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The Inbetween Archives #2
Conditional Release: The Inbetween Archives Book 2
SID CLASSIFIED CONDITIONAL RELEASE
Welcome back.
If you’re here, it means you’ve survived Hard Parole.
Statistically improbable. Emotionally questionable.
Yet, here you are.
This is not just a sequel.
It is a of loyalty, of identity, of whatever’s left of us.
What began as mere tactical containment has spiraled into cosmic trespass, metaphysical reckoning, and the attempted emotional rehabilitation of one (1) sun-touched idealist.
It does not go as planned. These things never do.
Notes for Returning Personnel (and Readers):
Wraith is spiraling.Kael is unraveling.Shade is the most emotionally stable one in the room. (Side How the fuck did that happen?)And I? I’m alive. That’s not as comforting as you might imagine.Final
This file is not for the unmarked.
If you choose to read it, do so with care.
And never - never - assume the war is over just because the chapter ends.
— Geist
Strategic Intelligence Division (Redacted)
Ghost Command (Always)
***
A Note from Shade
Survived the Inbetween?
Congratulations, you’re now officially on the universe’s “most likely to die in creative ways” list.
I’m Shade. Ex-soldier, part-time cult overlord, full-time Void enthusiast, and unpaid therapist for two idiots who think surviving is a personality trait. They dragged me back into this circus, and suddenly my nightmares aren’t just mine anymore - they’ve got co-stars.
Trauma? Check. Interdimensional cults? Check. People you thought were dead coming back to ruin your day? Oh, big check.
If you like morally gray operatives, friends who stab you in the back with style, and a lot of existential screaming wrapped in snark, congratulations! You’ve found your happy place.
Step in, try not to die, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll see why the Void isn’t the worst thing in the galaxy.
Love & Cuddles
— Shade
Cult Leader, Emotional Liability, Galactic Icon
Welcome back.
If you’re here, it means you’ve survived Hard Parole.
Statistically improbable. Emotionally questionable.
Yet, here you are.
This is not just a sequel.
It is a of loyalty, of identity, of whatever’s left of us.
What began as mere tactical containment has spiraled into cosmic trespass, metaphysical reckoning, and the attempted emotional rehabilitation of one (1) sun-touched idealist.
It does not go as planned. These things never do.
Notes for Returning Personnel (and Readers):
Wraith is spiraling.Kael is unraveling.Shade is the most emotionally stable one in the room. (Side How the fuck did that happen?)And I? I’m alive. That’s not as comforting as you might imagine.Final
This file is not for the unmarked.
If you choose to read it, do so with care.
And never - never - assume the war is over just because the chapter ends.
— Geist
Strategic Intelligence Division (Redacted)
Ghost Command (Always)
***
A Note from Shade
Survived the Inbetween?
Congratulations, you’re now officially on the universe’s “most likely to die in creative ways” list.
I’m Shade. Ex-soldier, part-time cult overlord, full-time Void enthusiast, and unpaid therapist for two idiots who think surviving is a personality trait. They dragged me back into this circus, and suddenly my nightmares aren’t just mine anymore - they’ve got co-stars.
Trauma? Check. Interdimensional cults? Check. People you thought were dead coming back to ruin your day? Oh, big check.
If you like morally gray operatives, friends who stab you in the back with style, and a lot of existential screaming wrapped in snark, congratulations! You’ve found your happy place.
Step in, try not to die, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll see why the Void isn’t the worst thing in the galaxy.
Love & Cuddles
— Shade
Cult Leader, Emotional Liability, Galactic Icon
338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 2, 2025
About the author
A.J. Pryor
4 booksSID FILE 0187: PRYOR, A.J.
Status: ACTIVE THREAT
Clearance Level: GEO
Alias: “That Void Author”
Affiliations: Unverified links to multiple rogue elements. Confirmed proximity to Cult Leader “Shade.” Ongoing surveillance required.
Summary:
A.J. Pryor is the primary architect and instigator of the Inbetween Archives, a multiverse-spanning emotional destabilization project poorly disguised as “fiction.”
Subject exhibits advanced narrative manipulation skills, recursive lore entanglement, and a worrying affinity for traumatized super-soldiers.
Criminal Allegations Include:
Harboring cultists and emotionally compromised operatives.
Weaponizing prose for psychological warfare.
Emotional devastation of civilian populations.
Repeated violations of the Narrative Stability Accords (7 and counting).
Teaching Shade to brew Void Whiskey.
Risk Level:
Tier 9 – High threat. Capable of weaponizing a character’s backstory mid-breakdown without blinking.
Known Weaknesses:
Stray characters with tragic pasts (i.e. ALL of them).
Cannot resist a redemption arc.
Chronically underslept.
Affinity for good coffee and literary praise.
SID Directive:
Monitor, contain, and if necessary, bribe with fan art and existential questions.
DO NOT engage emotionally.
She will win. Resistance will only result in bonus content.
Status: ACTIVE THREAT
Clearance Level: GEO
Alias: “That Void Author”
Affiliations: Unverified links to multiple rogue elements. Confirmed proximity to Cult Leader “Shade.” Ongoing surveillance required.
Summary:
A.J. Pryor is the primary architect and instigator of the Inbetween Archives, a multiverse-spanning emotional destabilization project poorly disguised as “fiction.”
Subject exhibits advanced narrative manipulation skills, recursive lore entanglement, and a worrying affinity for traumatized super-soldiers.
Criminal Allegations Include:
Harboring cultists and emotionally compromised operatives.
Weaponizing prose for psychological warfare.
Emotional devastation of civilian populations.
Repeated violations of the Narrative Stability Accords (7 and counting).
Teaching Shade to brew Void Whiskey.
Risk Level:
Tier 9 – High threat. Capable of weaponizing a character’s backstory mid-breakdown without blinking.
Known Weaknesses:
Stray characters with tragic pasts (i.e. ALL of them).
Cannot resist a redemption arc.
Chronically underslept.
Affinity for good coffee and literary praise.
SID Directive:
Monitor, contain, and if necessary, bribe with fan art and existential questions.
DO NOT engage emotionally.
She will win. Resistance will only result in bonus content.
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