By VLADAN360
In the final days of the Xothek Galaxy, six Asemeri chieftains hijack a colossal warship — the Defiance Vanguard — and flee a devastating civil war. They pass through a collapsing wormhole and arrive on a forgotten planet already named Astashica, a world once ruled by powerful civilizations now mostly extinct. It is a land of buried knowledge, ancient mechas, sentient AI, and Kuprix, a rare artificial mineral ore brought aboard the Defiance Vanguard in massive quantities — not native to Astashica. Created by the Xotheks, Kuprix can be refined into metal and, when charged, transforms into a semi-sentient energy wave. Only a few know how to manipulate or recreate it.
Generations later, Tlandar Varn, a humble cattle herder, is forced to flee when Ixtielan marauders attack his home village, Verdantis Nexus. In the chaos, he is chosen by the Spirit of Astashica, an ancient projection tied to the planetary defense system hidden beneath the Sea of Silura. She guides him to Akashma Xil’ha, a hardened operative of Chieftain Salgar and member of the Crimson Order, who rescues Tlandar and his family and escorts them to safety.
As refugees struggle in New Asemeri, Tlandar begins to uncover his deeper connection to the planet — his genetic structure is compatible with ancient Kuprix-powered systems, allowing him to awaken technologies that no one else can. With Cosmus, the warlord of the Defiance Vanguard, threatening to use the last Azurevat missiles to annihilate any remaining resistance, Tlandar is pushed into a role he never asked for.
His journey leads him through haunted battlefields, treacherous climbs, and lost sanctuaries. Alongside Kaelor Wyn, a Crimson scout, and a company of mercenaries, Tlandar survives brutal attacks and begins to unlock memories tied to the planet’s forgotten past — including a mysterious realm called Oasis, suggesting his bloodline carries secrets older than even the Asemeri.
But Tlandar’s journey is far from over.
Astashica: The Rise of Tlandar is a serialized epic, continuing chapter by chapter as Tlandar unites new allies, confronts chieftains, and prepares to activate the only system that can save — or doom — the world. As war escalates, the true history of Astashica and the power buried beneath its oceans will rise to the surface.
This is not just a battle for survival — it is a war for the memory of a planet.