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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XLVI: A Flesh Wound

EDIT: Whoops. This is a CIP post. Sorry for the confusion.

This might not be the finalized name, but I couldn't come up with a better one for now, so if it changes, it'll change later.

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[Hereafter] Chapter XLV: The Plains Dyed Red

Let's see if you guys get the reference.

Originally, a certain someone was supposed to escape and return to menace Chaldea later, but I got to that part, and, well, it just didn't happen the ...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XLV: The Plains Dyed Red

And we return to our regularly scheduled Chaldea team.

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[Hereafter] Interlude QB: Morituri te Salutant

Boudica was a bit hard to write for. I knew what fight had to take place in this chapter, but, well...

Squad battles are hard. Trying to keep track of where everyone is and what they're doing...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Interlude QB: Morituri te Salutant

There's another surprise planned for this chapter, so keep your seats in their upright positions, because there are no breaks on this train.

Link is 2022-02-24 15:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XLIV: Rígan Fuilech

And now she really gets to show off.

Yeah, I liked this chapter. Aife got to show off some more, and I introduced one of the guys that is going to make the run on the United Empire m...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XLIV: Rígan Fuilech

I know what I want to have go down in this chapter, but how to start it is frustrating me a little.

Link is 2022-02-17 05:41:23 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XLIII: Ave Caesar

I still didn't get quite where I wanted to go with this chapter, but considering the note it ends on, I think this is a fitting title for it either way. 

Foreshadowing? What for...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XLIII: Ave Caesar

This time, it should be the right title.

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(CiP)[FRW] Chapter 11: Prognosis

What's this? No, I haven't forgotten about this story, just...sometimes forget how long it's been since I last worked on it.

Link 2022-02-08 14:25:48 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XLII: Familiar Unknown

Late night chapter release! Somewhere, it's still Sunday, right? ...Right?

Well, I didn't get quite as far as I intended to this chapter, or rather, because I thought it would be way too fast...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XLII: Familiar Unknown

This title might change. It depends on how far I get through what I want to have done. 

2022-02-02 18:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XLI: Another Brick in the Road

So yeah. It turns out that "my back pocket" was just "next chapter." Oh well. It's more fitting here than it was last chapter either way.

Some more setup this chapter, but that's okay, becaus...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XLI: Another Brick in the Road

It turns out "my back pocket" is just "next chapter." 

Well, that's the plan, at least. I might change my mind later on, if I don't get as far as I want to this chapter.

2022-01-26 22:27:31 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XL: Passing Grade

Still not totally sold on this chapter title, but I don't have a better one, so I guess this is what it'll be. I thought about "Another Brick in the Road," but I want to keep that one in my back po...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XL

I...am honestly not sure what to call this one, yet, so it's just going to be chapter 40 for now.

Link 2022-01-20 12:46:44 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XXXIX: Test of Valor

This is a little later than I wanted it to be, because some stuff happened this weekend and it also fought me a little bit. But I like how it wound up going anyway.

So. We get to see how bada...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XXXIX: Test of Valor

Feels a bit weird that Aífe's first chance to really show off is going to be here instead of FRW, but what can you do, when this is the main project?

Link 2022-01-12 23:14:07 +0000 UTC View Post

[FRW] Chapter 10: The Last Disciple

Somehow, this feels a little weird to have such a dramatic title for such a dialogue heavy chapter.

But, finally, this ends that long stretch of talking and exposition. Ugh, Yukio just had View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XXXVIII: All Roads to Rome

This wound up feeling a little short, even though it's about 4300 words. I actually had it largely finished on Monday, and then a wild CoVid appeared and put me out for the rest of the week, so I d...

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On the Mend

So I'm not quite over it, yet, but I'm feeling much better this weekend than I was a few days ago. Still coughing a little bit, still a little congested, but mostly back to normal again. I'm going ...

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That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named

Not gonna bother with a preamble: I might have the dreaded thing. You know, the one that's all the rage, right now. Not 100%, so I don't want to name it until I'm sure.

I'm achy, my head feel...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XXXVIII: All Roads to Rome

I'm not married to this title, but I don't have much of a better one in mind, so it's sticking for now.

Link is 2021-12-30 15:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone enjoyed their seasonal celebrations! I'm aware that a decent portion of you  hail from abroad, by my reckoning, so if you don't celebrate anything in particular this time of ye...

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[Hereafter] Chapter XXXVII: Joyeuse Garde

I had a slight problem with this chapter.

Nobody wanted to shut up.

I blew past 5K, then 6K, and I came really close to 7K because there just didn't seem to be a good place to close the...

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[Hereafter] Chapter XXXVI: Le Bel Inconnu

"Why not?" I thought to myself. Why not, indeed.

There are several parts of this chapter I really like. The fight...I actually wanted to make it closer to a fight in FSN, in terms of how it f...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XXXVII: Joyeuse Garde

Since the previous chapter is all done except for the editing pass, I decided to get the jump on this one, too. 

Link is 2021-12-18 13:18:40 +0000 UTC View Post

(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XXXVI: Le Bel Inconnu

"WE LANDED WHERE?" 

Yeah, I'd say almost 2000 km away from your intended destination definitely qualifies as "off course."

Link 2021-12-13 02:47:29 +0000 UTC View Post

[Hereafter] Chapter XXXV: Prelude to Septem

Another big chapter. Well, no one wanted to just shut up and get on with it, so there was a lot of dialogue this chapter. I hope I covered everything to a satisfactory level before we start off the...

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(CiP)[Hereafter] Chapter XXXV: Prelude to Septem

Last chapter before we start Septem. Well, technically, we start at the very end of this chapter, but only technically.

Link is 2021-12-07 11:54:19 +0000 UTC View Post