So, I really wasn't kidding when I said that I have a lot of stories I wanna tell ^-^' This one is perhaps the story that's closest to reality of all my stories so far, though it still deals with mystic elements and pseudo-magic.
I'm not really sure if I I'll end up posting this to RR in July or if it'll be
Going live on RoyalRoad July 8th
After weeks of travel, they at last laid eyes upon the imposing walls of the metropolis, from which the nation earnt its name: Helmsgarten.
Jakob’s entourage of construct servants had expanded after Iskandarr had hunt...
2023-06-17 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad July 6th
They stood on the outskirts of the town, admiring the ruins it had become. Nearly half of its buildings had been swallowed-up by the ever-expanding pool of black bottomless water that Heskel had invoked almost a year prior. T...
2023-06-15 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad July 4th
Jakob stood next to Iskandarr in front of where they had buried Ciana’s body beneath a blooming plum tree. With no soul within it, it was a lifeless vessel, though it was uncertain if, given Nharlla’s gift to her, the bod...
2023-06-13 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Contains up to and including Chapter Six (六).
Unlike my other stories (except Exiled Realm which is a crazy outlier), YANAGI has some pretty substantial chapters, hence why, with just the 6 chapters in here, you already get over 18k words.
I think that, as a result when I eventually begin ...
2023-06-11 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad July 1st
Jakob stood outside of the inn preparing the cart that would take them to Helmsgarten, when Iskandarr returned, carrying Ciana’s catatonic body in his arms. With one look, Jakob knew that she was unscathed physiologically, ...
2023-06-10 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I drew this to kind of help myself visualise the world a bit more and have something that I can add points of interest to alongside the chapters I write for it.
I'll keep working on this as the story progresses, but this is the initial version of the map and features the few landmarks mentioned in the opening chapters.<...
2023-06-09 20:46:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad June 29th
The Middle Ring was full of unattended food stalls and shops and houses, with panicking wives and daughters and working women scrambling to figure out where all the men were going.
The sound of a thousand footfalls flo...
2023-06-08 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad June 27th
While Jakob was preparing for their return to Helmsgarten that was less than two weeks away, Ciana was travelling west, hunting down Iskandarr who had run away from the tavern without a word. She was bothered by Jakob’s no...
2023-06-06 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm really excited to bring you the first 3 chapters of YANAGI: Guardian Deity of the Great Forest (大森守護神: ヤナギ).
I'm planning on publishing this story on RoyalRoad sometime in July, such that its release coincides with the end of Father of Monstrosity. This is m...
2023-06-04 21:07:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad June 24th
Iskandarr showed up to the hill near the treeline only a few minutes after Jakob had arrived, but still his disappointment at ‘losing’ was evident on his face. On Jakob’s shoulder sat bird of sculpted bone with gossame...
2023-06-03 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI don't know if anyone is supporting me on here because of Toad Town, but it's been no secret that I really struggle to write the story.
Participating with it during Writathon is no doubt to blame, but I'm also just in a terrible place in my life right now and I'd prefer to focus on stories that I enjoy writing.&n...
2023-06-01 16:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad June 22th
He moved like a serpent, his footwork and movements snappy and efficient, never once turning away, eyes always locked on her, while his blade led the way, as though the weapon in his hands was a rapier and not a longsword. C...
2023-06-01 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad June 20th
He wandered down halls that he had explored enthusiastically as a child, but now found to be devoid of the life and the intrigue it had held for him back then. The tapestries and banners were faded and untended to, left alon...
2023-05-30 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the opening part of the story which sets up the elements of the world, while providing some lore and the main concepts of the story.
I will have at least the first chapter (but hopefully more) available to read by the end of the week.
Here is the transcript:
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The worl...
2023-05-30 01:32:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Up to and including LXXX.
This marks the end of Father of Monstrosity.
To everyone who has been supporting the story, thank you so much. As you may know, the idea was never to make the story this long, but as people kept showing interest in it and providing feedback, it kept...
2023-05-29 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“I completely forgot he was in here,” Imu commented, looking at the sad figure who cradled a broken lute in his arms.
“Do you normally make a habit of locking musicians away?” Bel asked.
“Why are you still here?” the Myling asked suspiciously.
“Oh, did I forget to mention that I’ll b...
2023-05-28 21:37:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Going live on RoyalRoad June 17th
As the results of the recent poll were inconclusive, I have decided to both paste the chapter within this post itself, but there is also the pdf at the bottom for download. I have no idea how it reads through Patreon, but it seems to lack a lot of the formatting and mirror ...
2023-05-27 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHeya everybody o/
I've seen from one of the Exit Surveys left by a patron when they cancelled, that the 'delivery method' of the chapters might be an issue for some.
So, how would you prefer to read the new chapters?
I know I've said it before, but if you guys have any feedback or things you think that...
Got done with this a bit quicker than expected. There may be another chapter before Sunday.
2023-05-23 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When I finish writing Father of Monstrosity within the next few weeks, I will begin writing on a story that is called "Yanagi: Ōmori Shugoshin" or simply "Yanagi" for short.
In Japanese it would be written like so: ヤナギ：大森守護神...
2023-05-22 13:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Up to and including LXXIV.
Had a very productive week, so you get 6 additional chapters this week. I can't say whether next week will be as productive or not, but since there's maybe only 10 chapters left of the story, it's quite possible I'll be able to knock them out super quick.
2023-05-22 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll be honest, I'm struggling with writing Toad Town, particularly now that Father of Monstrosity is so close to wrapping up. Maybe in about two weeks I'll be able to make a proper backlog for Toad Town, but right now I probably won't write more than a few chapters a week.
I've also decided ...
I always really enjoy being able to go back and look at how things have progressed, so I've saved the drafts that SaZ (@sazcreates on Twitter and Aqib Shafig on Artstation) made...
2023-05-17 00:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Made by the talented SaZ (@sazcreates on Twitter and Aqib Shafig on Artstation).
You know, in my head I always picture Grandfather as far more imposing, so I really like t...
2023-05-17 00:11:08 +0000 UTC View Post
