Lucian stood on the front of the ship as it cleaved through the water. The wind sent his long gray hair flowing through the wind. He wore a set of purple armor which fit well and felt quite light—the color wasn’t his first choice, but it was t...
2025-10-14 06:42:55 +0000 UTC View PostLucian had long been wrestling with the idea of changing the original details of the War of Four. He’d been afraid to take that step because it would throw off his plans majorly. He’d only resorted to doing so because his plans were already be...
2025-10-14 06:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostHelen Brumaire hunched over a great many books in the library. She enjoyed reading, but she didn’t think this was the sort of reading that could be enjoyed—rather, it was a dense text listing heritage without great details. She cross-reference...
2025-10-11 06:30:22 +0000 UTC View PostEven if a great deal of what Lucian knew from the War of Four held true, he needed to be prepared for every eventuality. This wasn’t a turn-based strategy game anymore. It was a living, breathing reality. He wasn’t the tactician for the battle...
2025-10-11 06:30:07 +0000 UTC View PostLucian had left the first Student Ambassador meeting had ended on somewhat frigid terms. He walked alongside Miriam as they left the Concord. Stairs were very troublesome for her. She clung to the railing as she hauled that metal prosthesis of her...
2025-10-11 06:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucian walked down the steps that he’d taken once before to fight against that ogre. Already, he was feeling some trepidation. Perhaps it was the memory of the fight, or perhaps it was knowledge of what was to come. Regardless, he made it down t...
2025-10-10 06:50:23 +0000 UTC View PostLucian held his arm out, recalling his instructor’s teachings.
Magic is almost a living, breathing thing, she’d said. It feels as a pulse inside your chest that isn’t your own heart. You should feel it quickening as you gr...
2025-10-10 06:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post“What is clear to us is the fact that someone inscribed summoning sigils within the Concord itself,” Dean Mortimer declared, standing in the same spot where he’d once spoken of Renewal Day. “Rest assured that we will not stop until we disc...
2025-10-10 06:50:14 +0000 UTC View Post“What happened here? Are you all right, Rowan?” Christoph fussed over his son unnecessarily.
“I’m fine.” Rowan looked over to Lucian. “He saved me. This is Lucian.”
Christoph turned his eyes to Lucian. A known villain sho...
2025-10-09 06:55:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs Lucian walked down the stairs into the hall leading toward the Concord, he felt and heard a tremor rock the earth. It came from deeper within, and sounded quite familiar. He knew the words that followed after… and like clockwork, they echoed ...
2025-10-09 06:54:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Before Renewal Day begins, I’d like to remind each of you here today why exactly it is we call the opening of the Collegium Renewal Day,” the school dean said, his voice carrying by virtue of an aide projecting it further with wind magic. 2025-10-09 06:54:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The War of Four assigned each of its characters elemental affinities. They were pretty important things in determining the usability of a build. Certain spells or skills couldn’t be used without sufficient elemental affinity. It also he...
2025-10-08 06:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostThere were two objectives that Lucian needed to attend to in these canalworks. The first was pretty straightforward. He needed to go from this end to the opposite end of the big chamber. There, he’d find the control room. That was where the valv...
2025-10-08 06:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post“The Collegium is a very uninhibited place,” the instructor explained. He was a bookish type with slicked hair—Gerard, the Head Instructor for engineering. The player couldn’t take his classes in-game, hence why it felt very strange hearin...
2025-10-08 06:29:57 +0000 UTC View PostLucian exited his apartment in Verne. After pulling at his ostentatious deep purple outfit bearing the house colors of Villamar, he cast one glance back at Walter.
“I’ll ensure that the room is cleaned by the time you return, Lord Lucian...
2025-10-07 06:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Lord Lucian?” A voice called out from behind the elegantly carved mahogany.
When he heard the voice, Lucian couldn’t help but curl inward. He didn’t want to respond to it. He wanted all of this to go away. But after three days, noth...
2025-10-07 06:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostI've got thirty chapters, but I want to do one final edit passthrough. 3 chapters every weekday midnight PST, for two weeks until we're at thirty.
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Lord Lucian Villamar. A handsome man with long gray hair, sharp yellow eyes, and a half-sm...
Taking a week break to get my ducks in a row as I move to a new story. When I'm back next week, I'll carry on from there. Need a solid foundation if you're going to build something solid, after all.
If you want refunds-- as always, no quest...
Guyard counted out a select amount of coins. It was hard to count with this bag over his head. Eventually he gave up and tossed a fistful at Aaron as he laid there, broken.
“Use those to pay for a resupply,” he said. “If it's not...
2025-05-16 07:07:10 +0000 UTC View PostGuyard of Fenrest had returned.
Lady Tanya discovered that fact with some relief. He took his seat at one of the many desks in the instruction room, quiet and dignified as ever. The past few days that she had seen him, his face had been harr...
2025-05-15 07:01:15 +0000 UTC View PostWaking up with a noose tied around the neck was usually a novel experience for most people. For the people that tied one, well… they usually don’t wake up. That was the whole point.
For someone like Luca, it was the second time.
Th...
2025-05-14 06:46:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe fluorescent-lit room buzzed faintly as two figures sat on opposite sides of scratched plexiglass. The visitor wore a dark wool coat, eyes locked on the young man across from him. The prisoner slouched low in his chair, one leg bouncing impatie...
2025-05-13 06:54:58 +0000 UTC View PostJansen sat down just beside the head of the table right beside his partner, Diana, who was giving him the silent treatment. She looked much like her true form of Sarah, though her hair was black and her eyes a normal brown. It wouldn’t do to dra...
2025-05-12 07:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostOn the Fate of Avaria
by Priestess Rosanne
It was said of the two Grand Crusades launched against Avaria that the first broke their power while the second absorbed it.
The Second Grand Crusade was the last major...
2025-05-09 06:45:37 +0000 UTC View PostSarah rose from the altar, gently testing her feet on the ground. Then, she stood, clothes manifesting out of thin air to complement her glamour. She looked around, her expression having regained all the vigor it lost after Leonardo’s poison too...
2025-05-08 06:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs Willem and Sarah approached the chamber that housed the Fount of Avaria, Sarah grew visibly restless.
“You’re twitching like a fiend.” Willem looked over to her. “Something wrong?”
Sarah shook her head in fierce denial. ...
2025-05-07 07:10:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you remember when I told you I was doing this as a caveat to my vow? That I was only doing this because I promised that I could only employ violence in a case of defending those I cared for?” Willem looked over to Sarah. “This is rather ...
2025-05-06 06:54:24 +0000 UTC View PostWillem had been expecting to do some very questionable things to survive in this place, but as it turned out, Sarah had it all sorted. They spent the next few days in the luxury of the oligarch’s palace, quietly discussing their plans. Sarah’s...
2025-05-05 06:25:17 +0000 UTC View Post