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Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 43

Today was bizarre. To be honest, half of the walk over here, John was mentally preparing himself to deal with a hostage situation, but thankfully, the tax collectors didn't think of that. Yet, in a...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 42

It had been a while since Yuki had people react to her like this. She didn't miss it, despite how useful it was.

People cleared out of her path like she was an incoming flood, and th...

Discord Poll

Hey there everyone! I was curious: would you folks be interested in a discord server for EMK and any other projects I may do in the future? It'd probably not only be a patron server, but an open on...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 41

It was hard for Rin to believe. To think that there was a nogitsune lurking in these woods… Even worse, she had the power to befuddle minds!

It was hard for Rin to believe.

To think t...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 40

John did not sleep for long, and what he got was mercifully dreamless, but he felt better. Different. Yuki was right. What happened was in the past, even though it tore him up inside. He couldn't c...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 39

John stumbled into his room and flicked on the light, slamming the door behind him and dropping the heavy barricade across it. Breathing heavily, he collapsed onto his mattress, looking up at the u...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 38

Not a word was uttered between them during the trip back to the fort; the tension hanging over the pair like an executioner's axe, with neither willing to say the first word. John stood on the far ...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 37

"Now, let's get a good look at you," Kiku mused before spinning him around in her grip like a doll, forcing him to look at her before he could begin to process her insane statement about her and Yu...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 36

John did what he did best. All the bile, all the hatred, all the dread and pain and doubt burning him up from inside… he forced it down into a nice neat box to be dealt with later so he could fac...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 35

Before they went to the building, they checked the rest of the kappa's landmarks… Although they turned up nothing more than a few more entrances to the Nameless nest and what appeared to be a few...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 34

John hated to give much ground on this matter to Yuki, but after even that little break, his shoulders didn't tense up in the same way, nor did he find himself blanking as he worked.

Rin had ...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 33

John awkwardly laid the dragon woman on the mattress she had been sleeping on, stepping back as she immediately curled up like a sleeping cat the second she touched fabric. It was weird, awkward, a...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 32

It took a while for John to come back to his senses, and by that point, they were already walking back to the fort to "plot their next move." Yuki had stolen his notebook a while back, writing down...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 31

"Are you sure, John?" Yuki's voice shook him out of his trance, and he nodded after a moment of thought. Obviously, he wouldn't share anything about her, as it was not his story to tell. B...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 30

The three walked down to the river, with Yuki in the lead, John in the middle, and Rin in the back. It still made John's spine tingle to have the new addition to the fort behind him, granted, but g...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 29

The morning was a bit awkward, if only because John had to deliver food to Kaito. Obviously, the man didn't give him any problem when he was being untied. No, believing someone has superhuman abili...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 28

John walked into the room and turned on the lights, his face kept carefully neutral even though his mind swirled, Kaito immediately quieting in his presence and freezing like a deer in headlights. ...

Royal Road Launch

Hey folks! Hope you enjoyed the newest chapter. I wanted to let you know about something else, too, since I have your attention, and this one may be a bit large to just silently drop in the comment...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 27

John sat on the wall under the night sky, a knot of worry sitting heavily in his gut. Maybe he should have gone with Yuki. He knew that she could more than handle herself, but heading out solo alwa...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 26

Tracking them back to their residence was, honestly, embarrassingly easy. They didn't even try the most basic of tricks to ensure they weren't being followed. Really, Yuki was almost insulted. How ...

Title Art

Hey hey people, I have a bit of a surprise for you all today! Done by the wonderful "Realjustnothing" on Twitter, I got some cover art! Here's a version with no words, too, so you can appreciate th...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 25

Yuki walked down the shaded path alone, the gentle light of the moon filtering between the leaves. She breathed in deep, soaking in the peace and starlight, and bothered not with a disguise other t...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 24

The burst of inspiration carried him through most of the setup work and raw number crunching, even if Yuki sitting there watching him work was a bit of a distraction. Thankfully, he could reuse a b...

Quick Inquiry

Hey hey folks, this is going to be a weird one, but do you all happen to have any EMK memes laying about that you might have posted in a chat somewhere? I'm planning on posting this on Royal Road u...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 23

John looked out the door with a mild frown. Rin had taken to work eagerly, which he didn't expect. Even now, she was weeding the central courtyard, pulling plants from between the stones with a ste...

Announcement

There will be no chapter this week. I had to put my cat of seven years down today due to massive kidney failure. I'm sorry.

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 22

"I… honestly don't know what to say to that," he replied, his absolute bafflement overflowing into detached serenity. The dragon woman sure had some ideas, alright. Why would that ever work? "Did...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 21

John was still fuming as he followed the cart back to town, his eyes burning a hole in the back of Rin's head between checking the surrounding forest for threats. Strangely, the woman who had threa...

Engineering, Magic, and Kitsune Ch. 20

"You can't just say 'no' to a duel!" exclaimed the crazed woman in disbelief.

"Why not?" John asked, "I'm not obligated to fight every weirdo who shouts at me on the street." This was, in fac...

Quick Announcement

Heyo folks, just letting you know that next week's chapter is probably going to be in the evening rather than the morning! Unfortunately, my schedule for next week got changed so I work early on Tu...