Anne Gemelle Ponsart
March 07, 2025
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Michel de Nostredame, the man the world would come to know as Nostradamus, felt a profound loneliness gnawing at his soul. His first wife and children had been taken by the plague, leaving a gaping hole in his life. Yet, amidst the grief and the weight of his prophetic visions, a flicker of hope ignited when he met Anne Ponsart.
Anne, with her fie...
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Prophecy Macabre
March 06, 2025
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The flickering gaslight cast long, dancing shadows across the cluttered studio, illuminating dust motes swirling in the air. Michel, a young artist with haunted eyes and paint-stained fingers, hunched over his easel, completely absorbed in his work. His brush moved with a frantic energy, capturing a scene from the depths of his imagination – a twis...
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The Lost Nostradamus Manuscript
March 06, 2025
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In the year 1559, Michel de Nostredame, the French visionary better known as Nostradamus, ventured forth with a bold project. Within the confines of his dark study guided by flickering candle light and nebulous obsidian reflections, he poured his visions and cryptic pronouncements onto vellum paper, crafting a manuscript unlike any had seen before.
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Canis Force Majeure
March 05, 2025
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Part 1: La Bête du Gévaudan
Whispers carried on the wind, chilling the bones of even the bravest souls in 18th-century France. From the rugged hills of Gévaudan, a terror stalked the land. They called it La Bête – The Beast. Not a wolf, not a bear, but something… else. Witnesses spoke of an animal of unnatural size, with reddish fur, powerful jaws...
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The Medici Queen Conspiracy
March 05, 2025
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The year is 1559. A stifling heat hangs over Paris, mirroring the tension within the French court. King Henri II, a man of robust health and vigor, prepares for a grand jousting tournament to celebrate the recent peace treaty with the Habsburgs. But in the shadowy corners of the Louvre, a different kind of celebration is being planned.
Catherine d...
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