
by alexanderbereasonable
She’ll burn it all down if she has to. For her whole life, Madeline Le Torneau has only cared about vengeance. About a vow made as a little girl covered in her parents’ blood. A life for a life. That vow pushed Madeline into the prestigious Saberwyn Academy, a finishing school where students learn to wield incredible power and fight the ever-expanding evil called the Rot. But just as she closes in on the killer, her target is promoted and pushed out of reach. Then, the worst possible news breaks: a Rotden has appeared in Saberwyn City. It is a decaying crate slowly cracking open, set to unleash a creature of nightmares that will ravage the city if not contained. Now, Madeline faces an impossible choice. As the most powerful pyromancer in a generation, she has a role to play whether she wants one or not. But how can she hunt a ghost from her past when the city, and everyone she’s come to care for, faces destruction if the monster breaches its den? Because surely she can’t accomplish both. Right? ----- What to expect:* Multiple POV’s* Weak to strong MC’s* Soft magic system, no number crunching* Romance as a sub-plot* Completed first arc over 130,000 words long. Release schedule: Four chapters per week, one every M/T/T/F at 11:27am eastern. Patreon: 20 chapters ahead.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Map of the Saberwyn Empire | 0 |
| 1 | 1. A Chill in the Air - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 2 | 2. The Interview - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 3 | 3. Lockhands - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 4 | 4. Failure - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 5 |
| 5. Better Off Forgotten - (Madeline) |
| 0 |
| 6 | 6. Dorm Room - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 7 | 7. Enough Food to Make Her Sick - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 8 | 8. A Double Shot of Espresso - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 9 | 9. An Old Notebook - (Florian) | 0 |
| 10 | 10. Library Fight - (Florian) | 0 |
| 11 | 11. Fine Dinner Conversation - (Florian) | 0 |
| 12 | 12. Rotden - (Florian) | 0 |
| 13 | 13. A Nighttime Stroll - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 14 | 14. Busted - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 15 | 15. First Class - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 16 | 16. A Crate in the Grass - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 17 | 17. Eggs - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 18 | 18. Detention Begins - (Florian) | 0 |
| 19 | 19. A Not So Sprained Ankle - (Florian) | 0 |
| 20 | 20. Splitting Up - (Florian) | 0 |
| 21 | 21. A Flesh Wound - (Florian) | 0 |
| 22 | 22. Versus Time - (Florian) | 0 |
| 23 | 23. Purple Flowers - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 24 | 24. Most of an Explanation - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 25 | 25. A Month Passes - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 26 | 26. Morning Run - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 27 | 27. Garish Shade of Pink - (Florian) | 0 |
| 28 | 28. Hand in Hand - (Florian) | 0 |
| 29 | 29. Friendship - (Florian) | 0 |
| 30 | 30. The Rest of the Explanation - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 31 | 31. To Break Guy Code - (Lane) | 0 |
| 32 | 32. Former Inspector Bray - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 33 | 33. The Thirteenth Academy Prime - (Jacques) | 0 |
| 34 | 34. Going Shopping - (Florian) | 0 |
| 35 | 35. Extra Foam - (Florian) | 0 |
| 36 | 36. The Coming Home - (Florian) | 0 |
| 37 | 37. Dancing - (Florian) | 0 |
| 38 | 38. A Lying Liar - (Florian) | 0 |
| 39 | 39. Earth to Florian - (Florian) | 0 |
| 40 | 40. Ye Evergreen Break - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 41 | 41. Professor Blood - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 42 | 42. The Testing Ground - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 43 | 43. Madeline's Turn - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 44 | 44. Pandemonium - (Madeline) | 0 |
| 45 | 45. Trusting a Friend - (Florian) | 0 |
| 46 | 46. In The Middle of the Night - (Florian) | 0 |
| 47 | 47. Capture the Talisman - (Florian) | 0 |
| 48 | 48. Puzzle Building - (Florian) | 0 |
| 49 | 49. Rotden Rules - (Florian) | 0 |