Effigenia

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Book by: SimonClemens

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Status: In Progress | Genre: Fantasy | House: The Imaginarium

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A girl is sacrificed by fire to earn a god's favor and win a war, only to be whisked away at the last minute by gods that may actually be demons.

Fantasy horror revenge demons sacrifice morality

Chapter 1 (ver.1)

Sacrifice

Submitted: July 01, 2017

Second draft of a story idea I’d had for a while. Comments encouraged. In fact I demand them. Kidding of course. Do it if you have the time and drive. Read Chapter

Chapter 2 (ver.6)

The Temple

Submitted: July 01, 2017

The sacrifice is deferred...supposedly.

Edits will be frequent. Do not expect this to be the same chapter as 5 days ago.

Palm=7.2 in. This an obsolete unit of length measurement used since medieval times(depending on where you are) and after. The text will use this unit of measurement as defined by the book
"Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary" by Charles Hutton. Character=61.92 in.
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Chapter 3 (ver.4)

Demon

Submitted: July 07, 2017

We are now on Version 4.

Edits will be frequent, especially accounting constructive comments. Read Chapter

Chapter 4 (ver.1)

Past

Submitted: July 26, 2017

Past and present mingle as the timeline gets as confused as our protagonist. Read Chapter

Chapter 5 (ver.1)

Mother

Submitted: August 07, 2017

The past seems to actually offer answers rather than raise questions about this current predicament. Read Chapter

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Recent Comments

Captain Jack

Comment | 6 words

Sat, July 1st, 2017 11:45am

That's pretty dark... I like it.

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Comment | 6 words

Sat, July 1st, 2017 11:49am

Glad to hear it, Captain Jack.

hullabaloo22

Comment | 39 words

Sat, July 1st, 2017 12:55pm

A very intense read, Simon. The short sentences really add to the sense of horror, conveying a real sense of disbelief and a feeling of betrayal. You know I think your work is great -- this is no exception!

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Comment | 13 words

Sat, July 1st, 2017 1:32pm

Thanks! I did my best.

The next few are getting sent out shortly.

M. A. Yacone

Comment | 37 words

Sun, July 9th, 2017 10:54pm

This was good. There's a sense of both urgency and hopelessness in the narration, perfect for what's happening. The page structure plays well into that as well. So far, so good. I look forward to reading more.

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Comment | 17 words

Sun, August 13th, 2017 4:23pm

I'd just like to say an incredibly late thanks, Yacone!
It gets less terse from here on.

Mark Reece Healey

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Mon, July 17th, 2017 10:01am

Very dark, but intense. It is expressive in poetic form which I like.

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Mon, July 17th, 2017 1:10pm

Thanks!

Reagle

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Tue, July 25th, 2017 12:25pm

Quite an intense piece of writing. Stream-of-consciousness. Not often used, but effective and comes across as very up-close and personal. Makes the whole piece read uncomfortably. Great work!

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Comment | 2 words

Thu, July 27th, 2017 12:50pm

Thanks Reagle!

C. A Sechler

Comment | 18 words

Sun, August 13th, 2017 5:23pm

This hooked me in and I can't wait to continue reading! I have to see what happens next!

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Sun, August 13th, 2017 6:49pm

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Ethan Howard

Comment | 109 words

Mon, September 4th, 2017 10:40pm

I decided I wouldn't wait to read this.

A very unique way to start the story. Your descriptions put me in that room with the girl. And the fact that it was told from victim's point of view made it even more tense.

I'm late to the party, so you may have heard this before: the build up style is very Hitchcockian. You brought things to a crescendo and then dropped the bottom out with......."Then nothing." That ending forces the reader to see what happens next.

Well done & keep up the darkness.

I'm putting this on my binge read list and I will comment as I go along.

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Comment | 43 words

Tue, September 5th, 2017 10:51pm

Thanks for going out of your way, Ethan.
I'm pleased to say you're first to use that term 'round here. I do have a little collection of his work, incidentally. Suspense really relies on emotion, so I'm glad that choice panned out.

Cheers.