The source mythos

Eternium

A finished adult dark science-fantasy novel by Owen Lopez. The book gives the MegaDope universe its larger mythology: memory worlds, hidden civilizations, Luna, Maximus, Veyrath, and the cost of rewriting reality.

Eternium book cover by Owen Lopez
TitleEternium
SubtitleA Dark Science-Fantasy Novel
AuthorOwen Lopez
Hardcover ISBN9798185387245
Store dateAugust 1, 2026

Premise

Maximus wakes with two lives tearing at his memory.

In one life, he is a prince pulled into magic, war, and the impossible love of Luna. In another, he is trapped inside a technology built to reshape minds while enemies in the real universe hunt his body and weaponize the world called Eternium.

Layered Reality

Eternium is not just fantasy. It is tied to memory enhancers, hidden civilizations, and systems powerful enough to bend identity.

Machine Darkness

Veyrath, the Hollow Architect, turns the world into a battlefield where death inside Eternium can reach beyond it.

Luna And Maximus

Their relationship connects the emotional center of the novel to MegaDope and Luna - Tomb of the Star Forge.

The canon behind the games

Every portal, Soul Orb, and Death bargain leads back to Eternium.

The novel establishes the hidden civilizations, memory technology, cosmic enemies, and emotional history behind MegaDope 3D, MegaDope 2D, Space Commander, and Luna's own adventure.