Aurelia
The city passed by in a wash of color and spelllight, but I barely registered its movement. I sat alone in the back of my private carriage, my gaze fixed on the flickering fe...
2025-07-26 14:01:44 +0000 UTC
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Daniel
The moment Master Lan Huai’s voice faded, Daniel hit pause.
The soulglass interface dimmed to amber and there was a long silence that filled the lab.
“That guy i...
2025-07-23 04:42:04 +0000 UTC
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Master Lan Huai
It seemed like the lecture chamber hadn’t been used in years. Honestly, he hadn't lectured for years and wouldn't be back here if General Li had not s...
2025-07-22 04:31:41 +0000 UTC
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They lost their parents. Now he’s raising two siblings, hiding his power, and doing everything he can to stay off the radar.
Zane Myles was never supposed to matter. Crestl...
2025-07-21 13:58:19 +0000 UTC
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2025-07-20 20:41:17 +0000 UTC
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This is where I am going to post to Royal Road once this books first round of edits are done
Aurelia
I closed the classroom door behind me, my posture calm and my expression carefully...
2025-07-20 19:41:24 +0000 UTC
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Zane.
It had been several days since the semester began, several days deep into the rhythm of academy life, and this persistent scrutiny certainly was not what I had intended for my tim...
2025-07-20 15:31:46 +0000 UTC
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A Quick Favor, Friends
Hey everyone, if you’ve been enjoying Foundation of Smoke and Steel on Royal Road, I’d be incredibly grateful if you could take a moment t...
2025-07-19 17:20:06 +0000 UTC
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Ethan Zhou The space was not his. It had once been something closer to a personal sanctum—disciplined, sealed, spiritual in form. A place f
Ethan Zhou
The space was not his.
2025-07-19 04:57:30 +0000 UTC
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Aurelia
I stood motionless as the crowd thinned, enchanted sunlight catching in the silver strands of my hair. Voices buzzed nearby, reverent, stunned, giddy, but none of it touched me.
2025-07-18 20:23:48 +0000 UTC
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Aurelia
I was trying to ignore Swordwannabe. I was successufl for the most part during the first few days of classes. I wasn’t trying to be cruel or anything. Its just that I’m damn near ...
2025-07-18 20:22:28 +0000 UTC
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Zane
My friends and I slowly made our way through the line of the Arcane Emporium. There was a palpable ruckus, a clamor of excitement as people received unique class designations and potent...
2025-07-18 20:11:00 +0000 UTC
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Zane
I looked down at my message crystal.
Princess Flyer.
I wondered if she was going to argue with the decision to keep things separate. She definitely struck me a...
2025-07-18 02:25:59 +0000 UTC
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Aurelia Vael Taranis
I set the Message Interface (MIF) down harder than I meant to. What a jerk!
The MIF pulsed once—dim and innocent on the lacquered edge of the floating st...
2025-07-17 15:39:02 +0000 UTC
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Zane
“I am a normal college student. Normal college student. I am not going to stand out. I am not going to stand out.”
My thoughts hiccuped as I walked through the ground...
2025-07-17 15:37:10 +0000 UTC
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Zane
The morning sun cast a pale glow over the worn rooftops of the Lower Verge, where the city's hum was a constant backdrop to daily life. I stepped out of our modest apartment, the door cr...
2025-07-17 14:22:53 +0000 UTC
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Zane Myles
"Zane Myles," I muttered, the words barely audible over the frantic drumbeat of my heart. I wasn't entirely sure what I was thinking when I told Lila and Jordan to run. It wasn't...
2025-07-17 14:20:56 +0000 UTC
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As you’ve probably noticed, I’m currently neck-deep in the full-scale rewrite of Threads of Fire and Starlight. I even took the entire week off to focus solely on this project. For tho...
2025-07-15 22:48:34 +0000 UTC
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Zane Myles
He pointed a knife at me, his mana flaring with raw, untamed emotion. "You conniving little bastard!" Anya Kael snarled, his face a mask of pure rage. The blade glinted, aimed st...
2025-07-15 22:02:21 +0000 UTC
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The July 4th promtion was so great I wanted to do it again with some modificaitons.
As a special thank-you—and to help you explore more of my work—I’m offering a limited-time bu...
2025-07-12 19:29:56 +0000 UTC
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Bonus chapters coming; thank you everyone.
2025-07-10 18:55:48 +0000 UTC
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Daniel
Daniel shut the lab door and turned the latch with a solid click. He set the simple seal on the space he’d poured himself.
No one else entered here. Not...
2025-07-10 18:14:56 +0000 UTC
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Daniel By the time Daniel made it back to the Li estate, the sun was already up, and he felt like he’d been hit by a truck. Scratch that—he
Daniel
By the time Danie...
2025-07-10 18:03:31 +0000 UTC
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Daniel So Daniel couldn’t exactly say that his first Gala was a success. “Maybe you shouldn’t be so coy next time.” Ethan offered the amusem
Daniel
So Daniel co...
2025-07-10 17:34:15 +0000 UTC
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Sophie Sophie Virelyn yanked the veil from her head with enough force to tear the silk and probably chunks of her golden blonde hair. It bun
Sophie
Sophie Virelyn yanke...
2025-07-10 15:47:22 +0000 UTC
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All right, friends—I think I need your help.
I didn’t realize people get so worked up about AI, and now I’m wondering if I should add an AI-assisted tag. A lot of you have noticed some ...
2025-07-10 14:51:42 +0000 UTC
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Vivian The recording stone lay warm in her palm, though she had not touched the activation glyph in several minutes. It was unnecessary. The
Vivian
The recording stone ...
2025-07-10 13:16:01 +0000 UTC
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Daniel “Break her engagement?” Ethan said, bewildered. “Why would you want to break her engagement? It’s no secret that Dathan is a broken,
Daniel
“
2025-07-10 12:26:59 +0000 UTC
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Daniel There was a theory Daniel had once heard—half joke, half metaphysical assertion—that the universe didn't punish arrogance. It punishe
Daniel
There was a theory Daniel had onc...
2025-07-10 11:50:19 +0000 UTC
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