Almond in Flower

Characters: (this chapter) Shindou, Touya, Waya
Wordcount: 1900
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.
This chapter: mostly featuring falling rocks, angsty Hikaru, and anti-climactic moments.

Earlier chapters.


( One thing for sure: it was hurting me like crazy to tell him these things. I loved Shindou, maybe more than I loved Isumi – or maybe it was one of those things that couldn't be ranked or compared. )

Characters: Touya, Waya, Suyeong, Yeongha.
Wordcount: 2240
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.
This chapter: ...and finally, Hikaru.


Earlier chapters.


( I saw a rock at my feet, picked it up, and hurled it through the air, aimed at the centre of Yeongha's forehead. )

Characters: (this chapter) erm, a lot of characters, but the only one who's making his inaugural appearance is Zhao Shi
Wordcount: 3200
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.
This chapter: In which Zhao Shi is put-upon by Le Ping (and possibly vice-versa), Touya is seasick, everyone more or less angsts a lot, and progress is made geographically, if not necessarily plot-wise.


Earlier chapters.

( I wanted to ask him a thousand things about Shindou but couldn't. Not-talking about Shindou had become such a habit by now, I felt like I'd done it all my life. It was hard to believe that it'd only been two years. )

Characters: (this chapter)Waya, Touya, Suyeong, Isumi
Wordcount: 4000
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.
This chapter: In which the mystery is revealed, and it becomes obvious that the author was totally lying about this being a detective story. i.e. it's all epic fantasy.


Earlier chapters.


( Shindou kneeling at the heart of it all, hand outstretched in midair and poised to fall on the grid, superimposed with a translucent fluttering outline of fingers, a wide sleeve, wild alluring hair, burning eyes, occupying the same space as Shindou and yet beyond– )

Characters: In this chapter - Waya, Isumi, Touya, Le Ping, An Taeseon
Wordcount: 3000
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.
This chapter: In which the focus shifts to the murder of Wang Shi Zhen, and suspects are named. (Also, Waya and Touya fight, but that's a given.)

Earlier chapters.


( Spontaneous necrosis of multiple organs, including the cerebrum and the myocardium. Cause unknown. Basically, the tissue in his body just began dying, for no apparent reason – his heart, his lungs, his brain. )

Characters: In this chapter - Waya, Isumi, Touya, Yang Hai
Wordcount: 2380
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.
This chapter: On arrival in Yih, there are difficult conversations with Isumi and Yang Hai, and Touya and Waya adjust to the idea of working together.


Chapter 1 here.

( “Unusual of you to be so obedient to Touya Akira.”  )

Characters: In this chapter - Touya, Waya, Le Ping, Shindou
Wordcount: 1500
Summary: In a world where divination is used to predict the future and govern nations, State Diviner Touya Akira and private investigator Waya Yoshitaka embark on a search for the heretic Sai, the ghostly diviner who may be the most powerful of them all.



Chapter 1 here.



( Over the months I had learned that Shindou was an accomplished liar with one fatal weakness )

Summary: Another death occurs, and Waya meets with Shindou's grandfather.
Notes: 3800 words, alarmingly reflective of the way I think. Spotting of typos and inane verb/adjective repetitions would be appreciated. T_T



Chapter 1 here.


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Dice, in a Game of War - ch. 2
Characters: Main characters are Touya and Waya, but likely to feature the usual cast of millions that haunt my fantasy AUs.
Wordcount: 2000
Summary: Basically it is a story about Waya who works as a private investigator in a fantasy city where chaos and order are the predominant forces of magic, and Touya Akira comes to Waya to ask him to search for Sai! s-sob this fic is impossible to write summaries for.


Chapter 1 here.


( Shindou Hikaru. Spirit seer, ghost whisperer; the boy who walked among the living and the dead. No, I’d never really known him. )

Dice, in a Game of War - ch. 1
Characters: (this chapter) Waya Yoshitaka, Touya Akira
Wordcount: 2100
Summary: The city of Ki is ruled by the seven Oligarchs, guided by the foresight of the State Diviners who monitor the balance of order and chaos. Waya, a former aspiring Diviner, works in the city as a private investigator.
Note: ...the above summary contains nearly the entirety of my worldbuilding and backstory thus far. Be very afraid.
Note 2: No, really. What exactly am I writing here?



( “I need you to find Sai.”  )