Hey Readers! Since I’ve made extra progress with Firebrand, I’ve decided to release the entire first act. Should get the story rolling a little faster.
The story is mostly locked-in, so I’ve also updated all the chapter titles and synopses for Chapter 01~57: should give you a cursory idea of where the time travel thriller is headed. I’m working hard to polish the last three acts to present the best story possible. Further updates of Acts 2 ~ 4 will continue per the standard weekly release.
Thanks for your support, Aunons!
Read on,
🙂
| | Firebrand Home | |
| | Introduction | |
| | Leaked Dossiers of Fireteam 473 | |
| | Map of Blackwater Province Twelve | |
== PROLOGUE == | ||
| | Valedictorian As the valedictorian of his class, Titus gives a speech. | |
== ACT 01 == | ||
| | Snowdrifter Titus and his friend Romin explore the outer wastes of Blackwater. | |
| | Deliverance The two friends approach the fated location on Titus’ map. | |
| | First Blight An unfathomable scene quickly overrides the premise of their trip. | |
| | Maleficence Titus presents the results of his expedition at his father’s rummage store. | |
| | Innocence Titus tends to his lonely younger sister. | |
| | Solitude Titus finds an uncomfortable breadth of stillness, but still prefers the cold. | |
| | Getting Even There are always consequences for improper uses of Essence. | |
| | Fellowship Romin, Valentina, and Sylvia join Titus in one last celebration. | |
| | Firestarter All it takes is one little spark to set the last capital on fire. | |
| | Pretense The fractured Berguard family faces an unspeakable fate. | |
| | Ascension Titus ascends the foothills of the Afterlife. | |
| | Endogeny The party discovers a sinister Chymaeran agent. | |
| | First Wall The fractured group reaches the first inner wall. | |
| | Remember Me The party can only watch as Romin’s ego expends lives. | |
| | Summit Titus reaches the end of his journey. | |
| | The Grandmaster Titus encounters Ullrich for a second time. | |
| | Vainglory ‘Tomorrow marks the advent of a golden age!’ | |
| | Liquidation May their souls find rest in the Reservoir. | |
== ACT 02 == | ||
| | Premonition The thread says that none of this was ever a dream. | |
| | Lyra Titus makes an abrasive, tentative ally. | |
| | Strategic Retreat Titus resists inevitability. | |
| | Explanation Titus’ friends arrive for answers to his strange behavior. | |
| | Everlasting Moment Ttius lives a near eternity in a single moment. | |
| | Beneath It was the only way we could survive. | |
| | Breaking The Habit Titus sees his father in a different light. | |
| | Egress Snowdrifters drift by steel this time. | |
| | Slaughter The survivors realize the ultimate purpose of the unexceptional graduates. | |
| | Backwoods The furthest snowdrifitng expedition. | |
| | Outpost There is a stronghold far beyond the limits. | |
| | Unsettled Glory They worship themselves in unpaid glory. | |
| | Craven Denial The First Red refuse the premise of their purpose. | |
== ACT 03 == | ||
| | Deployment Titus deploys for service with the underachieving classes. | |
| | Timeless Titus finds himself deep within the Undercroft. | |
| | Pulling Punches Titus contemplates the value of his humanity. A stranger solicits him. | |
| | No Holds Titus decides a piece of himself is no longer useful. | |
| | Reward/The Vassal Titus reaches an unexpected end. | |
| | Revelation A vicious enemy unmasks themselves. | |
| | Forced Rehabilitation Titus is forced to receive compassion. | |
| | Rememberance Titus recalls the horrors of what his anger set in motion. | |
| | Atonement A powerful ally centers Titus in one final effort. | |
== ACT 04 == | ||
| | Special Pleading Titus recognizes the strength in his beloved friends. | |
| | Late Confession Titus digs deep and confronts one of his fears. | |
| | Snowdrifters (Plural) Titus and his plurality of friends explore the outer wastes of Blackwater. | |
| | Saving Face Something is different this time. Can you feel it? | |
| | Firequencher They ambush the ambush on future intelligence. | |
| | Vermillion Family Reunion The catgirl crashes back into her neglectul family”s life. | |
| | Tentative Allies How in Khiras” name did they get together? | |
| | Reunion/Separation Titus wishes his story could have ended here, but there is still so much more that needs to be done. | |
| | Liftoff The Carmine-Merlot master plan is set in motion. | |
| | Afterlives What would happen if the Vermillions made it there? | |
| | Rolling Downhill One of the Vermillion girls tries driving. | |
| | Purgatory Line The Lower City converges on the Afterlife. | |
| | Losing My Perfection Titus takes ownership for a world he was only reborn into. | |
| | The Last Firebrand There is no salvation from failure this time. Titus and his adversary fight through the fabric of time itself. | |
| | Firebrand The survivors decide how to respond to the final state of Blackwater. | |