A beast slumbered in every man.
Kairos had seen it time and time again. During a raid, Travian pirates knew better than to break ranks and maintained their iron discipline. Even old rivalries were put aside, and enemy crews could trust each other completely.
But afterward, when the fi...
2021-02-27 09:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After 50 days stuck in Amazon limbo, the second audiobook of Vainqueur the Dragon is now available on Audible! Hallelujah!
Narrated by Jack Voraces, this audiobook covers the second volume of Vainqueur (The Year of the Rogues), and includes outlandish adventu...
2021-02-25 12:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe Pandamobile was… well everything Ryan had expected.
A Dynamis-made copy of a second-generation Fiat Panda, covered in white and black fur to mimic an actual panda. It was comfy and cute, with a panda doll dangling from the rear-view mirror. A complete lack of imagination packaged by a...
2021-02-25 08:08:23 +0000 UTC View Post“So you say the high-security labs are so reinforced, they would survive missile strikes?” Ryan asked Nora as the group walked through the hospital’s hallway, guided by the Dynamis nurse. The Panda hummed a song to himself, while Wardrobe carried flowers and chocolates in her arms.
...
2021-02-23 08:22:52 +0000 UTC View PostSitting on a sofa right next to the inactive plushie, Ryan stared into the abyss of the Tyrrhenian Sea. He found it relaxing to wake up to the sight of silent darkness and mutated fish, especially after he had grown used to New Rome’s noisy environment.
Each ‘apartment’ was a carbon c...
2021-02-20 08:55:13 +0000 UTC View PostSea monsters were a fact of life for sailors everywhere.
These orphaned children of the sea gods roamed the oceans, preying on ships and coastal communities alike. The adults were more than a match for a whole ship, and the most powerful of them could sink entire fleets. Some like the fears...
2021-02-20 08:55:04 +0000 UTC View PostRyan Romano died countless times, by his hand or that of someone else.
But there was one death that trumped them all. The death that made him stop caring, and taught him to enjoy life. The perfect death, that no one should return from.
This is the story of this d...
2021-02-18 08:42:21 +0000 UTC View PostRyan had to give it to Hector Manada. In spite of being far richer than Augustus, he didn’t show it.
The CEO of Dynamis lived in a three-floor manor of yellow stones within walking distance of his company’s HQ, north of New Rome. The property was big, but nothing compared to Mount Augus...
2021-02-16 08:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
The first volume of The Perfect Run, covering chapter 1 to 50, is now available on Amazon Kindle! Hallelujah! It also means the book will now be included in the bundle sent to Dracolich patrons at the end of each month.
Other link: 2021-02-14 18:36:15 +0000 UTC View Post
“I’m losing him!” Wardrobe panicked.
It didn’t take long for Ryan and the Panda to locate their allies, who had turned the rubble of a collapsed building into a shelter. Cosplaying as a masked surgeon, Wardrobe had raised an improvised hospital tent from whatever material she could ...
2021-02-13 08:40:14 +0000 UTC View PostKairos faced his mother, both sitting around the kitchen table. The young [Hero] wore armor and his magical spear, ready to raid, while Aurelia dressed with wolf pelts. A single feather glowed between the two of them, a promise of hope, and an apple of discord.
“I cannot, Kairos.” Aurel...
2021-02-13 08:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
As some of you know, I've been talking about a Vainqueur the Dragon webcomic/webtoon adaptation for a while. I'm pleased to say the project is well-underway.
Though I'm bound by a confidentiality clause until it's out, I've been granted permission to show you some of th...
2021-02-11 17:07:31 +0000 UTC View PostIt was May 12th, and Team Quicksave the Pandas had assembled.
As he drove towards Rust Town, Ryan hoped this battle would go better than Vulcan’s doomed assault against the Meta-Gang. The time-traveler had gathered everyone he could call upon, provided all the necessary intel, an...
2021-02-11 08:37:02 +0000 UTC View PostFelix the Cat didn’t say a word on the way home. Not a single one.
Ryan drove the two of them back to the Optimates Tower in the early evening. Their group and Enrique had decided to leave the gathering separately, to avoid raising suspicion before tomorrow’s operation. Eventually, the ...
2021-02-09 10:14:59 +0000 UTC View PostRyan felt a ping of nostalgia as he drove on the highway.
It had been more than a month worth of loops since he first arrived in New Rome, and he missed driving into the wasteland, Mad Max-style. The world seemed open to him, all roads leading to a different quest. The courier coul...
2021-02-06 09:54:49 +0000 UTC View PostKairos was many things, but an oathbreaker wasn’t one of them.
As promised, he had funded Nessus’ entire celebration party; an act which unfortunately destroyed most of his remaining funds. For everyone’s safety and to allow Andromache to participate, the party took place in ...
2021-02-06 09:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostTime to choose this month's Past Fragment Interlude, between two tragic backstories.
1) A Death in Monaco
Have you ever wondered what was the worst way to die? What death made Ryan stop caring and become a true chaotic spirit? Watch as our beloved courier c...
2021-02-05 11:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re not a human,” the film scriptwriter said. “You are a panda who drank a human-shifting Elixir.”
Ryan remained silent a moment, before exchanging confused glances with the Panda and Atom Cat. All three of them sat in chairs next to a cardboard cutout showing Wyvern transform...
2021-02-04 09:38:52 +0000 UTC View PostRyan had to give it to Dynamis. The company spoiled its heroes rotten.
Enrique had granted the courier a full penthouse suite, located on the Optimates Tower’s twenty-fifth floor. Ryan slept in an apartment-sized bedroom, with a plasma screen TV and an unbeatable picturesque window view o...
2021-02-02 09:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostFor a long moment, Ryan didn’t say a single word.
He had put his mask on a side of the table, near the chessboard, and kept looking at his steaming coffee cup. The courier could lose himself in the bitter darkness of the soft, delightful drink.
Anything to alleviate the tension in t...
2021-01-30 07:58:08 +0000 UTC View PostAnd the whole thing started so well!
Right after Ryan punched Psyshock’s jaw out, Shroud revealed his ‘presence’ and unleashed glass shards in all directions. The situation quickly devolved into a chaotic melee, while the pets in the animal shelter howled as one.
Shortie immedia...
2021-01-28 08:35:02 +0000 UTC View PostI ended up making a Genome generator for the Perfect Run, with a dedicated channel on the Discord server. Have fun: https://docs.google.com/document/d/...
2021-01-26 09:58:37 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, Wardrobe had an entire floor of Il Migliore’s tower dedicated to her.
Ryan and the Panda waited inside an elevator, as it slowly climbed towards their destination. The duo could see the sun illuminate New Rome through a glass window, Ryan glancing at Rust Town while his ...
2021-01-23 08:41:03 +0000 UTC View PostKairos and his mother walked across the docks, moving towards the Savage.
Once Pelopidas’ pleasure cruiser, the ship had been repurposed by Serras’ crew into a raider ship. They had reinforced the hull with a powerful spiked ram, added ballistae at the front and back, and even ...
2021-01-23 08:40:56 +0000 UTC View PostNo matter what Wyvern said, Enrique ‘Blackthorn’ Manada had to be a sinister criminal mastermind.
As he waltzed into the man’s office, Ryan realized it wasn’t just his fashion sense or icy behavior. Almost all the plants the Green Genome collected were poisonous, and one of...
2021-01-21 08:53:42 +0000 UTC View Post“So, let me get this straight,” Wyvern asked, floating above the street outside Ryan’s hotel bedroom. “You came to New Rome hunting for the Meta-Gang, who managed to uncover a cache of Mechron tech beneath Rust Town. You also strongly believe that someone in Dynamis, probably Hector—nam...
2021-01-19 09:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostSince The Legend of Kairos is now mostly crowdfunded through Patreon, I thought about offering you patrons a choice about a future story arc, starting in February. Each arc will focus on a specific aspect of the story, so choose well.
- A Kingdom of My Own ...
2021-01-17 15:55:44 +0000 UTC View PostCrafting was an art.
While in theory, one could craft without the System’s help, it took decades of training and still yielded a large chance of failure. Skills shortened the process, removed the margin of error, and subtly guided their user all steps of the way. The higher the skill rank...
2021-01-16 10:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostAn eighteen-years old Ryan Romano kicked the laboratory’s door open, naked as the day he was born. “Braindead!” he shouted, raising a rabbit plushie above his head. “I did it! I did it!”
His ‘roommate’ ...
2021-01-16 10:47:27 +0000 UTC View PostStanding in the middle of a white, underground experimentation room, Ryan let out a groan. “I need to go to the bathroom.”
“Too late, asshole,” Jasmine replied, as she used a screwdriver to close the armor’s lightweight alloy chest plate, leaving only the courier’s head exposed....
2021-01-14 10:30:16 +0000 UTC View Post