She is still Female 'down there'. They didn't go through the hassle of removing anything. It's not that heavy of a body horror thing. The artifact just makes it so that people that look at her get a little 'push' in their minds that the person they are looking at is Male. Almost a little illusion all its own, in the form of hypnotic suggestion. Though her physical training and some other body techniques *have* made it so that her chest is... not at all 'feminine'. More like a strong defined pectoral region on a man.
First comment get~ Glad it could pull a laugh!
"If you're looking for a man, wear something sexy. If you're looking for a wife, wear a suit. If you're looking for an ex, wear whatever is comfortable."
LGBT+ · Seraphelki
An invasion of Voidlings (hivemind generic weird monster enemies!) that happens every 18 years. The Descent is the name of this little 'war' period, where cultivators band together and fight them off. Though some mortals also join the defense.
"Perhaps they will. But isn't our personal growth worth the risk? The stronger and more capable we get, the more people we will protect in the Descent. We could push each other to be better, not just for our own sake, but for the family's… and so many others."
LGBT+ · Seraphelki
The character image I picked was meant to be a bit more conceptual toward the fact that she can change it between the two colors almost at will. Cultivators in my story in general can affect things like that, but she has practiced the control technique specifically on her hair to a high degree - most pick one they like and keep it, while she goes back and forth almost daily.
As this comparison solidified in Navuill's mind, the silence seemed to deepen around them. The distant sounds of the camp had already faded as their conversation stretched on. Only the rustle of leaves in the soft breeze was audible as one half of Qatrand's hair shifted back towards its black. She had changed it to make a point… and to be truer to her potential ally, but they were still on mission - and that was the promise she had made to herself.
LGBT+ · Seraphelki
Complaints like that are fine! Keeps me honest. I try to hit around my target time in the synopsis, but sometimes life~ Well. Life all the time, but... Yeah!
Oh, if you're expecting the [R18] to happen soon I'm afraid to disappoint. That tag wasn't meant to be a lie, I just ended up writing *way* more about their underage time than I originally expected because I don't know how to pace arcs! But there is teenage-safe spicy fluff as we go along~
If only they knew~ Taught to think girls are weak. Secretly idealizing a 'Brother' that is really a Sister. Lied to directly by their father. They'll need therapy, for real.
His eldest flushed with exertion and determination while redoubling his efforts. He refused to let his father down. Not like their older brother!
LGBT+ · Seraphelki
Yep, more west overall than east, but with authorial freedom to "culturally appropriate" whenever I feel it fits my story mood~
After trying to work it out a while, I'm gonna say - with ALL the room for this being 'not canon' - that there are like... fifty that are living well at the estate grounds (plus retainers). This would be the elders and the current 'active' cultivators that are receiving direct attention and resources. As well as their married-in wives. Then, since the family is many, *many* generations old, we have a lot of inactive, unsuccessful, and else that are probably branched off at other Yecine holdings with nepotism granted jobs. And married *out* women, who might not fully be considered part of their 'Family' for the sake of counts like this. Altogether, it would amount to *quite* a few hundred? Exponential growth over long time frames make it a worldbuilding math I'd never bothered to consider. Plus how mortality rates cut into the number growth factors... My head hurts~
I have planned timeskips of sorts (like I did in the earlier chapters, just noting some fun/important moments) after the voidling arc. As far as how long with my rate, it's hard to say! Every time I guess my pacing I'm wrong and it takes longer... I'll just be safe and not guess haha
The Ogre Strength Fairy and the Eldest 'Son'
LGBT+ · Seraphelki