Saturday, August 6, 4 S.E.
“Has he been a handful, Duchess?” Leonidas’ mother asked from behind him, as he was finalizing his outfit. “We did our best to teach him manners, but after everything that’s happ...
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Arcturus looked at the granite wolves ahead of them dubiously, standing still with Adam and Danica as Tylariel walked ahead of them towards the high gates that the wolves ‘guarded’.
Having concluded their business with Luthaire and now e...
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Saturday, 30 July, 4 S.E.
Artur Paendrag stood with his arms folded over his chest, cloak billowing in the embracing wind as he looked out at the ranks of humanity arrayed before him. Gwendolyn stood to his right, r...
2026-01-18 02:13:44 +0000 UTC View PostNot gonna type a big long thing, just a general note.
I just wrote an almost 4K chapter (wordcount, not image quality, KEKW) dealing with this, but I want it to be clear: I really welcome feedback regarding Leonidas' relationships. 2026-01-17 16:58:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Friday, August 5, 4 S.E.
The day with Maryanne and Reginald had proceeded relatively productively after their initial meeting, and though no peace had really been made between his parents and Kairi, Leonidas felt de...
2026-01-17 16:04:57 +0000 UTC View PostFriday, August 5, 4 S.E.
Aylar stepped back from Leonidas’ charmingly emotional mother gently, keeping her hand on the woman’s arm as she commented on how beautiful the palace was. As she spoke, Aylar tracked Ma...
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Friday, August 5, 4 S.E.
Reginald’s eyes widened as he and Maryanne followed Kairi through the gates of Dawnhaven.
... 2026-01-17 06:39:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Aetherblades are this way,” the massive Forgemaster said as he guided Arcturus past armor displays and glittering weapons to a wall of sword hilts at the back of the room. Even with his limited control over his powers, Arcturus could feel...
2026-01-17 01:45:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Arcturus stared at his hands in silence as voices washed over him, ignoring everyone while pondering Adam’s words. He was vaguely aware of plans to depart being made for their now-larger party, and of discussions about who would go where and wha...
2026-01-17 01:33:53 +0000 UTC View PostHello folks! Quick update.
I am aware of a few lingering points of unresolved frustration in Books 1 & 2:
Leonidas' [Psionic Communication Skill]
The lack of Parents' perspective and Grandparents' military bu...
2026-01-17 01:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostThursday, August 4, 4 S.E.
Leonidas awoke the next day with a fresher perspective.
Aylar had come to see him after Synthra had eventually taken her leave, and the dinner he’d had with the Queen had been both...
2026-01-16 23:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostThursday, August 4, 4 S.E.
Kairi was, for the first time in a long while, faintly nervous.
She stood with her arms folded and the itch to rest her hands on her shortswords prevailing over all else, gaze locked...
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Wednesday, August 3, 4 S.E.
Leonidas lay on his bed with his arm over his eyes, staring at the velvet drapes of his four-poster bed in silent contemplation, attired in a simple black shirt and loose-fitting dark sil...
2026-01-16 06:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostTuesday, August 2, 4 S.E.
Leonidas stood silently as the last vestiges of [Cataclysm Overdrive] ticked down in his HUD, eyes staring up at the sky in enjoyment of its myriad colors. Braedon’s body lay at his feet,...
2026-01-16 04:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostTuesday, August 2, 4 S.E.
Leonidas activated [Cataclysm Overdrive] the moment he felt Braedon’s focus and attention shift solely to the inevitable victory.
The world seemed to dilate the moment he did, the i...
2026-01-16 01:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostTuesday, August 2, 4 S.E.
Braedon received the first blow from the Terran Archon with a grunt, feeling his [Sunflare Core] accelerate within his dantian as the strike impacted his greatsword. The Alteran-forged stee...
2026-01-16 01:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostTuesday, August 2, 4 S.E.
The days leading up to the Challenge were largely peaceful for Leonidas.
He spent them either training his swordplay and working to resist the comparative power of an Elite with Kairi...
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Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Xarina frowned at the manor house she stood outside, dressed in the local fashions with a purple blouse and matching dark ‘jeans’, as the clothier called them, complete with a snug blac...
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Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Leonidas closed the door behind himself and Aylar thirty minutes later when they entered his rooms, shutting out the corridor behind them and the Royal Guards that had positioned themselves...
2026-01-16 01:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Leonidas watched as the last of the Lance-Masters exited the room, with the Royal Guard closing the doors behind them and leaving him, Aylar, Synthra, Ceruviel, Uriel, Bardulf, Parnym, Mith...
2026-01-16 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Synthra idly toyed with her nail as she sat in Ceruviel’s expansive meeting chamber, sitting in one of the high-backed chairs surrounding the rectangular table the Duchess used for import...
2026-01-15 23:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
“[A succession crisis?]”
Xarina nodded tersely at the question, her lambent crimson eyes surveying the forest around her as she spoke to the Night Sister receiving her report. The...
2026-01-15 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Leonidas idly spooned another mouthful of ice cream with a satisfied sigh, setting aside the bowl when he was done and looking over at his sister.
Kairi was busy doing the same, thoug...
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Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Ten minutes later, after an amusingly awkward exchange between Kairi, Uriel, Mithrander, Bardulf, Parnym, Aylar, Synthra, and Ceruviel—with only slight complaints from John and Sonya, who...
2026-01-14 00:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Kairi rewarded Leonidas’ question with a punch to the gut.
Ceruviel barked a laugh when he doubled over in pain, and Kairi smiled in grim satisfaction, reaching up absently to wipe ...
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Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Leonidas watched Braedon leave the Throne Room with a satisfied smile, hands in his pockets, and a calm sense of certainty pervading his body. The three-day window opened some options for h...
2026-01-13 00:37:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Braedon entered the Throne Room and found himself coming to a near-instantaneous halt after his first dozen paces inside.
First, he’d had to push through the inept simpletons that h...
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Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
The doors to the Palace’s grand foyer shut behind their party after t...
2026-01-12 02:49:21 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday, July 30, 4 S.E.
Leonidas and Synthra marched behind Aylar into Dawnhaven’s gates ten minutes later.
The Queen-Potentiate strode along with purpose to her gait, flanked by Verity Durandal’s Lance ...
2026-01-12 00:38:22 +0000 UTC View Post