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Cataclysm War | Chapter 40: Queen-Potentiate (First Draft)

1 - 2 CHAPTERS A DAY FROM THIS POINT ON <3

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Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Leonidas walked alongside his companions in satisfied silence, hands in his pockets, and the vast array of...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 39: The Conqueror (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Artur Paendrag looked up from his writing desk at the sound of a knock on his door, shifting under the weight of his Regalia as he did.

“Enter,” he said curtly, while lowering his...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 38: What Words Cannot Explain (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Leonidas stood in a loose circle with his friends between Synthra and Bardulf as he contemplated the rewards screen. Primus had agreed to give them six hours before they were forced to leav...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 37: Final Judgment (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

“So,” Leonidas said into the silence that followed. “What’s the plan?”

The question seemed to refocus both women, and Aylar and Synthra subtly relaxed as Bardulf and Parnym ...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 36: The Weight of Perspective (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Leonidas approached Bardulf first, before anyone else, with his armor and sword firmly dismissed.

The Shadowblade met him halfway as he moved, murmuring something to Parnym, who nodde...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 35: Ghosts of the Future (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Leonidas stood in the chamber of arches in a daze.

His gaze was unfocused, staring at his shaking hands in silent contemplation of what he had seen, what he had experienced, what he h...

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Quick PSA: Cataclysm War Chapters!

Hello!

This is just a quick PSA to let you all know that, now that I've amply dumped over 100,000 words onto Patreon (woohoo, we did the halfway mark in less than a month!) and sufficiently gotten you glorio...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 34: Love and Duty (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Leonidas met them with the force of an avalanche.

His blade slammed into Aylar’s with bone-shaking force, and the Swordmaiden gritted her teeth against the impact's power as she bor...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 33: The Worst Outcome (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Aylar stirred when she felt arms around her.

Her gaze moved from where it had been locked to the floor, blurred by tears and the pain of her own heart, and settled on manicured nails ...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 32: Life and Death (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Aylar pulled herself to her feet with difficulty, her mind still echoing with the memories of the first arch. A child, a betrayal, a dark future for Dawnhaven, leading it toward the path to...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 31: Law and Order (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Aylar opened her eyes where she sat upon her throne, feeling the weight of her crown upon her hair, and the touch of silk on her flesh. To her right stood her husband Leonidas, adorned in t...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 30: Rite of Ascension (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Three hours later, the party was prepared.

Leonidas stepped into the cave mouth alongside Synthra, Aylar, Parnym, and Bardulf and peered around, eyeing the forbidding entrance to the ...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 29: Calm before the Delve (First Draft)

Saturday, July 30, 4 S.E.

Leonidas cut through the leaping Shadow Panther with a whine of his [Archon’s Psiblade], severing the creature’s head neatly from its neck and leaving its corpse to impact the ground af...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 28: Her Brother's Keeper (Second Draft)

Saturday, July 23, 4 S.E.

Kairi surged forward when the Dawnguard reached for Sonya, her better senses thrown aside in favor of protective instinct and selfish desire: a connection to her brother. Her shortswords fl...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 27: Bad to Bedlam (First Draft)

Saturday, July 23, 4 S.E.

The Matthersons, Kairi discovered, were strangely likable people.

After the initial shock of her approach had mostly worn off, Patrick—the patriarch of the family, by all appearance...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 26: Family Connections (First Draft)

Saturday, July 23, 4 S.E.

Kairia Yunalesca Paendrag entered Dawnhaven unbowed.

She and a single Vanguard Squad had boldly approached the main settlement of [Unclaimed Sector 117] absent fanfare or announcement...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 25: A Promise of Truth (First Draft)

Friday, July 22, 4 S.E.

Leonidas was still sore.

The healing Parnym had given him had taken the edge off of his wounds, and his System-accelerated healing meant that he’d be relatively hale within hours afte...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 24: Into the Wilds (First Draft)

Friday, July 22, 4 S.E.

Leonidas stood with Bardulf’s support—his right arm resting on the shorter man’s shoulder and armor dismissed to mend itself—when Ceruviel and Uriel finally arrived.

The Dawn-Lo...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 23: Victory and Defeat (First Draft)

Friday, July 22, 4 S.E.

Leonidas exploded toward Valerian at full speed, his [Archon’s Psiblade] coruscating with the power of his [Psionic Swordforce] as he met the Dagger-Master’s charge in an echoing boom...

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 22: The Die is Cast (First Draft)

Friday, July 22, 4 S.E.

Leonidas watched as Valerian Cade’s expression danced through an apoplectic combination of shock, confusion, disbelief, outrage, and finally settled onto derision. He clearly didn’t think...

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 26: Diverging Paths (Second Draft)

“Whoa...” Arcturus said as he looked over the information panel, reading the details carefully, and momentarily forgot his discomfort. “That’s awesome.”

“Apprentice?” Tylariel prompted in a tense voice.

“Sorry,...

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 25: Oaths and Oddities (Second Draft)

Congratulations! You have unlocked [Awakened Bloodline] (Passive, Level 1)! 

The truth of your Blood has been called to the fore by the S̵̊͠0̴̒̈?̵̋̕7̵͊̍&̷̈́͠l̴͖̅4̷̂...

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Adult Content Poll - Who First?

Not much to say here. Pick an option.

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Cataclysm War | Chapter 21: Unexpected Opportunity (First Draft)

Friday, July 22, 4 S.E.

Leonidas approached the main gates of Dawnhaven while on passive alert, his blade still resting on his shoulder and the back behind it, and his left hand settled around the House Aventus cres...

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 24: Different but the Same (Second Draft)

Arcturus stepped out of the changing room with a mildly awkward gait, feeling more self-conscious than ever. When Maurice had come to him with the clothes—carefully wrapped in veiling silk—and told him to wear them without first showing Tylari...

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 23: Maurice's Secret (Second Draft)

“Is that the lovely Archon Tylariel Rubastra gracing my humble store?” a cultured male voice asked silkily.

Arcturus came to a halt as a middle-aged bronze-skinned man, roughly six feet in height, stepped out from the middle of the walkw...

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PSA: Cataclysm War Re-Order

Just so you guys aren't confused:

Shadow of Intent (Chapter 19) is now the Prologue for Cataclysm War, and Chapter Numbers will be updated to reflect this. It will also be shifted in the Collection....

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 22: The Cost of Loyalty (Second Draft)

Arcturus set off from Angela’s shop in a jovial mood, his coat partially undone despite Tylariel’s grumblings about ‘proper decorum’. The party that departed the now-repaired storefront was a simple one; Tylariel was there, of course, and ...

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 21: A Whole New World (Second Draft)

Arcturus followed Tylariel and Jakob into the small sitting area attached to the kitchen while Sumeko, Jess, and Angela cleaned up the remains of their meal. He’d offered to help, but had been firmly waved off and told in no uncertain terms that...

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Sanguine Prince | Chapter 20: A Father's Love (Second Draft)

Arcturus Valoura, Senior, stood in silence while his wife wept into his shoulder.

His rusty-brown eyes were cold, staring past his partner’s shoulder toward the mantle of their fireplace, showing a framed picture of him, his wife, and thei...

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