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[Hereafter] Chapter IV: Contractual Obligations
"All of that...for a drop of blood."The first real battle begins.I hope Taylor's cleverness shines through, here, because I thought her spur of the moment strategy against Medusa was actually really clever.Also, yes, in case it isn't clear, I've been writing this as a mix between...
(CiP) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Recursion [Oneshot]
This idea has been in my head for a while, and I need to exorcise it.Maybe one day, it will become a thing. For now, though, it's just going to be a oneshot.Link is here.
What do you think of the Fujimaru twins so far?
In lieu of expecting comments in the chapter posts, I'm going to come out and ask directly for you guys to give your opinion.
[Hereafter] Chapter III: Limitations
Remember when I said things would probably slow down?Uh, yeah. I underestimated how quickly I was going to get these early chapters done, just because I'm not as excited for Hereafter as I was when I started Essence.In any case, we're still experimenting a little bit with the characters, her...
(CiP) [Hereafter] Interlude OMA: Personal Investment
The first interlude of Hereafter.I want to show a little bit of why Taylor and Olga Marie have the relationship they do, so I'm going to start at the beginning of that here.Link is here.
(CiP) [Hereafter] Chapter IV: Contractual Obligations
Not married to that title, either.A certain rune-using doggo should show up in this chapter, as well as a particular snek.Link is here.
(CiP) [Hereafter] Chapter III: Limitations
I...am actually not sure what to call this one. What I have up there currently isn't a title I'm married to, so it might change when the time comes for this chapter to come out in full. For now, though, I'll stick with this.Link is here.Lucky numbers!
[Hereafter] Chapter II: Inauspicious Beginnings
May need to give this one another once over, but I wanted to get this out before the end of the month, so I pulled an all-nighter to get this finished.Things are a little awkward with this chapter. I'm still trying to figure out where Taylor fits with the current dynamics between the characters ...
(CiP) [Hereafter] Chapter II: Inauspicious Beginnings
I'm still not sure about the timing of this stuff. When it'll all be done, how long it's going to take. A lot remains in flux.But let's get started on actually getting into the story, now that the premise has been established.Link here.
A Little Perspective: Managing Expectations
So I probably should have talked about this sooner, but things are going to slow down for at least a little while.Originally, I was split between doing We Have Come to Terms and Hereafter, so I wrote up a first chapter for each of them and considered doing both at once. In the process, however, my e...
[Hereafter] Chapter I: Cosmic Joke
Everyone, please, please let me know your thoughts with this one. I'm incredibly uncertain whether or not to keep the idea of "Taylor Hebert and the Fujimaru twins save the world." It might seem like a bit of a copout, instead of just picking a gender for Ritsuka and being done with it, ...
We Have Come to Terms
For now... Unfortunately, the one and only chapter of this story.I'll explain more in a minute, but this thing would just be too massive an undertaking to get started this quickly. As a result, it's being relegated to the "maybe I'll come back to it later" bin.Enjoy this small pa...
Any Questions? (AMA)
Over the weekend, I gave the SV thread and the general public the chance to ask questions about Essence and its creation. The way things worked out, they had about four hours initially to ask whatever they liked, and although I opened it back up later, I would have preferred if the thing had just st...
CiP: Hereafter & We Have Come to Terms
It's kinda wild to think about how long these have been hanging around while I worked on Essence. Even wilder to think that it's been over a year since WHCTT was first dreamed up (and never went anywhere, because I didn't focus on it).For now, as these are both the first chapter of new f...
This is Not the End
Because I'm not going to stop being a writer just because Essence is over.At this point, I'm not entirely sure where I'm going next. I have three projects I could start or have already started, a fourth that I want to do but am not ready to start in earnest, and I'm not positive whic...
Denouement E.3
At long last, we come to the final chapter. This journey that we've been on for the last three years, it hasn't always been easy. There were some rough patches, some moments where I struggled to get anything done, and a lot of stuff happened in the meantime.But here we are, at the end. With ...
Denouement E.2
Surprise! Bet no one was expecting this chapter to be from this character's perspective. Well, someone made a suggestion about her in the SV thread a while back, and I was like, "You know, that might not be a half bad idea." Somehow, I don't think they had exactly this in mind, but h...
Denouement E.1
Is this a day early, or a few days late?I underestimated how much this was going to take and how hard it was going to be to get right. Even now, my editor and I both agree that it lacks a certain ephemeral or ethereal quality, not enough "Alice in Wonderland," as he put it, but neither of us...
CiP: Gaze Long into the Abyss
One last surprise CiP for you guys.I realize that I haven't given much away with Queen of the Abyss - that is, Project Nietzsche - so I thought I'd approach the idea for that one Alternate Essence short from last Christmas ("Hail to the ???") from the opposite direction and drop end-...
CiP: Denouement E.3
The third epilogue chapter.I think you guys are going to be really surprised how this one starts, if I don't change my plans and put it in E.2 instead. The end will probably be a good surprise, though.Link.Lucky numbers! This is an odd one, because it's another lucky number immediately after...
CiP: Denouement E.2
The second epilogue chapter. I already have a basic idea of what I want to do with the first and third, so this one is going to take a little more thought, but I'm putting out the link so that I don't forget to hand it out later.Link.Lucky numbers! (90) 3&7 tiers, you get this one, too.
CiP: Denouement E.1
Just gonna put these out here so you guys have them and I don't forget to give the links later.Link.
Interlude 11.b: Tautological Mercy
And now we come full circle.This one is a little shorter than usual, barely broke 3K, but it has what it needs to have, and adding just more for the sake of padding would bloat it.Next, there'll be three epilogue chapters to close out the story. A few surprises should still be in store for those...
Pyrite 11.9
New Year's...wasn't a great time. It threw me off, and I needed to get my head back on straight before I could write this and get it finished.However, in exchange, it's extra long, about 6.4K words. I hope this climax of the battle - indeed, of the story itself - meets to your satisfacti...
CiP: Pyrite 11.9
The end of the battle. The final climax of Essence.It's not yet time to bring this story to a close, but this is where the conflict is truly finished.Link.
Pyrite 11.8
Almost there. It feels kinda incredible to be this close, now. I think there's maybe four or five chapters left in the whole story, and there's definitely some mixed sentiments about saying goodbye to a story this long and that has lasted almost four years.Wow. When I put it that way, I'...
An Essential Christmas Special
What's that? Is that Santa Claus I hear?No. But have this present anyway.This is just loads of fluff that I wrote in one sitting, but I hope you all enjoy it - and your holidays - either way.
CiP: Pyrite 11.8
Hm, maybe we won't make it all the way to 11.10 after all.Ah, we'll have to see. I'm not quite sure how far the fight will progress this chapter, but we're approaching the climax and that might wind up being next chapter instead of two chapters from now.Link.Lucky numbers! 3 & 7 this...
Reasons for Delay
So, 2020 seems like it's trying to get a last few kicks in before the end. The last two weeks have been a bit...Two... I hesitate to call them family emergencies, but they kind of were? Are? In any case, there've been a few scares, and not everything is resolved, but hopefully things won'...
Pyrite 11.7
This...took a lot longer than I would have liked. I wanted this out so much earlier, but this arc has been a little uncooperative the deeper into the fight we get.My younger self would probably be aghast. I have so much easier a time writing emotional moments now than I do fight scenes.I hope the ch...
