EngelReise

EngelReise—roughly translating as 'Angel Journey'—is an Drama/Adventure/Fantasy series announced in 2013 and began in March of 2016. Considered a spiritual successor to the F-Zero: Seppuku fan fiction saga, EngelReise once more tells a story through novelization consisting of long and plentiful chapters.
The story highlights the on-foot journey of Tomako Angel as she encounters different cultures, different faiths, different climates, different animals, as well as the adversities that come from the wars and politics of the states she travels through. Tolerance is a recurring theme in the story as well as themes of pacifism as Tomako struggles to navigate harsh and sometimes criminal environments. The story is also known for its swordfight scenes, most often in the form of duels.
EngelReise contains adult themes consisting of violence, light cursing, sexuality, and topics of bigotry.
==Plot ==
EngelReise takes place on the mostly arctic planet of Suve (inspired by Earth) and largely centers around the far eastern Imperyean Empire. Imperyea, a powerful samurai-backed empire, has enjoyed a reputation of near hegemony among the nations of the most eastern Shimuan continent; the empire has its illusion of invincibility suddenly and unprecedently shattered one day when an invasion from the west arises. The Swatslandic Empire holds a very similar reputation in the most western continent of Svatpa, but is a much younger empire than Imperyea. With the only two legitimate empires of the world clashing, many expected a very bloody contest, but in reality, the Swatslandic dealt Imperyea a series of hard blows all across their own islands due to the significantly more advanced equipment and technology. Imperyea is made to unconditionally surrender, thus beginning a new, dark era for Imperyeans as they find themselves subjects of a very different empire. The occupation of Imperyea becomes all the more tense with the 'People of the Crop' edict, a controversial order from the Swatslandic Emperor that seeks to have Imperyean farmers of specific qualities abducted and transported to Swatsland for work.
Tomako Angel is an Imperyean farmer and equestrian who even in her late twenties lives in isolation with her parents. An avid fan of horses and the training of them, Tomako has dreams of abandoning the Angel farm to instead become a full-time horseback trainer. Her father, Soga Angel, holds an incredible grudge against his only daughter, constantly burdened by the lack of male successor to his legacy, and takes out his anger on her regularly. Despite the cruel and unfair treatment Tomako receives, she has been nurtured to care for and honor her parents with an elite quality; this loyalty is put to the test one fateful day when she returns from a mercantile outing, only to find her farm burned down and parents abducted.
Anxious to liberate her parents from their captors, Tomako makes haste for the distant land of Swatsland, a journey her fellow Imperyeans describe as a 'fool's quest.' Going only with her horse, a samurai-gifted sword, and her Puritonist faith, Tomako plots a course for the unknown, hoping with her peaceful nature that she can brace all the obstacles to come through good intention and well wishing for all—but as she quickly learns, not all situations can be defused by an honest heart.
==World Map ==
Note: The two continents to the far west—known as The Bolands and Sumtras—is not known to exist by everyone eastward; henceforth, throughout the story of EngelReise, characters will erroneously identify Swatsland as the most western nation in the world.
==Chapter Index ==
Chapter Index
Season #	Chapter 	Word Count
Prologue	Prologue 	5,109
Season 1	Chapter 1 - Tomako Angel 	6,685
Season 1	Chapter 2 - Threat of Fire 	8,730
Season 1	Chapter 3 - EngelReise 	8,466
Season 1	Chapter 4 - The Undying Fire 	10,254
Season 1	Chapter 5 - Legend 	6,768
Season 1	Chapter 6 - In Search of a Spark 	6,864
Season 1	Chapter 7 - Pufferfish Pursuit 	6,882
Season 1	Chapter 8 - Council of Five 	11,373
Season 1	Chapter 9 - Taiji 	9,355
Season 1	Chapter 10 - Rise, Imperyea! 	15,419
Season 2	Chapter 11 - A Tense Arrival 	7,255
Season 2	Chapter 12 - Kim Young 	9,301
Season 2	Chapter 13 - Fulin Ji-Hoon 	9,914
Season 2	Chapter 14 - Unholy Alliance 	9,703
Season 2	Chapter 15 - Onto Greater Krucifix 	9,524
Season 2	Chapter 16 - The Nostaw Range 	9,149
Season 2	Chapter 17 - Snowfall in the Mountain	9,901
Season 2	Chapter 18 - Nostaw Clash 	9,620
Season 2	Chapter 19 - The Wild Boar 	9,967
Season 2	Chapter 20 - Returning to the Nest 	9,864
Season 2	Chapter 21 - House of Kims 	9,232
Season 2	Chapter 22 - Suo's Ire 	10,219
Season 2	Chapter 23 - One Thing Kims Hate 	15,986
Season 2	Chapter 24 - United and Blessed 	10,151
Season 2	Chapter 25 - Flower Bath Diplomacy 	9,729
Season 2	Chapter 26 - Unyielding Persistence 	9,509
Season 2	Chapter 27 - An Encircling Pressure 	9,441
Season 2	Chapter 28 - Showdown in Sunbalason 	14,961
Season 3	Chapter 29 - Yesumao 	9,977
Season 3	Chapter 30 - A Heart for Steatite 	10,222
Season 3	Chapter 31 - Kim's Mint Hunt 	9,994
Season 3	Chapter 32 - The Diji-Pin Hit 	9,424
Season 3	Chapter 33 - Perfectly Honorable One 	8,109
Season 3	Chapter 34 - Guests of the Royal Army	9,986
Season 3	Chapter 35 - Play Ball! 	10,449
Season 3	Chapter 36 - Tomcat Fight 	10,450
Season 3	Chapter 37 - A Royal Confrontation 	10,131
Season 3	Chapter 38 - Raining Metal 	17,220
Season 4	Chapter 39 - Triumph 	9,867
Season 4	Chapter 40 - The Dimm and Imperyean 	10,007
Season 4	Chapter 41 - Swan House Dance 	11,879
Season 4	Chapter 42 - The Caravan 	10,048
Season 4	Chapter 43 - To Slay, Or Not 	10,034
Season 4	Chapter 44 - Guilt, Fear, and Lust 	9,706
Season 4	Chapter 45 - Doves and Ravens 	13,667
Season 4	Chapter 46 - Confession-Concession 	9,721
Season 4	Chapter 47 - Swan Flight 	14,966
Season 5	Chapter 48 - Heart of an Empire 	8,791
Season 5	Chapter 49 - Fortress of Labor 	7,308