Between Two Worlds: The Audio Novel

J. L. Copeland
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A quiet Okinawan high school student falls through a mysterious river and wakes in Valenmere, a dangerous fantasy world of guilds, magic, monsters, and hidden thresholds. There he meets Sara Redmere, the feared young warrior known as the Scarlet Blade, and their bond pulls both of them into a mystery spanning two worlds, secret agencies, ancient veils, and the cost of finding a way home.

  1. Episode 27

    Chapter 27 — Westbridge

    Season 2 begins with Riku Hayashi back in Valenmere. Alone. The medicine for Liora is with him. Sara is not. Thrown onto a hillside above a city he does not know, Riku has to do what he failed to do the first time this world took him: stop, watch, think, and survive before panic decides for him. Below him waits Westbridge — a walled trade city of river gates, caravan yards, outer markets, toll roads, and a guild far larger than anything he knew in Lynth. With no money, no weapon, no Sara, and a medicine pack that could become dangerous if the wrong person understands its value, Riku must find work, cover his tracks, and learn the road east. But Sara’s bracelet carries more history than he realized. And in Westbridge, even an old mark of help can become a reason for questions.

    Chapter 27 — Westbridge

  2. Episode 28

    Chapter 28 — Still Here

    Sara Redmere has survived monsters, bandits, and battles that would have killed ordinary people. But surviving modern Japan may require something different. Alone in unfamiliar territory, Sara must navigate a world of roads, machines, schedules, and strangers without the one person who usually helps her understand it. Even the simplest task becomes a challenge when she cannot rely on a familiar face, a working phone, or a clear way home. The Scarlet Blade knows how to fight. She knows how to track, hide, and survive. But finding her way through a world that turns danger into cameras, paperwork, and ordinary-looking cars may prove harder than any forest road. And somewhere between accepting help and avoiding unwanted attention, Sara must remember a lesson she once taught others: Survival is not always about winning. Sometimes it is about knowing when to disappear.

    Chapter 28 — Still Here

  3. Episode 29

    Chapter 29 — Compartmentalized

    Some secrets are kept behind locked doors. Others are kept behind the people who hold the keys. Deep inside an unremarkable Okinawa government annex, an ordinary workday is interrupted by an extraordinary alert. Surveillance systems fail, familiar patterns disappear, and the people responsible for watching Riku Hayashi and Sara Redmere suddenly find themselves searching for answers they are not authorized to know. Across the world, Daichi Hayashi receives news that threatens to tear apart the fragile boundary between his responsibilities as a father and his obligations to P.A.T.H. Orders arrive. Clearance is denied. And a dangerous new variable enters the operation. As Handler Natsume struggles to regain control, one truth becomes increasingly clear: The people watching the world are being watched themselves. And in an organization built on secrets, knowing too much can be just as dangerous as knowing nothing.

    Chapter 29 — Compartmentalized

  4. Episode 30

    Chapter 30 — Provisional

    In Valenmere, survival requires more than courage. It requires coin, connections, and sometimes a little paperwork. Riku Hayashi has a destination, a pack full of supplies, and almost none of the qualifications needed to travel safely. His next opportunity lies inside Westbridge, a sprawling trade city where the Adventurer's Guild controls access to work, contracts, and the roads beyond its walls. But Westbridge has rules. And Riku has never been particularly good at leaving unanswered questions alone. A strange encounter outside the Hall of Measures raises new possibilities, while an ordinary trip to the guild becomes a dangerous lesson in the difference between knowing something and knowing when to speak. In a world where strength earns respect and rank determines opportunity, Riku must discover whether the skills he already possesses can carry him forward. Because sometimes the smallest mistake in a system reveals the largest opportunity. And sometimes being right is the fastest way to make an enemy.

    Chapter 30 — Provisional
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A quiet Okinawan high school student falls through a mysterious river and wakes in Valenmere, a dangerous fantasy world of guilds, magic, monsters, and hidden thresholds. There he meets Sara Redmere, the feared young warrior known as the Scarlet Blade, and their bond pulls both of them into a mystery spanning two worlds, secret agencies, ancient veils, and the cost of finding a way home.

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