Nova: Centurion (2025-)

The Xandarian Worldmind requires a constant, costly stream of energy to survive. To fund it, Richard Rider operates as a freelance problem-solver for hire across the deep-space lanes. He is the last Nova, a solitary drifter burdened by the foundational secrets of the Galactic Union. Every job he takes, every payment he accepts, is tainted by the corrupt systems he now enables. The credits flow, the Worldmind endures, but each transaction further stains his hands. His ship moves from one compromised port to the next, a single point of light navigating an expanse built on lies.