The room around her seemed dark because the roof blocked out the sunlight from behind. Juinlift blinked, her eyes adjusting to the different lighting inside, and used the opportunity to look around. There was a staircase to her right and a small corridor ahead. On the other side, there was a door that let through …
The Painter and the Weaver Girl (2)
The next morning, Juinlift woke up before the first rays of light had crept onto the windowsill. She washed up and got dressed, and then tiptoed out of the house to the small shed at the side to gather the materials she would need to weave her baskets in the city. By the time she …
The Painter and the Weaver Girl (1)
It has been some time since I updated since a lot of things have happened recently. Before I finally get back to Light of the Underworld I want to post another novella first, this one being another GL one. I very much enjoyed writing ‘The Magic of Love’ and Beldia’s awkwardness in confessing to Jadvyga. …
LU C16 The Tribes of the Demon Clan
Ying Zhen quietly made his decision. He simply continued on his soul path, ignoring what could have been. Of course, what is fated will always come to be even if it takes millennia. In this case, it should not be long anymore until the truth revealed itself. For the time being though, there was still …
LU C15 Tough to Live up to
Ying Zhen looked at her, not sure what to do. This time, she wasn’t crying but her expression was so desolate that he almost hoped she would. At the very least, he could have tried to console her then but now, without a single tear spilling from her eyes, he didn’t dare to say a …
LU C14 A Difficult World to Live in
Time passed by fast on the soul path so soon enough, the sunlight slanted through the window, the shadows turned longer, and finally, night fell. Ying Zhen got up and walked toward the front of the house. He didn’t know when exactly the attack had happened, although he figured that the beginning of the night …
LU C13 A Paradoxical Wish
Ying Zhen’s actions seemed quite puzzling. He walked down the road behind the estate, soon getting away so far that she couldn’t even see it anymore behind the other buildings when she turned back to look over her shoulder. Even though she didn’t understand, Laryana didn’t ask. Surely, he would explain it to her if …
LU C12 A Woman Not Inferior
Laryana still did not say anything. While she might have agreed to help Ying Zhen, she still felt more like an observer than anything else. She didn’t really see herself as part of what was currently happening. He might have explained just why he wanted to take her along, but it couldn’t change anything about …
LU C11 Unexpected Company
Laryana didn’t mind either way. She had been accompanying him the whole time and there didn’t seem to be much of a difference following him into this estate even if there was a wedding going on. Anyway, this was merely an illusion. Thus, she just silently followed Ying Zhen up the steps to the gate. …
LU C10 The Only Woman He Had Loved
Laryana heaved a sigh of relief when they finally stepped out of the estate. Clinging to Ying Zhen had calmed her nerves somewhat but it couldn’t change the terrible things to see inside. Coupled with the final confirmation of what had happened to her master, she wanted nothing more than to leave this place. Unfortunately …
Sunya Grace Bold 