Catalyst: Avowed Fantasy Action Drama Horror
The year is 605, and in your home— the country of Corcaea— the souls of mankind belong to demons.
A phenomenon known as the "Catalyst" is what's to blame. This diabolical phenomenon lurks within every man, woman, and child. It can turn any human into a demon, if they fall prey to one, all-consuming element. It can be anything. Fear. Grief. Generosity. Even love.
In a land where Gods are real and Corcaea's theocracy is the last hope for mankind, you follow in the footsteps of Father Richard Anscham: a deeply disturbed young priest, the leader of the Church of Mercy, and the foremost researcher of the Catalyst.
Despite completing a holy mission from the Goddess of Mercy, obtaining a holy Relic, and escaping from demon-infested ruins, Father Anscham is in greater peril than ever before. Ravaged in mind, body, and soul, the solace he begs to receive from the Church of Flesh is impeded by a cruel lesson: the ramifications of a life spent sacrificing everything one has for others.
See through the harrowing eyes of a man at his wit's end; through a dark fantasy tale of horror, hope, and desperation. Search for the cure. Conquer your personal demons.
Welcome to Catalyst! As this is an archive of Catalyst Quest (an interactive, collaborative story), the prompts that were included with the original run of Avowed have been stripped, and the story is presented like a traditional novel for your reading convenience. If you would like to read Catalyst in its original format or participate in current events, you can find us here, on Sufficient Velocity.
This book is complete! The story will continue with Catalyst: Calunoth, just as soon as I am done revising its content for here on Royal Road.
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1. Chapter 1: A New Beginning
2. Chapter 2: Beyond Our Borders
3. Chapter 3: Father Friedrich's Work
4. Chapter 4: Gold Blooms
5. Chapter 5: Nothing To Fear
6. Chapter 6: Boundaries
7. Chapter 7: Into the Fray
8. Chapter 8: The Lord of Healing
9. Chapter 9: Night Walk
10. Chapter 10: Living Weapons
11. Chapter 11: Blue Ink
12. Chapter 12: Chrysanthemums
13. Chapter 13: Our Tea
14. Chapter 14: Struggling
15. Chapter 15: Know Your Limits
16. Chapter 16: Can We Stop?
17. Chapter 17: Burgundy Bedsheets
18. Chapter 18: The Only One Who Listened
19. Chapter 19: Aureate
20. Chapter 20: Ill-timed Interruption
21. Chapter 21: River Revellings
22. Chapter 22: Gone Fishing
23. Chapter 23: Desperate
24. Chapter 24: Live for Yourself
25. Chapter 25: Sister Harriet Cardew
26. Chapter 26: Fourteen Minutes
27. Chapter 27: White Lily
28. Chapter 28: Wine and Dine
Agenda of the Villainess
As the daughter of a duke, Lady Alicia Senius expected to awaken her latent magical ability during her Blooming ceremony. She was not expecting her connection to the flowers of Fate to awaken memories of a past life, however, and certainly not memories that were somehow inextricably tied with her future. Now, Alicia must find a way to escape the fatal punishment that is the destiny of a villainous noble girl. In doing so, she might even alter the fate of the whole world. This novel is a steampunk take on the otome villainess genre, heavily inspired by the late Victorian era of England and with a system of magic based around floweral circuitry. If that sounds like your cup of tea, why not give it a shot? Updates on Thursday every week.
8 214Empress of Blue Flower Mountain
Once upon a time, there lived two great and mighty spirits on the mountain. One loved humans, the other hated them. When their differences could not be reconciled, they came to blows, and the human loving spirit was chased out. The banished spirit wandered the world. Rather than an exile, the spirit viewed her situation as an extended vacation. She saw all the sights and people she'd only ever heard about on the mountain. But it was a little lonely. No one could see her or hear her. She was a rootless spirit with no place to call home. And then, one day, she found a friend. When anger and jealousy take everything, only love can create something new. This is the story of perseverance, sacrifice, and forgiveness. Discord for FREE STUFF: https://discord.gg/Q2tQhQH ---Book 1: Empress of Blue Flower Mountain - Complete Book 2:Emperor of Blue Flower Mountain - In Progress Book 3:Princes of Blue Flower Mountain - N/ACover drawn by me, the Author! Lincensed under: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
8 159Illusory
There was a girl whose feelings changed the world around her, and with every step little smoke clouds emanated from her feet. Her soul pulled right out of her chest like a long, blue comet with a tail, and swirled around her body like a protective blue flame. When she walked in a tight space the very metal itself around her melted and shifted so that she was walking in a cage of blue light, a cage of her own devising. Please read the original Tapas version for the best experience! Updates every day.
8 226Issekai Mockery
The story begins with Alvaro Brad, a genius young man in his teens. Alvaro excels at every subject of his school, chemistry, physics, mathematics and programming are some subjects that he enjoys the most. That seems to be the first impression that people have about him though. Alvaro has another side to him, he is addicted to gambling. Since nothing seems to challenge him anymore, he has taken upon himself to beat luck itself. The only moment he feels any kind of joy is when he takes risks and gambling has given him exactly that. After skipping class to gamble yet again, he sees something on the way to the club. After looking closer he finds a small coin on the ground and as soon as he picks it up he is transported to another world. -Issekai Mockery is exactly as the title suggests, a satire fiction novel making fun of the Issekai genre in subtle and not so subtle ways with the sole purpose of putting a smile on the readers' faces, the novel will feature a lot of Issekai and mmorpg jokes. Don't forget to comment and rate the fiction as I want to listen to some feedback.
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in which a girl gets noticed by an idol on instagram
8 90The little Vampire- lust
Vivian or viv, which her friends back in Florida would call her is forced to move to Scotland for her senior year of high school with her mother, father and younger brother (Tony) for her fathers job. When her younger brother tony starts to go off with a friend no ones ever met, slightly isolating himself and even possibly sneaking out Vivian decides to investigate. Last thing she expected her brother being involved in, and now her, is a family of vampires, ancient curses, deadly vampire slayers. The most shocking part? Vivian and the families oldest son fall for each other. What will happen between a human and a vampire? What will happen to their love once the ancient curse is broken?
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