《Dreamworld: The First Age》Chapter 1: Beginning of the First Age
Advertisement
"The cycle has repeated once again... The empire's relentless onslaught has killed so many of my friends that I've lost count. Has the father created life only to watch us suffer? Or is there something more to this madness? I don't know, but, what I do know is that I must fight for my people, and my family they're all that I have in this accursed world of evil. No matter what happens to me know that I do all this because I love you all so much, and will suffer for you if that means we get to see the next sunrise." - Katie Lightsoul
Heaven. A beautiful realm of angels and dragons that sat high above the universe. In that realm stood a military base next to the city of heaven, and in that base was a building that stretched higher than the rest. Inside the structure, a woman dawning golden armor circled around a round table with a six-winged angel who was wearing a golden suit. She places her hands on the table observing the map.
"So we're going to dimension six, sir?" she inquired.
"Yes Katie, that is correct. You will be placed on a planet full of jungle growth," he explained.
Katie sat up and placed her hands behind her back. She watches her superior grab the map and roll it up.
"Give this to Chief," he ordered.
She takes the map from him and salutes. "It will be done, Seraphim Guidance."
"Oh, one more thing," he added. "Don't die out there, alright? I would hate to be the bearer of bad news to your family."
Katie gave him a soft smile and nodded her head. She turns to open the door, being greeted with a bright golden light shining from the sky above. She jumped off the ground, ascending high into the sky, and spreads her white-feathered wings. After a few minutes, she arrives at the gates of heaven and is approached by another angel wearing golden plate from head to toe. His face was hidden beneath his helmet, giving him the appearance of a walking suit of armor.
Advertisement
"Welcome to the group, Katie," the man said.
She holds out the map. "Here, Chief. Guidance told me to give this to you."
Chief grabs the map and opens it. "Hmm...jungle planet eh? The empire will corrupt anything they can get their hands on."
"Or tendrils," someone yelled from behind.
Chief turns around and shakes his head. "Now is not the time to joke around, Leron!"
"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't resist!" he laughed.
A female angel wearing silver armor approaches Katie. "Such golden radiance. A perfect fit for an archangel such as yourself."
Katie raises her eyebrow. "What?"
"Sorry. I just like the way your armor looks," she bows. "I'm Seleiana. The newest addition to the team."
Katie stares at her for a moment and thinks to herself, what a strange angel. She nods her head with a smile. "Welcome to the crew."
Seleiana smiled back at her and nods her head. Chief walks towards both of them and puts his arm around Seleiana.
"You're a great addition to the team Seleiana. Just listen to my orders, and you'll be alright."
Katie turns her head towards Leron watching him sit on the ground. He looks back at her, making eye contact.
He stands up and stretches before walking towards her. "What's up, Katie?"
She crosses her arms and turns her head towards Chief and Seleiana who are looking at the map. She turns back to face Leron. "The last mission," she said quietly. "I hope we don't have a repeat of it."
Leron places his hand on her shoulder. "I hope not either, especially with the recent addition to the team," he turns his head towards Seleiana. "I wouldn't want to see her get ripped apart"
Advertisement
Katie looks back at Seleiana and stares at her for a moment. Another angel descends from the sky, landing next to Chief.
"Are you sure you don't want to wear a helmet down there?" Leron asked. "With hair that long, the enemy could grab and pull on it."
" It depends on if we're going to try and ambush them. I'm aware that any angel could give away their position because of the golden brilliance of our hair."
"Suicidal, and sounding full of yourself," He laughed.
She let out a small chuckle and smiled. "Hey! I'm just copying what the other angels say!" she places her hands on her hips. "And don't even start with the suicidal crap. I've heard Chief talk about that enough."
"Fall in!" Chief yelled out. Katie and Leron jog towards him, while Seleiana and the other angel stand next to him. "Our mission is to go down onto the planet and wipe the bastards out!" he places his hands behind his back and paces in front of all of them.
"We will use these beacons to summon our brothers and sisters for an ambush!" Chief holds his hands into the air, causing light to swirl between his palms. The light takes the shape of a golden crystal with a cross embedded into it.
"This is a beacon, it quickly pulls down responding angels to it, so they don't have to fly down. If they all saw us coming at once, they would quickly form a counterattack! So that's why we will use this to gain the upper hand!"
Chief walks towards the other angel and hands it towards him. "John! I leave this task to you."
John takes it and nods. "I won't let us down, sir!"
Chief points down at the clouds beneath them, opening the floor. All of them fall down the opening and fly out of heaven into the universe.
Advertisement
- In Serial14 Chapters
Codename: Freedom
LITRPG, SCIFI/FANTASY EPIC War is coming. The government must accelerate their super soldier program. They have pushed beyond what was thought possible and developed a new Virtual Reality system; the perfect tool to weed out and train recruits. Against all odds, Lucius, a semipro gamer, is selected to participate in Codename: Freedom, a VRMMO that promises to blur the lines between game and reality. With the world watching live, Lucius is faced with the opportunity to gain a following and impressing sponsors. His dream of going pro and proving his father wrong is within his grasp. Unlike normal games that start easy as you learn to play, Codename: Freedom doesn’t give that luxury. The government has no time to waste. After years of hard work to rise in rank, this new game will challenge all that Lucius has learned to the point of breaking and beyond. Will he quit, go mad, or become something altogether different? Something better? Note: This series has been removed except for 10% of each book due to Kindle Unlimited contractual guidelines. The first Codename: Freedom trilogy is published on Amazon. Find Apollos Thorne's work here. Amazon - Apollos Thorne
8 201 - In Serial7 Chapters
Smoking Iron
A land ravashed by an old war and left to rot away. Desolate wastes are the only thing more common than death in these parts. We begin by a wethered old timer that describes the world that stands and some of what used to stand. He tells also of a man, one of his closest friends who left during a time of struggle, off into the wastes in an effort to end the suffering. This land has only one currency, water. The controlling authority over the water is Oasis, and they are as corrupt as can be. In a war against Oasis led by the man, named Griff, was going well until suddenly Griff dissapeared and the war was lost. This story is one of struggle and hardship, one where a legend was made out of a man reborn from suffering, come along for a ride through the eyes of a tired old man who has seen to much sorrow, and knows too much pain.
8 64 - In Serial6 Chapters
Eternity
What is it like to live forever? Is it a blessing? To experience the world changing around you, unaffected by time? For Typhos Dillian, immortality is a curse. He had all the time in the world to learn new things, but instead he spends his time wishing to die. Haunted by ghosts of his long past, Typhos spends his days drinking, having sex, and attending his job as a barkeep. Worst of all, he keeps his powers locked away. He has seen the world change. What once was common, mana, is now a rare trait. Those with mana are heralded as either monsters or heroes, and Typhos wants no part of it. However, when something happens to one of his rare friends, Typhos might be forced to once more activate the terrible power that has been dormant inside of him for years. Note: If you do not like overpowered characters, leave now, he's quite old.
8 131 - In Serial127 Chapters
The Man Who Taught The Machine
A game developer finds himself reborn into the world he created. He also made the powerful AI that controls the system, so what happens when he finds out the system created him more than once? Shane Carther works as a developer for an ambitious new AAA game. The game, Endless Veil is an open-world RPG with contextual quests and endless procedural generation powered by an AI Director of Shane's own making. The game world is populated by random events, dungeons, NPC outposts, portals, boss fights, wandering merchants, and more. Through machine learning, all of these encounters have context and backstory. Right before the game's launch, Shane wakes up inside his own game. At first, this looks like a blessing as Shane has a robust custom class that gives him many more opportunities than usual to acquire power—and exciting loot. Shane quickly learns that life in his game's world is authentic and deadly. Even though he respawns endlessly after dying, there are fates worse than death and rebirth. Fates like discovering you've already been reborn into Endless Veil many times and failed. New Chapters Posted Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday! *I am now aware another author has previously used the same copyright-free cover image I am using. While their story is no longer being supported on Royal Road, I do plan on replacing my book's cover with something more custom later on!
8 301 - In Serial295 Chapters
The Immortal Calamity
Enshrined in the annals of history, the rule of the empress was absolute. Her power struck fear into the heart of mortal men. It was said that even death itself would bend to her whim. With a single wave of her hand, she could raise the dead to fight at her command. The pale, glowing, green eyes of her shambling undead struck fear into even the most hardened soldiers. For centuries, the empress ruled absolute. Until one day, a great hero rose up to stand against her. Decades later, the empress is reborn into the body of a small child. Presented with the opportunity to start anew once again, will she once again walk the road of revenge and power, or will her new family show her a better path? Will any of them survive long enough to find out? Only time can tell.
8 105 - In Serial106 Chapters
Hodgepodge
Hodgepodge is a collection of stories set in a realm where planes fly, immortals walk, people summon weird animals, a rabbit uses a traveling shovel of death, a man and his dog try to change the future, and the underworld decides to send someone to calm things down to stop the flow of the dead. Please enjoy.
8 501

