Weeds had overtaken the ship like an abandoned garden.
As Ryan’s group advanced into the metal bowels of the Alchemist’s base, they ran into more and more alien plant life. Greenish slime leaked from the walls, while snakelike red roots and fanged purple flowers dug holes into the floor. Eventually, the corridors became so overwhelmed ...
2021-07-10 07:22:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt took hours to get the Nemean Lion’s body out of the water, and until twilight to bring it back to Histria.
Julia, ever the crafty queen, had met with the hunting party halfway to the city with Andromache, Cassandra, Aglaonice, and a contingent of warriors. That relief force would have intervened if the battle had gone wrong, but thoug...
2021-07-10 07:21:29 +0000 UTC View PostFirst contact started with a fight, but to mankind’s credit, the aliens shot first.
Ryan barely had the time to activate his power and push Len and the Panda down, as the mysterious intruder fired a crimson ray into the room. When time resumed, the laser had vaporized the computer’s chair and blown a molten hole in a metal wall. Mr. Wa...
2021-07-06 08:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe night had been long, but they were ready at last.
Thales should have felt happiness at a work well done, but fear ruled his heart as he oversaw the deep trench before him. Thousands of workers had labored day and night since he elaborated the plan weeks ago, pausing almost every other major construction project. Even then they had need...
2021-07-06 08:18:53 +0000 UTC View PostAliens.
Of course it would be aliens! Everything made perfect sense now! Still, Ryan wondered if these visitors would look like tiny grey dwares, or humans with ridged foreheads. If the eight-meters tall monster in the snow was any indication though, they were probably cold-blooded.
Wait… Ryan glanced at the monstrous crea...
2021-07-03 08:29:14 +0000 UTC View PostGorgons held the best banquets.
As a wonderful host, Euryale had pillowed couches set for her guests and herself inside her wooden house. Kairos himself shared one with Andromache, his concubine’s back resting against his chest, while Aglaonice received a hill of cushions as her seat. Undead servants served them wine, honeyed figs, and r...
2021-07-03 08:29:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
So, a few news on the subject of Vainqueur the Dragon.
First of all, the third ebook, "Vainqueur the Dragon III: World Tour Edition" is finally available on Kindle! You can find the link here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
2021-07-03 08:29:01 +0000 UTC View PostEva Fabre loved watching the night sky.
She couldn’t see the stars in Paris, but Antarctica had no light pollution to hide them. Auroras danced in the heavens, while the Milky Way shone brightly above her head. The night seemed alive and full of wonders, the darkness of space ov...
2021-06-29 08:35:23 +0000 UTC View PostFather.
The word rang heavy in Kairos’ mind, as he rode Rook above the western plains. “I’m going to be a father,” he whispered to himself, the thought making him feel both anxious and excited.
“I am so happy for you!” Rook congratulated his best friend, his snake-tail wagging like a dog’s. “I am so proud, Kairos! You...
2021-06-29 08:35:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys, something of a large update about the Patreon's future after the Perfect Run's incoming conclusion, news on Never Die Twice, and a collected fan art collection.
1) Plan for the next story after the Perfect Run
At the time of writing, I am 90 percent sure that the Perfect Run will conclude in late Aug...
2021-06-28 13:05:31 +0000 UTC View PostHi there,
Here is the long promised PDF compilation of Kairos' first volume available to all patrons for download.
Since the book will be eventually put on Kindle Unlimited due to my partnership with Aethon Books, chapters might be taken down at some point, so download the book while you still can ;) you will get a warning befo...
2021-06-28 13:04:49 +0000 UTC View PostSnow. Snow, everywhere.
Antarctica was a land of ice without end, a white expanse of glaciers, frozen mountains, and plains so white that sunlight made them almost blinding to look at. It was utterly silent too. The few penguins and wildlife living on the continent nested along the coasts, and left the continent’s interior utterly lifele...
2021-06-26 08:16:30 +0000 UTC View PostCassandra came back with a catch.
Standing on the crescent-shaped harbor of Histria with a small group of bodyguards, Kairos watched on as ships crowded the wharves and piers, taking on grain shipments, off-loading fish cargo, or letting new colonists take their first step on the island. Others moved through the mouth of the local Eosi...
2021-06-26 08:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostMonaco’s shores came into sight on the third day of travel.
Sitting on a deckchair atop the submarine’s tower, Ryan observed the scenery with a phone in hand. The forbidden land hadn’t changed in the years since the courier last visited it. The city was all pristine and colorful, a nice cover for the horrors inside. Even after facing...
2021-06-22 07:48:53 +0000 UTC View PostWinter was coming, and the monsters arrived early.
All civilizations north of the Sunsea feared the winter season, the most dangerous of them all. Navigation slowed down to a crawl during that period. Winter storms were as dangerous as their autumnal counterparts, and cloudy skies made it difficult to use the stars or sun for navigation. M...
2021-06-22 07:48:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe dragon cop let out a mighty roar, and the robber centurion answered with a spear to the eye.
Wyvern deflected the projectile with her scaled hand, the spear’s shaft snapping in half on impact. Determined to fight the LAW, Mars continued with his attacks, assisted by Sparrow. The Olympian and his accomplice l...
2021-06-19 08:11:53 +0000 UTC View PostRyan wondered how many lives Felix ‘Atom Cat’ Veran had left.
He had died at the Meta-Gang’s hands at least twice, once to Fallout’s bombardment of Len’s underwater base, and probably alongside everyone in New Rome when Bloodstream escaped confinement. Which should leave him with five lives out of nine?
“Felix!” Narcini...
2021-06-15 08:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostMars and Venus’ home embodied everything wrong about their organization: rot festering beneath a nice veneer.
Oh, at first glance their manor looked like the height of casual opulence. Venus had tastefully decorated her home with luxuries such as English furniture, hardwood cabinets from Spain, Turkish carpets and Tunisian tapestries. Th...
2021-06-12 08:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostOut of all the things Kairos had seen in his life, a gorgon officiating a wedding ceremony would rank among the strangest.
And yet Euryale stood before him, the ancient horror having raised a stone altar beneath a colossal, twisted thorn tree near her house. Kairos could feel reptilian eyes watching them from the shadows.
Andromache ...
2021-06-12 08:13:43 +0000 UTC View PostBacchus returned to his factory to find it in ruins.
The face he made upon seeing his base burning would forever remain one of Ryan’s most cherished memories. Such a subtle mix of disbelief, anger, horror… the priest had clenched his jaw so tightly that the courier worried he might break his teeth.
Augustus’ reaction had been <...
2021-06-08 08:04:35 +0000 UTC View PostKairos had to give it to the gods, they knew how to receive guests.
Prometheus hosted the banquet in his villa’s open hall, which provided a magnificent view of the sea. The stars reflected in the sea, the horizon shining brightly like a tide of silver. The moon was almost full above them, providing enough light for Kairos to see without...
2021-06-08 08:04:23 +0000 UTC View PostRyan thought this run would have been an Augusti one. Joining the mafia organization, climbing the ranks, perhaps challenging the Big Thunder Man for his daughter’s hand.
But as he prepared to assault the Bliss Factory with a ragtag band of misfits at his back, Ryan understood he had been mistaken. This run was a hidden, yet unexplored r...
2021-06-05 08:07:17 +0000 UTC View PostKairos left Histria as a village of mud, and returned to a town made of stone.
Dispater’s builders had earned their pay and raised dozens of buildings through magic. Aurelia had boasted they could raise a house per day, but if anything, she had undersold their talents. Not only did they produce twice that amount in the three weeks Kairos...
2021-06-05 08:06:54 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys, Kairos' first volume is coming to end soon and I will be outlining the second one, 'War of the Pirate Kings.' As thus, you get to choose one arc that will be showcased in the next volume.
1) Lost Atlantis
In the end, the Foresight learned to swim before it could fly. With t...
2021-06-04 07:59:33 +0000 UTC View PostIt was May 14th in New Rome, and a handsome secret agent flew above the Mediterranean sea.
The wind brushing against his mask and magician's hat, Ryan peeked over his jetpack to look at Vulcan. The Genius was hot on his trail, piloting her slow, bulky mech. “Come on, you aren’t even trying!” the courier taunted his favorite dwarf ove...
2021-06-01 08:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostCassandra Bato was no stranger to death.
Few people lingered in her life for long. She had buried parents, siblings, lovers, friends, and foes; outliving them all. She had served under three captains of the Foresight over two decades: Chron, strong and shrewd; his brother Panos, daring and reckless; and Kairos himself. All three s...
2021-06-01 08:03:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe conquest of Mechron’s mainframe could be summed up in one sentence.
They came, they saw, they lucked out.
“That’s painful to watch,” Bianca said, as Ryan played a movie montage in the recreational area. He had set up a large screen TV near the bar, allowing Sarin, Eugène-Henry, and the orphaned children to watch ‘T...
2021-05-29 06:56:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe winds were Kairos’ battlefield, and the birds his soldiers.
“Flock!” The Travian warlord shouted. “To me!”
Horace and other Stymphalian birds croaked as they took to the skies. Though a few followed Kairos from Histria, most came from Achlys itself, their fickle loyalty bought with meat and promises. Hundreds flew after...
2021-05-29 06:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostLightning Butt’s burns ached on Ryan’s chest, as he parked the Plymouth Fury west of New Rome.
Triton’s Resort was a large complex on a small hill, built between the infamous Colosseum Maximus and Little Lilith, the city’s red light district. Glass domes and tall white spires coexisted with elevated pleasure gardens, tennis courts,...
2021-05-25 05:35:50 +0000 UTC View PostEvery minute, he was getting a little better at riding Rook.
Kairos had Thales and his spear to thank for that. The automaton genius had modified a horse’s saddle to fit a griffin’s back, with chains keeping the rider’s legs attached to the beast. The [Hero] couldn’t climb down quickly, that was true, but he no longer risked fallin...
2021-05-25 05:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post