Katalepsis, Eusebeia Epoche - placid islands; black infinity - 2-1.16

Chapter wanders lightless halls between starlight voids of smoke and ash, raking claws along stony walls, following silent footfalls in the crushing gloom.

https://katalepsis.net/2025/08/01/placid-island-black-infinity-2-1-16/

This week's password is: extricate

An epub version of the chapter is also attached below, as always!

Maisie's opening adventure meets the meaty middle, in more ways than the obvious. Okay, well, no, that's just fancy phrasing; we're definitely well past the middle now! I can't say much more about this chapter without spoilers, obviously, but this one was particularly juicy. Maisie managed to keep surprising me, even when I thought I had the inside of her head all charted out and marked up and ready to tick off boxes one after the other. Bravo, Maisie!

And as for you, dear readers, I hope you all enjoy the chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Also! I have more fanart to share, from over on the discord. This week we have several pieces. First up is this version of Tenny's pre-cocoon form (by Maricelium), and also Praem wearing some fancy clothes (also by Maricelium)! Then we have a throwback to the early parts of Book One, with two Praems?! (by Brack!) And finally, Raine about to pop off with her gun, (by LeChatDemon, commissioned by Ayutac). Thank you all for the incredible fanart! It's such a delight to see, every single time!