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Illyxa and Gragya - 12

Chapter 12: Authority

“Ow…” Gragya groaned, rubbing her cheek after being slapped. “What was that for?”

Hyi narrowed her eyes as she continued to walk down the cobblestone lane. “I saw you looking at those… women across the street.”

“So?” Gragya asked, hurrying after the currently irate elf.

“That’s not proper behaviour for someone out shopping with her wife,” Hyi said, her nose held high.

“We’re not actually married,” G...

Crimson Stars - 2

[Fair warning, this gets a bit bloody and violent. Because Vampires.]

2. Rendezvous

Yamaloka System

We were the Resistance. We were fighting the good fight. Showing the Vampires that humanity was not broken, even after all these centuries. We still had spines.

I’d signed up in the name of vengeance and justice.

And somehow that had turned into my sitting in a warehouse, cleaning my scattergun while we waited for a dealer to pick up the narcotics we�...

Emily vs. Nemza

I figured I should have at least one drawing for the climactic battle.

Emily World Map

Simply, for ease of understanding.

[Edit: now with mountains to be less empty.]

Uké’el Illustration

With a dwarf.

And a very minimalistic background. 😅

Sukura Illustration

I may have done overly thick line art on this one. 😅

Emily: New Cover

New title and cover art to be grabbier for publication.

(I should paint more. It looks more professional.)

Battle for the Questionable Shirt

I saw that it apparently exists and realised I had too many OCs who’d want to wear it. So they get to fight over it.

And, yes. I had to draw Ne’avo wearing that outfit. (Though, more goth, because she’s a dark elf.)

Aara Illustration

I am somewhat unsure about it, but I’m not sure what to do better. 

Nemza Novel Illustration

Going to have a small number of illustrations in published version of Emily’s story. Not every chapter like HaProTGirl, but… maybe 6?

Ne’avo Novel Illustration

She’s a dork.

Nosu Ref Art

Wanted to get her design a little more hammered out.

Crimson Stars - 1

1. Graduates

A soft rapping on my casket woke me from my death-sleep. Blinking to regain moisture on my eyes, the internal sensors of the sleeper coffin noticed I was awake and activated the lights. They were soft, attuned to vampiric vision, and so easily adjusted to.

“We’ve arrived, Lady Nosu,” I heard Opiekun’s voice call out.

Still, it never paid to be sloppy, so I slipped on my pince nez sunglasses, as awkward as the movements were in the confined space...

Gragya Being Cool

A silly Calvin and Hobbes reference, while trying to come up with plans for what she’ll do in the 2nd book.

(The outfit is because they’re in Brazil in that book, hosted by the army as part of a UN special operation.)

Illyxa Going Full Goblin

Giving her science is dangerous.

(It seemed like a fun meme to put her in, while thinking about the sequel.)

Szlachta - Vampire Princess

Trying to draw the affable butch vampire princess. Not the best art effort, though. 😅

I Want To Go Home - 32 - Final

Home

When the detachment from Lanara had arrived, the Elven and Dwarven generals at its front, we found out they had little patience regarding waiting for Ne’avo’s coronation. I had asked if they’d brought any high priests with them, only to get confused stares until they pointed out they expected me to do it. Thankfully, as a deity, it turned out I didn’t have to engage in any fancy ceremonies to invoke the gods. I just had to place a crown on her head and say that I...

I Want To Go Home - 31

A Chance to Breathe

Waiting just long enough to confirm that Nemza had called upon no dark magic to undo her death in the immediate term, I turned my attention to the others. A quick look told me that Ne’avo was emotionally drained and exhausted, but in acceptable health. Sukura was still bleeding, but stable enough she wouldn’t need magical healing.

Turning further, though, I saw that Kel was—

“Aara, please check on Sukura,” I said, before rushing down to Kel’...

I Want To Go Home - Rename?

The title is kind of a mouthful and I’m trying to figure out a new title. 

Current thoughts are 

“I awoke as a Goddess… when I was already on HRT!?”
or
“When Saving the World Has On The Job Training”

Not sure of either of those, though. Might think of more options. 

I Want To Go Home - 30

Deities and Usurpers

Climbing up the stairs with the toxin of Nemza’s stinger flowing through my body proved to be something of a mistake. My head began to spin as I made my way up. I tried to shake it off, to push through the confusion, but—

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The monsoon was late this year. That was bad news for our farm. I worried how Nilam was going to take the stress. We may not have ever been truly in love, but that didn’t mean I didn’t care for him, and he was already so—<...

I Want To Go Home - 29

The Holy City

And then we saw the city.

I somewhat wished I’d not showered such high praise onto Lanara, because it left me lacking in words to describe the Holy City. Great spires rose over it, dominating the horizon as much as Toronto’s skyline ever could. Yet these towers were not the simple boxes of a modern skyscraper. Something like the old Art Deco skyscrapers in New York would have probably just barely been able to sit as one of the plainer spires. There was somethin...

I Want To Go Home - 28

The New North, Weak and Conquered

The Generals had managed to convince the Ignobian Dwarves to land their army just outside the city walls. The besieging forces had then been forced to move against their landing parties, getting peppered by magic and arrows from the city walls. Meanwhile, myself and most of the others were sent down to strike from the opposite portion of the walls, forcing the Janzori armed to fight me to separate from the main army. It was only Ne’avo who was kept ...

MerMay Epilogue

Epilogue

Maraĵa stood there, staring at Thusitha. The amazonian woman was currently wearing a dress that flowed around her figure in a breathtaking way, but, well… it also looked like the sort of thing Maraĵa couldn’t possibly ever afford. Which meant Thusitha was severely overdressed for her dinner plans.

“Forgot how good I look in a dress, did you?” Thusitha asked, leaning against the wall of her new suite.

Their new suite, Thusitha had said the night before, t...

Crimson Stars Cover

I wasn’t able to resist making the cover for the Sapphic Vampire Space Opera. I might polish it up a little more, but it’s definitely good enough for Scribblehub. 

I Want To Go Home - 27

War and Politics

The battle started the next afternoon. The defenders of Lanara needed time to prepare for an offensive, having been pushed so close to their breaking point. Even if the core strategy of the battle was the same as most of my other fights: I flew into the middle of the enemy and started throwing around simple spells made potent by pouring absurd amounts of magicka into them. It was a winning ‘tactic’, and there seemed no reason to mess with what worked.

So, wh...

Lessons In Lesbianism - 8

Home

The buzz of her alarm clock dragged Olivia out of bed hours before she felt prepared for it. The sun, obnoxiously, was already up, so going back to bed seemed impractical. She just had to pretend her internal clock wasn’t convinced it was 4:30 am.

Trudging downstairs, she found her mother making breakfast. Nothing complicated, just some fried eggs, bacon, and store bought hash browns, but it was filling at least. As she ate her mother asked her some questions that she mum...

I Want to Go Home - 26

Secrets and Truths

We kept out over the water, avoiding the armies surrounding the city. Approaching, we saw that the city had taken quite a bit of damage, but the walls seemed to have held.

And what walls they were. Even from the air I could tell they were impressively tall, white marble capped in gold. There had to be magic behind the way they were still standing, glistening and seemingly undamaged.

The city within, judging from the portions that were still standing, had...

I Want To Go Home - 25

Journey Towards Darkness

After the ceremony, the others had gone to bed. Sure, Uké’el didn’t sleep, but she still found the quiet hours a good time to engage in her rituals to refresh herself, and then to relax.

Which meant I was left alone. I could have tried to sleep, but I was too distracted by the strings. Trying to open my mind to what they could mean, there was nothing I could pick up from them. It seemed they were indeed only a sign of a connection. There was nothing...

I Want To Go Home - 24

Self Direction

My night had been sleepless. I’d recovered from my exhaustion after Guuji, and so had no need for it. Physically.

Mentally, I wished sleep could have taken me out of my thoughts for a while. Guilt and anger bubbling together. I didn’t know if I blamed myself or Nemza more.

I hadn’t managed to fix my mood as the hints of dawn began to crawl up the eastern horizon, but I’d had enough of staring blankly into the ocean. I walked back to the temple, doing...

Falx Design Sketch

I just wanted to do something quick and simple.