[A/N: This is a bonus story exclusive to Patreon. It will never go up on RR and does not count as the weekly chapter. Enjoy!!]
The Origin of the Divines
Time Immemorial
Long before the mountains surrounded Maeve, before mortals built cities, before Divines rose above all, there was nothing. A blackness so deep that not even stars could form. It was empty. There were no humans or beastkin. No elves or dwarves. No Gods or Goddesses. No Suns, no mo...
2023-12-20 18:23:57 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Fifty-Four
The Anger of Children
Break of Autumn, Week 3, Day 6
Most? Did she just–
I felt anger overwhelm me.
“Lady Perry,” I steeled my voice as much as I could, “I think you will find Sir Rellar and his Knights are plenty capable.”
“Oh yes, I’m sure they are,” she said innocently, “But you know, they have quite a few unsavory characters this go around.”
“Unsavory?” I questioned,...
2023-12-14 22:30:11 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Fifty-Three
The Strength of Children
Break of Autumn, Week 3, Day 5
We were near to the main gate of the town when it opened with force. Klein, Arlen, and I were lying lifeless on the ground when the Knights of the Dusk crossed through the gate –my knights. I propped myself up at the commotion, watching as the town guard greeted the knights with calm appreciation. On either side of me, Klein and Arlen rose up from where they w...
2023-12-07 15:57:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Fifty-Two
The Defeat of Children
Break of Autumn, Week 3, Day 5
Jenny guided us through Perry, taking us around the town square and the various side streets. She didn’t offer much commentary aside from, ‘This is the blacksmith,’ or ‘Here is the bookshop.’ I tried to pry –to see if she had a favorite shop or spent her time anywhere specific, but that was mostly fruitless and left me feeling excluded by an actual child.
I...
2023-11-28 15:44:54 +0000 UTC
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Here’s another installment of ‘Alloralee should be writing but instead made a dope ass friendship bracelet’
2023-11-18 19:58:05 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Fifty-One
The Etiquette of Children
Break of Autumn, Week 3, Day 4
“Can I call you Jen?” I asked, my voice smaller than I wanted it to be but stronger than I expected.
The room seemed to still. Lady Perry blinked. The knights frozen as they approached their seats. Lady Jennifer looked up from her curtsy in shock. Even the footman-who-might-be-a-butler stopped mid-closing the door. I wanted to sigh. But I didn’t. I swallowed t...
2023-11-18 15:23:37 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Fifty
The Goodbye of Children
Break of Autumn, Week 2, Day 7
I once said goodbyes are for loved ones. And though I’d only known these children briefly, they gave me a nicer goodbye than when I left Eunora’s home. Now, I had three children wishing me well. Telling me they would write –that they wouldn’t forgive me if I forgot about them. That, one day, they would visit me in Fellan. And, one day, I promised I would come back.
<...
2023-11-14 19:18:17 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Nine
The Dreams of Children
Break of Autumn, Week 2, Day 6
It was nearly lunchtime when the Dusk Knights returned. They approached the village from the north, and Dame Arella had asked if I wanted to greet them.
“Yeah, let’s,” I paused, “Could we set up lunch for them?”
They left in service to the Dawns, and no matter how much I detest my name, that means they performed their duty to me. They protected the...
2023-11-13 12:21:28 +0000 UTC
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[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 Haze's Chapter, CH 54.5, written with my real grief, would give me some...
2023-11-13 01:14:45 +0000 UTC
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Yes, yes, I’ve been updating more frequently for writathon/Nano BUT the real fun bit is that I made friendship bracelets for Nora and Arella!!!
Standby as I spend all my free time making one for each character lol!
2023-11-12 22:34:13 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Eight
Systems and How They Work
Break of Autumn, Week 2, Day 5
As I panted and tried not to throw up my breakfast, I remembered something Morloch had said.
Master your attributes.
With a heaving groan, I rolled onto the blanket and looked up at the sky.
“I don’t know what that means,” I muttered.
“What means?” Dame Arella asked as she sat down on the grass next to me.
“If someone t...
2023-11-10 19:32:47 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Seven
Hospitality
Break of Autumn, Week 2, Day 4
The Village Head’s house was moderately sized. It was the only house I’d seen that was two stories, and as the elderly Head showed me around, I saw that there was a total of four small bedrooms, a single bathroom, a living and dining area, and a kitchen.
It matched my idea of life in Ugar. Simple, yet cared for. The man was kind and treated me well, but every interaction fe...
2023-11-04 18:30:15 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Six
Wig
Break of Autumn, Week 1, Day 6
The church house of Wig was a simple thing. Yes, it still had statues of several Divines –but they were made of wood, as was much of the church itself.
It was a short walk from the inn, and the church was so unassuming I nearly kept walking. If it had not been for the guiding hands of Dame Arella and Sir Limrick, I surely would have. The priest that met us was a short man dressed in al...
2023-11-04 18:14:41 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Five
Flesh Wounds
Break of Autumn, Week 1, Day 5
After trying to pull a single wisp of mana from my veins failed for the umpteenth time, I decided to try a different approach. The book said to use your will to impose your intentions on the mana. That was the first step to forming runes. And I had seen Evelyn do that in real-time.
I imagined the feeling of a cold breeze blazing past with a bolt of energy. I imagined my mana ve...
2023-11-01 19:05:31 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Four
Time Tables
Break of Autumn, Week 1, Day 5
I looked up from the sheet of paper that was the plan for the rest of my days on the way to Fellan. Then I looked up at the three knights who were presenting it to me. Sir Rellar, Sir Limrick, and Dame Arella all looked really, very serious. It was almost comical. That my mana was so dangerous it required this level of scrutiny.
“Um,” I looked at the tri-folded brochure-like...
2023-10-31 14:10:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Three
Mana Skills Kill
Break of Autumn, Week 1, Day 4
[Congratulations! Mana Sense is now Level 2!]
[Congratulations! Mana Sense is now Level 3!]
[Congratulations! Mana Sense is now Level 4!]
[Congratulations! Mana Sense is now Level 5!]
“Yes!” I grinned as I snapped my eyes open and pulled off my sleep mask, “Finally.”
<...
2023-10-25 21:26:15 +0000 UTC
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Okay!! Haze is fully up to the ten advance chapters and the Otherworldly Book Purchase tier is officially closed!!!
Happy Monday friends!
2023-10-23 21:58:40 +0000 UTC
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Travelogue 2
The Road to Wig
The Knights of the Dusk knew how to handle harsh conditions. They spent most of their active duty camping in the woods and traveling on foot. They did not, however, spend a lot of time traveling with children –let alone a noble child. So, they had initially opted to stop at least once each day so Lady Eunora could stretch her legs and have a comfortable meal. And if she had asked, they would have stopped more. The knighthood was meant to be at th...
2023-10-23 21:56:14 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-Two
Your First Spellbook
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 4
When we stopped for the night, I was once again filled with dread of what monsters the wilderness could bring. But, fortunately, when I bathed, there were no more eldritch beings hiding as bars of conditioner. It was all as it should be – and it even came with a welcome notification.
[Congratulations! Inspect is now Level 4!]
I thought, then, that...
2023-10-23 15:21:09 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty-One
Absorption
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 4
The world was black, dark, and everything was pain. Time blurred. I couldn’t tell if it was mere moments or hours –every second stretched with the pain. I was sure I was going to be consumed by the abyss. It would devour me. I would be nothing but a little girl in agony for the rest of time. I would never get a chance to grow up, to become a new woman, to take back what was taken fro...
2023-10-23 12:57:48 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Forty
Offense
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 4
Dame Arella and Klein gave me curious looks, but I ignored them as I paid for the spellbook.
It was as we meandered around the rest of the square that Klein pointed out a toy shop. In the window was a pristine white bunny with black embroidered eyes. It was clearly expertly crafted and looked perfectly stuffed.
“You should get that,” he said, not unkindly, “It’s better than ...
2023-10-22 21:12:51 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Thirty-Nine
Established Agency
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 4
It didn’t last long. Because as soon as I took the first sip, Dame Arella made a noise of outrage and went into motion. She must have been in shock before then because, suddenly, I was being lectured on the health issues of children drinking too much caffeine.
“You are a child. Absolutely not,” Dame Arella finished, huffing as she handed the mug back to the...
2023-10-21 02:46:43 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Thirty-Eight
Bliss
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 3
I stared at the mass of text. The Skill was different. Not just in the regular enhancements but in the actual description.
[Shadow Animation: As a Young Lady of Darkness, you have summoned the unseen and commanded the world of the stalker. Now the unseen will use your soul and the spirits of darkness to fuel a creation of shadow. Through your strength of will and the will of ...
2023-10-17 17:31:26 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Thirty-Seven
Divinity Is Too Much
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 3
“Let’s go to dinner. It’ll be better than camp food.”
Dame Arella was trying to coax me out from the center of the bed, where I was still huddled, clutching Haze as if he were my only lifeline.
“I–” I wanted to refuse. To sleep the embarrassment away.
Morloch’s words filled my head.
Eat, grow, practice, learn.
“All rig...
2023-10-12 16:44:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello!!!
I am going to be closing the Otherworldly Book Purchase Tier! There are only four slots left (I only have four books).
This is due to one main reason: I'm going to be releasing a different $10 tier with at least five more chapters, if not more, by the end of October.
This new tier won't come with a book, though.
However, if you are currently at the $10 tier, look forward to seeing some additional chapters next week! Your current pledge wil...
2023-10-12 14:51:16 +0000 UTC
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Divine Tales Two
Divine Menagerie
Time Unknown
“You are a wretched, horrible, incorrigible–” the blue-skinned woman continued to list a string of insults at the man sitting across from her, his face covered by a dark cowl.
“You wound me,” he replied simply, holding up a single arm with a literal bleeding wound. His gold blood seeped through the bandage and dripped onto the table between them.
“Ha.” She scowled ...
2023-10-06 15:59:33 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I have changed Lizzo, the lizard, from Lizzo to Shade. Nothing else has changed but I decided this fit the story better. The previous name broke immersion.
Chapter Thirty-Six
Ragdoll
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 3
For all that I tried to be in control, the anger inside of me wouldn’t abate itself. That, logically, I knew being left alone was not odd. I had been in a room with a single entrance on hallowed ground. There was no...
2023-09-30 14:46:58 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Thirty-Five
Blasphemy
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 3
It was different, this descent. Unlike when Scylla leaped out of her statue, now it seemed as if Morloch —because it had to be Morloch— was taking over the figure and bringing it to life. No longer did his golden blood disappear before it hit the water. Now, it sank into the pool, leaving dark golden streaks. His pale flesh pulsed with life, and the darkness under his cowl ...
2023-09-20 23:42:34 +0000 UTC
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Chapter Thirty-Four
Juvel
Peak of Autumn, Week 5, Day 3
It all blended together, making our way into Juvel. The city was much smaller than Adeline by a factor of ten. That isn’t to say that it was small. The buildings were two or three stories, growing taller the further we went into Juvel, and people were milling about everywhere. Unlike in Adeline, where my arrival was announced, the Dusk Knights didn't draw much attention in Juvel....
2023-09-16 19:56:18 +0000 UTC
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Is she wearing the same uniform as Neil? Gasp! What does that MEAN??
2023-09-15 22:43:54 +0000 UTC
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