Hey everyone,
Firstly, no, the story isn’t being dropped, and it will continue as is. Don’t worry, lol. I just wanted to talk about something on my mind lately—something I’ve been trying to fix the last few days.
Anyway, I got a DM on Discord that made me realize something from one of my author friends. If one person’s feeling a certain way about the story, chances are others are too. I was also feeling kind of same, and it felt good to get a confirmatio...
2024-08-03 14:36:42 +0000 UTC
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Ethan sat in his study, a freshly delivered parchment in hand. His eyes scanned the detailed information about the [Necromancer] Jack had identified. As he read, he absently stroked the feathers of an undead raven perched on his desk, its hollow eye sockets staring blankly ahead.
“Thornhaven, eh?” Ethan mused aloud. “Clever choice for a hideout, I’ll give him that.”
He continued reading, taking note of the [Necromancer]’s description. The mention of animated corpses ma...
2024-07-02 17:43:45 +0000 UTC
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Jack leaned over the sickbed, his eyes scanning the frail form of the child before him. The boy’s skin was a sickly pallor, so pale it seemed almost translucent in the dim light of the infirmary. Jack’s brow furrowed as he made careful notes on a piece of parchment.
“Subject appears severely emaciated,” he muttered, quill scratching across the paper. “His flesh clings to his bones like a tattered shroud, most notably in his arms and legs. In some places, the stark architecture...
2024-07-01 16:20:46 +0000 UTC
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“Well...” Jack said, “I need an assistant,” he said finally.
Ethan blinked, surprised by the sudden request. “Oh.”
“Yes. It will be better if I have an assistant. Quicker. I could’ve created a cure for the blight sooner if I had someone competent. Sir Miller is good, he really is. However, he is not suited for this kind of work. He is strange, really. Regardless, he is not suited for this kind of work. I need a professional, if possible.”
“Sure. Tell me t...
2024-06-28 17:15:20 +0000 UTC
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The heavy doors of the meeting room creaked open as Ethan entered, his face a mask of concern. Roland and another man, Leto, were already seated at the long table, their expressions just what Ethan had expected them to be: grim.
Ethan had promoted Leto after his good work. Taking his place at the head of the table, Ethan drummed his fingers in an anxious rhythm on the polished wood. Taking a breath, he looked at them both.
“Report.” He asked.
Leto cleared his throat. “...
2024-06-26 17:34:18 +0000 UTC
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Ethan stood near a window of his manor, peering through the curtains at the scene unfolding outside.
The once-quiet streets of his estate were now filled with angry voices and raised fists. A sea of townspeople had gathered, their faces contorted with rage and most importantly, fear.
Shouts like “NO MORE LIES!” and “RETURN OUR AURUMS!” drowned everything.
He let the curtain fall back into place, shutting out the accusatory glares. When Leto had informed him the situa...
2024-06-26 17:32:30 +0000 UTC
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AN: I'm finally done with outlining this book and doing a rough map of the next book! Now that we're halfway done with book 1, it's time to crank things up. I hope you remember that one random woman Ethan "saw" in Theo's memories of the bar where he also saw Jack for the first time lol.
Expect two chapters tomorrow. And then, one every day instead of one every other day lol. I'm cranking things up!
Chapter 28
Rosemary crouched by the well, ...
2024-06-25 16:49:59 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 27
Ethan slammed the sealed letter down on the table, rattling the inkwell and sending a stray feather skittering across the parchment. A satisfied smirk stretched across his face as he tossed a hefty pouch of coins onto a pile already overflowing with similar ones. Hector’s shipment was dealt with.
The soap business was practically booming.
Though, yes, I need to get these pouches transferred instead of letting them sit here....
2024-06-22 17:46:50 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 26
“Sir Thomas, what are you doing here?” Ethan asked, surprised at the man’s arrival.
Thomas was a burly man. Not just large, he was a mountain of a man. Encased in dented and polished steel plate, his chest seemed broad enough to shield two men. Beneath his helm, a grizzled beard the color of iron filings spilled over the mail protecting his neck. He was old, too. One hand, the size of a dinner plate, rested casually on the pommel of a lon...
2024-06-19 18:36:20 +0000 UTC
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AN: I am back >_<
Thank you for waiting.
I changed the last sentence in the last chapter to this:
—because the tax collectors arrived that week, knocking at Holden’s doors.
Anyway, here is the chapter.
Chapter 25
The day the tax collectors arrived started normal enough with the pre-dawn light filtering weakly through Ethan’s window, pulling him from sleep. He stretched, yaw...
2024-06-19 18:33:38 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 24
Excitement warred with apprehension within Ethan.
He’d narrowly escaped the horrifying potential consequences of Connecting with a Constellation’s “embrace”—which was very unlike an embrace—and now, the prospect of summoning his [Familiar] was lucrative. Not only was it lucrative, he was looking forward to it. Really.
But how? How to summon the [Familiar]? Will it be dangerous, again? I should...
2024-06-14 17:03:07 +0000 UTC
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First thing first, I just got signed with Aethon Books! Super excited! >_<
Second, between traveling back home, juggling talking to a few publishers and signing the contract, preparing for Eid (I'm Muslim; Eid is a festival), and writing whenever I get the time, and other stuff, I've been super busy and haven't had the time to update recently. It's been 3 days since the last update.
I know not a lot of time.
BUT--I feel the need to be transparent and com...
2024-06-13 16:01:54 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 23
Constellation: Sunder
Type: Destruction, Chaos, Entropy
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Affinity: Severing, Destruction
Description: Unlike most of the other Constellations, Sunder is amongst the first to appear amidst the chaos and command respect from everyone. It is described as shining with thousands of small stars within, hinting at a complex an...
2024-06-10 16:04:37 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 22
Derrick straightened from his kneeling position, wiping dust off his hands. The pungent aroma from the concoction on the table had intensified, swirling around the strange assortment of ingredients. He gestured towards the diagram drawn on the floor in chalk, its lines glowing faintly with a luminescence.
“There you have it, my lord,” said Derrick. “The ritual circle is complete. All that’s left is the potion and your focus.”
Et...
2024-06-07 14:02:31 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 21
The ornately carved doors of Ethan’s private meeting room shut behind Derrick just as Roland bowed to Ethan and left. “Greetings, my lord,” Derrick said. “It’s time for our first class.”
Derrick was a man with a salt-and-pepper beard that spoke of years spent in the unforgiving elements.
“Apologies for the delay, my lord,” Derrick said, inclining his head in a gesture of respect.
Ethan offered a curt nod. “No worri...
2024-06-05 13:56:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 20
Ethan sat on the chair opposite his sister inside his manor. He’d been shocked to find Juliana waiting inside when he’d returned from Artos’s forge. While a part of him was always happy to see Juliana, part him was skeptical and suspicious—and the latter part far outweighed the former. For what purpose was she here? Had their father, the king, finally lost his patience with Theo? It was a possibility. One he was not looking forward t...
2024-06-02 14:39:20 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 19
The following morning—having slept soundly for the first time in weeks, Ethan donned his finest attire: polished leather boots, a crisp linen shirt, and a heavy furred cloak that denoted his noble status. Done, he rode on his carriage toward the structure that housed the Inventors Guild, a guild tasked with maintaining a record of inventions and ensuring no one infringed on another’s creation.
Inside the Inventor’s Guild, polished marble ...
2024-05-30 16:18:27 +0000 UTC
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