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PtM 18 - Chapter 19: What Lies Beneath

2/2 this week. Enjoy ^^

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“Incoming!” Putrid blood rained down on Silverwing’s avian army like acid arrows, melting feathers and burning away flesh. A gust of wind repelled the b...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 18: The Sixth Faction

2 chapters this week once again.

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The Sacred Santana Desert was blighted place, containing very little ink in its outer fringes and utterly none in its core region. What should have ...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 17: The Eighth Sacred Desert

2/2 this week. The next few chapters are Huxian chapters. Enjoy!

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An arid wind blew across Huxian’s dust-laden figure. It was a cruel wind. A hungry wind. It thirsted for the moist...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 16: Jade Memory

2 chapters this week. Enjoy!

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Tribulation lightning poured through the opening in the cathedral ceiling, raining bits of charred root wood onto cavern’s barren floor. Now that the M...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 15: The Might of the Two Regalia


Cha Ming’s Dao projection expanded to fill the entire wooden cathedral with his Crumbling Canvas Domain. Matter and energy began to break down, including weapons, armor, flesh, and t...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 14: Claw Runes and Glass Flames

Apologies for being late on this one. 2 chapters today.

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The Root Prison was the most secure place in the Realm of Good and Evil, and even Cha Ming, who’d long since infiltrated mos...

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PtM 19 - Chapter 13: Contamination

Three chapters this week! Monday was a holiday in Canada, so I had commitments. Enjoy!

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Beads of sweat dripped from Undine’s forehead as she drew sigils in the void, bridging frayed...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 12: Forging the Fragments

Last chapter of the week. Enjoy!

Note: The previous Chapter 8 had a mistake in mentioning regalia too early. I've since corrected it. Apologies one the incongruity.

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PtM 18 - Chapter 11: The Real Plan

2/3 this week! It's a short one, sorry.

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It was sixteen hours later when Cha Ming’s last incarnation was found. It wasn’t hiding but sitting in a small square located at the inter...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 10: Misdirection

3 chapters this week. I'll post a second one right away since I was late. Enjoy ^^.

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After many weeks of waiting, Oster Fireblight – the real Oster Fireblight – received ...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 9: The Realm of Good and Evil

Last chapter of the week. Enjoy!

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Oster was many things, but a gambler he was not. He would place a profitable bet now and again – that was the nature of investments – but he did ...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 8: Memory

2/3 for the week!

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Sharp black thorns tore at Cha Ming’s garments as he walked through row upon row of blood red flowers. They scratched his skin and dug deep into muscle and bone. ...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 7: Contingency

Three chapters this week. Enjoy ^^.

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A desolate wind swept across dry, parched plains. It was an infertile land. A colorless land. The only thing grew in its chalk white soil was a ru...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 6: Priorities

And here's second chapter! It's like second breakfast, but way better!

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A glowing brown flask hissed as Huxian brought it to a boil. Volatile alchemical reagents vaporized for exactly...

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Chapter 5: Fragment of the Sky Forge

Happy Fathers Day everyone. I'm off to do something fun with my family, and I'll post the second chapter as soon as I can.

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Gold and dark blue energies crystalized, forming golden me...

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Chapter Delay

Hi Everyone,

Something came up today, so I'll be posting the chapter sometime tomorrow (or Sunday if it comes to that). And as an apology, I'll post a second chapter as well.

Everythi...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 4: The Red-List Alchemist

Only two chapters this week. They are longer. Enjoy ^^

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A breeze blew across cracked lands, blowing clouds of dust from field to field, never stopping, never fading. It blew for days ...

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Chapter 3: The Fireblight Family

3/3 this week. Greed is good. Enjoy ^^.

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The capital of the Flame Brand Republic was called Flamesworn City. The city had little going for it in terms of resources, but was located ad...

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PtM 18 - Chapter 2: Uncertainty

Today's chapter is a short one. Enjoy! 

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It took a week for Cha Ming to recover, and in that time, he familiarized himself with Mendin and its new power structure. He discovered ...

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Book 18 - Chapter 1: Changes

Three shorter chapters this week. Enjoy ^^.

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A gaping hole stood where the Tree of Life of Verdant Crossroads once had. The land bore telltale signs of spatial fracture, and the sandy...

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Book 18 (Planesfall) - Prologue

I'm back, and ready to start posting. Only one chapter this week, since it's a late start, but it's a long one - Enjoy!

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Deep in the void adjacent the Inkwell Plane, a sm...

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Update

Hello Everyone,

In case anyone was wondering, chapters are starting up again beginning on June 1st. It's going to be a wild and fast-paced book, with a lot of changes. I hope you all enjoy ^...

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Announcement - May on Hold

Hello Everyone,

I regret to inform you all that there will be no chapters in May. I will be pausing contributions, so don't worry about getting charged this billing cycle. Life gets in the w...

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Announcement - April on Hold

Hi Everyone,

I'm afraid I don't have content available for this month. With any luck, I'll be able to make something work for May - I'll let you know at the end of April.

Thank you a...

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PtM 17 Bloodstorm ePub and Mobi

Hey Everyone,

The typography for the cover is finally done. Apologies for the delay. Here's a mobi and epub file for the Painting the Mists 17 - Bloodstorm, as promised. I'll be deleting it j...

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PtM 17 eBook timeline and PtM 18 update

All right, so it's time to come clean. The past couple of months have not been as productive as I'd hoped, so I'm behind once again. There are many reasons for this, most of which have to do with m...

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PtM Book 17 - Bonus Chapter—Yama vs Angels vs Devils (Corporate Style)

Announcement to follow.

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Myth had it that Yama was invincible. It was tough verify the claim, since beings of this level were nigh impossible to kill, but whenever asked who their lea...

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PtM Book 17 - Epilogue


The storm struck suddenly and without warning, from all directions at once, battering the Inkwell Plane with enough force to sunder continents and empty oceans. This was not a normal spa...

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PtM Book 17 - Chapter 56: Full Circle

3/3 this week. I'm going to post the epilogue and bonus chapter ahead of time, then pause contributions for next month. I'll post an update after the epilogue and bonus chapter to get everyone up t...

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PtM Book 17 - Chapter 55: Conclusion

2/3 this week.

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They split up into groups again, this time in much smaller confines. Jadefall faced off against Dark Tooth, while Undine and Wu kept their respective sides safe. Balef...

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