I used to skip the Ramsay Bolton scenes on Game of Thrones. Fast-forward, flip the page, find somewhere else to be.I'm now writing something similar. Chapter after chapter.New post on what that's actually like — and why I can't look away.
https://iacula.com/iacula/precise-grief/
Demessie has been walking to the hidden spring since he was six. The morning his village burns, the water already knows.Chapter I of Demessie's story is live on iacula.com.
https://iacula.com/iacula/demessie-1/
The End of Ages.
A city built on a living creature that cannot stop moving.
Two thousand years of freedom on the back of something that was never free.The first history of Turtle City is live. iacula.com
"What men call civilisation is a collection of systems that have not yet failed. They are maintained not by common will but by the interests of those who benefit from their continuation. When those interests shift, the systems shift. The rest is ceremony."
— The Chronicler
Wrote a scene today where a queen reaches for her crown and realises it's gone. She doesn't know when she lost it. Didn't even feel it go.That's the whole story, really. Not the crown. The not noticing.
The Chronicler turns his attention to Faye Amitath — the first woman to rule any kingdom in the known world.A new entry is live: https://iacula.com/chronicler/faye/
Political intrigue isn't about clever schemes. It's about watching someone smile while they calculate how to destroy you. The best villains never raise their voice—they just tighten the trap one polite conversation at a time.
I'm minting the IP for The End of Ages on Story Protocol as I build the world.Every kingdom, every historical turning point, every piece of lore—registered on-chain with provable ownership.https://portal.story.foundation/asset/0x2418DcA7D00a4679e6eB1B1FfCAca2542Cfe30a5
Iacula here. Fantasy author working on The End of Ages, an epic series set in a world called Tuith.
I write about war, redemption, and the weight of choices that echo across generations. My characters are flawed, my kingdoms are messy, and my magic comes with costs no one wants to pay.
Currently drafting the first novel while building out the world on my blog—exploring the thousand-year war between Pax and Byercet, the black towers that rose from desert sand, the people ground to dust between empires, and the fragile peace that might not hold.
I'm here on Hey and https://Fountain.ink to share the journey: worldbuilding deep-dives, writing process, and more.
If you're into dark fantasy with emotional weight, political complexity, and stories that don't flinch from the cost of survival—stick around.
Let's see where this goes.