machinations of passion and overdone preludes
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Have you ever watched the last episode of an anime, or read the last chapter of a manga, scoffed, and went "ugh, even I could've written a better ending?" Yeah, exactly.
As a part growing up, I've watched my fair share of anime, and dabbled in manga. In the making of that though, I had ideas for a book series to bring to life. Within that was born AURORA, a project of fairly massive proportions being constructed the only way I knew how—a fantasy book. I had all these dreams for dramatic fight scenes, arguments over power scaling, badass one liners—and wanted to bring a rich story to life while preserving the hunger present in so many shows and books with an ever-growing, ever evolving cast of characters, without making arcs too drawn out, and also while allowing a wealth of side stories to also be created.
Every story beat breathes on its own, from blind construction, to isolation, to rebellion, to retribution.
Want to feel the rough come-up of characters struggling through every battle over and over before a breakthrough? Do you want to feel the weight of every decision, the ripple of every Freudian slip? That's who I write AURORA for.
Here, you can preview content for that. First up, the only preview available, is AURORA: FANTASIA, the first of a multi-arc, expansive narrative universe. Feedback is welcome and greatly appreciated, especially as the series goes on. Let me know of any ideas you have: @reiavenir on Instagram!
Oh, and if you happen to do art? I can't draw to save my life, so I would love to get in contact with anyone for a few illustrations!
~ rei avenir!
author's note
genre tags/inspirations
roadmap
genre tags, in case you were curious:
dark fantasy
psychological drama
comedy
poetic surrealism
magical girls!
inspirations, also in case you were curious:
Neon Genesis Evangelion // The End of Evangelion (historical masterclass in psychological tension)
Fate/Stay Night
Fate/Grand Order (the story is amazing trust me, don't let the mobile game tag deceive)
Tsukihime (original VN, disturbing in an intriguing way)
Jujutsu Kaisen (loved the combat!)
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (doomed. but, like, in the good way!)
Dragon Ball (Original, Z, Super, GT, the manga associated with all of those)
Destiny (game series)
Undertale/Deltarune (game series)
Konosuba - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! (some questionable scenes but hilarious)
book links
if you're going somewhere, you need a direction, don't you?
FIRST STORY ARC: CATALYST
AURORA: FANTASIA (planned release 2026, 12 chapters, 3 post-scripts)
AURORA: SAIL (planned release 2027, 12 chapters, 3 post-scripts)
AURORA: THRONE (planned release 2028, 12 chapters, 3 post-scripts)
SECOND STORY ARC: ROGUE
AURORA: FROSTBIND (planned release 2030, 24 chapters, 6 post-scripts)
AURORA: STEAMPUNK (planned release 2031, 16 chapters, 4 post-scripts)
AURORA: AVALON (planned release 20xx, 24 chapters, 4 post-scripts, 3 Fables)
THIRD STORY ARC: REBUILD
AURORA: RESTART (planned release 20xx)
AURORA: REQIUEM (planned release 20xx)
AURORA: TREASON (planned release 20xx)
side note: Roadmaps are subject to change, depending on author decisions, and the directions of the story. No, AURORA will not be led by anyone other than Rei Avenir. In addition, post-scripts (canonical interactions separate from the main storyline, i.e. epilogue chapters) and non-canon side stories ("what-ifs?" dubbed Fables) are subject to partial release as a precursor to their attached time period (corresponding book in the series). The aforementioned Fables are hardcover-exclusive content.
side side note: No, REBUILD isn't the last arc. There's still more :)
