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108: Fey

Long story short, after a surprisingly long conversation, Chloe was actually invited to the rabbit fey’s house. And yes, she had made absolutely sure he said the words “I invite you”, just to be extra, safe. 

Because rules were rules, and Chloe wasn’t about to get cursed just for a little curiosity. Once she had that firmly locked in, she figured there was no harm in going along.

The rabbit fey’s house was built right into a huge tree. The trunk was thick a...

107: Important Rules

The group moved deeper into the Sanctum of Dawn together, walking through the glowing meadow in quiet awe. No matter how far they went, the light never changed. It was like the whole place was stuck in the morning and had no intention of moving on.

Chloe kicked at the grass as she walked, then looked around again. Glowing flowers dotted the hills, and tall stone pillars rose up randomly, for what purpose, she had no idea. Even still, everything felt calm. Too calm. It made her itch a li...

106: Sanctum of Dawn

Chloe drifted down slowly and landed just outside the circle, staring at all of them. Well. Not before cleaning herself up first.

She shook herself hard, sending flecks of brain goo flying off in every direction. Most of it came off. Probably. It was kinda hard to tell, but she figured shaking a lot counted as cleaning. Whatever was left was just… extra bits. Anyway, after that very nice cleanup, she went back to staring.

She knew what cards were. Obviously. She wasn’t stupid....

105: Bird Brain

There was a sickening thwack as the shadowy spear struck home. The Thunder Bird let out an agonizing scream as it thrashed around. Its wings beat the ground and the air violently, sending up a massive cloud of dust and scattering all of Ynett’s ice spears everywhere. 

“Don’t let it get back up!” Chloe yelled, flying down. The big ice chicken was clearly close to dead, Now they just had to finish it before it got back up.

Ynett, who was still overhead...

104: Thunderstruck

Ynett, who was still just floating there like she was bored out of her mind, finally moved. Her hands flicked upward, and a bunch of sharp ice shards exploded from her fingertips.

They whistled through the air and slammed into the Thunder Bird’s face. It screeched, but not in pain, more like, “Hey, stop that!” 

The ice shards shattered against its glowing blue feathers, turning into a cloud of sparkly mist. Chloe actually thought it looked kind of pretty, which was a we...

103: Bird Watching

They left for the mountainside later that day, heading toward the place where Thunder Birds supposedly nested. Getting out of Aetherion was easy, since the guards barely looked at them thanks to Ynett’s disguise. The real trouble started once they reached the open road and had to figure out how to actually travel.

Chloe had called Mr. White back and was ready to hop onto his back when she remembered Raenof didn’t have a ride anymore. His poor horse went missing during the inquisitor...

102: Sponsorship Benefits

Getting to the Grand Archives wasn’t simple. They had to pass several guards, each one standing tall in gleaming armor. They blocked the way for most would-be visitors, but the moment they saw Ynett, the guards bowed, and the four of them were waved through without a single question.

Chloe tried not to stare too much, but it was both impressive and annoying how easily Ynett earned that kind of respect. She wondered how in the world did Ynett actually manage to get such a convincing di...

101: Uncertain Future

Chloe stood up as fast as she could. She pointed straight at Ynett, her arm trembling a little even though she tried very hard to look confident. Hearing that name again made her feel not very good.

A dozen questions rushed through her mind all at once. How was Ynett even alive? Why was she a bird lady now when she used to be a snake lady? How did she get inside Aetherion? And why was she smiling like that?

Chloe wanted to ask everything. She opened her mouth, ready to sp...

100: Keen Eye

Chloe, Sierra, and Raenof ended up hiding in Finch’s basement for an entire day because Finch kept saying it wasn’t safe yet. Apparently the inquisitors were very thorough, which was understandable because she had punched one of them pretty hard. 

The basement itself wasn’t too bad. There were shelves full of jars and scrolls, and old wooden crates stacked in the corners. 

Chloe explored almost all of it within the first hour. She poked jars, lifted lids, peeked in...

New Story Teaser: Chapters 2 & 3 + Some Q&A

Hey everyone! For context about why I'm posting this, please check out my announcement post here (it's also where you can read chapter 1 of the new story!)

Hopefully, these extra chapters will help you get a better idea of what the new story will be about. Also, to clarify some questions I got in the last post:

Q: Will this new story affect the Patreon subscription price for Chloe the Zo...

Update: A Slight Retcon + New Story Teaser

Hey everybody! Those caught up on reading Chloe at the moment might have realized that Leftie has mysteriously vanished from the story as of the last few chapters. To correct this, I added some details to the start of chapter 97 to make it clear that Leftie is just being hidden inside Cloaky for now. I've edited the chapter directly, which you can see here.

On a side note, I'm also currently w...

99: Hiding

Chloe sprinted down the street, dragging Sierra behind her with one hand as the inquisitors chased after them. They way faster than Chloe would ever consider reasonable. 

“Nope! Nope! Nope!” Chloe yelped, swerving around a stall full of fruit. 

Sierra barely managed to follow her, and one of the inquisitors skidded straight into the stall, knocking baskets over and sending colorful fruit rolling down the street.

“Chloe, slow down!” Sierra yelled.

“I...

98: Inquisitive Minds

With Raenof saying they should explore the city, Chloe felt it was the perfect time to look around properly. There was no way she could ignore a whole new place full of shiny buildings and interesting things. 

Sierra still looked nervous, but Chloe stayed close to her. She wasn’t going to let anyone mess with the wolf girl, not when bird people could be jerks.

Raenof suggested they start by looking for anything related to Maeve, since that was the whole reason they came her...

97: The Holy City

After some talking, Chloe, Raenof, and Sierra settled on a plan. Mr. White would carry them all the way to the forest outside the Holy City, and that was where he would stay and wait. From there, the three of them would continue on foot.

They also agreed that Leftie definitely couldn’t be seen. Detachable hands weren’t exactly “normal,” and Chloe didn’t want anyone screaming. So she tucked Leftie safely inside Cloaky, promising he could come out again when the time was right.<...

96: Fabulous

Chloe wasted no time catching Raenof up on everything that had happened since they last saw each other. She told Raenof all about Sabine and how cool and scary she was. Then she explained how she somehow got invited to join Sol, though she still wasn’t really sure what they wanted with her. 

After that came the whole story about meeting Sierra, and how Morikhan turned out to be surprisingly okay for someone huge enough to step on a house. And, of course, she made sure to brag abo...

95: Unsurprised Elf

Chloe felt so happy she thought her chest might actually burst. Mr. White was back.

He might have been a skeleton now, but at least he was a cool skeleton. She couldn’t stop touching him. Her hands moved all over his bony body, patting his ribs, tapping his legs, and poking the glowing flames just to see if they reacted, and the best part was how they didn’t burn her at all.  

His mane, now made of flickering blue fire instead of hair, flowed calmly when she stroked ...

94: Mr. White

Chloe felt pretty pleased with herself as she walked out of the dungeon. She may or may not have gotten lost a few times on the way out, but since she was a very smart zombie, she eventually found the exit. And it probably didn’t even take that long, really. Time was weird underground anyway.

She held the black Gem of Wighthood up to the light for a moment, admiring how epic and shiny it looked, then tucked it into Cloaky, who swallowed it fast, which meant it was now extremely safe. ...

93: The Best Reward

Chloe was not normally the strategizing type, but even she knew she had to go big for this one. She was a smart zombie after all, probably the smartest zombie in the whole world, which obviously meant she was good at planning too. 

“Okay. The plan. I need to blow up all three heads at the same time. But the big three-headed wolfie over there keeps trying to roast me, which makes the whole spear-throwing thing really hard.”

She peeked around the statue she was hiding behin...

92: Three Headed Menace

For reasons Chloe still didn’t fully understand, she was now riding on top of Morikhan. Yes, riding him. It felt absolutely unreal. Everything looked super high from up here, and she kept gripping his thick fur just to make sure she wouldn’t slide off.

Part of her felt weirdly emotional, though. Riding him reminded her a little bit of Mr. White, and that memory tugged at her chest. I miss you, horse buddy. 

But honestly, riding a giant ancient wolf was so cool th...

91: Wisdom of a Sage

90: The Trials of Chloe - III

The temperature dropped fast. Cold air slithered across the arena floor, biting at Chloe’s legs and swirling the dust into lazy little spirals. Honestly, she wasn’t surprised. Ice magic was kind of Ynett’s whole thing.

She’d faced the witch before. And if there was one thing she remembered about fighting Ynett, it was the illusions. So many illusions. 

She crouched low and she thrust out a hand. A blast of fire roared from her palm and shot across the arena toward the...