Spoilers for the end of Act I of Dead by Midnight. If you haven't read it then be aware of what you may be walking into!

More art for the Dead by Midnight canon! say hello to the handler, and the 'Thief's red right hand...

The Deathslinger!

Art by the lovely and talented Irina, as always please show her some love!

Cheers,

I-A-M

Well everyone, we made it to the end of Act I. I'm genuinely curious as to what everyone thinks of the story so far.

The Dead by Sunset series has become a lot nearer and dearer to my heart than I expected, and I fully expect it to become one of my longest fics alongside Featherfall. I'm sure there are a lot of readers interested in seeing how all of the drama that's been built up here plays out, and I wanted to show a little of my thought processes that brought much of this story about.

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And with the final chapter of Act I (not counting the epilogue) the Oni is revealed. I'm sure y'all have guessed the truth but here she is.

As always the artwork is done by the wonderful and talented Irina, so go ahead and show her some love!

Cheers,

I-A-M

We're at the cusp of the end of Act I y'all, and it's time to start getting intense. When I was writing this Interludes, it was designed as a series of essentially simultaneous (or as good as makes no difference) scenes as the Legion finally moves and makes an attack of their own. Therefore, the interlude was three separate scenes with three points of view, the first being from Sour Sweet's POV.

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I know I've had an art train rolling here for a while, but after the cover art for Dead by Sunset got finished, I had an idea for a new cover for Dead by Midnight, and the talented Irina who has so kindly bent her abilities into bringing my story to life immediately picked up on it and started work.

So without further ado, here it is. The pair of works that create the twin covers for my story!

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Also since pretty much everyone knows that the cat's out of the bag the Legion's identity... let me share with you another piece of the absolutely amazing Irina's artwork.

This is easily my most favorite work by her and I cannot describe how excited I am for you all to see it.

Cheers,

I-A-M

Have an early chapter! Also, y'all, we're better than halfway through the first act of Dead by Midnight, and I hope you all have been having a good time thus far. This is definitely a massive endeavor, writing this story, partially because there is so much external canon to adopt, not even from the original game but from my own writings. Really, I only have myself to blame for writing so many side-stories but to be frank I can't really help it.

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Well, I'm going to have a room and space of my own for the first time in a long while. I just wanted to express some appreciation for everyone who's been helping me along through this month and for all of my readers who have followed the adventures of my girls all this time. Hopefully, you're all as engaged in reading Dead by Midnight as I am with writing it, because we've got a lot more to go and I can't wait to tell you all this story.

From beginning to end, I hope I'll see you all there.

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Moving day is here, such as it is. I say 'moving day' but honestly we're just going to be moving over the next week and a half trying to haul our lives between two places in the dead of winter.

To anyone and everyone who has supported me through this, whether that's financially, emotionally, or verbally, thank you. Every single one of you who has sat down and read my work, followed the adventures of my girls, and talked about them, has helped me.

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We're keeping it rolling, everyone. We're into Act 1 and things are going to start heating up in the next several chapters.

Thanks for sticking around and reading! Thanks also for all of your support! If you want to donate to my move or support my writing financially, please visit my Patreon!

Cheers,

I-A-M

So, the good news is that my roommates and I are approved for our new apartment. The bad news is that, obviously, with the move comes the moving expenses. It will also mean that I'll probably have a little less time to write than I'd like, but fortunately, I've got plenty of backlog on Dead by Midnight, so updates will still come out regularly.

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To everyone who has thrown their support in to my Patreon, thank you so, so, so much. We're up to 11 Patrons so far and things are really looking up! Now I promised you all a writing marathon and I'm putting my time and energy where my mouth is, so here's your proof (very minor spoilers).

CHAPTER PROGRESS

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I'm not gonna lie y'all, this has been a rough month, and things are not setting up to get any better.

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I know a lot of people probably want Dead by Midnight to be coming out faster. To be honest so do I, but I'll give you all a little spoiler here. I'm currently, in addition to Dead by Midnight as the main story, working on three different side stories set in the same universe, that will be published interspersed through the publishing of Dead by Midnight, much like how Adagio's Lament and Sisterhood Sonata were published alongside Dead by Sunset.

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You can find me @Calchexxis if you have any desire to follow me. I tend to ramble a little about writing, although if people start following me I'll probably start talking more about my writing, Dead by Midnight, and my other projects.

Cheers,

I-A-M

As it currently stands, I will be updating Dead by Midnight twice a month. I have a relatively strong backlog of written chapters (that I still have to edit ) but frankly speaking I just don't have the kind of free time I did when I was writing Dead by Sunset and Featherfall. Back then I had a job that, while not the best paying, afforded me significantly more free time while still permitting me to pay my bills.

Obviously, things have changed.

Thanks, 2020.

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It's here everybody. So buckle up.