A Few Cataclysmic Chronicles Composed with Chrysanthemums

By Joshua Hiatt

Joshua Hiatt displays his newest work, A Few Cataclysmic Chronicles Composed with Chrysanthemums, a collection of short stories that include dystopian, action, and adventure themes, all of which have complex narratives and characters. This collection will be available for $1.99 wherever e-books are sold online on August 2, 2023.

"Skybound", tells the tale of an exiled angel trying to make amends for a tragedy of the past. After the death of a royal, the angel was blamed for his death and is shunned from the heavens. There is an overwhelming force approaching, and it's up to the exiled one to warn Elysium and defend the city above the clouds.

Within the abyss of a cavern, an operator, Matriel, is tasked with rescuing survivors in an underground research facility in "Ruinous". Entities lurk along the stalactites as Matriel cautiously patrols through the cave, unknowing of the disaster that brought him there.
In "Cascade", a district is under attack by numerous forces, torching and stealing as they, please. We follow Mitzrael, a determined samurai as they track down the murderer of their lover, which happened due to the siege. As the fire of the village blazes on, Mitzrael marches forth, letting nothing stop her in her path to enact vengeance upon the killer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joshua Hiatt
• Release date: Aug 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223829898

Book preview

Skybound

Winds of up to a hundred thousand knots pierce through the winter clouds, up into the dome of Elysium. The clouds spiraled as the air mystically had its way with the environment. Stars in the distance illuminated the city in the sky, meanwhile, the shadows below fell into the current beneath. 

An angel with black hair, robed with steel chains around his wings, stood between a meadow of clouds just outside the city. Before him was a pathway to the city’s entrance. To the side of the path was a sign plated in gold stating, ELYSIUM. The angel hiked onward the path.

The knock on a door broke the silence in the operations room. A man stepped inside; his eyes masked behind a pair of silver aviators. He dropped a handful of printed images onto the table in front of him.

Where did it go? the man said.

Another man, clothed in assault gear observed the pictures and then looked back at the man.

It seems it went into the upper atmosphere, the man replied.

The man with the sunglasses paused, turned around, and started pacing back and forth.

What the hell are we going to do, Yrreb?

We have to take action now. This is an immediate threat.

What exactly do you think you’ll be able to do? We can’t authorize a strike on some random atmospheric variable. Earth Gov. would not approve of this.

I have my ways, Titus.

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