Sonnet: The Cities of Steam, Brass, and Aether
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  • Time 4h 47m
Complete, First published Jun 27, 2022
Mature
*Best ranks: 4th in #Humannature, 5th in #gritty, 9th in #goodandevil, 17th in #steampunk, and 54th in #religion. 


Lance is a hobgoblin chief who lost his wife and son when the humans began to invade.

They came plowing through the forests with tanks, airships, and flamethrowers; destroying everything within their path to mercilessly kill the Faye.

He led his people to the safety of Kepsels, where he has lived peacefully for the last twenty years; but now he is being sent back to Sonnet, to study an increase in magical storms occuring throughout the country. 

With his return to Sonnet came the adoption of two peculiar human children, will they be his path to overcoming the hatred that has dwelt within him for years?


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In a brutal dystopian, fight-for-your-life, society, Blair is a young girl who feels the overshadowing presence of the men in her family; their titanic accomplishments constantly looming over her.

Her grandfather who brought magic to the human race. Her father who is in line to be the next Milzani. Then her uncle who happens to be one of the most powerful mages in the world.

At the age of twelve, she must undergo a trial known as Kimas, something that every child of Sonnet must endure; during this trial she witnesses the deaths of many other children.

Is this truly the life she wants to follow?


                                     *A story inspired by a D&D adventure*
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