18. Dweller
“Seeds, missus? Ya’ fancin’ a farm?” The farmer turned vendor inquired.
“Not quite, more gardening than farming. Though I intend to grow my food.”
“Hmm, ya’ have ya’ o...
2023-07-19 13:09:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Epsilon Twilight posts
17. Seeds
The rest of the feast had been quite enjoyable. Even though Aloe didn’t have the best of relations with Mirah, she couldn’t deny how much of an excellent cook she was. No one in her household a...
2023-07-18 10:52:51 +0000 UTC View Post16. Dinner
“I’m still angry that you didn’t wake me up before.” Shahrazad pouted as she and Aloe walked down the bazaar.”
“You needed to sleep more, Mom,” Aloe said. “If you are going to...
2023-07-17 11:13:15 +0000 UTC View Post15. Office
Aloe blinked, steam occluding her sight. A grumble had awakened her. Her head was dizzy, and it took her a monumental effort to make coherent thoughts. She looked down at her body, her hands extrem...
2023-07-16 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post14. Bath
“You both certainly sprout from the same plant,” Jafar commented as he and Aloe left the apothecary.
“You offend me, Jafar.” Aloe led her hand to her chest in faux offense. “I am no...
2023-07-15 19:05:38 +0000 UTC View Post13. Cannabis
“You are either courageous or stupid by showing me cannabis seeds in the presence of an officer of the law,” Umar stated with a deadpan.
Aloe blushed.
Cannabis itself wasn’t illeg...
2023-07-15 11:27:02 +0000 UTC View Post12. Apothecary
“Sister Aloe!” The small child rushed towards Aloe in a mad sprint and then enveloped her in a hug. Though small child wasn’t exactly the right term as Aya was only a head shorter th...
2023-07-14 21:01:13 +0000 UTC View PostCultivating Plants online!
Reminder to give some love to the story on Royal Road!
Here's the link: https://www.royalroad.co...
2023-07-14 14:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post11. Morning
“Good morning, world!” Aloe yawned, stretching her arms far up as she woke up. She looked next to her; her grandfather’s journal was opened at the side of the bed. “Damn, I was knocked cold...
2023-07-14 14:52:28 +0000 UTC View Post10. Soup
Aloe’s house was dark, with only a vague luminance coming from the kitchen. She pushed the wood strip curtains that worked as a door and entered the kitchen to see her mother eating a bowl of sou...
2023-07-14 14:51:54 +0000 UTC View PostNew Story
Technically, today Cultivating Plants should come online in Royal Road, when that happens, I'll publish two more chapters to Patreon so there's a 10 chapter lead between the sites.
Also, plea...
2023-07-14 09:34:10 +0000 UTC View Post9. Sadina
The city of Sadina may not exactly be the biggest, especially by the capital standards, but it was more beautiful than any other city in Ydaz. The orange glow of twilight only gave it a more mystic...
2023-07-14 09:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post8. Departure
“I hope this doesn’t knock me out.” Aloe prayed as she sipped from her mug, trying the ter’nar tea for the first time. “Woah...”
She instantly comprehended what her grandfather ha...
2023-07-14 09:31:14 +0000 UTC View Post7. Ter’nar
“Not a single nince-damned sofa on this house!” Aloe protested as her body dropped on the chair next to the desk. “How in tarnation do you buy tens of iron tools but not a single sofa!”
... 2023-07-13 11:21:04 +0000 UTC View Post6. Cleaning
Before going back to the greenhouse, Aloe made a new mask with more dried jasmine flowers. She ended up emptying the jar as there weren’t many left. Instead of slightly pouring water, she dived t...
2023-07-13 11:19:59 +0000 UTC View Post5. Greenhouse
Considering Aloe had traveled kilometers into the desert just to visit the greenhouse, it was a bit awkward that it took her half a day before stepping foot in. Her late grandfather’s property wa...
2023-07-12 14:20:49 +0000 UTC View Post4. Oasis
This was, without a shed of doubt, the worst morning Aloe had experienced in her life. She woke up dehydrated and soaked at the same time, and when she stood up she almost fell back to the bed as h...
2023-07-12 14:19:54 +0000 UTC View Post3. Night
Name: Aloe Ayad
Species: Human
Description: Female member of the human species, a species known for their ingenuity, high adaptive capabilities...
2023-07-07 11:11:50 +0000 UTC View Post2. Veritas
The cover of the diary was made of thick leather, even if the book itself was pretty slim. Aloe caressed the engraving of the title with her fingers. She didn’t remember many things about her gra...
2023-07-07 11:10:51 +0000 UTC View Post1. Aloe
Sunlight purified the dunes.
The scorching desert sun loomed over Aloe’s back. Every step against the shifting sands was hard-fought, her boots sliding into the ground with every wrong move...
2023-07-04 11:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostEndings and Beginnings
As of today, The Arcane Soul is officially over. The last addendum was a bit short, so I'll also publish the first chapter of my next story, Cultivating Plants. It shares some similarities with The...
2023-07-04 11:29:56 +0000 UTC View PostAddendum: Record
As part of my undertaking to complete the Records, today I’m doing a close analysis of Caelestaya (that’s what the native humans call the planet), the homeworld of the latest Incarnation, Soul....
2023-07-04 11:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostAddendum: The Time that Never Was
Upon the infinite vastness of space and my inevitable death, I began recalling my pathetic life. Even in my last moments, I still only thought of revenge.
It started with my death and exile, ...
2023-06-30 14:24:09 +0000 UTC View Post99. End of Isolation
Salayah’s first travel by ship had been a horrendous experience. She had been trained as a diplomat since she was a whelp, but her travels had been mostly limited by land or air, never sea. Norma...
2023-06-27 10:36:20 +0000 UTC View PostEnding In Sight
Only three chapters remain of The Arcane Soul: a lengthy epilogue and two addendums that explain some of the plot holes/knowledge that readers lack.
The last addendum is like an in-universe e...
2023-06-23 08:52:21 +0000 UTC View Post98. Of Magic and Soul III
On top of the Arcane Sanctum, a squadron of powerful mages looked down upon us.
“YOU DARE INTERRUPT OUR DUEL, SERGEANT MAJOR?” The violent screams of En’yen felt as if he had lost his s...
2023-06-23 08:47:48 +0000 UTC View Post98. Of Magic and Soul II
“No!” I cried as the pink smoke cleared, only leaving two charred bodies behind.
I looked at the High Arcanist’s visage. Pure stoicism.
I read his soul. Indifference.
There ...
2023-06-20 11:10:21 +0000 UTC View Post98. Of Magic and Soul I
En’yen Yagul, the High Arcanist of Ferilyn, could finally rest. The Command Sergeant Major of Lan’el had engaged in a tedious and prolonged battle against him for hours without end. The prowess...
2023-06-16 12:51:53 +0000 UTC View Post97. Of Arcane and Soul III
The rush of power was nearly maddening. I was wholly aware that affinity tiers didn’t scale linearly, but... I couldn’t expect such power from just a zero-point-one percent affinity difference....
2023-06-13 12:59:31 +0000 UTC View Post97. Of Arcane and Soul II
My body jerked into life as the blood splattered on the ground and flowed back into my head, chunks of flesh and bones being magically attracted to my body. Even before my brain had reconstructed, ...
2023-06-09 12:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post