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Pale in comparison (Pale Lady)

 (For correspondence and updates, please go to : https://ricebowl70.blogspot.com/2025/08/updates.html ) You shivered as the cold ran through your body, the bitter wind pushing into your armour as you walked across the snow with you looking around to see no beast nor man alike although this wasn’t surprising as not many creatures were willing to call The Pale their home. The hold of the Pale was a frozen wasteland with it being rare for any light to pierce the thick clouds that loomed over the landmass with the most anyone saw was the brief beam of light between the regular snowstorms that the region was known for. However, what there was within The Pale were Nordic Ruins, the abandoned crypts and castles having been perfectly preserved within the snow, untouched by anyone but the most desperate of bandits and even then they would rarely survive. You intended on bucking that trend, being determined to break into the ruins and see what secrets laid within as well as taking your share...

Within the trees (OC)

(For correspondence and updates, please go to : https://ricebowl70.blogspot.com/2025/08/updates.html ) Latest story here:(https://ricebowl70.blogspot.com/2026/10/pale-in-comparison-pale-lady.html Please post to Nightmare waifus.) Everyone remembers where they were when it happened. You had been working at the local supermarket when you were called into the staffroom to see that the capitol building was in flames, smoke bellowing out of the marble structure as you and everyone else wondered what had just happened. You weren't left with much time to speculate as people had begun to swarm the store, the first wave coming directly from the town with you struggling to keep the peace as people began fighting over cans of soup and bags of flour, talking about a “terror attack on the capitol” and an “imminent Chinese invasion.” Within the hour the store was stripped bare and the second wave of people from the city neighboring the town had washed in before you could even fill the shelves up...