Season 2, Episode 3: Crumbling Statues, Forgotten Memories

The Fallen Cycle Mythos fiction podcast

We are all just costumes death wears for a season.

In the next episode of the Fall Tree, the survivors’ journey takes them away from the remnants of the once-thriving kingdom of the Imari, now reduced to ruins. As Ayta, Eluane, and their companions traverse the desolate landscape known as the Waste, they encounter statues and relics, silent witnesses to a forgotten past. This desolate environment prompts reflections on memory and legacy, glory and decay.

Tensions within the group surface, particularly between Samah and Wallaj, as they all contend with the aftermath of their shattered world. The journey through the Waste is not just a physical traversal of a broken land but an emotional voyage through their pasts and the collective memory of their culture. As they seek sanctuary, the survivors’ internal struggles with hope, despair, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe mirror their external quest for safety.

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“Tales From When I Had A Face” was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson.

This episode is accompanied by an immersive soundtrack produced by James Curcio, featuring collaborating artists David Bessell, Jenn E, P. Emerson Williams, and others.

This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.

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A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir.

Many Cycles begin in a world much like our own, with characters who know little of the world beyond their waking lives. Gradually, the crack opens between the mundane and the fantastic, the wondrous and the horrific, the past and the future. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right?

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