Maidens of the Fall, Arc 4, Autolysis, Chapter 7
Chapter creeps along the motorway embankment, peering from the long grass, big glassy eyes following the bright streaks of the cars.
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Chapter 7! A number I rather like. And the second-to last chapter of this here arc, absolutely 100% for sure this time. Ahem. Seriously. And then we're onto arc 5!
I can't say much more about this one, this week, not without spoilers. But suffice to say, Octavia is finally moving toward the conclusion of her autolytic healing process (but can it really be called healing, doing so much damage to oneself?) And after that comes ... a surprise. I haven't revealed the title of the next arc yet, so ... we'll see. Ehehehe.
Anyway! I hope you all enjoy this chapter, dear readers. Back we go, back to Luna's cold skies once again.
Comments (10)
I'm still warming to Bright and Signal but Grimgrave and Octavia have already joined my favourite characters club! Octavia in particular is such an utter trainwreck disaster all the time! Love her ❤️ I hope her and Scarlet kiss (again) before Bright murders her
Awww, thank you so much! I'm having a wonderful time writing them all, but Grimgrave is an especial delight, and I am so very happy to hear that Octavia is such a fun protagonist to read about. She's doing ... well, both good and bad, in her own particular way! As for another kiss with Scarlet, ehehehe, we'll see!
If Bright ever hears about this, that nuke in Scotland will be completely redundant.
Can a dragon-girl explode hard enough to take out all of Plato Base? Time to find out!
I actually kinda love how unstable Octavia is, she's a far cry from your last two protagonists
Thank you! I'm really glad she's so fun to read. That's been one of my big main aims with Octavia; Heather and Elpida are both quite sensible/stable in their own ways (though they both have flaws), whereas Octavia is just ... wild. She's a lot of fun to write!
"I'm not interested in your sister!" Octavia says as she logs on to flirt with said sister.
Octavia is achieving levels of self-sabotaging hypocrisy never seen before! Now if only she can avoid Bright finding out about ... whatever it is she's about to do.
Octavia is never going to beat the group mom allegations.
Despite everything about her temperament and temper, she does have those vibes as well! Perhaps this is what the magical girls have needed all along, a surprise mom.