Bold Escape
In the early days, as Volpes and Azurium were establishing their operations, it was important to build up a reputation by pulling off bold, daring acts of rebellion against Oplentian authority. Azurium still had to work to maintain his cover as captain of the guard,...
The True Criminal
This piece from LittleBadWolf in September of 2022 was the perfect compliment to a story I had been mulling over in my head. I wanted to show a more ruthless side to Volpes, to remind the audience that was an antagonistic and villainous force. The...
Azurium’s Dear Clara
The story that goes with this piece from Marsel-Defender back July of 2022 has an unfortunate story behind it. I had made the mistake of typing up the story directly in Submission Description box instead of a word or Google Doc on the day it...
Investigations in Oplentis
In March of 2022, I had a few days off work, and I had begun to grow nervous about the writing I was doing. Specifically, I was afraid that I had fallen into the trap that many hobbyist writers and creatives do where they spend...
Leap of Faith
One of the things I was most adamant about was making it clear that although he was the primary antagonist, there were sympathetic qualities to Volpes. This piece from Marsel-Defender back in April of 2022 was a perfect vehicle to tell a story showcasing this. Like...
A Father’s Lost Pride
This piece from LittleBadWolf was actually one of their YCHs, but also served as the perfect piece to complement the chapter I was writing for The Case of the Titan Syndicate, which details how Captain Azurium turned traitor and joined Volpes. It's also the piece that...
Volpes’s Deal
This piece from Marsel-Defender in November of 2021 was the perfect compliment to an concept I had already been writing out, to help explain how an organization rooted in the slums, and opposing the wealthy, nonetheless has the funding necessary to run free clinics and...
A Harvest Day’s Reaping
Harvest Day is an annual holiday to the people of crossroads, celebrating the bountiful harvest born from the fruits of the refugees left behind in the wake of the old Planeswalker wars. In those days, untold horrors were seen all around as Planeswalkers-of-old conjured any...
The First Recruit
Another chapter in the saga of Volpes, illustrated by the wonderful Novra aka BeefMcCat back in October of 2021. What I am most happy about with this piece is how it illustrates the manipulative nature of Volpes, which also setting the stage for Edmund's father and...
Silent Contemplation
Another piece from LittleBadWolf back in back in August on 2021, delving once more into the psychology of the villain Oplentian rebel, Volpes. What can I say? I enjoy writing about the quiet moments. Once more, the scene replayed itself within his head. He remembered the feeling...