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Chapter 22 - Starfire Valley

Chapter 22

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Woods

"You know you don't need to accompany me back, right? I can find my own way." Said Sapphiria as they pressed through the woods.

"You've done so much for us. It's the least I can do." Answered the mage-magistrate, before smiling. "Besides, I'm overdue for an inspection of our little...outpost."

"There isn't much to inspect."

"I know. But it's the thought that counts. My people need to know I care."<...

Chapter 21 - Analysis

Note : Chapters 22 and 23 have been written and added to the queue !

Also, I just re-read the entirety of the murderbot diaries, so it may have seeped into my writing a little bit.

Chapter 21

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Settlement of Astralis

"The mines?" Kalia blinked as she looked at Sapphiria from across the table. Given the situation, she'd decided that inviting her to join her ad-hoc council for a session was for the best. It was a sign...

Chapter 20 - They're In The Trees

Note : Apologies for the late upload, got distracted.

And hey, I updated each of my stories in this streak ! That's unusual. Only lacking The Eternal Seeker Saga now really.

Chapter 20

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Logging Site

Most of Kalia's people weren't 'true' soldiers. As the mage-magistrate she'd had a small unit of gendarmerie under her command, and the odd special cases like Gregor, but the vast majority of those that bore arms now we...

A Belated 2024 Christmas Special

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In a series first, this one was written pretty much for patreon, and is anchored in book 10's current-ish situation. Honestly, having to remember at what stage RR was and what the situation was is part of what just broke my willingness to make specials. So, most likely, going forward I'll be writing them at the stage patreon is simply to preserve my sanity, though it means most of them will have delayed releases on RR.

Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this (belated) 2024 christm...

Chapter 30 - Only Needs One

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Heya ! It's been a while since I've touched this story. There were a lot of reasons for it, but in the end a combination of burnout, not being in the right mindspace and problems with the setting's underlying mechanics and the direction the story would eventually head in just broke my willingness to continue writing it.

I've overcome some of that, by remaking how mana behaves, fixing some of the economic issues I couldn't work my way around (edits were made in chapter 23 to...

Chapter 366 - Misstep

Note : Apologies for the late upload, got distracted.

Chapter 366

Ytakan Scrublands, Archduchy of Rebirth

Darthar-Asaria Trade Route, Town of Myriu

Myriu might still bear the marks of the civil war, from its occupation by Sunrise to the fortifications erected by colonel Rim and his twentieth heavy infantry, but it had been reborn from its ashes.

All around, former slaves were bustling with purpose. Fields left fallow after Sunrise's occupation were ...

Short - Final Dawn on Europa

Note : Heya everyone ! So, the prompts worked ! Here's the first one that I completed, which was sent by Crash Games Cr&Mc 2 ! Another one has been written out but integrated into the main story outright.

"Come on ! We have to keep pushing !" Kavia yelled out, before coughing up some of the ambient...ice dust ? She'd lived in these tunnels all her life and she had no clue what the fuck they were breathing.

To be fair...she'd never fought on her homeworld. Not openly, at...

Update & Prompts

Heya.

Apologies for the radio silence lately.

I've been grappling with the ringing in my ears becoming ever louder, more present and impossible to live with. I have FINALLY managed to get an emergency appointment with a specialist, who told me my ear was technically fine, but that some other factor seemed to be affecting it. So I'm off to do a giant pile of medical tests, and then I might have to wait six gods damned months again to get a fucking appointment.

Needless to say...

Book 8 of The Fallen World is live on Amazon !

Heya guys ! This is just to tell you very quickly that book 8 is live on amazon ! Here's the link if you're interested : https://geni.us/FallenWorld8

For those of you who took review copies, don't forget to leave a review ! Not that anything is stopping you from doing so even if you didn't get one. Reviews help a TON with amazon's algorithms, and they'd be very much appreciated. You guys know how much I hate asking for...

Chapter 365 - Nutrition

Note : Probably going to be the end of the streak, though I'm working on a Valentine's Day Special with my girlfriend ^^

Chapter 365

Red Sands Desert, Archduchy of Rebirth

Dungeon Factory, Command Center

Well, at least that had gone well.

Emilia had already been going over many of the projects that had been hidden from her before, but going to the labs that had spawned them had been like unleashing a kid upon an unsuspecting candy sto...

Chapter 364 - War Council

Chapter 364

Red Sands Desert, Archduchy of Rebirth

City of Rebirth

"-the keep was taken with very little further fatalities, as most of the remaining troops surrendered once its defensive perimeter was breached. That concludes my report, archduchess." Said the general as he set down his papers.

Everyone turned towards Allya, who nodded.

She was currently chairing the Kingdom's war council. Not just what she had pulled together to ...

Chapter 363 - Horrors

Chapter 363

Ytakan Scrublands, Archduchy of Rebirth

Darthar-Asaria Trade Route

Golems moved through the ruins of the camp.

All of it had been swept already. Except for one area.

A golem held the tent flap open, and the first squad streamed into the duchess' pavilion.

The carnage within...was indescribable. The duchess and her personal guard may have died, but they hadn't died quietly.

One of the m...

Chapter 362 - Archduchesses

EDIT (Important) : Section about the nukes has been changed. Should have been, but forgot to do it because of the aforementioned chapter mixup.

Note : Chapters 363, 364 and 365 have been written and added to the queue !

Managing to write despite the ringing, but it's not easy. Gods I really hope the doc has a way to make it stop.

Bit of a panic as well as I realized chapter 362 was up and not 363, so had to correct that at the last minute.

Chapter 362

Red ...

Book 8 - Early Read/Giveaway ?

Hey guys !

Okay, I really don't know how to do this ? Basically my publisher gave me a link for my patrons, that has a limited number of downloads for book 8. The condition is that anyone who grabs an early copy leaves an honest review when the book comes out.

I'm going to be frank, I have zero idea of how to handle it. I've already proposed it to my keepers, and no takers, so I guess if anyone is tempted by this, post a comment, and I'll send you a DM on patreon with the link. If...

Chapter 361 - Arcadia

Note : Apologies for the late upload, I'm up against the deadline for the edits to book 8 for publication, and I've been barely sleeping all week. I'm honestly amazed I'm still somewhat coherent. This will probably be the end of the streak, idk, I'm tired and my head hurts.

Chapter 361

Red Sands Desert, Archduchy of Rebirth

Dungeon Factory, Workshop

Ghost might have been working on failsafes, but Alexandra had been far from idle.

She'...

Chapter 360 - Final Paradigm

Note : Chapter 361 has been written and added to the queue !

Some on discord have called my words into question, but this is in my opinion one of (if not the most) evil cliffhanger in all of The Fallen World. Feel free to skip to tomorrow to avoid it, but if you do, please still leave a comment here on what you thought about it.

Otherwise, I'll be not so much cackling as doing my best evil genius laugh in the corner.

Chapter 360

Red Sands Desert, Archduchy of Re...

Chapter 19 - Hail of Lead

Note : Welp, I missclicked, enjoy the slightly early chapter XD

Chapter 19

Starborn Mountains

Mining Hub

Sapphiria licked her lips as she checked the carnage.

"I'm gonna need to set up some kind of relay node." She finally said. "If only to get pinged when something happens."

"That...would seem prudent." Said Cia. Exceptionally, The AI had allowed the simulacrum to manifest her hologram. Well, not hologram, since only...

Chapter 18 - Tactical Dispositions

Note : Chapter 360 has been written and added to the queue !

I have decided to have mercy, and hold off on posting 360 until 361 has been written, given the fact that I have made a...perfect, and utterly EVIL cliffhanger. Last one though, three in a row was unintentional.

Chapter 18

Starborn Mountains

Mining Hub

Sapphiria realized she had no idea what she was doing.

Not assembling the turret. She may have commanded a carrier gro...

Chapter 359 - Actions, Reactions

Note : Well, no new chapter added to the queue, since this one jumped the queue a bit (as promised).

Not sure the ending is much better than the previous one though XD

Chapter 359

Plains of Reclaiming, Duchy of Asaria.

City of Asaria, Capital of the Asarian Kingdom.

'No plan survives first contact with the enemy', or so went the extradimensional saying. A saying Lesly lived and breathed by.

It was scant reassurance now, but it w...

Chapter 358 - Command and Control

Note : Chapters 18 and 19 of Manaforged Robotics have been written and added to the queue !

Don't mind me, I'll just be cackling in the corner.

Rest assured I will have chapter 359 moved to the top of the queue when it is written. A courtesy if you will ;p

Also, an update on Cassissa, as many had asked !

Chapter 358

Eris Empire, Capital City of Starcore

Imperial Palace, Empress Sylvis Wing

Cassissa hummed as she set down her spatial ...

Manaforged Robotics Cover

Hello everyone ! Here's the cover for Manaforged Robotics ! Might get updated a bit in the future before it launches on RR, we'll see. It was drawn by my amazing girlfriend, Alice ! If you want to see the image without the title (or just check out her stuff), here's her post about it on deviantart : https://www.deviantart.com/littlemisscalculated/art/Manaforged-Rob...

Chapter 17 - Firepower

Note : My deepest apologies for the extremely late upload.

This is probably going to be the last chapter of that streak, as I'm dealing with a rather severe case of writer's block. Things have also not be going all that great irl, with my girlfriend catching COVID and being bedridden.

Chapter 17

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Crash Site

"Sweet stars this thing is loud!" Shouted Sapphiria as the machinegun unloaded round after round into the...

Chapter 16 - Nutrigel

Chapter 16

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Settlement of Astralis

Kalia sniffed the nutrigel, before tasting it.

They were set up in a secluded corner of the settlement's central area, hemmed in between sturdy stone buildings. It was the best in terms of relative privacy and room to maneuver for installation that the countess had been able to come up with on such short notice.

At least setting everything up had been easy. Just...

Chapter 15 - Resurfacing

Chapter 15

Starborn Mountains, Imperial Mining Complex

Mining Hub

The skeleton barely had the time to turn, before flying apart as the bolt of incandescent plasma vaporized its chest.

"Definitely gonna need some defenses here." Said Sapphiria as she checked her scanners, before ordering the hauler forward.

The cross between a rover, a truck and an all terrain vehicle rolled out of the tunnel, the bulky vat secured in its large car...

Chapter 14 - Council

Note : Apologies for the delay ! Had a bunch of stuff happening, including a late plumber visit.

Chapter 14

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Settlement of Astralis

"So." Said Kalia as she sat down. "What do you all think of her?"

Her assembled 'town council' was a pathetic shadow of what she once had, but it was the ad-hoc leadership that had kept her people together and protected them from certain death. Or undeath, depending on h...

Chapter 13 - Return

Note : Apologies for the late upload, had a bunch of stuff happen and it slipped my mind.

Chapter 13

Starborn Mountains, Starfire Valley

Settlement of Astralis

Barely out of the workshop, where she could hear and 'see' through her scanners Ramina digging into her storage for suitable materials, she found Malry, leaning against a wall, in the false nonchalant pose someone about to explode had the universe over.

Sapphiria didn't even le...

Chapter 12 - Artificer

Note : Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 have been written and added to the queue !

I kind of wanted to hold off until I'd written chapter 18 to launch the streak because 'look, 7 chapters to start a streak with !' but I realize that was just...stupid and pointless.

Do note that there have been some VERY major edits (by my standards, AKA don't touch shit once it's written) done to this chapter and following ones to correct some problems. If you spot any inconsistencies, don't be afra...

Small Character Poll

Hello everyone ! This is yet another character poll.

Apologies for the bit of radio silence these last few weeks, I took a vacation to visit my girlfriend. It was my first international trip in years so it took a fair bit of preparation and obviously I had other things on my mind once I was there.

I was also bullied by many of you guys on discord to make sure I took that break instead of working during downtime, so blame Argun. Or thank him, depending on your disposition.

Wi...

The Fallen World Book 1 is FREE TO KEEP on Kindle !

Hey guys ! Most of you have probably bought it, but just in case, The Fallen World Book 1, Dungeon Engineer, is FREE TO KEEP on Amazon Kindle for those interested. This is NOT a joke ! Here is the link if you're interested : https://geni.us/DungeonEngineer 

Merry (though slightly belated) Christmas everyone !

P.S : Neither had the inspiration or time for a Christmas s...

Sapphiria Character Art

Character art made for Sapphiria by my awesome GF ! Do keep in mind some bits of the design are linked to events that haven't happened yet.

Full piece and some commentary on her deviantart : https://www.deviantart.com/littlemisscalculated/art/Manaforged-Robotics-Design-1137856522