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Chapter 28: A Mimic in the Day

“Life is beauty. Humanity is art. In every soul, no matter how wretched or filthy, there exists a special hue unique to them. A color. I have dedicated my life towards preserving those breathtaking masterpieces; yet, with each passing day, t...

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Chapter 27: A Phantom in the Night

“If the Thrones art our nation’s firm base, then the Templars serve as the mighty branches affixed above—each one the leader of the Seven High Knight Orders and their respective noble line. The orders are responsible for a variety of dif...

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Chapter 26: The Weight of a Promise

“A convincing lie must spring forth from a droplet of truth. When I speak, I do so whilst influenced under the shade of my past. Under the pain, the agony, and the hatred I harbored in those times were I had naught but my own weakness to bla...

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Chapter 25: I Believe In My Heart

“I ran. Back to the forest. Back to our little hut of sticks and leaves. I buried Surasha into my arms, and then I ran as far as my trembling legs would take me. Even when the air was filled with the sound of screams, I did not stop. Even wh...

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Dariel Redesign (March 26th, 2024)

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Chapter 24: The One Who Once Commanded the Tempest

“We spent years in that old forest. I don’t remember much, exactly. All that preoccupied my mind at the time was how to survive. Every day passed by in a hazy blur of hunger and cold, but I would always awaken the next morning—alive, and...

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Chapter 23: The Wrath of Bark and Thorn

“I scarcely remember my parents. Despite carrying the noble name of Power, our line was one of a fallen branch—poor, unwanted, and cast away to the distant countryside where all we called home was a dirty hovel. We were treated as dregs, t...

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Annalay Redesign (March 18th, 2024)

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Chapter 22: In the Hall of the Woeful King

“To you, o’ future embodiment of Freedom’s Will, I bequeath these memoirs of an ailing King. Learn from them, and may the Stars bless your path on the tumultuous journey to come.

“Our relations with the nation previously...

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Chapter 21: The Castrum

“I have had the pleasure to visit many nations over the course of my youth. It’s always great fun to explore a new city and interact with a populace so uniquely different from your own, but there is one destination that I have never been a...

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Xeros Redesign (March 3rd, 2024)

First drawing with the new tablet, and I am frankly really astonished with just how much I’ve improved (I hope) after using the new features in the drawing software. It has made it a lot easier to do line art and shading while also making it a l...

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Chaper 20: Prayer for Loving Sorrow

“Hm? What… is that? An ‘animal’? Well, I guess it looks kind of cute, but those hairy appendages remind me a little bit of Catastrophe. Are you sure you want to create something that resembles that mean old grump? Mm, if you’re sure....

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Chapter 19: Spurred into Flight, Drenched and Fallen

“Get up, Annalay. Stop your whimpering. Do you think shedding these unsightly tears will change anything? A noble must be dignified, my dear; they must be the very figure of authority and grace, yet all I see here is an undisciplined, disobe...

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Update February 25th, 2024: Going Digital

Good news: Recently, a family member of mine received a nice tablet for their birthday and they were kind enough to give their old one to me. What does this mean? I will be making the switch to digital art from traditional. 

It’s rath...

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Chapter 18: A Deceptive Allure

“The kin of Cosmos call it many names: miasma, malaise, the mist. They believe it to be the weeping souls of all perished under a baleful death. They are not entirely correct.

“In truth, it is Creation’s grudge. The divini...

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Chapter 17: To Prey Upon Kindness

“Currently, there are six nations that claim to hold dominion over this poor, divided world of ours.

“The land of wing and tradition: the Polus Monarchy.

“The center of mechanical innovation: the Nox Caelum ...

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Chapter 16: Under the Corvid's Gaze

“Xeros is an enigmatic person. The war wrought by his desire has plagued our land since as long as I can remember, yet his appearances at the forefront are few and far between. None truly know the depths of his power, but what makes him trul...

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Chapter 15: Awakening

“I dreamt for so long. My flesh, withered. My blood, rotted. In the endless obscurity of the long quiet, I was at peace—wading through the ocean of darkness and ink.

“I took a step, then another, and another. I traversed t...

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Chapter 14: Mourning

“There is no greater gift to the advancement of the scholarly arts than the records gifted to us by our ancestors. History… it is a fascinating subject, indeed. So many nations, perished—now only remembered through the written word and t...

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Chapter 13: Fly, My Wings

“But be warned, children of the Stars

Thy freedom shall be hindered

Thy cage shall tower strong

For the warden holds the lock and key

Hold fast

Withstand and Prosper<...

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Chapter 12: In Hell We Live, Lament

“Creation is all around us. From the depths of the earth’s hollow to the boundless firmament above, it resides unseen from the common eye. All-knowing. All-seeing. A mysterious divinity who wholeheartedly cherishes humanity with all of its...

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Ascalon Third Redesign (February 18th, 2024)

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Chapter 11: Sanctified in Moonlight

“A pity that the Seraph’s bane is granted solely upon so feeble a mind that is Gravitas. Alas, the conceptual machinations of gravity and its influence is far too complex a principle for our Astrologians, much less the common legionnaire, ...

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Chapter 10: The Immovable One

“What do you think is the Seraph’s greatest enemy? To myself, the gift of flight is a powerful tool. Freedom. Speed. Mobility. It grants this to us all, but what if you were to take our wings away? To deprive those who have tasted the brea...

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Chapter 9: Birth

“Spawn of Cosmos detected. Awakening Auto-Defense Protocol: Shell. Bodily functions currently in dormancy. Time until revival: twenty-four hours, thirty-six minutes, and two seconds.

“Surveying area: completed. Traces of Com...

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Chapter 8: In the Midst of Rot, a Light

“How long have I known Lorelai? Pretty much since the start of our academy days. I think we first entered the Principality branch when we were both around ten years old, and we’ve been best friends since. Hehe, well, not actually. We didnâ...

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Chapter 7: One Last Glimpse of Home

“Hm? Why did I grant the Polus Monarchy so precious a vessel? Gehahah! Why, indeed. I admit, it does provide me a slight fancy to imagine those winged farmers wracking their mud-ridden brains over my invention; however, ‘tis not the only r...

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Chapter 6: The Moving Fortress Alexandria

“The Alexandria is a strange, curious thing. Its origins lay not with being constructed by Polus hands, rather as a gift—given by Latizia Babylon, President of the Ishmahab Federation, to Ascalon on the day of his coronation. The fortress ...

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Chapter 5: Of Thrones and Heroes Past

“The Order of the Unfettered Seraph are Polus’s prized guard - the very reason why the antiquated nation still remains strong against the currents of time. Grand General Xeros’s forces are powerful, cruel and designed for conquest, but t...

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Chapter 4: Smog and Ambition

“Polus is an antiquated land. Tradition and homely values populate the quaint little hamlets and bustling cities dotted all about their territory. On that end, the empire of Nox Caelum is their stark opposite. The people are gruff, hearts ha...

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