2. Overreacting
Completely silent, the faceless, acid-dripping beast above me prepares another spray of caustic fluid. I know I’ve been trying not to panic again so soon but holy shit I’m on an alien...
2021-07-18 06:03:42 +0000 UTC View Post
thundamoo posts
1. Far Away From Home
Welcome to the first chapter of my new story, Hive Minds Give Good Hugs. Thank you so much for your patronage. Vigor Mortis's update schedule will not change. Enjoy! 2021-07-18 05:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post
84. Trust and Respect
“Woo-hoo!”
I can’t help but whoop out a cheer as I leap up above the branches, power flowing through my body feeling like a warm fire after a rainstorm. A bone-deep chill...
2021-07-16 19:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post83. Monster
“Ready to go, Lark?” August asks, smiling my way. I nod, reaching up to grasp his outstretched hand as we walk together.
I gave into hunger and hunted last night. But… I did...
2021-07-14 17:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post82. Inevitable Decision
Another screech shakes the forest as I watch a torn-off chunk of Mateo's soul disappear down the vrothizo's gullet. With him and Netta dead, our ability to strike back at the flying monster is next...
2021-07-12 20:03:11 +0000 UTC View Post81. Forest Ecosystem
"There you two are!"
Norah runs our way as soon as Penelope and I enter the guild hall, giving us a friendly wave.
"Everyone else is with the boss already! It looks like our missi...
2021-07-09 23:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post80. Being Known
My eyes… are blue?
“How are the pupils?” I ask immediately.
"Pupils?" Penelope mutters, pulling my face in closer. "They seem normal… perhaps slightly vertically ovoid, but not ...
2021-07-07 22:10:59 +0000 UTC View Post79. Blue Ocean
Breathe in, breathe out. I've heard it before, as a mantra to assist focus. There is apparently something about breathing that really seems to help people with that. Perhaps it's the intentional st...
2021-07-05 20:31:11 +0000 UTC View Post78. Atrophy
"Rowan?" I call out. "Hey, Rowan?"
I scowl, looking over the battlefield where I recently fought Capita. Six corpses lie in the road, a shallow crater behind them where Capita's implosion spe...
2021-07-02 16:46:42 +0000 UTC View Post77. Family Feast
“I thought you weren’t supposed to play with me.”
For a couple days, the Sharif avoided me. Not on purpose, I don’t think. The larger human with him, known as ‘Nana’ would always ...
2021-06-30 19:50:10 +0000 UTC View Post76. Skyfall
I manage to land my attack before Capita can teleport away, but she doesn’t just stand there and take it. She dodges and I miss her heart, instead planting my spear into her shoulder. Glanc...
2021-06-28 19:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post75. Calm Before the Storm
Someone's hand is in my hair.
It's an oddly nostalgic sensation. When weather gets bad, especially rain, sometimes all you can do is huddle up close to everyone you even kind of trust and hop...
2021-06-25 18:41:48 +0000 UTC View Post74. Divinity
"Wait, what?" I ask, staring incredulously. "A god?"
"Mana comes from the Mistwatcher," Margarette clarifies. "And only the Mistwatcher. Creating mana isn't possible for mortals like us...
2021-06-23 23:03:59 +0000 UTC View PostStep by Step Cover Art
This is a super neat thing that Tsuu put together after finishing my cover art: a time lapse of all the steps in the design process! I hope you all enjoy!
2021-06-23 21:50:45 +0000 UTC View PostNew Patreon Rewards!
I have been amassing art commissions lately, and as a thank-you to the wonderful people that have been sitting in my $10 and up tier even though they don't have to, I'll be releasing commissioned a...
2021-06-23 20:18:05 +0000 UTC View PostCharacter Art: Lyn, Orville, Penelope
Here's my first batch of treats for everyone! Thank you so much to all of you in the $10 and up range, I look forward to finding more ways to reward your generosity.
The lovely a...
2021-06-23 20:11:04 +0000 UTC View Post73. Immune System
Agony dances through my entire body, a screaming pain reaching from scalp to toe. Pure and raw, there is nothing but me and the torture. Yet still, my body moves. My voice speaks clearly, and my ha...
2021-06-21 22:12:08 +0000 UTC View Post72. What He Deserves
I feel it before I reach the exflow tunnel, and my fists clench so hard I nearly bleed myself with my nails. The revenant I made out of Grig’s son, that fucking murderer, is still functional afte...
2021-06-18 23:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post71. Center of Attention
I don't think that I’ll ever get used to being the center of attention.
Whenever people look at me, my instinct is to assume that something is wrong. Growing up on the streets, you quickly ...
2021-06-16 22:34:32 +0000 UTC View PostNo Chapter Today (Sorry)
With my wrist injury and such, I will be taking today off to heal. The good news: I have a working speech-to-text program I can use to continue writing. The break I'll be taking on Patr...
2021-06-09 19:13:40 +0000 UTC View Post70. Feelings
“What is a festival?” I ask the August.
I’ve been living with the old man (it turns out that’s why he’s wrinkly, that means a human is old) for a few days now. I’ve been ver...
2021-06-07 20:13:31 +0000 UTC View Post69. Sovereign Right
Regarding Friday's chapter: I've somehow managed to fuck up my wrist. There's a good chance I will simply have to skip tomorrow's chapter as I recover. I'll keep you all posted....
2021-06-03 23:08:42 +0000 UTC View PostDelayed Chapter Again (Sorry)
Wednesday the 2nd's chapter (i.e., tomorrow's) will either be very late that day or come out Thursday. I've spent the last 36 hours in a moving car or frustratingly non-moving airplane, and s...
2021-06-02 00:37:31 +0000 UTC View Post68. Let Them Come
Surprise! Early chapter. I'll be driving all day tomorrow so you get this one before I go to bed. Enjoy!
“Miss Vita?” a calm voice asks. “Miss ...
67. Pit of Despair
I don’t know how long I kneel there, holding my sister’s corpse. I haven’t just failed to repay my debt. I got my family killed. Is a more inexcusable failure even ...
2021-05-28 23:44:44 +0000 UTC View Post66. Big Sister
Returning to the streets without armor on is both extremely familiar and extremely weird. I never noticed how comfortable I got with people fearing me. Fear is the right word for it, to...
2021-05-26 18:50:29 +0000 UTC View Post65. Rest and Recrimination
“Well,” Norah announces loudly, “fuck that whole mission three times up the ass.”
I glance up at her with a raised eyebrow.
“What?”
Skyhope is finally in sigh...
2021-05-19 18:18:12 +0000 UTC View Post64. Understanding
I forgot to mention last post, so I'll mention it here: I'll be taking a vacation break this weekend. This Friday and next Monday, there will be no chapter. Normal MWF releases ...
2021-05-18 01:53:32 +0000 UTC View PostLate Chapter Today - But It Will Still Come Out Today
...Did you think I was joking? Anyway, sorry for the kind-of delay. Are these sorts of posts annoying, or helpful?
2021-05-17 19:44:39 +0000 UTC View Post63. Void Child
“Claretta! Claretta!”
I scream as loudly as I can, barely choking the name out between sobs. My blood drips on the earth and I know I have to run, I have to go ea...
2021-05-14 18:28:31 +0000 UTC View Post