The Illusory Garden

“.... A promise?

.... You mean it, right?

As long as you are here with me,

That is all I ever wanted....

.... My cherished angel.”

“Soliremisce Archipelago”—the land of floating islands, home to shallow mountains and boreal forests, surrounded by an endless sea of clouds and isolated from the distant world. Shrouded in a mysterious silvery mist, the natural environment is serene and lull, giving the land a sense of ethereality and the unknown.

In the Forest of Iröstos, there was a fateful meeting between a small child named Elysha, who had woken up with no memory of her past, and a retired, sophisticated mage. Since then, the two have been living peacefully in a small cottage by a lake. With her curious eyes at the outside world and the concept of spiritual magic, Elysha desires to learn and impress her beloved guardian.

For her, the world is what she has seen with her own eyes: the world in which she grew up, the world in which she has met people, and the world she has experienced in various places. However, eventually will she realize that the world is not as it seems, neither for herself nor for others. And the more Elysha learns, the closer she will get to the complicated truth.

Cover illustration and story by BohuCat

Warning:Slow burn. Character-driven. Extensive world-building. Slice-of-life elements. Occasional profanity. Psychological and Mystery themes. Darkness. There will be a lot of character introductions, some of which may have their own story-centric sub-arcs. This story will be avery, very longjourney (expect spinoffs and sequels) and will focus not only on the main protagonist, but also on the people and their relationship with the world.