Autumn Knights

Chapter 119 - Calling (Out) All Readers

Morrigan leaned back against the wall and watched as Death scuttled over to one of the nearby bookshelves and began scanning the titles. She was in a bit of a rush herself tonight, considering the ...

Chapter 118 - Live and Let Die

“Well, this certainly is a dilemma…” Death mused, waving his skeletal hand in front of Morrigan’s face. “I suppose it isn’t entirely unsurprising, though.”

“I wonder if it onl...

Chapter 117 - In and Out

Morrigan lay in bed, propped up on her pillow to keep her stomach bent and avoid straining the makeshift stitches. Pepper was in the bathroom, back from the hospital with a freshly bandaged arm, an...

Chapter 116 - Mask on, Mask off

Jenna sat alone in the cramped office, arms crossed tightly over her chest, and her foot tapping an erratic rhythm. The clock ticked audibly, each second pounding at her already frazzled nerves. He...

Chapter 115 - Quick Thinking

And they did run, but not right away. They stopped, stared, backing away slowly, horror inching into their eyes. Morrigan had just been stabbed, and not only was she smiling as if it were no big de...

Chapter 114 - Scary-Reaper-Mode

Jenna likely mistook Morrigan’s hesitation for fear, as a smug smirk spread across her face. However, the knife in her hand was not the main source of Morrigan’s unease. It was a reasonable con...

Chapter 113 - Sting Operation

Morrigan could feel Pepper’s unease as they made their way down the hall to the breakfast table. “Hey, don’t stress,” Morrigan said, giving Pepper a reassuring pat on the back. “Everythin...

Chapter 112 - The Devil Wears Cheap Perfume

The next morning, as Sarrah made her rounds knocking on doors and announcing breakfast in an hour, Morrigan sat up immediately, rubbing her eyes and trying to shake off her grogginess. Across the r...

Chapter 111 - Intermission - Stone-Cold Crazy

Frank hugged his knees, sitting on that thin mattress in the room that was carefully set up with no sharp corners. The door had no handle on the inside, and the only window sat high on the wall and...

Chapter 110 - Talking Curses

“Seriously, Morrigan, why didn’t you say anything?” Emma’s tone was sharp, her arms crossed tightly as she stared Morrigan down. Hilda leaned casually against the pavilion railing, watching...

Chapter 109 - At the Park

Morrigan only had to slip out of the shadows twice on her way to the park to get her bearings. Since it was so hard to see anything from within the shadows, she had initially assumed that navigatin...

 Chapter 108 - Under the Bridge

Morrigan stepped out of the shadows onto a narrow span of cracked concrete. The quiet night was broken only by the wind and distant hum of passing cars. 

Pulling out her list, she scanne...

Chapter 107: Searching for the Answers

Morrigan stirred as a tap on her shoulder was accompanied by a familiar, sophisticated voice.

“Morrigan. Wake up.” It was Noir, and if she wasn’t well used to his presence by now, openi...

Upcoming schedual

Hello, just giving an update since I've been silent for a while. As mentioned last time, I took a break due to my main job being seasonal and much busier september-december (and frankly, I was feel...

I'm taking a break!

So as mentioned in a previous post, my main job is seasonal, and therefore I've had less time for writing these last few months. I intended to keep some updates coming but have been kind of failing...

Chapter 106 - Mean Girls

Morrigan found herself picking at her food that night at the dinner table. She couldn’t shake the feeling that every eye was on her, except maybe Beth, who was more focused on her meal or trying ...

Chapter 105 - Shower Thoughts

Pepper woke Morrigan up with a soft nudge on her shoulder.

“Mmmm, what?” Morrigan groaned, turning away.

“Um… it’s dinner time in an hour.”

Morrigan instantly shot up....

Chapter 104 - Two-way Street

Soon after Jenna, Livy, and Tyler left, Morrigan pulled out her phone and texted Emma. She was tired enough to fall asleep if she just closed her eyes for a few minutes, but Emma was a priority. 2024-10-14 15:18:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 103 - Blackmail

After breakfast, Morrigan was quick to start gathering dishes. It felt so stupid to be dragged into this petty game, but at the same time, she didn’t love the fact that they thought they were win...

Upload scheduled October-December

You've probably noticed I've been down to doing two chapters a week, and sometimes they are a bit short. That's because it's the busy season for my main job. I had planned on just keeping pace with...

Chapter 102 - Shake on it

Morrigan and Pepper made their way down the stairs, the faint clatter of dishes and murmurs of conversation drifting up from the dining room. As they entered, they were greeted by the sight of Jenn...

Chapter 101 - Morning Routine

Morrigan entered the orphanage through the back door and then snuck up the stairs quietly. Noir's shadow zipped along the walls beside her, darting ahead to check if the hallway was clear. Once he ...

Chapter 99 - Epilogue - Angel of Darkness

Alice tore through the shadows, slicing through the thick, oppressive darkness. Her movements were fluid, each slow, powerful step propelling her forward at a speed most reapers would struggle to m...

Chapter 98 - Gazer

Morrigan, Death, and Pepper walked through the quiet streets, Pepper shuffling nervously along, glancing now and then at Death with wide eyes. Morrigan couldn’t quite hide her limp anymore. Runni...

Chapter 97 - Time Marches On

Morrigan's ankle flared with pain as she ran at full tilt. She cursed herself for walking so far away when Pepper had asked her to leave. And why did Alice wait until the last damn minute to explai...

Chapter 96 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

Morrigan raised her scythe as she sprinted toward Pepper. The hollow gripped the small girl’s face, its mouth agape, emitting a ghastly wail as Pepper grew visibly weaker.

“Pepper, hang o...

Chapter 95 - Return

The walk was quiet for a while. Morrigan’s mind raced, trying to think of a way to save Pepper. The younger girl walked ahead, marching toward her doom in somber silence, while Morrigan trailed b...

Chapter 94 - Death March

“Thank you, Nyx,” Alice said. With a final caw, the voidling flapped its wings and took off from Alice’s forearm, vanishing back into the dark night sky. “Now, then…”

“Hang on! ...

Chapter 93 - The Kids Aren't Alright

They moved quietly through the city streets, Morrigan scanning every street and corner as they made their way. Pepper seemed to do the same, though her movements were more subtle. Noir was somewher...

Chapter 92 - 20 Eyes

Dinner was much the same as breakfast, with Cersi dominating the conversation as she hopped from one topic to the next. She did seem particularly excited about learning to sew, however.

After...