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 an...
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 ...
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, ...
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 w...
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 pe...
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, crablik...
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'...
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...
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 ...
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 watch...
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.
“Whe...
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 ...
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-dest...
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 da...
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. Whet...
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 supe...
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...
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 coul...
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...
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...
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, th...
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 Psyc...
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-...
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 retalia...
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-...
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.
Wel...
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...
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...
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 mas...
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 de...
2021-04-09 10:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post