“Breathe, please,” the woman said, and Miantiao complied. Soft fingers trailed along damaged scales, and touched old wounds so lightly he could barely feel them.
He did his best to just lay there. It was quite easy, with how he was feeling since he had first entered Fa Ram. The happy la...
2021-08-11 21:18:10 +0000 UTC View PostBi De sighed, as he completed the paperwork. Really, if he had known how much there would be, he never would have become what he was. He leaned back in his seat, a simple wooden thing, staring around at his office. It was an enormous room full of papers and scrolls. Outside, there was an enti...
2021-08-09 19:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostA creature erupted from a hole in the wall, screeching with glee and maddened hunger. Its white flesh and sightless eyes twisted grotesquely, as its long claws reached greedily for the flesh of whatever had been foolish enough to venture near its hole.
A crack of a wing splattered it agains...
2021-08-06 18:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostTravel through the Howling Fang Mountains was a dangerous task. Between the local Spirit Beast, the unpredictable, often Qi-charged weather, and the Mountains themselves, going without a guide was generally foolhardy.
It was a bracing climate, Lu Ri Decided. The fridgidness in the air nearl...
2021-08-04 21:23:57 +0000 UTC View PostMeiling sat upon a cushioned bench, as it swung back and forth. Ropes attached it to the ceiling, keeping it stable. The entire thing creaked gently to the rhythmic rocking.
Sitting in the shade, listening to the sounds of nature, and curled up next to another warm body. Jin was quiet and c...
2021-08-02 19:44:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe walls of the tomb were covered in multi-coloured splotches, like somebody had taken entire buckets of paint and thrown them against grey stone.
Yun Ren’s eyes were unfocused, distorted colours and bands of mist swirling around his hands.
His Qi churned and twisted. There was a b...
2021-08-02 19:41:15 +0000 UTC View PostOkay. Just going to state it outright.
I fucked up.
After a weekend to think about the direction the last chapter went, and speaking with a few other authors who have been helping me bounce Ideas, I can safely say that I did not fully think through the repercussions of the inter...
2021-08-02 19:35:36 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, after some sleep, and reading through the feedback, I got to work again. There were some parts that I read again, after I woke up, that did seem to be quite rushed, and some parts of the scene that did not read how I intended them.
This is the second version of the chapter. While the ...
2021-07-31 02:16:01 +0000 UTC View PostJust a bit of a prescript.
The Fox is now going to be referred to as male, for that POV, and is going to be changed in the previous chapter. Sorry to anybody who enjoyed this aspect, but it made things a bit more clear that the fox was screwing with Yun Ren, and made things flow j...
2021-07-30 21:46:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Read this scroll well, and comprehend it’s teachings” the fox declared to the boy, as they were seated in the library. “It shall teach you the foundations to this technique.”
Xong Yun Ren nodded. “Thank you, Guardian.” He said appropriately, bowing respectfully. The fox nodde...
2021-07-28 20:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostNezin Han was excited. He was going to see his grandson for the first time in four years. Four years of ranging far and wide across the north, and taking the bounty at the edges of the Sea of Snow.
To think that his grandson wished to learn the ways of his ancestors, instead of just the Imp...
2021-07-26 19:37:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Again! Again, Big Sister Tigu!” Mistress’s brother shouted, eagerly bouncing in front of her. She raised an eyebrow at the small boy. Tigu grabbed the child underneath his armpits, and threw him.
The boy whooped as he sailed through the air, before landing with a splash in the river....
2021-07-23 19:46:24 +0000 UTC View Post
More Art From Tsuu-- We're going to be getting quite a bit of art this month, actually. Lots of character portraits, and some bigger renders, with some colour pieces.
Hopefully everybody enjoys!
“Thanks, Pops.” I said as I took the waterskin from him. Hong Xian smiled and nodded his head at me as I took a few gulps of the nice and cool drink. I leaned on my shovel, and looked back at our work.
“Comin’ along good, isn’t it?” I asked my father-in-law.
“Coming alon...
2021-07-21 22:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Another image of Tigu, though this time her being a bit more relaxed, and not in "combat mode"
As always, the art is by Tsuu
2021-07-20 17:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostXi Bohai, of the Plum Blossom’s Shadow approached the town as he had been requested. Verdant Hill, if his maps were correct. He was tired, and sweaty from his long, hard ride, and yet he stayed the course. Trading horses every town when the beasts had started to exhaust themselves was a novel e...
2021-07-19 20:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostThere will be no post this Friday, July 16. I'm getting my vaccine today (in less than half an hour) so I'm just going to put this out here, instead of will I won't I, I'm just going to err on the side of caution.
Thank you for your patience.
2021-07-14 17:38:02 +0000 UTC View PostGou Ren frowned at his reflection in the burnished disk, as the blade carefully scraped along his cheeks. It was an annoying morning ritual. People had asked why he didn’t shave his sideburns down before, and this was the reason. Overnight they would just grow up and puff out again, reverting h...
2021-07-14 17:36:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Full version of Tigger's human form. You can't see it because of the twist in her body, but she is packing a set of abs.
Shes supposed to look tomboy-ish, and is supposed to have quite a bit more muscle compared to average. Shes a bit closer to Jin's "built like a bull" than your standard c...
2021-07-13 00:18:39 +0000 UTC View Post“I shall become a farmer, Senior Brother.”
Those were the words Lu Ri had once more structured his search around. After his wonderful meal in Pale Moon Lake City, he had decided to continue to scour the Azure Hills until he found a lead. He had a feeling about this province. A hunch tol...
2021-07-12 17:56:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, on friday's post, I actually screwed some things up. Rather major things, namely the position of Ash Forest, and the shape of the formation. This has been fixed, as well as fleshing out the chapter a bit more. The Main Major Change is that Ash Forest is now Wood Instead of Fire, and located...
2021-07-12 17:00:37 +0000 UTC View Post
There is a reason I why I pay people for drawings. Here are some intensely bad images of what this looks like with no topography, and no sense of scale.
Hong Yaowu would be the north western tip on the sub assembly. There would also be criss-crossing lines, but I can't do those p...
2021-07-09 21:53:34 +0000 UTC View Post‘Is this it?’ Yin asked, as she stared around at the granite hills and rocky spires. She dipped a foot into the spring they were near, which occasionally belched out water. It was crystal clear and quite lovely.
They were in the center of the five points. The center of five sma...
2021-07-09 20:49:33 +0000 UTC View PostI ran my fingers over strands of gold. I took a deep breath in, and let the scent fill my nostrils. The wheat was a bit taller than I was used to, but then again, modern wheat was mostly a dwarf breed. There were advantages to this, as it wouldn’t bow over as much in heavy rain. If the stalks s...
2021-07-07 19:45:36 +0000 UTC View Post‘Now, focus your intent. You must center yourself,’ Wa Shi lectured, entirely too smug for Tigu’s taste, but she did as she was instructed. She sat in a meditative pose, with Master and Mistress watching on.
“As this Wa Shi is your teacher, if you comprehend th...
2021-07-05 17:46:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhat do you do when a mostly naked girl who was previously your cat jumps into your bed with you and your wife?
Because I certainly didn’t know, other than make her comfortable, and try to figure out what exactly my reaction should be.
Okay, talking animals, I had come to peace with...
2021-07-02 17:36:40 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a crack of thunder. The sound of droplets hitting the ground.
For the first time in a while, I was happy for rain. It had been hot and dry for a couple of weeks. The grass had even started to go a bit brown, far away from the house, as the heatwave intensified, but everything near...
2021-06-30 17:51:44 +0000 UTC View PostBi De, First Disciple of Fa Ram, greets his Great Master, the Great Healing Sage, Sister Ri Zu, Brother Chun Ke, Sister Pi Pa, Sister Tigu, Brother Wa Shi, Disciple Xiulan and Disciple Gou Ren.
He prays that this message finds all in good health. This Bi De wishes to inform his...
2021-06-28 17:41:30 +0000 UTC View Post‘Now, we spread the lacquer. This will protect it from the elements, and give it the proper colour.’ Bi De instructed. Both regal rabbit and burned snake looked curiously at it. It had been two days since that encounter, and Bi De was still unsure of how to broach the subject. Should...
2021-06-25 20:13:13 +0000 UTC View PostBi De raised an eyebrow at the rude question. The rabbit's voice was far harsher than her appearance, filled with heat at his presence. Even now, he could feel her Qi focused upon him, and he could see the tenseness in her muscles.
He nearly rose to the harsh words and implied threat. Insea...
2021-06-23 19:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post