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Cataclysm Conquest | Chapter 15: Atomic Physician (First Draft)
Cataclysm Conquest | Chapter 14: Shadows of War (First Draft)
Cataclysm Conquest | Chapter 13: A Troubling Report (First Draft)
Please give me your thoughts on this, and be generous. I need to know if this feels off in any way, especially the later part and the inherent escalation.
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Monday, November 28, 4 S.E.
“Really? Just like that?”...
2026-02-05 07:59:50 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 12: An Unexpected Reception (First Draft)
Monday, November 28, 4 S.E.
The Ulysses pulled in toward the greatly expanded coastline of what had once been Michigan. The Lake they now sailed, nominally known as Lake Michigan, had been greatly reduced by alterations in ...
2026-02-05 05:08:50 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 11: Dinner and Decisions (First Draft)
Sunday, November 27, 4 S.E.
Leonidas waited for Xarina with his arms folded on Sunday night, leaning against the doorframe of his immense balcony. The King’s gaze was focused on the City under the stars, his thoughts drifting towa...
2026-02-04 23:21:06 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 10: A Day in the Life (First Draft)
Sunday, November 27, 4 S.E.
Leonidas awoke at the crack of dawn, peering over to where Aylar was snuggled up against him and smiling at his sleeping wife. He shifted a moment later, kissing her forehead and gently unwrapping his arm...
2026-02-04 19:43:30 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 09: Cleaners (First Draft)
Saturday, November 26, 4 S.E.
Xarina stood alongside Kairi and Bardulf as they looked up at the warehouse building in the far East of the Prosperity Quarter, hands resting on the pommels of her shortswords. The Eidolon had summoned ...
2026-02-04 06:58:48 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 08: Threat Assessment (First Draft)
Saturday, November 26, 4 S.E.
Countess Diana Margaret Montgomery entered the guest quarters provided for her by the young King and Queen with a sense of begrudging admiration, eyeing the polished white manastone, luxurious carpets, ...
2026-02-04 04:02:11 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 07: Countess Diana Montgomery (First Draft)
Saturday, November 26, 4 S.E.
Twenty minutes later, Leonidas sat on his throne with Aylar beside him on hers, having sent word to his wife of the Emissary’s arrival. As expected, his Queen had hurried down to the Throne Room, wear...
2026-02-04 01:34:08 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 06: Briefings and Arrivals (First Draft)
Saturday, November 26, 4 S.E.
Leonidas stepped into the palace Press Room three hours later, wishing the day would end.
After he’d finished his speech in the Senatorum Royalis, concluding with another message of encouragemen...
2026-02-03 19:28:03 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 05: The Lion Princess (First Draft)
Saturday, November 26, 4 S.E.
James scowled out at the St. Lawrence waterway from the prow of the Ulysses, staring at the passing shores with his arms folded over his chest. The pursuit from the manabeast that had attacked ...
2026-02-03 02:42:54 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 04: Heavy is the Crown (First Draft)
Saturday, November 26, 4 S.E.
“Ready?” Leonidas asked his companions, glancing from Aylar, to Synthra, to Kairi, and then to his parents, as they stood before the immense still-closed golden doors to the Senatorum Royalis—the ...
2026-02-02 21:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 03: Cracks in Paradise (First Draft)
Friday, November 25, 4 S.E.
Xarina, hooded and cloaked, watched in silence from where she leaned against the wall of a restaurant in the Prosperity Quarter, sheltering from the afternoon sun, as the altercation before her escalated...
2026-02-02 05:34:59 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 02: Blessings and Banality (First Draft)
Friday, November 25, 4 S.E.
Leonidas entered his chambers with Ceruviel behind him, finding Aylar and Synthra the moment he did. The Queen was aglow with the vitality of her pregnancy, relaxing on the lounge with her head in Synthra...
2026-02-02 01:41:58 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm Conquest | Chapter 01: New Challenges (First Draft)
Friday, November 25, 4 S.E.
Leonidas grunted under his breath, breathing in as his [Cataclysm Core] shuddered in his Dantian. His Strength, Endurance, Agility, and Dexterity had improved by leaps during his months of training, but n...
2026-02-02 00:01:10 +0000 UTC View PostLeonidas Bonuses + Character Sheet | End of Book 2
Some of these will be inconsistent with what is posted and will be fixed in Book 2 Second Drafting.
Bonuses (Book 1):
-50% Aetherium Store Costs (Cataclysm)
+1 Attribute Point per Level (Terran...
2026-02-01 22:33:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Cataclysm Conquest | Prologue: Tides of Terror (First Draft)
Monday, November 25, 4 S.E.
The Aetheric Destroyer Ulysses crested another storm-tossed wave as it powered through the North Atlantic toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence, its [Aetherium]-purchased body cutting through the water...
2026-02-01 17:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 102: What Lies Beyond (First Draft)
Tuesday, August 16, 4 S.E.
Leonidas stood on his balcony with his arms folded, observing the setting sun while laughter spilled from his rooms. His sister’s cackles of glee reached his ears, and he smiled faintly at the sound, his...
2026-02-01 02:29:44 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 101: To the Future (First Draft)
Sunday, August 14, 4 S.E.
Leonidas walked into the meeting room with Aylar on his arm, crowns atop their heads, and formal attire donned. He wore his usual suit for the occasion, while his wife had chosen the same dress she’d worn...
2026-02-01 01:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 100: His Mentor's Truth (First Draft)
Sunday, August 14, 4 S.E.
Count Teryn Varius Cartellis hummed to the crackle of the fire in his office silently, setting his rapier calmly on his desk and brushing his hands down his suit. His eyes were calm despite the omens of the...
2026-01-31 22:15:15 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 99: A Happy Possibility (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Three hours later, Leonidas lounged with one leg over the sofa of his chambers as he perused his System alerts, a celebratory hotdog in his stomach staving off his hunger in a satisfying manner. Opposite hi...
2026-01-31 18:33:01 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 98: A Complicated Future (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Yarilla panted as she stepped back from the battle, falling into the ranks of the Truthguard and Heartwardens as they locked their shields around her, and the Maidenguard stepped up to aid them, spears at t...
2026-01-31 16:59:34 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 97: The King's Decree (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Xarina followed Leonidas and his companions as the Archon-King made his way back toward the City, accompanied by the cheers of his people. The roar of it was palpable, shaking the world around them as the H...
2026-01-31 07:58:42 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 96: The Price of Hubris (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Artur stared at the ruins of his army in numb disbelief.
Everything was falling apart. His Legions were being routed by deluded collaborators aided by their Fantasy overlords, his allies—expendable,...
2026-01-31 06:35:00 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 95: Know True Fear (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Leonidas regarded Xarina in silence after she spoke and then glanced at his sister, whose sword was still at the Svartfar’s neck. He’d erected a small [Psionic Force] bubble around them after the woman ...
2026-01-31 04:51:54 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 94: Devastation of Expectation (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Aylar paced quietly in her warplate, eyes fixed on the table as the Legion-Masters and their staff conferred, shifting representative figurines within the Dawnhaven map in accordance with reports, and remov...
2026-01-31 01:34:47 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 93: Psychological Warfare (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Xarina slowed to a halt as she stared at the scene before her.
The Prosperity Gate was open, and almost half of the Shield-Host had charged out of the gates in the green fields and madness beyond, whi...
2026-01-30 22:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 92: Charge of the Black Knight (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Nothing was going the way he had envisioned it.
Artur Mordred Paendrag gnashed his teeth in frustration atop Bucephalus, his eyes fixed on the forbidding walls of Dawnhaven with anger and hatred both....
2026-01-30 21:17:44 +0000 UTC View PostCataclysm War | Chapter 91: An Impossible Choice (First Draft)
Friday, August 12, 4 S.E.
Leonidas handed off the empty [Greater Mana Potion] to one of the Royal Guards and sighed. The chaos he’d left in his wake after using the Sunder the Heavens was already recovering, but he’d made his po...
2026-01-29 23:35:11 +0000 UTC View Post