I walked into the sandpit and slowly looked around, making sure the entire pavilion was watching me. “Thank you again for coming here today. Let us begin our first strategy meeting.”
Our humble estate pavilion, the only place with a traditional Emanai sand floor, had been designated as our current ‘war room’. Despite the number of people present, the meeting was private and only t...
2025-05-31 00:14:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe workshop shuddered as the palm met the wall.
I tactically slid further down from the figure looming over me. “Do you want to talk?”
The nostrils flared. “Why?”
As far as the body shapes went, Isra Haleh was a big girl. A very big girl. Not the lamurian six metres in cold weather, but Enoch respectable two-something. Just slightly taller than Irje. Moreover, she w...
2025-05-31 00:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostAikerim’s manor was as impressive as ever. Tall walls enclosed the compound, shielding the luxurious buildings and pavilions away from covetous eyes and thieving hands. Only the wide open entrance gate allowed a rare glimpse of the inside as the manor inhaled carts of produce and disgorged frantic servants, hurrying to fulfil their numerous tasks.
A triumphant Lady of the House was bac...
2025-05-31 00:10:34 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I once again have internet access, but that did not mean I did nothing all this time. As my apologies for absence, please enjoy this multi-chapter dump.
The city greeted us with cheerful ululations, flower crowns and olive branches thrown at our marching feet, and the unmistakable scent of civilisation. Not an outhouse on a hot summer day, but not a rose...
2025-05-31 00:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostBiological terms:
Flow — ‘native’ word for magic. Mostly used by wermages as it is named by how they feel it.
Spark — the ‘glow’ inside the magical humans that only other magical humans can see.
Wermurk, Murk, Merk — ‘baseline’ humans without any magical abilities.
<...
2025-02-23 06:49:35 +0000 UTC View PostRoxanna Kosenya Inayat
“Albin Shebet Chasya, the Speaker of the House of Records!”
Keeping her babe close, Matriarch dismissed the attendant with a flick of her tail. As if that Spark outside needed an introduction. As if there weren’t less males in Samat than fingers on one hand who were allowed to witness her yet unnamed son. As if this was the first time on...
2025-02-23 06:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostAN: My unending apologies for vanishing so suddenly and without proper notice (I was hoping to put that gap between the books but life throws curveballs when one least expects it.) The account is restored and I lowkey glad that it was suspended so that I didn't collect any money without posting any chapters. I hope this is a sufficient end for this book and I will be starting to write 1...
2024-12-24 15:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostAN. I am back. Still alive. Nothing deadly, but my eyes have been a problem for a long while. The current plan is to wrap up this book in the next chapter and then start the next one in earnest as soon as possible. A lot of groundwork had been done already on the third book and i am quite certain what it would contain in the broad strokes. But I might take some time to make sure I would...
2024-08-15 02:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostAN: or so i said... Well what looked to be just a few unwritten paragraphs turned out to be a dead end that felt not only stiff but went nowhere. So i had to cut it away and rewrite it... A handful of times. Now this "part 2" is 8k words long and more of a chapter of its own.
Our conversation didn’t last much longer afterwards — if one could even ...
2024-07-01 08:42:45 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Apologies for my prolonged absence. I had a few RL problems and had to visit a hospital for a bit. Lack of computer and time didn't help me much. As you can see this is just part 1 the larger part 2 will be posted in a few hours (missing a few last paragraphs atm)
“What do you think?”
I put aside a half-finished pitcher of honeye...
2024-06-10 23:54:48 +0000 UTC View PostAN. OK this one took only 10 days, not to make them faster...
Shireen Kamshad Inayat
“Report.”
Her assistant bowed deep. “The other Manors are silent. We caught a few passers-by picking up fragments around your walls, but the rest of the city remains unaware. The fragments were brought inside.”
Shireen rubbed her chin. “What do my...
2024-05-10 22:01:21 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I am alive and back, finally got this one done.
Albin Emanai Wazara
Bragge’s tent was not a true negation vault but its unique magic made it one and that was quite concerning. The insidious taint of Bragge’s hidden artefact not only veiled his plans but, most importantly, his actions and runecraft. Even now, despit...
2024-04-30 08:29:10 +0000 UTC View PostAN. After numerous adjustments, the final Concerto is out. Thank you for your patience.
I was still alive, which was good. With an enchanted rod plunged through my chest, which wasn’t. My partially collapsed lung aside, it was there to make sure I would ‘stay in place’ through some magical means. I had absolutely no idea how it was supposed to do that,...
2024-04-06 16:22:26 +0000 UTC View PostAN: This is the last one of the intermediate chapters and the next one will be the finish of the Concerto. I already started working on the next so I hope the cliff won't last long this time.
Kirana Enoch Kausar
“Huare!” she hissed. “What are you doing!?”
Her sister took her eye aw...
2024-03-17 15:29:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This is to give me (and you) a general idea now long it usually takes to travel from Samat (the red circle in the lower centre) to other nearby regions.
Travel is calculated as either foot travel, river boats, or sail ships with the easiest most common mode of transportation being used as default.
Some examples are:
It takes about 15 days of sailing to travel from Samat to ...
AN: had to rewrite the chapter thrice but this version is much better than the previous two.
Yeva
With an exasperated groan, Yeva threw herself into her chair. Her sandals cluttered on the floor and an unfinished blueprint on the drawing table rustled under her feet. The meeting with Roxanna Inayat was a d...
2024-03-02 00:53:36 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I wanted to finish this part as one chapter but it grew big enough to be two instead. So please enjoy two chapters at once.
Part 1
"That was quite a ‘challenge’, young spear.” Manipular shook her head as I approached her. “I’ve sent you to humble a single wermage in battle, not charge the enemy all by yourself. Wh...
2024-02-10 23:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostAN: The battle begins!
With a sigh, I approached my latest kill. The body of the young wermage was lying in the alien grass, his head — gone. A testament that even wermages, despite their magical resilience, had a breaking point. Especially when taken off-guard. A quick search yielded three Emanai braids — my late challenger wasn’t new to battle but not a...
2024-01-21 00:12:07 +0000 UTC View PostYeva
“You seem to be quite enamoured by your sweets, Yeva.” Aikerim shook her head, but mirth was tugging the corners of her lips upward. “Insomuch that I am starting to wonder whether Erf had left you a gift before he left or not.”
Yeva put aside the piece of chocolate she was about to eat and sighed. “In a mann...
2024-01-11 02:33:47 +0000 UTC View PostAN I wanted to catch up and somehow hot myself into a rut. Heurisk conversations kill me...
Mushaf Kishava Davlat
She approached the tent with gritted teeth, a hand on her tail, and weak legs. She knew that this was the fault of Lita’af. The secret she shared with her was nearly unthinkable to be true, h...
2023-12-21 01:58:16 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Apologies for my absence. The original chapter went nowhere due to some severe clashed in characters so i had to scrap it entirely and rewrite it from ground up. Not only did it put me behind but it also wreaked havoc on my ability to write.
“Hello, Jargal.”
His reaction was immediate. Barely avoiding the blade pressing...
2023-11-30 18:30:14 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Chapter refused to end. So it grew in time and size, its been a while since i've done 7k+ chapters.
Aikerim Kiymetl Adal
The Kiymetl Matriarch snapped her fan closed and beckoned for her to listen. “The year had been already uncomfortably eventful and yet the new events do not intend to cease. ...
2023-11-13 02:39:35 +0000 UTC View PostAN: please enjoy. there shouldn't be many chapters left in this book.
Jargal shaman
“Do you think they tamed a Forest Walker?” His bahatur adjusted the feathered cloak she had never worn before and shivered like a child. “And sent it after Trymr the Fifth, may the steppe cover him in green and the sky comfort him with blue and gold?”
H...
2023-10-31 08:18:28 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I am still around despite the lack of responses - home renovation kept me busy.
Irje
Huare didn’t lie — the war was different for everyone. While others were eager to fall back into their lover’s embrace, seeking battle for wealth and glory, Irje found nothing but the chore of pleasing a drunken lout. All s...
2023-10-22 00:59:05 +0000 UTC View PostAN the warfare is killing me but I should be done soon i promise/hope.
Muramat Kamshad Nishad
“What did our rat see?”
“He spent the night within Azhar Mesud’s maniple,” Siavash said as he continued to dress him in armour. For today, Muramat chose to wear the proper Kamshad plates — the hint of depletion told him that today wouldn’t be a ligh...
2023-10-11 18:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostGoing to be a few hours, as i wrap up the chapter. thank you for your patience.
2023-10-11 00:05:04 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Oof I wasn't planning on it to actually take 10 days but it kinda did. It also grew so at least there is that. Please enjoy.
Saya
She silently walked behind the two domineering figures, clutching her stump close and still shaken from what had happened in the carding hall just a few moments prior.
Her day star...
2023-09-30 22:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostMy forehead barely touched the carpet in prostration when I heard his rumbling voice.
“Lift up your head, traveller, and break the bread with us.”
“Thank you, wise chieftain, for your hospitality.” I bowed and took a piece of warm flatbread and a mug of milk from a nearby servant. The soft crumb and fresh milk quickly pushed away the ch...
2023-09-20 14:35:36 +0000 UTC View Post“Erf, what are you doing?” The voice of the First Spear sounded over my head.
I stopped washing the used bandages and glanced at her.
“We have servants for a reason. If you think your slavish acts will impress someone, especially other healers, you are a naive fool.” She shook her head and turned around. “Taqi! Get your ass over here!”
“Servants have food to cook...
2023-09-10 00:03:39 +0000 UTC View PostAN: I know I am not writing some perfect book here but I absolutely hated the first part of the chapter that I had to rewrite it three times. It would either go nowhere or ended up turning characters into background props. Hopefully the current version is up to your standards.
Aikerim Kiymetl Adal
“Come on in and lie down with us,” Aikerim nodde...
2023-08-29 12:10:24 +0000 UTC View Post