For the next six days, Yuriko and the other cadets were kept too busy and exhausted to do anything other than training and attending their lessons. Well, that and crawling back into their bunk beds...
2020-12-21 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe food at the mess hall left a lot to be desired even by Yuriko’s modest standards. For one thing, the meat was overcooked, tough, and chewy, and the sauce for it had too much pepper. The roast...
2020-12-21 01:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Yuriko was up bright and early though she wasn’t preparing for her morning exercise routines. Instead, she was finalizing her packing. The backpack she prepared was already stuffed ...
2020-12-21 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We're almost completely caught up with the schedule. It's been tough given both our connectivity and technical issues these past weeks but just a bit more of a push and we'll finally be on track wi...
2020-12-18 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt was just after lunch and the show wouldn’t start until a few hours later, but Krystal barged into her house and demanded access to Yuriko’s closet. Once again, Krystal found herself frustrat...
2020-12-18 13:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostTrevor Byrne got off the Circuit Tram at the Town Center, carrying with him a document bag filled with an assortment of papers. The council meeting was scheduled for that morning and, as one of the...
2020-12-18 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Yuriko sought out Krystal after her morning routine. Her friend was, unsurprisingly, at the Olde Sweet Shoppe’s al fresco area, enjoying sweet tea and a parfait while reading a pape...
2020-12-18 01:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko had a scant few days to inlay her Facet before the beginning of training camp and she intended to make the most of it. Like Mikel, the pattern she had to inlay to access her Facet was a big ...
2020-12-18 01:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Chaos and the Fallen Sun!” someone cursed behind Virgil and he couldn’t help but agree with the sentiment.
The crescent moon was high in the sky, shedding only a little bit of light. T...
2020-12-18 01:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next few days, Yuriko stuck to her routine. Running a league around Faron’s Crossing in the morning, flexibility, agility, or strength training right afterwards, then meditation to inlay ...
2020-12-18 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostCelebrating this so much because this means it will be so much easier now to get the posting set up, especially after those little annoying roadblocks.
The story will continue posting just th...
2020-12-17 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostColin Foster eased his way across Town Square. The Season of Fire had truly begun and he somewhat regretted wearing a jacket on his errand. With his nephews out of the way, he had the rest of the a...
2020-12-16 13:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostHeron Muryh hastily donned his clothes. He had spent too much time shaving off the pathetic whiskers that had started growing on his upper lip and chin. He also spent too much time waxing and styli...
2020-12-16 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe days after Virgil left for the Hunt were equal parts peaceful and dull. Yuriko spent most of her time training her body, mastering the Animus techniques taught by her father and Armsma...
2020-12-16 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, it's the second week of the story releases for CoESC and we're working on getting things together to make things a little more fun.
For now, we have these. Except for the series posts, ...
2020-12-16 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostVirgil Soren Davar, Knight-Captain and head of Faron’s Crossing’s militia, scratched the back of his head when he saw the team Inquisitor Gorlyn put together.
“This is practically a reu...
2020-12-15 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOrrin Foster looked out at the golden fields as their family’s landcraft trundled along the road to Faron’s Crossing. The landcraft, stripped down to its basics, was a wood and metal box with s...
2020-12-15 01:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith a parfait in front of her, a steamy romance pocketbook, and a chilled glass of lavan juice, Krystal settled down for a lovely afternoon at the Olde Sweet Shoppe. She was alone in the al fresco...
2020-12-15 01:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostTrevor Byrne kept his arms folded across his chest as he watched the newest batch of budding soldiers try to learn a basic Animus technique. As expected, Knight-Captain Davar’s child was...
2020-12-15 01:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Yuriko was up just before the sun rose. She had tried to wait for her father to come home but sleep had overtaken her before her arrived. Now, she could hear his loud snoring thro...
2020-12-15 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's our second week!
We're still working out some kinks we're encountering here on Patreon but, fingers crossed, we'll be running things more smoothly by the end of the year.
So far, w...
2020-12-14 16:14:41 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko gave a start at the raised voices. Ishika, who had been listening just as intently to the Armsmaster as Yuriko, turned to look in the direction of the boys. Armsmaster Byrne frowned at the i...
2020-12-14 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Captain.”
The sentry saluted to Virgil when he arrived at the command centre.
Virgil returned the salute and strode inside to his office. He was so preoccupied with Yuriko’s Heri...
2020-12-11 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Yuriko returned downstairs, her eyes were puffy and swollen but her composure had returned and she felt ready to face the revelations of her Atavism. If she only knew exactly what it did, then...
2020-12-10 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe next thing Yuriko knew, she was in a field of darkness. From what Kato had told her, she may experience dreams or visions. This didn’t quite seem like a dream.
The immediate area surrou...
2020-12-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe dying light of the sun shone through the stained-glass windows near the top of the hallway. Sunset was only a few minutes away and Yuriko wondered what would illuminate the Temple then since sh...
2020-12-08 13:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko bolted upright as the morning sun hit her eyes. She rolled off her bed, barely sleeping a wink the night before. Despite knowing the Ritual would only happen at dusk, excitement filled her a...
2020-12-08 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I've almost always refused to collaborate with my husband, James (Lester to close family and friends), since we prefer reading and writing
very different genres.
We've been bouncing ide...
2020-12-05 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post