City of Crocus

"There is more lying underneath the bright surface of this flowering city."

City of Crocus (クロッカスの街, Kurokkasu no Machi), more commonly referred to by the author as CoC (セ•オ•セ, Se o Se), is a fanon spinoff set in the the author's own alternate universe version of, more specifically within the capital of , - hence the title. It is set in the mid x800s, following the story of a magic-using gang known as the Malvita, led by the current Underworld Queen (異界の女王, Ikai no Joō), Eleanor Blake as they attempt to survive in the twisted dark side of the city and all of the chaos beneath the bustling city of Crocus.

It is written by QOS  and usually is updated in short segments once a month.

Plot
When you first meet the main cast of City of Crocus in the prologue they are struggling, left with no offesnive force or "hitter" and in need of a professional healer. The story picks up when a certain information broker, Jesper Miles, discovers that the valedictorian of his class and healing mage, Emilia Rose has come back to Crocus for reasons he has yet to discover. Despite this, he informs Eleanor Blake, leading the Underworld Queen to attempt to recruit Emilia by any means necessary, forcing Emilia to ender the darker side of Crocus she never knew as a teen.

Production
City of Crocus can be classified as a Shonen, with elements of comedy and romance. The primary inspiration for it comes from fantasy series like Fairy Tail, while adding a modern element. THe author takes some inspiration from Durarara!!, particularly with how it is written, with lots of narrative changes and a complex story that is quite ambigious until it all falls together.

Unlike most storylines, the author has chosen, instead of publishing chapter by chapter, to publish arcs in short segments, usually three or four chapters each month, to give readers more content to read at once.

Arcs

 * Venomous Threats

Blister Arc

 * Death Walks With Me
 * The Backroom of Equinox
 * Exotica Explosion

Trivia

 * This is not the author's first idea for a storyline, however it is the one that interests her the most.