current content warnings; gore, cannibalism
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The Demon and Fox's Story
"Cursed for generations to come,
Doomed to never meet,
Come, come now, into the brute's crater.
Kagome, kagome.
Headless, headless,
The neck continues to itch.
The grudge I hold is stronger than any other.
Come and watch as the Hime Yuri dances, as we dream one final dream together."
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this was a book i had written about two years ago, which i decided to rewrite completely, since the og wasnt very accurate to the canon story, which is what i originally intended ;; not just that but it was super poorly written and i've wanted to rewrite it for AGES,,,,,,,,
the art used in the cover was drawn by blesseria on tumblr ! I only edited the image a tad bit
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]