Eidolon

A serial web novel

  • Karasu in the bathroom.

    Episode 28

    Breakfast The scent of sizzling eggs and fresh coffee coaxed Karasu from a rare peaceful sleep. He blinked, disoriented by the simple domesticity of the sound. The space beside him was empty, but still warm.…

  • Karasu's apartment by night.

    Episode 27

    Dinner & Dessert Arriving at the dinner table, Karasu took a slow sip of his beer, his blue eyes fixed on her over the neck of the bottle. The Spider was back, calculating, probing for…

  • Karasu in booth at the Den.

    Episode 26

    First Report After Sakura Avenues The first rays of a pale, smog-filtered sun sliced through the blinds of Rei’s new apartment, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air-conditioned space. She woke with a jolt, the…

  • Takumi Senior at sushi restaurant.

    Episode 25

    Sushi & Favors The sleek car slowed to a silent halt at the dead end of a quiet alley in Sakura Avenues, far from the bustling main streets. The hum of the engine died, leaving…

  • Cillian Kelly.

    Episode 24

    Sakura Avenues Rei held her suitcase in front of her while entering her new apartment for the first time. It wasn’t the minimalistic luxury of Aurora Cliffs, nor the crammed practicality of Karasu’s apartment. Besides…

  • Karasu in the back office.

    Episode 23

    The Cost Karasu ordered his guards to escort Takumi all the way out and told his second in command Aoi to prepare one of the Sakura Avenue apartments and make sure the mics and cameras…