Delta #8

In the year 3250, the elite youth known as the "Gente Hermosa" rule from the shadows, leaving the older generation behind. When General Gil Carbon pilots a spaceship toward Orion and detects a mysterious radiation pulse and "atomic matter," he orders the annihilation of entire worlds to carve out space for survival. Amid the chaos, a doctor administers an "atomic antibody" to a young man named Zonx, uncovering a terrifying truth: the threat is no weapon, but a recurring infection that resurfaces every million years.

In "Por partida doble," Raúl navigates a dangerous web of deception tied to the mysterious illness of Steed-Morris, whose violent transformations into a werewolf are exploited for profit. As the creature breaks free and police respond with silver bullets, Raúl’s calm facade hides a secret triumph—his carefully orchestrated scheme reaching its grim conclusion.

In "null," Mr. Much and his partner Selene check into a luxurious hotel, only for a string of slapstick mishaps—slippery floors, flustered staff, and chaotic accidents—to unfold while Selene enjoys a bath. When the manager shuts down the entire establishment in outrage, Mr. Much returns to find it sealed off, leaving Selene furious and the situation hilariously unresolved.

In "Desafío en Plutón," former mayor Lamar Templeton returns to the war-torn city of Plutonia, hunting the elusive Peter Strickland through a landscape of military zones, collapsing infrastructure, and strange, otherworldly weapons. With the help of an enigmatic oracular "cerebro," he navigates escalating violence and relentless ambushes, each step deeper into a city teetering on the edge of total breakdown.

In a fog-drenched English university, the enigmatic Dean Grieves unveils a chilling plan to hunt down vampires—only to reveal a far more personal agenda. María Sancho, a detainee with a haunted past, recounts her life among a true vampire clan before escaping to rebuild her identity. As police investigations uncover unsettling truths, the real motive behind Grieves’ crusade emerges: he’s not just hunting monsters, but a rival kind of vampire, driven by a desperate desire to secure his own people’s future.

In a forgotten Central European village swallowed by ruin, a weary traveler seeks shelter—and finds a story that chills to the bone. As an old man recounts the dark legend of Conrad Ernst, a hotelier who made a pact with vampires to sustain his grand estate, the line between past and present begins to blur. When the tale ends, the villagers close in, and the traveler realizes too late that some invitations are never meant to be refused.

In the frozen depths beneath the polar ice, a naval expedition uncovers an alien artifact that begins siphoning oxygen and emitting strange energy. Days later, a mysterious black ring encircles Earth, intensifying solar radiation and triggering global catastrophe. From a crumbling orbital station, Jason pieces together a terrifying theory: the ring may be a warning, a final act from a long-dead civilization meant to cleanse worlds that reach a certain threshold. As the last survivors record their final messages, the truth behind the signal remains just out of reach.