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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati
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32+ | She/Her | Disabled autistic ace married cat mom | 🚫 genAI
L2D Moms: @haerge23.bsky.social (A) & @/SolumVT (R)

#Riyati book 3 is out now @ riyati.ink/ripple!
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I had to use "previous" (and vibes with incarnations), but still Ripple! ...and still Jordan week apparently, when's he going to share pov snippets with the other two??

CW's: implied death of a loved one, implied suicide

#WIPSnips #WritingSky
“I talked ‘bout b’fore, how I remembered some shit from those previous incarnations?”  “Yeah?” Richard shifted in his chair. “Mostly involved said bitch, you said.”  There’s a reason for that, one I hadn’t wanted to admit for a long time. I sat in a side chair Richard had in his room, by a table. Still unable to meet his eyes, I stared down at the palms of my hands. “Yeah.” I wasn’t sure if I should thank my hypermnesia or not for the realization those brief glimpses’d given me. “If we die unclean deaths, our consciousness’s trapped in the reborn incarnations ‘til something dismisses the consciousness entirely.”   I knew why John and Dmitri’d died, had experienced their deaths when I’d seen Chloé’s body that moment at Asuza’s, even if it hadn’t make sense ‘til much later: suicide. I’d only had the brief second of pain, of overwhelming grief; the glimpses’re too vague to give greater context than that bit I’d pieced together.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I think I'm trying to color code the pov with these-- Jordan gets red, Kylie gets blue, and Maya gets purple. Let's see if I can stick with it (and yes, we're still with Ripple chapters somehow!)

#WIPSnips
I rubbed the back of my neck, nodding as I glanced away. “Sure. Though, uh—”  “I wanna get more clothes today. You said you’re off, right?” This’s one thing I ain’t gonna miss at all. Being her clothing-cart-bitch’s better than the lessons Siani and Rotanu’d put us through, but it still sucked ass — made me feel even less than I was, not able to imagine what it’d be like to spend that much that often on clothes, or anything, really.   I nodded, pushing those thoughts aside for now. Had more important matters to deal with, no matter how much said matters caused my heart to race right then. “I, uh... Could we talk a sec first, b’fore that?” I paused my steps, us alone on the sidewalk.   She’d stepped ahead of me, rolling her eyes as she turned around to face me. “I guess. Why did you stop though? I wanna get there before the rush. The summer sales’re already going on.”
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Reminder: two of these sales end in 12 hours, so don't wait much longer if you're looking to pick up any #Riyati books (including print books through the AKP store)!

AKP Store 🏠 store.riyati.ink
Itch Bundle 🔗 riyati.ink/itch-ripple
Others 👉 riyati.ink/series

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Riyati Ripple Launch Sales! Aquakat Publishing Direct Store: 20% off total order with code RippleRelease, valid until Nov 17 Google Play Books Bundle Discounts Buy 2 Riyati books & get 25% off Buy 3 Riyati books & get 40% off itch.io Bundle Buy all three Riyati books for $9.99 (reg. $14.97), valid until Nov 17 “Riyati” is in the top center of the image. It is surrounded by four book covers, from left to right: Riyati Origins (listed as a prequel with ~33 pages), Riyati Rebirth (listed as Book I with ~255 pages), Riyati Rivals (listed as Book II with ~267 pages), and Riyati Ripple (listed as Book III with ~320 pages). A bullet list is below: Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Generational Trauma Childhood Friends Slow Burn Demi, ND fMC Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Reincarnations Dark Fantasy Elemental Magic "I don't like future me" Classism & effects of generational poverty Retailer logos are listed: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink” is at the bottom
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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I'm still pushing to keep these with Ripple! CW's for this one-- implied child abuse (no young children though)
Anger.   It’s the first time I dared to be angry at Father. I didn’t know how to handle it, this desire to slug him back for not keeping his hands to himself.  Elaine kept her eyes away from the room I shared with Thomas where he and Father still were. Hell, she avoided eye contact with me even. I knew I could make her bruise disappear like I had for so many of my own. But I couldn’t. It’s this line I couldn’t cross, this divide between things Jordan knew and Rotanu knew and was I just afraid? Scared shitless of the idea that Thomas or Elaine or Jewel or, hell, even Father’d run their mouths and I’d end up missing too? Was I just a selfish ass for not taking the risk? It ain’t the first time he’d hit them, but he’d always gone for me over them. What happened when I ain’t here though?  I knew the answer, and even if I hadn’t, I saw it clearly in front of me right then.
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Let's see how long I can get away with just using Ripple *and* not having anything super, super spoilery with these snippets...
I released a breath, some measure of progress. At least he remembered me because that helped simplify things. I came closer, only a foot away from him. Normally I wasn’t a fan of being this close to anyone, let alone a stranger, but Kylie wanted this stuff a secret for reasons I still didn’t completely get. “Something happened. You know about that other stuff, don’t you?” He hesitantly nodded, a cautious nature to him that hadn’t been there a second prior. “Kylie — there was an attack — I don’t…” My mouth moved faster than my brain; I couldn’t articulate everything that had happened. “She’s at my apartment, but… I don’t know what’s wrong with her. She’s out cold and pale.” 
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Psst, today I'm super excited to share this amazing Riyati Ripple art from @authorlizsauco.bsky.social!

Direct (digital & print) 🏠 riyati.ink/AKP-ripple
Itch Bundle 🔗 kaizeal.itch.io/riyati-ripple
Other Retailers 🛒 riyati.ink/ripple
About Riyati 👉 riyati.ink

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A feminine hand with painted fingernails dangles strings across three teenagers. Jordan Boyle is faced away but turned to the center. In the center is Kylie Rae looking timid and with the most strings attached to her. To the right is Richard Richelieu, smirking. At the top is the text "From Kai Zeal" and the bottom has Riyati Ripple's logo
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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In celebration of Ripple's release today, sharing a relevant snippet from Ripple! ...though injury might be a bit of an understatement here.

CW's: blood, gore, body horror, violence, death
My vision finally steadied just in time to see the second woman that had been with Nimaka was here too, holding one of my classmates — Gabriella — by her hair as Gabriella screamed. My eyes met this second woman’s and she smiled like she’d been waiting for me to notice her. Her sword stabbed through Gabriella’s throat; I felt as if I’d been the one stabbed, coughing but no blood coming, air escaping from my throat as if it couldn’t reach my lungs. She tossed Gabriella as if she was a discarded doll, this time grabbing another classmate — Timothy — by the neck. She threw him so hard I felt like his spine — my spine — shattered. Alexa’s arm disconnected from her no longer breathing chest, Drew’s thumb from his hand, a line of red liquid connecting the two. Next was Sammy, then James, then Alexis, and even Mr. Clark that I’d been talking to about track club mere minutes ago. Why hadn’t they run? I saw — felt — each stab, each of my classmates and Mr. Clark and they all— 
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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IT LIIIIVES! Riyati Ripple is officially out! Come for the traumatized teens, stay for the increasingly further traumatized teens

Direct 🏠 store.aquakatpublishing.com/collection/r...
Itch Bundle 🔗 riyati.ink/itch-ripple
Other Retailers 🛒 riyati.ink/ripple

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Header text that reads, “Every act of defiance steers you into the person you were always meant to become.” A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Ripple’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: Third book in series Dark Fantasy Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes 1st Person & Multi PoV Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, ND fMC Found Family Reincarnations Intricate Elemental Magic Childhood Friends Slow Burn 97k words (~320 pages) Retailers Logos for the itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle are listed. Underneath says "+ more @ riyati.ink/ripple" The promo image is yellow and brown colors, with a faded yellow magic glyph with foreign characters. Text reads as follows: “After Nimaka’s death and the older selves returning to their own time, Kylie ran from all she’d known and grown up with at North Opal Pines, but she soon learns she can’t run far or fast enough. She thought she could leave it all behind: go back to being a normal high school student, make new friends, keep her grades up and her mother happy. But Nimaka’s death has only rallied the two others, and now they’ve stalked Kylie to her new school. Even worse, they have a mysterious new leader who no longer seeks to just kill Kylie but all those she knows and loves…. and the body count is rising. Kylie can’t get by on “just surviving” anymore: to protect herself — let alone those around her — she must become as strong and cunning as Siani was, or everyone she’s ever known and loved will die with her.” Illustrated character art for Kylie Rae, Jordan Boyle, and Maya Van Daele are together. To their right are mockups of an ereader, smartphone, and print book that has Riyati Ripple’s cover. Under the mockups is the text “riyati.ink/ripple” in a bubble. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?   Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.   -Maya On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with dark brown hair and light emerald eyes pensively looking to the side. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. Riyati Ripple Launch Sales! Aquakat Publishing Direct Store: 20% off total order with code RippleRelease, valid until Nov 17 Google Play Books Bundle Discounts Buy 2 Riyati books & get 25% off Buy 3 Riyati books & get 40% off itch.io Bundle Buy all three Riyati books for $9.99 (reg. $14.97), valid until Nov 17
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Book 3: Riyati Ripple

Rep: demi fMC (closeted), 2x ND female PoVs (Autistic & AuHD), PTSD, low social class & low self-esteem mMC
Length: ~97k words (~320 pages)
Spice: 🌶️
Sample: riyati.ink/ripple-sample
Purchase link: riyati.ink/ripple
Header text that reads, “Every act of defiance steers you into the person you were always meant to become.” A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Ripple’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: Third book in series Dark Fantasy Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes 1st Person & Multi PoV Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, ND fMC Found Family Reincarnations Intricate Elemental Magic Childhood Friends Slow Burn 97k words (~320 pages) Retailers Logos for the itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle are listed. Underneath says "+ more @ riyati.ink/ripple" There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?   Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.   -Maya On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with dark brown hair and light emerald eyes pensively looking to the side. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: When I’d started back in May, I’d been happy that I didn’t have to learn the damn registers and talk to people like Elaine did when she worked checkout. I’d since realized maybe that’d have been better ‘cause being stuck unloading the damn trucks and then stocking shelves’s boring as hell. But ‘cause I ain’t eighteen, couldn’t touch the cash, they said. So I got to do every damn other thing instead — like right then, was stuck breaking down yet another damn box after filling that shelf with canned beans. Didn’t get why there’s seriously nine different flavors of the same brand. Did anyone even buy all this goddamn shit? They must’ve, since I was restocking multiple hours a day, near every damn day of the week for weeks now.  Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Elaine brush past me. We never spoke here. Hell, barely spoke at home either, in all fairness. She went behind the back desk counter, but I couldn’t see what else she did; likely’s going on break since she loved those.   -Jordan On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage boy with olive brown hair and light blue eyes pensively looking at the viewer. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: Mom had been an anxious wreck, as bad as when I’d come back from being kidnapped by Asuza. But unlike then, there was no Sia to block emotions; I knew how terrified and exhausted she felt, how she cried when she didn’t think I was awake to hear.   If I’d just died back then, she could’ve moved on, not be put through this again and again.   Instead, all I could do was lie in bed, barely able to go to the bathroom without her trying to help me. Really, it was worse than after I’d been kidnapped because I couldn’t even sit at my desk to work on stuff and had no Sia to talk to, only my thoughts that never stopped anymore. Exercising was definitely off the table with my actually non-existent injuries, something further destroying any sense of normalcy I might’ve had. Mom had requested emergency leave, had groceries delivered in, never left. How much stress had I put on her? How many lives had been destroyed because of me? I’d finally managed to sneak my spell book into bed with me, hidden it to my right, underneath my comforter. But after having it beside me, I lost any drive to actually skim through it despite knowing I needed to figure out what that “anti-magic” thing was. Another sign of disrespect to those that’d died and suffered because of me.  -Kylie On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with reddish-brown hair and teal eyes anxiously looking at the viewer. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos.
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Riyati Ripple (Riyati 3, releasing Nov 14):

After Nimaka’s death and the older selves returning to their own time, Kylie ran from all she’d known and grown up with at North Opal Pines, but she soon learns she can’t run far or fast enough.

🔗 riyati.ink/ripple
Riyati Ripple's cover. It has a brown, yellow, and white color scheme. The logo is at the top, followed by "Book III of Riyati". In the center is a bright yellow glyph by @amagren with foreign characters. At the bottom in the center is "Kai Zeal." Cover by Kai Zeal.
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Riyati Ripple (Riyati 3, releasing Nov 14):

After Nimaka’s death and the older selves returning to their own time, Kylie ran from all she’d known and grown up with at North Opal Pines, but she soon learns she can’t run far or fast enough.

🔗 riyati.ink/ripple
Riyati Ripple's cover. It has a brown, yellow, and white color scheme. The logo is at the top, followed by "Book III of Riyati". In the center is a bright yellow glyph by @amagren with foreign characters. At the bottom in the center is "Kai Zeal." Cover by Kai Zeal.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Today's my birthday 🎉 If you'd like to celebrate too (esp w/ Ripple releasing in just 4 days now!), there's a 24 hour birthday sale going on right now-- get both Riyati books out for $3.20 through itch or direct!

🔗 itch.io/s/167158/202...
🏠 riyati.ink/store

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32nd Birthday Sale 24 hours only | direct & itch.io Riyati Rebirth + Riyati Rivals = $3.20 About Riyati Childhood friends slow burn Contemporary/low dark fantasy Urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, AuHD fMC riyati.ink/birthday
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Current Riyati book covers! Covers are by me, but Rebirth, Rivals, and Ripple's glyphs are all by @amagren.bsky.social 👀

Series site 👉 riyati.ink
Purchase links 🔗 riyati.ink/series
Newsletter signup (get Origins for free!) 📰 riyati.ink/newsletter
Riyati Origin's cover, which has a teal color scheme. It's labeled as "Book 0 of Riyati by Kai Zeal" and features a glowing circle sparkling in the center with winds all around the center circle. Riyati Rebirth's cover. It is blue green and dark blue in color, and labeled as "Book I of Riyati". In the center, there's a turquoise glyph with unreadable characters, and at the bottom is "Kai Zeal" Riyati Rivals's cover. It is black, red, and tan in color, and labeled as "Book II of Riyati". In the center, there's a red glyph with unreadable characters, and at the bottom is "Kai Zeal" Riyati Ripple's cover. It is brown, white, and yellow in color, and labeled as "Book III of Riyati". In the center, there's a yellow glyph with unreadable characters, and at the bottom is "Kai Zeal"
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Since I just finished Riyati book 4 last night, I'd like to take a moment to shamelessly plug that Riyati book 3 (Ripple) is releasing in 10 days! Come for the traumatized teenagers, stay... for the snarky traumatized teenagers?

Pre-order 👉 riyati.ink/ripple

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Header text that reads, “Every act of defiance steers you into the person you were always been meant to become.” A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Ripple’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: Third book in series Dark Fantasy Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes 1st Person & Multi PoV Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, ND fMC Found Family Reincarnations Intricate Elemental Magic Childhood Friends Slow Burn 97k words (~320 pages) Retailers Logos for the itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle are listed. Underneath says "+ more @ riyati.ink/ripple" There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?   Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.   -Maya On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with dark brown hair and light emerald eyes pensively looking to the side. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: When I’d started back in May, I’d been happy that I didn’t have to learn the damn registers and talk to people like Elaine did when she worked checkout. I’d since realized maybe that’d have been better ‘cause being stuck unloading the damn trucks and then stocking shelves’s boring as hell. But ‘cause I ain’t eighteen, couldn’t touch the cash, they said. So I got to do every damn other thing instead — like right then, was stuck breaking down yet another damn box after filling that shelf with canned beans. Didn’t get why there’s seriously nine different flavors of the same brand. Did anyone even buy all this goddamn shit? They must’ve, since I was restocking multiple hours a day, near every damn day of the week for weeks now.  Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Elaine brush past me. We never spoke here. Hell, barely spoke at home either, in all fairness. She went behind the back desk counter, but I couldn’t see what else she did; likely’s going on break since she loved those.   -Jordan On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage boy with olive brown hair and light blue eyes pensively looking at the viewer. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: Mom had been an anxious wreck, as bad as when I’d come back from being kidnapped by Asuza. But unlike then, there was no Sia to block emotions; I knew how terrified and exhausted she felt, how she cried when she didn’t think I was awake to hear.   If I’d just died back then, she could’ve moved on, not be put through this again and again.   Instead, all I could do was lie in bed, barely able to go to the bathroom without her trying to help me. Really, it was worse than after I’d been kidnapped because I couldn’t even sit at my desk to work on stuff and had no Sia to talk to, only my thoughts that never stopped anymore. Exercising was definitely off the table with my actually non-existent injuries, something further destroying any sense of normalcy I might’ve had. Mom had requested emergency leave, had groceries delivered in, never left. How much stress had I put on her? How many lives had been destroyed because of me? I’d finally managed to sneak my spell book into bed with me, hidden it to my right, underneath my comforter. But after having it beside me, I lost any drive to actually skim through it despite knowing I needed to figure out what that “anti-magic” thing was. Another sign of disrespect to those that’d died and suffered because of me.  -Kylie On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with reddish-brown hair and teal eyes anxiously looking at the viewer. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos.
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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💕QRP with your cover + first page + link 💕

Retailer Preorders (releasing Nov 14): riyati.ink/ripple
Direct Store: riyati.ink/store
Itch: riyati.ink/itch
Riyati Ripple's ebook cover. It says "Riyati Ripple: Book III of Riyati" at the top and has a yellow and brown color scheme. In the center is a yellow glyph with unreadable symbols. At the bottom in the center is the author's name, "Kai Zeal" Chapter One Fresh Start Maya | August 13 Matthews High I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?   Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.   More people filed in, all laughing and talking to each other. Likely, I was the only one here that didn’t know anyone, but that made sense. They’d probably been together for the past three years, maybe more. Even at my old high school, so much larger than this one, I still was aware of the people in my grade level. Really, I wasn’t sure why there were so many high schools in this town to begin with. Three felt like overkill if this one’s size was anything to go by.   More students — my classmates, I assumed — shuffled in,
November 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Just 14 days til Riyati Ripple releases! There's a series discount on Google Play Books for anyone looking to pick up more than one Riyati book too 👀

🔗 riyati.ink/google

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The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively. In a box in the center of the promo image is text that states the following: Google Play Store Bundle Discounts! Buy 2 Riyati books & get 25% off Buy all 3 Riyati books & get 40% off No code needed, automatically applied during checkout In each of the colored columns, there is a picture of an ereader with one book's cover. On the left is Riyati Rebirth's cover, then Riyati Rivals's cover, and finally is Riyati Ripple's cover. At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink/google" The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively. There is a bullet list with the following: Childhood Friends Slow Burn Contemporary/Low Fantasy Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Intricate Elemental Magic Urban fantasy elements Demi, ND fMC Dark Fantasy Found Family In the colored columns, there is a picture of an illustrated character. In the teal column, a teenage girl with long reddish-brown hair and bright teal eyes looks anxious at the viewer. In the red and black column, a teenage boy with olive-brown hair and light blue eyes looks scared and pensive at the viewer. In the yellow and brown column, a teenage girl with short dark brown hair and bright emerald eyes looks pensively to the side. At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink” in a box.
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Just 15 days til Riyati Ripple releases! Looking to jump into the series? Check out this itch bundle, priced at buy 2 get 1 free 👀
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The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively. There is a bullet list with the following: Childhood Friends Slow Burn Contemporary/Low Fantasy Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Intricate Elemental Magic Urban fantasy elements Demi, ND fMC Dark Fantasy Found Family Below the box is the following text: Exclusive discounted itch.io Bundle - $9.99 for all three books (DRM free)! In each of the colored columns, there is a picture of an ereader with one book's cover. On the left is Riyati Rebirth's cover with a +, then Riyati Rivals's cover with a +, and finally is Riyati Ripple's cover. At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink/itch-ripple”
October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
If you're looking to celebrate #AsexualAwarenessWeek... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch book bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices, all DRM free!

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Ace Pride Week itch.io mega bundle Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Non-player Character - Veo Corva A Dragon’s Treasure - Elis Madsen The Blood Divide - Zan Lowell The Grand Duke’s Masseur Child of the Forest - Audrey Simmons Wherever the Stars Call - S. Jean How Six Saved the Grogs - Blaine D. Arden City of Strike - Claudie Arseneault In Spite of the Inevitable - Morgan Biscup Structural Integrity - Tabitha O’Connell Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver Inarora’s Excursion - Astrid E. Abell Puppetry - Nina Waters Sidetracked - S. K. Kelley Lost Blades - Liz Sauco Claimed by the Undead - C. L. Carhart The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani Triple Strike Threads of Fate - G. M. Grey Curse of Souls - Niranjan Courtly Love - T. D. Cloud Song of the Wolf - T. C. Smith Blood - D. C. Hart Chai and Cat-tales - Lynn Strong The Thirteenth Key - Cara Nox The Dragon Next Door - Vanessa Ricci-Thode Walking the Knife’s Edge - Elise Carlson Yours Celestically - Al Hess Pet - H. S. Kallinger The One He Brought Home - Skye Kilaen Junk Junction - Sara Codair Secondhand Origin Storie - Lee Brontido Riyati Rebirth - Kai Zeal Bridges of Smoke - Julie March The Whisperer in White - Y. R. Liu In the Eye of the Beholder - Beverly Anne Michel Peace in the Sky - Caye Marsh A Spark in Space - Janina Franck Journey Home - May Barros Doce Drosera - Anita The Audacity - Carmen Loup Bloody Space - Brittany M. Willows Enemies to Enemies - Ash Kreider Devil’s Deal - Tessa Hastjarjanto Merchants of Knowledge and Magic - Erika McCorkle A Life in Too Many Margins - S. E. Thomson Where We Converge - A. E. Bross Lantern - Burgundy Athena Pendragon A Designer Magick - Fox N. Locke The Harmony of Falling Snow - Andora Brohaw The Thread That Binds - Cedar McCloud Towers of Nine - Alyssa Louttit All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/acepride2025 Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 1 Oct 19 - 25 | 25 books for $25! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Enemies to Enemies - Ash Kreider Devil’s Deal - Tessa Hastjarjanto A Spark in Space - Janina Franck Child of the Forest - Audrey Simmons A Dragon’s Treasure - Elis Madsen How Six Saved the Frogs - Blaine D. Arden City of Strife - Claudie Arseneault In Spite of the Inevitable - Morgan Biscup Peace in the Sky - Caye Marsh Bridges of Smoke - Julie March Where We Converge - A. E. Bross Sidetracked - S. K. Kelley Lost Blades - Liz Sauco Claimed by the Undead - C. L. Carhart Pet - H. S. Kallinger Chai and Cat-tales - Lynn Strong The One He Brought Home - Skye Kilean Puppetry - Nina Waters A Life in Too Many Margins - S. E. Thomson Doce Drosera - Anita Merchants of Knowledge and Magic - Erika McCorkle Secondhand Origin Storie - Lee Brontide The Harmony of Falling Snow - Audora Brokaw Riyati Rebirth - Kai Zeal The Whisperer in White - Y. R. Liu All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-1 Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 2 Oct 19 - 25 | 26 books for $26! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Non-player Character - Veo Corva The Blood Divide - Zan Lowell The Grand Duke’s Masseur Wherever the Stars Call - S. Jean Structural Integrity - Tabitha O’Connell Inarora’s Excursion - Astrid E. Abell The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani Triple Strike Threads of Fate - G. M. Grey Curse of Souls - Niranjan Courtly Love - T. D. Cloud The Thirteenth Key - Cara Nox Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver The Thread That Binds - Cedar McCloud Yours Celestially - Al Hess Walking the Knife’s Edge - Elise Carlson Junk Junction - Sara Codair Song of the Wolf - T. C. Smith In the Eye of the Beholder - Beverly Anne Michel Journey Home - Mary Barros Towers of Nine - Alyssa Louttit The Audacity - Carmen Loup Bloody Spade - Brittany M. Willows Lantern - Burgundy Athena Pendragon Blood - D. C. Hart The Dragon Next Door - Vanessa Ricci-Thode A Designer Magick - Fox N. Locke All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-2
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
*sneaks in* if you're looking for an ace author to perceive during #AsexualAwarenessWeek, hi, I'm a disabled ace author & write a series w/ 2 ND ace (demi & aro) fMC/pov characters 👀

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“Riyati” is in the top center of the image. It is surrounded by four book covers, from left to right: Riyati Origins (listed as a prequel with ~33 pages), Riyati Rebirth (listed as Book I with ~255 pages), Riyati Rivals (listed as Book II with ~267 pages), and Riyati Ripple (listed as Book III with ~320 pages). A bullet list is below: Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Generational Trauma Childhood Friends Slow Burn Demi, ND fMC Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Reincarnations Dark Fantasy Elemental Magic "I don't like future me" Classism & effects of generational poverty Retailer logos are listed: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink” is at the bottom
October 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
If you're looking to start #AsexualAwarenessWeek off with a bang... check out the #AcePrideWeek itch bundles going on, which ft ace authors, characters, and many ownvoices!

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Ace Pride Week itch.io mega bundle Oct 19 - 25 | 50+ books for $50! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Non-player Character - Veo Corva A Dragon’s Treasure - Elis Madsen The Blood Divide - Zan Lowell The Grand Duke’s Masseur Child of the Forest - Audrey Simmons Wherever the Stars Call - S. Jean How Six Saved the Grogs - Blaine D. Arden City of Strike - Claudie Arseneault In Spite of the Inevitable - Morgan Biscup Structural Integrity - Tabitha O’Connell Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver Inarora’s Excursion - Astrid E. Abell Puppetry - Nina Waters Sidetracked - S. K. Kelley Lost Blades - Liz Sauco Claimed by the Undead - C. L. Carhart The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani Triple Strike Threads of Fate - G. M. Grey Curse of Souls - Niranjan Courtly Love - T. D. Cloud Song of the Wolf - T. C. Smith Blood - D. C. Hart Chai and Cat-tales - Lynn Strong The Thirteenth Key - Cara Nox The Dragon Next Door - Vanessa Ricci-Thode Walking the Knife’s Edge - Elise Carlson Yours Celestically - Al Hess Pet - H. S. Kallinger The One He Brought Home - Skye Kilaen Junk Junction - Sara Codair Secondhand Origin Storie - Lee Brontido Riyati Rebirth - Kai Zeal Bridges of Smoke - Julie March The Whisperer in White - Y. R. Liu In the Eye of the Beholder - Beverly Anne Michel Peace in the Sky - Caye Marsh A Spark in Space - Janina Franck Journey Home - May Barros Doce Drosera - Anita The Audacity - Carmen Loup Bloody Space - Brittany M. Willows Enemies to Enemies - Ash Kreider Devil’s Deal - Tessa Hastjarjanto Merchants of Knowledge and Magic - Erika McCorkle A Life in Too Many Margins - S. E. Thomson Where We Converge - A. E. Bross Lantern - Burgundy Athena Pendragon A Designer Magick - Fox N. Locke The Harmony of Falling Snow - Andora Brohaw The Thread That Binds - Cedar McCloud Towers of Nine - Alyssa Louttit All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/acepride2025 Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 1 Oct 19 - 25 | 25 books for $25! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Enemies to Enemies - Ash Kreider Devil’s Deal - Tessa Hastjarjanto A Spark in Space - Janina Franck Child of the Forest - Audrey Simmons A Dragon’s Treasure - Elis Madsen How Six Saved the Frogs - Blaine D. Arden City of Strife - Claudie Arseneault In Spite of the Inevitable - Morgan Biscup Peace in the Sky - Caye Marsh Bridges of Smoke - Julie March Where We Converge - A. E. Bross Sidetracked - S. K. Kelley Lost Blades - Liz Sauco Claimed by the Undead - C. L. Carhart Pet - H. S. Kallinger Chai and Cat-tales - Lynn Strong The One He Brought Home - Skye Kilean Puppetry - Nina Waters A Life in Too Many Margins - S. E. Thomson Doce Drosera - Anita Merchants of Knowledge and Magic - Erika McCorkle Secondhand Origin Storie - Lee Brontide The Harmony of Falling Snow - Audora Brokaw Riyati Rebirth - Kai Zeal The Whisperer in White - Y. R. Liu All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-1 Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 1 Oct 19 - 25 | 26 books for $26! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Non-player Character - Veo Corva The Blood Divide - Zan Lowell The Grand Duke’s Masseur Wherever the Stars Call - S. Jean Structural Integrity - Tabitha O’Connell Inarora’s Excursion - Astrid E. Abell The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani Triple Strike Threads of Fate - G. M. Grey Curse of Souls - Niranjan Courtly Love - T. D. Cloud The Thirteenth Key - Cara Nox Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver The Thread That Binds - Cedar McCloud Yours Celestially - Al Hess Walking the Knife’s Edge - Elise Carlson Junk Junction - Sara Codair Song of the Wolf - T. C. Smith In the Eye of the Beholder - Beverly Anne Michel Journey Home - Mary Barros Towers of Nine - Alyssa Louttit The Audacity - Carmen Loup Bloody Spade - Brittany M. Willows Lantern - Burgundy Athena Pendragon Blood - D. C. Hart The Dragon Next Door - Vanessa Ricci-Thode A Designer Magick - Fox N. Locke All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-1
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Book 2: Riyati Rivals

Rep: demi fMC (closeted), lesbian minor characters (closeted), ND, PTSD, fMC, low social class & low self-esteem mMC
Length: ~75k words (267 pages)
Spice: 🌶️
Sample: riyati.ink/rivals-sample
Purchase link: riyati.ink/rivals
Header text reads: “What happens when the past seeks vengeance, the present is lonely, and the future looks uncertain?” A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Rivals’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: Second book in series Demi, ND fMC “I don’t like future me” Morally grey & complex characters Teenagers making bad decisions Found Family Contemporary & low fantasy Dark Fantasy 1st Person & Multi PoV Childhood Friends Slow Burn Generational Trauma Intricate Magic System Elemental Magic Reincarnations 75k words (~300 pages) Below this list and cover is the text “Retailers,” with the following retailer logos: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is at the bottom There are faded red particles and a red faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: Almost a month and a half since that damn bastard’d kidnapped her. Summer break’d already come and gone, the damn Georgia late summer heat and humidity as shitty as ever. As expected, hadn’t really seen her much since she’d survived that day. Well. Guess it’d be better said as “remembered” for me and Kyle, but it’d been kinda obvious even without us having lived it once: there’s no way Ms. Rae’d take Kylie going missing well, and she ain’t exactly a woman that’d ever handled a lack of control with grace. Now, it’s the night b’fore school started back: the infamous eleventh grade year. A time I never wanted to revisit yet’s at my damn doorstep already. I’d say it’s too soon, but always’d be, if I’m honest. -Rotanu On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older brown haired boy with light blue eyes, more confident and smiling. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is under the retailer logos. There are faded red particles and a red faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: No one at school realized one of the “missing people” had been me, not even when I’d jumped at some freshman bumping into me. None of the investigation details about the kidnapping were public compared, unlike the cases of people missing in the forest back when all this started. While I preferred them not to know — was nice to not feel pity from everyone around me like had so often been the case since Asuza had kidnapped me — , I struggled to maintain the energy they had, that I once had. Everything was removed, like I was an impostor here with all the normal high school students despite it being the school I’d been in for years now. School just didn’t feel as important as it once had. But I also had spent more than enough time in my room lately since it’s all Mom allowed until my kidnapper was “caught.” I understood why, but it was all the more frustrating when I knew he wouldn’t come back, was dead, but no one else did. -Kylie On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is under the retailer logos. There are faded red particles and a red faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: I brought my knees to my chest, using my free arm to lay over my legs. “I thought it’d hurt worse than it did. It’s funny, being older. He’s just like them, really. Looking for a home. Being absolutely obnoxious about it, but what’s new there? His emotions are clear giveaways of how dependent he is on Jordan, but she isn’t experienced enough as an empath to put it together… maybe not mature enough in general.” His eyes were on me, watching my every breath. Even though there was no need, he was clearly concerned, as much of a worrier as ever. “You really think just standing aside’s the best thing to do?” I brought the hand holding his close, kissing below one of his knuckles. “I do.” My loyalty was to my Jordan, not to a revisionist past where we’d never have the chance to grow, to be with the people most important to us now. After all, our mistakes defined us, and I wouldn’t let anything take that chance away from them. -Siani On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rivals” is under the retailer logos.
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Book 1: Riyati Rebirth

Rep: demi fMC (closeted), lesbian semi-major character (not romantic interest for fMC, closeted), ND fMC, low social class & low self-esteem mMC
Length: ~67k words (255 pages)
Spice: 🌶️
Sample: riyati.ink/rebirth-sample
Purchase link: riyati.ink/rebirth
Header text reads: “With great power comes your past incarnations and future self playing chess with your existence.” A 3d mockup of a ereader with Riyati Rebirth’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: First book in series Demi, ND fMC “I don’t like future me” Teenagers making bad decisions Found Family Contemporary & low fantasy Dark Fantasy 1st Person & Multi PoV Childhood Friends Slow Burn Generational Trauma Intricate Magic System Elemental Magic Reincarnations 67k words (~275 pages) Below this list and cover is the text “Retailers,” with the following retailer logos: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is at the bottom There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: “Did you hear? It happened again,” a girl beside me said to her friend, hushed whispers. “Another person went missing. No trace of their body. Cops can’t find anything.” I pulled my phone out, scrolling through my social media feed. Everyone kept talking about this — probably was just people running away; it wasn’t like there was much else to talk about in this city. Usually, we imported our drama fresh from Savannah, but people started going “missing” over a month ago, right as we came back from holiday break. And it’s all I’d heard about since then, from Dani, from my classmates. It didn’t affect me. I wasn’t stupid enough to roam outside at random hours, go down dark alleyways with strangers following me. I’d never even been to detention, though knew more about it than I probably should thanks to Jordan being a frequent visitor. Speaking of, I picked my duffel bag up as I saw him walk out the front doors of the school, searching for me in the spot I normally stood. -Kylie On the bottom left, there is a picture of a reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling innocently. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos. There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: As I opened the heavy wooden classroom door, I felt dozens of eyes on me, including my homeroom teacher who paused whatever he’d been saying. I lowered my head from the attention as I softly closed the door back and made my way to my seat. Five damn minutes wasn’t even that much. “That’s the fourth time this quarter, Mr. Boyle. Next time is detention.” “Yessir.” Wasn’t like it’s actually my fault I’m late. Thomas couldn’t find the bag with his clothes in it from the move, and I got stuck helping him since Jewel’d already bailed and Elaine’s hung over; hell knew she ain’t moving for at least the next three hours since she’d been puking when I got up this morning. Kylie didn’t notice me sit down beside her, intently focused on writing something; she’s prob’bly the only one in the damn class that didn’t, too accustomed to me being late to every damn thing. Given so many of our classmates were like Kylie and shared classes with me since elementary, I’d long given up on them not caring. -Jordan On the bottom left, there is a picture of a timid brown haired boy with light blue eyes. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos. There are faded blue particles and a blue faded glyph on a dark blue background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: How much had I cried over the years since I had Act? How much had I begged for peace, only to realize it never would never happen? How many times had I hurt myself? How many times had I watched chests stop moving? How much had it hurt when I realized I wasn’t even normal by mage standards, having been tampered with at a core, below-conscious level? Yet another choice removed. And the origin of it all stood in front of me. “You’re right.” I squeezed my fist tight enough that it would’ve bled from my nails had I had an actual body right then. “You made rather sure of that, didn’t you?” “I will be from this moment on: you answer to me.” I hardened my eyes. Rage wasn’t an appropriate descriptor. It was deeper, more visceral. Blinding, wailing, begging. -Siani On the bottom left, there is a picture of an older reddish-brown haired girl with bright teal eyes smiling. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/rebirth” is under the retailer logos.
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Prequel Novella/Book 0: Riyati Origins

You can read for FREE by signing up to my newsletter or by subbing on KoFi or the Riyati Official Discord!

Rep: demi fMC, ND fMC
Spice: 🌶️
Length: ~10k words (33 pages)
Newsletter link: riyati.ink/newsletter
Ko-Fi: riyati.ink/kofi
Discord: riyati.ink/discord
Header text reads: “Long before Kylie Rae ran into the forest that fateful day, there lived another woman — Kisate Riyati, crowned princess to the Royal Kingdom of Riyati. This is her story, of how kingdoms fall and dreams are dashed.” An ereader is showing Riyati Origins’s cover on the left, with the following bullets on the right: Prequel to Riyati series Demi, ND fMC Dark Fantasy 1st Person & Multi PoV Successful Childhood Friend Low Fantasy Elemental Magic 10k words (~33 pages) At the bottom, text says: “Free with Newsletter Signup!” with the following url: riyati.ink/newsletter
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Looking for a new book series? Check out #Riyati!

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The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively. There is a bullet list with the following: Childhood Friends Slow Burn Contemporary/Low Fantasy Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Intricate Elemental Magic Urban fantasy elements Demi, ND fMC Dark Fantasy Found Family In the colored columns, there is a picture of an illustrated character. In the teal column, a teenage girl with long reddish-brown hair and bright teal eyes looks anxious at the viewer. In the red and black column, a teenage boy with olive-brown hair and light blue eyes looks scared and pensive at the viewer. In the yellow and brown column, a teenage girl with short dark brown hair and bright emerald eyes looks pensively to the side. At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink” in a box.
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com
Hey you. Yes you. Do you want some traumatized teenagers in your life? Well have I got the book for you, fresh to your ereader on Nov 14th and ready for pre-order!

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Header text that reads, “Every act of defiance steers you into the person you were always been meant to become.” A 3d mockup of an ereader with Riyati Ripple’s cover is on the left. On the right, the following bullets are listed: Third book in series Dark Fantasy Contemporary & low fantasy with urban fantasy elements Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes 1st Person & Multi PoV Classism & effects of generational poverty Demi, ND fMC Found Family Reincarnations Intricate Elemental Magic Childhood Friends Slow Burn 97k words (~320 pages) Retailers Logos for the itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Kobo, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle are listed. Underneath says "+ more @ riyati.ink/ripple" There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: I just needed the damn piece of paper. That’s all that mattered. I could do this, would do this. Yet despite telling myself that more than once in the past few weeks, I still wondered if this had been nothing but a massive mistake. I pulled my jacket tighter around myself. Outside was like a humid swamp hell, but they must’ve had the AC running full blast inside. It worked for the best since I preferred long sleeves, but outside of work, I hadn’t been in an AC’ed environment in weeks now — nearing a month. It brought me back to the question I’d asked myself so many times now: how was I going to do this?   Just as predictably, there was only one answer as well: it didn’t matter; I had no other option.   -Maya On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with dark brown hair and light emerald eyes pensively looking to the side. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: When I’d started back in May, I’d been happy that I didn’t have to learn the damn registers and talk to people like Elaine did when she worked checkout. I’d since realized maybe that’d have been better ‘cause being stuck unloading the damn trucks and then stocking shelves’s boring as hell. But ‘cause I ain’t eighteen, couldn’t touch the cash, they said. So I got to do every damn other thing instead — like right then, was stuck breaking down yet another damn box after filling that shelf with canned beans. Didn’t get why there’s seriously nine different flavors of the same brand. Did anyone even buy all this goddamn shit? They must’ve, since I was restocking multiple hours a day, near every damn day of the week for weeks now.  Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Elaine brush past me. We never spoke here. Hell, barely spoke at home either, in all fairness. She went behind the back desk counter, but I couldn’t see what else she did; likely’s going on break since she loved those.   -Jordan On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage boy with olive brown hair and light blue eyes pensively looking at the viewer. To his right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos. There are faded yellow particles and a yellow faded glyph on a black background. On top of the particles and glyph is text that reads: Mom had been an anxious wreck, as bad as when I’d come back from being kidnapped by Asuza. But unlike then, there was no Sia to block emotions; I knew how terrified and exhausted she felt, how she cried when she didn’t think I was awake to hear.   If I’d just died back then, she could’ve moved on, not be put through this again and again.   Instead, all I could do was lie in bed, barely able to go to the bathroom without her trying to help me. Really, it was worse than after I’d been kidnapped because I couldn’t even sit at my desk to work on stuff and had no Sia to talk to, only my thoughts that never stopped anymore. Exercising was definitely off the table with my actually non-existent injuries, something further destroying any sense of normalcy I might’ve had. Mom had requested emergency leave, had groceries delivered in, never left. How much stress had I put on her? How many lives had been destroyed because of me? I’d finally managed to sneak my spell book into bed with me, hidden it to my right, underneath my comforter. But after having it beside me, I lost any drive to actually skim through it despite knowing I needed to figure out what that “anti-magic” thing was. Another sign of disrespect to those that’d died and suffered because of me.  -Kylie On the bottom left, there is a picture of a teenage girl with reddish-brown hair and teal eyes anxiously looking at the viewer. To her right, retailer logos are listed as follows: itch.io, ko-fi, Campfire, Payhip, Apple Books, Smashwords, Google Play Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon Kindle. A plus sign with “more @ riyati.ink/ripple” is under the retailer logos.
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM