Torsten Hewson

Volume 3 Cover+ Art

As promised, (heres nearly) everything thats going in Volume 3, Arrival Vol 3 is just getting finished up—arrival being the coloured spread of how the farm has progressed since we last saw it.

First, we have the cover with Xiulan, Tigu and Big D. Originally the plan for these covers was to have one main human and one main animal, so Jin Big D, Then Mei Ri Zu, then Xiulan Tigu, but later on, we descided to have the chicken on the front of all  of them.

Next up is Tigu's In...

Monday's chapter will be cancelled.

Hey, everybody. Unfortunately, im going to have to not publish a chapter this monday, so I can work on the editing for volume 3 so I can get it to the publisher for the deadline. There was a bit more to do than I thought. I apologize for the inconvenience. Instead, monday will have the collected images that are going into the Volume, as well as the cover.

Thank you for your patience!

44c13: Siblings in Failure

The office was cold and sterile. Ri Zu sat before the Master of the Medical Pavilion, Lishu, with her hands in her lap. He was staring at her, his face devoid of emotion, before he spoke.

“You already know your shortcomings. I can see it in your eyes. We both know what exactly you lack—that being knowledge of the more esoteric resources that you must use.” he said, as he absently flipped through the seventy page exam on his desk.There were quite a few markings indicating mistakes�...

v4c 12.3: Induction part 3

~Let the stars take their rest~

A voice flowed in through his open window and Zang Zhong, Young Master and head of the Inner Disciples of the Shrouded Mountain Sect, felt it penetrate his meditation. As a cultivator in the Spiritual Realm, he rarely slept days, spending the hours cultivating instead of wasting time with the unnecessary action.

The voice was powerful, yet soft. The notes were long and drawn out, echoing across the Shrouded Mountain. It was an exaltation of...

v4c12.2: Induction part 2

“Ah, how lucky you are! Your man is already in the Inner Sect!” Yushang complained as she walked with Ri Zu towards the pavilion that would decide their placements in the Sect. The woman had her hands clasped behind her head as she walked, her sword slung across her back. “I wish I was so talented, but this village girl has to do things the slow way!”

Ri Zu rolled her eyes as Yushang complained. She was rather like Tigu. Energetic and relentlessly cheerful… if a bit much. Ri Z...

v4c12: Induction

Standing off to the side, Bi De watched as more aspirants made it through the mists. They had been waiting for hours already. Some looked confused that they had made it at all, while others looked troubled. He gave each of them an encouraging nod as they realized they had passed. Most of the men seemed surprised, before nodding back, while most of the women responded eagerly. One even started to march up to talk to him… before she caught Ri Zu’s aura and changed direction.

Yun Ren, ...

Ri Zu's Man

And a little comic by Tsuu, and a certain protective rat.

v4c11: The Senior Disciple

Sorry about the wait; had to do some rewrites.

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One Month Ago

Lu Ri, Disciple of the Cloudy Sword Sect, placed one hand against the gate that barred his way into the Cloudy Sword Sect. He had set out from Rou Jin’s home with his mission, which was for the moment, complete. He had accomplished his goal: he had delivered Shen Yu to an amicable meeting with his grandson.

Now, it was time to make his report. Wi...

Volume 3 Teaser: The Tiger Versus the Heron

"It was like she had been flayed down to the muscle. There was no softness anywhere to be had—only pure, predatory violence."

Tsuu is cooking some good things up for the Vol 3 images. It should be out this year as well~

v4c10 Boundaries

Alright, there was a little bit of confusion about my break last week. I'll need to update some things to keep it transparent, because as I'm thinking about it, it is kinda weird.

When I say I take a break on the second week of the month,  What I mean is that I take the week off after I have given you at least a full week of updates. You get at least 3 posts before I take a break. what this realistically means is that unless the month starts on a monday, I'm more than lik...

Goth Meiling+ Zhuye pronounciation

So, first! some more art by Tsuu!

I saw some people asking questions about the art, the artists name is Tsuu, shes the artist that I have hired to draw basically everything for Beware of Chicken.  Shes Master Tsuu in the discord.

The character designs, the insert images, and the random art. If I don't put an artist, then Tsuu has drawn it. I tend to assume people recognize her style, and post the art, whcih I'll make sure to more consistently say "this is by Tsuu"

Se...

v4c9: A Farmer's Son

Sorry for the delay on this one. had an absolute ripper of a headache that delayed things. 

Additionally, there was an oopsie in vol 3 when I said the naming was after 6 months, its after 100 days. I have to go back and change that.

Finally, my break is this coming week. Next chapter is on the 15th.

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Xiulan looked on as Xianghua addressed her Elders, her face stern. She had recovere...

Ri Zu and Bi De

And, as an apology for being Late....

Ta Dah!

v4c8: Victory and Loss

Elder Xiangshi’s sword was knocked from his hands and Xianghua’s own blade whistled in, resting just on the skin of his throat.

The Elder paused for a moment. He looked frustrated and defeated, but he bowed his head and clasped his hands in front of him in a martial salute.

Pulling back her sword, Xianghua looked around at her silent Sect.

Every one of them was staring at her in shock.

“Not in a thousand years has an aspirant to the title of Sectmaster completed ...

v4c7: The Children of the Mist

“Welcome, Honoured Guests, to the Misty Lake Sect,” the members of the Misty Lake Sect intoned.

Zhang Fei, known as the Torrent Rider, kept his back as straight as he could as he marched into the center of a sect’s compound. The main walkway was flanked on either side by disciples and students, their hands clasped in salute. Xianghua was at the head of their group, discussing something with a cool-looking old guy. He looked so dignified! Like a human Master! He was even stroking h...

v4c6.2: Join the Cause p2

Tigu loved travelling. She loved exploring the world and experiencing what it had to offer. The ones with the biggest impact were burned into her memory. Seeing Pale Moon Lake City from the top of Cloudrest Peak. When the trees thinned out and turned into the rolling hills and endless blue sky of the Grass Sea. The proud Dueling Peaks, standing unrivaled and framing a sunset.

Yun Ren had the right idea by recording them, while Tigu tried her best to capture the majesty of places in her ...

v4c6: Join the Cause p1

When Zang Wei—known as Loud Boy to his friends—had thrown in his lot with Cai Xiulan and her plan to unite the sects, he had been expecting many things. Battles against other cultivators, intrigue, politics, and hardship. That sort of thing. But after visiting Master Jin, he really should have known things would get just a bit weird. Things like their jobs which included escorting a monkey home.

Huo Ten was generally quiet, and when he did speak was a rather gruff fellow. H...

v4c5: Victory March

Shi Jipeng of the Shrouded Mountain Sect was quite glad that the yearly examinations were his contribution to the sect. To weed out the weak was his duty—one he quite enjoyed.

The current brat had been uniquely unworthy. The first stage of the Initiate’s Realm, and no techniques to his name? How utterly contemptible! To think that he would dare even disgrace their doorstep!

He did the boy a favour, in crushing him. The Shrouded Mountain was a place for the strong, and better t...

v4c4.3: The Old Monster's Plan p3

“Thank you for the gift we shall receive.” Yun Ren said, his hand on the wooly goat’s side. He bowed his head, how his father had taught him all those years ago, and then pulled his arrow from its side.

Without any effort he picked the mountain goat up and slung it across his shoulders, beside the other he already had. They were interesting, these goats; they could climb vertical mountain walls like they were flat ground. To most hunters, they would have been out of reach. Yun Ren...

v4c4.2: The Old Monster's Plan p2

Yun Ren felt the sudden shift in atmosphere. A hush fell over the place, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood up even while he felt… almost comforted? Safe?

“You’re… you’re really back, Uncle,” the Nezuhua woman whispered. She looked just slightly younger than Yun Ren’s own mother, though this woman was significantly bigger. She could challenge the mountain peaks of Xiulan. Her carefully tied her robe of silk and her light, sandy blonde hair were compliment...

v4c4.1: The Old Monster's Plan p1

Earlier

“...Walk in the front door. Myself, in my own way, and you, my apprentice… as a disciple.” Shen Yu declared as they walked along the mostly empty forest road. They were bordered on either side by towering pines that Yun Ren and Ri Zu had been discussing.

Bi De froze, his mind screeching to a halt. Ri Zu coughed, and Yun Ren turned in confusion.

His mind had conjured an image of Shen Yu simply walking forwards, kicking a massive gate off its hi...

The Rat and the Rooster

Art by Tsuu

v4c3: The Home, and The Great House

There were quite a few times where I really wished I was better at this whole “uplift” thing. Man, in the stories I read it all seemed so simple, churning out guns and modern conveniences within months, as the main character explained how exactly everything worked.

That…. Well, that wasn’t me. I’d like to think I wasn’t dumb, but I honestly had no idea how a lot of crap from the Before actually worked. It's one thing to have the bare bones base explanation. It's quite anothe...

v4c2: Qi Shock

Deep, deep beneath the earth a little spirit sat in the center of a web of gold. Eyes closed, her breathing slow and even. Energy moved amongst the lines of golden energy, pulsing like the beat of a heart—her heart, and the hearts of all those it was connected to. Some beat slow and steady, others faster from excitement. All entwined into a golden core that the little Earth Spirit sat upon. Thin golden cracks, scars, ran throughout her body. Legacies from a calamity that had left her broken...

Volume 4 Chapter 1: The Beginning of a Journey

COCK A DOODLE DO! ITS TIME FOR THE CHICKEN

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A rooster, a rat, and a man stood at the bottom of a pass. They were an odd sight together. Eye catching, and looking almost out of place.

The reds of the rooster’s plumage were captured fire, his blue and green tail shone with a luster that put gemstones to shame. His unsheathed spurs glittered like steel, firm and unyielding. A magnificent fox-fur vest wrapped aroun...

Gender Swap Jin and Meiling

I think this is the last of these doodles for now. Have a Short King and his BIG LADY.

Tsuu Doodles+ Update on posting

Some fun drawings, Gender Swapped Yun Ren, Biyu Gou Ren, and Xianghua.

Also.. First story post will be on the 3rd of April.

Seasonal Memories

Time passes. The Seasons change.

But the memories always stay with us.

Art by Tsuu.

Preview of Volume 4—To the Fangs

Book day is tomorrow! as well as an AMA! AHHHHHHHHHHHH

In other news, have a bit of a snip from the next volume.

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The most used entrance by land to the Azure Hills was located at the intersection of The Azure Hills, the Howling Fang Mountains, and Yellow Rock Plateau.

From the gentle, rolling green hills, the earth would suddenly rise up like the very world itself was building a wall to prevent people from leaving the hills.

On one side w...

AMA on march 28

I'm having an AMA on R/ books to do with the release of Volume 2.

It will be on the 28th at 2 PM ET.

If you feel like heading around and chatting, I'll do my best to answer your questions!