Eidolon
A serial web novel
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Episode 40
The Chip The back office of the Den was usually a place of clandestine deals; credits for secrets, threats for compliance. Tonight, the air swirled with a new kind of dirt. Karasu sat in his…
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Episode 39
Takumi seemed somewhat placated, for the moment. The immediate threat momentarily banked. But as he sipped his wine, his eyes never leaving hers, Rei knew he was still plotting. He had accepted her narrative because…
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Episode 38
Priorities The silence that followed Takumi’s intimidation was thick enough to slice with one of the restaurant’s silver dessert knives. The threat was a promise to buy Rei out, to erase Karasu from the equation…
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Episode 37
Takumi’s Jealousy The boardroom was officious; all polished metal and stone, white light and faces set with calculated greed. Rei stood at her designated post behind Takumi’s chair, a statue in a sage green dress…
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Episode 36
Digging into Kaoru Karasu’s office was darker than usual. The blinds were drawn, slicing the neon outside into green lines across the floor. A low hum of jazz pulsed beneath the floor boards; the Den…
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Episode 35
Reporting to Karasu The air in Karasu’s office was its usual mix of smoke and quiet intensity. Rei sat across from him, the plush velvet of the chair a stark contrast to the cold, clinical…
Eidolon 