[POSTPONED/POSTING ON RR] A chemistry professor suffering the loss of her family, dies fighting in a bitter war to avenge them. Now reborn as Forlasita, a half-elf with zero magical talent, she builds the connections and skills necessary to protect all she's grown to love in the tumultuous realm of Mondo. She and her allies construct a technological haven through borrowed knowledge, yet her well-intentioned mistakes trigger a countdown to industrial Armageddon. Those she saves urge her to do more, while those she fails can only haunt her into excellence. Failures scar her body and soul - she now seeks ways to turn her bronze bastion into a beacon of hope, before it becomes a pyre for her dreams. [The first draft is 60% finished, but I'm just posting what I've edited each week.]