Glossary

Nero is a messenger nerve cell who, in contrast to his fellow couriers, such as Sensurian, resents his unheralded but key role in the BioCosmos. He desires glory, the type that only comes from triumph on the battlefield. Eventually, this desperate need will lead to tragedy—for himself, and for the BioCosmos as a whole.

The NKC’s are the Immune System’s most feared and stealthiest BioWarriors, gifted with sensors that allow them to locate infected BioWarrior and tissue cells alike, no matter how well-hidden. Their cytotoxic blasts reduce corrupted cells to organic debris that is reclaimed by the BioCosmos. They are often called the “Silent Killers” by their BioWarrior comrades both because of their ability to arrive at a battlefield without warning and their aloofness.

The mammoth super highway through which messenger nerve cells travel, carrying information from one sector of the Cosmos to another at the speed of thought. Every thought, conscious and unconscious, travels through this endless array of the neural highway.

A highly advanced, tiny mechanism attached to the base of the spine of The Combine agents that enables commanding officers to transmit signals directly to their nervous systems.