August 6th, 1100
I remember clearly the day I left Siracusa. I had tried to go home, and my father had refused to let me inside. My sister had been screaming and crying from the second-story window, tears and snot trickling down her face. I could only blow kisses to her. My mother set a suit...
2025-11-19 16:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Animula Choragi 25: Te Deum
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes
Furina raised her hands between Julie and Barbara, smiling out at the crowd as they stood and applauded. Everyone bowed, and the cast went backstage, before, of course, coming...
2025-11-16 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The first time I met Lappland Saluzzo was at her family’s vineyards on the Brunello agricultural plate. She tricked me into eating one of the grapes. I did not know that grapes for wine are not the same as grapes for eating. It was very sour. She laughed at me. Then we played. We were children.
I met her at the same vineyard 10 years later. She’d just tried to assassinate the Mo...
2025-11-13 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostCarmen Dei 29: The Rabbit and the Owl
“Hey, it’s me again! Your friend, Amber! It’s been 187 days since I last saw you, best buddy! So, I’m making another daily vlog, just for you! Come on, I’ll show you!”
Amber flipped her camcorder around from taking a video of herself to a video of her workshop slash bedroom. It wasn’t a jail cell, she told herself. She ...
2025-11-10 16:23:14 +0000 UTC View Post
7/8/1000
Standing at the base of the last Eye of Iberia, I actually felt like I was having a real adventure! Here I was, at the end of the world, the endless dark depths of the sea beyond the lighthouse, with the key to a legendary bastion, from which we would retake an even more legendary Iberian Battleship!
Also, I felt a LOT better. The Empathy from Fred and Arturia isn’t what ...
2025-11-07 16:43:36 +0000 UTC View PostOn the Elements, Chapter 6
"I must correct you. People here bear no sins in the eyes of the gods... Only laws and the Tribunal can judge someone. They can judge even me.”
-Focalors, Hydro Archon
Out of all the Archons, the Hydro Archon was for many years the most enigmatic. Indeed, we knew almost nothing about Focalors for years, from her arrival until the ...
2025-11-06 04:51:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Superbia Hominum 19: Like Lightning from Heaven
Sitting below the Great Seal of the United States, Alexandria looked down the long oak table in the White House Situation Room. To her right, Vice President Dainson held his hands folded over the briefing report, a grim expression on his face. Since Alexandria had taken office in January, he’d actually done most of the day-t...
2025-11-04 16:52:52 +0000 UTC View Post
1999-11-02 - Raiden Shogun appears, fighting and defeating Leviathan.
1999-12-05 - The Senkoku Decree and Kamikazee, Raiden assumes control of Japan's government.
2000-04-12 Behemoth attacks and destroys Guadalajara, Mexico. Raiden does nothing.
2000-09-15 The Siberian kills Danny Hebert, but Hero survives.
2000-09-20 Danny Hebert's funeral. The Simurgh des...
2025-11-03 01:15:18 +0000 UTC View PostEntry 36, Day 80
I’ve never been a big fan of flying. Road trips are definitely my jam, as getting in the car and driving for hours as you listen to jams and talk with your friends is definitely more fun, though we did more of those when I was a kid. I do remember flying to Japan for vacation once, which sucked complete ass as it was a 12-hour flight. But breathing stale farts and sitti...
2025-11-01 18:30:46 +0000 UTC View PostComedia Glacialis 22: A Mournful Duet
Looking down at the map, Kollei could help but feel cold. All the preparations had been made: the ranks of the Fatui were stronger than ever. Stockpiles of equipment, foodstuffs, and clothing were all well in hand. A new road, a six-lane highway, had been constructed in Volgograd, and then to the border with Kazakhstan. Georgia had already capitulated...
2025-10-29 17:05:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Entry 35, Day 79
When I was in high school, I had some close friends I’d known for a few years. My oldest friend was Manny, or Manuel Ortega. He lived across the street from me since I was a little kid. We did Cub Scouts together, went to summer camp together, and even swam together on the Swim Team Freshman year, though Manny quit and did track and field as he was a lot better at it. I...
2025-10-26 18:33:43 +0000 UTC View PostHeart thundering in his chest, Kazuma dove as fast as he could for the pitch. This time, Cedric Diggory was a tad slow on following after him. He’d nearly fallen for the first Wronksi Feint, but after Kazuma had done it twice more, he was a bit reluctant, but still determined not to let the game end in total failure for Hulfflepuff.
The problem was, this time, Kazuma wasn’t feigning. ...
2025-10-24 16:52:11 +0000 UTC View Post
THE ADVENTURES OF LIGHTNING PRINCESS AMI
TEYVAT CHAPTER PART II
A FATED ENCOUNTER: THE LIGHTNING PRINCESS LAID TO REST!?
Shading her eyes with her hand, Ami peered down at the bustling port city below her. Benny’s Adventure Team had already been passing through small villages and mid-sized t...
2025-10-23 16:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
1100/8/4
Bars are usually one of my favorite places to be. And no, it’s not just because you can get wasted, though that is fun, but because you can hang out with your friends, and dance, sing, and party the night away! I’ve spent a lot of time in bars with Texas, Sora, Croissant, and of course, Boss! Heck, Penguin Logistics owns the Ends of the Earth, and it’s basically our HQ!
... 2025-10-20 16:40:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude 17: Those Who Yearn for the Gods' Gaze
Sweat dripped down Lumine’s brow, but she ignored it, her gaze unflinching on the feet of her opponent. You always watched the feet, the arms, but not the face. The face could deceive you. She kept her sword on high guard, her entire body as tense as a wound spring.
Her opponent, Raiden Ami, held a similar pose, her b...
2025-10-17 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
August 3rd, 1100
Don’t tell her this, but Ingrid Venezia is one of my heroes. And, well, one of the few Made Men that I actually respect and like. It helps that she left that life years ago, or, well, more accurately, she tried. We unfortunately met after the Famiglia caught up with her.
Lisa was one of the first patients I was assigned when I joined Rhodes Island four years...
2025-10-14 17:40:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude 16: El Milagro de la Luchadora de Cuernos Plateados
Wind blew across the farm, kicking up dust, disturbing the chickens pecking in the hard earth, and fluttering the cape of a mysterious masked hero, who stood atop an old barrel, surveying the battlefield.
Mateo planted his hands on his hips and pointed dramatically forward. “Hault, evildoer! Or you will face th...
2025-10-11 17:04:33 +0000 UTC View PostEntry 34, Day 76
Not being special anymore felt…well, nice actually? We all want to be special until we are. Not that anything had really changed: So far, Lisa had been the only one to demonstrate even the tiniest affinity for the same sort of arts that I use, and it had made her comatose after only healing a small cut. I was also abso-fucking-lutely not teaching her how to cur...
2025-10-08 16:44:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Created by the incredible Froggie!
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/froggies-art-thread.1113803/
2025-10-07 07:13:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Animula Choragi 24: Want You Gone
Lying in bed with Diane, Furina felt her daughter’s chest rise and fall as she hugged her against her chest. Tears filled Furina’s eyes, and for a moment, she was overwhelmed with joy.
It’s so different now. I was alone for 500 years. Just a mort...
2025-10-05 16:45:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Animula Choragi 23: Reflections
A classical three-tiered fountain with a wide bottom basin with goldfish splashed amidst a green garden. Music began to play, and holding hands, Furina and Diane appeared, both wearing conservative one-piece bathing suits, both in light blue. Furina kn...
2025-09-29 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
1100/8/2
When I imagined Iberia, I liked to imagine it during its golden age. Ships full of treasure sailing the seas for adventure! Bright lighthouses shining in the darkness, and heroic inquisitors battling the Seaborne, while alchemists in labs created wondrous marvels!
The reality is kind of a major bummer. Everything looks…old. Not like, cool old stuff that’...
2025-09-20 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Animula Choragi 22: Phantom of the Opera
When people thought of mountains in France, their minds usually went to the snow capped French Alps and the iconic Mount Blanc. Far less thought of the Massif Central range in southern France, and for good reason. Not only was this one of the ...
2025-09-17 17:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Entry 33, Day 75
Well, it finally happened, and I had to change my underwear. I’m not even embarrassed. Well, not about the underwear. The rest of it was real fucking embarrassing.
As per usual, the day started off normal enough. I went down to get my levels checked, this time with Dr. Silence observing and taking notes. She asked a lot of questions about how freque...
2025-09-15 02:27:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Animula Choragi 21: Be Prepared
Disneyland was supposed to be the happiest place on Earth Bet. Fortuna sat atop a stool, plastic Mickey Mouse ears on her head, a nutella crepe in her hand. It was everything she should have wanted: more food than she could eat, endless wonders and rid...
2025-09-11 16:18:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Entry 30, Day 63
I just realized, I’ve been on Terra for two months now. A month on Rhodes Island. It feels like a lot longer, you know? Like this is where I’ve been all my life. Not much happening, really. Doing rotations, practicing medicine. Well, for a given value of medicine? I feel like I’m a doctor with cheat codes on now, which is weird. Or more like a cleric class ...
2025-09-08 16:44:11 +0000 UTC View PostAnimula Choragi 20: Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat
Charlotte stepped through the door of the apartment, and was immediately assaulted by noise. That was a bit confusing, because what it sounded like was a manic child being scolded by their parents, not her older sister finally getting laid. Indeed, she...
2025-09-05 19:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
1100/7/19
I woke up early and gave Texas a goodbye hug. She’s not much of a hugger, but she gave me one anyway. My poor autistic lupo tries her best! I appreciated the hug, and tried to hide my tears. It felt like I was being exiled, which really wasn’t a fun feeling. Not that it wasn’t familiar, but it brought back memories I tried to keep locked in the deepest, dar...
2025-09-02 17:24:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Sapientia Oramasdis 24: Life, Death, and Rebirth
At the very center of the Earth’s core, the Behemoth bathed in power. Pyro and Geo both swirled in massive quantities, the strange energies condensing and forming from what seemed like nothing. Here, the Behemoth rested, watching, waiting. Soon, the Time of Testing would come. This would be his time. To prove he alone of the endb...
2025-08-30 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Entry 29, Day 61
I woke up first, which is a bit unusual. Usually, Sussurro is the first up in the mornings. I lay there for a bit, watching her sleep by the light of the alarm clock. She looked peaceful, rested, and absolutely beautiful. I was tempted to caress her, just to make sure she was still there, but I just watched her breathe.
The last couple of days had been hard, o...
2025-08-27 16:58:40 +0000 UTC View Post