Vowron Prime

96: Squad Leader Maiya (Part Two)

For the past three weeks, Maiya had fought Ash Beasts every day. Initially, she’d cowered in fear of them. Who wouldn’t? After all, these were the same mythical beasts parents scared their children with. Behave, or the Ash Wolves will come for you.

How blissfully unaware those parents were. If Ash Wolves we...

95: Squad Leader Maiya (Part One)

Maiya donned her handmaiden’s dress with an efficiency she wouldn’t have thought possible a month or two ago. She strapped her thigh holsters over her pantyhose, brewed her tea—which had improved so much, even the head handmaiden gave her compliments these days—and left her room with confident steps.

Gone was he...

94: Guardian of the Ash

Vir had taken the entire day to journey the hundred fifty-five miles from the desert oasis to Brij. Fifteen miles an hour was a slow trot for an Ash’va, but Bumpy’s condition necessitated it. The trip had taken over thirteen hours, with several small breaks.

Though Vir loathed to remain in Hiranya even a moment long...

91: The Butcher And The Blight

NOTE: As promised, here's the missing battle from arc 3 between Riyan and Mina. I'll see if I can reorder the patreon chapters. Sorry for the confusion!

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Thunder cracked as Princess Mina Hiranya’s C Grade Arc spell lanced out, its finger seeking a target that was no longer there.

“Tell me, Ri...

93: A New Dawn Breaks

“Wake up,” Princess Mina Hiranya commanded, standing with her one arm on her hip and her chest puffed out. From her haughty expression to her upturned chin, her every feature exuded an aura of overwhelming superiority.

Were a commoner to see her, they’d prostrate and grovel.

No trace of her scar remained, hi...

Lore: The One Day's War of 3523, aka 'Banshi's Folly'

NOTE: This is an excerpt from my worldbuilding doc. I wrote this mainly for myself, to help flesh out the world before I started outlining. It's unedited and has no relevance to the current plot. It's just background lore. Thought I'd post it in case you found it interesting. I have a few more of these I'll sprin...

92: To Fight Fire With Fire (Book One Epilogue)

It was not Riyan’s hidden sanctuary that greeted Vir, but burning rubble, soot, and ash.

Nothing of the abode remained. Ceiling had collapsed in, leaving a blackened gouge in the hill's side where once the magnificent home had stood.

Vir had Bumpy stop a thousand paces away and scanned the horizon for any signs ...

90: Princess Assassin (Part Three)

Vir bolted for the window. He’d barely made it out onto the ledge before he heard the panicked shouts of Harak’s personal guard.

Stealth was no longer a priority. He jumped off the ten story building and plummeted to the castle grounds far below. Light Step saved him from broken bones, but the impact still ...

89: Princess Assassin (Part Two)

Vir gazed out from the shadows. Many exits presented themselves, all peeking into a world frozen in time. For ten seconds, Vir was untouchable. Ten seconds may not have been much, but in the heat of battle, it was everything.

Nestled within the Shadow Realm, he saw Mina’s bodyguard, her face blank, having yet to reali...

88: Princess Assassin (Part One)

NOTE: I'll be updating the San convo chapter with a reason for why this urgency is needed. Mina's about to make her move on her brothers, which is why Riyan sent Vir to Daha after only 6 months of training. Same for why San wants to move quickly with this.

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Dusk gave way to darkness, and when night arrived, Vir ...

87: Empowered

NOTE: Hey everyone, I see your feedback from the prev chap, and will make some edits. I agree that Vir doesn't need to divulge as much sensitive info to the prince, whom he's just met. Will make him a bit more cautious during that convo.

Vir greeted the dawn with a heavy heart and bleary eyes. Having given up on sleep, ...

86: Treacherous Dealings

He's the prince!? Vir thought, appraising the man. He certainly had the orbs to back that assertion up.

Vir thought back to Maiya’s ramblings about the princes and princesses, regretting that he hadn’t paid more attention back then. If he recalled, there were two princes and one princess in the Hir...

85: Chala's Knees

Vir made haste escaping the Warrens with Neel. If anyone had heard Ravin’s daughter screaming, no one seemed to show it, but Vir wasn’t taking any chances. He ran across rooftops and sped through empty alleys with Neel. It was only after he’d arrived at the eastern gate did he slow down.

Riyan had taught him long ...

84: Murderer

Ravin’s compound wasn’t hard to find. And a compound it was, with multiple wood buildings surrounded by a palisade wood fence. Guards manned watchtowers at the corners, and a pair of menacing gate guards prev...

83: Ravin - Of the Warrens

It was a long walk out to the eastern gate, and an even longer one to the Warrens outside of town. Bumpy would’ve made the journey in less than an hour, but Vir didn’t dare take the gentle beast to the slums. Ash’va w...

82: Ekavir Goes Shopping

Vir contemplated heading to Param’s shop, but the Brotherhood not only had more weapons and armor to choose from, with examples all across the Known World, but their quality was also better. And, unlike with th...

81: Acolyte

Vir heaved a sigh of relief, having just completed his latest mission for the Brotherhood—stealing a certain document from a well-to-do merchant’s home in the Upper Westside Commons district.

As he’d ...

Artwork for the City of Sonam

80: A Day In The Life Of Maiya (Part Two)

Note: And here's the second part, which dives into the magic system. Def recommend reading it! Releasing this one early; we'll take a 3 day weekend, so next chapter's on Monday.

Even with Maiya’s practice...

79: A Day In the Life Of Maiya (Part One)

NOTE: Got two Maiya chaps back to back, the 2nd of which has some pretty important revelations about the magic system, so I'd def recommend reading tomorrow's if you're the type to skip alt pov chaps :-)

Also, here's an image of Daha's palace, which I forgot to upload prev chap:

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78: Infiltration

Note: I've dialed down the level of injury Vir receives from his underground escapades. It didn't make any sense for him to attempt to enter the castle with those. As usual, thanks for all of your feedback :-)

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77: To Wake From a Nightmare

Vir dared not linger within these depths longer than necessary. Who knew when the Prana Swarm changed its mind and decided it wanted to snack on him? It was just a matter of time before he met his doom here, to one mythical...

76: Guaranteed Annihilation

“Janak,” Vir said blankly, addressing the glowing man who stood ten paces tall. White was the word that best described him. From his hair to his long white beard and goatee, his flowing white robe wi...

75: Valaka Amara

Vir stood half in rubble, half upon ancient road.

A giant cavern loomed above him. Half of it looked manmade, sculpted. The other half was natural, as if the great room had suffered a cave in.

Where is this?...