The early morning sunlight, sharp and invigorating, was filtering through the high windows of the Lord’s Castle. In her private chambers, Ravenna lay awake, observing the distant ocean where the newly steam-powered ships, her newly acquired and retrofitted fleet were sailing away on their first...
2025-10-26 11:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“The production capacity for all of this is extraordinary,” Ravenna mused, finally turning back to Nille. “Tell me, are the ships ready to sail back to the free cities and establish their patrol routes?”
“They certainly are, Your Highness,” Nille confirmed with a proud smile. ...
2025-10-25 11:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I mean, even we didn’t entirely believe it could be done this fast, Your Highness,” Nille admitted, adjusting his heavy leather apron. “But the breakthrough was leveraging the principles we learned from the water meter’s gravity-assisted mechanism; it gave us the precise mechanical con...
2025-10-22 11:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun, filtered through the high, arched window of the Herptian Church, cast a soft, golden rectangle onto the polished stone floor. Marie sat at the table, cradling a freshly poured cup of rose tea, her usual energy tempered by the solemnity of the occasion. Opposite her, Dame Aisha set her te...
2025-10-21 11:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostThump!
With a grunt of effort, Pax threw the last of the gathered logs onto the small, secluded beach. The sound seemed immense in the early morning quiet. “Man, making a boat sucks,” he declared, wiping sweat from his brow. He looked at Officer Nolan and Lu Mingfe, both of whom were we...
2025-10-20 10:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post“So this Immortal Messenger... is like a force of nature in human form?” Pax’s voice, sharp with disbelief, cut through the helicopter’s rhythmic rotor wash in the headset.
“That’s what he says,” Officer Nolan replied, sitting opposite Pax, strapped firmly into his seat.
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2025-10-19 12:07:44 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah~ finally, I can breathe again!” Ravenna sighed in delight as she shed the layers of travel clothing, standing before the tall mirror in her chambers. The maids scurried around her, their practiced hands working in silent coordination while Alice oversaw the process with her usual calm pre...
2025-10-18 13:38:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hall of Celestial Governance had been stripped of its usual quiet austerity. Two palace workers, their robes dark with sweat, struggled to hoist a heavy banner woven with the celestial blue-and-gold motif of the Tian Dynasty.
"Careful, Xiao Li! This silk costs more than a year of your s...
2025-10-18 10:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the perfumed hush of the Indulgence Artistry dormitories, creation and desire intertwined like lovers in a dance. The lamplight flickered low, spilling golden hues across silk sheets and half-finished sketches. From the adjoining chamber came soft sighs and breathless laughter, the unmistakabl...
2025-10-16 11:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostAdvanced Education Academy, Herptian Church, Kim City, Kim Island, Kim Dukedom, Ancorna Empire
Ever since Ravenna had delegated control of education to the Herptian Church, one of the grandest transformations in Kim City’s history had begun. The old abandoned Eastern Trade Exchange Hall, ...
2025-10-15 11:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostLu Mingfe placed his utensils down, the clatter against the plate sounding immense in the sudden quiet. He looked at the three attentive faces Jenkins, O’Malley, and Jessica all connected by the shared sorrow of loss and the longing for home.
“You’ve told me of your home,” he began,...
2025-10-14 13:43:09 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s quite astounding how fast your wounds are healing,” Lieutenant Sarah said, checking Lu Mingfe as he sat on the edge of the bed. “This Qi… in a few more days, you might as well be totally healed.” Lu Mingfe, finishing buttoning his shirt, one of the spar navy uniforms on board re...
2025-10-13 12:04:44 +0000 UTC View Post[ Reputation System v1.0 ]
User: Ravenna Solarius / Joy Cha Kim
Reputation Level: 78 — (250,001 / 380,400 EXP)↑
Current Reputation Points: 1,000,090 RP↓
Titles Unlocked: Raven of the Sun Palace, Unruly Princess,...
“For the matters of supplies,” Imogen began, her tone shifting immediately from mourning to tactical planning as everyone settled in the meeting room. “Lu Mingfe has stated he has a plan to acquire them for us. Lu Mingfe, please elaborate.”
Lu Mingfe nodded, the twilight outside the...
2025-10-12 11:39:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe council was heavy with exhaustion and the faint tang of melted wax. Dozens of light flowers had burned low, their light trembling over ink-stained documents and hollow-eyed councilmen who had not left their seats in nearly a day. Papers covered every inch of the long oak table, stamped with s...
2025-10-12 11:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostLandon’s Main Drawing room, Imperial Palace, Imperial Capital, Ancorna Empire
Landon’s main drawing room sat under a heavy, winter sky. Tapestries muffled the stone walls, and a low fire painted the carved oak with trembling light. Outside the palace windows, the capital’s snow fell i...
2025-10-11 11:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe cafeteria had been transformed. The usual scattered tables and muted chatter were gone, replaced by a rigid, funereal silence and the entire crew of the Event Horizon, standing in ranked rows. The air was thick with a tension that had nothing to do with the alien atmosphere outside and everyt...
2025-10-11 10:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post“The Whole of the Mortal Realm is in a state of war,” Lu Mingfe stated, his voice losing its instructive tone and hardening with a bitterness that was clearly personal. The meeting room listened, captivated.
“We call this the Great War,” he continued, his jaw tight. “It began not ...
2025-10-10 12:31:09 +0000 UTC View PostA sharp gasp rippled across the chamber. Some councilmen stiffened where they sat, while others exchanged uneasy glances with their interpreters. The translators hesitated, whispering among themselves, uncertain if they had heard her correctly until Kenric gave a curt nod.
He spoke a few br...
2025-10-10 11:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Pax registered was the deep, resonant hum of the ship's engines, a sound so constant it was the heartbeat of the Event Horizon. The second was the warm weight of Imogen against his side, her breathing even and deep. The frantic, desperate energy of the night had been spent, leavin...
2025-10-09 19:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostThump!
With the heavy sound of falling weight, Imogen pushed Lieutenant Sam out of the Sea Fowl’s damaged cockpit and onto the airwing’s landing pad.
“Detain him!” Imogen’s voice was raw with fury and grief. “No food or water will be given to him for tonight! We w...
2025-10-09 19:40:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Sea Fowl: Permission to Fire! Aim for the tails!” Imogen commanded, her voice regaining its sharp authority. She allowed herself a bittersweet, grim smile as she continued, addressing the rebellious pilot directly: “You bastard are annoying, but I know you are capable of this. I trust your...
2025-10-09 19:39:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Direction seven o’clock! Four hundred meters!” Ensign Carter shouted with all his might. “Two Vessels approaching! At the speed of three hundred!”
“Three hundred!?” Lieutenant Sam replied, baffled by the speed, far exceeding any aircraft or sea craft they had encountered.
... 2025-10-09 19:38:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Take off complete, Skyline Clear,” Lieutenant Sam reported, his voice crisp and professional despite the rebellious nature of their mission.
The Sea Fowl, a dedicated reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft clawed its way into the ink-black night. Now level, the aircraft became a st...
2025-10-09 19:37:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Lieutenant Sam,” Ensign Carter said, gently rousing the man with a cup of coffee. Lieutenant Sam was sitting upright, eyes closed, half-sleeping on a couch in the airwing hangar.
Lieutenant Sam took the coffee from Ensign Carter’s hand. “Oh, thank you,” he murmured, his eyes slow...
2025-10-09 19:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Officer Nolan," Imogen said, her eyes fixed on Lu Mingfe. "Translate for him, precisely." She took a slow, steadying breath, her gaze unwavering.
"We have reached a decision. It is time he understood the truth of our situation."She paused, letting the weight of her words settle in the room...
2025-10-09 19:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post“So… that thing can play back their voices now?” Lu Mingfe asked, walking along the corridor with Jessica from the kitchen to the sickbay.
Jessica nodded without looking back. “That’s how it works.”
“Fascinating way of documenting. But those men weren’t from some Imper...
2025-10-09 19:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I think having a meeting right after lunch is a bad idea, personally,” Pax said, punctuating his point with a massive yawn as he slumped into his chair in the meeting room. Everyone who had previously gathered to discuss their situation was present, save for Jessica.
“I will keep tha...
2025-10-09 19:33:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Event Horizon sailed away, leaving the stationary Soaring Phoenix of the Azure Mist Sect far behind, Imogen sighed, looking at the clear horizon. “Let’s try to avoid any and all ships until we find a port,” she ordered quietly as she left the Command Information Center for some much-...
2025-10-09 19:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post