Fate/Defiance
Chapter 21 [Upgrades]
By theMadLad
It had been a few more days since Icarus took in Atalanta and he was finally able to take some time to process the previous battle.
He was unable to think over the situation due to how busy he was taking care of Atalanta and getting her situated, it also didn’t help that she had run away for a time.
But now he could.
He would often have thoughts of the cent...
2022-08-19 17:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 20 [Atalanta II]
By theMadLad
A heavy breeze tussled the sleeping Atalanta’s hair and impacted her face, causing her to squint her eyes as she shook herself into consciousness, groaning from the action as pain rocked her body with every motion.
But as her head cleared, she suddenly flinched into full alertness as the memories of before she collapsed rushed into her mind.
—Then she froze....
2022-08-14 16:00:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Fate/Defiance
Chapter 19 [Atalanta]
By theMadLad
Beta: Old man of the mountain
Rhoecus was flabbergasted.
Some fucking scary ass kid just showed up and killed all his pals like they were little girls.
And they were definitely, not little girls.
They were centaurs from Mt. Pelion, some of the toughest hunters that roamed all the land—who at one time received tutoring from Chiron. The...
2022-08-07 14:42:40 +0000 UTC View PostHey, finished this a bit late so I am only posting it now. This is a picture that shows the ending of last chapter.
Just so you know, the various symbols on the wings reference the symbols of alchemy that were integrated into the wings by Icarus during chapter 17.
The circle with a dot represents the sun, gold, and Apollo.
The ‘female’...
2022-08-03 03:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 18 [Hero]
By theMadLad
Icarus whooped aloud as he soared up, feeling the wind run through his hair as he rose.
…He missed this feeling.
He continued forward, flying past the treetops and over the forest, until he eventually reached the clouds far above the distant earth. “Hahaha!” He bellowed in laughter as he flew, believing that there was no greater euphoria than this.
Although...
2022-07-31 15:04:50 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 17 [Wings]
By theMadLad
Ares was conflicted.
On one hand he was pretty pissed that his prized familiars were dispatched in such an indirect and strategic way. He raised them for brutal savagery and malicious takedowns damnit—not this bronze disease sissy shit!
…But on the other hand, seeing an eight-year-old child so systematically and ingeniously take down the prized familiars that he p...
2022-07-24 15:38:16 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 16 [Recovery]
By theMadLad
Icarus felt like shit. His whole body was littered with injuries and covered by the various wounds left to him after battle.
After executing the Stymphalian Birds, Icarus had used whatever willpower and high he had from battle that was still numbing his pain to quickly get out some medical supplies.
He was bleeding profusely, with his head only getting more lighthe...
2022-07-17 15:42:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, just wanted to share this picture I edited together for Chapter 15! I hope you like it as I thought it would be cool to share, I also want to say that I went back and finished editing Chapter 15 as well, so go check it out!
Thanks for all the support so far!
2022-07-13 19:05:17 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 15 [Stymphalian Birds II]
By theMadLad
The arrow hit the trunk of a tree.
A few of the birds craned up their necks in alert at the sudden sound…
—But it was too late.
A pouch exploded over them, drenching them in a pungent and irritating smelling liquid. The various deadly birds screeched in indignation as pain burned into their eyes from the sudden fluid leaking into them...
2022-07-12 01:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Fate/Defiance
Chapter 14 [Stymphalian Birds I]
By theMadLad
Icarus continued on along the village, eventually reaching towards an area a bit past the outskirts that seemed to be completely devoid of people, with only the ruins of former houses remaining marking its existence as part of the village.
The houses were collapsed wi...
2022-07-10 15:54:18 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 13 [Deception]
By theMadLad
The whole household gaped at his declaration, clearly not expecting him to suddenly say it. Icarus smirked at their reactions, waiting for their jaws that had dropped to the floor to close.
“Really!?” The boy, Eugenios, screamed in excitement at Icarus’ words while his two sisters watched from the sidelines in amazement.
“Yes, I’m Icarus.” Icarus repli...
2022-07-03 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 12 [Xenia]
By theMadLad
The flap of feathers bellowed into Icarus' ear like a viral infection, the very sound of it might as well have burrowed into his brain and laid a nest, for it was unable to leave.
Basically, he had a bold idea.
Instantly his hand was back inside his bag, shuffling through it for the book he had been looking at previously—the one that had labeled the different animal...
2022-06-26 16:00:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Fate/Defiance
Chapter 11 [Arcadia]
By theMadLad
As Icarus laid on his hammock after a tiring and life-changing day, he could feel the fatigue in his muscles slowly heal from the effects Athena added to his bounded field. But… he just couldn’t sleep, regardless of his body and mind’s exhaustion.
Earlier he had given Hesti...
2022-06-19 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFate/Defiance
Chapter 10 [Offering]
By theMadLad
Icarus gulped as the eagle eyed him.
Fuck he was panicking, Icarus’ chest became so tight it was as if a serpent coiled around his heart and squeezed.
He could physically feel his blood pressure rise and constrict his veins as the eagle seemed to briefly dissect his floating form—only to instantly dismiss him and switch its attention towards...
2022-06-11 18:52:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Fate/Defiance
Chapter 9 [Escape III]
By theMadLad
Icarus had finally flown up high enough to even rise above the Acropolis, the place where his life had suddenly turned upside down.
He felt turbulent emotions bubbling to the surface as questions clouded his mind.
What would he do now? Or, could he really escape?
The King of Man
Chapter 2 - Defender
By theMadLad
Beta’d by Oofwa and Old man of the mountain
“Surpass you?!” I yelled out in denial, “That’s impossible! You conquered everything from Greece to India!”
“Glory lies beyond the horizon. Challenge it because it is unreachable, speak of conquest and demonstrate it!” He responded with a charismatic joy.
I shook my head before replying, “But that was over two thou...
2022-04-01 21:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The King of Man
Chapter 1 - Inheritor
By theMadLad
Beta’d by Oofwa and drasombo
It was the year of 1995, 4 short years since the establishment of the small country of Macedonia, located in Southeast Europe after a secession from the communist state of Yugoslavia shortly before its collapse.
Following the country’...
2022-04-01 21:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post