what if romance wasn't romance attempt 2: the tears of stagnant optimism

the clock of war is frozen, the cancerous welts of rust seized its gears. but that rust cracks and grumbles, the graunching of gears will soon resume.

the continent has been stagnant for far too long, and the empire has shown weakness. many will take the empire's misfortune as an opportunity and raise their armies. some may succeed, but it will take time. while the continent readies their blades for something that is not theirs, one child lifts theirs for a better cause.

a barony left unaffected by the calamity stirs underneath the surface. one child, abandoned by the world will seek to attain what is rightfully theirs.

will this child succeed, or will they fall? take out your eyes and place them upon the pages of this tale and let the sadness begin.

what:

The second of my attempts at worldbuilding like a romance novel, but without any romance.

update schedule: whenever there's a writathon. sorry, but also not sorry. I do not have the time nor brain capacity to pull off writing two stories at once.