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Aug 28, 2026

To:haunted-cassette

Thank you! Trying to make the story easier to imagine with all the little details.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:14

Aug 28, 2026

To:Rex

Stylus said 'necro' as an a shortening of necromancy. So its saying she has to either rely on it or using death magic herself.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:7

Aug 28, 2026

To:Rex

Anna believes it is fundamentally wrong to use necromancy because it desecrates the dead and violates their free will. She thinks there is always an alternative means around it. In reality there always isn't, but she doesn't see it that way. The scene is supposed to make the reader laugh. Anna is being hard headed. That's her flaw. And yes, there is no other means out, even though she thinks there may be. The stylus does it for her because she's unwilling to. But its also self serving because it lets the stylus escape its physical prison.

Your opinion of Anna may improve as the story progresses. She's a rather ordinary 24-year-old college dropout barista from a kawaii coffee shop. Her only real skill is descriptive writing from having 1M+ words of practice. It takes time to grow into something more than that. Or maybe you will like the stylus more. I think between the two characters, readers will have one they really enjoy reading on about to discover what happens next.

Yes, breaking the stylus would finally kill the necromancer by releasing the soul. So that would be violating her view on killing.

The stylus knows because it knows. This will be explained later. Necro isn't a typo either. The wordcraft is intentional. Some readers are very intelligent and probably have some things figured out already. Others just want to enjoy the ride. There's no right or wrong way to enjoy the story.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:7

Aug 27, 2026

You're welcome to comment whatever you'd like. I appreciate you reading and engaging with the story.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:6

Aug 27, 2026

Yes, the stylus mentioned all the mediums it is able to render in:

“I’ll have you know, I’m a multi-talented stylus. Swords have nothing on me. They can only write in crimson. Me? I can render in ink, charcoal, chalk, oil stick, colored wax, luminescent dust… or my personal favorite… crayon.”

It mentioned it to gloat and show that it's a little unhinged because of the crayon setting.

And yes, it matters later.

Some uses of necromancy are seemingly harmless, which paves the way for increasing dependency and abuse. But that's how you boil a frog. You start off with cold water and slowly raise it to boiling and the frog just sits there and cooks because it can't discern a slow temperature change. Anna is operating under the same principal. She's afraid any use will put her on a slippery slope so no necromancy at all is her choice.

The contest requires the heroine to have a lovable flaw and that's hers. She is stubbornly against using any death magic.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:6

Aug 27, 2026

To:Rex

I try to be amusing. The story is intended to be fun with lighthearted stuff despite death magic and undead being prominent. Creating good jokes is actually quite challenging for me. This one turned out great as I got three dad jokes off one thing.

Anna drew a simple red 'X' using the stylus on its oil stick setting (or medium to be more artistically accurate).

Anna is magic locked and cannot create a luminating source, other than from summoning an undead that is able to create light, such as a spirit.

Your comments are always welcome. As you suggested I need not always reply and took that option to focus on writing the next chapter.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:6

Aug 27, 2026

To:Rex

Thanks for the comment!

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:5

Aug 26, 2026

To:Rex

Generally I always try to answer everyone in some way because I have been told by others that they like that I do that.

Anna hasn't had a chance to do any testing because it's been one crisis after another for her. She wakes up in the catacombs being actively hunted, then has to find a way out with limited battery on her phone flashlight, then as soon as she exits the catacombs she's attacked again, flees across a bog with undead and is attacked again. The story is going to pause on the action soon. She will be reaching a town to rest and recover and will have time to think without being under immediate threat. Anna is sharp. She will figure things out if she's given time to investigate.

I provided spoilers because it read like you really wanted them.

That being said, based on your comments, I'll try to give some answers/secrets sooner in the story rather than hold many until the last third. The town is a good time for her to start figuring some things out. This way readers feel will like they're partially rewarded for making it to 20,000 words rather than to 35,000 words.

As for when the comment becomes non-spoiling, I can't say because the corresponding chapters haven't been written yet.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:5

Aug 26, 2026

To:Rex

Thanks for the comment!

Extensive Spoilers: As part of her summoning to the world, Anna is magic locked to necromancy. Consequently she can only cast death/black magic. She was magic locked so that her death magic is extremely focused for maximum power. This way she can kill The Great Undeath which has been impossible to defeat up to this point. In a later chapter she attempts to summon a storm and but the spell misfires because of her magic lock. Cure Fear is healing/white magic, Dispel is counter/blue magic, so neither are available to her. The colors come from Magic: The Gathering. Multiple nerd culture references are made throughout the story.

Anna isn't stupid, but rather cast a Dementia spell on herself to kill certain parts of her brain to impact her memory. Consequently she cannot remember being summoned to the realm in July to confront The Great Undeath, which she failed at defeating. She used necromancy repeatedly at that time and realized that it was corrupting her moral compass, so upon finding the stylus she selectively killed parts of her brain to reset herself back to what she was before being summoned. Because of this, from Anna's viewpoint it seems that she has just woken up in the catacombs, and the actions of others seem foreign to her because she doesn't remember what she's previously done to trigger those responses.

Let me know if this helps clear up the confusion. If not I can answer more with "spoilers on".

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:5

Aug 25, 2026

To:Rex

All good. If others make a similar comment I'll go through and edit to make it more clear.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:4

Aug 25, 2026

To:Rex

The stylus has been a lot of fun to write. Hopefully others will enjoy him too, even if he's a villain. As for "other Anna", I don't want to post spoilers in case someone reads the comments and it ruins the story for them. But that will be later answered.

About the bomb, Anna doesn't want it to go off, but the witch hunters have already lit the powder trail.

Thanks for commenting!

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:4

Aug 24, 2026

To:Rex

Thanks for the comment! You said it best: "We'll see." 😀(Sorry. I'm a no spoilers author.)

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:3

Aug 18, 2026

To:Rex

Thanks for the comment! Unfortunately I can't answer this one because it would spoil a huge part of the story.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:2

Aug 17, 2026

To:Lector Zekattk

I'm trying to give new chapters every day but life at the moment is making that a challenge.

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:10

Aug 17, 2026

To:Lector Zekattk

Thanks for the comment! 53C has been hard at work on the cover. As he continues to provide updates on his progress, I'll keep updating the cover. Stay tuned!

The Stylus is Mightier Than the Sword?!

Chapter:10

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