KINDRED - Chapter 26 / Epilogue
Added 2020-05-15 03:55:10 +0000 UTCI hardly know what to say, ending this one. It's. . . been a journey.
I started this story back in Summer 2019, after an extremely difficult year, when I was at my lowest. I wanted to write something hopeful, something different than my other novels, while still fitting into the imperfect fabric of the world I've constructed. I hope this story brightened some lives, especially given the troubles we're all now experiencing.
I am not done with these characters, or this world. So don't worry about that : )
Please, please, please let me know how this story made you feel. Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to be a storyteller, and talk to readers about my characters, about the themes we've explored. If I've made any critical errors, I want to know. I may need your perspective, because it might simply be something I can't see myself.
I hope no one finishes this book upset. I'm really hopeful that in this case, in these times, it's been a positive experience for you all.
Also, if anyone has any questions about the characters or the world, ask away! I will do my best to answer.
Thank you all again for your support <3
Comments
The most upsetting part of this book is that I didn't have South on hand when I finished it. I'm extremely tempted to do a full deep dive and just gush on everything your stories make me feel, and the more I read, the more I want to commit to putting these feelings down
Arron Foxx
2022-09-18 07:14:46 +0000 UTCI honestly expected a tragic ending because of your last book that I read (Leagcy), but I'm so glad Finn and Tuli got the ending they deserved. Awesome stuff, Rukis. Keep inspiring us with your amazing work. Cheers!
Josh
2020-06-13 17:49:32 +0000 UTCThe sheer passion and intensity of Finn and Tuli gives me hope. Even with the worlds set against them they held onto hope and each other. My favorite work of yours so far. I did not see the epilogue comming but I was glad for it. I can't wait to own this in hard copy, and perhaps one or two more copies to gift to my friends.
Tahlmorra
2020-05-23 03:27:19 +0000 UTCYes! Hopefully in a month and a half or so.
Rukis
2020-05-22 00:45:00 +0000 UTCI can see your progress as a writer. I really love how you're connecting the stories.. building more around the existing facts... they are amazing stories as stand alone. But... as a whole? This is starting to become something much bigger and richer... I've been following Red Lantern Comic for almost a decade now. RL was the first comic i saw. The one that introduced me to this community so many years ago.... and.. after all this time.. seeing the story grow.. like a tree, with all those branches growing in all directions.. interconecting every part of the world.. different stories... different characters.. it makes me really happy. I'm saving right know to be able to buy all your red lantern collection.. including books and comic. I've been an avid reader all my life... and .. i can say.. for sure.. and without a doubt.. the Red lanter Universe.. as a whole. is my favorite story.. ever. I have to thank you for all he laughs, tears, and feeling i've got throug the years. I just finished re-reading all your novels.. in a week long marathon.. and it was worth every second of it.. including my actual neck ache xD! Please take care, and keep doing awesome stories, i'm sure hundreds will be with you, supporting you!
Halley
2020-05-21 23:51:48 +0000 UTCAre you going to publish this one ? o:
Halley
2020-05-21 23:46:54 +0000 UTCOh, fanart! I can't wait! Please link when you post, if you post it :D
Rukis
2020-05-17 09:58:39 +0000 UTCDamn, I had to give myself a moment severals times to avoid crying. You ARE a good storyteller Rukis. In fact, if you weren't, nobody would past the first chapter. This was an awesome novel, and in this very chapter, your writing made me mentally picture so much moment, I feel like I've got to draw them all out now. I'm gonna wait a little and let you draw every moment you feel like drawing, before daring to do it beforehand, if that's okay :> Damn, I've never thought I'd see a ending that happy with you writing :p
Velkiel
2020-05-17 08:29:03 +0000 UTCNot gonna lie, I was gonna fucking riot if Tuli didn’t get a happy ending here. XD
Val
2020-05-16 01:12:42 +0000 UTCI have followed this from the first post. I hope to find more artwork of two great characters. Thank you for inspiring me to make a character of mine a hybrid. I anticipate the day I challenge myself to draw a hybrid. You've had me through the emotional ringer. Though the story revolves around Tulimak, I connect more with Finnegan. It's amazing how you have Tulimak take such hard beatings and lose a lot of blood. Finnegan certainly knows his skills, but is uncertain of himself. He is vengeful and hateful. I was disappointed to learn that the man he sought to destroy is already dead and has been used. I was also disappointed that Tulimak doesn't kill, at least those he can't see. Your stories drive both depression and rage. So, I expected a sad ending or a cliffhanger, probably from the start. Then, the night I read the chapter in the stream, I expected a bittersweet ending. I love when you write characters cuddling, though. Know that I will keep reading your works. Keep up with what you do. Whatever goals you have next, I hope you achieve them. Just when I thought you were at your best, you became even better. I will always support you. My favourite artist.
Alex Peterson
2020-05-15 23:32:57 +0000 UTCReading this novel has been an incredible adventure for me. Your world and characters are incredibly alive and share deep and meaningful interactions resulting in a book that will emotionally yank the reader in by the heartstrings. I have truly loved reading this adventure through an emotional rollercoaster that lights the mind on fire.
Kanashio Koroshi
2020-05-15 22:53:57 +0000 UTCSo this is late, I had to read this chapter again as to make sure I didn't miss anything important... and... I really don't have much more to say than what I did yesterday. But I want to elaborate why this ending is the best one you could have dropped on us. Kindred is about family, this much is obvious, really. From Tuli's unintentional estrangement, to Odina's only saving grace for herself and finally Finn's biological burden. All of them suffered on varying degrees because of family and the expectations that comes from this concept's meaning. And then there's this ending... it was just so... logical. All of them could go back to square 1, rediscovering family among themselves, in their own unorthodox yet valid way. Especially FInn could see that these children grow up protected from what he had to endure and it's just so fucking empowering. He won't be able to save everyone, as it's been established by this ending that no amount of money will bring on salvation to every suffering soul, however sad it may be. Here though, he has a chance to personally save those kids by giving the best of himself to them. And, from what I know, happy endings aren't a thing to which your readers are used to, and that makes this ending 10 times stronger, for sure. And I'm, uh, pretty sure it's not what you're thinking, but I dunno... I want to communicate that making this a happy ending doesn't make you a cliché writer by any means. Any ending has a right to exist if what you've been building towards is reflected through it. And that's exactly what you've delivered here, 110%. It seems I did have a bit more to say than I anticipated earlier, hmm... I hope it's not rambly. And like I said yesterday night, your book has brought more excitement and joy than I could ask from any story. Something I really, really needed. And I have to thank you once more for that. I can't wait to buy the physical release of this book and read it again on paper... and perhaps make my roommate read it, I'm sure he'd dig it!
wasteprocyonid
2020-05-15 21:36:45 +0000 UTCI don't really know what more I can add that I didn't say last night while reading through the ending with everyone... but once again: Thank you, Rukis! This novel and that ending is what we all needed at this moment in the world. Thank you for bringing joy back to a world that had begun to feel like it was forgetting what it was like to be happy! I love the book and I love you!
Trejaan Cavelion
2020-05-15 14:46:04 +0000 UTCI was so damn heartbroken when i was through what i thought was the epilogue because i wanted them to be together so damn badly, and then the "three years later" came and i grew hopeful again until i honestly was trembling and in tears when Finn was standing there at the horses. I have read every single one of your books and stories and never have i felt so invested in them as i have in this one. Both of them remind me so much of the struggles and pain i went through in my youth in the closet. Tuli reminds me so much of myself when i was young just as Finn reminds me of my now husband. The man who took me from my small world and helped me get to know myself and what true love means. This book was truly a testament to your growth as a writer, taking things from the world you've created and making this story part of it in an incredible way. You called this a love letter to your fans and i think that it has been. From the most stressful painful confronting low points to the most intense highs of beautiful expressions of true love and bonds that go beyond any boundaries. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the time, effort and incredibly hard work you have put in to this. I eagerly await to purchase a physical copy to support you and make it the crowning addition to my collection. Whatever you end up doing next i know i will be here for the ride, through the highs and the lows because you'll make it worthwhile. ( still won't forgive you for Legacy Dusk, but this does make up for it in abundance ).
Y-Foxy
2020-05-15 12:07:25 +0000 UTCWell once again I return to see Patreon has removed my whole post because it was to long I guess... Thankfully I seen you had liked it so I know you read it. In an attempt to leave something positive I’ll say once more! I loved the ending, loved Finnegan and Tulimak and while I expected something tragic to happen, aka: Legacy, what I got instead was beautiful, exceeded my expectations and I couldn’t of been more happy with! :) Thank you for all your hard work and dedication, I look forward to the next round as always.
Cosmo
2020-05-15 11:47:35 +0000 UTCI honestly don't even know where to begin. Your stories have always had the most amazing characters, the kind that you instantly identify and fall in love with. But this one...really hit me. As I was reading I instantly latched on to Tuli. I lost my mate a few years back, and Tuli reminded me SO much of him. And I saw a lot of myself in Finn, so it was almost like I had him back, for a moment. The fact that through all of their struggles and despair, they still managed to claw their way to a happy ending, the ending we never got, made me so joyful. I believe this is the first time I've cried since I lost him, only this time they were tears of happiness. This story brought me a lot of peace, and I will treasure that always. Thank you Rukis, you are an amazing writer and world-builder, and I hope you keep doing what you do. Bravo! Sincerely, Seth
Seth
2020-05-15 09:50:53 +0000 UTCThey're both girls : )
Rukis
2020-05-15 06:43:10 +0000 UTCBeautiful ending. I had a bet with myself (Which I lost) Where Gezan and the Favor escape with Finn - leaving Tuli and Grayson to go sailing after them in a great sea adventure. But yous with Finn and Tuli end up with a family is just perfect. Two Coyote's too. Are you going to wait until next novel to on if they are Boys, Girls, or one of each. Many thanks for all the tears, fears, and smiles.. Sincerely Marc
Marcwolf
2020-05-15 06:12:55 +0000 UTCIt's 6am as I write this, literally having read the entire thing lying in bed to wind down for the night. I planned to sleep a couple hours ago. But I am so glad I pushed on with this. I'm really overwhelmed with joy at both this ending, and thinking back to the card we sent you last year. Maybe it's a bit presumptuous of me, but I do wonder if that had a hand in this series at all. But the biggest thing is Tuli and Finn finding happiness together. I mentioned it in streams, but I really related and connected with Tuli, as a gay man myself. Seeing Tuli and Finn having a happy family? It gives me hope that maybe I can too. So truly, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this journey with us.
Tuuwa
2020-05-15 05:09:28 +0000 UTCSweet mother of Mary... I’ve haven’t had a rush of emotions like that since Legacy. Oh dear god Rukis this story was just incredible. I can hardly put words to my adoration of this journey you’ve shared with us. Bravo 👏
Tiller Brown
2020-05-15 04:46:47 +0000 UTCRukis you made me cry in a good way. I... have no words. Seriously just don’t ever stop writing and don’t stop creating this world with characters in them. The ending was just... perfect for what I needed. I have to... NO, I MUST BUY THIS BOOK ONCE YOU PUBLISH IT ONLINE. It’s a must own and has a lot of heart to it that you always put in your books and artwork. Thank you Rukis, for giving us something hopeful in the situation we are currently in right now. Thank you. Rating:1000000/10.
Daniel Ortiz
2020-05-15 04:00:16 +0000 UTC
