Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one whose words can sway.
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Demanding Bedfellow
Lapis really did talk in his sleep. Continue reading
Amaranthine Edition. Thank you for your suggestions! Here are the girls.
Art by FoxOfTwilight
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the compassionate one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 150: Pitiable
A once-proud building sagged drearily. Continue reading
House of Five Leaves. I am currently rereading the manga series House of Five Leaves by Natsume Ono, which is a historical story about an awkward ronin who bumbles his way into a group of criminals who call themselves “The Five Leaves.” When he stays (even after learning that they’re kidnappers who live off ransom money), he becomes their fifth member.
I first met Ono’s work as an anime, which I’ve watched countless times. The music, the voices, the ambiance … I find them calming. So I’ll often have House of Five Leaves playing on the side while I’m writing. Last year, I picked up the manga. Mostly to see if there was more to the story. Much to my amazement, the story diverges at Volume 4. Not only does the anime edit out an entire (main!) character, the ending is different. (Not in a bad way, simply different.)
Anyhow! These two screenshots are from the first and last episodes of the anime. And I think they sum up my storytelling style quite neatly. Continue reading
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one with too many secrets.
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The Last Cookie
Jacques lost his awe of Hisoka. Continue reading
Far from Forgotten. Two deadlines and a quarantine caused necessary delays in getting all the details sorted, but I can now announce the prize winners of the Fortune Cookie Challenge. Thank you to everyone who posted personalized fortunes for members of the casts of the Saga & Songs! Luck was with these four, who were selected by the random number generator: Continue reading
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the steady one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 149: Cold
Kagome waded clumsily up the stairs. Continue reading
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the safe one.
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Changing of the Guard
Taking Hisoka’s place, Jacques watched with fascination as Continue reading
Amaranthine Edition. Thank you for your suggestions! Here are the boys.
Art by FoxOfTwilight
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one with sharp ears. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 148: Uncertain
Kohaku slipped toward the door with Continue reading
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one with questions. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 147: Impatient
Miroku sat up a little straighter. “May I ask why?” Continue reading
Updated! There’s another update to Bard & Barbarian, which I post exclusively to Patreon as a way to thank my patrons. In Chapter 8: “Nameless,” Imber’s father and uncle test his bardic mettle.
In related news, FoxOfTwilight is working on art for my boys. After some waffling (because little!Imber is a cute little button), we decided to make the bard an adult for this dual portrait. Because little boys will soon grow up to have adventures of their own. ::twinkle::
Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the well-aware one.
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Safe
Michael eased back a corner of the comforter. Continue reading
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one who’s hard to read. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 146: Mysterious
Kohaku mapped a route that would be Continue reading
Taking Suggestions! My Twitter feed has been blowing up with this challenge for two days now, and I’ve been dropping suggestions left and right. (Some even get chosen! Fwee!) Well, I didn’t have to coax very hard for FoxOfTwilight to agree to do the #SixFanartChallenge specifically for the Songs & Saga. So what are your Amaranthine universe requests? Drop them in comments, and we’ll pick our six favorites!
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