Loose Pages
Flash Fiction and Worldbuilding
The seeds of new worlds, unfinished legends, and sagas unfolding. Some inspire new Aeternis canon or spawn more loose pages, others remain echoes, each page opens a door to a new possibility. Explore stories in progress and discover what lies beyond the horizon.
To provide the material in this section, I use AI to explore new ideas and draft short pieces that I then edit into shareable form. More on how I work.
RECENT MUSINGS
Shapes of Ash
High Tower is gone. The ruling families are dead. And somewhere beneath the burning skyline of Kharavel Prime, a woman once dismissed as ornamental begins to understand what survival now demands. Shapes of Ash follows Aseris Jorrell in the immediate aftermath of the Concord Summit massacre, as grief, betrayal, and political collapse give way to something far more dangerous: clarity.
Echoes & Fragments
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A Quiet Weight
Sergeant Jorrun Drace reflects on a brutal ambush and her team’s harrowing fight for survival, feeling the weight of loss and responsibility in the quiet…
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For What Remains
In a war-torn city, Primator Emmen Kade leads his unit through ashen ruins, reflecting on lost memories and the hollow sense of victory. Despite the…
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The City of Second Skins
In Syntrix, a city obsessed with augmented realities, people don second skins to project idealized versions of themselves. As layers of perfection mask the crumbling…
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Riley Dale
Riley Dale, a.k.a. “Glitch,” is known for her strategic prowess rather than brute strength. Growing up in the tech-laden slums of Easector, she excels at…
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The Unrelenting Rise of Aseris Jorrell
At the dawn of the Era of Dominion, power rarely changed hands quietly. When the Concord Summit collapsed in fire and betrayal, Aseris Jorrell was…
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The Tranquil Shepherd
The Respite, an exclusive retreat for creative minds in Lunaria, offered luxury, technology, and inspiration. Kaelen Pax’s invitation, uncommon and prestigious, led to a year-long…
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A Forgotten Watch – Part II
Beneath the crimson haze of the Red Veil, survival dwindles one ration at a time. In the ruins of Trellia, a handful of survivors cling…
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Global Network News: Synth Bounty Increased
Today’s top story addresses the question that’s on everyone lips: Who is Synth? Rebel icon to some; villainous cyber-terrorist to others—the identity of this enigma…
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The Spaces Between
A glimpse into the unseen moments of interstellar travel—where spaceports, transfer hubs, and dusty outposts reveal the quiet tension between privilege and survival, and how…
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She Won’t Kill Quick
The rain never quits and neither does the struggle. Beneath the neon glare and rusted steel, everyone’s chasing something: redemption, revenge, or just one more…
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Emergence of the Adaptive Combat System
From scorched Earth to methane seas, adaptive combat systems became vital to humanity’s survival across the solar system—reshaping the soldier, redefining warfare, and charting a…
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A Forgotten Watch – Part I
High atop a crumbling tower, in a world consumed by ruin, a lone soldier stands vigil over the desolate remains of Trellia, a once-great city…