Roadmap, Status & Tentative Titles

This describes the blurbs for each segment.

Vol 1: Coyote and Spider

Alpha Draft (30k words): Generally gramatically correct, lacks descriptive details; pacing may be off

Blurb:

Timo is a child who commits magical murder, and the farm sends a witchhunter to investigate. Without modern social nets that we take for granted, he is shunned, consumed by inexplicable loneliness. To survive, he must find an acceptable outlet for his powers and his moral insanity. However, Timo plans to have fun while he's at it, and mayhem is on the menu.

The Scorpion, a jaded witchhunter, tracks down the suspect. As he digs further, he must ultimately make the hardest decision of his life.

Vol 2: Clinical Trials

Alpha draft wordcount: 80k

Current Blurb:

In the Sect of Numentum, medical training starts young. An apprentice named Timonius works at a clinic. Timo follows the rules to the best of his ability, but sometimes, impulses get the better of him. Few things excite him more than opening up a ribcage, and he uses magic to cleanse disease and annoying morons alike.

After a monsoon sweeps away houses, refugees overwhelm the system. Among them, an oracle visits for checkups. During times of trouble, the oracle will be taken to the summit and sacrificed to a deity. Concordia was raised as a piñata, and she accepts her fate, but acceptance cannot soothe her anguish.

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Timo befriends Concordia and attends to her, counting down the days she has left. There are many things he doesn't understand, so he won't step out of line. He shouldn't stretch a finger beyond his garden–yet sometimes, a friend feels like an extension of yourself.

CONTENT WARNING: animal abuse, graphic subject matter, self harm, suicidal ideation

Vol 3: Inquisition

Planning

Tentative Blurb:

Timonius joins forces with a hopeful gladiator: real name Metus, stage name Aurum Kai. Coach to a star, shadow of the sun, Timo's knowledge of biomechanics and nutrition keeps the athlete in peak condition. The duo compete in underground pits for street cred and prize money. At this rate, it feels like they can succeed forever.

Timo hungers for first-class tickets to gorefests and a weaselway into the echelons of the upper-class. Metus worries about a purpose beyond gang life. Timo may have dropped out of medical school, and he constantly mumbles strange things and disappears for days at a time. Suddenly, Metus finds himself accused of burglaries and crimes that he didn't do, and his celebrity persona is tanking in ratings.

With his reputation at stake and only an inkling of an imposter framing him, can Metus escape the demands of the public? He'd prefer to keep out of the business of retribution, but nothing can prepare him for a new shade of overkill, and a knight is but a knave.

Vol 4: Campaign

Not in scope

Vol 5: Rehab

Not in scope

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Mar 06, 2021

Still doing a lot of research at this point. Clinical Trial's setup and introduction is mostly complete. The middle section (build-up) takes the longest. Climax and ending are still up in the air, because I have several endings. Hopefully I'll be able to untangle the knots.