For The Future - New Year 2026
I suppose the best place to start would be a simple apology for not posting on this site as much as I would've liked over the course of this year. For as much as I love writing, I've been swallowed up by my Vtubing activities and my day-job (eugh), so what little time I could dedicate to writing, I wanted to use for my fiction work. As a result, We haven't had a proper Redleaf Branch essay in near six months. That said, as far as the future of this site goes...well, I haven'
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To See With Eyes Unclouded by Hate
There's a line in Studio Ghibli's 1997 masterpiece Princess Mononoke --my favorite of the studio's catalog of classic animated...
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Riku and Regret
In the 2002 game Kingdom Hearts, a collaborative project between Square Enix ( Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, etc. ) and Disney, three...
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Horror in the Hollows
The Haunted Housekeepers Zenless Zone Zero is an action game by Hoyoverse (known for Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail ) that consists...
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The Black Flame
Upon the evening waves, Connla dozed as Enbarr sailed in her way. As he slept, he dreamed of the past, as he often did: he'd dream about...
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The First Crown
One day, Connla arrived on the shore of a foreign land. As Enbarr's keel touched the soft sand, the white wooden frame transformed into...
Oct 21, 20246 min read
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The Wolf in the Wood
Connla was born on a small, dreary island, where he lived with his mother in a cottage by the sea. Upon the island was a forest, and...
Oct 21, 20245 min read
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