by Vryheid
A nameless man wakes in a trench beneath a gray sky. Around him, artillery tears the earth apart, soldiers wield rifles beside magic, and everyone seems to know who he is. Kaizer. The name means nothing to him. Then he dies. And wakes up at the beginning. Every death gives him another chance. Another lesson. Another opportunity to survive what killed him before. But the trench is only the beginning. Beyond it waits a world of mages, monsters, unexplored lands, and powers Kaizer barely understands. Somewhere within it are the answers to why he is here, why death refuses to keep him, and why something in the darkness seems to know far more about him than it should. For now, answers can wait. Staying alive comes first. And Kaizer is getting very good at it. Expect: • Time loops in an industrial-era fantasy world of rifles, artillery, and magic • Mystery, exploration, and an expanding world • Brutal progression, violent set pieces, and a morally dark protagonist Release Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (8pm EST/EDT At the latest) Cover art by @louie.thee.great on Instagram
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 1 — Same old | 1,884 |
| 2 | Chapter 2 — Wish carefully | 1,259 |
| 3 | Chapter 3 — I breathe | 1,214 |
| 4 | Chapter 4 — Fly swatting | 2,403 |
| 5 | Chapter 5 — A Stone’s Throw | 4,108 |
| 6 | Chapter 6 — Anew | 2,164 |
| 7 | Chapter 7 — Nightmarish Dreams | 2,119 |
| 8 | Chapter 8 — Intrepid Explorers | 1,781 |
| 9 | Chapter 9 — The Voyage | 1,265 |
| 10 | Chapter 10 — A Cruise | 2,216 |
| 11 | Chapter 11 — Calamari | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12 — Submarine | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13 — Hydration is Key | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14 — New world again | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15 — No sleep | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16 — The Prey Hunts | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17 — Good Night’s Rest | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18 — Training? | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19 — Gluttonous sphere | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20 — Studying | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21 — Rematch | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22 — Old Aresia | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23 — Morally Gray, Mostly Red | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24 — Your Gate Is Showing | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25 — Who’s With Me? (Please Clap) | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26 — I Came, I Conquered, I Delegated | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27 — Gift-Giving Season | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28 — Mega Business Opportunity | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29 — Friendly Duel, By the Way | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30 — Pathetic | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31 — Bled Dry | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 32 — Mind the Gap | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 33 — The Other One | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 34 — Erased | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 35 — Baby Steps | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 36 — Same as My Sanity | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 37 — Liberation | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 38 — Free. Again. | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 39 — From Brats to Abominations | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 40 — You | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 41 — No Vacation Days | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 42 — White | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 43 — Life Isn’t Fair | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 44 — Because of Me | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 45 — Permanent | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 46 — Idiot | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 47 — To Try | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 48 — No Miracle | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 49 — The Leech | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 50 — Crushingly Weak | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 51 — Gray Bead | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 52 — The Unseen Front | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 53 — The Still Sea | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 54 — Kitchen Knife, My Ass | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 55 — Interpretation | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 56 — Fate, Apparently | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 57 — Totally Normal Childhood Memory Dream, Obviously | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 58 — A Lost Ten-Year-Old | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 59 — Deadened | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 60 — Fifteen Minutes | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 61 — Dead End | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 62 — Kept | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 63 — Sweet warmth | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 64 — I Would Rather Drown | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 65 — Forest Names | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 66 — A Kind Smile | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 67 — The Wish Program | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 68 — A1 | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 69 — School Spirit | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 70 — Lazarus | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 71 — Teeth Marks | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 72 — Sharper | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 73 — Almost | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 74 — Brother | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 75 — Half Full | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 76 — Rett, You Bastard | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 77 — Bloody Misunderstanding | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 78 — To Pump, or Not to Pump | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 79 — Another Limb. | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 80 — Not Yet | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 81 — Too Much Effort | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 82 — Dominion | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 83 — It’s Done | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 84 — Of Course Not | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 85 — Brilliant Blue | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 86 — What Comes Next | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 87 — What Came Before | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 88 — The Interior | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 89 — Grocery Store | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 90 — A Reason | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 91 — Charity | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 92 — Attrition | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 93 — Results | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 94 — The Burnt | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 95 — Like Father, Like Son | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 96 — Nothing Is Ever Random | — |
| 97 | Chapter 97 — A Reasonable Beast | — |
| 98 | Chapter 98 — Clean Hands | — |
| 99 | Chapter 99 — The Burning Bull | — |
| 100 | Chapter 100 — How Romantic | — |
| 101 | Chapter 101 — A Decisive Victory | — |
| 102 | Chapter 102 — Not Worth Keeping | — |
| 103 | Chapter 103 — The Cost of Living | — |
| 104 | Chapter 104 — Something About Equality | — |
| 105 | Chapter 105 — A Matter of Time | — |
| 106 | Chapter 106 — Family Business | — |
| 107 | Chapter 107 — Suspiciously Convenient | — |
| 108 | Chapter 108 — No Consequences | — |
| 109 | Chapter 109 — The Real Prize | — |
| 110 | Chapter 110 — A Terrible Name | — |
| 111 | Chapter 113 — It Has To | — |
