Nyx Nyghtingale

Amara's Evil Timeline

(Content Warning: Death, Mind Control)

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Amara’s blood raced, fire coursing through her veins. There was freedom in her movements, true freedom that only came from complete abandonment of pretense, and her thoughts were fixated on stopping Vee.

I can't go to Hell. I don't belong there! I WON'T LET HER!

She barely registered what was happening, as her instincts had long ago taken control. She hardly even felt the dozens of s...

Vee & Amara's First Date - Reflection

When I first thought of the idea to write a series of Patron-Only One Shots following the end of Book Four, I had a really great time thinking of different ideas to put in the poll. Many of the ideas came from all of you, of course, but not all of them. (For the record, the D&D adventure was entirely my idea. Arguably, so was the Evil Timeline, as it was something I've joked about in the Discord before, but someone did legitimately request it when I asked for ideas.)

Anyways, one id...

Best Girl Poll: Round 3!

With only 18% of the vote, everyone's favorite SuccuMommy, Evelyn Lamour, has been eliminated from the running! We now only only three remaining contestants: Amara, Vee, and Chloé. There's only two votes left, and then we'll have the final winner of our little contest!

Ask Me Anything!

As I'm sure you all know, I've been celebrating the end of Book Four with a series of (hopefully) fun and silly posts. Now that we're finished voting on the special, Patron-Only chapters I'll be writing the next two weeks, I wanted to keep the fun going with some Q&A's!

First and foremost, myself! I know, how egotistical of me. However, it's been over a year since I last ran a Q&A focused on myself, and that was before Book Two was even finished. Since Book Four marked the end o...

Vee & Amara's First Date

The smell of fresh, hot coffee filled Amara’s senses, and she took a deep breath of appreciation as she watched her morning beverage slowly fill. She propped her elbows on the counter as she leaned forward, then closed her eyes as another yawn overpowered her. In her detached, tired state, she barely registered the hellfire sparks that leapt from her mouth, skipping and dancing through the air before vanishing in tiny puffs of smoke. Her tail, previously wrapped around her leg, now unravele...

One-Shot Vote: Week Two, Round Two

It's time for the final vote! In our first round, D&D Adventure won quite handily, so I suspect there's a good chance it ends up winning here as well. However, my belief in a fair election process demands I put this up for a second vote anyways, so here we are!

Last time, there was also a tie for third between Nick's Day Off and the Band AU. In hopes of not muddying the waters, I used the previous weeks votes as a tie-breaker, which is why Nick's Day Off is present but Band AU is no...

Tessa Ch. 4 - Reflection

It's time, at last, for the final chapter of Tessa's little side story. It's been really interesting for me to show a different side of events for the beginning of SaS, so hopefully it's been similarly enjoyable for all of you as well.

Like all the other chapters, this one isn't the most complex, but I still had plenty of time to dig into the important parts of the story. On a surface level, I was able to show a lot of little events that help explain some of the background details for S...

Tessa Ch. 3 - Reflection

Alright y'all, apparently I messed up. The third chapter of Tessa's Side Story came out way back in April, and I guess I just never wrote a Reflection about it? From the bottom of my heart, I offer the most sincere apology I can.

Still, better late than never, right? Besides, from what I've heard on the Discord, a bunch of you didn't even know I had a Side Story about Tessa, so now is the perfect time to write this!

Anyways, Chapter 3.

Just like in the first chapter, I open ...

Best Girl Poll: Round 2!

With only 9% of the vote, Tessa unfortunately saw the least representation in last week's Best Girl Poll. She has been politely removed from the contest, though she promise she's not bitter, she "didn't want to win this stupid contest anyways."

It's time for Round 2!

One-Shot Vote: Week Two!

Our first One-Shot poll closed at the end of last week, and the winner was "Amara's Evil Timeline!" As I've mentioned before, however, I have two weeks dedicated to writing these One-Shots, and it's time to start the voting for week two.

The options for this vote are all completely the same, with one exception: there is an additional option for those of you that would prefer I start Book Five a week early.

Happy voting!

October Update

It's October! Happy spooky month!

You know what's the spookiest thing of all? Evil cults trying to summon demons into our reality. Do you know where you could find that?

IN MY SECOND BOOK THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW AHHHHHHH

https://books2read.com/CirclesOfChaos

The Aurelius Archives, Book Two: Circles of Chaos is available for purchase right now! This book takes chapters 14-26 of Suddenly A Succubu...

Tessa Ch. 4

The next week was a blur of activity, and Tessa hated how much it felt like studying. After over a year of finding the perfect school/life balance, of knowing exactly how much work to turn in to get a passing grade, Brandon’s bullshit obsession with her was sapping away far too much of her free time. On top of that, she still had no idea why the magic leylines on campus were changing, and what her discovery under Lysander Hall meant.

Thankfully, her strategy seemed to be working. As t...

One-Shot Vote, Part 2!

It's time for the second round! Our previous poll has closed, and I've dropped the three least-popular stories from the running. The three stories cut were:

• Band AU

• Evelyn, Vince, & Rosie

• Nick's Day Off

There are now only three choices remaining, and the winner of this poll is officially the first chapter I'll write. Starting next week, I'll run another poll with all the same choices, except I'll be adding in an option for "Start...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 52 - Reflection

Holy fucking shit, you guys. Book Four is done.

With Book Four now completed, I'm officially a third of the way through Suddenly A Succubus. Act One was always intended to be the first four books of the series, and I couldn't be happier with how it all came together.

This is obviously going to be a pretty long Reflection, so let's buckle up, grab some water, and fucking go for it.

First and foremost, I can finally talk about how difficult it was to pin down the exact structu...

Best Girl Poll!

That's right, folks. With Book Four officially done, it's time to have some fun with one-shots, polls, and other silly nonsense. To start with, I'm asking a very mean question, so I hope you can forgive me.

Who is Best Girl?

This is the first of several Polls that will take place over the course of my month off. The least popular character will be removed from each subsequent poll until we have a final winner.

Let the games begin!

One-Shot Vote!

As I've mentioned earlier, I'll be taking a month off from my usual writing schedule to instead write a series of One-Offs. The first week will the climax of Tessa's Side Story, and the second week will be Vee and Amara's first date. For the two weeks after that, I will be writing whatever chapter you vote for!

Some of these chapters are ideas that exist outside of the normal SaS Canon. These chapters will be marked with an asterisk (*). Below I've written quick summaries of what to exp...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 52

Amara let out a sigh of relief as she set down

SaS 52 Update

I come before you all today with dire news. Recently, I've discovered an unfortunate fact about myself: my mortal shell does, in fact, have limits.

Before I jump into the details, allow me to tip the bandage off as quickly as possible.

Suddenly A Succubus, Ch. 52, is postponed until next week.

From the bottom of my heart, I apologize for this delay. I'm immensely proud of my ability to write and post chapters at a consistent pace, and it's impossible to overstate how much ...

Daughter of Damnation Ch. 7 - Reflection

And so we find ourselves at the end of the road. With only seven chapters, this will probably be the shortest book I ever write, and I couldn't be more thrilled with how it turned out. This chapter in particular was an absolute beast at nearly 16,000 words, and predictably, I'll likely have a lot to say about it.

To start with, a bit of a fun fact with how this chapter starts. In my original outline, chapter seven was going to start later in the adventure, when they were already racing...

Book Two Release Day & Special Offer!

Book Two of The Aurelius Archives, Circles of Chaos, was officially published TODAY!! You can buy it at the following link!

https://books2read.com/CirclesOfChaos

To celebrate this release, I wanted to do a quick breakdown of what exactly has changed between the version published online for free and the versi...

Daughter of Damnation Ch. 7

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Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 51 - Reflection

When I'm plotting out books, and especially when I'm cementing details about the world, it's funny how easy it is to skip over certain things. Take, for example, the first book. I don't mention the name of the college anywhere until chapter 13, simply because I hadn't named it yet.

Often, when I'm trying to make naturalistic sounding dialogue and exposition, it simply doesn't make sense to dig into random details that, presumably, everyone knows. However, there are occasions where I dec...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 51

The city of Ekstápoli had many different parks,

Daughter of Damnation Ch. 6 - Reflection

This was a little bit of a tough chapter to write. See, when I'm planning books, I often have a perfectly clear image of what the ending looks like, and then I work backwards from there. I frequently use Book One of SaS as a good example of this.

The Book needed to end with Amara and Vee fighting, so I needed to spend the entire book building up how and why that happens. With that in mind, I'm able to break down each different plot point so I can build each piece of the final conflict....

September Update

Join my Discord!

https://discord.gg/pZUPnF39u4

It's grown a lot these last few months, and now it's honestly very active. We've got lots of great people, and I'd love to see you join them!

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It's September? Already? Heck.

Other than the ominous dread of the inexorable march of time, this is actually going to be a HUGE month for the Patreon! If you're a paid member, you're...

Book Two Cover Reveal & Publication Announcement!

Hey y'all! Guess what!

Book Two of The Aurelius Archives, Circles of Chaos, comes out on September 12th!

With that in mind, I though you might be interested in seeing the spectacular cover. My artist, Linda Noeran, once again knocked it out of the park. I'm SO happy with how Vee turned around, and I'm floored at how gorgeous this cover is. I love her scars, I love her sword, I love the tiny little hint at her halo, it's immaculate.

Also, I think the general color scheme work...

Daughter of Damnation Ch. 6

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As soon as Evelyn broke line of sight with the motel, the tension in her shoulders lessened somewhat, though she didn’t dare assume the problem was solved. She half-expected a car to come screeching out of the motel parking lot, chasing them down while lobbing bursts of magic, but thankfully no such thing happened. It took several minutes for Zadkiel to quiet their upset daughter, at which point they turned to Evelyn with panic in their voice.

“Witches! H...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 50 - Reflection

Starting this chapter was a little strange. I'd just spent nearly two years building up to one scene, one powerful moment where Vee and Amara finally realize their feelings and confess their love to each other in a storm of rainbows and lightning, and then... it's time to move on. They need to land and have a conversation and time needs to keep turning.

How do I respect the preceding scene while also carrying on with everything it changed?

It's easy to think of what to sa...

Suddenly A Succubus Ch. 50

Gravel crunched and scattered under Amara’s feet as she landed on the roof of Vee’s apartment. Her wings felt unusually sore for how little she’d flown, but given just how much angelic energy she’d fought through to reach Vee, it made sense. Even now, just holding her close made Amara buzz, their conflicting auras all the more noticeable after such an intense show of power from the angel.

Looking at Vee, Amara’s heart melted all over again. She leaned forward for another kiss ...

Daughter of Damnation Ch. 5 - Reflection

The start of this chapter was a welcome break after the high-tension kidnapping from last chapter. I really like the dynamic between Evelyn and Zadkiel, and this is the first time that Zad has seen some concrete proof that maybe Evelyn isn't just trying to ruin his life forever.

Importantly, I also thought it was crucial to see Evelyn working through the lingering emotions that sprang up as she stormed the facility. The goal here was to show that collecting that much power again has bro...