Jilene Altur is not having a good time. First, her town is attacked by a vampire, people she knows and friends dying gruesomely with no one able to stop it. Then, her father and brother are killed by the same beast and she is mauled nearly to death. She thought that was the end of… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 17
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Scars, Chapter 15
This month’s first main update is live, returning us to Scars. In this chapter, the vampire responds to Khy-kala’s presence in Janth’s Bend. There’s only room for one apex predator here. Meanwhile, Jilene, wracked by nightmares and unending pain, continues to go through a horrifying change. Hope you all enjoy this latest chapter! There's a… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 15
Scars, Chapter 15
“So what do we have today?” “Well, we have a new entry in the horror fantasy series I’m writing. It’s about a medieval-era world in the wake of a catastrophic war that nearly saw the end of all civilization. It’s a sequence of vignettes centred around a small mercenary party as they take on jobs… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 15
Scars, Chapter 14
And here is a shiny new update for Scars. The vampire hunt begins with Khy-kala searching for its lair, while Jilene suffers from the memories of what it did and what it took from her. Elsewhere, Kevac is – in theory – putting out feelers to see if the bandits have reached out to Allona’s… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 14
Scars, Chapter 13
The first update this month is a new chapter for Scars, while the next - voted for by my patrons - will be 'Author's choice' so we'll have to see what I come up with. Heh. In the meantime, enjoy this glimpse into a fantasy horror series as Khy-kala and Justir both begin parallel investigations,… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 13
Scars, Chapter 12
And here we are with the latest update to our dark fantasy horror series. It's the start of a new arc. Khy-kala has gone to investigate a town that knows more about her people than most humans, while the rest of her group kicks up their heels for some well-deserved rest... or dealing with a… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 12
Scars, Chapter 11
After the previous two updates this month being selected by my patrons, this third one is all up to me and I've been aiming to finish up this arc for a little while. With that, we return to the setting of Scars. The source of the corruption within the local farmland has been located and… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 11
Scars, Chapter 10
After five chapters, we've finally gotten to the confrontation between our hardy band of adventurers mercenaries and the Osel family, who've been up to some shenanigans of their own. Kidnapping, murder, cannibalism - you know, the kind of things you'd expect from farmers. ...if they were insane. Or they've had one drink too many. In… Continue reading Scars, Chapter 10
Scars, Chapter 9
“We should be at the Osel farm before lunch.” Letha nodded. “Good.” She wanted to get there, finish the investigation and find someplace safe to spend the night. Away from the Dead Lands and even farther from things like Linny Kater. Or at least, whatever had once been a young woman named Linny Kater. “I hope we find something useful.” “We probably will,” Justir answered her. “Is that optimism or instinct talking?” “Pessimism,” the former paladin replied. “And instinct.”
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