In Captivity – Part 2(/3)
This second part of In Captivity was released back in August of 2023, continuing the story of Volpes's and Azurium's rehabilitation. The trickiest part about writing this one was writing Volpes in this period of transformation, struggling with the twin desire to hold onto what...
In Captivity – Part 1(/3)
As part of my writing marathon in June of 2023, as I was eager to proceed forwards, towards the conclusion of "The Case of the Titan Syndicate", I realized that the story of Volpes and Azurium's rehabilitation was around the same length as Night of...
The Prisons We Make
After Night of Revelations was finally out in the open in May of 2024, I knew I wanted to capitalize on the momentum and continue the story. Thus, I chose to take one of my free weekends in May to continue the tale with this...
Recruitment Drive
"My friends, this is a momentous day. Though you have all come to me for your own reasons, we are united in purpose: To topple the corruption that rests at the heart of our fair Oplentis. And to serve that purpose, you must be tough...
Night of Revelation – Part 3(/3)
When I say LittleBadWolf is always open for a commission, I mean it. They're one of the most dependable artists I know, so I was happy to go to them for this final chapter of Night of Revelation. Our heroes, having dealt with their respective villains,...
Night of Revelation – Part 2(/3)
Once again, LittleBadWolf stepped up to do an illustration for this part of "Night of Revelation", this time back in April of 2023. Writing fight scenes isn't my area of expertise, but I remember reading some advice that I tried to keep in mind during the...
Night of Revelation – Part 1(/3)
I'll always be grateful to LittleBadWolf for always being available for hire. That's a large reason why kept relying on them to illustrate the scenes that I've written for my world and characters. (The other is that their art style works well with my characters.) Night...
The Life of Oplentian Criminals
This was another chapter that I wrote in the writing storm of November 2022, covering what Volpes and Azurium were doing while Enigma and Edmund were infiltrating their compounds. It was a good chance to have them play off each other, since I didn't do...
Oplentian Infiltration
Back in November of 2022, I took a week off of work for a Thanksgiving vacation. While I had been writing short stories on and off over the course of the year, I was still dissatisfied with my progress, specifically with the "main story" involving...
Bring Home the Bacon
As Azurium, like any former officer in the Oplentian army, would tell you how important it was for his men to go on regular hunts in order to control the monster population, keeping them away from the city limits. Almost every major city on the...