Interlude 7
City of Selrom
Eris Empire Protectorate of Valtyr
Merchants' Guild Headquarters
Sseth looked out the window, and wondered how many of the people down there in the city, moving around like ants, realized just how fragile the status quo they oh so cherished was. Far more than most would admit, surely. Still, he doubted most of the population was even remotely aware of what fragile edifice they were on top of.
As the head of the merchants guil...
2022-08-09 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 88, 89 and 90 have been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 85
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
City of Rebirth.
"Hello Crystal!" Said Allya as CQ, possessed by Alexandra, stepped through the door to her office. She quickly got up, suppressing a nervous reflex to smooth out some imaginary wrinkles on her outfit. She was a baroness damn it, not some anxious schoolgirl meeting a senior student! "It's a pleasure to see ...
2022-08-08 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 87 has been written and added to the queue !
Chapter 84
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
Wasteland.
"Ma'am! Airship!" Said one of the mercenaries, and Aline feigned distress as she bolted up from her resting spot. She hadn't been sleeping, not really, especially not when this moment had been planned in advance for weeks. Well, at least, it was a contingency that had been put in advance for weeks.
"What? Where?"
2022-08-07 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 86 has been written and has been added to the queue !
Chapter 83
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
Dungeon Factory, Temporary Command Center.
Alexandra gazed at the screen as the fleet began to assemble for departure, and had to hold back a snarl.
The UDC had finished its deliberation…and decided not to intervene. The reasoning being that, while she might have been attacked, she had neither been successfully ki...
2022-08-06 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapter 85 and Interlude 7 have been written and will be added to the queue as well. So a solid week of once per day patreon uploads in total !
Chapter 82
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
Dungeon Factory, Entrance.
"Thank you, Gift, I deeply appreciate the help." Said Alexandra as she looked at the giant in golden armor. There was something maddeningly familiar about the dungeon avatar's armor, but she couldn't quite place it...
2022-08-05 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 81
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
Dungeon Factory, Command Center.
"NOOOOOO!"
Alexandra flinched as Emilia yelled out, and before she could stop her advisor, the vampire girl ran forward, snapping her grimoire open.
An arc of energy leapt from the vampire's fingers, and golems and zombies alike exploded into a flash of light as it pierced them. The last of CQ's royal guard and the remnants of the praetorian guard were annihilated…...
2022-08-04 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 81 through 84 have also been written and scheduled on patreon, they'll be released at the rythm of one per day, at 23h CET as usual. I hope you'll enjoy them !
Chapter 80
Red Sands Desert, Principality of Rebirth.
Dungeon Factory, Command Center.
"What the hell are those?" Asked Alexandra as the clip finished playing on the screen.
She might not be able to see through her dungeon view, but she could jack her golems i...
2022-08-03 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Note : Chapters 80 and 81 of The Fallen World : A Dungeon's Story have been written and will be posted here in the coming days, although it might take a bit, as there are several corrections I'd like to make before they are ready for posting.
Chapter 22
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Warg Valley
To her credit Airah reacted nigh instantaneously, and threw herself to the side as she turned back into her dragon form.
The ...
2022-07-31 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
In flight, approaching Warg Valley
Airah hummed as they flew through the air. She hadn't necessarily been that much of a flying sports enthusiast back in the Galactic Empire -she liked it when she'd tried gliding through the air with a grav suit and a jetpack of course, but it wasn't something she would spend her days doing-, but she was growing very fond of flying in her dragon form. She felt less m...
2022-07-30 21:12:33 +0000 UTC
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Note : Eloise, the village girl Airah slept with, has been renamed to Elaine. So this Eloise, the engineer one, is a different character, don't worry. Chapters 21 and 22 are ready and will be posted in the coming days as well !
Chapter 20
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Road to Kaisersgrenze
"So, what now?" Asked Rolan as the wagons stopped by the side of the road.
"Now we get off the beaten path. My lair is there." Air...
2022-07-29 21:48:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone ! Apologies for the lack of updates this month, but I was busy and preoccupied. For those of you who read the author's notes on RR you'll know why, but to put it simply, I've spent the last month locked into a struggle with the incompetent piece of shit that passes for my university's administration who has asked me to fill and find mountains of paperwork for nothing, and now is effectively ghosting me. I was incapable of writing anything because of their absurd demands and con...
2022-07-29 00:28:24 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 2
Hyperspace
Approaching the Calver System
"Hyperspace emergence in 3...2...1...Emergence!"
Sarah adjusted in her seat as the Eternal Seeker emerged from hyperspace. She wasn't exactly worried about any problems -they'd have confirmation before departing that the system was very firmly within Dominion hands-, but she still had to force herself to visibly relax for the benefit of her crew.
"Status?" She asked Elteria as the AI's hologram appeare...
2022-07-03 22:30:18 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Road to Kaisersgrenze
Airah looked at the chaos unfolding below her, and whistled softly.
"Well, I suppose this answers where the explosion came from."
Stellyra nodded, amazement clear on her face.
Below them sprawled what had clearly been an attempt at an ambush. A single wagon was on the side of the road, surrounded by forms darting in and out of the cover of the woods, taking pot...
2022-06-26 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 18
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Slaver guild outpost
Nastros looked around the camp, and made her way to the slave master. He was east to find, with his gilded armor, and the small crowd of flunkies hovering around him.
"Ah, lady Nastros!" He called out as she came close. "A pleasure as always! What brings you to my humble camp this day?"
Nastros looked around. 'Humble' wouldn't be how she would call it, but for someone...
2022-06-21 21:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 17
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Frontier town of Kaisersgrenze
"Lady Starfire!" Called out one of the gate guards as Airah made her way towards it. He stepped forward, accompanied by one of his comrades, and Airah suddenly realized it was the officer from last time. "It's a pleasure to see you again!" He looked at the bandit that Airah was pushing forward. "And you brought company I see. Bandit?"
"Yeah." Answered Airah, befor...
2022-06-20 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 16
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Airah's cave
"Hey, do you have a minute?"
Airah glanced up from the grimoire at Stellyra's avatar. Decoding Malcom's notes was a pain in the ass, but every bit of it had been fascinating so far. She might not have tried to cast anything but the most simple firebolt just yet, but she was feeling more and more confident she might be able to muster a simple defence spell,
2022-06-19 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 15
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Village of Klareswasser
Airah opened her eyes, and for a split second she felt a wave of wrongness, then panic washed over her.
She wasn't in her lair. There was no question of that. The feeling of the air, the smells, the temperature, all of it felt wrong.
But first and foremost, she was in her human form.
As she began to awake further, she realized that not only was she in her hum...
2022-06-18 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 14
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Nearing the village of Klareswasser
"Well well well, what do we have here?" Said the bandit leader as he nonchalantly walked onto the road, and parked himself in the middle of it, swinging his sword lazily. "A couple of villagers, walking alone? My, didn't you know those roads are dangerous?"
The two villagers took a step back, before looking around, terror clear on their faces. They both had w...
2022-06-17 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 13
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Frontier town of Kaisersgrenze
"Hello lady Kostner. Can I help you?" Said Airah, politely, as she stepped into the shop, Stavros and his men in tow.
She'd have been tempted to think the soldiers were here to coerce here, except that she was fairly sure that if that was the intent the entire garrison would have been waiting for her. As it was it seemed to be a matter of courtesy and privacy, as ...
2022-06-16 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 12
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Outside Airah's cave
Airah cursed softly as the arrow missed, and planted itself into the ground.
"Well, your standards of marksmanship haven't changed much." Said Stellyra as she popped another virtual cherry into her mouth. "Still missing elephants in hallways."
Airah gritted her teeth, notched another arrow, drew back the bow's string, let loose...and missed, again.
The dragon si...
2022-06-15 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 11
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Bandit Camp
It happened in a flash. The bandits had obviously heard something, as several were milling around rather than helping break camp, while the guards were coming forward, checking the woods more cautiously.
One of them saw something. A flash of light reflected on armor, a hint of movement, or a twig breaking, no one would ever know. As he opened his mouth, an arrow flew, and hit him sq...
2022-06-14 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 10
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Deep forests
"Relax, it's me." Said Airah as she caught up to the group of prisoners, as George whirled around, his sword drawn.
"Oh thank the Divines." Said George as he lowered his sword. "Are you alright? We heard screaming, and, well..." He gestured at Airah's blood soaked clothing.
The dragon chuckled.
"It's fine, none of it is mine." Okay, that was a small lie, some of it was ...
2022-06-13 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 9
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Airah's cave
"Should I just scream 'firebolt!'?" Said Airah as she reviewed the spell in the grimoire one last time, before setting it down on top of the book crate.
"Well, according to the books, incantations and such can help with focusing. Part of why most of them are chants, they're easier to remember, and your mind syncs with music easily."
"Right." She stretched out her right arm, wh...
2022-06-12 21:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 8
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Frontier town of Kaisersgrenze
"Hello?" Said Airah as she entered the shop.
The shop was poorly lit, but that wasn't that much of a problem to her. It would be an issue however if the shop owner just wasn't there.
She'd have thought the magic shop would have been hard to find, but its facade had been painted a bright pink and purple, and adorned with images of bolts of energy, wizard hats,...
2022-06-11 21:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 7
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Salran Mountains
"You know, if we want to accumulate wealth, this might be the way to go." Said Stellyra as she looked over the pile of loot in the cave. Much of it was damaged or outright broken -having a dragon rolling over them was a bit beyond their stress limit-, which was a bit annoying, especially as no bow had survived, and whatever acid or poison the leader had used on her had its flask smashed, and non...
2022-06-10 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 6
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Salran Mountains
"So...this is my soul crystal?"
"Seems like it anyway." Said Stellyra as she bent over to get a closer look at the crystal. Airah knew it wouldn't make any actual difference, as the AI could only 'see' through her senses, but still. "It corresponds to the description anyway. White, shiny, floats in the air. Emits light. Came from your innards."
Airah winced. When she'd lea...
2022-06-09 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 5
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Outskirts of the fields of Kaisersgrenze
"Alright. Far enough, you think?" Said Airah as she sat down in the clearing.
"Should be." Said Stellyra as her avatar paced back and forth, before stopping and turning to face the dragon in human form. "Which brings me to wonder, do you need to strip?"
Airah winced. If she needed to take off her clothes or put them back on after every switch it wou...
2022-06-08 21:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 4
Salran Mountains, Starnor Imperial Border Territories
Approaching the town of Kaisersgrenze
Lenna looked out the window the carriage and smiled as the forest gave way to well tended fields.
Back home at last.
There had been no other incidents during their journey, thank the Divines. Although to be fair, even if there had been it would have been unlikely to matter all that much. She stole a glance at the resting great dragon opposite her seat ...
2022-06-07 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 3
???
"Thank you for waiting for me." Said Lenna as she approached Airah.
The dragon -who had a hard time calling herself that- nodded as she looked at the woman. She was...looking noticeably better than before. Probably because she wasn't as disheveled, and was wearing a practical looking set of pants and shirt, with an accompanying coat, and not full blood spattered battle armor. She looked cute, actually, with her piercing purple eyes -not a natural hum...
2022-06-06 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 2
???
"You know this is pretty nice." Said Airah as she slowly beat her wings, staying up in the air.
"Yes, well while you're in flight."
Airah rolled her eyes, although the AI was right. She might have some instincts for keeping her altitude in flight, kind of like breathing, but it seemed like dragons had a very 'push the baby birds out of the nest to see if they fly' attitude. Because she hadn't had any proper instincts on how to take off.
W...
2022-06-05 21:00:03 +0000 UTC
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