dragonfphoenix

No problem, glad you enjoyed it. The ending is a little abrupt, but mostly bc of what happens next lol.

The weapon capitalization was removed because people made a point about it, but I'm not sure I like it this way. I'll fix it in editing at some point lol. ...

Thanks, it means a lot. Fight scenes are really fun to write lol, but gotta keep that balance so they don't grow stale (as much fun as a novel-length fight ...

Yeah, there was a slight tonal shift between chapters, the urgency kind of went away because the portal went from "not really forming at all" to "Thane made a bunch ...

Haha, I'm glad you liked it. I've been trying to get to this fight scene basically since they discovered the derketo in the temple. (Yes, it's taken forever to get ...

Haha, thanks. It's been far too long trying to get to this fight, so I'm glad it went down well. Hopefully more answers coming soon. (I know for a fact ...

Thanks! It's been fun writing this story :)

Quick note: "Atarga" is the Paeden name for "derketo." Malia briefly mentioned in when she did the genetic dive on the derketo in the temple, but I don't expect you ...

"I'm really curious as to how the Sea Mother is going to interact with the people" Lol, me too. The story is still building to her arrival, and I haven't ...

More answers coming soon (hopefully sooner than later but this story lol). On the "last conquest" thing, Charax is implying that he can both take her on and win, since ...

Yeeeees, the banter is always so much fun to write. Lol, I'm glad Nanshe was scary, I've been trying to keep the eldritch horror vibe going for them so I'm ...

Haha, thanks. :) Answers are coming soon for...some of those questions ;)

Thanks :)

Thanks! With this story as a whole and the derketo in specific, I've been doing a lot of delving into Mesopotamian and subsequent mythologies. The Sumerians were really big on ...

Thanks! This might have been the first chapter I wrote after I moved to Beijing, and with how my overall writing has slowed down I wouldn't be surprised if it ...