The day after my failed attempt to awaken the Petersburg node, I felt a change in the air. It was more than the cold, damp chill of a St. Petersburg autumn; it was a subtle, almost imperceptible hum that seemed to vibrate in the very bones of the city. The gas lamps that flickered on... Continue Reading →
1 – The Aetherium Engineer (Prologue)
The Echo of the Lost Grid The year is 1898, and the world hums with the false promise of progress. It is a world I am forced to live in but do not belong to. Smoke belches from a thousand new factories, iron behemoths roar across continents, and a strange, chugging sound—the rhythm of the... Continue Reading →