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"A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke." - Vincent van Gogh • a modern retelling of The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots •

(Cover Art By TasteOfLatex) An adaptation of the music and lore album of the same name, check it out on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwJSE6xKshptD7IyuBe3-iBist6JFZ2qa&si=PclkQWpVBKf8x00K The Afterlife Of Conexa is a divine paradise, a place for the dead to pass onto with vague fragmented memories of their lives in the living realm to join their journey. Unfortunately, this paradise has been desecrated by an eternity of warfare. Ever since The Founder disappeared, this once divine paradise was plunged into pandemonium. The two nations at war are Imperial Heaven and The Hellish Commonwealth, as the fragmented royal family that acted as the initial disciples of The Founder continued fighting for control of all divine land. The story follows Emil, a young man subjected to the horrors of war after his death and passing onto Conexa. Even the dead don't see the end of war.

A country, a war and everything changes. "This drug, my friends, is simply how we will defeat Jones. It's a new found drug of the USSR government. It makes the drugged subject be strongly affected from the things he had seen while drugged. I will own the responsibility to torture Alfred."

By 2057, Earth will be a shadow of its former self. Decades of unbridled consumption and climate negligence have left the earth almost desolate. Water, oil, and lush land are relics of the past, valued more than money. All nations have collapsed under the weight of famine, disease, and internal upheaval, leaving only two superpowers: the United States and Russia. They were once reluctant allies but now find themselves embroiled in a deadly, global fight for the planet's few remaining resources. While the population fights to survive in enormous urban wastelands, both regimes use advanced technologies and covert tactics in a desperate push for absolute dominion. During the pandemonium, 17-year-old Caleb Morrow, a scrappy survivor from the ruins of Canada, is conscripted into the US military. Meanwhile, on the other side, Elena Morozova, an 18-year-old Russian conscript hailing from the ruins of Norway, ascends the ranks in the Russian military. As this conflict between the 2 last countries left spirals out of control, the past suddenly begins to rise from the ashes leaving questions to arise in the thoughts of many soldiers on both sides including Caleb and Elena that, if answered, reveals a dark and unsettling truth. Scarcity is a story of curiosity, critical thinking, corruption, and trust in a collapsing world. Make sure to keep your rifle tight as you explore a dark truth... *This story includes mature themes such as: war crimes and heavy violence* *Perspectives will continuously shift between characters in this story* *All pictures are not real sketches*

Is the clown the fool of the story, or are you? After all, the clown knows it's an act, but the audience is so lost in it that they tend to forget. Alfred had lived a long life. He'd learned a lot in it. That England was easy to gaslight if you knew what you were doing. France would back away from any show of force. Germany could ignore a bumbling idiot even as the evidence piled up just because he wasn't very good with people. Poland saw everything and read people like a book. Prussia would keep his mouth shut if you gave him enough liquor or made him obedient. Russia would turn a blind eye if you turned one to him. China never trusted anyone even if there was evidence of the contrary. His mother's revenge would play out, and it would make him the happiest man in the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hetalia:Axis Powers. No ships in this book! If there is it's in the past! Mostly sibling bonding. America can shapeshift and is non-binary (he/him female titles).

An unnamed young soldier has grown cold and unfeeling after being entrenched in war for over two years. Now at last they are at the end of their tour, ready to move on. Their experience on the battlefield as led them to develop a deep hatred for war and the ones who promote it, trying to fight against the mechanisms in which they unwittingly signed up for. Full of resentment, they struggle to find much of anything to look forward to except the promise of a return back to friends and family. A fatal mistake that explores the dangers of hope, love, and human connection as this unnamed soldier continuously tries and fails to find their place. Constantly deteriorating as the shroud of alienation grows heavier and heavier around them, at last reaching a breaking point in the form of a failed suicide attempt. A persistent push and pull always seems to occur. This soldier cannot find the means to accept who they are in the face of an indifferent and callous world. A Centimeter Across the Earth is a story about war, the war that rages on inside us all. For there are some wounds that reach far too deep.

Something's wrong with the plants... Awesome cover art by Sashowshonk, cool guy

Alfred F. Jones and Ivan Braginski had grown to hate each other over the years, only being able to stand being in a room together. When a world conference is held in Moscow, a horrendous snow storm occurs, trapping the countries inside for two weeks. Being forced to spend time with each other, Russia and America begin to grow close, developing a close relationship. But will this friendship turn into something more?