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In the time of living gods, when blood poured like wine over the earth
and stars fell as petals from the heavens,
when corpses rose in unburnt pyramids
as dread miracles swept the world plaguelike...

So dawns the history of the world called Tei Ura, where the air seethes with spirits; where seven houses bloodroyal rule from their seven courts; and where executions are both sacred rite and a cornerstone of the entertainment industry. At the center of this world lies the Opaline City, home to the Seven Spears who dispense mortal justice and the only place on Tei Ura where the executioner’s red art is performed.

First among the Seven Spears of the Opaline City is Virenina II Tauhrelil. World-famous, idolized by millions, and descended from two ruling bloodlines, Virenina burns bright even in the Opaline City’s garden of stars - the better to blind people to the blood-drenched secret that she shares with her paired spirit, Ai Naa, which even now eats away at her very humanity and leaves something shining and terrible in its place. Virenina has kept that secret for nearly twenty years…but between a mother who scents weaknesses like blood on the water, a father in search of empty revenge, and adoring fans who would do anything to get close, it may not remain secret much longer.

If the story described above interests you, good news - you can read what exists so far on this site for free! I try to update as often as I can, which is usually once every 1-2 months. For a list of existing story fragments, go here. For the most recent update, go here!

As mentioned in the sidebar, while I have a general idea of where I want the plot of BEL0VED to go, I’m mostly writing it by the seat of my pants. This means that instead of writing the story in strict chronological order, I write out different plot threads as I think of them; I typically follow one thread until I feel like I’ve reached a good concluding or pausing place, then start a new one. Basically, individual updates are written and posted in order within a story sequence, but those sequences are written in whatever order interests me most. The Dream Fragments page shows the order of updates both by in-story chronology and by newest posts!