Peerless Dragon Arm

Peerless Dragon Arm is a project, crafted, with the sole purpose of personal amusement. To take a break, really, of writing and rewriting some more pressing works. The drafts are rough, barely two edits per chapter, but, hopefully, you shall find joy and amusement in it. The peaceful land of Bruttania with her pastures and her greenery soon is lost to the unwanted attention of the kingdom of Lys. Lys’ king has been murdered but the reasons remain unclear. In the verge of a civil war the land choses a new God Emperor: Le Roi de France. Troops are being marshalled at her capital, Argos. War is on the horizon. Meanwhile a strange lady from far away Yi Tai arrives at Bruttania’s court. Her purposes are unclear. All save one: she wants the boy. If you have read this far, then excellent. This note should have been posted a week ago, but distraction prevailed now that it is finally complete, here you have it. You are perhaps debating whether to read this or not. If so, allow me to be the first to dissuade you from it. The objective, and indeed the entire purpose, of this project was, and insofar remains, simple amusement. This is not a passion project, merely a personal indulgence. Objectively speaking, the chances of its completion are effectively nonexistent. Once the amusement fades, or the urge returns to complete the other projects I left undone, this will be abandoned, regardless of whatever state it may then inhabit. As for its contents, there is little I can tell you, for I myself am not entirely certain what it is that I am writing. I cannot tell you what this tale is, nor what precisely you shall find within it, but I can tell you what it once was. The original concept was little more than another shallow, narcissistic power fantasy. Yet, as it grew, its purpose shifted with it. You will not find here overpowered protagonists, damsels flinging themselves into knights’ arms, nor, insofar as it presently holds true, love triangles and their kin. Will there be romance? Certainly. Though unlikely to be the kind you seek. This too concerns you, so pay heed to this rede: if you seek polished fantasy, you shall not find it here. This tale is a mess. Objectively speaking, a very great mess, and it shall persist in that state, with perpetual tonal shifts, archaisms, Old and Middle English, French intrusions, dense language, and folkloric affectations. There is better stuff out there. I think. As for “magic systems” and “worldbuilding,” every time I hear those words uttered in earnest, I cringe with such second-hand embarrassment that I am compelled either to shut off the internet and go for a walk, or else bury myself in a book. Jests aside, and not wholly jests either, you shall find little of such things here. That much I can assure you. Regarding the characters themselves, that is not for me to judge, so there is little I can say of them. As for the style, however, here is an average passage. Note well that the prose shall, without doubt, grow denser as the tale proceeds. Thus, if you are unaccustomed to the monster paragraphs of older literature and read only web novels, I highly encourage you to reacquaint yourself with them for a change: “The bold wherein this fellow had appeared from forth in such an agreeable manner presented the shape of a towering spiral adjacent and enlaced to the heavens, as shire and splendid as ivory and unwemmed marble and as drightlike as the erdings of the loftiest eminences, forbearing with it purpurean eyethirls of extant cadence and sojourn and of hues erratic and exuberant cerulean now they may beseem, to, with outmost secrecy, wend caducean and permute their casts and attributes to an unlike ordainance, as unsteadfast as their alterations.” Regarding the isekai tag, and this is directed chiefly toward those expecting “something else,” to phrase it mildly, it is used in the older, more classical sense. If you know what that means, delightful. If not, read more. As for the schedule, ideally chapters shall be posted every Monday. Yet should I fail to do so for whatever reason, whether life, distraction, travel, studies, or simple neglect, then the release shall be deferred unto the following Monday, and so forth accordingly. With the exception of vacations and studies, however, the moments wherein this project shall remain steadfast are uncertain at best.