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The Adventures of Brodysseus and Swagamemnon

Sing in me Muse, and through me tell the story of those two radical bros who straight up tore a new one in those Trojan dickheads, and how the might of their friendship inspired bros all over the world to be even half as cool as them. I tell, of course, the story of those two legendary heroes: Brodysseus and Swagamemnon, peerless warriors and tightest buds, who razed Troy to the ground to rescue the fair Hellafine, despite the fact that she was pretty down with being in Troy (she was happily married to her himbo Paris after all), and the fact that she very willingly left Manaleus, and… well you get the idea. Manaleus hopped on his ship, The Deflowerer to talk to Brodysseus and Swagamemnon, who were busy owning in the gladiatorial ring despite the fact that WHO CARES if that was a Roman thing, it’s COOL. They had just tag-teamed their eighth superhydra when Manaleus found them. “Dudes,” he said, “Some a-hole just made off with my wife.” “Harsh,” said Brodysseus, whose pecs gleamed so b...
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Unsworn Chapter Nineteen: Unsworn

Weeks passed, and Tanzik was stuck pacing around his dungeon cell thankfully that he was at least able to do so. He had made his peace with death, and was waiting impatiently for the execution. He didn’t want to die, but he knew it was inevitable and would rather have it done sooner than later. In the early afternoon, his cell door opened and a guard tossed a pair of shackles at him. “Put them on,” she said. Tanzik complied and she dragged him out of the cell and pushed him toward the exit. She kept behind him with her sword drawn, telling him which way to go when they got to intersections in the dungeon. As they left, Tanzik felt the warmth of the sun and smiled. It was still cold, but it was more sunlight than he had seen since he was arrested. “Keep moving,” the guard said, pushing him forward again. She led him to a large fort-like building made of steel and stone that stood imposingly among the massive courtyard that surrounded it. Tanzik assumed this was the Bastion, the part of ...

Unsworn Chapter Eighteen: End of the Road

Allena covered her mouth in shock. The Phoenix had not only been sighted in Serevar, it had attacked. Capala simply shrugged nonchalantly. “Bound to happen, wasn’t it?” She said coolly. “But I still need to pass this along, mates, so just tell me the rest. What else was on the iron token?” “What about Violet Shoals? Are they okay?” “No idea. What was on the other side?” “A face. Nondescript, bald. No distinguishable features other than it being a face.” Capala didn’t bother to hide her frustration. “That could be a few things. I need to see it.” “We… lost it along the way.” Capala squinted as she tapped her chin in thought. “Nah. Awful liar, you. Whatever suits you, though, it’s all the same.” “But you know what it is, right?” Lura asked. “We’ve been trying to figure that out for ages. “It’s a message. And a key. The right words at the right door will open it up. Nothing you need to worry on.” “I’ll worry just the same,” Tanzik insisted. “We’ve risked our lives for this several times.”...

Unsworn Chapter Seventeen: Our Lady of Stone

The city of Katavysia loomed ahead in the distance like an enormous ivory monument. The city was massive, tapering off from Whitespire Peak in the Pandhara Mountains. Tall stone buildings cascaded down into the lower edges of the city, and the smaller buildings eventually became impossible to see beyond the towering walls that surrounded the capital. Lura’s jaw dropped slightly in surprise. She had never been in a city larger than Stormhall, and while the capital of Serevar was impressive in its own way, it didn’t compare to the sheer size of the sprawling metropolis that laid bustling before them. Most of the buildings were carved beautifully out of the white mountain stone and were adorned with banners and pennants. The wall looked impregnable and was dotted with towers that were all fully manned by city guards and Imperial soldiers. Tanzik drew his coat closer. He had appreciated the warmer climate they had been in, but the air grew chillier as they approached the mountain range whe...

Unsworn Chapter Sixteen: First of Many Funerals

Tanzik held the lifeless body of his sister Tahari close as he sobbed with sorrow and rage in equal measure. The alarm bells rang throughout the city. The false attack on the Khayim estate had ended, leaving the city guard in disarray. The revolutionaries would regroup and put one of theirs in charge of the city, then formally declare their independence. But he didn’t care about any of that. His sister was dead, barely a day after he found her. Eventually, he heard the sound of footsteps rushing down the hill. He carefully laid Tahari’s body down and picked up his sword with a primal scream. “Hold up, we’re on your side!” One of them exclaimed. He had no weapons drawn and his hands were in the air, waving in a motion of surrender. “Part of the revolution, okay?” He looked down at the ground where Alqan’s corpse lay. “Got Lord Khayim, huh? And that’s… oh gods.” He knelt down beside Tahari. “Get away from her,” he said, his voice ragged with grief. “It was your bloody cause that killed h...

Unsworn Chapter Fifteen: Deposition of Makan

 Tanzik looked at his sister, now a stranger after almost a lifetime apart. “Tahari, you’re not an assassin…” He said incredulously. “And you’d know this how? You haven’t been here. You don’t know what it’s been like. The Empire stamped us into submission with trickery and deceit, and Alqan Khayin is the perpetrator responsible.” “But killing him? Tahari, how does this end? You kill one puppet, they’ll send another and put your head on a pike!” She shrugged. “Cost of doing business.” “I can’t believe you’d do this, it’s not like you.” “Then you clearly don’t know me. I’ve always done what it takes to protect my family. You remember the times I’ve stuck up for you, you’ve already told me that. I have to make sure that no one else loses their brother. Or parents. Or children.” She trailed off. “Tanzik, revolution against tyranny is grimy and ugly. I appreciate your idealism, but there’s no place for it in war.” “So what, you’ll wage a one person war against all of Makan? All of Monsc...