Note : Chapter 234 has been written and added to the queue !
Also, some patrons over on discord have suggested things that have now firmly implanted themselves in my mind. I reject any and all responsability about those things, and blame them should anything come of them.
You'll see.
Chapter 232
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
"There is, er, one additional problem, lady Crystal." Said the fox eared alchemist.<...
2024-01-21 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 231
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
Alexandra sighed as she sat down in front of her daughter. She'd rather not have used the teleport talismans -they were exceptionally expensive, and had to be enchanted by hand by her or Emilia, and their time was a very precious commodity-, but right now she needed to have a talk with her daughter. She could worry about the cost later.
CQ fiddled in her seat, whic...
2024-01-20 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 230
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
"So, how's the Kingdom holding up?" Asked Alexandra as she sat on the edge of the holographic projector.
"Well, it's still kicking, surprisingly enough." Answered Allya as she accepted a mug of hot chocolate from Emilia, smiling at the advisor. Used to having her own contingent of maids around or not, the vampire didn't seem to mind doing menial tasks herself if she had to,...
2024-01-19 17:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 230, 231, 232 and 233 have been written and added to the queue !
Hope you guys enjoy the kick off to book 7 of The Fallen World !
Chapter 229
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Trade City of Erakis
"It's been a pleasure, madam president." Said Alexandra as she proffered her hand.
"Please. Call me Amelia. Hell, I'd settle for General." Said Amelia as she took the dungeon core's hand, and stepped down onto the grou...
2024-01-18 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Here's some random trivia about book 6 and my original plans for it. Don't know if anyone will care, but if you enjoyed the insight, don't hesitate to say it. I kind of miss the creative process notes I used to do for every chapter, but while that's no longer an option (and would be a bit of a pain in the ass), I'd love to do some for the novels, if people are interested in reading them.
Book 6 was, according to my original plan for the story, supposed to end with Alexandra losing a dir...
2024-01-06 17:03:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 228
Red Sands Desert, Contested Border Region
Elkis Republican Army Expeditionary Force Main Camp
General Coledar, of the Elkis Republican Army, looked as the battleship landed.
He was good at concealing his emotions. If you were going to last when you had to deal with the snakepit that was the senate, you had to be. But even he was at his limit as the capital ship, bristling with Gorromarian weaponry, settled down, and a ramp came down.
A smal...
2024-01-04 17:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 227
Red Sands Desert, Elkis Republic
In Flight
"Alright ladies, break it up. It's show time." Said Alexandra's voice over the radio, as she checked the readouts in the cockpit.
She heard some scuffling and a few jests, and she smiled. The maids had somehow managed to sneak a deck of cards in their drop pods. Though how they were playing in the cramped space, Alexandra had no idea, but apparently CQ was trouncing them, to their evident surprise. Thoug...
2024-01-03 17:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 226
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
"Absolutely not!" Yelled out Emilia.
"Vampy, I-" Started Alexandra, before recoiling as the advisor slammed her book into the holographic projector.
"NO! I am not letting you send my maids to their fucking deaths!"
"Milady, we-" Emilia's glare could have frozen a supernova solid, and even Ella wasn't immune to it, the maid closing her mouth with a snap.
"Y...
2024-01-02 17:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 227 and 228 have been written and added to the queue, completing Book 6 of The Fallen World !
Chapter 225
Red Sands Desert, Elkis Republic
City of Erakis
Orzal sat in his office, gazing at the hastily repaired door.
His men. The people he'd trained, molded for years…the men who trusted him…
He took a deep, shuddering breath.
It would be so easy. They were deniable assets, and he had multiple plans just in case...
2024-01-01 17:00:13 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 224
Red Sands Desert, Contested Border Region
Republican Army Forward Special Operations Base 'Victis'
"Everyone ready?"
The assembled soldiers nodded solemnly, and the lieutenant-colonel took a deep breath.
She didn't want to do this. Orzal, her commanding officer, didn't want to do this. But they had no choice.
She just had to hope he'd make it count.
"Already then. First wave! Prepare to move out!"
An entire company braced ...
2023-12-31 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Note : At long last, it is done ! Surprise ! Gonna put it up tomorrow. It'll be new year's eve, but hey. Better late than never !
I also tried to implement some of the suggestions you guys had in the poll, but I kind of struggled, so...hopefully it came out alright ?
Reminder that this chapter is set, chronologically, between chapters 175 and 176 (well in that general area, since I started writing it planning for it to be around chapters 170-171), and thus with Alexandra's technol...
2023-12-30 21:55:08 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 224, 225 and 226 have also been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 223
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
"So, we cannot count on the raiding squadron?" Said Calder as he put down his mug of…Alexandra wasn't sure what the hell it was. It smelled like someone had tossed strawberry, chocolate and a touch ethanol together. Whatever it was, the orcish captain seemed to need the stuff to function properly ...
2023-12-30 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Note : Merry Christmas everyone ! Trying to work on the Christmas Special for this year, but a combination of food indigestion and a bad cold has me down for the count, so no promises.
Chapter 222
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
In Flight
"That is…not good." Said Alexandra as she gazed through her 'binoculars', though the device had more in common with a camera and a rangefinder than anything, it was a handy name to tack onto. Besides ...
2023-12-25 17:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 221
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Workshop
"Impressive, isn't it?" Said Alexandra as she paced around the aircraft, patting the fuselage.
"It certainly is." Said Emilia as she gazed at the craft. It was huge, four times as long as a spider tank, though not at all as wide as she had expected. "The wings do look a bit, uh…stubby though."
"Inherent problem of the mission requirements." Alexandra sighed as Emilia gave her a curious lo...
2023-12-24 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 220
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
"Now that the ships have been refitted, all we need to so is crew them. And given that they were made from the get go to have living, breathing crew, it would make sense to use them instead of ships built to accommodate golems." Said Allya to her assembled council. "So yes, Captain Calder and Captain Sylvia, these are the vessels you will be receiving under your command."
"I thought I was ...
2023-12-23 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Note : No new chapter for the queue today, and possibly not for a bit, gonna take a break for the holidays. Plus I need to shift my focus to the Christmas special, thank you guys for the suggestions in the poll !
Chapter 219
Alexandra's Core
Simulation One
Alexandra sighed as she popped into the simulation.
The discussion with Emilia…had been far better than she had expected. The advisor understood she couldn't predict everything, and that...
2023-12-22 17:00:16 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 222 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 218
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
In Flight
For a second everyone, even the golems, were too stunned to do anything, as the roar of the detonation came over them.
Alexandra exhaled. Or rather her golem replicated the sound.
"Undock us, warn the other vessels to do the same, including those handling escorts. And destroy this ship. Then I want the entire squ...
2023-12-21 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys. This was just to ask you if you guys wanted to see anything specific in this year's christmas special ? I'm a little dry on ideas for it, so I'd thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and ask you if you wanted to see something in particular. Kind of like the small character poll I did a while back. So post a comment with anything you'd like see, and don't forget to like any of the ideas you'd like to see !
Anyway, chapter 218 should be up in a few hours, I hope you'll enjoy...
2023-12-21 14:15:10 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 221 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 217
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
In Flight
"Report." Said Alexandra, as the golem stepped back from the console it had been plugged into.
"Readings confirmed by all ships. Hostile convoy, heading due North, azimut three hundred and ten. Reading eight vessels."
"Only eight? How many escorts?"
"Affirmative. Tentative estimates is five escort vessels. ...
2023-12-20 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 220 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 216
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
"That was delicious!" Said Pyn as she set down her spoon, her plate holding naught but a few forlorn crumbs of a thoroughly devoured cake.
"Glad you think so. The place came highly recommended." Both by Stor, the barman of Firegecko's, whose drinks she still sampled on a semi regular basis, and Melia, who seemed ...
2023-12-19 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 218 and 219 have been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 215
Red Sands Desert, Contested Border Region
Elkis Republican Army Expeditionary Force Main Camp
Coledar leaned back into his chair.
"Three corvettes. Just three?" Asked the general.
"Yes sir. That's all it took." Said the captain. He still looked the worse for wear, but the food before him had clearly revitalized him a bit, especially once he'd gotten a go...
2023-12-18 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 217 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 214
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
"Well, this certainly is impressive." Said Trira as she stepped into the room, surveying her surroundings, Allya standing well by the side to give her room.
"Thank you. I'm quite proud of it." Said Alexandra, as her avatar sat down on the command seat.
It had taken a considerable amount of c...
2023-12-17 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 216 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 213
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
"What do you mean the ship has been delayed?" Asked Syliva as she leaned forward.
The crewmember's eyes darted down to her cleavage, before getting back to her face.
"I mean just that ma'am. The ship is being temporarily grounded. I don't know why, the captain didn't tell. Just be patient, I'm sure we'll be...
2023-12-16 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 215 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 212
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Conference Room
"If that priest is here only to found a temple and terraform the area, then I'm the freaking UIS president." Said Alexandra as she stopped pacing and sat down at the conference table. She wasn't exactly sure why she kept oscillating between the command center and conference room when meeting with Allya...
2023-12-15 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 213 and 214 have been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 211
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Workshop
Alexandra sighed as she gazed at the holographic whiteboard.
She'd started sending stealth golems out to grab a few bits and pieces of salvage from the wreckage of the Old World constructs. Now that she had some to spare, and the guild had dialed down the paranoia, it had seemed like a fairly ...
2023-12-14 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 211 and 212 have been written and added to the queue !
Trying to get the engine running again, slowly but surely. Writing some RPG supplements and adventures helped, oddly enough. Guess I needed something else than the same old same old to get going once more. Doubt you guys would be interested in that stuff (it's for Mongoose Traveller, 2nd edition), so I won't put them here, but do let me know if this sort of stuff is up your alley, maybe I'll make a category or discor...
2023-12-13 17:00:26 +0000 UTC
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Haven't made one of those in a while. Since I have gotten some questions, both on patreon and on Royal Road, as to when the next patreon chapters will be, I thought I owed you an explanation.
I don't want to expound on the subject, so to put it bluntly : I just broke up with my girlfriend. It was on amiable, mutual terms, and we will remain friends, but it still hurts like a fucking bitch, especially as we were living together. And just to make it CRYSTAL clear : anyone harassing her on...
2023-12-04 11:02:13 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 209
Red Sands Desert, Duchy of Sarth
Alesian Fortress Line
"How long do we have?" Said Knight-Commander Philia Elcanor, looking grimly at her subordinates as the walls shook, and dust fell from the ceiling, as Sunrise's trebuchets pounded the fortress with the precision and relentlessness of a metronome.
"Three days. A week, at best." Answered her second in command, a grizzled old veteran who had been nothing more than an ignored fixture until she'd ...
2023-11-17 17:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 208
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
"You can't be serious!" Shouted Emilia.
"Honey, she's getting bored to death! The fourth floor isn't nearly close to complete, and even if it was, you know as well as I do that few even get to her! This will give her opportunity to grow." Retorted Alexandra.
"Grow? She'll be fighting on the frontlines, Gods knows how many hundred kilometers away from the dungeon!"
...
2023-11-16 17:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 207
Red Sands Desert, Contested Border Region
Elkis Republican Army Expeditionary Force Main Camp
"General."
General Coledar Victis, technically second in command to General Amelia Loveheart in the Republic Expeditionary Force, but in truth her replacement, looked up from his breakfast at his most trusted subordinate, Major Illira Oralis.
"Major. Would you care to join me?"
"Sir, a convoy has arrived."
"Ah. Our overdue friend finall...
2023-11-15 17:00:05 +0000 UTC
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