** Could an undying love blossom in the ruins of a shattered world? **
And so the world of men was lost
and a new one, our world,
was born.
- Morrígan
Goddess of the Battle
of the Túatha Dé Danann -
4th cycle anno Bellum.
The Second World War...
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Dear readers!
Thank you for reading our story 𝕍𝔸𝔼𝕊𝔼ℕ - The Ruins of the World!
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With just under 38,500 words (in German!) and 27 chapters, our novella was completed in time for submission to the 3rd round of the German Open Novella Contest 2024 - woohoo!
This year was tough, and we faced many obstacles that fate threw in our way. Dear Ignessus had an accident and was out for just as long as I was; we both saw the hospital once too often and would certainly have liked more time and calm for the novella.
BUT: We made it! Yay!
We managed to fit 13 of the planned 16 prompts into this story. The 'missing' 3 prompts will make an appearance in volume 2, even if they have nothing to do with the ONC :)
Although VAESEN was only supposed to be our 2nd project next to 'Taking You Home,' it has blossomed into the ONC main project and our last and only one.
The fact that we were even a Round Winner (the German Ambassador's Pick) still leaves us speechless! x////x
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Thank you, dear ONC jury, for this honor!
We are thrilled with how easy this teamwork was for us and look forward to sharing more stories with you!
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In 'The Ruins of the World', the story of Myreille and Zane is only just beginning. We hope you enjoyed this little 'prequel' and we'll see you again in volume 2 of 'VAESEN - From the Ashes' 😉
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