Synopsis
In a world where all your properties are tattooed on your skin, Ink is the most precious resource. Wars are fought in its name. Blood is shed for a drop. Ink is the currency and the law.
This is the story of Tarar the Royal Inker, a charge given only to the best professional of the Empire. When the King fancies a new item, it is he who is called for the engraving. When the Queen wants a new weapon, Tarar is summoned to the court.
Discover his past, a boy of the House of Nul. A nobody. A castoff without family nor riches.
Follow his career, his rise to fame and infamy. Fall in love with his lovers, fight along his side, explore uncharted territories, and uncover the mystery behind the empire’s most powerful tool; Ink.
Join Tarar in a frenetic journey of magic, action, and fantasy.
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Steady pulse, precise strokes, may the Ink flow!May the Ink flow!
Victorious in battle, passionate in love, may the Ink flow!May the Ink flow!
Never yield, always persevere, may the Ink flow!May the Ink flow!
The way of the Ink, Pau. 5.1
Table of Contents
- 1Prologue2024-11-13
- 2Chapter 1: Darkness inside people2024-11-13
- 3Chapter 2: The way of the Ink2024-11-13
- 4Chapter 3: Lectures and unresolved questions2024-11-13
- 5Chapter 4: Walking off with just some sweat2024-11-13
- 6Chapter 5: The incident with the rat2024-11-13
- 7Chapter 6: Light on the horizon2024-11-13
- 8Chapter 7: A job for you2024-11-13
- 9Chapter 8: Admission exam2024-11-13
- 10Chapter 9: Odd jobs, friends, and hidden enemies2024-11-13
- 11Chapter 10: Eye of the storm2024-11-13
- 12Chapter 11: House of Nul2024-11-13
- 13Chapter 12: Training under the blurred eye of a drunk2024-11-13
- 14Chapter 13: The storm hits twice2024-11-13
- 15Chapter 14: When Ink and mind become one2024-11-13
- 16Chapter 15: Interlude—A Drak’ga is made, not born2024-11-13
- 17Chapter 16: An unwelcome guest2024-11-13
- 18Chapter 17: Under the judgment of light2024-11-13
- 19Chapter 18: Learning the old ways2024-11-13
- 20Chapter 19: Mysteries of the East and new allies2024-11-13
- 21Chapter 20: Dagger, fire, and exile2024-11-13
- 22Chapter 21: Dreams come true2024-11-13
- 23Chapter 22: The price of failure2024-11-13
- 24Chapter 23: Hidden behind shelves2024-11-13
- 25Chapter 24: Communion with Ink2024-11-13
- 26Chapter 25: Another kind of light show2024-11-13
- 27Chapter 26: Let the competition begin!2024-11-13
- 28Chapter 27: Race against the clock2024-11-13
- 29Chapter 28: What lies beyond the challenge2024-11-13
- 30Chapter 29: The winner's prize2024-11-13
- 31Brief update / Rewrite2024-11-13
- 32The rewrite has caught up!2024-11-13