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✨Riley✨ is in Reverent
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30, they/them. Author, Artist, Polytheistic Pagan, Demonolater, and worst of all, a furry. https://books2read.com/rileydaemon
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One of the earliest drawings I’ve done for Astral Stalker, featuring a scene from chapter 11. This was actually the drawing that made me want to illustrate the whole book because I realized how much I enjoy drawing these characters. #artsky #digitalart #indiebook
A fluffy gray dragon dances with a fluffy white dragon.
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Made a last minute decision to have a Black Friday sale on Itchio and it’s the lowest my books have been!

Also this is the last time Bringing Forth Belial will be elsewhere as it’s going on KU in January. #booksky #readingsky #authorsky

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BLACK FRIDAY ITCHIO SALE! ALL OF MY BOOKS ARE LESS THAN 25¢
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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A recollection. #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor

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A large orb floated above them, glowing a faint blue as water cascaded down from it into the small crystal clear pond below. Beside it were bizarre plants she had never seen before with large dark leaves and spindly looking flowers. The area itself had a more purple-hue. Raina dragged herself over to the water's edge to peer down into its depths. Her own face looked back as dragony as it was, as her eyes carefully slid over to look at her throat. There was nothing there, of course, as the hair had slipped off, but...if she truly looked, she could see the pattern of them appear, like a dark shadow across her neck and arms. Scars that only she could see. The rest of Raina's strength escaped and she collapsed onto the sandy bank with a hefty plop.
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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An Unhealthy Obsession #animationmeme of characters from my novella Astral Stalker. Art is my own! #booksky #artsky #indieauthor #digitalart
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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A monster. #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor

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"It was a monster," Fable whispered, its ears pinned back. Raina opened her mouth to ask Fable what exactly it had seen, but the unnatural rush of wind drowned out anything she was about to say. A metallic screech echoed around and broke the silence of space as Raina spun around, wide-eyed, to see what had forced its way into their path. With a broken flight pattern, like a moth, a black speck approached them from a far distance. As it neared, Raina noted that it was vaguely bat-shaped in appearance. As it got even closer she realized with a sickening dread that she was wrong. Raina took a step back as the creature flew straight at them, turning at the last second before it struck the asteroid they were on. The harsh winds it caused, made the floating mass of land rock slightly, and both Raina and Fable had to dig their paws into the stone to keep footed. They couldn't risk it knocking them off again. Raina dared describe the creature as one familiar to her; a wyvern.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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A trip down memory lane. #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor

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"What is that?" came Fable's yip in the present, breaking Raina away from her memories. The dragon shook her head to rid her mind of the images. However, the flashing lights persisted and Raina could only stare as the canyon before them shifted. Along with the lights came the glowing outlines of buildings that looked far more Earthly; a human town. "Stay close," Raina whispered as she led the fawn along. They entered the new area, lights nearly blinding until they came upon the outlines of the police vehicles. It was a familiar scene, all the cars lined up in front of a neighborhood house. Raina's mouth went dry in her disbelief, "It's my hometown." "Is it safe here?" Fable asked as Raina fought the urge to step closer to the house. The only way she was able to resist was the squeezing headache brought on by the blaring lights. Queasy, Raina was able to turn away. "No, we should go."
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Fable 🙂 #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor

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"Are.. you okay?" she asked, though she wasn't quite sure what she was expecting. The fawn leaped onto all fours and snarled, hackles raised. The sight made Raina stumble back a step, but the fawn only kept its distance, weary eyes on her. It was alone now and much smaller than she. It couldn't hurt her because it wasn't a human, it was a creature, it was a child. Raina went on to say what she would have wanted to hear, "I'm not going to hurt you." The fawn's fur lowered, as it naively turned away from her to motion towards the cliffs where the forest once was. Only open air was up there now. "Herd said never to leave the redwood grove," the fawn sighed. "Astral always changes, always shifts. Will never see family-herd again." The words, just like the astral, shifted around Raina's mind. As she had left her own astral bubble of safety, would she also never find her way back? Dread seeped down to her core and all Raina could manage was a small, "I'm sorry about that."
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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🦌 #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor

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A bush rustled several feet away in a different direction. Raina spun around to face it, her eyes nearly bulging and then... a furry brown head popped up from between the leaves. It was adorned with a set of bright red antlers, large black eyes glued to Raina's form. A deer? Raina lowered her tail, fur flattening. The deer tilted its head to the side and Raina wanted to let out a nervous laugh. "Sorry," she said. "I'm a bit jumpy." The deer's nose twitched before it moved from the bush, eyes never leaving her. It stepped onto the beaten path with not a hoof, but a paw much similar to Raina's. Except this one was heavily clawed... Raina took a step back as something unsettled flicked on in the back of her mind. A growl came from behind her.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Raina, the main character of my novella Astral Stalker, drawn by me. 🐉 #artsky #dragons #indieauthor
A gray fluffy dragon holding an orb of water over the sea
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Somethings up with Nick. #booksky #authorsky

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There was a long pause and then Nick whispered under his breath, "! knew your mother." The wind rippled against the two. Raina wanted to think he was joking as he sometimes did, but with such a topic... She knew he wasn't. Nick's expression grew deathly serious as he looked at her, waiting for a response that Raina struggled to muster. "Why did you never say anything?" she asked past the roaring in her ears, made worse by the hefty astral storm that began to close in around them. In the distance thunder rumbled and Raina tensed at the thought of rain. "How did you know her? You died ages ago..." Nick's scarlet eyes took on a deep sorrow that Raina had never seen before. The man looked to debate something with himself before coming to some unseen conclusion. Pulling himself up, he stood before the one that had been his close companion for twenty years. "I have not been completely truthful, my dearest Raina, and that was a mistake," Nick said
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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From my #novella Astral Stalker! #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor

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Raina frolicked among the flowers as her short feline-like legs carried her across the hills, sides heaving as the wind rushed past her. It was like she was one with it, giving her true peace. Raina's fluffy tail lashed out, kicking up dirt and grass behind her. Getting ahead of herself, Raina leaped into the air with the flap of her feathery wings, but she went no higher. Instead, she plummeted back down onto the plush grass, but feeling no pain, she just giggled and leaped back up to continue on her way. In the distance at the edge of the valley stood a lush spruce forest, a line of vibrant purple flowers growing just outside of it. Raina made a b-line for it, her equally lilac-colored tongue lolling out as she imagined herself to be tiring, though in reality she was fine. The world around her flowed its strange energy into her, making each step burst with strength. This world was the astral. A realm that exists alongside the physical, where spirits roamed free and dreams took place as reality. A realm where you could be whatever or do whatever.
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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I have a kofi now!

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I have a ko-fi now! My ebooks and oracle readings are available there! The gallery will consist of the official artworks that I've drawn for my books I'm also planning to sell premade book covers in the future so keep an eye out!
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Bringing Forth Belial Riley Daemon Hey! BEGINNING IN JANUARY BRINGING FORTH BELIAL WILL BE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED WHY? WELL I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY TRIED OUT KU BEFORE AND I'VE BEEN DEBATING A LOT ABOUT MY OPTIONS AS AN AUTHOR WITH THE RELEASE OF BOOK 2 COMING NEXT YEAR. NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE READ BOOK IYET SO I DECIDED TO PUT THE SERIES ON KU IN THE HOPES IT'LL FIND ITS REAPER BASE :3 (BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO USE KU, YOU'LL HAVE UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO GET IT ELSEWHERE.)
November 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Hey I’m a queer nonbinary author currently writing a supernatural dystopian series!

It’s about a genderqueer person and a demon rebelling against a tyrannical government.
Bringing Forth Belial Book 1 Is out now! Image of a book cover that shows the image of a person holding a cat and candle, looking surprised at a demonic shadow. The cover reads Bringing Forth Belial, Riley Daemon. Cover art by Cianarsz. The text around the cover reads: Satanic panic dystopian, LGBTQIA+ characters, slow burn, demonology + demonolatry, gothic vibes, plot relevant animal sidekick, sparkle emoji Lucifer sparkle emoji, fuck the government.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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It’s been a year since I got him. 💕 #tattoo
A tattoo of Lucifer based on the Alexander Cabanel painting
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Trope map for my novella Astral Stalker! It’s out now! #booksky #indieauthor
MC HAS AGORAPHOBIA AND CYANOPHOBIA ASTRAL PROJECTION FLUFFY DRAGONS! OCCULT/PARANORMAL FICTION WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY RILEY DAEMON FULLY ILLUSTRATED BY AUTHOR! [NO A..] HORROR + THRILLER ELEMENTS FREAKY DEER "THE PAST WIL HAUNT YOU."
October 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Hey my novella, Astral Stalker, is out now!

Find it here: books2read.com/u/b67aWp

Or on payhip: payhip.com/b/idtc5

#booksky #authorsky #promosky
RELEASE DAY! WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY RILEY DAEMON ASTRAL STALKER AVAILABLE ON MOST ONLINE BOOK RETAILERS AND PAYHIP! HAUNTED BY THE TRAUMATIC EVENTS OF HER CHILDHOOD, RAINA SPENDS MOST OF HER DAYS ASTRAL PROJECTING INTO A PERFECT WORLD OF ROLLING HILLS AND BEAUTIFUL FORESTS. ALL BLOCKED OFF BY A WALL OF MOUNTAINS TO KEEP HER SAFE AND SECURE. SHE TAKES ON A FORM THAT MAKES HER FEEL STRONG, A DRAGON, AND IT IS HER REALM TO RULE. ONE DAY THIS IS ALL RIPPED AWAY FROM HER WHEN RAINA DISCOVERS THAT HER ONLY FRIEND, A GHOST NAMED NICK, ISN'T WHO HE SAYS HE IS. IN A PANIC, WITH EMOTIONS HIGH, RAINA GETS LOST WITHIN THE ASTRAL PLANE; UNABLE TO RETURN TO HER BODY. NOW SHE MUST TRAVEL THROUGH HER WORST NIGHTMARES IF SHE IS EVER TO RETURN HOME. EXCEPT... SHE ISN'T ALONE.
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Hey my novella Astral Stalker comes out tomorrow!!

Join Raina, the dragon shape-shifter, as she gets lost in the astral realm and must confront her deepest and darkest fears.

Preorder now: www.amazon.com/Astral-Stalk...

#promosky #booksky #authorsky
A sad fluffy gray dragon. Above her is the Astral Stalker book cover and text that says “Releases tomorrow!”
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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My newest upcoming novella that releases next week!!

This one is a bit strange but I hope people like it either way! Just like Bringing Forth Belial, it’s very special to me. 💕 🐉

#SLUDGEPIT #booksky #authorsky #promosky
Sludgepit In the center is the cover for Astral Stalker by Riley Daemon, the arrows pointing towards it read: Astral projection Occultism Fully illustrated by author (no a.i!) MC spends most of the book as a dragon Sludgepit Astral Stalker Supernatural x Thriller x slight horror elements Haunted by the traumatic events of her childhood, Raina spends most of her days astral projecting into a perfect world of rolling hills and beautiful forests. All blocked off by a wall of mountains to keep her safe and secure. She takes on a form that makes her feel strong, a dragon, and it is her realm to rule. One day this is all ripped away from her when Raina discovers that her only friend, a ghost named Nick, isn't who he says he is. In a panic, with emotions high, Raina gets lost within the astral plane; unable to return to her body. Now she must travel through her worst nightmares if she is ever to return home. Except... she isn't alone. Astral Stalker releases on October 22nd!
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Here’s one of my #SLUDGEPIT posts! 🫡

This one is for Bringing Forth Belial, my satanic panic inspired dystopian series! There’s even a bonus little something for book two as well. #authorsky #booksky #promosky
Sludgepit Book cover for bringing forth Belial by riley daemon in the center, around it are arrows point to it saying the following: Demonic worship Slow burn monster love Genderqueer protag and genderfluid demons Fuck the government Sludgepit Bringing Forth Belial Supernatural x Dystopian Reclusive Alena Usher lives in fear of being falsely accused of demonic worship, an act punishable by death in the Kingdom of Lenoria. When the kingdom's Paladins of Exorcism come knocking on her door, claiming she is to inherit her grandfather's house in the mountains, she jumps at the opportunity to escape from her humble yet frightful life. The demonic King Belial has guided the usher family for years, harboring otherworldly powers and connections that were stifled at Lenoria's emergence. After his old devotee passed away, he has been left to the wind of the mountains, awaiting the next of kin. Now legacy and a chance to reclaim power beckons Alena towards an altar of hidden knowledge and dark secrets, dismantling all she has ever known under the kingdom's rule, and revealing the true sins of an oppressive government. Book 1, Bringing Forth Belial, is out now! Sludgepit In the center is a rectangle with Belial’s sigil on it saying that book two will release in 2026! The arrows pointing to it read: Catching feelings for the ancient deity you worship Multi-pov Even MORE queer characters Flamboyant antagonists
October 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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My next book releases on October 22nd!

Join Raina, the dragon shape-shifter, as she gets lost in the astral realm and must confront her deepest and darkest fears.

Preorder now: www.amazon.com/Astral-Stalk...

#promosky #booksky #authorsky
The cover for the book Astral Stalker, written and illustrated by Riley Daemon. Releasing in one week! A deer creature with paws leaps through a purple galaxy.
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Thanks for the opportunity!
Fluffy gray dragon
September 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Sharing some of my other cover ideas for Astral Stalker that didn’t make the cut! #booksky #promosky #artsky #authorsky #indieauthor
ALTERNATE ASTRAL STALKER COVER SKETCHES A sketch of a dragon in flights another sketch of a dragon on a rock. MY ORIGINAL IDEA HOWEVER I STRUGGLED TO DRAW EXACTLY WHAT I PICTURED MYSELF. CLOSER TO WHAT ! ENDED UP WITH BUT I STILL WASN'T QUITE HAPPY. RAINA LOOKS A BIT DIFFERENT IN THESE BECAUSE HER APPEARANCE WASN'T FINALIZED! ENDED UP WITH THIS! WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY RILEY DAEMON The cover of Astral Stalker. IT'S SIMPLISTIC, BUT EMBODIES THE TYPE OF VIBE I WANT THE NOVELLA TO EXUDE. FUN FACT: I USED A KITTEN AS REFERENCE FOR RAINA'S ANATOMY HERE CREATING THIS BOOK HAS ALLOWED ME TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN NOT ONLY MY WRITING, BUT ALSO MY ART! RELEASING OCTOBER 22ND
September 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Anthro lion holding our hand saying “lets take Tylenol together”
September 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Something different than usual, but I made a fursuit! His name is Azazel. 😸 #furry #fursuit #furryfandom #fursuiting #furrysky
I am wearing a purple goat fursuit head. I am wearing a purple goat fursuit head. But with pink eye lids this time.
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM