Character Renders
Art by Tsuu, as always! this was given last week to the Hens!
2022-10-18 07:27:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Torsten Hewson activity
Interlude: Glory to the Emperor
At the beginning of the Time of the White Death:
Vajra sat upon the wall of the barrier, her wings buzzing occasionally and her abdomen working as the pleasing vibrations of the Emperor’s hum resonated through the Green Pavilion. Beside him, Beautiful Bi De and Stalwart Chun Ke w...
2022-10-18 07:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostAnother Poll: Vol 2 LN art
Volume 2 Art:
Volume 2 has been split into two parts, as unfortunately it was very long for one book: It ends with Xiulan and company leaving for the tournament, with volume 3 being the entire tournament. Otherwise the one book would be nearly 400K words long, and utterly clunky.
Howe...
2022-10-14 03:13:13 +0000 UTC View PostName poll
Okay, so, the kids nickname will be Xiaode, or “little De” after his morning crowing.
Now, for the actual name, I'm trying to go for something thats proper chinese, and not a complete pun, mostly because while nicknames about dick jokes are fine with Meiling..... well, the actual name ...
v3c44: The Young Rooster
This one is may have a bit of scuff, has only light editing. Starting tomorrow is also my break. We resume posting on the 17th.
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As the days slowly got warmer and warmer, we got more and more active, though I was in a slightly melancholy mood. This time last ...
2022-10-10 07:30:40 +0000 UTC View Postv3c43: The Snowglobe
“Well, that was a lot better than we were expecting, wasn’t it?” Bi De’s Great Master asked, as his feet pounded across the now bare stone of the road. His hands flashed out, as he scooped up branches of fallen trees, either tossing them off the path, or in the case of an entire tree, kic...
2022-10-07 07:48:45 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude: The Storm
In the north, winter never truly went without a fight. Even with spring nearly upon them, there was always one last storm, the vengeance of winter. When the sky turned black and screamed down from the Sea of Snow, roaring defiantly one last time at the warm wind of spring.
And this one… i...
2022-10-05 07:29:43 +0000 UTC View Postv3c42: Stirrings of Spring
”Alright. There we go. All clean again, my little man.” I said, as I finished tying the new, fresh piece of cloth around my son’s waist. His eyes were still closed, and there was no real response other than a little croon, but that was perfectly fine by me.
Scooping my son up into my ...
2022-10-02 07:43:19 +0000 UTC View Postv3c41: Hard Won Victory
Alright. first things first. due to power issues, and the unfortunate necessity of scrapping a chapter, I'm just going to unfortunately have to say the friday chapter last week is a complete wash.... which means that I broke my promise of three a week last week... and right after my break too, wh...
2022-09-29 07:25:05 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Sheets Continued
The Last of the Book 1 animals have their character sheets!
We start with Chunky, then Peppa, then Rizzo and Washy
2022-09-27 21:32:08 +0000 UTC View Postv3:c40: The Battle
Living in rural canada has a great many benifits.
However, sometimes it comes at a cost, like when your power and internet goes out.
Editing will be a little rough on this one.
My apologies for the wait. some art will be coming later tonight as well, so look forward to that!
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v3c39: Water
The last week of Meiling’s pregnancy certainly changed things.
She was currently bundled up in a blanket, seated on a pillow near the fire.Chun Ke was acting as a back rest, which was common enough, but the coiled dragon surrounding them was new. Her fingers were scratching through the dr...
2022-09-23 06:55:55 +0000 UTC View Postv3c38: The Last Sigh of Snow
Deep, deep below there was another world. It was a place apart. Solid and ancient, yet ephemeral and young, Here the sky was dark as pitch, and had been for months. It was lit with shining stars, and traced with golden cracks running through the endless void.
The earth was coated in alabast...
2022-09-19 18:09:56 +0000 UTC View Postv3c37: Growth Under the Snow
Cai Xiulan stood, panting, in the middle of a forest clearing. Her breath came out in steaming gouts; her brow was slick with sweat and she had several new bruises. Her swords hovered in the air behind her, two glowing blades of jade that looked to be inlaid with gold. There were only two at the ...
2022-09-12 06:07:58 +0000 UTC View Postv3c36: The Fox and the Sword
Su Nezan, the Spirit Fox, or rather a fragment of Su Nezan, looked on as his nephew clashed with Cai Xiulan. He was curled up on a rock, watching the friendly bout; Yun Ren kicked up snow with every movement, trying to shroud his blows. Xiulan moved without disturbing the snow, her light steps le...
2022-09-10 07:04:39 +0000 UTC View Postv3c35: Roll Away the Winter
The world was getting warmer.
Just slightly, but it was there. Oh, the snow kept falling and would cover the ground for months yet but the depths of winter was behind us now and spring was creeping closer. On the calendar of the Before, it would have been around February.
I took a dee...
2022-09-07 00:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostV3c34.4: Ring in the New Year Final
Tigu stood in front of a stall, tossing a ring up and down in her palm.
“One more try? Are you sure about this girlie?” the stall owner asked, his smile vaguely slimy.
Tigu just smiled slightly at him. The first two throws had been to test her theory. Now, it was time for her vict...
2022-09-05 04:04:39 +0000 UTC View Postv3c34: Ring in the New Year Part 3: The Old Men
Hey, you drunken old bastard.
It's been a while, Gramps. I thought you were dead, old man, but it's good to hear from you again. Lots of things have changed since we last saw each other. I don’t know if you heard about what happened, but, well, there was an incident with the ...
2022-09-02 05:55:18 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Sheets and Sketches.
We have Tianlan, Bowu (who has oil on his face, not blood) and Biyu.
Then we have a bunch of sketches.
Brother Bao, the Archivist, Yao Che, the Blacksmith, Loud Boy, Rags, and finally Cai Xi Kong, Xiulan's dad!
All art is by Tsuu.
2022-08-31 07:01:06 +0000 UTC View Postv3c34: Ring in the New Year Part 2: The Senior
High atop the lonely Cloudy Mountain, Senior Disciple Lu Ri stood at attention with the rest of the Senior Disciples. They were lined up in two rows, facing the peak of the mountain. Beside them, the rest of the Sect was assembled in blocks. The closest to the Dias were the Core Disciples, follow...
2022-08-31 06:57:48 +0000 UTC View Postv3c34: Ring in the New Year Part 1: The Boys.
The town of Verdant Hill was… quaint. That was all Bowu could really say about Verdant Hill. He had been to Grass Sea City during the new year. The fireworks had blocked out the sky, and the entire city glowed from the lanterns.
But, even though it was quaint, it was still enjoyable.
<... 2022-08-28 04:16:49 +0000 UTC View Postv3c33: Trust
Liu Xianghua allowed her eyes to rove around the little procession; she was part of a small caravan. They had set out from Fa Ram yesterday, to travel to Verdant Hill for the New Year Festivities that would be taking place there. In doing so, they had stopped off at Hong Yaowu, most of the villag...
2022-08-26 08:36:58 +0000 UTC View PostV3c32: Continue
What changes when with a massive revelation about the past?
What changes once you see the entire sordid story, laid out with all its warts?
When the damage that persisted to this day came to light?
Not much.
Oh, the tale was interesting, all the sound and thunder. Drama an...
2022-08-23 05:02:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Dragon's Training
And this is the second one commissioned by Turtool.
Wa Shi, Training with the Great Turtle.
2022-08-16 21:20:05 +0000 UTC View PostRepairing the Golden Road
It may be my break, but thats no excuse not to share art!
Chunky and Tianlan go on a great Quest....
This Piece was commissioned by Turtool.
Art is By Tsuu
2022-08-16 21:18:09 +0000 UTC View PostV3c31: Rejection
Bi De hopped across the rooftops of Verdant Hill, heading towards the palace in the center. While he was quite satisfied with what he had learned… his smile was not from that. He snorted to himself at the shouts of outrage and cursing that was drifting up to from the streets, as well as the shr...
2022-08-15 05:36:26 +0000 UTC View Postv3c30: The Seer
Bi De alighted before a tiny coop that was nestled against the wall of Verdant Hill. It was an old, slightly run down looking affair, with a thin fence around it with a little yard for storing animals. There were several signs placed facing the fence that bordered the lot with another, similarly ...
2022-08-12 06:25:26 +0000 UTC View Postv3c29: The Great and Noble Emperor
“...And that is all that has been revealed to me.”
Big D fell silent as he finished his summary from his place at the chalkboard. We were all seated around a table before him, after he finished recounting to us his tale. Our little group was made up of myself, Meimei, Xiulan, Chunky, Pe...
2022-08-10 06:25:42 +0000 UTC View Postv3 c28: Not Just One Pillar Holds the Sky
Bi De stared at the spirit.
The spirit stared at Bi De, its head tilted further to the side.
One upon a time, the spirit might have resembled a man. But, like the Temple Dog, time had done it no favours. Its face was smooth, like polished stone, and it didn’t have any features excep...
2022-08-08 06:54:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Breaking of [天] Final P3 (actual last flashback chapter)
He fought them, of course. When his back began to itch, and his whole body ached, he knew that there were demons coming through the Mist Wall. It was a recent development that he could feel them at all. He never could before, when he was with Tianlan.
It took him entirely too long to realis...
2022-08-04 04:10:19 +0000 UTC View Post