November 20th, 2004, Vatican City.
An atheist had once told him that though he never believed in God Almighty, the Chapel Sistine made him doubt.
How could anyone question the existence of God in this room? Cardinal Andreas Torque had seen many sinners repen...
2021-05-22 08:03:51 +0000 UTC View PostQueen Medea returned Nessus to his natural form last.
One by one, she had the beast crew of the Foresight bow before her, under the shadow of their living ship. The sorceress looked down on the mortals from atop her golden dragon’s back, a magical scepter in her hand. Kairos had ...
2021-05-22 08:03:43 +0000 UTC View PostIt was May 8th for the seventeenth time, for Ryan Romano had died happy.
Or he could have, as he woke up in a king-sized bed and in Livia’s arms. Ryan had beat up Ghoul again in his sleep, only to quickly snap out of this nightmare. And a nightmare it had been. The courier usually didn’...
2021-05-18 08:13:20 +0000 UTC View PostThemiscyra appeared before Kairos’ eyes, and the [Hero] had to stop for a moment to admire it.
Protected by an illusory veil making it undetectable to the outside world, Achlys’ capital was built into a verdant canyon. The river that once created the rock formation had transformed into ...
2021-05-18 08:13:07 +0000 UTC View PostHe found Livia waiting for him at the Deadland motel.
Ryan drove to the meeting spot in his Plymouth Fury, having repaired his car after the Land wrecked it; though he had to drown it with perfume to hide the Junkyard’s stench. The courier himself had switched from his normal clothes to a...
2021-05-15 08:02:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe Foresight crushed trees as it walked, a giant beast prowling the woods.
Kairos watched from atop the deck, as the Foresight sent beasts and birds fleeing. Thick, crablike legs tossed oaks aside and made the earth tremble. The crew’s women wielded fire rods nearby, re...
2021-05-15 08:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostAs I write these lines, I've just finished writing tomorrow's chapters, both for Kairos and The Perfect Run. They're rushed, unedited, will need to be reworked, and I still haven't written a line of the new Vainqueur webtoon episode script I'm supposed to send by the en...
2021-05-14 16:27:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Sorry, I can’t do that.”
Ryan scratched Eugène-Henry’s back while watching Dr. Tyrano on his computer screen. The A-bomb laid on the desk, right next to the late Fat Adam’s gravity cannon. “You’re saying no to unlimited fundings, resources, and safety from the monst...
2021-05-13 07:43:12 +0000 UTC View PostRyan went straight for the killing blow.
“CIA!” His hand moved inside his trench coat, and brought out a fake badge he had prepared for this day. “Arrest this man! The senate impeached hi—”
Adam didn’t let him finish, and instead pressed his cannon’s trigger. A black sph...
2021-05-11 08:34:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning amazon patrol came earlier than the last, and they had brought a yellow tiger bigger than a horse.
Hidden under the cover of an oak tree and a veil of [Invisibility], Kairos watched his foes move like panthers in the tall grass, the dawning sun high in the skies. He counted four...
2021-05-11 08:34:18 +0000 UTC View PostRyan drove his Plymouth Fury through dilapidated streets, while his partner-in-crime explained the plan in the back. He had put on the bowler hat, like a crown of pain and destruction.
“When Psyshock dies, the bunker will go in high alert,” Livia explained, checking on her phone. Cancel...
2021-05-08 08:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostAll Travians learned to swim as soon as they could walk.
Most sailors on the Sunsea were city folk, youths in search of adventure, or non-professionals looking for work. But seafaring was in a Travian’s blood, and swimming came as easily as breathing. That was why most of them favored lig...
2021-05-08 08:08:46 +0000 UTC View PostIt was May 10th. Psyshock would attack the orphanage any minute now, and a rabbit had hanged himself in the kitchen.
“Come on…” Ryan muttered to himself in consternation. The world-destroyer had used a rope rather than warm intestines, but it had scared Little Sarah to death all the s...
2021-05-06 07:47:28 +0000 UTC View Post“You don’t believe me?” Ryan asked Len, his feet dangling from the edge of the orphanage’s roof. The stars shone brightly in New Rome’s polluted skies, their light piercing through the darkness.
“How can I?” Len asked, holding her head with her hands. Her water rifle remained ...
2021-05-04 07:53:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe Foresight sailed along the Achlysian coast, and the Argo pursued it.
The distance between the two vessels was great, but the undead ship moved with unnatural speed. Whether the Argo’s oars moved by the strength of undead rowers or by its own vile will, it ma...
2021-05-04 07:53:25 +0000 UTC View PostChoose this month's Perfect Run Past Fragment interlude!
1) Leaf & Seed: A Superhero Western
2020, Nevada. The United States have collapsed, torn apart by superpowered warlords, young republics, and cyborg empires. Tom Rangers is a young normie strug...
2021-05-01 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, all of Ryan’s loops started the same way.
By ramming his car into Ghoul’s back.
“You know, you have become a fixture in my life,” Ryan said as he exited his Plymouth and walked into Renesco’s bar. By now, this place had become a second home to the courier. He had...
2021-05-01 06:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostAutumn was the season of storms.
A merchant galley usually took nine days to travel from Travia to Achlys. Rhadamanthe estimated it would take six with the Foresight, whose oars could swing day and night without rest. A thunderstorm almost delayed the ship but Kairos’ [Seamanship...
2021-05-01 06:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostLen put her hand on the aquarium, and Bloodstream’s putrid eyes looked at her. The sight filled Ryan with scorn and disgust.
“How?” the courier asked, his own breath shortening, a sharp pain around his neck. Even after all these years… even after all these years, he still remembered...
2021-04-22 08:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe world turned purple, as time slowed down to a crawl.
Raindrops froze in midair, never reaching the ground. A lightning bolt coursed through the skies, a scar of light in the heavens. Ryan didn’t even hear the sound of his footsteps as he moved.
He had wished for more time, and t...
2021-04-20 08:17:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe Foresight reached Histria’s shores with a fleet at its back.
In total, Kairos’ allies had provided him with ten more galleys: two whalers specialized in sea monster hunts, three warships, and five merchant vessels. Rook bravely guided the fleet like a flying scout. “Home!...
2021-04-20 08:17:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Our target,” Leonard Hargraves faced his team in his human form, “is Freddie Sabino, alias Bloodstream.”
Pictures of the man that the Psycho used to be appeared on the screen, right next to the bloody abomination he had turned into. Short...
2021-04-17 08:11:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe wedding’s disastrous conclusion had killed the mood.
Kairos had never seen Sertorius so furious. The man had always looked icy and emotionless, but his angry glare could kill the faint-hearted. Not only had the treaty with Orthia gone down the drains, but someone murdered a guest unde...
2021-04-17 08:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostAtom Smasher wasn’t one for words, so he went straight for the kill.
His glowing hands unleashed a stream of red particles at the presidential guard. Sarin reacted quickly enough to retaliate with a shockwave, the blasts colliding in the middle of the room. The resulting explosion shatter...
2021-04-15 08:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostThey crashed into Dynamis’ HQ, like Fat Man into Nagasaki.
Vulcan had been kind enough to equip the Saturn Armor with a small jetpack, but Len’s aquatic suit had no such boon. The beefed-up Mosquito instead carried her in his arms, as they crashed through Dynamis’ windows too fast for...
2021-04-13 08:08:35 +0000 UTC View PostKairos’ parents had once debated about when a child turned into an adult. His father had argued a boy became a man with his first kill. His mother, when he married and started a family.
Well, the [Hero] had killed plenty of times, and now he would make his mother proud.
When Cassand...
2021-04-13 08:08:21 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! I've got news!
First of all, I'm proud to announce that I've signed a deal with Aethon Books to adapt Kairos into an Ebook/audiobook trilogy. As such, the story will continue updating on Patreon/RR until completion through a bi-weekly update schedule. 2021-04-12 09:53:43 +0000 UTC View Post
“I don’t know,” Alchemo said.
Ryan Romano slouched on his chair, the Saturn Armor’s sheer weight making it cringe. Vulcan sat at his side, checking a portable computer with a frown on her face. “Well, can you give me more details, oh great keeper of knowledge?”
The cabin...
2021-04-10 08:05:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe Foresight reached Lyce by sundown.
The greatest city in the world ruled a vast empire across the Sunsea, claiming dominion over almost all known western islands. Dominating a massive landmass thrice larger than Travia, Lyce was surrounded by thick white walls thirty meters in h...
2021-04-10 08:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostSince I intend for this month's Perfect Run Past Fragment to be the long-promised Bloodstream's Last Stand interlude and Kairos has been picked for an indie publishing deal (more information coming soon), I thought this month's poll could focus on the latter.
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