This week, we will not release a chapter, as one of our authors tends to their living space. 🧹
But worry not! In 2 weeks (04-21), Chapter 5 of Book 1 shall be published, as it is almost complete. Also, we will publish a new media within the next few days.
Thanks for your patience, and take care! ❤
Behold! Today, we publish the reference art of Emil, the protagonist who lends their name to the project.
Etrika shoves the door open with a dull, heavy thud, its hinges crying out for oil. She motions her companion through the door she’s holding. They take a deep breath before stepping forward with all the courage they can muster. Everything here smells of paper. Vellum, ink, the very aroma of literature. Endless shelves are stacked with books, binders, reports, theses, and gods-know-what else. The knowledge here is overwhelmingly dense, to the point it seems to leave no room for leisure, or any personal touch from its owner. This place is a treasure trove, the kind of which Emil’s people would have killed for.
Book 1, Chapter 4: "Dishonesty", has been released! đź“š
In due time, all towers eventually collapse; be they of bricks, secrets or lies.
Read this chapter here: emilproject.net/story/en/dishonesty
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Emil’s body hits the wood, their chin knocked sharp against their skull. Their head is ringing. But they’re quick on the defense: an upward swing, a kick with both legs. A direct hit with the latter sends the shadow scrabbling against crates labeled with older years. The shadow assumed their target clumsier, and was right: but a worse fighter, hardly. Emil has years of combat experience on this stranger, which is clear even as they had to improvise rising to their feet. The atmosphere in here is oppressive, the beat of both hearts as one, heavy breathing. Emil almost wants to shout out, to call for a parley; but before they can say a syllable, the shadow is rising to their feet, crying out furious. A survivor.
Book 1, Chapter 3: "Creak", has been released!
A healthy mind thrives in a healthy body; but where to start, when your mind and body burden you both?
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A turn-of-the-century complex device designed for the creation of tuning forks. Wires, dials, and moving parts stick out from a varnished wooden base. The picture is in a cold gray-purple sepia tone.
Along with it, an accompanying extra: an encyclopedic excerpt on control fork calibration!
emilproject.net/media/fork-calibration
— And there you see, I made the wings. — They’re pretty big, aren’t they! — My teacher told me. I’ll need really big wings to fly; like… at least twice as big as a vespin. Rieli spreads her arms triumphantly, as if to prove to her big brother that, yes, one day she will indeed have these wings, and that she’s already practicing, because she’s very very serious and has thought everything through very carefully. Kenna picks up her drawing from the floor, before comfortably resting an arm on the edge of the couch, smiling at his little sister and her cheerful scribbles.
Book 1, Chapter 2: "No Place Like Home", has been released!
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At the end of a long day, Etrika welcomes Emil into her home: along with their joys, and their sorrows.
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A sprawling textless map illustrating, in sketch form, a vast world filled with floating islands of various shapes and sizes.
In addition, our Media tab has now gone live! It's the home of two small pieces of concept art for now, but this tab will be regularly updated with new peeks into the world of The Emil Project, so please check back regularly!
emilproject.net/media/
At first it looks, for all the world, like a historical artifact; dated knowledge of Presquile. But that can’t be: there are eight dark-blue ink lines connecting Younger and Older, all in the same pen; and that eighth one was only opened for traffic four months ago. Emil’s hands retreat to the safety of the poncho, as Etrika takes the map gingerly, with a sense of religious responsibility. — If you would, show me on map, where the tailor lives?
Book 1: EMIL OF THE ELSE's first chapter, "The Tourist", just went up! As an international effort, all chapters will be available in both English and French.
Read "The Tourist" and the two prologue chapters, here! Chapter 2 should come in two weeks' time!
emilproject.net/story/
*no guarantees!
THE EMIL PROJECT: A fantasy saga about dead gods and the will to live. 🌓
SHE is a student of sorcery, a protector-in-training. THEY are a student of the skies, a champion by chance. This unlikely pair could save a dying world... but not without a price.
NEW CHAPTERS EVERY 2 WEEKS*🗡️
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