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I guess I didn't really come up with a better name for it, so this is the title. It's probably going to be Part 1 in a series, but maybe not. It's a bit of a hefty read, and probably has some pacing issues. It weighed in at 9.5 pages and 6283 words. (Somehow, exactly 27000 characters excluding spaces. Neat!) It's meant to be something of an "origin story" for my dragon form, yet I skip the actual origin. Whoops! Instead, I tell the story of how she gets freed and gets named.
Originally rated mature for some things little kids probably shouldn't read, mostly graphic description of violence. Because even if you hate the guy, it's pretty visceral to go through and still messes you up for a bit. There's also some less graphic descriptions of things like imprisonment, animal abuse, and an amount of ellipses that's 10% less than a lethal dose. However, I'm dropping it back to General because it's probably fine.
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Hello, Royal Road! I am the same Typhin as on that site, beginning the process of uploading my story there. I am making some small tweaks to the chapters, so they won't exactly match 1:1 with this version, but they'll be basically the same. ^_^
I guess I didn't really come up with a better name for it, so this is the title. It's probably going to be Part 1 in a series, but maybe not. It's a bit of a hefty read, and probably has some pacing issues. It weighed in at 9.5 pages and 6283 words. (Somehow, exactly 27000 characters excluding spaces. Neat!) It's meant to be something of an "origin story" for my dragon form, yet I skip the actual origin. Whoops! Instead, I tell the story of how she gets freed and gets named.
Originally rated mature for some things little kids probably shouldn't read, mostly graphic description of violence. Because even if you hate the guy, it's pretty visceral to go through and still messes you up for a bit. There's also some less graphic descriptions of things like imprisonment, animal abuse, and an amount of ellipses that's 10% less than a lethal dose. However, I'm dropping it back to General because it's probably fine.
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Hello, Royal Road! I am the same Typhin as on that site, beginning the process of uploading my story there. I am making some small tweaks to the chapters, so they won't exactly match 1:1 with this version, but they'll be basically the same. ^_^
Category Story / All
Species Western Dragon
Size 50 x 50px
File Size 34.3 kB
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I just finished reading this first tale. I like how everything played out: Just the right mix of conflict and comraderie. I am guessing that there's more to know about princess in the future, because I'm not sure how many can actually talk in this world... Only by encountering other dragons in the other chapters will I really know for sure.
The fact that she's learning about her own abilities only recently suggests a level of amnesia, perhaps? Just how far does she remember into being a hatchling, or being raised? Also, it will be interesting to see what Tolas does with the tower, and the debt: It sounds like the captain of the guard might wind up as the next antagonist! I suppose I will find out~!
I'm going to favorite this first tale so I can bookmark it, and come back to read more each day or so. I'll letchu know what I think, typh! So far, it's been quite satisfying to read. ~ u ~
The fact that she's learning about her own abilities only recently suggests a level of amnesia, perhaps? Just how far does she remember into being a hatchling, or being raised? Also, it will be interesting to see what Tolas does with the tower, and the debt: It sounds like the captain of the guard might wind up as the next antagonist! I suppose I will find out~!
I'm going to favorite this first tale so I can bookmark it, and come back to read more each day or so. I'll letchu know what I think, typh! So far, it's been quite satisfying to read. ~ u ~
So for being something that you didn't type up in advance, this is pretty damn good. I especially like the way you avoid the “he said, she said” habit many have when it comes to writing dialogue. There are a few things I would change, for example: “The wizard Elimaio came in, this time pulling a chain that led to the manacles made of light on a human, who was unconscious on a floating disc of magical energy.”
The way this sentence was phrased confused me a bit, perhaps consider rephrasing it to “The wizard, Elimaio, came in leading an unconscious human, whose wrists were bound with manacles made of light, his body floating on a disc of magical energy.”
There were a few other awkward sentences but for the most part, nothing too egregious. A few punctuation errors here and there, too.
I had question: What kind of era does this story take place in? It's clearly a fantasy setting, yet I see modern vernacular such as “newbie” and “that's messed up” used. Maybe it's just me, but I always find modern language to clash with such a setting.
The way this sentence was phrased confused me a bit, perhaps consider rephrasing it to “The wizard, Elimaio, came in leading an unconscious human, whose wrists were bound with manacles made of light, his body floating on a disc of magical energy.”
There were a few other awkward sentences but for the most part, nothing too egregious. A few punctuation errors here and there, too.
I had question: What kind of era does this story take place in? It's clearly a fantasy setting, yet I see modern vernacular such as “newbie” and “that's messed up” used. Maybe it's just me, but I always find modern language to clash with such a setting.
Well, it's minor spoilers, but there's a reason those show up. Terra is a medieval-level world, but Terra and Earth are linked by strange Chaos Storms. I think it's chapter 3 that reveals that both Tola and Princess are actually from Earth originally, though they arrived at different times. I tried to write it in a way that would make Princess seem subtly odd, but not really enough to really question, and then if you go back and read after the reveal, you can see the clues that she used to be human.
I also wasn't expecting to be doing multiple chapters when I went into this, I was figuring I'd be doing something of a "ref sheet", explaining her backstory and the world she's in and what dragons are like where she's from. Then I realized I was hitting 10 pages, and figured "Okay, two chapters, maaaaybe three." Aaaand then I just kept adding stuff. Since I didn't know whether each chapter would be the last thing I posted, Book 1 is rather "episodic", since I wanted it to feel like it could be an ending. I also didn't want someone to click a chapter and be confused before they had a chance to evaluate whether they were interested, so I was doing "recaps" at the start of each chapter, up until around 10 or 11 or so. At that point I figured, "If you're clicking something that says 'part 11', and you're upset that you don't know what's going on, that's kinda on you." ^_^;;
This was definitely a learning experience, I'd never written anything I posted publicly before, or anything so ambitious. ^_^;;
I also wasn't expecting to be doing multiple chapters when I went into this, I was figuring I'd be doing something of a "ref sheet", explaining her backstory and the world she's in and what dragons are like where she's from. Then I realized I was hitting 10 pages, and figured "Okay, two chapters, maaaaybe three." Aaaand then I just kept adding stuff. Since I didn't know whether each chapter would be the last thing I posted, Book 1 is rather "episodic", since I wanted it to feel like it could be an ending. I also didn't want someone to click a chapter and be confused before they had a chance to evaluate whether they were interested, so I was doing "recaps" at the start of each chapter, up until around 10 or 11 or so. At that point I figured, "If you're clicking something that says 'part 11', and you're upset that you don't know what's going on, that's kinda on you." ^_^;;
This was definitely a learning experience, I'd never written anything I posted publicly before, or anything so ambitious. ^_^;;
I'm glad you like it! And yeah, at the current time, she's a little over halfway through the third novel (which will likely be the end of the series, unless I get inspired for a good fourth. But I don't know what else I can throw at them without getting into DBZ levels of power creep silliness...) While they don't focus on plush toys, you might also like the other two series I have going, "Exodimensional Hoofbun Flopsy" and "Modern Major Yinglet". Flopsy is like a superhero comic but in text form, set in the same setting as Princess (kinda). And MMY is set in modern-day Earth except Vayryn gets turned into a yinglet, which is a fictional species from the webcomic Out of Placers by Valsalia (which is also a really well-done transformation story and highly worth checking out).
There's also "A Chronicle of Lies", which isn't my work, but is from
idonotknowwhyiamhere and is an excellent story about a man from Earth who ends up pulled into a world with anthro dragons, and finds himself in the body of one as well.
Also "Transliterated" by
perpetual-motion is a wonderful piece of xenofiction, which is about two people who seem to be from our world, but find themselves in the bodies of "talking" animals. They now must explore the different mindset they have, the world they're in, the unique way their communication works, and more.
As you read, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the story! I always enjoy any comments I receive, it brightens my day to know someone's enjoying things. ^_^
There's also "A Chronicle of Lies", which isn't my work, but is from

Also "Transliterated" by

As you read, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the story! I always enjoy any comments I receive, it brightens my day to know someone's enjoying things. ^_^
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