Torsten Hewson

Art: Cowabunga!

Jin's first original technique: [Descent into the Earth!]

Art by Tsuu.

BOC AU: Elder Younger Sister 8: Debts

“Hes grown so much since you’ve last seen him!” Xiao Ge, Elder of the Cloudy Sword Sect declared, projecting an image of his son onto the wall from his recording crystal. He would need to get his boy out of closed door cultivation; he would want to be contacted for this.

“NOOOOO! Little Brother! He's so old!” Qingyi wailed. “He’s too big to bounce on my knee! How dare he get so tall?!”

The table roared with laughter as Qingyi pounded her fist on t...

BOC AU: Elder, But Younger Sister 7: Swords

“Here, and here.” Qingyi said, her hands on my arms. She moved them into place, and I let her guide me, her foot sliding out against mine and nudging it just a bit. “With the wrist, adjust upward. Your frame is large, so the center of balance will change to here. Do you feel that?”

“Yes.” I replied. I felt the change, despite the minute nature of it. As a cultivator my body was more in tune with itself, and the adjustment did feel better. I felt far, far more stable...

BOC AU: Elder But Younger Sister 6: Morning Duel

A shorter chapter this time for this. Unedited. next chapter might be this, might be SHI.

Qingyi’s blade flashed through the air, and a demonic cultivator fell before her; it was a masterful blow, one that slew her foe perfectly, but she had no time to admire the clean cut—there was battle to be done. She dashed down the streets, the song of combat singing in her veins, and her enemy falling before her. The Wicked creatures roared and tried to resist her, but it was for naught. ...

AU art: Shen Qingyi

Tsuu did Qingyi in her elegance mode. no gremlin mode yet.

BOC AU: Elder But Younger Sister Chapter 5: Touring the City

uneditied.

“That is enough, my daughter.” Father’s gentle voice cut through Qingyi’s absolute concentration. She gasped, the fatigue she had been ignoring hitting her all at once. Her shoulders slumped, her breath coming in great heaves. She was absolutely drenched in sweat, her clothes damp and the stones around her speckled with perspiration.

 It had only been perhaps an hour, and she was already feeling such strain. Qingyi grimaced at her performance. How utterly <...

Human Form

>What you see after you insult their Master

Art by: avericeh

BOC AU: Elder, But Younger Sister, Chapter 4: Disciple, Scholar, Doctor.

Another Au Chapter. Mainline BOC will resume in November!

And this chapter is actualy edited a bit, lol

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I finished up my preparations for our picnic that we would be having later today, and cleaned up the rest of the dishes. I had always liked cooking, even in the Before—there was something calming about it. That, and when you were finished, you got to share something nice with other people.

I gave one last glance to where the O...

BOC AU: Elder, But Younger Sister, Part 3

This one is flowing really nicely, and im enjoying it.

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“Tomorrow we shall tour the city, and see all that you wish!” father declared, his arms folded, and a wide smile on his face. Their plates were empty, a dinner of dumplings. They had tasted so good. So warm, so full of life, after eating the mash that had to be carefully poured down her throat for three years. It felt nice to actually chew something again!

“I’ll prepare some lunch for u...

BOC AU: Elder, But Younger Sister Chapter 2

Through the eight years of living with the old man, I had crafted a story for him I had been pretty sure was accurate. A cultivator of middling power, who had lost his family in some conflict. Sadness had hung around him like a shroud, and his eyes were tired as can be.

He would disappear maybe about once a year, for a week at a time. He said he was visiting his daughter… and I had assumed he meant her grave. I had never pried, and kept a respectful distance, assuming he didn’t want...

BOC AU: Elder, but Junior Sister

Jin Isekais when Rou is still a kid, when he dies of the Demon's Black Hate.

He Meets Shen Yu... but something is different about him.

An alternate Universe where Shen Yu had two children.

random writing to keep myself sharp.

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I took deep, calming breaths, and put one foot in front of the other. All around me was a droning buzz and the feeling of bees landing on me sending signals of “get out of here!” to my bra...

Artwork: Meditations, and Soaring Heaven's Bunnies.

Behold the Duality of Tsuu. Xiulan and Quiet Liu meditating... and Bailu, Xiaobao and Seiyu from the Soaring Heaven's Isle AU in bunny costumes.

The River Room

The river room in Jin's house. Wa Shi's bedroom, where they do the dishes, and basically their fridge.

Art by https://www.deviantart.com/quacx3 who did an absoltuely fantastic job.

BOC AU: SHI 21: Mortal Concerns

As always, unedited.

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With Ningjing’s main body stored safely for now, we set off into the city. We would have to check out how and where to store her later in other berths. We were towing the line of our exile. I didn’t want to have to do this again, but for now… we didn’t really have another option.

Chao Baozi turned out to be on the other side of the city, and as our first destination, it would be a bit of a wa...

Artwork: GOTHS

And speaking of said artwork, Tsuu has drawn us some caracters in gothic fashion.

Xiulan, Seiyu, Bailu, Xianghua, Xiaobao (Soaring Heaven's Isle AU) and Tigu.

Patreon being paused

Patreon will now be paused for September and likely October. I will still be posting art and sidestories, but there will be a bit of a break before the next volume begins.

Artwork: Carnivine

The Beast of the Deep Fenns, the Carnivine, that Xianghua defeated in the chapter Maiden of the Mist

art by https://x.com/kanggereo13

Artwork: Chun Ke splash art

The most friend-shaped fellow. And Mister Mole too!

Artwork: Tianlan Splash Art

The first thing she noticed is that it didn't hurt so much anymore.

Best Gremlin is healing well. Theres a sun now, instead of a world of darkness.

Art by:https://x.com/RizkT511

Ri Zu Splash Art

Ri Zu and her little helpers.

Art by: https://x.com/RizkT511

v6 Epilogue: Resounding throught the Heavens

Tianlan sat in the middle of her realm, her legs crossed, and her breathing even. All around her, little strands of gold branched out from her body.

Those little strands were her most precious thing. They were not her dragon veins, her golden lifeblood. They were not the strands of Natural Law, the power of the Path of Shennong.

They were something far, far, simpler. Something far less grand.

Each and every tiny strand… was a connection.

Each connection was to a pers...

v6c62: 宁静 (Serenity)

The snow turned to rain, washing away the white blanket which had covered the world. The ice upon the river broke apart and flowed away, leaving no traces of its existence.

There was no Devil Storm this year. No last roar of winter’s wrath.

The warmth stirred animals in their dens, and the seeds beneath the earth. The song of life, so quiet and whispered in the cold, once more began to shout.

Spring’s march was as inevitable as time itself; the Cycle turning inexorably o...

Big D Splash Art

The Wheel of Eternity

Art by: https://x.com/RizkT511

v6c61: Even Stone Changes

The world was cold and grey and miserable-looking. On Gang sat on top of the shell of Lord Yao. His eyes were blank and unfocused, and his Qi ravaged his body from within.

He was dying. And yet, his thoughts were not on his imminent demise.

Break the cycle. Those were the words that resounded within the head of On Gang, Master of the Rumbling Earth Sect. Break the cycle. 

The words consumed his thoughts, his every waking moment. Even as he died by inches, he ha...

v6c60: Mountains and Hills

And so Yun Ren found himself heading home again. Instead of just heading back over the mountains, they went south first, to where the rest of the foxes had been waiting out the winter. It was a very bumpy journey, as Bi De once more took the opportunity to train his flight technique. He still couldn't turn properly, which was frustrating the rooster to no end. Their camp at night was full of diagrams and moon phases he drew in the snow, muttering to himself.

Their pace was unhurried. It...

v6c59: Short but Sweet Reunion

After learning of the battle, and the great victory the Shrouded Mountain Sect had won, Shen Yu allowed Bi De and his companions to increase their pace. The information they gathered from the mortals had been judged sufficient.

It did not take long for them to reach the mountain after that, arriving in late afternoon. Bi De thought the mountain still looked rather strange without its covering of mist. Like something important was missing from it.

Bi De had expected for Shen Yu to ...

Artwork: Zhyue (Future)

Zhuye~8 with his siblings.

Art by Tsuu

v6c58: Top of the Mountain, But Still a Ways to Go

Liao Yushang woke up exhausted. She was still very tired from the battle three days ago. Even after the surprise attack, the Frozen Cloud Sect hadn’t gone down without a fight… and then after that was the clean up.

Trekking through the mountains after fleeing cultivators was tiring business. Yushang had taken what prisoners she could; they would be ransomed back to the Frozen Cloud Sect… if the sect even survived after this.

She had only gotten back to the sect yesterday, an...

v6c57: Shadows and Light

As Bi De and his companions continued southeast, they heard more of the same rumours. The Shrouded Mountain Sect had stopped most patrols for a time, before restarting them.

Thankfully, in spite of what they had heard in the first town they had stopped at, the entire province hadn’t exploded with the sudden retreat of the Sect. Bandits were still few and wary enough from the constant culls of the Sect that the roads had still been relatively safe; the same with the Spirit Beast popula...

v6c56: Journey Through the Sky

The journey back to the Howling Fang Mountains was proving… eventful, Bi De reflected, while the wind whipped around his face. They were currently travelling through the massive mountains at the outskirts of the province.

Bi De’s face was locked in a grimace, his body crouched low and stable. His eyes were narrow with concentration, and his body burned with effort. Sweat poured down his human form’s back, and each moment felt like an eternity. Behind him, Yun Ren and Ri Zu were in...