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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 7 (RAW)

Chapter 7 - Inconvenience

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.”

- The Buddha.

For the past two nights, Seraphina had wasted precious time—time...

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Initial sketch for Gilgamesh Adamantine Armor.

Artists could not quite get it right so I did the initial concept myself. Going to send this to another artist to get cleaned up and do the hands properly. Might make it a bit blockier and less smo...

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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 6 (RAW)

Book 2: Chapter 6 - Informants

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Seraphina set aside the latest letter from her friend, Mich...

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Book 5: Chapter 23 - Disguises (RAW)

A wise warrior does not burden himself with more blades than his hands can wield, nor does he train beyond the needs of his duty. To hoard weapons without purpose invites paranoia; to practice ...

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Book 5: Chapter 22 - The Lion (RAW)

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

- Aristotle


At first, he had been stunned by his own death. He remembered it, the logical fact of it. But still, shock churned int...

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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 5 (RAW)

Book 2: Chapter 5 - Brawl

The war started at the behest of the elves when they were still one people. The First Children spoke of the great devourer, the herald of the en...

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Anaselena disciplining Seraphina

Anaselena and Seraphina.

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Seraphina singing in the town square.

Seraphina singing to lure Ibn.

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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 4 (RAW)

Book 2: Chapter 4 - The Quest 

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.  View Post

Book 5: Chapter 21 - Of Mice & Men (RAW)

Chapter 21 - Of Mice & Men

She hated the sun by day—too bright by far. She hated herself even more for the envy she felt toward what she had come to love. Everythin...

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Book 5: Chapter 20 - Sacrosanct (RAW)

The Everdark is not merely a labyrinth of shadows beneath the known lands—it is a realm where night itself is born and perpetually thrives. In the endless gloom below, ancient caverns ...

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The power of money!

Seraphina slaps police officer!

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Corporal Frest + Initial Sketch

Seraphina meets one of her minions.

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Book 5: Chapter 19 - Duties of State (RAW)

“I have spent countless hours in tireless study, poring over ancient tomes and conducting experiments beyond number, all to discover why those blessed with sharper wits wield deeper we...

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Wrestling with the editorial team

I am under a lot of pressure to outright remove a lot of the racist comments from Gilgamesh story. I think it is a very essential part of his character that his modern values are essentially very s...

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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 3 (RAW)

Book 2: Chapter 3 - Abattoir

"Tragedy springs from the mortal struggle against the inevitable—sickness, strife, and the certainty of death. Comedy, however, arises from...

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Miriam fighting in the forest.

The maid fighting in the forest.

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Seraphina Chapter 2 Sketches

Seraphina realizes she is in another world.

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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 2 (RAW)

Book 2: Chapter 2 - Beneath the City

Stir not murky waters if you know not the depth or the creatures that dwell within.

- Bryan Davis.

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Book 5: Chapter 18 - Seeing the Light (RAW)

“In the manner that the Goddess wields twin blades, we too carry two edges of the mind: the longsword of reason and the short blade of insight. The wise cultivate skill with both, that no cha...

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Seraphina fighting zombies in the trial.

Seraphina fighting zombies in the dungeon before facing the banshee.

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TO&FQ: Book 2 - Chapter 1 (RAW)

Chapter 1 - New Horizons

"He who yields at every new obstacle soon beholds only his own frailty. Yet the one who endures sows the seeds of true strength and a harvest of ...

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Book 5: Chapter 17 - The Faith (RAW)

And the Prophet, peace be upon him, taught to us the greatest of magic that we might smite the enemies of man.

- Imani the Blessed of the Faith.


Larynda worked with her usual...

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Mirae slapping the policeman.

Mirae slapping the policeman back on earth.

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Epilogue (RAW)

There you go! Now I need to go back and do some editing!

Epilogue


For the first week after she “awoke,” she wandered in a dense fog of confusion. She had...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 50 (RAW)

Well guys, it was quite a ride! This is the final chapter of Book 1! Thank you all for reading!

Chapter 50 - A Return to Academia

The closing pages of a courtesan...

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Book 5: Chapter 16 - A Good Deed (RAW)

Between the twin islands of Quas and Qis stretches the Grey Sea—so named not for any hue in the water, but for the valiant Lord Admiral Grey, whose daring voyage first brought the islands to ...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 49 (RAW)

Chapter 49 - Showdown

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

- Plato.


Never before in her li...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 48 (RAW)

Chapter 48 - Homecoming

“Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of o...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 47 (RAW)

Chapter 47 - The Reward

Jewelry speaks without saying anything. They are more than precious metals or stones. These objects might have a few or thousands of stories. The ...

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