Rye wakes up with a toad in her mouth. From the first day the world is out to make her life miserable as she struggles through living without a sun, through graves and grave threats in the form of man or monster, or even just her innermost doubts and insecurities.
Join her as she explores a dark, dark world and slowly, but surely finds her place in it. Or will she? What if the world has no place for a small, weak and uncertain person like her? How will she adapt, if at all, to ever worsening circumstances?
(Features a slow-burning progression, many setbacks and a thousand ways to suffer in the age of darkness with a slice of humor to finish it off. Expect the dark-souls of adventure stories. Early chapters are a bit of a mess, but it gets better. If you want to skip forward, I can recommend chapters 19, 26, or 34 as starting points.)
Heyo, YJarex here, the Y is silent. This is my first story so please be kind, but don't hesitate to point out flaws or ask questions if things are unclear. I fully intend to continue writing this until it is done some time in the far future. Cover art is a commission by the wonderful hou_jae04. Check them out on Instagram here.
Schedule is Tuesday and Thursday with a chance of bonus chapters on Saturday.
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Done!
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A Lonely Spiral | 59 | 59 - Echoes from the past | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 58 | 58 - The weight of choice | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 57 | 57 - Against the grain | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 56 | 56 - Change of Hearts | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 55 | 55 - Mud | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 54 | 54 - Boon and Bane | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 53 | 53 - Appropriate | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 52 | 52 - 'Neath Hallowed Grounds | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 51 | 51 - Gift | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 50 | 50 - Upbeat beatdown | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 49 | 49 - Unease, Uncertain | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 48 | 48 - Burnt | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 47 | 47 - The Scittersnitch | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 46 | 46 - Looming | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 45 | 45 - Anklebiter | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 44 | 44 - Distant castle ruins | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 43 | 43 - Professional field trip | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 42 | 42 - An offer I couldn't refuse | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 41 | 41 - Hearth | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 40 | 40 - Hand | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 39 | 39 - Moving in, Moving on | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 38 | 38 - Mind and Body | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 37 | 37 - Weak | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 36 | 36 - An offer I could refuse | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 35 | 35 - Casual cool conversation | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 34 | 34 - Awoken (Rye chapters start) | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 34 | 34 - Awoken | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 33 | 33 - ...Was Her Name | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 32 | 32 - The things that kill you | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 31 | 31 - Our long father | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 30 | 30 - Shame | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 29 | 29 - An even more meticulous man's laughter | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 28 | 28 - A meticulous man's laughter | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 27 | 27 - And his name is... | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 27 | 27 - And his name is... (Brod chapters start) | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 26 | 26 - Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 25 | 25 - Selfless | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 24 | 24 - It just never ends | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 23 | 23 - Selfish | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 22 | 22 - Tripping on flat ground | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 21 | 21 - A child! | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 20 | 20 - Smells like wet dog | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 19 | 19 - Who we lost | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 18 | 18 - And then there were two | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 17 | 17 - Running water | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 16 | 16 - Blind vigil | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 15 | 15 - Hole in the ground | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 15 | 15 - Hole in the ground | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 14 | 14 - Regent's Rest | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 14 | 14 - Regent's Rest | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 13 | 13 - Thoughts on drowning | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 13 | 13 - Thoughts on drowning | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 12 | 12 - What lies beyond the shallow bog | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 11 | 11 - Clean grind | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 11 | 11 - Clean grind | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 10 | 10 - Drowned Chapel | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 9 | 9 - Sticky Sticky Spider | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 8 | 8 - To eat a soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 7 | 7 - Temple | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 6 | 6 - Road | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 5 | 5 - And the lights go out | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 4 | 4 - Death, Guilt, Karma | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 3 | 3 - A string of mild crisis | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 3 | 3 - A string of mild crises | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 2 | 2 - Steps | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | 1 | 1 - Awaken | RoyalRoadL | |
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A Lonely Spiral | Prologue - Our little dark age | RoyalRoadL | ||
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A Lonely Spiral | Announcement | RoyalRoadL |