Adastra Build 7

NEXT UPDATE WHEN?! THIS IS TOO GOOD TO STOP

AxlAlecksAkra

Some corrections "That could be bad, because [despite] what happened, he shouldn't be thinking at all about me." (depsite -> despite) "The rumors about Cassius's intent to disband the triuimvirates [have] saturated the trial, even though Cato has banned all discussion of it." (has -> have) "This has implications for you obviously, but not only because you possibly [sabotaged] his chances at the throne." (sabatoged -> sabotaged) "This is something I'd seen the jackal do multiple times to [Virginia] and Alex." (Vriginia -> Virginia)

Frostfalls

I figured it was Cassius' plan to get the MC sick. His thinking was probably "I can't kill Amicus' pet, but if it got sick, no one would suspect me," not knowing there would be such a violent reaction. Then, he sent Alexios to get a sick pup to interact with the MC. As for why no one mentioned the MC being vaccinated, they all probably thought Amicus was smart enough to have already gotten him vaccinated. As for why the MC didn't bring it up, he had a lot on his mind after walking in on Amicus and Neferu.

Sodatsu3

gotta say, this update was my favorite so far the suspense had me sitting on edge through the story can't wait for the next update

RiyuuJinsei

I'm not so good with words, when it comes to English, so I say only one thing: fabulous update (story, artwork, music, characters, ...)

That was absolutely amazing. I thought that I felt strong emotions while playing VNs before but... by God that was breathtaking to say the absolute least! Your storytelling abilities are out of this world! I've never felt such a strong connection to not only the characters but to the story itself. Seriously, your story and the way you tell it is utterly magnificent!

I know this is off topic from this build but am I the only one still curious about the very few multiple choice questions and how they will impact the story in the future?

Blackjack194

Omg, the fact that I literally had to pause my reading and leave my laptop multiple times to contain my shock during this build was excruciating... in literally the best way possible. But I also love looking at these builds in the form of chapters (it helps me cope with that fact that it's a month-long wait). This build, however, has made me realize the dynamic Amicus and the MC has and quite frankly I'm not sure if the MC should be harder on him or if he should just ride the waters because Stockholm Syndrome doesn't look good on him at the moment. Either way, Howly I am thankful for your detailed and beautifully illustrated storytelling and aptly await the next installment.

Guzma

When the triumvirates announced their votes for Amicus, I realized just how physically tense I had become. Your dramatic writing is so damn good. I know this one took you longer than you wanted, so I just wanted to let you know that it was worth every second you put into it. Also, "Wolf rudely glaring at me and my emperor-husband in the restaurant" is my new favorite character.

Miggy

This update was excellent! I thought the trial was super engaging and the kiss felt so small and well timed. Overall definitely worth the wait and felt super balanced between all the things going on (Neferu, Cassius, Cato, MC, etc.).

Hunter Sodek

I kinda want to know why no one thought that the MC should be vaccinated against Adastran illnesses. I thought that after Alexios mentioned it last update that it would at least have been brought up by the MC when he realized he would be going into the city. And speaking of Alexios, does anyone else find it suspicious that he just disappears right after they get to the city? I know that kid probably made the MC sick, but what if Alexios had something to do with it? Killing the MC would be a great way to cover his tracks, as the MC is the only person who would suspect him of being the one who actually told the triumvirates of Cassius' plan.

Swearwolf

Fair enough, I probably misread it. Fingers crossed that it'll be a happy outcome!

Darkpaladin

I went back and looked at what he said again, and I am not seeing anything that suggests that he will only partially fix the MC, just that he needed some time to do it. His wording is ambiguous, but since he is able to warp space-time to travel galaxies and telepathically communicate with the MC, I doubt rebuilding a nervous system is beyond his capabilities.

Swearwolf

I may be over-reading, but Space God's phrasing made it sound like he could fix things to the extent that MC could still "fulfill his purpose/role", but not enough to completely undo the damage. Which, like you said, would be extremely depressing.

Darkpaladin

Crippled? What that doctor described sounds terminal, or pretty damn close to it. Hopefully Space God can fix him with advanced medicine or something, because I would honestly rather die than "live" with the type of damage they are describing.

Swearwolf

*Spoilers* Thoughts, in order: 1. Amazing illustrations from Haps, and it's great to see the character growth from Amicus. My crush on him grows ever stronger. 2. That's an interesting use of the concept of herd immunity! 3. Oh the spider from Echo is making an appearance here, too. I had wondered if the VNs would be narratively linked, since this whole Patreon is called the Echo Project. Interested to see where it goes from here! 4. Oh dear Mysterious God-Figure's phrasing, atop what the doctors had said, sounds like MC will end up crippled/disfigured. Really hope that that's not the case, not sure my heart can take another heartbreak like Echo.

Darkpaladin

Definitely digging this visual novel. Keep up the great work.

Sodatsu3

You can't keep doing this to me, Howly. That cliffhanger shook me tbh.

Swearwolf

Needs more kissing less vomit lol its a cool update you are a really good writer. the cliffhangers tho i look forward to the next update =D

furry81

Now as for my personal opinion...wow...just wow. I'm still reeling from that last redo scene but I am getting over it...slowly. This setting was really something else, giving the readers multiple feelings at once, victory happiness but ominous dread after the trial. Really empowering work in the writing. As for my deep personal feelings on this update.....I just have no words, it really made an impact, can't tell what kind given the shock of the trial and the little girl making us sick and the biggest reveal at the end there...Edapol??? Really great work, maybe once the shock wears off I can know if I'm happy or just really tense XD

LLVPandaSevron

Its that time again, where I play from the beginning and do a double check, I just love this game too much not to. Well here we go. Back on the ship while tying Amicus up I noticed we say "...Amicus ever should have in his own." that should be "on his own", after avoiding the star Amicus says "you broke the ship." it should be a capitalized "You", at breakfast we say "He's talking about me like I'm like I'm..." just remove one of the "like I'm", after that Amicus says "I forgot that It's my study day" simply lower case "it's", jump forward to the night after the argument when we arrive back in the room we say "That would be bad, because depsite..." misspelled "despite", after that with Neferu where he offers his arm we bring up he does this with others too we say "Vriginia" which should be "Virginia", when we turn around in the carriage to look at Cassius we say "so I turn around mroe fully" the word "more" is misspelled, while walking with the old wolves we say "Sure, it'd annoying" it should be "Sure, it's annoying", while eating and after we ask Amicus out we say "we both knew by know that it's what we wanted" the word "know" should be "now", when we go stand at the carriage for 10 minutes "It's a bit nicer out here in the open air compared to the stuffy resturant." the word "restaurant" is misspelled, while dealing with Cassius we say "my sking on my arms and chest..." it should be "skin". That should be it, mostly added/missing letters to words or sentences not starting capitalized. If you watch these issues closely you'll have no problems with checking in the future, really great job.

LLVPandaSevron

Wow... this update was intense! many powerful situations especially at the end. I hate how everything was going well until the sudden ending, but it's good writing nonetheless! And I guess it just gives more promise to the next update which we will be looking forward to of course.

Allen Walker

What an update! This had me feeling all sorts of things and definitely didn't see that coming. Big thanks for the work you put into this vn.

Amazing story so far! Rollercoaster of emotions for sure~ Already excited for the next update! :D

That was certainly an unexpected series of events. Yet another amazing update!

Piney

Thanks for the kiss, it was amazing! Cant wait to read the next update.

Holy hell that was a rollercoaster of emotions... Outstanding work! Really liking the story so far.

Flux!

We send the demo to our android build guy, Skar and he’s pretty quick. Usually gets it back to us within 24 hours of build being posted.

Howly

Hiya, I didn't know where to put it but I found a typo, nothing too serious :). The story is great so far! !!SPOILERS!! As for the typo, in the carriage, ''mroe'' should be ''more'' i assume? Also in the city, ''Sure, it'd annoying.''' should be ''Sure, it's annoying'' During the flower giving, ''and when I do'' part, i dont really understand? When you do pause? Anywayyy, thanks for the update!

Treagir

When might we see the android build up.

Jim

Omg... I hope my heart can take this one. I'm still emotional from the last one 😂 but gahhhhhhh this story is so good!!! Thanks guys!!!