Luckless Chapter List
A Metro States Story by Aysun Gerards
“One missed shot rings throughout the artificial island-city of Alloton, and the world of the mutant assassin Four collapses around her. Lies and manipulations are exposed, mages and mutants fight for supremacy, and a mycelial monster lurks just beneath the sea-battered tunnels, waiting to pounce.
“Just her luck.”
Luckless is a Science-Fantasy about criminals and superheroes trying to survive the upheaval of the major criminal gang of the Arbiter Wolf. It is set in the Metro States- an alternate universe where aliens, mages, and mutants are common, and the world is shaped by their actions. Each chapter will be posted here.
Part 1: The Rabbit’s Controller
Chapter 1: Assassination
Four, a mutant assassin of the Arbiter Wolf, fails to assassinate one of the superheroic Vigilants- and must face the consequences.
Chapter 2: Visitors
Four confronts the Arbiter Wolf about her failure in the assassination of Sleet Scythe- and two southern mages arrive in Alloton for vacation.
Chapter 3: The Cage
Four leads the two mages to the Savari Technology Expo, dreading when Bryce might make his play...
Chapter 4: Controllers
Four deals with the aftermath of the attack on the Cage, unaware of the person lurking in wait for her at her home.
Chapter 5: Lowharf
Four plans to search for Cordelia Reese in the seedy underbelly of Alloton when two bored friends decide to tag along.
Chapter 6: Uneasy Alliance
Four and Apocrypha team up to infiltrate the Mohn mansion, in search of Cordelia Reese.
Chapter 7: Before the Storm
Nekera- the Wolf's chief negotiator- talks with Lane and a panicking Rosa, who is realizing Four's betrayal of the Wolf.
Chapter 8: Budgie
Alarms blare, and the Mohn estate goes into full alert. Nekera puts her plan into deadly motion.
Chapter 9: A Serpent, a Mushroom, and some Canines
Four and Rosa plot to escape the manor. Meanwhile, Sleet Scythe is called on to assist a group of sidekicks.
Chapter 10: Mundane Jack
Jack ad-Illum, a Mundane Vigilant, patrols the outside of the Mohn Estate.
Part 2: War of Willful Puppets
Chapter 11: One Month Later
Beech monitors the degradation of the status quo after the battle at the Mohn Estate, and discovers something interesting.
Chapter 12: Strange Threads
Apolline finds herself stuck in an in-between world of fog and silk, while Cordelia Reese explains her findings from working on Four's body.
Chapter 13: The Chimeric Vault
Apocrypha and a small crew of Vigilants lead an assault on a Mohn hideaway- which turns out to be much more than they expected.
Other Works by Aysun Gerards:
The Lethe
Adventurers, bandits, and exiles all converge on the Coin City of Dra’angel, in search of their fate, honor, or power. When a divine commandment unveils a long-dead threat, these unlikely heroes must rally against a realm of nightmare and un-reality- before their very memories are washed away…
Short Stories
