J. Pagaduan
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I write a little bit of everything, from short litfic pieces to epic length dark fantasy series, to poetry and essays about trauma.
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Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
May 17th “We have to get your Sight working better,” Torin said as Phaedra lounged on the bench under the upper deck of the ’ship. She had ducked underneath to get away, not sure what to think. So many thoughts whirled through her mind that she needed a moment to orient herself.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
Eldren felt dizzy as he spied Phae at the edge of town. Merethyl clapped a hand over his mouth before he could call out, and they ducked down. He gritted his teeth as he heard a strange man call her name again as she headed off toward the sound.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
Phaedra sat on the fallen tree, sipping from the flask she held. Torin was scouting, but she was taking a break away from him. Phaedra didn’t want to admit that the flood of information from being bound to Aurelius was sometimes overwhelming. Proximity had a hand in how much it could be, but she still struggled to block it out, like Torin was trying to help her with.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
May 10th Merethyl, Eldren, and Simone bent over the map spread out on the table. “We only know where some of the ’stones might be. Six different houses agreed to guard the location of each, but not all have survived to pass the knowledge on.” Merethyl pointed to a spot on the map. “Elven Seers are working on finding the ones we lost track of. In the meantime, we need to start collecting them. The closest one was last being held here, in a pocket used by elves to send things back and forth without coming over.”
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
April 26th The radio had sustained so much damage, Eldren wasn’t sure how they salvaged any of it. Temple’s own forces had done a number on the ’ship it had been on board, and the less than graceful landing hadn’t done it any favors. The casing holding it together wasn’t usable, so he started by taking measurements to fabricate a new one.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
Phaedra watched the group of men at the back of the dining hall the Resurrected used. Torin had been in front, but when someone from the group at the back of the room had yelled out a challenge, she pushed forward, glaring at the one who had spoken. He was tall, though not much more than her, with average features. He could have been any square jawed man back on Terra. Nothing about him struck her as a monster. “Got a problem?” she asked.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
April 22nd Eldren boarded the ’ship to be greeted by the captain. She was tall and imposing, bald, with rich umber skin and dark eyes. She was wearing a dark blue captain’s coat over a white shirt and black pants. A bandolier holding a spell cannon and cartridges across her chest, and had a cutlass strapped to her waist.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
Orso would send the summons when he was ready, so Eldren busied himself looking at the clockwork heart he had found. The heart was exquisitely crafted, resembling an anatomical heart fashioned from gears and other small parts. It also looked like it opened, judging by a small seam that ran the entire length of it. Getting it to release its secrets wasn’t as hard as he expected. As he turned it over in his hands, he thumbed something, and the gears started spinning. There was a bright flash of light as it opened. He watched in wonder as it revealed a crystal with a caterpillar inside it. Eldren reached in and marveled at the object. It looked like a Hellgem, but it was no kind of Hellgem he had ever seen. He wondered if it was special. Hellgems weren’t all that rare, but they harbored the energy of dead malignant spirits. Temple had sent him and Phae out with them once or twice before, for a boost of power. But this one was different. The energy was subtle but powerful and holding the ’gem eased some of the strain of the life he’d had.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
Phaedra was quiet during her watch. At twelve, she didn’t know what she was supposed to be looking out for. Still, it had seemed like a good idea for them to take turns looking out for danger while the others slept. She glanced over her shoulder at Demeter, fast asleep next to the banked campfire they had built to cook a small dinner. Eldren had supplied the tools that were helping to keep them fed, and Phaedra hated everyone enjoyed that but ostracized him.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
Savior of the Damned. Content Warning.
Eldren shuddered as he ran, hoping Phaedra hadn’t been grandstanding. All he could do was hope for the best as he careened down the halls, the lantern he pilfered from the supply bags at the entrance bobbing an erratic rhythm.
By J. Pagaduanabout a year ago in Chapters
