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BURN IT DOWN - Prometheus stole fire from the Gods. Mortals unleash it

20 Jan 2025 10 minute read 0 comments Wopney

Prometheus stole fire from the Gods. Mortals unleash it LONDON 1780 The protestors start by attacking the carriages of those arriving at Parliament. Criminals they held responsible for passing the Act. Yet, the anti-catholic sentiment soon morphs i...

No such thing as going home

3 Jan 2025 6 minute read 0 comments Wopney

 Money is all but spent. That ship has almost sailed. Yanez is alone and lost, drunk in a dingy bar in the port town of Livorno, the ugly twin of Tuscan conurbations; medieval alleys and the renaissance ideal replaced by an industrial port belching...

Sailing to Seville

1 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Wopney

Who are the real Pirates? “and so we overtook the sloop commanded by Captain Beer. We raided and stripped it to the bone. Most of their crew had been slaughtered by the time we managed to board but captain Bellamy wanted to keep the merchant vessel....

Infiltration Merchants

9 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments crywork

The danger and allure of treasure have given rise to a thriving market in Cryptonoria. Large corporations and small local businesses exploit the fascination with the mansion by offering tools and training to aspiring thieves.Among the market leaders...

Impenetrable Fortress

6 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments crywork

Perched atop Cryptonoria, the Collector's Mansion is a masterpiece of architecture and technology. Classic in appearance, with its tall towers and immaculate white walls, it actually conceals some of the world's most advanced defenses. This is no mer...

Shitcoins

27 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments crywork

Meanwhile, in the factories where Alys had grown up, the situation was getting worse. Companies continued to exploit workers, paying them in shitcoins whose value plummeted as soon as they tried to leave their posts. These factories, controlled by tr...

Fairy Tale Assassin - Chapter 7 - A Bastard Noble

17 Sep 2024 10 minute read 0 comments DemiSage

    Thanks for reading and don't forget to tip if you enjoy the story. For your convenience, you can start at Chapter 1 here.  The capital of Morum continued its daily routine while a king and queen remained safely guarded inside their castle. They...

Fairy Tale Assassin - Chapter 6 - A Kidnapping

13 Sep 2024 7 minute read 0 comments DemiSage

Thanks for reading and don't forget to tip if you enjoy the story. For your convenience, you can start at Chapter 1 here.  Morning for Ruby and I came before the sunrise. A stable hand working with the horses below woke us. Fortunately, he didn’t se...

Fairy Tale Assassin - Chapter 4

10 Sep 2024 8 minute read 0 comments DemiSage

Thanks for reading and don't forget to tip if you enjoy the story. For your convenience, you can start at Chapter 1 here.  A few days later, Ruby and I are standing in a meadow outside the walls of Morum. We followed a merchant convey who overtook u...

Fairy Tale Assassin - Chapter 3

9 Sep 2024 7 minute read 0 comments DemiSage

Thanks for reading. For your convenience, you can start at Chapter 1 here.  By late afternoon, I found a stream. My thirst and hunger drove me forward, and I wanted to thank the heavens when I finally found the cool water. The crazy world didn’t mat...