Lord Kasuga was pleased to hear that Yoshika would be letting him leave the Soul Realm, though his enthusiasm waned once she explained why. Still, it wasn’t like he had much of a choice. If it was between the ones who’d burned his city down or...
2024-03-15 19:20:59 +0000 UTC View PostIt was heartening how quickly Lord Ienaga and his allies agreed to Yoshika’s plan to sue for peace with the shogunate loyalists. His demeanor had softened considerably after Master Yumi’s rescue, and he readily agreed that Yu Meiren and her de...
2024-03-13 19:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Another pair of SFW pieces from Ciel Jay while she and Tsuu are on break. Yan Yue and Hayakawa Kaede are both former enemies of Yoshika that our girls managed to turn around to become their closest friends and allies. Other than that, they don't h...
2024-03-12 23:06:08 +0000 UTC View PostYoshika was getting frustrated with Yu Meiren’s machinations. She didn’t think she was underestimating the divine-born demon, but it pained her to be so outmatched. In a direct conflict, Yoshika didn’t think she could lose, but where she had...
2024-03-11 18:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostYoshika’s forward expedition wasn’t as extensive as she would have liked. The demons were able to keep pace easily, as were most of the Yamato veterans, but most of the remaining force had to lag behind. None of the healers from the Cult of Ha...
2024-03-08 20:23:36 +0000 UTC View PostYoshika realized that something was wrong the moment she touched Yuuko. Her soul churned with conflicting emotions, rasping itself against the thorny threads wrapped tightly around it. Without hesitation, Yoshika’s domain wiped out Meiren’s cu...
2024-03-06 19:17:19 +0000 UTC View PostYuuko sighed and shook her head.
“That was more than a second, and I’m not convinced.”
She stood up and began circling around her desk, but before she could drop her spell and call for the guards, Harada took a step back and rais...
2024-03-04 20:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostWith Master Yumi safe and secure, a command meeting was being held in the Kasai family estate. Lord Ienaga had tried to argue that it should be held in Shoda castle, but Yoshika refused to leave Yumi’s side or allow her to be moved until her con...
2024-03-01 20:56:02 +0000 UTC View PostYoshika felt...strange after her resurrection. Not quite herself, yet at the same time more of herself than ever before. She’d felt amazing when she woke up, surrounded by worried friends and family, but Lin Xiulan warned her that her euphoria w...
2024-02-28 19:17:53 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, while Tsuu is on break, I'm going to share some special SFW edits of the Demon tier commissions. I actually wanted to release the Eui one as well, but even the SFW edit of that was a little more borderline than I was comfortable putti...
2024-02-28 01:23:40 +0000 UTC View PostJin Hu was in a difficult position. Not in the war—that was going just fine. Lord Ienaga was a skilled commander, able to cooperate well with Jin Hu and Jiaguo’s army, and the most recent communication from Jiaguo had provided intelligence tha...
2024-02-26 19:17:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs much as she admired Jiaying’s enthusiasm, there was one more thing Rika needed to understand before she could make her next move. As they made their way toward the section of the inner city where the Cult of Harmonious Stars made their home.<...
2024-02-23 18:49:41 +0000 UTC View PostJiaguo had changed quickly in the time that Rika had been away. As she walked through one of the nicer parts of town, it struck her just how much it had changed. There hadn’t been a nicer part of town—it was just a small collection of...
2024-02-21 18:46:59 +0000 UTC View PostRika had a lot of fires to put out. She had no idea that Pan Jiaying’s parents had moved in from Qin, since she’d already left before that happened. Hell, the entire government had been practically overhauled in the time she’d been away. Fir...
2024-02-19 21:37:51 +0000 UTC View PostRika peered suspiciously at the faint glow emanating from Yoshika’s core. It had been sitting inert for weeks, and this was the first sign they’d gotten that she might still be alive.
“Are you sure it’s her and not just...I dunno, so...
2024-02-16 18:48:34 +0000 UTC View PostEverything was dark, still, and silent. It wasn’t cold or hot or anything in between. There was no pain—no sensation at all. The only thing Yoshika had to confirm that she even existed at all was her own errant thought.
Where am I? 2024-02-14 19:07:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Sovereign Longyan was a plain looking man, with short messy brown hair, dark eyes, and a simple silk robe. If not for the rapidly swiveling dragon eyes set into the palms of his hands, one wouldn’t even be able to tell he was anything but an ord...
2024-02-12 19:59:56 +0000 UTC View PostAs they made their escape from the dungeons, Yoshika was struck by just how many prisoners were being held in the castle. Noticing that Master Yumi was with them, a few began to call out for help. Jia bit her lip and cast an awkward glance at her ...
2024-02-09 21:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Tsuu's last piece before the break, and since the first thing to work on after she comes back will be the next cover, it's going to be a little while before we get another of these fabulous illustrations. I think this is a nice note to go out on f...
2024-02-07 19:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostYoshika rushed to Ienaga’s side. Jia put pressure on her wound to staunch the bleeding while Meili removed the gag preventing her from speaking. Master Ienaga coughed, wincing in pain as the motion aggravated her injury.
“Girls...I wish ...
2024-02-07 19:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As always, it would be a huge help if you could go and rate or review it on Amazon. There's no purchase necessary, and...
2024-02-05 21:54:43 +0000 UTC View PostYoshika was moving before she’d even fully registered what had happened. The bit of essence she’d left with Rika to serve as a beacon was gone—the agreed upon signal that she was in immediate danger and needed help.
Jia and Eui were th...
2024-02-05 21:33:14 +0000 UTC View PostTakeda Rika furrowed her brows as she entered the rundown village. Half the dwellings were obviously abandoned, while the rest were populated by only a handful of elderly folk and children. She’d expected security to increase as she approached t...
2024-02-02 20:13:36 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a little embarrassing, but Jia wasn’t really sure how to take a break. Her entire life had been spent fighting for every little scrap, while Eui had been hard at work trying to get into a prestigious college before her exile, and Kaede ha...
2024-01-31 19:34:31 +0000 UTC View PostChiyo apprised Kaede of the situation while leading her through a tour of Ienaga’s camp.
“We’re not sure if we accidentally started something that had been in the works for a while, or if something spurred the shogun into acting, but p...
2024-01-29 20:12:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A new piece by Tsuu! Not much to say that wasn't already covered in the previous announcement, but here's the piece I promised would be coming soon. I can hardly believe that this is the first illustration since October (not counting the cover). 2024-01-27 05:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post
With Kurokawa out of the way, Kaede’s army moved swiftly through the northern provinces of Yamato. Though they fought a few skirmishes along the way, the risk of assaulting Kurokawa’s heavily defended position paid off as they traveled through...
2024-01-26 20:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no witness to preside over Kaede's duel with Kurokawa—it wasn't that kind of battle. Instead, she waited patiently for her opponent to make the first move, as an acknowledgement that he was at a disadvantage.
The old veteran was ...
2024-01-24 18:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there everybody, I've been sort of putting this off for a while so I figured I'd just get a whole bunch of stuff out of the way all in one go. First, as you can see, the cover for Book 5 is finally finished! Yay! It's amazing, as always, with ...
2024-01-22 20:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostKaede advanced alone towards Kurokawa’s castle with nothing but her sword and her will. Thousands stood between her and her target, and they wouldn’t let her pass without a fight.
“So what’s the plan, darling? Fly over? Try to negoti...
2024-01-22 19:33:16 +0000 UTC View Post