
Bel Breaker
Chris Cardenas
Water didn't flow right on Hidrin, not as it used to. It’s been like this for millennia. Rather than rest in basins or canyons, waters rise high into the sky to pierce clouds and race over continents. Bels, they are called. Mimicking the image of a yarn ball, they weave over and under one another, disrupting the already fractured view of the stars. Strange sights, but sights that people have grown comfortable and accustomed to.
As the fish learned to ride them, so too did humanity. From one end of a continent to another, humans used bels for transport, trade, and of course, warfare. Now waged with machines of once impossible mobility, there are few bodies of water on Hidrin that haven't seen conflict. And those that haven’t need only wait for the next war and their turn.
Unfortunately for Mint and her home of Vostoria, that turn had finally come. She just didn’t think they would be separate turns. As Vostoria becomes awash with combat, she finds herself swept elsewhere and with few options to get back. Whether the result of dumb luck, mere coincidence, or genuine fate, Mint’s course was set for both discovery and disaster.
Duration - 11h 24m.
Author - Chris Cardenas.
Narrator - Talia Carver.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Chris Cardenas ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Water didn't flow right on Hidrin, not as it used to. It’s been like this for millennia. Rather than rest in basins or canyons, waters rise high into the sky to pierce clouds and race over continents. Bels, they are called. Mimicking the image of a yarn ball, they weave over and under one another, disrupting the already fractured view of the stars. Strange sights, but sights that people have grown comfortable and accustomed to. As the fish learned to ride them, so too did humanity. From one end of a continent to another, humans used bels for transport, trade, and of course, warfare. Now waged with machines of once impossible mobility, there are few bodies of water on Hidrin that haven't seen conflict. And those that haven’t need only wait for the next war and their turn. Unfortunately for Mint and her home of Vostoria, that turn had finally come. She just didn’t think they would be separate turns. As Vostoria becomes awash with combat, she finds herself swept elsewhere and with few options to get back. Whether the result of dumb luck, mere coincidence, or genuine fate, Mint’s course was set for both discovery and disaster. Duration - 11h 24m. Author - Chris Cardenas. Narrator - Talia Carver. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Chris Cardenas ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:08
Chapter 1: Treasure
Duration:00:29:56
Chapter 2: Calm
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 3: Clouds
Duration:00:18:26
Chapter 4: Bubble
Duration:00:12:42
Chapter 5: Astena
Duration:00:25:48
Chapter 6: Wishmaker
Duration:00:10:24
Chapter 7: Terminus
Duration:00:29:39
Chapter 8: Lighthouse
Duration:00:20:31
Chapter 9: Purifiers
Duration:00:22:50
Chapter 10: Crew
Duration:00:22:27
Chapter 11: Salt
Duration:00:19:26
Chapter 12: Overpowered
Duration:00:23:38
Chapter 13: Hazard
Duration:00:14:37
Chapter 14: Westbound
Duration:00:07:59
Chapter 15: Eastbound
Duration:00:26:10
Chapter 16: Calibration
Duration:00:15:21
Chapter 17: Stargazer
Duration:00:20:41
Chapter 18: Meteoric
Duration:00:26:06
Chapter 19: Pressure
Duration:00:14:47
Chapter 20: Shuffle
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter 21: Revision
Duration:00:17:32
Chapter 22: Chaos
Duration:00:32:54
Chapter 23: Magnetism
Duration:00:10:28
Chapter 24: Convergence
Duration:00:35:22
Chapter 25: Prize
Duration:00:19:40
Chapter 26: Echo
Duration:00:38:12
Chapter 27: Grasp
Duration:00:24:25
Chapter 28: Games
Duration:00:17:39
Chapter 29: Midnight
Duration:00:26:21
Chapter 30: Collapse
Duration:00:44:24
Chapter 31: Departure
Duration:00:15:53
Epilogue: Critical Point
Duration:00:08:16
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:14