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Chapter 84: Getting Newly Reacquainted, Part 1

Hi guys, I should've had this out ages ago and I'm sorry I didn't. Part 2 should be a lot less delayed, I'll probably get it done sometime this weekend.

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Chapter 83: Panic in the Core Room

The entire domain was practically singing, and more than a few denizens were literally singing at Aby’s return, and Aby let itself bask in the ecstasy for a long moment before it began to actively monitor all of the menagerie, realizing that things had gotten a bit dilapidated during its slumber. Corpses were still broken down, and un...

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Chapter 82: A Stone's Dawn

Having perused the remnant souls of a great many creatures in the short few months of its life, Aby felt confident in its assertion that sleep is a strange and confusing state in which the body and mind both turn off. This left the victim helpless and reliant on a  great deal of luck and, in some cases, trust not to be preyed upon by someth...

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It has been a long four months

I want to start by saying how frustrating it is to start writing, have something happen, then be forced to stop or even worse, lose any motivation to pick back up for far too long. The past few months were like that, in which I took finals, visited family, and planned a bit of a break before getting sick, staying sick for nearly two months, gett...

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Rok Chapter: Defeats and Deals

“I yield.” Petra didn’t even say these words out loud, and they only came after nearly a minute of hacking up silvery chunks of lung tissue, but they still resounded throughout the reef, at least to Rok. Their fight had been brief, a short five minutes that could hardly compare to some of the legends Rok had heard about clashes between S r...

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The Aby Survival Guide: Chapter 3

Hi! This chapter, or any chapter really, are certainly a long time coming and for that, I am sorry. I think this is the first time I've really suffered from proper writer's block, mostly thanks to school and work, and I only really was able to sit down and write more than a single paragraph at a time in the past three days, and even then with ef...

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Chapter 81: Wings and Wounds

Hi all! Finally got this one to feel how I wanted, and before I say anything else, I'm going to make sure you aren't left with this cliff for too long I promise! Now then, please enjoy!

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The wyvern was terribly, dreadfully bored. He hadn’t ever really thought about it before, but the Creator had a way of mak...

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Rok Chapter: Tooth and Nail

Hey! This chapter came out a mite longer than I expected. Sitting comfortably at 4343 words, it's one of the longest chapters I've ever written, and I had a lot of fun with it. I hope that the fight that breaks out is easy (or even possible) to follow, and paints a decent picture of the level of power even brand new S rankers have. Without furth...

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Interlude: The Golden Child

Hi again! New chapter for you all, finally finished up the Petra chapter I was so torn on. I hope that the direction I decided to go is a good one, I want her to read both young and arrogant but also show at least some reasoning behind it all. I don't know if that worked out, but I hope you like it regardless. Please, enjoy!

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Chapter 80: Setting Trends

Hi! I apologize for being a bit delayed getting this one to you all, I tried to bang out a Petra chapter but hit a wall on that, so I turned my energy on writing about the doppelganger, and also about the eighteenth floor, one I find a bit more personal than the rest, considering how similar it is to some places around here, and it needs more at...

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Chapter 79: All Claws on Deck

Hello again, I'm really sorry I couldn't get this one out yesterday. I've been trying for a chapter a day or so, and I know that's a good way to get burnt out, but I still feel bad for not being faster. Anyway, here's an in depth look at a creature we haven't really seen much of, one of a few we're likely to have of him. Please, enjoy!

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Chapter 78: A Poorly Chosen Game

  Hi! Another chapter tonight, and I will start on the next in the slumber mini-arc tonight, hopefully finish it up by tomorrow. We also need to see what's going on with Rok and Petra, because they're also going to have some role in the events that come next. Anyway, let me know what you think, and thanks so much again!

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Chapter 77: A Sadistic Stallion

Hi again! It seemed like the opinions of you all were generally in favor of extending the chapters based in between Aby's falling asleep, and its waking up. As such, I'll try to add a couple more to show off some bigger residents, and some for the more obscure ones, before Aby truly wakes up. The time itself will thus go from probably about a da...

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What to do

I know I asked about it in the chapter, but I'd like to see what the people here think I should do for Aby's return. I could either make this chapter come chronologically later than this, or alter earlier chapters so this fits where it does. What do you think?

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Chapter --(To be determined): No More Dreams

Hello again, all, I've got another chapter ready, one that I've been meaning to post much, much sooner, but also not quite this early in the story. Unfortunately, I sort of lost a couple of chapters I'd had planned, and I didn't want to have you all waiting even longer just to get them back. That said, I would like input, on whether or not you t...

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Interlude: Sirens, Near and Far

Hi! I'm going to try and finish up another chapter in the works tonight, and get that out. I work tomorrow, though, so I might need to call it a night before I can. Still, hopefully I can get some done after that, and on my day off, and I'm also pretty sure I will suspend August payments for Patreon as I did July's. Still, I won't bore you all, ...

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The Aby Survival Guide, Chapter Two

Hello again! finally continuing the Mapper's guide, I always enjoy writing him and I hope you enjoy reading him. I'll try to have more actual installments of the novel out before June, though, at least one for Rok, and one for Aby's creatures, so I'd like to hear what you think I should do first. I'll also try to do something special on June 1st...

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Chapter 76: Answers, and the Questions They Raise

Little bit shorter than the previous ones, but still right about two thousand words, I'm on the fence on this one so let me know what you think!

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The tenth floor was, simply put, a disaster. Sela emerged from the proper entrance, into the center of the room, and was very briefly stunned into silence as she too...

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Rok Chapter: Mounting Concerns

Hello! I return, finally free from the 'pleasures' of remote learning. Somehow, being at home for this all made classes and responsibilities seem all the worse. But I apologize, I won't whine too much, I'm just happy to finally sit down and write, even if I feel like I'm hitting a bit of a block after that semester. But, I won't let that stop me...

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Chapter 75: Born a Star, Always a Star

I can't lie, I'm a bit disappointed that it took me so long to finish this chapter, I had been hoping to be able to get a third one down today but it's a little bit late for that now, at midnight. Still, this chapter was an absolute treat to write, and I hope it's understandable and not too unusual for you all to enjoy!

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Chapter 74: A Wyvern's Resolve

Hello again, everyone, I am back with a new chapter from an old creature's point of view. Hopefully this one reads okay, I like a bunch of it but I'm also not sure if there's enough substance here, and if I should give it some touching up like the Rok chapter before I bring it to RoyalRoad, and this one is a fair bit shorter than the Rok chapter...

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Rok Chapter: Snap Decisions

Before I get into the chapter, I just want to say, I am entirely unsure about this one. I really like how parts of it turned out and feel completely unsure at other portions. On top of that, I don't know if Rok's decision here feels natural or forced, or if it simply comes out of nowhere way too fast, because this will radically alter the events...

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Announcement

I'm back, again, and I am sorry that it took me so much longer than I had any right to to finish up this chapter. I know I've been mentioning it, but my wrist has continued to act up since I've had it operated on, and this time, I can't very easily feel my left hand at all, which has made writing frustrating for a number of reasons. I know that'...

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Chapter 73: The Rage and Rest of a Dungeon

  

There were a few times in Aby’s admittedly short life where it ever strongly felt something. Times where invaders got too close to its core, or posed a significant threat to Sela, were just about the only times those feelings were negative, and even then, it was mostly visceral fear or primal disgust at someone thre...

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Interlude: Anger

Hello again! Here's the first 'aftermath' chapter. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it, I don't know if the Mapper is too angry or too lenient, nor am I certain this was the best way to have them tell him what happened, and a bunch of other small worries. I'm not sure if I should keep this one, or rewrite it entirely, so I'd like to hear y...

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Chapter 72: A Breach of Trust and an Insult

Here we go, an Aby chapter to follow up the revelation of Rok's! Let me know what you think of this invasion, if the core seemed too weak or too strong before the end, and how you liked the end to begin with. I've actually been planning this sort of attack on Aby for some time now, and I think this might be a good time to break it out. 

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Rok Chapter: Steps Forward and a Friend's Ire

Hello! I am so sorry for my absence! I really should have written more Abyssal and I have no excuse this time, I will likely pause next month's charge or refund this month's because you all deserve better than that. Hopefully I'll get more out now, though, starting with this Rok chapter. I'm a bit on the fence towards the end, on one hand I defi...

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Chapter 71: Snowflakes, Snakes, and Fake Snakes

  

Thank you for your patience, hopefully this chapter is alright for you guys! I'm a bit worried that it will feel out of place, but I finally want to move things forward. Let me know how you feel!

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The wyrm was many things, well aware that the list of accomplishments and achievements was longer than even she. B...

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Interlude: Meetings in the Now, Shadows of the Future

Hello, good evening, and happy holidays! It's been too long yet again, but today has really been the first day I can type much in a while. I mentioned it on royal road, as a foreword in The Yes-Mage, but I haven't brought much more attention beyond that to the fact that I got surgery on my wrist not long after I got back from university for the ...

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The Yes Mage Chapter One: The Very Best Bad Day

Hey there everyone! I wanted to start by saying that this is, very obviously, not a normal chapter of The Abyssal Dungeon, instead, this is a new project I started working on roughly a week ago, when an idea made its way into my head and just refused to leave. I hope this isn't too concerning, I have no issues at all to halt the writing of one i...

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