The Calamitous Bob

A divine spat leaves French medic Viv stranded in the middle of an arcane disaster zone crawling with undead horrors. Thankfully, there are strange allies to be found, not least the mysterious interface that helps humans survive in this merciless world. Viv will have to progress fast to survive this calamity and find civilisation. She will also need a bit of luck. Unless, of course, she becomes the calamity herself.

After crossing a magically radioactive desert and fending off a necromancer, Viv can aspire to some respite from all the horrors and foul-smelling undead. The border city of Kazar promises to be a haven where she can rest, learn how to use her new powers, and understand why she ended up in the world of Nyil. Arthur the pocket dragon and the genocidal golem Solfis are nice and all, but she yearns for some human contact — and there are plenty of humans around. With their own agendas. Surely, nothing horrible will come to disturb her peace.

Kazar has fallen. All that is left of the border city is a caravan of refugees skirting the edge of the deadlands and the dangers that lurk there. The situation is grim, but Viv is not done for. The Kazarans are alive and looking for revenge — and Viv has all the tools to provide it.

Ex-soldier and new witch Viv has led the exiled Kazarans in the recovery of their city. Now victorious and saddled with pesky concepts like democracy and the rule of law, she has prepared for the return of the humiliated Prince Lancer — for he cannot afford to let her live. The enemy army is strong, but Viv is ready. With knowledge of Earth's guerrilla warfare, the power of friendship, and a genocidal golem, the foes will have much to contend with.

The Academy — the continent's best mage school — overlooks the city of Helock, and this is where Viv is headed next, hoping to find a way to survive her own magic. The way will be fraught with danger, but with some diplomacy and a sprinkle of murders, Viv has good odds. She just needs to survive pirates, slavers, kidnappers, rioters, assassins, and worst of all, plagiarism.

Viv is dying. Her mana — her strongest tool — is turning against her. She has only months left before it finishes devouring her, but not all is lost. The powerful resident archmage of Helock promises salvation; Viv merely needs to gather a few things and run a few errands. Yet the final price may be higher than she expected. Helock is a den of vipers, forces move on the border, and her paramour Sidjin is caught by his past. She will have to navigate those dangers if she wants to be reborn part-elemental — the only way for her body to contain her magic.

Viv has finally found a way to survive the strength of her own powers. Now shortened by the process, she must contend with the archmage who tried to push her into a slave contract. Elunath is powerful and well-protected in his city, but with a crack team consisting of a genocidal golem, a slightly autistic assassin, a fallen prince, a lich, and a juvenile dragon, no mischief is impossible. From slandering his reputation to outright burglary, the League of Lesser Evil will stop at no barriers in their race to rock bottom.

Viv is Empress — of a couple of cities and fortified villages, but Empress nonetheless. What started as a last-ditch effort to resist a land grab has turned into a fragile nation, and now it is her job to protect it by forging alliances, fending off evil gods, and reclaiming lost villages along the deadlands. She has command over black steel legions, arcane tanks, an entire race of genetically engineered assassins, and a black mana witch's immense power. But that doesn't mean she's evil. Honest.

Through years of efforts and stratagems, the continent of Param is mostly at peace — save for one final threat: the endless beastling tide besieging the city of Glastia and its massive wall. Viv is called to join the Paramese Alliance for one last push. The only complication is that they tortured her paramour, their fallen prince, and still see him as a traitor. Viv will have to rely on her special brand of diplomacy to keep all the present armies focused on the monsters — which may involve throwing people over the parapet.

Through efforts and occasional bouts of diplomacy, Viv has turned the monster-infested continent of Param into a peaceful land. Halluria is pacified. The Kark can now live protected from the Pure League. Even the remnants of the Old Empire have joined her banner. Only one disaster zone remains: the Deadlands — the first blight, the one that nearly killed her. If she can reclaim it, two more continents await. It would be a shame if some tyrant united them and crossed the ocean to ruin everything she has built.