Plum Parrot

Neon Dust - Cover Art

Hey all! I posted chapter 15 today - let's celebrate! Here's some art I commissioned for the project. It was done by the same artist who made my Vainglory cover - Hugo A. Ruiz (@hartcomic on IG).

I gave him a general idea with a few details about the characters, and this was his very creative interpretation. I think it's great! :)

Anyway, we've got 15 chapters available to tier 2 and 3 patrons now! I'll keep plugging away at them, and as I accumulate more, I'll add them to tier ...

Neon Dust 1.15 - Attention

Here's our next chapter! Love to hear your feedback! I'm glad to see some people are enjoying the story so far.

-Plum

15 – Attention

As the man’s words registered, Addie felt like she was drifting out of herself. Normal folks can’t see dust? Was that right? Had she seen something other people hadn’t noticed when she’d watched those glittering motes of sparkling…stuff pour ou...

Vainglory 2.19 - Buzzing Sounds

Thanks for reading and supporting my stories, folks :)

I hope you enjoy this first part of the spire.

-Plum

19 – Buzzing Sounds

When they emerged from the horse-drawn cab on the steps of the spire, the trio of adventurers took a minute to settle their backpacks and secure their weapons before climbing up to the heavy, wrought-iron gates. As they approached, Ward coul...

Victor 9.34 - Elemental Lessons

Enjoy the chapter! It was hard not to have a cliffhanger this time, folks! I'll warn you now; until Victor gets out of this dungeon, expect some cliffs, haha.

Have a great day, and thanks for reading and supporting my writing :)

-Plum

Victor exhaled, infusing his breath with frigid Energy. A plume of frosty air exploded from his lips, instantly dropping the ambient temperature and bathing th...

Vainglory 2.18 - Alagenny's Spire

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-Plum

18 – Alagenny’s Spire

The Iron and Ivy was, as Lisa had requested, “posh.” The front façade was marble and, as the name implied, decked in wrought iron embellishments around the windows, on the stairs, and around the doors that were well grown over with carefully manicured ivy vines. Insid...

Victor 9.33 - The Crucible of Fire

Hello, dear readers! Here's today's chapter. Sorry it's late, but I've had a rough day dealing with a migraine. I wanted to make this chapter longer, to resolve the, uh, thing at the end, but I felt lucky to get this much done. So, here's my pre-emptive apology for the cliff hanger.

Thanks so much for your support,

-Plum

Victor stood, chest heaving, atop the latest pile of bodies, the remain...

Neon Dust 1.14 - Fight Night

Hi, everyone :) Enjoy another Neon Dust chapter! Yay :)

-Plum

14 – Fight Night

Tony found a spot on the mats—laid out for the fighters to use for stretching and warming up—and used one of the gym’s nylon jump ropes to do just that. He was getting a lot of looks. Some people seemed curious about him, but others were straight-up mad-dogging him to the point where he was wondering if th...

Vainglory 2.17 - Westview

Happy Friday, folks :)

I hope you enjoy the chapter!

17 – Westview

“So,” Lisa said, “shall we fetch our grimoires and meet back here in five minutes?”

Ward nodded, hopping to his feet. It never ceased to amaze him how limber and strong his body was. Back in his old life, getting up off the floor would have involved some grunting, groaning, and a lot more clambering. “Sounds good.”...

Victor 9.32 - The Mountain Speaks

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-Plum

Victor stopped in his tracks when he heard the voice in his head. It was deep and grating, and the depth and gravity of it alone would have been enough to give him pause, but the words—the words sent his heart hammering like it wanted to escape his chest. Had it said one of “our” kind? His mind wanted to dispute his memory or his comprehension. Maybe the word had b...

Neon Dust 1.13 - Spark

Here's another chapter for you all :) I hope you enjoy it!

-Plum

13 – Spark

When Addie and Tony arrived on Boxer Boulevard, the street fair was already well underway. Standing on the corner of Reliant and Boxer, she turned to Tony, ready to say some parting words, but his gaze was panning left to right, taking in the busy scene. Boxer corpo-sec were out in full force, keeping the revelry “peacefu...

Vainglory 2.16 - Extending Trust

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-Plum

16 – Extending Trust

It turned out that Ward’s prediction for a productive and enjoyable sea voyage didn’t jinx them and bring down the wrath of the heavens, at least for the next few days. He, Haley, and Lisa fell into an easy routine. Each morning after breakfast, Haley would practice her Gopah for hours while Lisa spent time going over basic sword-fighting drills ...

Victor 9.31 - The Key

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-Plum

“Yes, Your Grace, according to the historical documents, Longar Fray was King of Iron Mountain some three thousand and twenty years ago. It was his son, Cadman, who first took the oath and joined the empire.”

Victor nodded and gave the young man another appraising look. He was another Haveshi—Draj’s fourth son, Sonland, the senior archivist for the duchy. “But I thought Iron Mountai...

Vainglory 2.15 - Answers

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Thanks for all of your support and feedback!

-Plum

(PS I changed the title of this chapter - it used to be 'Clearing the Air,' but I already used that one, hehe.)

15 – Answers

As soon as Ward left Lisa’s room, Grace was there, hissing, “I almost tried to surprise her like I did with the guy in the alchemist’s shop! I could t...

Victor 9.30 - Barrier

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-Plum

With his banner blazing, Victor led the way deeper into the vast, steeply descending tunnel. Loose boulders here and there, dust, and rubble marked their progress, but other than that, the tunnel was empty. Such a sizeable subterranean space in a wild System-controlled world seemed like it ough...

Neon Dust 1.12 - Migas

Here's another chapter! I told you folks I was going to take this one slow. There will be lots of character/relationship building. Lots of flavor text. Tony and Addie will both be progressing, but it's not going to be a quick run-up in power. I hope you're enjoying it :)

Have a great day!

-Plum

12 – Migas

When Tony got back to the shop, Bert was just waking up, turn...

Neon Dust 1.11 - Stop Killing Time

Here's another chapter! I'm still having a lot of fun with this one, but my life outside of writing has been really rough for the last couple of weeks. My mom's having trouble with her hip, and I've had to take her to a lot of appointments and spend a lot of time helping her out. Anyway, the point is that I'm sorry these ND chapters aren't coming super fast, but hopefully, things will get resolved, and I'll have a bit more free time.

Enjoy the chapter! :)

Vainglory 2.14 - Midnight Confessions

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-Plum

14 – Midnight Confessions

“How,” Grace asked, leaning close to the display on the hemograph, “do you have so much mana and all these attributes beyond baseline?”

“I…don’t know,” Haley muttered, her eyes locked on the chart.

Ward didn’t think it was so complicated. “She must gather mana when she’s doing Gopah. I mean, if you ask me, it...

Victor 9.29 - Into the Mountain

Victor's getting into something here. What could it be? :)

Enjoy~

-Plum

When Victor stepped out of Florent’s strange, crackling black portal, he felt the mountain before he saw it. It was like being a little kid and standing in the shadow of a giant. The presence was heavy, though Iron Mountain was just passively being; it wasn’t trying to crush him with the weight of its aura, nor was it filled with any pal...

Vainglory 2.13 - Secrets in the Blood

Enjoy the chapter! Sorry, it's late - it's been a rough day.

13 – Secrets in Blood

“Sorry, mate, but Captain Lemon don’t want folks nosing around the body. Not ‘til he has a chance to speak to the missus about sending it into the sea.” The crewman standing before the door was burly and, despite the chilly sea air, had a sheen of oily sweat on his face. His shirt looked like it had given up trying to hold itself together a few voya...

Victor 9.28 - Placing Trust

More conversations - hopefully interesting, at least. Have a great day :)

-Plum

“…and so, with another few weeks of pressure, I’m confident we can force a duel. I don’t know how the rumors are spreading, but the fact that you’ve been sequestered for the better part of two weeks is working in our favor. Even in Gloria, there are whispers that Thorn badly injured you, and my agents in Lovania seem to think that Que...

Vainglory 2.12 - Murder

Here you go, folks! Enjoy :)

12 – Murder

Ward was looking directly at Lisa when the scream rang out, and she looked convincingly startled. He only had that thought because part of his mind was already suspicious of her, and he couldn’t help wondering about the odd coincidence of her meandering over to them moments before the outburst. More shouts, including the captain barking orders, broke him from his mental analysis of Lisa�...

Victor 9.27 - Meetings

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-Plum

As the heavy, rune-inscribed door to his vault thunked open and air hissed out, Victor inhaled deeply, suddenly aware of how stale the vault’s atmosphere had become. He had a moment to wonder if there’d been any oxygen left in it at all and whether bad air could affect his epic Quinametzin constitution before he heard a startled gasp and the clatter of something fallin...