
In SerialThe Lay of the Black Doors Mystery Action Adventure Supernatural Horror
Nikha von Kranssov awakens one sunny morning to find that things have gone all wrong: Her maid has been murdered, her father is missing, and her house, Eldergrave Manor, is far larger and less familiar than it should be. She decides to grab her trusty rifle and set out into a home made strange and sinister, determined to find her father and confront whoever is responsible.
The Lay of the Black Doors is a horror/adventure story that takes place in a secondary world. It is mainly inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, China Miéville’s Bas-Lag books, M.T. Anderson’s The Game of Sunken Places, and Shea and Wilson’s The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Be warned that the story involves frightening situations and occasional dark themes, as well as some violence and gore.
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The cover image is not mine. It is "The Drawbridge," a 1761 engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.
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Chapter Selections
1. Chapter 1: Something Has Gone Wrong
2. Chapter 2: Convolutions
3. Chapter 3: A Message from the Past
4. Chapter 4: Decisions
5. Chapter 5: The Galleries
6. Chapter 6: Arboreal Movements
7. Chapter 7: Heathenry
8. Chapter 8: Beneath Rotting Brick
9. Chapter 9: Karst
10. Chapter 10: Kemp
11. Chapter 11: The Lodge
12. Chapter 12: Mano-a-mano
13. Chapter 13: The Glade
14. Chapter 14: Ossuary
15. Chapter 15: Ghosts in Silver
16. Chapter 16: Warmer, Cooler
17. Chapter 17: Schism
18. Chapter 18: Smoke and Void
19. Chapter 19: A Change of Scenery
20. Chapter 20: Felix
21. Chapter 21: Wound Down
22. Chapter 22: Yeskov
23. Chapter 23: Survivors
24. Chapter 24: A Meal
25. Chapter 25: Just Desserts
26. Chapter 26: Persistence
27. Chapter 27: Let Them Eat Cake
28. Chapter 28: Pack
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Junkyard Magician
"NAME?" "Joe Faver" "OCCUPATION?" "Retired software developer, Full time proffessional gamer." "CAUSE OF DEATH?" "Um... I dont know. I just suddenly got here." "NO RECOLLECTIONS? NO FLASHBACKS?" "Not really." "OKAY. HAPPENS. LET'S SEE... HIT BY A TRUCK. YEA, WE'LL GO WITH THAT. LEAST PAPER WORK." "NOW, MOST IMPORTANT MATTER, DO YOU HAVE YOUR POTATO?"
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The Simulacrum of Dread
The entities known as the Beings of Old have long since staked claims to most of that gem-shaped manifold which is existence. Their alien, furtive, and impenetrably distant politicking has ebbed and flowed throughout past ages, beyond the awareness of most thinking creatures… and recently, it has begun to accelerate. For Sebastio Artaxerxes - and many civilians outside reality’s facets, especially in the transcendent city of Rhaagm - interest in such matters becomes far more pressing after a madman decides to claim a relic of one of the Olds. Sebastio’s demons tell him that fighting the man he once called friend will only end in tears. His soul tells him that tears are only shed by the living, and that the living at least may overcome regrets with time and effort.
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Bride of the Dark Lord
She was destined to die for her people. He was born to end lives. With just a touch of his bare hands. ----------Xemein has known nothing but distress, for the last six years. And now, to end her anguish and that of her people, she was given the task to murder a man that had proven countless times, that he couldn't be killed easily. The Dark Lord. And so, she was wedded to him, with a mission. Kill the Dark Lord and your family and people will be safe forever. And now, she has been given to him in marriage. What will happen now that she's confined in his lair and completely unprotected against his charms? Will she fulfil her mission and save her people? Or will she choose winning the Dark Lord's heart over everyone she's ever known and loved?
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Cracked
Werewolves, vampires, fey, horrors with no names but way too many teeth - they live among us in secret, preying upon humanity. But what does it mean to actually be a monster? One young woman is dragged into the centre of a struggle as old as humanity itself, and she and her friends must decide for themselves what good and evil truly mean.
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Boundless [COMPLETE]
Valerie Anderson was once happily married to the man she vowed to spend the rest of her life with. Every day was like a dream to both parties, until a mishap happened that drove the two apart. What will happen when her ex-husband, Damian Everson, is suddenly back in the picture? Will they be able to resolve their problems or will the grudge he holds against her stand until the end of time?
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Unexpected love (Austin x Eteled)
Idek anymore
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