Note : Chapter 154 and 155 have been written and added to the queue, as well as chapter 27 of The Dragon Imperium !
Chapter 153
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon factory, third floor boss room
"You know Allya had a point. This thing might be a bit too big." Said Alexandra as she craned her neck up. And up. And up.
"You wanted an impressive mechanical monstrosity. You got one." Said Emilia, and the Earth-born chu...
2023-05-29 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 152
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
Allya sat down heavily behind her desk, and held her head in her hands, panting heavily.
She'd managed to keep it together, somehow, until she'd been out of the dungeon and on her way home. But this was…too much.
Crystal was that extradimensional. That 'Alexandra'. Nothing else made it sense. And it fit so perfectly. It explained her affinity with technology, her oddities,...
2023-05-15 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 151
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Conference Room
"So, baroness." Said Alexandra, and that worthy visibly twitched. They were alone in the hastily constructed conference room, Dominique being escorted to the prison block to interview the prisoners to her heart's content, and it was the perfect time for that little discussion away from prying ears she'd been preparing. "I wished to talk to you about some things."
"It would...
2023-05-14 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 150
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
Alexandra stretched as she walked into the command center, practically glowing.
She hadn't realized just how badly she needed this until her girlfriend had basically dragged her to the newly built bedroom. It had truly been far too long. And with her extremely high -although not unlimited, as they'd found out- stamina…
Well, it had been a very good com...
2023-05-13 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNote : This list is non exhaustive, and while I will try to group the characters together, I won't bother with putting them in alphabetical order.
Apologies for the multiple uploads (and pings) today, but I got some time to polish and upload stuff so I seized it.
If there are any characters you'd like to see added, don't hesitate to put a comment saying so ! This list primarily to avoid confusion and serve as an index, and will be posted on Royal Road shortly, so any feedback you ...
2023-05-12 21:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 150, 151 and 152 have been written and added to the queue ! The queue is unlikely to get longer however, as the construction for my new place is winding down and I'm going to have to spend the coming week at least preparing to FINALLY move and overseeing the inevitable clusterfucks at the end. Plus I need to take a bit of a break, I feel like my chapter quality is slipping, and I probably should spend some time on other projects like The Dragon Imperium.
Impor...
2023-05-12 16:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostNote : It had been a while since I hadn't done one of those. Well, at least one that wasn't so utterly packed with spoilers as to be effectively impossible to distribute here. And yes, before you ask, this hypothesis is going to be quoted by Alexandra at some point. Enjoy !
Also, look out for chapter 149, incoming in 15 minutes ^^
The Durandal Hypothesis
The Durandal Hypothesis, or the Colonial Exploitation Hypothesis, is a theory created by the AI Durandal, assig...
2023-05-12 16:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostNote : And the end of that current streak. Taking a bit of a break due to some irl issues (and to avoid a burnout), so I'm really sure when I'll get some more chapters up on patreon. Still, this was a very solid streak I think ! And, you know, this chapter is something of a note to leave you guys on XD
Chapter 148
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Third Floor Boss Room
"So this is…suboptimal?"
"Yes!" Yelled out CQ ...
2023-05-01 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 147
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Second Floor Boss Room
"He looks ridiculous."
"He looks intimidating!" Retorted Alexandra and Ella in unison, before exchanging a smile.
Emilia huffed.
"Hardly. It's a golem in flashy robe ontop of a throne with legs. He just looks dumb. What were you going for anyway?"
"A bishop." The vampire girl blinked in confusion, and Alexandra sighed. "It was a senior position in ...
2023-04-30 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 146
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
Allya resisted the urge to simply slam her head against the wall as she gazed at the fortress on top of the dungeon's mesa from the front steps of her manor.
Could Crystal go around with causing chaos for even a single week? Even with advance warning of the construction of her 'fortress' to 'participate more directly in the town's defensive measures', it had still created quite the commoti...
2023-04-29 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 145
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
In flight over Rebirth
Sylvia sighed in relief as she put the detonator back into its ornamented box. The unassuming device, meant to look and function just like an exceedingly fancy cigar lighter, would have also triggered the charges hidden within her ship.
Charges which, if she believed the engineers and scientists who's made them, would have probably vaporized a good chunk of the town with them. It wo...
2023-04-28 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Forgot to say it last chapter, but chapter 148 has been written and added to the queue ! Unfortunately I feel like my chapter quality has degraded a bit, and coupled with the delivery of my new noise canceling earbuds allowing me to FINALLY sleep, I'm probably going to take a bit of a pause. I'll still post the written chapters, but I'm probably not going to add more to the queue for a few days.
Chapter 144
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of ...
2023-04-27 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 143
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
For a solid three seconds, only silence and stupor reigned as everyone stared at the maniac.
A maniac holding the medallion of an inquisitor in his other hand for all to see.
"Even if you were an inquisitor." There was something odd in the mercenary commander's tone, and Allya realized that it was fear. The commander was terrified of the inquisitor for some reason. "I h...
2023-04-26 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 142
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth, Adventurer Guild Hall
Dominique whistled softly as she unlocked her office. The crystal tablet inlaid into the wall glew faintly for a second, before flashing green, and she smiled as she heard the click of the door unlocking, as well as the fainter, but still noticeable, sound of more arcane measures standing down.
Being promoted as an official representative of the adventurers guild had...
2023-04-25 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 146 and 147 have been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 141
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
Alexandra sighed as she sat sown in her chair in the command center.
The visit had been interesting. The baroness was clearly no dungeon expert, but she'd had fascinating insights nonetheless. Besides, she had immensely relaxed at the sign of trust, as she clearly considered being able t...
2023-04-24 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 144 and 145 have been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 140
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Logistic Network Security Checkpoint Delta-1
"Ah, baroness! There you are!"
Allya turned, quickly followed by most of her soldiers, as Alexandra walked into the room. She was piloting CQ's body, her avatar waiting a few hallways away, but Emilia was accompanying her regardless.
None of the upgrad...
2023-04-23 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 142 and 143 have been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 139
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
Allya sighed as she walked out into the streets.
People bowed as she passed, and she waved at them. Some of the adventurers she'd actually bothered talking to when her title was still a secret, or those she'd become acquainted with a Fire Gecko's even waved back. But most of them had an…edge to them.<...
2023-04-22 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 139,140 and 141 have been written and added to the queue !
Sorry for the silence guys, the last few days...have been pretty bad. I had a nervous breakdown, then retreated to my parents' house. Slept for fifteen hours straight there, I was so sleep deprived by this hell hole...
But, I talked to the construction guys, and they should be done by the 8th of may. The AC won't be online, but that's only because the provider misplaced one of the internal units, and it's g...
2023-04-21 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNote : And this is the end of the streak ! Damn, that was a long one. I've decided to take a bit of a break to avoid a burnout, and have a breather, so I'm going to spend the next few days going out with friends, play video games with them, ect to let off some steam. Probably won't be a new chapter for a few days, at least until next week I think. Maybe longer, we'll see. I'm going to take some of that time to pen an outline for book 5, and also some military stuff, notably a list of Alexandr...
2023-04-12 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 136
Elkis Republic Home Province, District of Elkis.
Capital City of Elkis, Veumen senatorial residence.
The door opened, and Charles Veumen, senator of the Elkis Republic, looked up sharply, ready to tear a new one to the member of his staff that had dared to defy his orders not disturb him, but the harsh words died unspoken as he saw his secretary's expression.
"What is it Damien?"
"I…pardon the intrusion, senator, but…senator Loranbor is...
2023-04-11 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 135
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Seraph-4, Missile Silos
"Yes. They are. And I know what you're thinking. They're not ICBMs."
"How could you possibly know that?"
The apparition smiled.
"Because as with half of their crap, they're using EFSN inspired equipment. If not outright partial copies like the railguns." A hologram of a missile appeared in the air. Well, a mental projection really. "Look familiar?"
Alexandra frown...
2023-04-10 16:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapter 137 has been written, and added to the queue !
I'm also going to enjoy you guys' reactions at the end of this chapter ;p
Chapter 134
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
"Any idea who these guys are?" Asked Alexandra as Emilia entered the command center, and gestured at the screen showing the surrounded trio. They hadn't moved from their position, but she'd ordered her golems to cease fire ...
2023-04-09 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 133
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
Allya looked as the golems marched back into the dungeon, her outward expression amenable. Pleased, even.
While internally she was almost panting in terror.
Three thousand. That was how many Republic soldiers the dungeon had not be able to resurrect. Seven thousand more had been saved, and if she'd ever had any doubts that general Amelia did care for her troops, it was shattered when...
2023-04-08 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 135 and 136 have been written and added to the queue ! Bringing the backlog to 23 chapters !
Chapter 132
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Outskirts of the City of Rebirth
Alexandra had, over the last few weeks and months, accumulated a lot of mana. As much as she thought spending it immediately was a good idea, she'd also become certain that she would need a rainy day fund in case things went sideways. S...
2023-04-07 16:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 131
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
Dungeon Factory, Command Center
"You did WHAT?!?" Yelled out Emilia.
Alexandra winced.
"I, uh, accepted their honorable surrender and recruited them."
Emilia looked at her in total disbelief, and shifted to staring at the golem by Alexandra's side.
Seraph had accepted a complete disarmament of their units as a matter of course, so the golem was simply a very worn down versi...
2023-04-06 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapters 131, 132, 133 and 134 have been written and added to the queue ! Which brings the backlog to...21 chapters. Holy shit. I might need to reconsider my 'no double chapters per week' stance on Royal Road.
Chapter 130
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
City of Rebirth
"-and that is about all of it, adjudicator. Barring directly announcing our presence and ordering the baroness to obey, the soldiers simply refuse to speak further....
2023-04-05 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNote : Chapter 130 has been written and added to the queue ! Which brings the backlog to 17 chapters, the biggest it's been...ever, I believe. Damn. New record ! Wooo !
Chapter 129
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth
ERA Northern Wasteland Expeditionary Force Camp
"-so our only option is a full frontal assault, as soon as possible."
"With these mesas, that'll negate most of our advantage in terms of numbers. We simply can't br...
2023-04-04 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 128
Province of Irakia, Sagitarius Empire.
Strategic Communications Site Seraph-4, Command Center.
The facility core ran some projections as its combat units ambushed the advancing enemies once more. The attrition rate of the enemy forces favored it, and their advance had slowed to a crawl, but they were still taking a toll. Thankfully however, only replaceable basic golems had been affected, and despite the fabricators being beyond repair it had enough sp...
2023-04-03 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA bit late on the report, but given how...problematic the last week has been, to be expected.
So ! March was a pretty good month, at least for The Fallen World. Book 2 was released, and a bunch of chapters were added to the backlog. I was planning on going all the way to the end of book 4 with that streak, but unfortunately my neighbours decided they hadn't been shitty enough this month and started a massive bout of construction, and I had to live several days under the constant sound o...
2023-04-03 09:33:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 127
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
Dungeon Factory, Command Center.
"Are you sure focusing everything on this is a good idea?" Said Emilia, her worry clear in her tone.
Alexandra sighed as she worked on the damaged railgun.
"By this, I assume you mean the facility beneath us?" Emilia nodded, and the Earth-born sighed once more. "Yeah. I don't like it, but yeah. The Republic's army is huge and powerful, but right now I'm not worried ...
2023-03-25 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post