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Chapter Seventy-Three
Twilight’s Trials
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 3
[Skill: Silent as a Shadow]
[Level: 5]
[Training Style: Evasion]
[Task: Evade all Sentries and find the Star Gem in the Town.] 2024-05-01 21:15:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Friends!!
It has come to my attention that I never uploaded Otherworldly - A Shadowed Awakening onto Patreon. So, here it is in its entire edited beauty. I'll do the same once I've finished Book 2's editing. Then they'll go into their own collections. Enjoy!
2024-04-26 22:00:29 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I'm resetting the interlude numbers because we're in a new book! Eventually, I'll go back and rename Book 2's stuff, haha, but for now, it'll just be Book 3. THIS HAS BEEN EDITED FOR CONTENT IN ANTICIPATION OF BOOK 3's RELEASE.
Interlude 1
In the Depths
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 3
“Crap,” Theo sighed, staring at his disheveled appearance in the mirror, “Mother is going to skin me.”
He set to work righting...
2024-04-24 21:09:49 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry it's late! It was, once again, giving me a slap in the face of 'do you even know your own characters?' and eventually I had to strangle the thing into submission because I DO.
Chapter Seventy-Two
Unwelcome Connections
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 3
Is there never a point at which I can just get a break?
I was so shocked. I hadn’t even thought through what I should ...
2024-04-21 17:48:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seventy-One
The Great Inbetween
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 3
Gristle held out the box for me to take. I hesitated for a moment before grabbing the velvet box. It was larger than my hands and lighter than I expected. I gripped it tightly in my hands. Why? What does it mean?
If I took yet another thing emblazoned with the Dawn, did that mean I would become like them? Cold and callous? If I took this box, opened it, claime...
2024-04-17 23:59:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seventy
A Break, Kind Of
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 3
I must have been more exhausted than I’d felt because once I laid down in the luxurious bed, I was out until well past mid-morning. For once, I had not had a nightmare. Despite the light shining around the room, I’d slept like a rock. So, when I awoke, my eyes fluttering open, I immediately slammed my face into my pillow.
“It’s so bright,” I grumbled, my voice muffl...
2024-04-14 02:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostA/N 4/10 for Haze: Sorry no bonus chapter last Saturday, this chapter was giving me trouble. Don't forget there are only two more planned Saturday chapters!! Once we get to 21 ahead, I'm going to reevaluate if I can sustain twice a week updates. Enjoy ch 69!
Chapter Sixty-Nine
Scheduling
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 2
“Are you ready for what’s next?”
As the knit animals settled to the sides of my chair, I felt my he...
2024-04-11 02:41:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Sixty-Eight
New Attitude
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 2
“Those stupid, ridiculous, absolute atrocious—” I continued, mumbling insults to myself as I thought back to the state of my room in the main estate. Of the effort everyone went through. What was the point?
I furrowed my eyebrows as I thought, turning to go down the stairwell. My heel hit the wood lightly, and I drifted to the entryway, preoccupied. I didn’t notice...
2024-04-04 16:33:40 +0000 UTC View PostHihi! Today, 4/3’s chapter is going to be delayed! It’s simply not ready or polished enough. Expect it tomorrow! Thank you everyone for your patience ♥️
2024-04-04 02:49:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Sixty-Seven
A Barrage of Growth
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 2
Exhausted, I fell into the plush couch in the Love of Zorya once Melinda had left. It was a soft orange color, with sun designs pressed into it. The dark wood making up the base complemented it well. I kicked up my feet onto one of the matching cushions and stared into space.
“I’m here. In Fellan. I made it.” I said to myself.
>It’s a miracle, i...
2024-03-31 01:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostPrologue One
The Dawn Arrives
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 2
The manor was alive with the sounds of maids sweeping, of butlers organizing, of knights practicing. It was alive not because it was always alive but because it was being prepared. A Child of the Dawn would be occupying the manor. The populace that inhabited the manor were ecstatic.
From the maids to the butlers, from the guards to the stablehands, it had been ...
2024-03-27 17:21:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Sixty-Six
The Road
Break of Autumn, Week 4, Day 1
A tense silence filled the knights as they prepared to leave.
It was not broken when their ward came out, running her blue eyes over them, and then boarded the carriage.
It was not broken when they loaded the casket for their Captain into a new wagon, which the carriage would be pulling.
It was not broken when they mounted their horses.
It was not bro...
2024-03-23 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post[A/N: This is an early release. However, I will ALSO be releasing the final epilogue tomorrow. So, it’s effectively a double release. Be warned, these two epilogues are exceptionally short. The Wednesday chapter will be full-length again.]
Chapter Sixty-Five
The Manor
Break of Autumn, Week 3, Day 8
“She’s fine,” George Limrick repeated for the tenth time to a pacing Dame Arella.
“That’s the problem, isn’t i...
2024-03-22 14:27:03 +0000 UTC View PostJoin the discord and come hang out with everyone and chat!!!
2024-03-20 16:33:43 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I know it's super short, but all three epilogues add up to about one chapter. I'll try and get an extra chapter out this weekend to make up for it!!
Epilogue One
The Church
Break of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
A shock resounded through the church, accompanied by an uncharacteristic boom, and the door to the prayer room holding Eunora Dawn, Margery Perry, and Oberon Rellar burst open. Every Knight of the Dusk was in the...
2024-03-20 15:57:56 +0000 UTC View PostOkay!!! So with the final chapter of book two let’s talk about what’s next:
1) there will be three epilogues! They’re going to be released like normal chapters, but they’re very short. I know, I’m sorry. If I can prep book 3’s starter arc enough I may do a double post at the end
2) I’m bringing back the book purchasing tier!!! It’ll be $20, and it’ll give you access to all Patreon chapters and a copy of book 1 for the first month you’re subscribed and a copy of...
2024-03-18 21:07:12 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
From a blank slate to a towering woman, the statue transformed in the blink of an eye. The flesh turned silver, and white hair shimmered into existence. A pale green blindfold emerged from the aether, and a matching rope stretched around the Goddess’ neck in a noose. Her clothes were a swirling marble of green, silver, and white and shifted as she raised her hand. In her open p...
2024-03-17 00:11:40 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
“I accept your inquisition, Oberon, Captain of your contingent,” she said, “And I invoke the Divine Right of Nobility to be judged by a Noble higher than me.”
I leaned forward in my throne of shadows, looking at Sir Rellar –who was unfazed.
“Baroness Margery Perry, it seems you have allowed your judgment to cloud,” he started. “You are already...
2024-03-13 22:59:56 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
”Lady Nora, care to explain how you were able to kill a blight 15 Levels your senior?”
I thought about lying. About saying, No, actually, it wasn’t me. But Sir Rellar saw through all of my lies from the beginning. From my mana practice to now. He didn’t have any doubt it was me –I could see it in his eyes.
“It wasn’t 15 Levels higher than me,” I s...
2024-03-10 01:54:21 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
A krrrrkkkkkkkrrkkkk filled the training room, a resounding sound that Lady Perry had promised her daughter would not happen. That the monsters behind the door were sleeping. They weren’t dangerous –not to them.
She can’t go in, Jenny thought to herself, tugging on her crimson braid. Nora could get hurt. And Mother would be upset!
But Nora ...
2024-03-06 15:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
I whipped around, my body moving on its own. I pulled away from Jenny effortlessly. I was still close enough to the door that I barely had to reach for it. Gripping the handle, I twisted the knob and pulled.
Krrrrkkkkkkkrrkkkkt….. Krrkkkrrrrttt.
The sound continued and the sight of writhing roots greeted me, and I could feel all rational thought lea...
2024-03-02 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAll right, first off, I would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who stuck around in January when I was in a slump!
There was a death in the family late last year and it really hit me in Jan, so I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your love of Otherworldly.
BUT, now that I’m mostly back to normal, I’ve been updating regularly for 5 weeks. I think it’s time to announce that I will be expanding the Haze tier!!
Haze is currently at 13 chapters ahead of rr, and 6...
2024-03-01 13:45:29 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
It was a long pause before one of us spoke, and Jenny was the one to break the silence.
“You never ask.”
I was so absorbed in my own thoughts that this was out of nowhere. Taking a moment, I took some time to look around –at the veritable orchestra around us, at the portraits decorating the wall– and then I settled back on Jenny.
“What should I ...
2024-02-28 15:08:43 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
The blast of heat was instantaneous but not too uncomfortable. Klein and Arlen took a moment to survey Gilly before letting go of their sword hilts and stepping back behind me. In front of us, the glass surrounding Gilly was melting and turning into glowing molten balls of light –some colored, some not.
I could feel my hair frizzing in the heat, and my smile was...
2024-02-21 18:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostHihi!!!
Ask any questions you have about Otherworldly, Nora, ——, the Domes, the knights, the Barony, the Dukedom, anything!! You can even ask about me, but I can’t promise I’ll answer all of those.
Have a happy Friday ♥️☺️
2024-02-16 14:41:27 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
It was beautiful. Not just the sign, of course, but the whole dome. The glass sparkled in the mid-morning light, casting a kaleidoscope shadow across the clearing. The wind rustled the fallen leaves, and as we stepped closer, the leaves collapsed in satisfying crunches under our feet. Jenny and I walked in side by side as Klein opened one of the double do...
2024-02-14 19:03:24 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
“Just Jenny is fine.”
I opened my mouth to say something –anything. It hung open for a half second before I caught myself. I found my voice and said, “Excuse you?”
“I said–”
I held up my hand and shook my head. “No, I heard you.”
I took in her appearance again, the way she was clutching her skirt nervously, the tight pull of her...
2024-02-08 00:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostBreak of Autumn, Week 3, Day 7
The morning found me slowly, and I greeted it with a stretch of my arms and a wiggle of my toes. Gently, I shifted in the bed, rolling over onto my stomach and away from the three knitted animals lined up and pressing against my side. It was a late night, and it found me with several yards of woven fabric. It was still early outside. There was barely a crack of light filtering in through ...
2024-01-31 15:58:46 +0000 UTC View Post[A/N, 1/10/24: I usually don’t like to do A/Ns and usually put up a second announcement, but I want to be sure most read this. There was a death in my family in early October, and in the frenzy afterward, I didn’t have time to process my grief or the reality of what the loss meant to me. I didn’t have that opportunity until Christmas when I was finally back home and left to my own devices. I had thought this interlude, written with my real grief, would give me some catharsis...
2024-01-11 01:36:52 +0000 UTC View Post