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ifff you’re looking for discord pals do we reach out on here, like send a usedname off anon or the like? i’m only on anon bc i’m not brave, i’m a username you would definitely recognize but i won’t want to like barge in here going Be My Friend or something;;
No worries, anon. I would say it's probably best to send the username by direct message, and I can send you mine. That's most likely the easiest way and best way to keep it at least somewhat private.
I come from the far south, seeking refuge from the immortals that seek out mortals to prey upon. They say there are as many immortals in the world as there are specks of sand in the desert. At least one must be good, I thought, and prayed to find that one.
Find them I did, along an eastern wetland. There were people like me and others I had never once seen before. All worshipped an immortal, they chose a god of shadow and bone. He did not threaten or coerce, he offered our heart’s desires for a home in a fair exchange for homage.
I saw a port bursting with life, free of common suffering and needless death. The deity is one of anemo, using his gentle breeze to guide the way forward toward a safe harbor for us mortals.
He is quite strange, and insists mortals may be capable of magic without cost. Although uncommon, there are few who were encouraged to try. Harnessing air starts with following a path of least resistance. I will find this path.
do you have a discord server where we can fangirl over YOU (yes you) and your superb writing 😍😍🙏🙏🥺🥺
Unfortunately, I happened to delete my server earlier this year. Why? Well, yes, it had some people but practically zero activity. So I didn't really see the point to having it around, which is why I clicked delete.
Will I make another server? Likely no. I myself am only in four servers, most of which have low activity or I hardly speak in. As fun as the idea of a server sounds, here's something I've noticed about discord servers: while nice to chat with and meet people in, there's usually a lot of drama that stems from servers. This is something I want to avoid, because I just don't like being involved in conflicts. Additionally, I realize that with my following, that's a lot of people. So if I were to make a new server and invite readers, it would be a lot of responsibility to handle and moderate the server. Also, I'm honestly not the best conversationalist anyways 😭.
I do prefer the Tumblr inbox. I've just gotten so used to it. That, and well, since I have more control here. I'm able to respond more freely when time allows and whenever I have the energy to do so. I also have the ability to delete and ignore asks that may not be appropriate.
Recently I've noticed an uptick of asks, which I don't mind at all. I honestly look forward to them. It's why I've been answering more in recent days, because I've been getting more messages. Also, I have been trying to reply to some of the comments I receive, or at least leave a like on them, so y'all feel seen.
So no, anon, I do not have a discord server. I'm sorry, but you're always free to send something into the inbox!
I remembered this ask as I've been wanting to find more mutuals and kinda failing to do so. While I have no plans to revive my discord server, I wouldn't mind invitations or just chatting through discord. Although, please keep in mind that I'm fairly quiet at first and fall into the "lurker" category especially if I'm in a new server.
Hello! I wanted to say that your sketches are very pretty!
Also I would like to ask some questions about the Empyrean series: were there any scenes that seemed difficult when you were planning the story, but turned out to be easy to write? And other way around, were there any scenes that ended up being unexpectedly hard to write?
Thank you very much and have a nice day!
Hello, and thank you, anon. I managed to make a new Azul doodle with a concept I actually like, but that's for way further down the line.
That's an interesting question. Generally, if the scene involves more than three people, that's when I have to lock in because it becomes a task to write it in a way so the character isn't forgotten by the audience as well as having a purpose to being there. And it's not that it's difficult, even though I initially feared it would be, it's just that it's time consuming trying to get the interactions just right.
Like the final chapters in the Furnace when everyone was present, I had feared I would be stuck on that chapter for weeks because you have MC, Grim, Ace, Deuce, Cater, Trey, and Riddle all in one very tense scene. A scene in which, you're seeing some of these characters interact for the first time, even if most of them know each other. But in actuality, I think I finished one of these chapters in a single night, if I recall correctly?
As for what scenes I thought would be easy to write but weren't... most of the Trey scenes. I'm sorry, he's just so difficult to write because he seems so normal compared to everyone else (even though he actually isn't). If another character is present, they hard carry (usually Cater or Riddle), but when the scene is just Trey with MC and Grim, that's when it starts to get a little challenging.
Actually, considering the question further, I can go over the hardest and easiest scene for the main characters so far (that's Ace, Deuce, Cater, Trey, Riddle, Jack, Ruggie, and Leona as of now).
ACE TRAPPOLA.
There's not really a scene that immediately comes to mind when I try to think of difficult ones for Ace. He didn't really give me much of a hard time at all, actually. I don't think any of the scenes he has the spotlight in, gave me any trouble? And hardly any of his parts faced major editing. I think the most difficult scenes for him would have probably been his dialogue when showing MC magic in the Furnace or when defending MC from Riddle. And even then, it wasn't a lot of difficulty. It wasn't a question of what he would say, it was a question of how much. So, like I said, Ace was fairly kind to me in general.
One part I thought would stump me, but it didn't, was the squabbling between Ace and Deuce. Especially when you see them first encounter directly after Deuce saves MC and Grim. I thought it would be a challenge, especially with Grim and MC in the mix, and given that Ace and Deuce already have history and beef. But that brief argument scene about stealing purses and stuff? I came up with that part and wrote it in probably less than an hour, so not nearly as hard as I had assumed it would have been.
DEUCE SPADE.
It was supposed to have been easy, but because of so much editing and the actual importance of the scene, the part in which Deuce is escorting MC and Grim to the Furnace while explaining important functions of this world with magic served as an unexpected challenge. ESPECIALLY since it faced heavy editing. I mean, I've mentioned this once before, but in the early drafts, I completely overhauled chunks of chapter four and pretty much all of chapter five. After it was all done, I think it turned out pretty good.
The easiest scene for Deuce was probably when he first saved MC and Grim, and I thought it would be like the one above where because it was so different in initial drafts, it would have been so annoying to write. Let me explain. Initially, after Deuce saved MC and Grim, he hid with them under a bridge instead of on a roof. And the Furnace wasn't a pocket of space but rather, underground, and they never encountered Ace on the streets right before running to the Furnace. So I completed changed it, from the setting of the Furnace, to adding an Ace appearance, to changing the method in which Deuce saved MC and Grim, then how Deuce escorted them to the Furnace. But the easiest change to write was when they were on the roof, during his introductions, even though I thought it would be a pain to write. That part wasn't that bad.
CATER DIAMOND.
Honestly, I thought most of Cater's scenes would have been difficult, but almost all of them were fairly easy to write? From his introduction, to the Teapot, to the fight scene. Oh my god, I did not want to write the fight scene because I thought I would do so badly but I didn't struggle at all with it?
You would think that giving Cater spotlight would be easy because of his personality, but I had difficulty coming up with ideas for him during the later half of the act. I didn't want him to just disappear or hardly play a role, which is why I made that scene in which he and Trey check on MC and Grim once they wake up longer. Initially, the scene was fairly brief, but I decided to stretch it out and give those two more time to shine. Caring Trey and flirty Cater make quite the combination.
TREY CLOVER.
Again, I'm so sorry, Trey and all five Trey stans. I absolutely dread when Trey has the spotlight, because I am so bad at writing him. You think he would be easy to write, but he isn't. Everyone writes him as the tame and caring one that bakes, and yeah he has those qualities, but he's a lot more and I just fail to capture that. The dude is still a mystery to me. Like his appearance in act two? I edited his part several times, made plenty of changes, and still thought it could have been better but I thought it was decent enough to post.
Thankful for Cater and Riddle. When they're present, I can use them as something to work when writing Trey scenes. Especially him and Cater, I love writing those two, they work so well together. As I mentioned above, in the scene in which MC and Grim wake up and are greeted by Trey and Cater, I enjoyed stretching out that scene because I like writing that duo. So even though Trey is generally difficult for me to write, I had it easy because Cater was present.
RIDDLE ROSEHEARTS.
Crashout in the Furnace was easy to write, shocking, I know. It went through a lot of extra little parts or lines added or slightly modified, but even then, that was easy. I would get carried away with one little line I wanted to add, and one line would turn into a whole paragraph. This was one of those scenes in the chapter that I said I feared writing because it was such an integral part, and practically like the ending of act one, but it wasn't as bad as I had initially feared.
The hardest Riddle scene was probably the one in which he encountered MC late at night and showed a glimpse of his true form. I didn't know exactly how I wanted to show some sort of fondness Riddle had for MC, but I knew I wanted him to reveal his divine form momentarily. I will say, the whole beginning of the encounter is not my favorite and I much prefer the latter half where he's escorting them to their room. I just knew the scene was integral because after readers seeing how he treats others and is quick to punish them, they needed to see that softer side. I wanted it to be jarring in a way, and somewhat unsettling to know that it's the same person. The same god. And now that god is commanding you to stay while making it sound like an innocent request.
Bonus: CHENYA.
Bonus: The hardest part about Chenya was his vocabulary and way of speaking. I will admit though, it was fun to use words like "kerfuffle" and "hullabaloo." The easiest part? His movements. I imagine he was constantly disappearing or lounging or spinning or something of the like which gave me something to describe when writing.
JACK HOWL.
You would think that brief dialogue and exposition with Jack would be easy, but I really struggled when starting chapter twenty-five right after all the appearances in the previous chapter. I knew all I needed to explain was that MC and Grim had been with Jack for several days at this point, just arriving at Pridehaven. But that intro was difficult to write for no real reason.
The easiest part for Jack that I thought would be difficult hasn't occurred yet, but they're interactions in chapter thirty-one, thirty-two, and thirty-four.
RUGGIE BUCCHI.
I'm still shocked by the amount of people that like what was basically the Ruggie chapter, chapter twenty-two. I thought it was cute but mid overall. Y'all thought differently, apparently. Actually, in general I'm surprised at the amount of people that enjoy any Ruggie scene, since sometimes I don't know if it's the best and overall other characters may be more popular, but he gets a surprising amount of attention. When writing that chapter specifically, it wasn't difficult even though I didn't really have any of it planned. I just came up with it as I wrote.
The scene that should have been easy but wasn't has not occurred yet. I'm actually still not completely satisfied with it, so I may go back and add to it but it's in chapter thirty-three.
LEONA KINGSCHOLAR.
Oh lord... where to start with this guy? I was so nervous about writing basically every Leona scene, I almost always second guessed myself once I wrote a new scene that involved him in any way. However, shockingly, I didn't really struggle with a lot of his scenes. For the most part, I knew what I wanted. Leona is a very difficult character, but he did not give me a lot of difficulties. The hardest Leona scene, by far, has not been shared. I thought it would have been easy because I knew exactly how it was supposed to go, but it was not easy in the slightest. It's a scene I had to rewrite once, and edit majorly so it looks very different from the original draft. There are still some parts I'm unhappy with, but I'll likely improve it later on. This scene takes place in chapter thirty-six.
Given that Leona is a difficult character and the God of Intellect and all, you would probably assume his dialogue would be tricky especially given his personality, but here's the kicker: it wasn't difficult. There were several instances when I thought of dialogue in the middle of doing something else. One instance I remember so vividly, that the mere idea when I had it frustrated me so much. Not in a "this will be so hard to write" way of frustration, I mean "that damn lion" type of frustration. In this instance, I had to park and make a voice note to try and record the way the dialogue sounded in my head, only to have to pause because I was getting too worked up (aka frustrated) by what I was coming up with. I know I looked crazy recording that in my car. I have the voice note somewhere, I should listen to it again. Anyways, this particular line of dialogue I speak of will be in chapter thirty.
I do appreciate how literally everyone who meets Octavinelle can recognize just how shady they are, lol. Even being an actual god won't stop Azul from being a con artist
For those confused, this is in regards to Jack's relationship post for Empyrean. Yes, anon. The opinions characters hold towards Octavinelle are really fun to write, mostly because you know that some have quite the thoughts on them. Especially in this AU for reasons that will be later revealed.
Azul being a god was surprisingly easy to write? You would think it would be difficult, but there were certain aspects that made it feel so natural and fit so well with his character. So I can't wait for you all to experience act three! Hints of those characters have been scattered throughout the different relationship posts, lore parts, and the main story itself.
Speaking of which, I wasn't in much of a writing mood today so enjoy this very quick doodle for Empyrean I did! First took at someone or two from act three. Remember, I write, I don't draw.
Definitely should not be sharing this early, but I was bored, wanted to doodle, and it's not the official thing yet. Why do they look so human in comparison to a majority of the characters so far? Don't worry about that.
I need to doodle Azul's official concept again soon because I hate the first version.
Is there an update schedule for scourge of the stars or is it just whenever 👉🏻👈🏻 I don't want to come across as begging for updates I just know with Empyrean you have the schedule down to a science so I wanted to ask ❤️
So, I believe I stated on the first chapter of the rewrite that updates were not scheduled, it would be whenever I have the motivation to do so. Sorry, anon. I do have the rest of the second part rewritten, but I want to finish rewriting the final part before continuing and I haven't done that.
I did not fully read the latest chapter yet, so no rambling incoming this time, unfortunately😞
I think that I realized too late that I should've saved all the empyrean designs you shared with us in a folder because trying to find them through your posts is actually impossible LOL
Do you have a specific tag you use for when you share them that I might've missed? If not, could you please share them again? I promise I'll save them this time and not inquire about them anymore😭😭
Hello and no worries. So, I noticed I get the occasional message in the inbox asking about the designs. Instead of leading y'all to find them on your own each time someone asks, I added a new tag called "empyrean twst au concept art" that is solely to be used by me whenever I post concept art (if a concept art is not fully colored, it's because I just ran out of ink or didn't have time). Additionally, below the cut I'll include where you can find general descriptions.
Ace's written description is found in chapter three
Deuce's written description is found in chapter four
Cater's written description is found in chapter seven
Trey's written description is found in chapter nine
Riddle's written description is found in chapter nine
Leona's written description is found in chapter nineteen
Ruggie's written description is found in chapter nineteen
Jack's written description is found in chapter twenty-three
I will say that Riddle and Leona are a bit different. Since I never made a concept art I was happy with for those two in which they're seen more publicly. In my mind, Riddle's design is a lot like his overblot form. Leona has two designs, one that allowed him to appear more "normal" as it isn't anything extravagant (this is the one he first appeared in to MC and the only one I've doodled), while his second design is something I haven't described well but in my mind it looks a lot like his overblot form mixed with the outfit he wears in his dream. This is the one in which he's more often seen as (appearing in this for the first time in chapter twenty-seven).
Hopefully that helps! If I post concept art or doodles in the future in relation to Empyrean, I will use the new tag.
Hi shinyyy I loved the last chapter ❤️ the first thing that caught my eyes is surprisingly not the fact that we’re Crowley vessel but that Riddle and Leona are dreaming of us, I’m delusional like that yes.
A part of me is like aww Riddle saw us in his dream ❤️…and the other is like he’s gonna chase us down to the end of twisted wonderland
HOWEVER I could be wrong and it also could be something different from a romantic dream…let a girl dream 😞😞
But for Leona…Why is Leona dreaming of us? WHAT is he dreaming about? 🤨 Sir?
Also I don’t know if it is because I’ve forgotten it buttt has the mark in our hand ever been described? I want to incorporate it once I draw the mc
I saw this pretty soon after you sent it, but had to pause because I realized it had barely been over twenty-four hours since I posted the chapter and then you sent this. So that means you completed this art in a little over a day. That's incredibly fast.
Also, I'm not really surprised some readers really liked the concept of Riddle and Leona dreaming about MC. I just really like the concept of them either (1) Riddle having a really sweet dream of MC only to wake up to the dreadful reality that they've been gone for weeks OR (2) Riddle having a nightmare about what occurred and MC still being gone. AND (3) Leona having a really sweet dream of MC and waking up to realize MC is still his OR (4) Leona having nightmare of what could happen to MC and perhaps actively seeking MC out later to torment reassure himself. Or, as you said, maybe something else entirely happened in those dreams, who knows?
I see that Malleus peeking out from behind that corner. Bro was not invited but showed up anyways. Also, I adore the way you draw Riddle looking at MC.
As for your question, the mark has been described! In fact, it's fairly important and I thought it was an obvious hint but no one ever got it. The description of MC's emblem is given in the prologue:
Turning your hand over, your fingers trembled when you noticed a spot in the very center of your palm. At first you thought you somehow got pierced by something, but by Grim’s light, it became clear that it wasn’t some puncture wound. It was a mark on the flesh, along the creases and line of your skin, there was an oval shaped symbol. Intricate, but far too small to really make out all the details. Whatever it was, it wasn’t plain old regular ink like someone tattooed you while you were unconscious. This mark was glowing. It was very dim, but still, glowing black.
Hello! If you do not mind me asking, how do the chapters and endings of Empyrean branch out? I know that it is not a complete series yet, but I was just curious. Do note that I haven't read it yet! I was only around your account during the time of Damnation and your Quotev OC x reader days, so I am a bit lost. From what little I've read, it seems interesting, and it definitely has the writing style that I loved from you.
I apologize for the silly question! I just wanted to prepare myself because I am curious about how the story branches and where it is planned to end... or if it will have various endings. The genshin inspired AU for twst is definitely a compelling idea. I have great expectations (which I know you'd surpass), considering Damnation was such an amazing experience for me to read.
Of course, I don't mind explaining! If it'll make it easier, I can compare Empyrean to Damnation.
So, while Damnation was the prologue (quiz) that split off into seven different stories with seven different people in different situations, Empyrean is essentially one big continous story. Why then does Empyrean have different MCs? Because I thought it best for multiple reasons, but if you're wondering how that makes sense, think of the Spiderverse or the TWST manga. So each MC basically goes through the same events even if they're different people and never meet each other.
That said, you might be familiar with Damnation's seven endings and the seven MCs with one present in each ending. In a similar way, Empyrean can also be split up into seven parts. If Empyrean was a multi-book series, each dorm essentially represents one book or as I call them an "act." So act one is Heartslabyul, act two is Savanaclaw, act three is Octavinelle, etc. And each act is approximately two-hundred pages so far, but that may increase as more acts are written and posted. And each act features a different MC.
To elaborate on this, I'll briefly add: the readers read about the first MC experiencing act one, right? Well, the second MC will have experienced act one, even if we didn't read their specific experience, but they did go through the same events of act one just like the first MC and so we'll read about this second MC going through act two. This logic also applies to the later acts. So the third MC will have experienced act one and act two even if we didn't read about them specifically going through those events, we just see them go through act three. Etc.
I swear, it's not as complicated as it sounds. Like I said earlier, if you know how the Yuus of the TWST manga work or the Spiderpeople of the Spiderverse work, it's the same concept.
As for the endings, I have an inkling of an idea for an ending planned and I have considered multiple endings but it's not definite yet. Given the size of this project, I won't have to worry about an ending for some time. I'm still writing act four which is Scarabia's part. Recently, I saw an old reblog where I estimated that Empyrean would be 700ish pages. I was wayyy off. I'm currently at around 700ish pages, and I'm still in Scarabia's part. AND I've considered that the later acts will probably exceed 200 pages each, so it's very likely that the entire series will be much longer. That's not counting extra content I write.
Speaking of which, if you choose to read Empyrean, some of the extra content you might see are something I call "lore parts". It's essentially just extra knowledge scattered throughout the chapters in the form of links that contain information that may or may not be important. So yeah, there's that.
I think that's everything important? Anyways, thank you for reading my works, anon. If you do plan to go ahead and read Empyrean, I truly hope you enjoy it!
Crowley always starting shit💔💔💔 I guess he's Empyrean!MC's version of Primordial God/Heavenly Principles??? Given the fact MC told Malleus their name I'm a little scared😭 this is NOT our usual hornton hours.
Outside of that,
I love your writing!! Genshin inspired AUs are always so fun to read but especially yours, it's so interesting and it has so much effort put into the details and world building!
Thank you, anon! And an interesting theory you present. Let's just say, there is a lot going on that the MC and readers aren't aware of. I'll leave it at that.
And, yes, the Hornton interaction was meant to be different. I've gotten so used to seeing the magical mysterious romantic encounters with Malleus that people often write, but I wanted something different. Also, it's important to remember the nature of these characters and consider what Malleus might be in this Empyrean world.
Which is why I decided to keep the encounter mysterious and magical, but try to add an ominous sort of unsettling feel to it. I was highly inspired by the encounter in the Savanaclaw novel Usurper from the Wilds. It's also important to remember that Malleus is just different. Many of us fail to realize how truly terrifying he is since we only perceive the story through the game or some other media that fails to portray how frightening he really is. Which is why I really enjoyed the novel's interpretation and tried to emulate it in my own way. I hope that was properly conveyed!
i lowkey thought mouse mc was going to toph their way out of savanaclaw prison and metalbend LMAO
I think I should reiterate the fact that the MCs are, overall, very subpar magic users.
Am I saying they're bad? Absolutely not, however, it's important to consider their background and current experience. These MC's are from magicless modern worlds where they most likely never had to learn how to fight, and if they did know how to fight, it wasn't to the same extent that denizens of the Empyrean world have. The Empyrean world is arguably far more dangerous.
Additionally, while those denizens of the Empyrean world that have magic have been using it for years upon years, MC only just recently acquired it. Their experience it will be minimal, especially when compared to those around them.
Example: the average pyro user can create steady streams of pyro from their fists, both MCs we know still struggle with this. Rebel!MC only really managed to hold fires, flick small flames, or redirect/block pyro. Killer!MC was seen with slightly more experience (due to the progressing story) so they managed to learn how to throw pyro and can sometimes breathe it. And that's with pyro, the element they've had the longest, which they haven't had for very long in the grand scheme of things. By that I mean, they'll be very inexperienced with geo for a while. Another example: the average geo user can hurl sizable stones, MC is unable to do this at the moment.
Consider the fact that the Fisarun struggle with basic geo magic too, to the point of having to learn a whole subcategory of sand magic just to make up for it. If you look at the most recent lore part titled "A Sense From Geo," it mentions different levels of geo spells. As of chapter twenty-eight, MC has managed one intermediate spell (on accident also something they currently cannot repeat) and has completed one basic spell semi-successfully.
However, as it has been shown, the MCs are capable of fairly powerful magic but it doesn't happen whenever they please and they cannot control it. So all they can do is try and learn while utilizing the basic spells they do know to the best of their abilities.
There will be a few more lore parts that go into further detail on geo magic as the story progresses.
Hey man... that crowley ask of mine was just a jest... 😥 Wdym claimed... newest chapter going crazy...
LOL. It's been a full twenty-four hours since I posted the chapter, so I can finally answer an ask or two about it. And yeah... when I saw your ask I knew I had to play it cool, respond in a way that didn't betray the fact that you got part of it right. That's why my response was so simple and short 😭.
It doesn't happen all that often, but every once in a while, I'll read a theory or remark that gets pretty close and I have to play it cool again.
