Early Bird x2: The Elves and the Coil Fiend Ch. 01 (Patreon)

In which Illetrys leads a band of elves on a hunt for a lamia, and they get rather more than they bargained for.

Oh, this story was difficult. Not the story itself--this commission has been really fun to work on.

No, it was torture because I still haven't come up with anything beyond working titles like Celeste vs. Illetrys. Oh, and because this chapter is double length, and I just can't bring myself to split it in two, even though I really should. Long as it is, it is fundamentally one chapter. I may skip a chapter next week to make up for it.

This first chapter mostly just sees Celeste dealing with the minions. The follow-up hasn't been commissioned yet, but we'll see what the future has in store for Trys. I really loved writing this!