So at the end of the prologue we do an animated opening because I am ambitious as heck, to go over the seven year time jump from the prologue to the rest of the story and what all happened with the fallout of Joyce's sister's disappearance.
This is a whole twelve seconds of it where I show:
A) the sort of public fallout and how Joyce ...
Hi Everyone!!
Welcome to the prologue of Collector! Please enjoy :)
Sound Warning towards the end
We'll be posting new video chapters of Collector to all $5+ backers every third week !
We will be releasing the next part Friday August 29th at 12p EST
Thanks for all your support and your patience! I and the whole t...
Hi everyone!
My goal was to have all of scene 1.1 finished and postable by today. It was a good goal, and I got close! But a fwe of Tahani's sprite assets aren't quite finished yet, so ya'll will have to enjoy a little breakfast with Joyce while I finish baking the cookies :3
While Collector isn't FULLY animated, as much as poss...
Hey ya'll, hard at work on Collector! The full video capture of 1.1 will be posted next Friday, but I also plan to post lil freebie updates available to everyone.
I'm nearly finished with the polished teen Joyce asset for 1.1. She's lookin so shiny! A few polish points to go, then I'm comin for Tahani. It's gonna be a hustle, but ...
This is my final illustration for Imago. It's bittersweet, leaving these three to continue their story without us, but also what a journey it's been. Thanks again to everyone who supported us as we told their story, who avidly read along, who discussed each chapter drop in the discord, and who cared about this moth and their journey.
Feel...
"No time, lolly." Neith grabs Lyra bodily around her back and thighs, ignoring the nymph’s hissed objections. "Fetch the other one, Ian, we have to GO!"
Ian pulls himself to his feet, staggering. The world’s starting to tilt, sloshing like water in a bowl. "... what have we done..." Ian whispers, liftin...
Lloyd dashes as quickly as he can, closing the distance on the trail of lights as Neith’s dragged away. If she reaches the gaping mouth -
Without giving himself time to think, he dives in after her.
The water is brown and silty, roiling with wriggling strands of illuminated plants. He grabs her wrist and digs his heels in, ...
"It’s the alp-luachra!” Lloyd says, fighting back panic. “W-we can’t outrun that! Ian, the salt! Tell me you have the - "
“Wait.” Ian holds up a hand, looking in the direction of the sound. There’s a few more crashing steps, then another cry.
"ELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE...!"
...
Hi all! A quick update.
A little over a week ago I turned the wrong way and experienced some of the most intense pain I've ever felt in my left hip and leg. A day later, the doctor confirmed it was an acute sciatic attack.
It's been a challenging week. Unable to walk, and barely able to sit upright. It's been a lot of bed r...
The kettle clicks. She stands, mechanically pours, and places a mug of peppermint tea in front of Lloyd. He picks up the mug in both hands, breathing in the steam, and takes a slow, careful sip. Sarah clears her throat, folding her hands uncomfortably as she turns to Lyra.
"And w… what would you like?"
"I..." Lyra sta...
“P-please. Astraea, you’re scaring me. Let’s just…let’s just go! The door is right there!” She reaches out again. No salt barrier this time. No one to hide from and nothing to stop them, if only Astraea will let her. L’s braced for another push back, but it never happens. Her hand settles on Astraea’s shoulder. L smil...
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“P-please. I've made a deal. People will die."
"What deal? Who will die?"
L twitches her head away, the ghostly after-images of his eyes dancing in her peripheral vision. If she gives him everything, she loses her leverage.
"Someone I care for. And I’ll tell you everything if you let me save hi...
A weight presses down on the room, stealing breath, silencing voices. Something rattles atop a heap of ruined baubles - a small, silver-backed mirror, the last one unshattered. A long, jagged crack bisects the glass. Alastor’s breath hitches, his weathered face going pale.
The crack grows. A thin line of shadow oozes out of it, fe...
Lyra’s wings spread wide again, but her eyes are blank, and she’s wrapped her arms back around herself, trembling. With a start, Lloyd realises what she’s feeling. The same static that boiled up in his mind, just minutes ago. Carefully, gingerly, he moves closer, crouching down so he’s looking up.
"Then tell me."...
“We’ve all been weighing in on this, but there’s one person we haven’t asked.” The youngest dryad interrupts. “Lyra.”
That attention again, all these swirling forces pressing in. Forces much bigger and much older than Lloyd or Lyra or L. Forces set in motion millennia ago. Forces she is certain will carry on long...
“What if someone taught me again? Would I be…able to?”
“To read?” Astraea asks. L nods. Astraea leans back, looking at the bare rafters overhead. “I don’t know.”
“Can we at least… try?” It hurts to hear herself sound so fragile. Like her words are about to crumble to dust.
“L, o-of ...
“I have another riddle for you. If you can answer it right, then this little hunt I’m on will go one way. Answer wrong, and, heh, well…”
He slides the knife the rest of the way through, snatches the end of the now cut fabric, and rips it back and away from her skin. L manages to turn her scream into a gasp, tears streaking her fac...
"What are you doing?!” Astraea screams. The armour scoops the helmet up. “You have to get back!! Think of Ian! Think of-"
The helmet seals over Astraea's head, cutting off her voice.
Blind with rage, L pounces on the armour, clawing furiously at it.
“Let her GO! Let go of - “
“Remain still. I will remove the insect." He says, delicately reaching toward them, his palm glowing white-hot.
"ELDER BROTHER, NO!" Astraea throws herself in front of Lyra, her voice pitching up in hysterics. Evander’s hand is still moving, heat growing closer. She spreads her arm, knowing what a pitiful shield she makes....
"Checkmate." Helios hisses, and bites her cheek, hard enough to hurt. L's blood turns to ice.
"That's - y-you can't - " Her ribs feel too tight, crushing the breath from her. "You can't!"
Her voice is too high.
The room is too bright.
"Fili...!" Astraea yells desperately. Filandra’s staring in sh...
L pulls herself back together, but not quite willing to trust her legs with her full weight. Her eyes flick over to Puck. "What's a reliquary?"
"You'll see." Puck grins.
Bʲen extends a thin, almost translucent arm. Her fingernails are long and very sharp. "... your... hand..."
Hesitantly, L holds out her hand, palm-up...
Hi everyone! Heart here!
As of a week ago Friday, the final chapter of Imago has been posted for all patron's to read. Lark's story may have come to ...
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To Ian, there's something timeless about the Glade. A kind of eternal anticipation. When it's full, the air has a breathless qua...
"Let her go!” Lloyd demands, stepping forward. The nearest spriggans cross their spears in unison, barring his way. Alastor wags...
Lyra’s crouched in a clearing, her eyes closed, her wings spread to dry them as she sings. Ian stands guard over her, the tire...
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It took an hour by road to reach their destination, and by the time Lyra told them to stop the car, it was well past midnight.
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The bedroom door is already open, welcoming them back.
Lloyd stands at the entrance, the artificial light from the hall casting ...
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In a crisis, panic flows around Daniel Morgan without ever quite latching on. Even when he fell out of a tree on his ninth birthday ...
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"...Astraea?"
L stands unsteadily, weaving on her feet, ignoring the confused murmur of onlookers. She pulls open the door wi...
Chains on her wrists and ankles, garbed in nothing but a ragged white dress, L is marched down the earthen corridors by eight brutish trolls. The polished granite on either side gives way to glittering white crystal, shimmering and fading to semi-translucence. Through them, L can see the veins of aether flowing around and beneath her...
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