Ravensdagger_Love_Crafted

Subject Description:

Subject AS-1042 appears to be a large mass of gelatinous liquids filled with long strands of an unknown material. Within the liquid mass are white masses that move in non-anomalous ways but who are confined to within the liquid ‘body’ of AS-1042.AS-1042 has a distinct, pungent odour similar to that of rotting vegetable matter.At time of containment (See: Incident AS-1042A Capture Report), AS-1042 seemed to be trying to avoid human contact and attempting to hide behind large objects within its environs.

Containment Procedures:

AS-1042 is to be contained within a Class 4D circle with additional security precautions for waste disposal (Liquid Waste Management circles of Class 3I have been effective thus far). Subject behaviour is non-hostile to humans. Ongoing experiments have yet to discover any eating habits. Subject seems to shy away from any direct contact or attention.

Addendum:

As of Incident AS-1042B Subject AS-1024 has fled with the assistance of another Anomalous Subject (Potentially AS-1032. See Classified Files AS-1032D). Subject’s appearance has changed to that of a human male of ages 10-13. Subject’s new body was created using the severed limbs of a team of Inquisitorial personnel.These limbs have since been replaced with anomalous matter in the form of ‘combat tentacles.’ Further experimentation is required. See: Incident AS-1042C.

“Do you have the report for Incident AS dash One-Oh-Four-Two B?” Fuller asked as he deposited the report. Administrator Silva nodded and began extracting the appropriate document from her case. “This situation is a mess. We have not one but two Anomalous Subjects loose in a city of this size. Subjects with human appearances.” He shook his head. “Paladin Uther, do what you must to find these subjects. We cannot let them harm the populace, or worse, end up in the hands of some cult of degenerates. We need to put an end to this mess and as soon as possible. For the greater good of humanity.”“For humanity,” the two Inquisitors intoned.Fuller nodded. He could only just imagine the amount of paperwork this mess would lead to.

Omake Three

“I think you’ll have lots of fun here,” Charlotte said as she led him by the hand. Pou-tine, because that’s what they had been calling him even though that wasn’t his name, looked up to the taller mortal and tried to think of what to do.On the one fry, he could turn around and run away. But then That Which Lies Eternally Dreaming would chase him. And she never stopped until it was time for a nap. He would be unable to rest for fear that she would consume him in his own dreams.So he had no choice but to play along, to be the Tasty Prey which Runs Through the Void. He had done many things over the eons to avoid being the Prey, but they did not always succeed. Following a mortal who held him by the hand was a first for him.His clothes chaffed all over and his squishy mortal body was small and frail and he didn’t like it, but Dreamer had made it well because the few mortals that saw him, especially the female ones, all stopped and patted and pinched his cheeks.They made him nervous.“This is where we’ll be staying,” Charlotte said as she gestured to a large stone building.He nodded and followed her in and past a dozing mortal who was probably meant to be guarding the entrance way. They climbed into a steel box that wiggled and for a moment he thought he was caged once more to be eaten, but then the box rose and its wall opened up.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author's consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.“And this,” Charlotte said, “Is the dormitory!”There were girls here. Lots of girls.“Hey Charlotte, who’s that?” One of them said.Another giggled and he averted his gaze when he saw that she was only wearing a nightshirt. That was very bad. Mortals only got undressed when they were going to eat someone in the worst ways. He had overheard as much.“Did you find yourself a boyfriend?” another girl asked.One of them came very close and bent over double so that she was at the same height as him. “Ara ara~ aren’t you a cute boy. Are you Charlotte’s little brother?”“I am not in any way biologically linked to Charlotte,” he explained.“Oh, aren’t you just the cutest thing,” she said. Her smile grew, showing more teeth. “I could just gobble you up.”Pou-tine tried to run.He failed.“He’s just like my little brother!”“I never had a little sibling.”“It’s my turn to hold him!”“Poor thing, you’re so skinny. Do you want something to eat?”Charlotte stood there and smiled, smiled in a way that showed how evil she was underneath all of her kindness. Then, when the Evil Ones That Smile suggested that they ought to ‘make him over’ she stepped in and rescued him.Pou-tine didn’t see what Dreamer saw with these mortals. They were all mad.

Afterward

Hello!You might be wondering, ‘what’s this? An update?!’ and you’d be entirely wrong!Sorta?Today, Love Crafted’s final version has finally hit the literal and virtual shelves! This isn’t the Love Crafted you know... well, okay, it is, but it’s got much better grammar, about 60 chapters less, and a few thousand words more (things were crazy for a bit!)Basically, this is my best shake at turning Love Crafted into a proper novel! The audiobook version (thanks Podium!) should be coming out... in a long while from now, but for now I present to you... Love Crafted!

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A couple of small notes:

Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.

I haven’t received my own copy of the paperback, for all I know every other word is upside-down. I doubt it, because the incredible Sammax helped me and he’s awesome, but still.

The link is to Amazon USA, if you’re outside the US, don’t forget to shift to the nearest Amazon or else you’ll pay way too much for shipping and such!

And... that’s it.It’s kinda making me giddy that this story came so far. It was quite the adventure for me, certainly some of the most fun I had writing last year. Hell, I think I wrote the first dozen chapters in a hospital room on my phone. It was nice to make people laugh, and I hope that it keeps on bringing smiles for a while yet.Anyway! If you enjoy it, please leave a review, I read every one, and they mean a lot to me.I guess this is the end of a journey.On to the next one!(And yeah, I’ll definitely be doing another quest in 2021!)Keep warm; stay cool,RavensDagger

Spreading the Tentacular Glory — Now With 100% More Auditory Hallucinations!

Hello everyone!

This will likely be the last post on Love Crafted on Royal Road, which... is kind of sad, I guess.

But, for some less-sad news, the Love Crafted audiobook has just released!

Love what you're reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.

Narrated by the incredible Caitlin Kelly, it's Love Crafted, but 1^984​ times louder than before!

Audible Link

I really do hope you enjoy it! And maybe one day we'll have a good excuse to revist some tentacle-based fun!

Keep warm; stay cool,

RavensDagger

Moving to KU!

Hi!

So, Love Crafted will be moving to Kindle Unlimited. I think, now that it's been... wow, three years since Love Crafted was completed, I think everyone that wanted to read the story has read it already!

There's a link to my patreon just below where you can download the Epub for Love Crafted, entirely for free. There's also a link to the audiobook, which is... less free, but still a lot of fun!

Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.

I have a lot of fond memories with this story, and I'm hoping new readers on a new platform will also come to like it!

Keep warm, stay cool,

RavensDagger