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PU Book 3 - Chapter 10: Fleet Street

As a core outpost and logistical hub, Mildred had a large population that exceeded a million souls. This number only got larger when the fertile farmlands around the city were included, as w...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 9: Good Fortune Soup

 

Between the North Parnassus Forest and Nightmare Forest, there lay a fifty-mile strip of fertile plains bisected by a stone road wide enough to accommodate two carriages. This r...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 8: Sowing Strife

If one were to rank influential events on Pandora, the Cataclysmic Emergence would easily take first place, even when compared to the Twilight of the Gods or the Grand Bargain struck ...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 7: The Lady in the Water

Painting the Mists Volume 2 is now available in eBook and Audiobook formats! The audiobook is a real chonker and clocks in at 42 hrs and 32 minutes!

 2024-07-10 03:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post

PU book 3 - Chapter 6: Strange Situation

Elder Calvin's map was incomplete and only included major geographical features, the locations of notable treasures, and a summary of the demonic forces stationed in the area. Of these three...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 5: Creeping Hydra Vine  

Twigs cracked and disintegrated as Sorin made his way through the ancient trees of the North Parnassus Forest. Vines twisted out of the way, and plants that should have been immobile uproote...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 4: Growth

The North Parnassus Forest was a long stretch of wilderness that hugged the Parnassus Mountain Range as it faded into foothills. It started just past Mount Parnassus, where Delphi was built,...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 3: Memories

Houses in New Castle seldom changed hands, in part due to the cost of these residences but mostly due to the gargantuan task involved in moving. It wasn't just about the furniture—the smal...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 2: Aim Higher

"Decisions," said Sorin as he looked over the fifty or so hopeful physicians who had made it through nearly five years of intense medical study. "Physicians make decisions every day.<...

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PU Book 3 - Chapter 1: Agents of Corruption

 

Torchlight flickered in the dimly lit halls of the Holsted Manor. The air was chill, and the mood was dour. Rumors abounded, and all it would take was a single push to escalate ...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 106: A New Spring

Winter was a frightening season, more so for the people of Delphi than anywhere else. Due to its peculiar situation, winter madness hit the city especially hard, and this winter was no excep...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 105: Tears of Achlys

Energy roiled in the catacombs as Sorin and Melinoë rose in the air and distanced themselves from the others. This was an admission of weakness on both their parts; Sorin didn't want his fr...

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Book 2 - Chapter 104: Initiation

Painting the Mists Volume 2 is now available in eBook and Audiobook formats! The audiobook is a real chonker and clocks in at 42 hrs and 32 minutes!

 2024-06-26 01:08:13 +0000 UTC View Post

PU Book 2 - Chapter 103: Pulling the Fangs from the Tiger

Sorin's words about eating the source corruption were naturally exaggerated. For one, the sheer amount of energy inside it would cause him to explode. For another, even if he did ...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 102: Plans within Plans


The corruption in the chasm was intense, and climbing became taxing on the entire party despite the added protection of the divinity-infused staircase.

It wasn't long before the fi...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 101: A Bridge of White Flames

A heavy darkness spread out from the center of the temple, eroding blessed marble wherever it passed. Walls crumbled. Staircases cracked. The temple's pillars, which were still in perfect co...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 100: The Death of a Myth

For everyone who's been waiting, the last chapter of Book 2 is now available for Bone-Forging Patrons ^^.

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As Sorin was on the cusp of breaking through, Sorin had no choice but to en...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 99: A Deeper Darkness  

Python's appearance had thrown their defensive lines into disarray, but thanks to Stephan's timely support, they were able to muster up a proper response and redraw their formations.

H...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 98: Flaw

Painting the Mists Volume 2 is now available in eBook and Audiobook formats! The audiobook is a real chonker and clocks in at 42 hrs and 32 minutes!

 2024-06-18 01:31:31 +0000 UTC View Post

PU Book 2 - Chapter 97: Rematch

"Python is confirmed to be under control for the time being," Gareth spoke through the wind as he hopped from rooftop to rooftop, picking off stray demons he traveled. "For the most part, th...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 96: Secrets of Divinity

Sorin knew they had arrived the moment he crossed the temple's threshold. How did he know it was a temple? Sorin had no idea. It was instinctual, something imprinted onto his flesh and his b...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 95: Catalyst

Paving stones erupted beneath Sorin's feet, revealing rows of razor-sharp spikes that kissed the side of his left leg and ripped open his armor. Life force poured into the wound and s...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 94: Lorimer's Plight

I don't usually make announcements, but since many of you are likely only readers of Pandora Unchained, I thought I'd let you know if today's release ^^.

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I'm happy to announce ...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 93: Obligatory Banter

Sorin's joints creaked as an unfortunate spatial current ripped at his body and attempted to separate him from his companions. Though it failed to achieve its goal thanks to its group...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 92: Expected Betrayal

A dreadful wind whipped through Delphi's streets, tearing up signs and throwing down clay roofing shingles. Corruption-filled rain fell from the sky, infecting man and beast alike. Mu...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 91: Under-the-Table Transaction

 

The first thing Elder Marik did after exchanging opening blows was cut a hole right through the Hargrave Clan's council chamber and into the adjacent corridor.

"I can't bo...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 90: The Web Tightens

"That was awesome," said Lawrence as they left Administrator Pollen's manor. "That was a demigod, Sorin. A demigod, and you basically stared him down. Even t...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 89: Ransom

The Administrator's Manor was in the heart of Delphi and surrounded by a stretch of greenery called Serpentine Park. Legends spoke of a mighty creature whose corpse sat below the park and no...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 88: The Bigger Picture

The South Delphi Military Complex was one of the oldest places in Delphi. In terms of age, it ranked alongside The Kepler Clan's Ancestral Manor and the residences of other major cult...

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PU Book 2 - Chapter 87: Bone Cracking Poison

 

In Sorin's memory, Delphi had never been the cleanest of cities. The docks were a mess of salt and fish guts, and the industrial district with smoke and dust. The resulting dise...

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