#hyba

The Kingdom of Valgus is in crisis. In the last month, nineteen people have died under mysterious circumstances. The disease is swift, and the death is painful. It is like nothing they have ever seen.

Alev is the Royal Advisor's son, and the next in line to succeed him. When his father is taken ill by this mysterious disease, he embarks on an investigation that will reveal a shocking evil in the heart of his home. In the meantime, he must choose between doing his duty to his father and country, and living the life he has always wanted.

Noctora is the last surviving heir to the Valgan throne, but to her it seems the world has fallen apart. Her brother, Listrik, Heir Apparent to the Crown of Valgus, and her parents, the King and Queen, have all been taken by the illness that has no cure. Young and ill-equipped, she must battle with grief and navigate the choppy waters of courtly affairs in order to continue her family's long reign.

Lucius has always had his life prepared for him, but he has always wanted more. An explorer and adventurer at heart, he tests the limits of Valgus, until one day he breaks a rule he cannot come back from. Hunted as a traitor to his country, Lucius must come to terms with the fact that nothing will ever be the same, and he can never come home.

Lysia is just starting to deal with the loss of Listrik, when she is forced, too, to reckon with the loss of Lucius. As part of her duties, she is ordered to hunt him down and arrest him. But, loyal as she is to the Kingdom of Valgus, can she truly bring herself to doom her childhood friend to the hangman's noose?

FEATURING...

Ahh thank you so much for asking me questions - apologies for the long wait for an answer.

I think I have a recent line that concluded my Hiragi & Kaji fic that I posted recently:

And when he dreamed, he dreamed of a soft smile and a warm heart and a boy who would give anything for his friends.

Hi Hyba!

The Scale of Dragons is more of an idea than anything else if I’m being honest, but yes, it does take place in the Raynorverse along with my other stories!

One of the main plot points in the Raynorverse is that the relics are stolen by an Evil Queen so she can gain more power. The Dragonborn guard their relic very closely within the walls of a castle.

In this particular story, it follows the Princess of the Dragonborn who meets an unnervingly charming thief in the cellars of her castle who thinks he can steal the Dragonborn relic with the help of the Princess. Our dear Princess of course thinks he’s bluffing, but whispers in dark corridors slowly convince her otherwise.

Some of this story will have to be rijigged to fit the improved lore for the Raynorverse but the main themes of this will be betrayal, freedom, and maybe a coming of age note in there too!

Your ask has reawakened A Thing in my brain so I may do a proper WIP intro for it soon.

Happy WBW! In the world of my distant-future post-apoc science fantasy story Athenaeum, I've done the most worldbuilding on the events that led up to the cataclysm that nearly destroyed humanity. I've got a whole folder in my story wiki about the discovery of Source power, the eras of how it was used/controlled by people, the different factions that vied for power, and how/why that ultimately led to disaster.

I'd like to work a little bit more on the titular Athenaeum itself, which is a dormant global network of Source-powered nodes that has been hidden for a thousand years underground. I know a lot about it but I want to figure out the best way for my characters to discover/interact with it!

I'd also like to work on the geography a bit more, and figure out better travel methods than just walking because the society in my story has reached a fairly advanced state again after rebuilding everything.

Happy STS! Thanks for stopping by :D

Currently, I’m focusing on Query (Vega) when she’s in peak Mom Mode and… she is such a mom. In one piece, she’s sitting at the table with two kids, reading a series one (not present) has been obsessed with and rambling about so she can talk about it with him, making sure that kid 1 is doing her biology homework (while also keeping an eye that her injuries aren’t bothering her) and that kid 2 is doing his assigned reading of a book he cannot stand (and, internally, she agrees that reading it was horrible but hey. if she had to read it in school, so does he. not her fault if the education system is awful).

Have a little snippet, as a treat.

Tap, tap, tap. Dull, rhythmic slaps of eraser against paper.

Query snaps the fingers of her free hand, a worldless warning. Homework.

A quiet apology, habitual. “Yeah, a name.” The pencil scratches, short quick movements.

Look at how mothery, she is. Getting the kid to focus without looking up or saying anything.

Here's my bit of good news: Over the past couple of days, I've finished working on the new cover of Brittle Teeth, the homepage banner for my website, AND got some writing done for a couple of stories 🥳 Somehow, I did all of that while being insanely busy with other responsibilities.

Feels like this though:

they are the best!! my company does "summer fridays" where they give us four fridays off we can use whenever during the summer, so i have a three day weekend and i am PUMPED. i have stuff to get done, but i'm also looking forward to naps lol.

and dayyyum that is some serious productivity! can you lend me some 😂😂 in all seriousness, that's incredible! i hope you're able to get a nice break and rest this weekend but also keep the momentum going! 🙌

Hi! Thank you for sending this in. I don't have ideal writing conditions, or at least I haven't found them. Nowadays though I can really only get any writing done when it's bedtime, like between midnight and 3AM (which is terrible for my sleep needs) when everyone else is asleep. I find it really helps if it's completely silent and dark. I have heard that some people write in their closets during the day but haven't tried it... but I don't know if it will be the same because I like lying down. 😅