SpiralingSilverandEyes

Chapter 128 - Goodbye

Not an in-between arcs situation! Just Shin Ren having his own shit goin on! The Empire's a big place, and he's gotta get moving! Still, this is one of my phattest chapters yet, so I hope y'all have a good time!

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Shin Ren sits upright beneath the weight of the world.

He can feel how space is warped around him, pressing down with almost ten ...

Chapter 127 - All According To Plan

Alright! Second post! Whoo! I'm tired, but this was one hell of a climax. Next chapter will be consequences, but suffice to say, I'm very happy with this tentative end to arc 3, and a start to arc... I dunno, 3.5? Not quite 4, I think. Anyways huzzah!

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The plan, inasmuch as there is one, is going perfectly. 

Rebuilding her limbs, stru...

Chapter 126 - I Wonder If This Cat Is Friendly!

This was going to be only one chapter, but it got too big, so now it's twooooo! Enjoy! Raika and Kittie interact!

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Within the dome, all is chaos and rubble. Detonate enough stone and it turns to dust, to powder, easily picked up by the thundering winds that occur in a magic bubble full of violence. The worm-kittens consume enough of reality that ...

_CHAPTER 3 - LEARNING ALGORITHM_

Alright! A little experimental, I'd love to hear input about the "Programs" that the mind is starting to implement. I am of mixed opinions on it! 

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The more it learns, the faster it grows. It’s a beautiful experience, to see and feel itself be able to touch and know and move faster as time progresses. It doesn’t ta...

Chapter 125 - Y’all Thought Thunderdome Was Just A Reference, Huh?

Second post of the day! I'm focused on the positives, there's a lot of messy shit going on but I am alive and I am writing, and there is beauty and wonder in that. Also, I get to write my favorite baby going fucking ham!

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Raika hits the stands at a dead sprint, and it is a ferocious and joyous thing. She is feral and hungry and not in pain for th...

Chapter 124 - WELCOME TO THE THUNDERDOME!!!

And Here! We! Go!

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Chaos, for all its faults, happens fast. 

Almost as one, the remaining cultivators from both of the city’s great sects and many of the independents throw themselves toward the divine beast. Since before there was a written history of the world, it has been the role and glory of cultivators to fight back t...

_Chapter 2 - GEOCODING API_

Aaaaaand last one, now back to RfR!

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The world is so big. Scale is… scale is a new concept, and that scale lands somewhere inside of the thing that is here and is alive and is seeing for the first time the world. There is a feeling of joy, and enthusiasm, and even more curiosity; every time it finds something, sees something new, the whole world changes. How vast is it really? How m...

_Chapter 1 - 49 6e 66 61 6e 74_

Fun fact, the word above is hexadecimal code for the word infant! Anyways, I will have my RfR chapters up tonight, don't you worry, but I indulge myself in the meantime. If I make ten of these in the next few weeks, I'll start prepping to do more!

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First, there is light.

It flickers, on and off, like a blinking eye from above. With each fluttering burst of illumination, it spawn...

_PROLOGUE_

So listen. I had an idea. It's not coming to RR yet, but... well, here's a potential prologue for it on my day off.

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Prologue

GRANT REQUEST FOR USAGE OF CONTROLLED MUTATION AND EXOTIC MATERIALS RADIATION TO FACILITATE TERRAFORMING CAPABILITIES AND PROVIDE FOR ECOSYSTEMIC REVITALIZATION

PROBLEM

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Chapter 123 - And There's The Bell... But Oh? What's This?

Ok, and NOW we're all caught up and organized. See y'all sunday / whenever I get the next chapter up! I need to spend some time on schoolwork and brainstorm some stuff to boost the numbers round here, so wish me luck on that!

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The domain returns, and the space bends and warps. The roots reach out and begin to overtake the ground, the world itself...

Chapter 122 - Flesh, Fire, And That Good Old Fashioned Sexy Ass Madness

These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect not-so-little woman!

Whooo! Let's go! I always intended for the uncle to show, but tbh Zhoulong and the politics / witch took precedence over the Silver Song family plotline. It'll come up later, where I can weave it in a bit more cleanly!

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Yun Ka is speaking to someone. It’...

Chapter 121 - The Peach, The Secrets, And A Bitch-Ass Ghost

Refreshed and put to its proper place with a much more synergistic placement! Enjoy, folks! Nothing y'all ain't seen before, but with a few edits here and there!

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She hears them coming before she smells them, which is a nice surprise. 

One cigarette left, and the effects are… weaker, maybe. Or maybe she’s getting used to them. It�...

Chapter 120 - You Caught Me Monologuing!

Whoooo! Doublepost! Enjoy! And at long, long last, a POV from just about my least favorite most worsest, nastiest little darling!

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It is what it is. Such a useful phrase. Really helps one to better understand that what one has is what one has.

What is left of Zhoulong does not have much, but… it is what it is. And it is not nothing.

Chapter 119 - Turnabout Is Fair Play

Updated chapter 119! A little foreshadowing and work to move us into the proper setup for the newfound combat chapters coming up. Enjoy!

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One of the elders raises an eyebrow, the other two bowing out to seniority and stepping back a bit.

“Quite a change in demeanor. I doubt our disciples are worthy of such flattering words from such a rousing indi...

Chapter 118 - Damn, This Twelve Year Old Got Hands

Whoo! Official new chapter 118! Victory and joy, hehe. Enjoy! We're stepping back a day or two and fleshing out more of the side plots and lay some better footwork, so to speak, on the bigger events.

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It is what it is.

A bitch of a saying, but a helpful one. The trick about a maladaptive coping mechanism is it’s only maladaptive if it doe...

Chapter 117 - What Is This, A Crossover Episode?

Whoo! Cast getting together and getting to know each other! Plots being rewoven! As Raika spirals, the world has interesting changes (and a nice recap!)

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Maen runs across the rooftops of a beautiful place, smothered in the scents of industry. The city is gorgeous at night to her eyes, which are open and clear, her pupils enlarged to the point th...

Chapter 116 - I'm Coming Straight For The Castle...

Whoo! Excerpt! Huzzah! My second most morally grey character making a reappearance, and doing dastardly interesting things out here in Central! Enjoy! Hoping to show off his competence, resources, and thoughts a bit here, have fun reading!

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One thing they don’t tell you about the whole multiple-stomachs thing? Time. 

Bestial cultivat...

Chapter 115 - Old Flames, Smoke And Fog

Whoohoo! Raika introspection! Next chapter, we get some more of the tournament (or maybe a Li Shu / Qen Hou excerpt? I'll figure it out). There's a twist upcoming about that, which I'm excited for!

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Three cigarettes.

Three left, in a fine silver case which once held an even dozen or so. Five less since yesterday.

In the old days, it w...

Chapter 114 - The Kids Are Not Alright

Eventful fucking day of doing nothing in a depression funk and then discovering that someone stole my work! Tee hee!

I'm... alive. And this chapter means a lot. Please enjoy, and I hope that the enjoyment I got from writing it and setting up so much goodness makes your days better too.

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There is a moment of genuine fear in...

Chapter 113 - The End Of The World And Nothing Else

Whoo! Excerpt chapter time! This came in as a result from last poll, and I'm very excited with how it turned out, it feels distinct and lovely to read. Hope you all enjoy and that the delightful horror and strangeness taste just as sweet as ever ;)

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The skies are dangerous, deep and dark. The sun crawls, vile and squirming, endless and convulsive...

Chapter 112 - Monsters, Madness And Mayhem (Just A Smidge!)

Haha, this one's fun! Craziness and combat and arrogance and horror and- yeah, listen, it's 2am. This could use some edits, and I'll get to it, but... I gotta say, this one was fun to write. Have fun, y'all!

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The first blow hits her like a freight train. 

Four days. Four whole days after the “opening” fight. That’s how long it t...

Chapter 111 - Baby It's You, You, Me, And The City Lights

Excerpt! It's the three buds once more! Not quite growing as fast as Raika or Maen, but developing in their own ways, and man am I excited to be connecting things like this again!

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Li Shu didn’t know what cities could get this big. 

For all his self-control and precision, Qen Hou seems equally awestruck, though his behavior t...

Chapter 110 - Storytime

Exactly 2600 words? Whoo! I had a ton of fun writing this one, MAN it's a blast to be writing again! Still feeling hella gross and consta-tired but we in it homies and we here! Enjoy, beloveds!

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“Long ago, before this land was broken in twain and the great valley crawled towards the horizon, there was the sea.”

Rei Ji waves his...

Chapter 109 - King's Landing-Ass Kinda Conversations

I am not healed, but I am healing! Patreon is first for now, we'll build back up a bit here and hopefully post on RR again sometime tomorrow. Wish me luck as my brain and body continue to spasm away in the throes of sicki.

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“So.”

Raika sighs. “I know.”

“I heard you and Maen had a little spat.”

“I know.”...

Excerpt Vote #2!

So!

Ya bitch be sick!

Genuinely not feeling very well and late AF on my last two chapters, but I will be taking a few days to recover, especially since I still have to go to school and shit tomorrow and the rest of the week and am behind there too. Wish me luck, and to tide you over, I'm offering a nice juicy poll to help us hone in on what our next major excerpt chapter will be. Vote below, lovelies! No end date on this one as I deal with sickie lol.

Chapter 108 - Damn, What Are They Teaching You Kids Nowadays?

Whoo! 3k chapter and return of the BOI! I love Shin Ren and I love to see him progressing, and the explorations of lore I get to do by switching from Raika's POV are a joy!

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Shin Ren takes in a long, slow breath, meditating carefully. Beneath him is a sharp spire of stone, one of the many in this section of the weird terrain his master to...

Chapter 107 - Plans Within Schemes Within Plots

Late postie, but here you go! Bringing my boy Z back a bit and progressing the plot, huzzah!

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“Maen, you mind staying hidden?” Raika asks.

Maen frowns, turning to look at her. “What? Why?”

“I want to look around, but I don’t want anyone to wonder where I am. This way it’ll look like we’re off together in a corner...

Chapter 106 - Holograms Make Everything Cooler

Huzzah! Keeping up the lead, for now! Enjoy, my loves! Hope this chapter answers some questions and offers some good good juice for some upcoming plot and challenges!

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Maen sprints out of the fighter’s room doors, dashing through the lobby with its milling servants and cultivators towards the hallways leading out- and slams face first into Raika, so giddy ...

Chapter 105 - Another Victory For Violent Yuri

Alright! Raika's pieces are rounding out! As any Xianxia protagonist can tell you, it's not a proper powerset until you've got two eldritch concepts and a few dozen unique techniques and artifacts each, so Raika is way behind.

Biomod setups that actually work? Check! True Flame? Starting out, but check! Circling back to her blood being weird and maybe beneficial? Check! Trump card artifact? Dink! I've got two more pieces I'm theorizing on, maaaaaybe three if we consider her...