The Bar on the Abyss - WIP [410k words] [Updated March 2026]

I LOVE the Raven, no matter how annoying it can be sometimes. I think its part of its charm. And the writing style also. The use of words are beautiful. From how certain scenes are described, my imagination is having a field day.

Oh, and Death is simple adorable.

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Only have one thing to say after playing the new update got collected them all

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Hahaha definitely will be added as an achievement down the road :smiling_imp:

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Thank you so much!!
Writing the Raven is a delicate balance of keeping him true to his character (which is an annoying avian) without annoying the reader too much.

Luckily, as an annoying person myself, I have first-hand experience with maintaining that balance :stuck_out_tongue:

I love what you’re doing. I still couldn’t’ get the time to play chapter 3 (it’ll be for this week-end) so I’ll waitto make comments on it but so excited !!

Just wanted to tell, you really should put the date of your updates in the title. You’ll get more views and you really deserve it !!!

See you in the abyss !

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Oh, good idea! Like this? :thinking:

Hey readers! Just dropping to update you that chapter 4 is going really well so far. Might have another update this week!

In the meantime, check the Tumblr page for updates and more info

See you in the abyss! :smiley:

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So what is the poly route?

There are several options for a poly romance for all the currently available ROs - you can romance two or three at the same time- separately or as a throuple/ polycule :slight_smile:

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So does it depend on who or can I choose what ever like death and he who shall not be named

Currently you can romance Death, The Witch and The Devil separately or in any poly combination you want. For later romances that will be added, only monogamous relationships will be available.

This is unbelievably good. Super super creative, and especially original. I’ve never seen a plot of this kind on here. On top of that, it’s paired with some really talented writing. You use imagery through “show, not tell” very well compared to other writers, and your pacing is super easy to follow. It’s telling me that you’ve wrote novels in some manner in the past. Keep writing this :slight_smile:

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Oh my god, thank you for the kind words! :heart:

Yeah, I wrote many novels in the past but never finished one - writing in a vacuum is not for me. So this time definitely feels different, and feedback such as yours is pushing me so hard to do it!

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Hey everyone! Just wanted to drop by to say that the writing for chapter 4 is still ongoing; I might have an update soon.

In the meanwhile, I updated the realms page on Tumblr with MORE REALMS for anyone who loves lore dumps! :milky_way:

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It would be cool if we could adopt Raven’s no-name philosophy and just be referred to as “(The) Owner”.

You would get a bit of rel with the bird, a +10% to etheral and maybe the unique characters make a little comment about it the first time you meet them.

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Oh, I love this! I’ll see how to implement this because some sentences must be rewritten for it. Thank you for the suggestion :slight_smile:

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Sorry about the delay with the update, everyone ! Covid got me. The next update will be sometime next week :eyes:

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Never knew a raven would annoy me so much, yet it did :joy::joy::joy: The rest of the staff were lovely though

As for the bugs/grammar errors:
Bugs:
I don’t know if you mean for “an” to be in bold

Death’s pronouns should be she/her since it’s perceived as a woman by MC on this playthrough

Grammar errors:
wood-stained (needs to be hyphenated)

ownership of

afterlife

I need to learn more …

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No, that one is actually correct. “Stained [a] deep mahogany” is what is being specified about the description of the wooden counters. The whole sentence is needed to follow the remark on the quality of it having a protective stain. “Its wood stained deep mahogany” could have an additional comma “its wood, stained deep mahogany, is covered in a layer of grime and dust.” A hyphen would actually make it incorrect because the object is the wood counter, and the stain one of the described features in addition to the fact it is dirty.

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What I love about the Raven is that I get two type of comments about him: he is super annoying, or can I romance him. Nothing in between :sob:

Thanks for taking the time to add corrections! Super apprentice it :heart:

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