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Book One, Chapter 30 - When Hearing Voices, Make Friends, Not Foes
Alright! As promised, we do have some edits tonight as well. Eat up my pretties! Was fun recharacterizing Taurus from my own initial ideas for him, while also trying to keep the spirit of the scene.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We are, each of us, a world in and of ourselves. It is impossible to know every world of every person, not least because understanding a wo...
Book One, Chapter 29 - Hammer The Metal And Stoke The Forge
First new chapter in a while! Brand new! Yippeee! Gonna aim for some quick edits before bed, but I am glad that I finally gave myself the opportunity to follow through with a potential addition. Trying to let myself just be, even as I try to control the word count and balance the ways that publication needs this formatted. Still great to do something fresh!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Book One, Chapter 28 - The First Forging
Man oh man. I definitely don't have room to add much more. I definitely want to add more. Agony and torment.The chapter is improved, though. And it already started good.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The very purpose of the Division of Altered Cultivation is to find that which does not fit the conventional knowledge of the world and work to understand it. In spit...
Book One, Chapter 27 - Fistfight Me IRL, Bro
Honestly might fuse this chapter and the previous, but the chapter titles are so fun :(. Ah well! It's a possibility, and then I can save one of them for later! Bweh, wish me luck either way- be back soon.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I don’t fight crazy bitches. They do crazy shit. Good way to get dead. It’s why I’ve lived this long.--Words of a wandering mo...
Book One, Chapter 26 - All According To Keikaku
Raaaaaah! Another one down! Dunno why but I'm feeling motivated at 1am, fuck it, I've been trying to get some momentum all day. Beating chapter 25 got me pumped, so I'll be back again soonish!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Many sects retain primitive ideas on punishment, considering torture, isolation, and public executions adequate punishment for minor slight...
Book One, Chapter 25 - Unfortunately, Some Villains Are Also Real Hotties
Hello! Back to it! Back soon!Have a talent? Concerned by the amount of deaths experienced by new disciples in a sect? Looking for more varied pursuits? Seeking to explore new lands and serve your homeland?Apply for the Empire’s Divisions today!-Motivational recruitment poster, mandatory for any and all Imperial posts and waystations.—------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Raika can admit that she...
Book One, Chapter 24 - Laws Are Threats, Instituted By The Ruling Power In A Given System-
aaaaaand that makes three! It's 1am- good night! I'm gonna go eat chicken and then go to bed. I'm getting less witty as I get more stressed and tired, but I am still beaming affection and appreciation to each and every one of you!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In accordance with the will of the Emperor, those sects who have chosen wisely to cease their warr...
Book One, Chapter 23 - Like What’s Up Danger
Another one down! If I can maintain 2-3 a day... wish me luck. Also! On editor's recommendation- no new chapters until I'm done with ALL of the ones I need to edit. I am marking down locations where new chapters might fit and what I might want them to have, but I'm gonna try my best to just sprint through. Again- wish me luck. Or well. Or just wish that I don't explode! All are welcome!---------------------------------------------...
Book One, Chapter 22 - Can’t Stop Me Now
I am... so tired.I'm working with an editor! She's really scary. In a good way!I feel so behind, but also like I'm glad I'm doing this right. Still juggling a lot, still a big gamble, but fuck it, was useful changes, mindset stuff too, and I have the edits coming anyways. I am... desperate to reach the end of the book's first wave of big edits by the end of this week, and then at last get to do truly fresh content while I do t...
Book One, Chapter 21 - Jealous For I Fuck Severely and Thou Does Not?
Hello! Three in one day- yippeee! Actually makes it easier to think of what I'm doing and how, and I'm gonna hit the hay to keep up this positive shift in energy as best I can. I've got some thoughts about the chapter I added to the rewrite (chapter 15) and am considering replacing it (while keeping it as a funky lil interlude here in the patreon!) in favor of a chapter highlighting more about sect life pre-ritual for Raika. Feel free...
Book One, Chapter 20 - It Matters Not How Strait the Gate, How Charged with Punishments the Scroll
Wow! This chapter is under 2,000 words, but it feels... still right like this! Is nice. Some reworkings to fit a) time shenanigans and b) updated lore and understanding of characters! I'm considering some other changes to earlier chapters, but I gotta be careful- I'm already at 120k words for book 1, and ideally I want less, lol.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Book One, Chapter 19 - Damn, That Mad Science Do Be Cooking
And we're back! Pretty early too, relatively. Turns out sleeping before 3am pays positive dividends! I love having a brain that has to re-learn new information constantly, lol, but it's good information to have. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In accordance with the signatories of this act, the Empire proclaims the righteous and unrighteous, and blesses the wise ...
MORE ART!
That's right! This time with color! Enjoy y'all! Raika and Maen in their prime!
Book One, Chapter 18 - New Year, Who Dis
Gaaah. It's so laaaaate. Glad I got two edited today but man this takes more time than I expected, literally every single time. Labor is labor.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Six Months Later—--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Strike.Inhale. Exhale.Strike.Inhale. Exhale.Strike.“Um… ma’am? Miss…?”...
Book One, Chapter 17 - Dick Jokes And Tearful Goodbyes
Alright, coming out with another two tonight methinks. Three, if this goes as I intend- gotta save big additions for the right moments, not just throw them in willy nilly. It's the editor's pain, I'm afraid- gotta kill a good quarter of your work, no matter how much you love it.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------After suffering is when diamonds are brightest. Shine...
Book One, Chapter 16 - Politics And Direct Action: One Is Violence, The Other Is Direct Action
And we're back! Added multiple pages to this one- thick and meaty now! Enjoy!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To All Outer DisciplesThe Honor of the Purple Flame Burning Lotus Sect is insulted by the presence of those who would spit upon our protected city! Their very presence in this place shows their disrespect towards that which we hold domain over, and their insult ...
Book One, Chapter 15 - Another Day At The Office
Alright! First wholly original new chapter! It's not a deviation from the plot yet, just additions, and that'll likely remain more-or-less the case as we go along. It was really fun to write something a bit more experimental again though, and I'm glad I took a moment to do it! It's very fun to return to ideas that didn't get much room, or got underbaked as new concepts emerged, and make them a bit more up-to-par with the rest ...
Book One, Chapter 14 - Fuck You And The Corpse You Rode In On
And here we go! Next one's gonna be something brand new, but I really liked the edits on this one.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Conflict is universal, and universally shaped by its participants. Humans, and most humanoids, due to the limitations of biology and the sufferings of form, find their greatest achievements through invention and innovation, and the ways t...
Book One, Chapter 13 - Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
And here we are again, back at it. First big change incoming! Most of what has been done so far has been editing and improvements, but either for chapter 14 or 15, I'm going to be putting in a brand new chapter, a rework original! Wish me luck, see you again soon.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Long is the history of ritual and parade, and longer still the lessons i...
Book One, Chapter 12 - Lessons Learned
Well howdy there! It's been a minute! I've been doing mixed reviews! Got distracted by some irl stuff and art, and getting into the right headspace for this took much longer than it should have. Thank you for your patience, off we goooooo.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Paleblossom City is one of the foremost capitals of the Empire in the third ring, standing...
Character Art!
I think I have enough of these that I can start in on this- as a reward for your patience and a celebration of how excited I am about everything, here's the current round of art that I have received for the characters of book one! That's right- we've got three different outfits for Raika my beloved, and her beloved is the first of the rest of the cast to get an image! Enjoy, babes!
Chapter 380 - And Are Forever Changed
Alright! I have the title for 381 ready, but... gonna hold off. Back to editing. Like thirty more chapters to go, at least, before Book One is done. Still! Not a terrible place to end on for a couple days! See you guys again soon for more updates, and enjoy! I dropped hints at some of how this chapter's events would play out for a while, but let me know if it feels kind of forced!---------------------------------------------------------------...
VISCERAE PDF!!
A holdover to tide you beauties until I return from the editing pits! It's got added comments, notes, planning, possible characters and locations, ideas, and more, all while also being a single cohesive document holding the entirety of VISCERAE in its current form! Could be yours if ya want it! Enjoy!
VISCERAE!!!
Hello babes! Did a lil poll over on the discord, and, frankly, I think this is just a good idea! I'm publishing the entirety of VISCERAE here, as a pdf, for your viewing pleasure, all 537+ pages of it on a google drive. This includes my personal notes, story ideas and potential future characters and hooks, and the entirety of the work in its current form for your enjoyment. While I work on refining and preparing RfR for its upcoming change of...
Chapter 379 - Is That We Remain
Gaaaah. Didn't make it to the three I wanted, but I know what it'll be, so there's that. Anyways! Tomorrow, I'll finish the last of the promised updates and jump into a pure editing frenzy. No brakes, no stops on the way- done or dusted. Wish me luck, but either way I'll see y'all in the morning.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“The conflict bet...
Chapter 378 - The Tragedy Of Trauma
Hello! Very late, got distracted earlier with a little personal mess with a very close friend of mine and got hella delayed. Here we are, though! Apparently I won't be fixing my sleep schedule tonight, but I will be posting a little more very soon! See ya then!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“It is dangerous to go alone. Take this.”“It will keep me safe?”“No....
Big Announcement
Alright! Posted on the discord, on RR, and now here as well, for those who haven't seen it yet. I got news.The bad news first.After the last two weeks of profoundly slow relative updates, there's going to keep being Stuff in the way of fresh things. Not bad stuff per se or deeply, but some pacing stuff for sure. Simply put, I have a plan:I've delayed long enough. I've procrastinated and feared and held myself back away from a few ...
Chapter 377 - Practicalities of Revelation
Welp! It's late, but I did do it, and it'll be an earlier bedtime than usual for me. Turns out, this actually wasn't the chapter I had mostly-done; I banged this one out over the last few hours instead of finishing that one, so I've got 1.9k already prepped for tomorrow's three-beat. Wish me luck, as I am... scared and also very sure that I gotta change things, and thus step forward a little further. Expect an update soon!----...
Chapter 376 - Woe, Wisdom Be Upon Ye And Your Mirror
Me, watching my Patreon wobble and feeling hella funky after my craziest trip ever; "Hmm, I should write shorter chapters and do so more consistently, to boost production and provide a backlog for when I go to my editing cave properly for once."Also me, in front of a document in the quiet of my own space for the first time in half a month, feeling my heartbeat a little too loudly; "Hey what if I took three days to refine a 4k word mon...
Chapter 375 - They Grow Up So Fast...
Hey. In case you haven't heard it from me recently- thank you. It means a lot that you're here.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fuck Mortaria. Bunch of smog-choked dipshits. Betcha they turned to all this necromancy shit cause they were so clogged with smoke they’da died soon anyway.-Paraphrased, oft-repeated comment on the nature of the Dread City Mortaria of...
