42. The Cruel Seas
We left.
Sitting on top of the box, I look behind to see what had been my home for nine long years go up in flames, embers carried high in the windless sky.
Those mortals t...
2019-12-02 01:49:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm going on vacations today. I will return on December the first. I will keep writing while away but I am not sure I will be able to edit and post normally. Worst case sce...
2019-11-22 04:37:47 +0000 UTC View Post41. Stand your Ground
Normally upon waking I immediately exit my sealed sarcophagus. There has been a lot to do recently, and time is precious when one is slumbering for as long as I do. Now, my hand reache...
2019-11-19 13:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post40. Masquerade
My dream palace melts in a phantasmagoria of shapes and colors. Awareness comes and goes with the ebb and flow of the riotous tide that pushes me forward. I know in my soul that I ...
2019-11-14 03:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post39. The righteous one.
The documents we recovered at the Baxter Estate turn out to be rather useful. It appears that we found the main base of operation of the Brotherhood in Georgia. This makes our failure ...
2019-11-07 13:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post38. Learning curve.
August the 3rd 1812, Higginsville.
I look around Loth’s study number three, the one he usually uses for storage and long-duration experiments. It has now been cleaned, emptied ...
2019-10-31 16:16:04 +0000 UTC View Post37. 1812, Overture.
I open my eyes to an embroidered canopy. In the distance, the pops and hisses of the hearth’s fire welcome me. I know where I am. This is my mind fortress in all its slumbering glory.
I hear a...
36. Cloaks and Daggers
“I already hate this Hunt.”
“Ye’re just a sore loser, lass.”
“Just because I end up being a loser a bit too often for my tastes...”
Loth looks ...
2019-10-20 16:27:35 +0000 UTC View Post35. Blood Ties
Following our heroic return from opening a bank account and killing six people in the process, Dalton and I continue much like before. As a charming lad with good prospects and a secur...
2019-10-17 02:05:42 +0000 UTC View Post34. Ring Breaker
I manage to convince Isaac to grant me enough time to get changed before our assault on the Frederickson Estate. I have cobwebs on my nice blue dress just because of that stunt o...
2019-10-12 15:28:07 +0000 UTC View PostNot a chapter
A warm welcome to the cohort of new patrons. Just a reminder that we have an official Discord where you can send correction, suggestions and complaints:
2019-10-09 16:03:08 +0000 UTC
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33. The Science of the Hunt.
Forget about gentle reserve, this man is utterly scandalous! Who would ask something like that on the first night? This is bold, quite bold in fact!
“Isaac! How outra...
2019-10-09 16:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post32. Old Money
When we return to Higginsville, Sinead is long gone. Loth does not tell me where he went and I do not ask. The Lichaean prince did leave a few things for me, the first bein...
2019-10-06 16:29:06 +0000 UTC View Post31. Winternight
First comes the smell, then the buzz of flies, and last is the sight of a desiccated limb covered by loose strands of fabric. The bright colors of the improvised shrouds turn the...
2019-10-04 08:52:19 +0000 UTC View Post30. Charm
“And what is this?” I ask as I get out of the carriage.
We are in the middle of a meadow off the beaten path. Besides Loth’s moving fortress there is also another one...
2019-10-03 04:08:26 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome (not a chapter)
So there are three of you now. Thanks for the support it means more to me than you think.
On top of additional chapters you guys can also influence the story. If you give me good ideas l...
2019-10-01 23:59:07 +0000 UTC View Post29. Like Herding Cats pt. 2
I am walking back to the manor when Rose storms out in a panic. She immediately spots me and rushes to my side. From the red in her cheeks, I can tell that she has been running f...
2019-10-01 14:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post28. Like Herding Cats pt. 1
“What is this place?” I ask as I exit the sarcophagus.
“We are inside the Tillerson plantation house Mistress. The largest and most expensive manor in a hundred-mile ...
2019-10-01 05:56:10 +0000 UTC View Post27. Coming of Age
I wake up to the sound of animated discussion. I quickly don one of my armored dresses in dark blue and wonder if I should pick up my pistol. So far, I can only hear irate voices...
2019-09-26 12:17:59 +0000 UTC View Post26. Self-Discovery
I open my eyes to the familiar darkness. I am still wearing the ruin of the maid outfit and the congealed blood sticks to my skin in a most unpleasant way. The smell is not much ...
2019-09-23 15:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post25. The Source
Stairs have been dug into the side of the mountain and railings placed at strategic positions. It does not help, I feel like I am a trespasser in a place that should have r...
2019-09-21 06:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post24. Valor.
“… Potent blood for the experiments, Leonard…”
“… Over there next to the others, and cover her in chains…”
“… Costly, but think of the possibiliti...
2019-09-18 14:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post23. The Thirst
I trail Rose through a set of doors and smaller stairs. We do not come across anyone and soon reach a side of the manor. In front of me stand the stables and in the distance, I c...
2019-09-17 13:51:50 +0000 UTC View Post22. The Waiting Maw
I put the dessert spoon back on the empty plate and rest both hands on my round belly.
“Where are the kids?” Asks Achille with a smile.
“M...
2019-09-16 12:56:12 +0000 UTC View Post21. Murder of Crows
I quickly retrace our steps. As expected, a blind child could track us down. In half an hour I slow down when I see the smoke and ember of another camp.
I creep closer unti...
2019-09-13 09:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post20. Pursuit
Bonk.
“Ouch.”
BONK.
“Ow! What in the!?”
I open the sarcophagus and jump out in a fury. I am inside the carriage. It is currently running at full s...
2019-09-13 08:52:24 +0000 UTC View Post19. A gentleman and a scholar.
I wake up to the same thing I have woken to for the past hundred days: complete darkness. My hand easily finds and pulls a handle. With a loud clang, the top of my sarcophagus sl...
2019-09-13 01:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post