Completed Untitled Vampire Novel

The glowing yellow eyes would’ve blended in with the firefly like stars still dimly shining through the fog if it hadn’t blinked. Lillian suddenly stopped what would’ve been a scanning of the cold morning sky, the stupor of sleep still drenching her quickly dried with panicked heat. What the fuck is that? As soon as the panic electrified every nerve chord in her vessel she recalled the need to stay vacant, devoid of emotion even when threatening onlookers catch one’s eye. If something noticed them it only intensified the creatures gaze and increased the odds of that fateful soul being latched onto by whatever stared hungrily from afar. Starved and decaying she began to see the figures formation through the thick, dark morning fog, lingering in a tree just to the left of her car. What barely passed as a body gnarled like an infected tree, growing alongside the rot of damp, dark bark of various stages of decomposition, a rather nasty looking thing. Fuck, fuck, fuck, don’t look, please don’t look again. She repeated the silent pleas to herself while adjusting her face back to the stoic Chasm gaze, something they all learned to adorn for safety after arrival. The inevitable advantage that beings tried to take on newcomers separated the crop of souls, some became sucked into the grasp of various creatures or entities and others remained trapped in the original flow they found themselves in upon arrival, repeating similar days like the one Lillian planned to repeat that morning.

It was particularly odd that something this ancient would be in the suburb like area Lillian lived in on the city’s outer rim. So odd that she often forgot about them despite a daily commute to and from work that drew her outside, almost making the area feel normal, like the Breadth rather than the Chasm. Getting used to the denser air, and hotter temperatures was usually easy enough, adjusting to the darker red tinged atmosphere became a memory rather than a daily effort on souls parts. This however, the entities and creatures hungrily hunting, becoming sneakier and wiser with time and desperation typically kept those outside the city limits on alert. It provided yet another vested interest for souls to work and afford to live inside the city limits, what could be a more Breadth like experience untouched by many of the Chasm’s dangers or nightmares. Lillian opted for a shorter sentence and thus lighter debt by staying outside of those limits, similarly to her neighbors and fellow suburbanites. This sighting however caused a pang in her gut, serving as a reminder that the risk might outweigh the reward.

Same concept and universe as above but rather than following one story that becomes very major in the realm it follows individual stories in a Black Mirror type fashion. Despite being connected the stories would be self contained and build out the universe and realm through those stories and characters that are not plot-armored.

• Ingalloy — north most kingdom in the mountains, mining sector of the continent where metals are directly put into a blacksmithing process for weapons in the realm, the main creator of weapons that impose cartel like restrictions on other blacksmiths in the realm
• Dimantine — high north west kingdom on the arctic seas where cold air gets trapped between the sea and the mountains directly into the kingdom making it extremely cold, icy which is used in conjunction with the architecture, making shining buildings from ice, seat of wealth and high class living in the realm

• Rivinbur — mid west coast region with temperate climate perfect for growing fruits and for vineyard grapes, the bulk of the alcohol in the realm comes from this region and is controlled by Diamantine to the north, participating in a lopsided trading relationship due to debts incurred by the very party inclined realm making risky bets
• Ventifect Vend — northern east coast area, it is a port city with many boats coming from other lands for trade and travel, it is a higher end market place that is also a seat of power in the realm, many political meetings taking place there as a neutral ground to make decisions for the realm between the kingdoms

• Corsarian’s Cove — mid east coast region that is trapped by the dense magical forest to the west and the sea to every other side but the north where Ventifact is, a more seedy market takes place here and is a widely transited through area in the realm, another meeting place that is very close to Ventifact but separated by a low hill range with multiple paths to cross patrolled by the ruling kingdom
• Oneiric Keep — located off the east coast on a set of island just south of Corsairian’s Cave with a castle and some supporting households on the land that are now used to research and store research and realm knowledge, each kingdom and region has representatives there to be part of this process and be the keepers of knowledge for their respective homes, this can be a route for those looking to advance in ranks but not born into power in the realm
• Reinholm Ruins — southeastern region outside the forest’s edge that is rocky and cliff like along the beach, what used to be another seat of power in the realm is now a ruin that stands as a dark reminder to people who think of rising against the powers and as a place to jail and contain the criminals and undesirables of the realm, there’s a small station to oversee this aspect of the ruins managed by Ficundine soldiers as a training method for them
• Aurumreach — southernmost kingdom responsible for agriculture and livestock in the region, the abundance of food allows them to feed a large population that is the largest army in the realm, working hand in hand with Diamantine in regard to the economy, the vice president to their president in terms of power

• Vendure Flare — along the south west coast and up to the base of the Ingalloy mountains and is next to every area on the inner portion of the realm, separating Corsairian’s Cave and Reinholm Ruins unless one is using carved out routes and goes to the shore, smaller veins of the main artery in the river branch off into the forest but the closer to the river the more warped and bendable reality becomes almost like an acid trip for those near enough, the raw energy is discombobulating and often causes harsh symptoms difficult to rid yourself of once you’ve left the forest
  1. Vendure Flare refers to the entire area that is the river artery that originates in the lower western sea from a crack in the mantel and travels inward almost across the continent. The river is achemite, a substance in the realm used to generate energy which the wealthiest kingdoms control access to and harvesting of. The raw achemite vein is lava like and similar in temperature index to molten lava and giving off extreme levels of heat to the surrounding forest. Surrounding the river is a forest of adapted foliage and trees that feed on the chemical compound that is generated by the friction of the achemite river to produce an intoxicating effect to people and most animals. Growing in a variety of muted, bizarre colors, the forest is quite dark from the tree cover and many of the plants are toxic to people or have unique taste profiles that are acquired tastes for most.
  2. The Flemen people live here and have adapted over the generations of being forced to live in the area, moving from right outside the forest to deeper and deeper inside with each generation. Now, Flemen are generally the only beings who aren’t overly impacted by the achemite river and the toxins in the atmosphere, plant, and animal, life. They have become more and more accustomed to heat and have developed clothing specific to the area from animal hides that have some natural fire and heat protectant. They are resourceful and crafty, living off scraps from Aurumreach, the kingdom overseeing them at the start of the book, while working on achemite harvesting sites inside the forest.
  3. Almost entirely across the continent the achemite river ends in a deep well-like cave that is inaccessible to almost every being and creature. The achemite gets hotter and hotter along the journey and by the time it reaches the cave spot it melts back into the continent. The heat from the river is strong enough to impact the climate of the Rivinbur kingdom to the north, Corsarian’s Cove to the east and Aurumreach to the south. Over centuries it has burned away the Reinholm Ruins to the south east of the achemite river, originally benefitting from the proximity to survive harsh winters became a detriment to the area.
  4. Aurumreach has managed to utilize the proximity as a benefit thus far, growing a large variety of crops and a huge supply of livestock. With this abundance of food that is partially shipped across the realm to generate wealth for the kingdom they feed a large and ever growing army supplied by the densely populated area. This is the most populous region in Chromnoiah and lives under strict military code of conduct style society built around honor and believing that honor makes them superior to the Flemen that they oversee in achemite harvest projects. 
     1. The first book, The Shadow of the Throne, follows the first essential character, a Flemen young woman who is a black sheep in her hard working but mild family, being handed a path that opens her to the hidden history of her home. This book lays the foundation for the universe and introduces the main character as well as the journey she will embark upon to both understanding herself but also her history, her land, and what is possible and impossible to accomplish for her.

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