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The Black Lantern

A little bit of author's spiel under the summary _________________ On a cool, late autumn night, Kayo Daza, a fast food line chef with a lifelong obsession with theater, finds himself the victim of a horrific murder. With no powers or guidance, he is thrown into a new world by forces he could never hope to comprehend. As he attempts to survive in a world that treats him as disposable, rumors surface of a fallen star, The Black Lantern, said to be able to grant a wish to whomever finds it. But the deeper Kayo digs, the clearer it becomes that he wasn't the first person to be dragged to this world, and he won't be the last. Whatever brought him here has plans far greater than his survival. And if Kayo truly wants to return home, he may have to decide how much of himself he's willing to lose first. _________________ We have all thought the question at least once: "What if the world didn't bend over backwards for the protagonist? What if they didn't receive powers for basically free? What if *I* wrote an isekai?" And many yet have tried to answer that question, some better and some worse. This is not a novel idea, pun very much intended, but it is one Remedy wanted to tackle on their own. In this book, you will meet the deranged, likely autistic imagination of a European hobbyist worldbuilder, and an amalgamation of their special interests and guilty pleasures alike, from the Cthulhu Mythos and classical literature, to modern day music and World of Darkness. It will be up to you, Dear Audience, to judge whether or not Remedy succeeded in their self-imposed goal of writing a book that's, at the very least, entertaining if nothing else, and improving as a writer in the long-run. Yes I used 3rd person to refer to myself throughout the summary, sue me I don't care. Also adding a disclaimer to the end, I am a very indecisive person, and may change things about this book after it's been released. Not entire chapters, but like, this synopsis, names of the early chapters, etc. Stuff that might seem harmless, but might cause some confusion.
Remedy_Coyote · 3.7k Views

Remnants of the Guard: Bearer of Lightning

What if World War 2 and the the geopolitics of the Industrial Revolution were decided by epic anime showdowns? Captain of the Guard Thut Tanhkmet has served the Imperial family of Setet during a long and successful career, ensuring their safety and orchestrating the achievement of their most critical military objectives. With new orders instructing him to find and rescue a kidnapped Sibylline Oracle-child, a weapon of untold power in the wrong hands, he embarks from the capital at once in pursuit of the realm’s continued security. But he will soon learn that a conspiracy has hatched in his wake that threatens to upend all he holds dear. Kapitanleutnant Roskvir Englihavt is a young war hero of the Albion Royal Marines, who has quickly shot up through the ranks thanks to his nigh-unmatched prowess in the mystical martial art of sjaelsvabening. He is duty bound to carry out a surprise attack striking deep into the unsuspecting Setetic Empire, but after each sortie finds himself evermore skeptical of the machinations of cutthroat superiors. When he discovers within himself an unexpected sympathy for a strange young Setetic princess, those treasonous new doubts set him on a deadly collision course with Albion's sacred warrior code. Second Lieutenant Kerauna Iumatar is fresh out of the Patrol Corps academy, the Setetic Empire's premier officer training college, when her spat with a noble scion sees her demoted and reassigned to distant backwater. But by a strange twist of fate, this only places her in just the wrong place at the right time to tilt the balance of the coming war. Each of the three thinks themselves ready to weather any storm, even an unexpected war. But none are truly prepared for the sudden cataclysm that derails every plan, and shakes each of their former loyalties to their core.
cloakofsaffron · 7.5k Views