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Book 2: Chapter 29: A Quiet Morning
Chapter 29:A Quiet MorningIt was a calm morning at the border fortress between the Crown Duchy and Ashford. A thin veil of fog drifted lazily over the fields, wrapping the plains in silver. The fortress was already stirring, the rhythm of boots on stone and shouts of the changing watch echoing again...
Demon Princess: Chapter 12: The Collector
Chapter 12: The CollectorAfter Lily finished her inspection of her new “home” in Tiara, she pulled a small piece of glittery chalk out of her inventory. Of course, she had bought the fancy kind back in Xantia—the cheap stuff smudged too easily. Kneeling on the polished wooden floor, she drew c...
Poll about a timeskip
I started the same poll on RR, so I figured I’d catch your opinions here too!My plan was to do a timeskip of about a year around Chapter 45. But I think it’s a good idea to get your opinion on whether the pacing feels too slow right now, or if it’s fine as it is. So here are four options:
Book 2: Chapter 28: Rivermouth
Hey there, sorry I was absent for a few days. With my luck I caught food poisoning the very first time I ever went to a fish restaurant last week. I’m feeling better now, but I might be a little slower this week. Those toilet sessions were no joke lol. x)Chapter 28:RivermouthThe townhall of River...
Demon Princess: Chapter 11: The City of Tiara
For all ebook reader, I put the chapters 1-11 as an epub here. I'm working currently with a new program (scrivener), thats the reason I start doing epubs on this story only now. (:Chapter 11: The City of TiaraLily was walking towards the gates.Sevrin’s smugness had piled up until Lily finally ...
Demon Princess: Chapter 10: The Elf’s Disguise
Chapter 10: The Elf’s DisguiseLily sat cross-legged on the edge of her bed, staring into the shimmering skill list that floated before her like a holographic HUD. Her crimson eyes flicked back and forth between two glowing icons.[Transform] and [Illusion]It should have been simple. Pick one, slap ...
Book 2: Chapter 27: Burdened
Hey, two things! First, someone sent me this video of how he imagined Grace on her throne in Gatewick, he created it with Veo3, and I must say, wow! He also allowed me to share it with you and use it. And honestly, a real-life version of Grace is quite frightening! (:The second thing is, personally,...
Demon Princess: Chapter 9: First Morning
Chapter 9: First MorningLily awoke tangled in thick velvet sheets.For a blissful moment, she didn’t move. She rolled from one side to the other, eyes shut, trying to sink back into the heavy warmth of the mattress. The bed was too soft, too deep, like a black sea trying to swallow her whole. But s...
Book 2: Chapter 26: A Long Night Part II
And because I know no one likes cliffhangers, here’s the second part right away :POnce again, it’s a Selira chapter, and it’s so big I had to split it into two parts, just like The Road to Ashford. Apparently, Selira needs a little special love in every book. (:Chapter 26:A Long Night Part IIW...
Book 2: Chapter 25: A Long Night Part I
Chapter 25:A Long Night Part ISelira was fed up.She had searched for Ronan the entire day. Every retainer who was free had been sent across Valewick’s noble district. They checked taverns, inns, and markets. They spoke to gate guards and stable boys. They even asked vendors who sold gossip with th...
Demon Princess: Chapter 8: The First Night
Chapter 8: The First NightThe echo of the doors thudding shut was louder than it had any right to be. It rolled through the throne room, reverberated up into the rafters, and died away into silence.Lily sagged back in the throne and let out a long, theatrical sigh. The kind of sigh you gave when you...
Book 2: Chapter 24: When Hate Becomes Useful
Chapter 24:When Hate Becomes UsefulGrace shut the door behind her with more force than she intended. The echo lingered in her private chamber, bouncing off the carved walls like it wanted to scold her. Her mood was sour, though she tried to deny it at first. A mess of worry, fascination, and irritat...
Chapter 7: The Princess’s Bargain
Chapter 7: The Princess’s BargainThe massive doors creaked open before them. There was no choice, no path left but forward.Marlon’s feet shuffled after the others, his body trembling despite his best efforts to keep steady. His heart hammered in his chest as they crossed the threshold, stepping ...
Book 2: Chapter 23: My Clara
Chapter 23:My ClaraThe Barony of Bellgrave was one of the few places in Ashford that looked almost… gentle.While most of the duchy was all mountains, jagged peaks, and hard soil, Bellgrave lay in a wide green valley where the land opened up into real fields. Wheat swayed there, tall and gold, and ...
Demon Princess: Chapter 6: A Quest of Her Own
Chapter 6: A Quest of Her OwnThe cultists stirred. One by one, groans broke the silence as they shifted on the cold ground. Damp grass pressed against their robes. Night air bit into their bones.Sevrin opened his eyes.For a moment, nothing made sense. His head throbbed like he’d been struck again,...
Book 2: Chapter 22: Pain That Shapes
Chapter 22:Pain That Shapes2nd of Liriane, Year 646 of the Seventh Era.That was the date. The fracture point, six centuries ago. Their fate would be decided there—and here—at the same time.Krayden crouched on the bare rock of a mountain ridge a few miles outside the Academy for Imperial Magician...
Demon Princess: Chapter 5: First Base
Chapter 5: First BaseThe Cathedral of Light towered over the holy city of Veythral, the capital of the theocracy Ecclesia Regnum, its spires reaching into the clouds. Deep within its heart lay the Council Chamber, a hall where only the highest in the Ecclesia Regnum could gather.At the center of the...
Book 2: Chapter 21: Screams And Whispers
Chapter 21:Screams And WhispersLord Weran was bent over a crate of herbs, peering through his half-moon spectacles as he muttered to himself. The storeroom smelled of dried roots and faint resin, freshly stacked shelves half-filled with jars and bundles. It was not much yet, this “working place”...
Demon Princess: Chapter 4: No Escape
Chapter 4: No EscapeLily sat at the table and gulped down the wine. After all this… whatever this was, she needed it. Sevrin had led her up out of their summoning cave into a house, and it definitely didn’t look like his house. The interior was expensive, furnished in that old-fashioned way you ...
Demon Princess: Chapter 3: The Abyssal Tome
Chapter 3: The Abyssal TomeLily met Servin’s eyes. “We’re going to talk a little. I need a few information, since you summoned me out of the blue. What is this place, and what is going on here?”Sevrin still looked afraid. Fair. She’d bitch-slapped him into a wall. Healed or not, he had it ...
Demon Princess: Chapter 2: The Children of the Abyss
Chapter 2: The Children of the AbyssLily stood in the circle, the Lumox orb warm in her palm. Should she break the barrier and deal with the shadows outside?A voice came again, this time not in her head, but muffled beyond the red film:“Princess, hear my call. Aid us in the darkness. Guide us to t...
Demon Princess: Chapter 1: Princess of the Abyss
Hey guys, maybe you remember me from the last RR challenge, where I wrote a story a bit outside my comfort zone, a LitRPG. After some trouble, I realized I’m not the kind of guy to write big status screens and all that. But I really liked the story I had outlined and planned, and it felt like a wa...
Book 2: Chapter 20: Selira’s Dilemma
Chapter 20:Selira’s DilemmaSelira sat elegantly, posture flawless, in the opulent drawing room of her new mansion. Sunlight poured through tall arched windows, glinting off polished glassware and gilded trim. The sofas were upholstered in velvet, the rugs thick and lush, every detail screaming wea...
Book 2: Chapter 19: Breaking Points
Chapter 19:Breaking PointsEverything was dark around him.Ronan’s head throbbed with a deep, pulsing ache, as though the street itself had risen up and struck him. He groaned, trying to move, but his arms refused to answer. A rope, rough and tight, was digging into his wrists. He twisted uselessly,...
Book 2: Chapter 18: A Princess Takes A Walk
Hey guys!After some of you asked about EPUB files, I decided to occasionally format the chapters so you can read them on your e-readers!You can download Book 2, Chapters 1–18 here.________________Chapter 18:A Princess Takes A WalkGrace yawned, long and unprincesslike, and squinted at the courtyard...
Book 2: Chapter 17: For The Gate
Chapter 17:For The Gate“HOLD THE LINE!”The voice cut through the clash and screams and set something straight inside Elen. She didn’t know whose voice it was anymore, but it was deep enough to steady hands.Her fingers trembled on the hilt anyway.She stood shoulder to shoulder with Faren, boots...
Book 2: Chapter 16: The Wyrm Does Not Wait
Chapter 16:The Wyrm Does Not WaitThe capital was in an uproar.News from the East and the North came every day now. Refugees with cracked lips and bandaged feet. Merchants talking in tight circles, counting losses under their breath. Travelers who had seen too much. Homecoming soldiers who stared pas...
Book 2: Chapter 15: An Audience In Gatewick
Chapter 15:An Audience In GatewickGrace’s slippers made barely a sound on the stone floor, but in her head, every step seemed too loud. She was walking to her throne room.Her throne room.It still felt wrong in a way she could not name. Or maybe not wrong—just strange. If her older self were here...
Book 2: Chapter 14: Every Day A New Problem
Chapter 14:Every Day a New ProblemElen could not remember ever being this tired. Her legs ached with every step, a bone-deep weariness that had settled into her body like a second skin. The days blurred together in a long, gray haze. There had been the endless trudge up narrow mountain paths, feet s...
Book 2: Chapter 13: To Be Seen
Chapter 13:To Be SeenClara blinked.Blood. That was the first thing she noticed, the sticky, spreading pool, bright red and horrifying, soaking into the stone floor. Grace’s hand, so small and pale, still clutched the bloody knife, her knuckles bone-white. The world had gone silent, except for the ...
