Eldgrimm

In the floating city of Brasshaven, where airships rule the skies and steam-powered robots serve coffee, 17-year-old Finn Gearwright is just trying to survive high school at Machina Academy. He’s not a genius inventor like his father, nor a prodigy duelist like his rival, but he does have one thing—dumb luck.

Gears, Girls, and Total Chaos

Finn sat frozen in the ruins of the wedding cake, staring up at Empress Automatia—the ruthless, half-mechanical ruler of the Automaton Empire.

The Empress extended a gloved hand. "You will be my consort, the future king of the Automaton Empire."

Finn blinked. Then blinked again. Then grabbed a random baker's hat and hyperventilated into it.

Zephyria facepalmed so hard that steam shot out of her dress. "You have got to be kidding me."

Vespera cackled. "Wow. A pirate queen, a noble heiress, and now an imperial AI overlord? Finn, darling, your luck is either miraculous or a curse."

Tess leaned on a broken table, wiping away tears of laughter. "Three proposals in one day. I'm so proud of you, buddy."

Finn snapped out of his daze. "I AM NOT GETTING MARRIED TO A KILLER ROBOT LADY!"

The Empress' red eye lens glowed. "Unfortunate. You do not have a choice."

The mechanical soldiers lunged at Finn.

"AHHHHHHH!" Finn sprinted away, still covered in frosting.

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