
by The Plague Doctor
Eric McGabe isn’t a hero. He’s barely functional.A dead-end town, a couch covered in beer cans, and a past he refuses to remember — that’s his entire world. Then a silent bolt of lightning splits the sky, knights in otherworldly armor step through a fracture in reality, and an elf with impossible magic calls him a traitor, a deserter… and her former commander. Now Earth is crawling with invaders from a world Eric once fought in, died in, and somehow escaped. His forgotten power is waking up, his old allies and enemies are crossing over, and the people closest to him are getting dragged in whether he likes it or not. Alongside: Mike, a veteran with a shovel and zero self-preservation Michelle, a lieutenant trying to keep her sanity Inaria, a blue-skinned Veyrathi warrior with a grudge Celeste, the wind-mage who wants answers almost as badly as she wants to hit him Eric has to rediscover who — and what — he really is. Because the gates aren’t stopping. And Earth was never supposed to survive what’s coming through them. Winds of Change is a grounded, character-driven fantasy about broken people facing impossible worlds. Expect emotional hits, cinematic fights, slow-burning mystery, and a storm that only gets bigger.
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| 1 | Chapter 1: Bottom of the Bottle | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: The Shimmer in the Air | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: The Opening Act | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: The Quiet Between | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: The Blue Hour Breaks | 0 |
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| Chapter 6: Pressure Valve |
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| 7 | Chapter 7: In the Heat of the Knights | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: Winds of Change | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: Rising Tension | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: The Storm Approaches | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: The Rolling Thunder | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: The New Nerd in Town | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: Panic | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Plan of a Madwoman | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: She Needs Him | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: The Pain is Implied | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: The Next Step | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: The Same Truth | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: The Last Day of Peace Pt. 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19: The Last Day of Peace Pt.2 | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 19: The Last Day of Peace Pt.3 | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 20: Like a Freight Train | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 21: "Aliens" | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 22: As the World Braced | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 23: Ash and Bone | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 24: Like a Rubber Band | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 25: Bring Me Bodies | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 26: Ozone, Faint and Sharp | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 27: A Rock Bottom Conversation | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 28: Oscilation | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 29: A Halo of Light and an A10's Delight | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 30: Head in the Clouds | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 31: Chaos Rising | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 32: Spider Rodeo | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 33: Like Gravity | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 34: A Shovel to the Knee | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 35: Out Of Time | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 36: In His Soul | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 37: You Brought the Nightmare | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 38: A Sinking Chamber | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 39: The Scream in Her Bones | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 40: The Color of Old Blood | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 41: You're Under Arrest | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 42: We Need To Talk | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 43: He Hasn't Gone Anywhere | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 44: By Design | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 45: So, That's His Name | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter46: To Understand His Condition | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 47: Lost Within | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 48: The Situation Has Escalated | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 49: He's Not My King | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 50: Beyond Design Limits | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 51: It Ends Now | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 52: The Space Between | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 53: Who We're Meant To Be | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 54: Without Strength | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 55: They Want to Go Home | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 56: Gold and Thunder | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 57: Guilt Changes Nothing | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 58: Sprints, Sirens and Spaghetti | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 59: Depends On What It Is | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 60: Welcome To The Problem | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 61: Never Stay Quiet | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 62: That's The Trauma Talkin' | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 63: You Don't Arrest The Lightning Rod | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 64: Between Moonlight and Wind | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 65: Of Sins and Shadows | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 66: You Never Let Me Decide | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 67: Are You One Of My People | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 68: Both Can Be True | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 69: It’s A Start | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 70: He's Got Ideas | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 71: Things Like You | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 72: Awareness Without Identity | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 73: A Familiar Comfort | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 74: To Let Them Bleed | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 75: Trivial Creatures | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 76: Foresight Breeds Competition | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 77: Into An Armory | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 78: There Was Bargaining | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 79: Observation Invites Suspicion | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 80: Like A Heartbeat | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 81: Quiet is Not Absence | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 82: Patience Wins Wars | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 83: The Price of Power | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 84: Perfectly Stable | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 85: Admirable Simplicity | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 86: Five Weeks Ago | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 87: From Then to Now and Beyond | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 88: To Skin a Cat | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 89: Find Them | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 89.5: Los Angeles Interlude | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 90: Make Sure They Don't Die | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 91: The Chaos Outside | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 92: They Built This | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 93: The Flow | 0 |
| 97 | Chapter 94: This World Is Ours | 0 |
| 98 | Chapter 95: Making Myself a Sandwich | 0 |
| 99 | Chapter 96: Like Resolution | 0 |
| 100 | Chapter 97: The Air Screamed | 0 |
| 101 | Word from the author | 0 |
| 102 | Chapter 98: Fighting Together | 0 |
| 103 | Chapter 99: Not For Free | 0 |
| 104 | Chapter 100: The Most Exciting Day | 0 |
| 105 | Chapter 101: I Found You | 0 |
| 106 | Chapter 102: Common Sense | 0 |
| 107 | Chapter 103: The People I Love | 0 |
| 108 | Chapter 104: Disaster With Scheduling | 0 |
| 109 | Chapter 105: To Do Something Stupid | 0 |
| 110 | Chapter 106: The Good Old Try | 0 |
| 111 | Chapter 107: He Understands the Storm | 0 |
| 112 | Chapter 108: Phrasing Implies Confidence | 0 |
| 113 | Chapter 109: Standard Protocol | 0 |
| 114 | Chapter 110: The Future of The War | 0 |
| 115 | Chapter 111: Consumed With Regret | 0 |
| 116 | Chapter 112: Tedious Obedience | 0 |
| 117 | Chapter 113: A Graveyard of Stolen Flight | 0 |
| 118 | Chapter 114: Like You Belong | 0 |
| 119 | Chapter 115: Let's Go To Work | 0 |
| 120 | Chapter 116: Bravery Time | 0 |
| 121 | Chapter 117: The First Kill is Mine | 0 |
| 122 | Chapter 118: Use Your Imagination | 0 |
| 123 | Chapter 119: Our Number One Problem | 0 |
| 124 | Chapter 120: Clan Khavar | 0 |
| 125 | Chapter 121: Nothing But Ash and Memories | 0 |
| 126 | Chapter 122: The Atit-Khavar | 0 |
| 127 | Chapter 123: Youre In My House Now | 0 |
| 128 | Chapter 124: Sorry About Your Wall | 0 |
| 129 | Chapter 125: The Rain Fell | 0 |
| 130 | Chapter 126: Essentials of Life | 0 |
| 131 | Chapter 127: A Normal Day. | 0 |
| 132 | Chapter 128: Oryx, Eater of The Dawn | 0 |
| 133 | Chapter 129: If Not For Me | 0 |
| 134 | Chapter 130: The War Within | 0 |
| 135 | Chapter 131: Celeste Giara Sypleria, Nyxallius | 0 |
| 136 | Chapter 132: Or That Could Happen | 0 |
| 137 | Chapter 133: In Moments Like This | 0 |
| 138 | Chapter 134: In Times of Need | 0 |
| 139 | Chapter 135: Break The Sky | 0 |
| 140 | Chapter 136: It's a Good Idea | 0 |
| 141 | Chapter 137: The Road to Ruin | 0 |
| 142 | Chapter 138: The Fight Continues | 0 |
| 143 | Chapter 140: Temporary Until It Isn’t | 0 |
| 144 | Chapter 141: The Coming Days | 0 |
| 145 | Chapter 142: What Comes Next | 0 |
| 146 | Chapter 143: This Kind of Power. | 0 |
| 147 | Chapter 144: Citizens of Mine | 0 |
| 148 | Chapter 145: A Bridge | 0 |
| 149 | Chapter 146: You Literally Exploded | 0 |
| 150 | Chapter 147: Out of Options | 0 |
| 151 | Chapter 148: Wise Enough to Listen | 0 |
| 152 | Chapter 149: Such a Valiant Warrior | 0 |
| 153 | Chapter 150: A Terrible Idea | 0 |
| 154 | Chapter 151: what Is The World Coming To? | 0 |
| 155 | Chapter 152: To End It | 0 |
| 156 | Chapter 153: We Might Need Them | 0 |
| 157 | Chapter 154: What You Are | 0 |
| 158 | Chapter 155: What I Think You're Thinking | 0 |
| 159 | Chapter 156: Whether They Belong To Us | 0 |
| 160 | Chapter 157: With Greater Numbers | 0 |
| 161 | Chapter 158: What is Television? | 0 |
| 162 | Chapter 159: The Price of Crossing Us | 0 |
| 163 | Chapter 160: To Keep Up A Lie | 0 |
| 164 | Chapter 161: Those People Deserved Justice | 0 |
| 165 | Chapter 161: This Had Better Be Good | 0 |
| 166 | Word from the author | 0 |
| 167 | Chapter 162: Colder Than Any Glacier | 0 |
| 168 | Chapter 163: That Would Be Unwise | 0 |
| 169 | Chapter 164: Taught One to Question | 0 |
| 170 | Chapter 165: It Was Enough | 0 |
| 171 | Chapter 166: Stronger Than Strength | 0 |
| 172 | Chapter 167: Of The Soul | 0 |
| 173 | Chapter 168: To Carry Alone | 0 |
| 174 | Chapter 169: Consistent With His Personality | 0 |
| 175 | Chapter 170: How We Accept It | 0 |
| 176 | Chapter 171: The Quiet Certainty | 0 |
| 177 | Chapter 172: What You've Been Carrying | 0 |
| 178 | Authors note | 0 |
| 179 | Chapter 173: The Shapest Blade | 0 |
| 180 | Chapter 174: Remove The Excuse | 0 |
| 181 | Chapter 175: Beneath The Ash | 0 |
| 182 | Chapter 176: Across Abandoned Roads | 0 |
| 183 | Chapter 177: Help Is On The Way | 0 |
| 184 | Chapter 178: Everyone's Buying Time | 0 |
| 185 | Chapter 179: The World Stretched | 0 |
| 186 | Chapter 180: Reflects It Beautifully | 0 |
| 187 | Chapter 181: Allowed Himself Hope | 0 |
| 188 | Chapter 182: I Dont Want To Hear | 0 |
| 189 | Chapter 183: That Marvelous Cadence | 0 |
| 190 | Chapter 184: A Dull Requirement For Experience | 0 |
| 191 | Chapter 185: Exquisite Impermanence | 0 |
| 192 | Chapter 186: Another Thing Coming | 0 |
| 193 | Chapter 187: Something About Being Impressed | 0 |
| 194 | Chapter 188: For Ten More Seconds | 0 |
| 195 | Chapter 189: The perfect Opportunity | 0 |
| 196 | Author's note | 0 |
| 197 | Chapter 190: I Come In Peace | 0 |
| 198 | Chapter 191: Democracy | 0 |
| 199 | Chapter 192: Harare Is Burning | 0 |
| 200 | Chapter 193: Is That Thunderstruck? | 0 |
| 201 | Chapter 194: What's A Cartoon? | 0 |
| 202 | Chapter 195: A Damned Good Father | — |
| 203 | Word From The Author | — |
| 204 | Chapter 196: You Want The Ugly One? | — |
| 205 | Chapter 197: Ready Or Not | — |
| 206 | Chapter 198: Become The Enemy | — |
| 207 | Chapter 199: With Honor | — |
| 208 | Chapter 200: Stone Stampede | — |
| 209 | Chapter 201: Take A Guess | — |
| 210 | Chapter 202: The Killing Field | — |
| 211 | Chapter 203: The Fury Of A Star | — |
| 212 | Chapter 204: An Experiment To Perform | — |
| 213 | Chapter 205: Swiss Guard Standoff | — |
| 214 | Chapter 206: That Is Clever | — |
| 215 | Chapter 207: Love Is Self-sacrificing | — |
| 216 | Chapter 208: A Weapon To Surpass Metal Gear | — |
| 217 | Chapter 209: Where You're Standing Now | — |
| 218 | Chapter 210: The Interesting Things | — |
| 219 | Chapter 211: There Will Be Thousands | — |
| 220 | Chapter 212: You May Wish To Cover Your Eyes | — |
| 221 | Chapter 213: Chains Of His Own | — |
| 222 | Chapter 214: Twelve Feet of Angry Naga | — |
| 223 | Chapter 215: Where Are My Toys | — |
| 224 | Chapter 216: Something Amazing And Fantastic | — |
| 225 | Chapter 217: A Surprise For You | — |
| 226 | Word from the author | — |
| 227 | Chapter 221: Rhaegor Khavar, of Clan Khavar | — |
| 228 | Chapter 224: My Father Is No Refarius | — |