become the undisputed rulers of all known dimensions—remains to be seen.

The Teskari

The Teskari are an ancient interdimensional race, thousands of years older than humanity, originating from a timeline that drastically diverged from Earth’s during the Permian Period. Unlike humanity, whose rise came after the extinction of the great reptiles, the Teskari’s evolutionary path followed a different course, leading to the dominance of a reptilian species that evolved sentience and eventually became the Teskari. Throughout millions of years, they developed into a highly advanced society, filled with powerful beings, unique races, and remarkable technology.

Origins and Evolution

The Teskari trace their origins to the Permian Period, when a species of apex reptilian predators, analogous to Earth’s therapsids, avoided extinction and evolved into an intelligent, humanoid species. Their ancestors possessed heightened physical prowess, which later combined with evolving intellectual and mystical capacities. Their societal evolution led to a unique hybrid of science and arcane power, with technology and magic coexisting in harmony. As they grew more intelligent, their civilization flourished in vast, sprawling cities blending organic forms with intricate technological marvels, creating a visually striking contrast between the natural and the mechanical. They built cities of stone and metal, where enormous towers were sustained by advanced mechanics and energy drawn from their world’s leylines—mystical pathways of power crisscrossing their realm.

Society and Culture

The Teskari civilization formed a society steeped in mysticism, high technology, and strict hierarchical orders. Their culture revolved around the balance between physical strength, magical prowess, and technological mastery. Over time, various races developed, specializing in different aspects of their society. Teskari Races Gargoyles: The most well-known and fearsome of the Teskari races, these winged, reptilian humanoids are both warriors and sentinels. They dominate Teskari military forces and are known for their brutality and loyalty. Their bodies are enhanced with a combination of biotechnology and arcane modifications. Sages: A race of ancient, serpentine beings who act as the keepers of arcane knowledge. They possess immense mystical abilities and are responsible for maintaining the balance of magic and science in Teskari society. They are highly revered and often serve as advisors or leaders.

The Tera’ki: A subterranean race of mole-like beings with stone-like skin, skilled in the manipulation of raw materials and experts in constructing vast underground cities and fortresses. They are crucial to the Teskari’s architectural marvels and technological infrastructure. The Harra’kan: A nomadic, amphibious race that thrives in the swamps and oceans of the Teskari realms. They are known for their seafaring skills and are masters of bioengineering, creating living ships and aquatic beasts to serve as their navy.

Each of these races played a vital role in the rise of the Teskari civilization, contributing to its highly stratified and diverse society. At its peak, the Teskari empire spanned multiple realms, interconnected by interdimensional travel and mystical gateways.

Technological and Mystical Advancements

The Teskari civilization was marked by their integration of advanced technology with arcane energy. While their understanding of the physical universe rivalled that of any advanced species, they also possessed mastery over forces that defied the laws of nature. Their cities were powered by both arcane crystals and technological reactors, and their greatest innovations included: Bio-Cybernetic Enhancements: They fused their biology with machinery, creating powerful warriors like the Cybergargoyles. These enhancements allowed them to augment their physical forms with advanced weaponry, extra limbs, wings, and heightened senses.

Mystical Manipulation of Time and Space: The Teskari developed arcane techniques to bend time and space, creating dimensional gates and pathways that allowed for rapid travel between realms. This fusion of magic and science led to their most significant achievement—interdimensional travel. Discovery of the Realms The Teskari’s mastery over interdimensional travel began in their ancient history when they first discovered the Seven Realms—parallel dimensions where time, physics, and reality varied greatly. Each realm held different civilizations, landscapes, and challenges. The Teskari, driven by their imperial ambition, colonized these realms for over seven thousand years, ruling them with a combination of might and magic.

The Seven Realms became central to Teskari culture, with each realm offering unique resources, mystical knowledge, and allies. Their rule over the realms remained uncontested for millennia, with the Teskari lords governing their interdimensional empire from the Council of the Eternals, a high council that dictated policy and managed relations between the realms. The Paper Unicorns and the Interdimensional War The Teskari’s peaceful reign over the Seven Realms came to a violent end with the arrival of the Paper Unicorns. This enigmatic group of beings sought refuge in the Teskari realms, fleeing from an interdimensional threat—The Helixo.

Believing that the Teskari were powerful enough to resist the Helixo’s impending invasion, the Paper Unicorns asked for asylum, promising knowledge and power in return. The Teskari, wary but intrigued, accepted their offer, but the Helixo’s invasion soon followed. The Helixo Corporation, once an energy conglomerate in a distant human timeline, had evolved into an empire that used interdimensional travel to conquer and exploit alternate Earths. Seeing the Teskari as a threat to their expansion, the Helixo launched a full-scale war across the Seven Realms.

The War Against the Helixo

The war between the Teskari and Helixo was brutal, spanning dimensions and destabilizing the very fabric of reality. The Teskari’s technological prowess and mastery of magic allowed them to resist for a time, but the Helixo’s sheer numbers, military strength, and advanced interdimensional weaponry began to overwhelm the Teskari defences. The Chronostorms, violent disturbances in the time-space continuum caused by the Helixo’s dimensional weapons, ravaged the Teskari worlds, destabilizing entire realms and displacing millions. Despite their strength, the Teskari were unable to prevent the Helixo from invading their strongholds. In the final days of the war, the Teskari’s greatest cities fell, and the Council of the Eternals was disbanded. The Paper Unicorns, realizing their miscalculation, disappeared into the dimensional folds, leaving the Teskari to fend for themselves.

Eventually, the Teskari were scattered across the multiverse, reduced to guerilla fighters, isolated colonies, and wandering nomads. Aftermath Today, the Teskari are a fractured race, their once-glorious empire in ruins. Some continue to fight the Helixo across dimensions, while others have become mercenaries, outlaws, or refugees in various realms. The Cybergargoyles, once the guardians of the Teskari empire, now serve as bounty hunters, assassins, or protectors for those willing to pay for their loyalty.

Despite their fall, the Teskari’s legacy endures in the form of their advanced technologies, arcane knowledge, and the remnants of their once-great cities scattered across the realms. As the war between the Teskari and Helixo continues in pockets across dimensions, the fate of this ancient race remains uncertain. However, whispers of their resurgence, fueled by the survivors who still remember their golden age, suggest that the Teskari may yet rise again, perhaps with the help of mysterious forces like the Paper Unicorns, believed to hold the key to restoring balance across the multiverse.

Falcyon

Ash Falcyon, a lone wanderer, navigates a perilous journey across a shattered, cyberpunk multiverse in search of his lost wife. Each dimension he visits is a twisted version of reality, filled with ruthless interdimensional beings, rogue AIs, and deadly landscapes. Ash’s only hope lies in finding the mythical Paper Unicorns—enigmatic entities rumoured to possess the secret to accessing the one dimension where his wife still exists. Along the way, Ash forms an unlikely alliance with Avalon, a battered yet advanced AI-driven cybercar.

Together, they face relentless threats and unravel the mysteries of chronostorms, dimensional wars, and alien marauders. As Ash delves deeper into the chaos, he learns that defying the odds is just the beginning; to succeed, he must challenge the very fabric of reality.

The Paper Unicorns

The Paper Unicorns are a highly secretive faction of interdimensional rebels in the Ash Falcyon universe, known for their resistance to the powerful Helixo Corporation. Originally a group of Helixo employees, the Paper Unicorns turned against the corporation when they uncovered the disturbing plans of Dr Callum Robe, the enigmatic founder of Helixo. Robe intended to exploit alternate dimensions for profit, reshaping entire worlds to fit his vision and expanding Helixo’s dominance across the multiverse.

The Paper Unicorns, disillusioned by Helixo’s ruthless objectives, defected to protect these dimensions and keep interdimensional secrets from falling into corporate hands.

History

The Paper Unicorns began as a coalition of top Helixo scientists, engineers, and explorers. During their work on dimensional exploration projects, they were among the first to see the devastating effects of interdimensional exploitation: entire ecosystems disrupted, cultures destabilized, and dimensions mined for resources to the brink of collapse. These employees began to question their role in Robe’s plans and attempted to argue against further incursions.

However, Robe’s ambitions were absolute. Realizing the futility of persuading the Helixo leadership, the group organized a covert rebellion. They stole key Helixo technologies, including blueprints for dimensional traversal, encryption codes, and early prototypes of the Dimensional Vortex Stabilizers, essential for interdimensional stability. After their defection, they adopted the moniker “Paper Unicorns,” symbolizing fragility yet resilience in their resistance to an otherwise unstoppable corporation.

Technology and Operations

Using modified versions of Helixo’s technology, the Paper Unicorns developed their own methods for travelling across dimensions with minimal disruption. They excel at maintaining stealth and avoiding detection, and their skill in blending into local realities is unmatched. Their signature technology, the Dimensional Displacement Nodes, allows them to phase in and out of dimensions, leaving virtually no trace.

Additionally, they created dimensional “safe zones,” pockets of space where Helixo’s influence cannot penetrate. The Paper Unicorns are known to possess a trove of interdimensional knowledge, particularly ancient documents and artifacts detailing the origins and interconnectedness of the multiverse. This knowledge gives them a unique insight into the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of Helixo’s conquest plans. However, their tech and information are used sparingly; they are acutely aware that overuse risks alerting Helixo forces to their whereabouts. Rebellion and Conflict with Helixo Under Dr Callum Robe’s leadership, Helixo’s response to the Paper Unicorn rebellion was swift and merciless. Branded as terrorists, the Paper Unicorns became prime targets of the Helixo security divisions, especially the Wraiths—elite agents tasked with eradicating dissent across dimensions.

Despite being hunted, the Paper Unicorns continued their resistance, rallying other dissidents and refugees from Helixo’s incursions to their cause. They set up covert networks, assisting those who sought to flee Helixo’s control or resist from within. The Paper Unicorns are believed to have stolen the Helixo Protocol Chip, a powerful artifact that holds the master access codes to Helixo’s dimensional network. In the hands of someone like Ash Falcyon, the Protocol Chip could unravel Helixo’s grip across dimensions. However, locating the Paper Unicorns and earning their trust remains a near-impossible feat, as they operate in secrecy and with utmost caution.

Symbols and Influence

The Paper Unicorns are recognizable by their unique graffiti tags of stylized unicorns. This graffiti appears on walls in contested dimensions as a message of hope for the oppressed and a warning to Helixo operatives. These symbols have inspired rebellion in various pockets of the multiverse, earning the Paper Unicorns an almost mythic status among those who oppose Helixo.

Legacy Over time, the Paper Unicorns have become symbols of resistance and the fight for autonomy across dimensions. While their numbers remain small, their impact resonates through the dimensions they’ve saved or liberated. To the Helixo, they represent a dangerous unknown, an enemy that understands the multiverse’s secrets and dares to defy corporate rule. To those like Ash Falcyon, they are a beacon of hope, holding the knowledge that may one day lead him to his lost wife, Jekka, and bring Helixo’s reign to an end. The Paper Unicorns remain hidden but are vital players in the multiverse’s intricate power struggle, risking everything to protect the dimensions from exploitation and serve as a reminder that even the most fragile creatures can be fierce guardians of freedom.