A Lonely Spiral

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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
A Lonely Spiral 58 58 - The weight of choice RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 57 57 - Against the grain RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 56 56 - Change of Hearts RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 55 55 - Mud RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 54 54 - Boon and Bane RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 53 53 - Appropriate RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 52 52 - 'Neath Hallowed Grounds RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 51 51 - Gift RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 50 50 - Upbeat beatdown RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 49 49 - Unease, Uncertain RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 48 48 - Burnt RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 47 47 - The Scittersnitch RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 46 46 - Looming RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 45 45 - Anklebiter RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 44 44 - Distant castle ruins RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 43 43 - Professional field trip RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 42 42 - An offer I couldn't refuse RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 41 41 - Hearth RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 40 40 - Hand RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 39 39 - Moving in, Moving on RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 38 38 - Mind and Body RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 37 37 - Weak RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 36 36 - An offer I could refuse RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 35 35 - Casual cool conversation RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 34 34 - Awoken (Rye chapters start) RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 34 34 - Awoken RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 33 33 - ...Was Her Name RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 32 32 - The things that kill you RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 31 31 - Our long father RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 30 30 - Shame RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 29 29 - An even more meticulous man's laughter RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 28 28 - A meticulous man's laughter RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 27 27 - And his name is... RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 27 27 - And his name is... (Brod chapters start) RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 26 26 - Home RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 25 25 - Selfless RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 24 24 - It just never ends RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 23 23 - Selfish RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 22 22 - Tripping on flat ground RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 21 21 - A child! RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 20 20 - Smells like wet dog RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 19 19 - Who we lost RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 18 18 - And then there were two RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 17 17 - Running water RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 16 16 - Blind vigil RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 15 15 - Hole in the ground RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 15 15 - Hole in the ground RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 14 14 - Regent's Rest RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 14 14 - Regent's Rest RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 13 13 - Thoughts on drowning RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 13 13 - Thoughts on drowning RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 12 12 - What lies beyond the shallow bog RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 11 11 - Clean grind RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 11 11 - Clean grind RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 10 10 - Drowned Chapel RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 9 9 - Sticky Sticky Spider RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 8 8 - To eat a soul RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 7 7 - Temple RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 6 6 - Road RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 5 5 - And the lights go out RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 4 4 - Death, Guilt, Karma RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 3 3 - A string of mild crisis RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 3 3 - A string of mild crises RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 2 2 - Steps RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral 1 1 - Awaken RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral Prologue - Our little dark age RoyalRoadL
A Lonely Spiral Announcement RoyalRoadL