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Ch. 233 – The Valet

Momo’s first response was to run.

She grabbed her clone by the wrist and shot straight back into the tower, pushing past the ghastly, lethargic souls that were splayed across the courtyard. None of them complained as she shoved them aside; their eyes were still sleepy slits, their mouths perpetually open in a neverend...

Ch. 232 – They’re Still Worms

It was just about when she swallowed down the third worm that it dawned on Momo just how much she had changed.

Talking to her younger self had hinted at it—but the sheer lack of gag reflex, the way that she was appreciating the taste of the long-dead invertebrae, using words like aged and umami to de...

Ch. 231 – Soul Chain Accident on On Aisle 5

“What's happening?” Clone Momo screamed. “What’s that noise?”

“Shit!” Momo’s eyes enlarged comically as the box began to violently shake in her lap. She had been too caught up in the moment between herself and herself, she had forgotten about the very key reason she was stuck in this stupid alternate rea...

Ch. 230 – Soliloquy at Dawn

“Oh no. No no no no no.”

Momo was back in Alois.

At least, that’s what she thought at first. But telling from the fact that her Wraith Box hadn’t exploded in her pocket, she couldn’t be. She looked around frantically, taking in the imposing dark tower before her, the decaying, sulfur-smelling fa...

Ch. 229 – Momo and Momo

There was a black limousine parked outside. It was impossibly sleek; so much so that it had blended in completely with the dark concrete, camouflaging like a chameleon. She only noticed it now because the door was slightly ajar. A single leg, pale and narrow, protruded out.

“You have to do it now,” Valerica whispere...

Ch. 228 – My Greatest Accomplishment

Momo swallowed. Did she say her final show?

Another eruption of white smoke, and Valerica disappeared. The music that proceeded was like nothing Momo had ever heard—haunting, electric, ear bleeding; her entire body vibrated. It was like getting shock therapy without the pain. Just the terrible, nerve-numbing ...

Ch. 227 – The Viper

“A… code V?”

Momo's jaw dropped in disbelief as an endless stream of Nether-policemen poured out of their vehicles. The city had plunged into total darkness, except for the vivid red headlights of the police cars, pulsating like concert spotlights, scanning up and down the vicinity. All of the once-frantic pedestr...

Art Friday -- Momo in New Nether City

Per last chapter, here's some ref art for Momo in "Nether" New York :D

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Ch. 226 – Code V

As Momo descended, the dancing lights of the land of the dead began to congeal. What once looked like a festival of fireflies transformed into a bustling metropolis. She came upon it like a skydiver, bounding from above, until she finally swooped to a stop overhead.

Spotting a familiar place, she laughed.

It was a...

Ch. 225 – A Piece of the Past

Momo turned backwards to face her crew, dread dripping off her features. “The mark,” she cried out. “It wasn’t me.”

She furiously grasped for the box in her pocket, her fingers trembling. She could hear the horror before she could see it—hundreds of souls calling out in agony, singing a chorus of death and d...

Ch. 224 – Mercy

There was something about the way he said it, the soft way his voice curled around my son, that struck Momo’s heart with a knife. God, empathy was a tricky devil. One Momo wrestled with like no other. So much so, that when she witnessed this tentacled monstrosity—the very summation of everything she had ...

Ch. 223 – Clarity

With the help of her new wings, it took Momo mere seconds to reach Jarva. He was no longer a blightful dot in the sky but something real, tangible—his malignant red pupils locked onto her own; his singular tentacle desperately gripped the hilt of his greatsword. She was so close she could see the wrinkles and folds in his l...

(SPOILERS for Ch. 222) Art for Excalibur Upgrade!!

Momo made it y'all. Some art to celebrate.

SPACE SO PATREON DOESNT SPOIL IT

SPACE SO PATREON DOESNT SPOIL IT

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Ch. 222 – Welcome to the Circle of the Lich

Choice registered.

Welcome to the Circle of the Lich.

—

“Momo?” Sumire shouted. “Momo?”

Where did she go?

Sumire strained her neck upwards. Above her was a sky full of blinding light, an endless expanse of blank, milk...

new momo tmw

sorry for the lack of momo today - this is a really critical part of the book, so im taking my time and making sure i get it right - but there will be a chapter tomorrow, as its nearly completed! will be worth the wait, promise!

in the meantime, which excalibur choice are you hoping she picks...?

AKEMI | Ch. 18

Agnor’s hut was dim and warm, illuminated by candlelight, and smelling of dead roses. The boss battle music was already playing in Akemi’s head the moment the scent hit her nostrils. She had half a mind to turn around and run, but she knew Brutus was waiting outside, arms-crossed, taking slow drags of his pipe. So she con...

Announcement + MOMO BOOK COVER!

Hey everyone! A small announcement. In January of this year, I signed on with Aethon Books to bring Momo to the "real world." To get a paperback, kindle, and Audible edition of Momo the Ripper. Today I get to announce that the Kindle edition is officially up for pre-order, and all three editions will release on April 16, 2024...

AKEMI | Ch. 17: Agnor Will See You Now

The morning was wet and muggy like a Swedish summer. Slivers of noncommittal sunlight streamed through the bars of her jail-cell window; hot, sticky heat broiled the room like a convection oven. Akemi awoke begrudgingly, her bones aching; cradled in her arms was the thing—the pika, so the System called it—with it...

Ch. 222 – Excalibur: Choices

The page turned to reveal a piece of parchment that was different from any Momo had seen before—it was colored a shining gold, like a glittering piece of fine jewelry. The edges of it were embroidered in Morgana’s signature undead koi fish. It had the texture of gold leaf. She rubbed her thumb along it in awe, watching as...

Ch. 221 – Excalibur

With a second blow from Jarva’s sword, the [Great Wall of Nether] crumbled like an egg shell.

Momo observed the unfolding spectacle with a blend of horror and fascination. The barrier’s immense structure initially splintered into large, distinct plates before becoming infested with smaller, root-like fissures. The f...

Ch. 220 – Jarva

Jarva rose from the ashes of his eight disciples.

Golden robes enshrouded his many writhing tentacles—tentacles which were littered with small cuts, long scars of flesh, open wounds. Seven of them looked ready to detach from his body completely. His eyes, a holy yellow, were open wide, his gaping maw of a mouth stuck ...

new chapter thursday

new chapter tomorrow (thursday) instead of today, thanks!

(its a big one, so i want to get it right ;) )

Ch. 219 – Lightning in a Barrel

Nyk sweeped back the curtain of Nether, Sumire cast her hand up and liquified the hail as it came raining down, and Momo’s tall rod of Nether sat in Viktor’s hand; it was the perfect chorus of apocalyptic collaboration. Sera’s lightning struck the tip of the rod, bounded down the body, shimmied its way through Viktor—...

Ch. 218 – Any Volunteers?

“Okay, let’s do this,” Momo said, adrenaline rushing through her as she gripped the controls. A moment passed as the unfortunate reality gripped her back. “Viktor, just one more question.”

“Shoot, your highness?”

“How the hell do I operate this thing?”

The controls consisted of three handbr...

Ch. 217 – The Chickenductor

The party trode on through the caverns, beak-lanterns in hand, until they were faced with their own shadows, long and quivering across the wall. They had hit a dead end.

“We’re here,” Viktor said, clapping his hands excitedly. The sound echoed like two tiny gongs.

They exited the vehicle, Grimli demorphed Vr...

Ch. 216 – Level UP(s)!

As it turned out, Viktor had designed the chicken nurseries like a subterranean network. Each of the larger churches throughout the city had one of these so-called “underground coops,” and each coop was connected to the two closest other coops, producing a root-like structure of interconnected tunnels. At their very cente...

Ch. 215 – Carnage, Violence, and... Chicken

Walking away from the crowds, Momo found a suitable coop to sit herself in. There was a female chicken occupying it—shyer than the others, cowering in a corner and clucking. Momo’s audio courier promptly filled her in with the chicken’s social profile.

Type: Chicken. Name: Bonbon. Level 3.

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A Release Schedule Update

Hey gang,

I just wanted to give you a quick release schedule update. I've been feeling pretty burnt out the last couple weeks due to my main job. I'm often having to stay at the office until late so it's been hard to do that on top of writing a chapter per day during the work week. So, in order to prioritize my mental h...

Ch. 214 – That's a F*cking Octopus

“If you were me, how would you go about stopping a goddess?”

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The firefighters—nor the universe—offered Momo any good answers.

Instead, like always, it presented her with new problems.

“Momo, are you… seeing that too?”

Momo followed Sumire’s finger as it pointed towards the sk...

Ch. 213 – How Do You Kill A Goddess?

“Nyk,” she said, lip trembling. “This has to work.”

—

“Here’s what we’re going to do,” Momo said, throwing her nerves to the wayside and grabbing Nyk’s slender hand. She pointed it towards the groaning tower. “I don’t have enough Mana to hold the tower together by myself, but I thi...