The Universe of Nothing II (collection)

Тимур Джафарович Агаев (2025)

"The Universe of Nothing II" takes the reader into an epic sequel to an exciting saga where the fates of orcs, humans and magicians are intertwined in the struggle for survival and power. The Orc warriors, united by the iron will of their leader, are ready to once again challenge the human kingdoms torn apart by internal strife. "The Universe of Nothing II" is a story about sacrifice and hope, where each page immerses the reader in a completely different world, where nothing is what it seems.

Meeting with magicians

Where Altus decides to help them, despite the Council of Mages ' strict ban on contact with other worlds…

The Land of Magicians… a wonderful world that has everything you can wish for. People make up legends about this world, write books, but no one has ever been here before. Only orcs, in search of a Great Magician, sometimes find portals and make their way to these Lands.

There are only Orcs in theUniverse who live on the Land of Orcs, and Ludi who live on the Land of Humans.

The Human land is almost completely destroyed. People — once a very developedcivilization with modern weapons, who lived in large modern cities and megacities. But the human civilization finally fell because of the warriors and their cruelty, and the mountainsof Oda turned into ruins. Now they roam their ruined lands in search of food and hope, like spirits.

Orcs are very hardworking creatures, live in villages, sometimes study human technology (one of the technologies they have studied and improved: the Arcadia automaton), and often fight people for power and land. People who are in search of new lands that have not been destroyed or burned to the ground are invading foreign Lands…

But this is about the Universe of Everything… What the emptiness of the universe hides behind Nothing, no one knows yet. Few people know about its existence, but it exists sooner or later… However, today the story is about magicians.

In the dense forests of the Land of Magi, where ancient trees stretch their branches high into the sky, hiding under the cover of eternal shadow, a young magician named Althus made hisе daily journey. His footsteps were light, as if he was gliding on the ground without touchingе its surface. Every day, he explored the boundaries of his world, trying to understand the nature of the magical barriers that protected their land from outside influence.

This time, however, something was different. Althus felt as if the very ground beneath his feet was vibrating with a hidden tension. Who could it be? He paused, listening to the world around him, trying to catch the source of this strange sensation.

And that's when he heard them.Sweats, soft voices coming from somewhere far away. They sounded uncertain, anxious, as if they belonged to someone who had long since lost all hope. Althus quickened his pace, heading in the direction the sounds were coming from.

A few minutes later, he came to a small clearingеsurrounded by tall trees. There were people huddled together. They lookedеexhausted, their clothes torn and dirty, their faces covered in dust. They werebraves from the Land of Men, wandererswho had left their native lands in search of salvation.

Altus froze, realizingthegravity of the situation. Contact with the inhabitants of other worlds was strictly forbidden bytheCouncil of Magi. Any interference could upset the delicate balance that had been maintained by generations of mages. But looking at these poor people, Althus felt that he could not leave them without help.