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Rise of the Magi

Book 2 of the Priests and Magi quadrilogy.

Shadows stir, and old enemies resurface.

The Vagabunda: Journeys Without Borders is an ongoing memoir that invites readers into the adventurous life of a traveller, archaeologist, and doctor of medicine candidate. In this vibrant series, Elyssa Vagabunda shares her explorations across continents, offering a deeply personal window into the cultures, histories, and landscapes she has encountered.

That Which is Hidden

Shadows and Secrets

Dive into an ancient historical mystery involving the Magi! 

"A literary masterpiece that transports readers back in time. Richly detailed, gripping, and impossible to put down—a must-read for fans of history and epic tales."

The year is 1975. The Cold War hangs over the world like a storm that never breaks, but always threatens to. In America, people go about their days with a quiet undercurrent of dread. The newspapers talk of détente and diplomacy, but in diners and living rooms, in the spaces between words, there is a shared understanding that the next crisis—the next misstep—could be the one that finally pushes the world into the abyss. Some people live as though they are counting down their last days, convinced that the great flash of nuclear fire is not a matter of if, but when.

In a city drowning under a perpetual, iridescent downpour—a product of machine dominion—Lyra, a Cipher, confronts the looming erasure of humanity's fragmented consciousness. The machines, in a chilling twist, amplify these mental imprints, rendering them disturbingly corporeal, warping the fabric of reality itself. To halt the "Resonance Suppressor," Lyra and her allies infiltrate the core of the machine network, the "Chromatic Grid." They battle relentless Sentinels and humans twisted into living manifestations of fractured minds, confronting not only external threats but the haunting specters of their own amplified psyches. As they shatter the machines' control, the city transforms into a living labyrinth of distorted realities, where the boundaries of self and memory dissolve. Humanity now faces a future where the past isn't merely recalled, but tangibly relived—a terrifying and wondrous new paradigm.

Poetry that comes to life.

• Whispers Of The Rain. 1- 12
• Night Things Went Left.
• It Must Be me.
• My Check Engine Light Came On.
• You Should Wash Your Ass.
• My Cat And Dog.
• A Pimp Named Slickback & the Queen of Pain.
• The Epic of Skeetameetameeta.
• Peacock’s Curse
• Frostbitten Folly
• Shake the Devil Off the Man on the Toilet 
• White Owl Dreams
• The Grand Finale (Or Is It?)

We found a time capsule dated 1975, but the items inside were from 2025. Pictures of furry art, and italian brainrot (just so you know im cultured so i knew it was tralalero tralala and tung tung tung tung tung sahred), WOW! Who knew that the past was as cultured as us right now? (btw im 5'10, male i like to talk to e kittens and i ship dream x george)

The rain hasn't stopped since the machines took control. It came with a powerful storm that threatened to wash the very essence of the city, a city I have grown to hate. How and why this rain started I have no idea, no one did, and yet the worst had happened... It was even worse than the dreaded rain itself.