All stories have a beginning and an end. Mine isn’t over, and where I’ve chosen to begin may seem strange to some. A defeat and a lesson, perhaps the most important lesson I had to learn, mark the beginning I’ve chosen.

The 5th Directive: Broken Fate by C.E.P. Osbourne

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The 5th Directive: Broken Fate

All stories have a beginning and an end. Mine isn’t over, and where I’ve chosen to begin may seem strange to some. A defeat and a lesson, perhaps the most important lesson I had to learn, mark the beginning I’ve chosen.

The world went mad. Monsters and magic became real, and billions of us died. Then we fought back. Fought back against our world...

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The 5th Directive: Gathering Threads

Earth’s most powerful hero has been banished and sent back to a time before the apocalypse. Before The System. Join Jacob as he struggles to cope with his new reality and fights to prepare the world for what’s coming.

I was the most powerful human on Earth, and for three centuries, I protected my world and my people from every threat we faced....

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The 5th Directive: Fate Reforged

In a few short days it all ends, again. The world goes mad, magic and monsters become real, and billions of us die.

I’ve done what I can to prepare. I’ve done what I can to help others prepare. I’ve done my best to understand what happened to me, to understand how it was done, and to learn from my terrible mistake.

Beneath it all my rage waits,...

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