Shadows and Blood: Chapter 7

Finally, right?

Please be mindful of the warnings for this chapter. I realize that there has been some uproar lately regarding the use of rape as a plot device, but I stand by this chapter. No one really reads this any more (I’ve been aware for a long time that I’m writing this for myself) so I don’t expect any backlash anyway. Apologies to anyone who is offended. But as I said, I stand by my work. I didn’t throw it in there for fun, or because I felt like that particular character “needed something”. The rape, and the chapter, is what it is.

I’d say enjoy (as I usually do), but this chapter is too full of bad things to say that I guess. Please leave any comments/questions on the chapter, and I’ll respond to them ASAP. I don’t get the chance to get on my computer that often… having an (almost) four year old and (almost) one year old twins cuts out a lot of my “me” time!

WARNINGS: coarse language, murder/violence, sexual situations (implied), rape

Aconitum

This will be it for a while. Newborn twins are HARD WORK. 😛

WARNINGS: None that I can think of!

Shadows and Blood: Chapter 6.9 Bite Sized

This freaking chapter was finished MONTHS ago, but Sean and I never finished editing it until now (I don’t think we’ll edit anything together ever again, LOL). Sorry to make y’all wait around!

Enjoy! And as always, feel free to leave me a comment!

WARNINGS: coarse language, murder/violence, attempted murder, worst Christmas ever

Shadows and Blood: Chapter 6.8 Bite Sized

Dear God, it’s FINISHED!

This chapter is not bite sized, not by any means. I don’t think anything with 249 pictures and 30,717 words on 17 pages can ever be called “bite sized”!!  And can you believe that this one is technically a TWO-PARTER when you combine it with 6.7? Monster chapters!

I’m not really sure what else to say about this chapter. It has taken me so long to get it finished and it was emotionally draining at times (contains some of my own triggers which weren’t easy to write about, believe me). I’m going to let the chapter pretty much speak for itself.

Comments/questions/critiques are welcomed and encouraged! I am going to close comments (as usual) on this introductory post but they will be open on the actual chapter. I will continue to monitor comments before they are posted, and spoiler comments will be edited. 🙂 If my plans for 6.9 go the way I want, this should be the last chapter that I have to edit comments for spoilers (for a very long time, at least). Yay!

So… without any further ado…

WARNINGS: coarse language, suicide, murder/violence, sexual content, naked baby butt (not really a big deal but whatever), probably more that I just can’t think of

NOTE: I highly recommend re-reading the entire story before reading this chapter. But, if that’s not possible, the following chapters should definitely be reviewed before continuing: Prologue, Bite-Sized Chapters 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 6.7.

Osvanna’s Atonement

I knew I had to share this part of the story, but it didn’t really fit at the end of 6.7 (well, it did – but I didn’t like it there), nor did it fit at the beginning of 6.8 (like, seriously). So… we have another side story! This one is MUCH shorter than The Life and Death of Roger Carmichael, so don’t get too excited. I guess, technically, 6.7 and 6.8 could both be classified as side stories, as they don’t really do much to advance the plot of the main storyline. But, I felt like 6.7 and 6.8 were needed to fill in some information that just about everyone who has ever read this legacy has asked about – which will make sense when it comes time to release 6.9!

But that won’t be for a while yet… I mean, damn – I haven’t even finished Chapter 6.8 yet! :O

Also, I finally get to use another song as an intro! For some reason I decided that the bite-sized chapters wouldn’t have songs, but I may break my own rule and put one at the beginning of 6.8. I’ve missed doing the song intro thing. 🙂

So, while you wait for me to finish 6.8 (my goal date is May 11th – the day the new Dark Shadows movie comes out!), here’s a tiny tid-bit to fill in one (not-so-crucial) blank. 🙂 Think of this as a birthday present from me to you – even though it’s me that is turning 30 today (ugh).

WARNINGS: mild language, suicide mentioned

Shadows and Blood: Chapter 6.7 Bite Sized

I told you I was working on it! 😀 Actually, most of the pictures for this chapter were taken last year, as well as most of the writing. I only had one little place I was stuck on, which was part of the delay for the chapter’s release. The other delay was… well, I had planned on releasing this chapter AND 6.8 at the same time. But 6.8 is nowhere close to being finished (I’m getting a little overwhelmed – time to step away from it for a couple of days to get my head straight) and I’m tired of sitting on 6.7! A couple of days ago, I got the brilliant idea that I should merge this chapter and 6.8 into one big chapter, because the way it is now will throw off where I want Chapter 7 to begin. But, after thinking it over a little more, I broke the chapters up again into two parts. There is a fairly large time-gap between the end of this chapter and the beginning of the next, and it just didn’t fit well when it was thrown all together. I don’t know when I will finish 6.8, but suffice it to say that it WILL be finished. I made up my mind a long time ago, if I never finish this legacy, THIS part of the story (meaning 6.7 & 6.8) will be told!

I’m not going to say too much more here… just enjoy and feel free to leave me some comments/feedback! Spoiler comments will be edited before posted. 🙂 I know I still have some comments waiting for moderation, and I have NOT forgotten about those! Those will be approved/replied to shortly!  I have finally approved and replied to them.

WARNINGS: mild language, suicide mentioned
EDITED TO ADD: I highly recommend re-reading the entire story before reading this chapter. But, if that’s not possible, the following chapters should definitely be reviewed before continuing: Prologue, Bite-Sized Chapters 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6.

Shadows And Blood: Chapter 6.6 Bite Sized

I had wanted to have this out for Easter (as some sort of morbid treat for you all), but it just wasn’t ready yet. Sorry! You all have been so patient when waiting for me to get these mini-chapters done. I know I’ve probably lost a few of you (no one likes to be kept waiting), and I regret that. I hope that this chapter (big reveal at the end of this one) and the next one will make it worth the wait (I keep saying that, don’t I?). 🙂 I’m not sure how soon I can get to work on the next installment, as it involves plugging in a neighborhood and some CC that hasn’t been touched in years. I want to say that that particular neighborhood is still safe to play (unlike the one I used to do Roger’s side-story – total corruption was imminent and it was about to become a BBFVFS) but I really can’t remember. I hope that if it is damaged, that it will last long enough to get out the next mini-chapter! So far my Desiderata Valley ‘hood is okay, but my plan is to get the mini-chapters out and then switch everything over into a mega-hood (after the last mini-chapter and before Chapter 7 is a great place to do that). I’m also in the process of slowly culling some majorly outdated CC, because I would really love to have a nice, tidy Downloads folder when I start up the mega-hood. 🙂

I hope there aren’t too many typos/comma splices/run-on sentences/general grammar fails… I usually have Sean preview my installments before I release them (he’s really good for catching the things I miss and his – as I think of it – “technical” grammar is better than mine), but he’s at school all day today and I just don’t want to wait anymore to release this one! LOL

Enjoy and feel free to leave me a comment! If you plan on commenting about the big reveal at the end of the chapter, please make a note that your comment contains spoilers, and when I approve it I’ll take care of it. 🙂

WARNINGS: coarse language, gore-fest (weak stomachs beware)