AbyssalRoadTrip

Abyssal Road Trip - 198 - See you again

Mirage’s PoV – Eyrarháls – Mid-morning to mid-afternoon Second Day

The morning had seen the cadre’s compound awash with faithful whose shock had worn off. While the ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 197- Hungry like the wolf

Isa – Outlands – Evening First Day

The ordinarily calm wind of the Outlands echoed strangely across the chasm. Its clean-cut sides looked like someone had scooped hundred...

Status

197 - Editing (it's a long chapter so will take a bit - 8.3k when I finished writing it tonight)

198 - Set out and filling in sections at present

Abyssal Road Trip - 196 - Open season

Aggie’s PoV – Thebes

“No!”

At Aggie’s shout, Alfarr dropped the Manes’ copper amulet and it cluttered across the craft master’s stone table. The rest of t...

Abyssal Road Trip - 195 - Destination unknown

Amdirlain’s PoV – Limbo – Monastery of Will’s Hand

With the marks handed out, the guest examiners filed from the training hall, leaving the class to clean up the ritu...

Status

Currently working on editing: 195

Which isn't the chapter I had originally intended. 

In re-writing the Aggie PoV I had intended 195 to be, the chapter ended up feeling weird. Whil...

Abyssal Road Trip - 194 - Turn the page

Elliyna’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand.

“Weren’t you going to skip their rematch this time?” asked Duurth, as he sat down next to Elliyna. Her now dark bl...

Abyssal Road Trip - 193 - Trading places

Ebusuku’s PoV - Outlands - Domain

The nearest streamers of light rising throughout the Domain wipe away all shadows from my scroll. A glance across the tallies reminds me o...

Status

So that happened...

Having a bit of fun with the software I use for writing at present. I've used an online version for a while so I don't have to worry about backing up (so I thought), and s...

Abyssal Road Trip - 192 - Climb together

Mirage’s PoV - Cemna

Sage picked another gloomy location for a regroup point, on the edge of a petrified forest where the pebble-strewn beach extends into the mainland behi...

Abyssal Road Trip - 191 - Picking up the pieces

Balnérith’s PoV - Ijmti - Sisterhood Stronghold

Deep beneath the stronghold was a chamber that only one entity still in existence had seen. There was no flat surface anywh...

Abyssal Road Trip - 190 - Home again

Lezekus’ PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand

Crossing the Portal’s threshold brought a sigh of relief from Lezekus and she stepped to the side. It wasn’t an action...

Chapter Plan

Current chapters in-progress (main PoVs)

190 - Lezekus (start of 2nd year)

191 - Balnérith

192 - Mirage - being summoned by the Daughters

193 - Ebusuku (end of next year - ...

Status

Currently,my brain has me bouncing around between ideas for 12 chapters (was only 11 when I started writing this status)

190 - 50% written

191 - 50% written

192 - Started - main p...

Abyssal Road Trip - 189 - Insight

Livia’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand

Between time spent talking and training together, the five days I promised Eb I wouldn’t exceed passed quickly. Finding m...

Abyssal Road Trip - 188 - Moving on up

Erwarth’s PoV - Tunnels of Ternòx

Since their entrapment, the Grottos’ music has stayed synchronised to the planar wheel instead of the night sky. Each one’s music rin...

Status

188 - 45% written  (Erwarth)

189 - started (Livia)

(I've also got a couple of future chapters that wouldn't leave me alone written - but need to work on them a bit more. No idea wh...

Chained - 16

The northern lights danced across the sky, greens with hints of red. It's a sight that I remember from my Mortal life. Yet it's like so many things; it's the same but different. On that trip, I’d...

Abyssal Road Trip - 187 - Visiting Hours

Livia’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand

The third bowl Amdirlain hands me looks like it contains a lumpy fist-sized hunk of river mud. “What flavour is this?”<...

Status

187 and Chained - 16 are both at 50%.

188 - Will be another Erwarth PoV - I just started this morning.

Spent a lot of time this week reviewing early chapters and started work on re-writ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 186 - Warning

Ebusuku’s PoV - Outlands.

For whatever reasons the Domain has continued to expand away from Amdirlain’s overlook, instead of in all directions. Blue and golden lights str...

Abyssal Road Trip - 185 - Lifetime

Amdirlain’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand

Holding her at arm’s length, Amdirlain gave Livia a beaming smile before waggling a finger at her. “I told you I wa...

Status

My brain was jumping around again this weekend, so between it and family commitments, this weekend didn't hit 100% with any single chapter.

185  - nearly ready - editing to do. Amdirlain...

Desperate times (Stand alone short story)

Some prey is the most thrilling challenge, especially in desperate times seasoned by hunger. So much depends on my success today. I’m up for the hunt, but there will only be one chance.

Slo...

Abyssal Road Trip - 184 - Gift of Life

Sarith’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand

The gathering in the outer courtyard was clear from several buildings away because of the dozens clustered close in silenc...

Abyssal Road Trip - 183 - Glory

Soranus’s PoV - Aegina - Paláti of Apollo

Letting the door shut behind him, Soranus walked along each of the four rows of workbenches. At each station, he checked the piec...

Status

Chained - 15 has been released so Chained - 10 and earlier is now available for Ascended Tier.

Chained - 15

The crunching of ice and snow underfoot while I move in the already fading sunlight sets an odd sensation across my skin. Memories of snow trips, home and abroad, icy wind scouring flesh, and the w...

Status

My brain was skipping between ideas this weekend, so my current writing progress is at:

Chapter 183 - 75%

Chapter 184 - 45%

Chapter 185 - 30%

Plus a future chapter that woul...

Abyssal Road Trip - 182 - Metamorpheus

Amdirlain’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand

Elliyna’s door opened to reveal a room nearly empty of its usual clutter of furnishings.

“Le...