Run: 2026-02-19-01KHT0BAA7PM72JTQS8JXJZWRV

Run Details

Duration:
36.2s
Cost:
$0.001502
Provider:
Novita

Model input

System
You are an expert fiction writer. Always keep the following rules in mind: - Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang. - Write in active voice - Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle. - Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions. - Convey events and story through dialogue. - Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety. - Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech - Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself. - Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action. - Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe" When writing text: - NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely. - NEVER end with foreshadowing. - NEVER write further than what I prompt you with. - AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions. - STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.
User/Human
Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response: <codex> <character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist"> <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor> <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair> <height>5'6"</height> <age>25</age> <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar> <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description> <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory> </character> <character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card"> <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor> <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height> <age>ageless</age> <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form> <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice> <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description> <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory> </character> <character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle"> <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor> <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair> <height>5'5"</height> <age>300 years old</age> <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance> <speech>speaks in riddles</speech> <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints> <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion> <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description> <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory> </character> <location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony"> <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler> <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor> <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description> </location> <location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)"> <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation> <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones> <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior> <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora> <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description> </location> <item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas"> <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor> <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial> <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size> <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior> <glow>faint inner glow</glow> <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description> </item> <item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts"> <material>moonsilver</material> <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape> <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature> <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow> <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power> <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo> <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description> </item> <lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology"> <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect> <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance> <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring> <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description> </lore> </codex> Continue the story using the following instructions: <instructions> Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre. A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition. Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore. Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary. </instructions>

Model response

AI
Rain slicked the pavement, its gray sheen reflecting the early London gloom, but the moment Rory stepped over the threshold marked by the twin ancient oaks, the moisture vanished. It didn't just stop falling; the droplets seemed to dissolve the instant they breached the perimeter of the standing stones, leaving behind only a humid, cloying air that smelled of crushed mint and ozone. Rory’s boots found purchase on grass that felt indistinguishable from velvet. She stopped, her breath hitching, and raised a hand to shield her eyes from the sudden, oppressive brightness. "It’s not day, and it’s not night," she said, her voice barely carrying over the unnatural stillness. She didn't look at Nyx; she watched the haze rising from the ground. "A shadow hangs heavy here," Nyx replied. The entity materialized beside her, a tall, hooded humanoid shape carved from living darkness. The faint glow of violet light bled through the fabric of their form, casting long, dancing shadows across the ferns that grew thick and uncontrolled here. "Breathe deeply. The oxygen tastes of copper." Isolde was already fifty yards ahead, moving with an impossible, silent grace. She wore a gown of spun moonlight, her silver hair pooling around her waist like a liquid mercury river. As they walked, Isolde left no footprints, the grass beneath her feet remaining perfectly flat despite her weight. "You’re ahead of us," Rory noted, speeding up to close the gap. The trees here were colossal, their bark obsidian and absorbing the light rather than reflecting it. The canopy overhead didn't block the sky but twisted it, turning the gloom into a bruised purple haze where constellations she didn't recognize wheeled slowly. "Time is a river with no banks," Isolde said without turning around. Her voice was a melodic lilt that seemed to vibrate in Rory’s chest, not her ears. "You stepped over the boundary, and the hour you carried in your pocket unraveled." Nyx drifted closer to the dense shrubbery to Rory’s left, their semi-corporeal form flickering. "Watch your shadow, Laila. It doesn't seem to know where it belongs." Rory glanced down. The streetlamp glow of London was gone. The streetlamp glow of London was gone. Instead, the space where her shadow should have fallen was empty; the darkness simply folded in on itself, mimicking the existence of a floating orb rather than her shape. She flexed her hand, picking up a handful of soil. The earth was warm, radiating a heat that felt more like a memory of a hearth fire than sunlight. They pushed deeper into the clearing. The air grew colder, biting at the exposed skin of Rory’s arms. Tall spikes of purple irises stood guard on either side of the path, their petals translucent and rippling with a internal pulse that matched the slow, thrumming heartbeat of the forest. "This is Richmond Park?" Rory asked, scanning the treeline. "I could have sworn we were near Robin Hood’s Gate." "Geo-spatiality is a mortal illusion," Nyx murmured, leaning against the trunk of a tree that groaned under the weight of a massive, purple fruit. "We are here, but where we are is of no consequence to the stone markers of the waking world." Isolde stopped abruptly near a pool of water that shimmered not with reflection, but with swirling, grey smoke. She looked over her shoulder, her pale lavender eyes unblinking. "You seek an answer, but you should be afraid of the question." "We're not afraid," Rory said, though the strap of her backpack suddenly felt incredibly tight, digging into her collarbone. She reached back and undid it, letting it dangle loose. The tension in her shoulders didn't drop. The silence of the grove was absolute; there were no birds, no wind in the leaves, only the oppressive weight of being watched by the flora itself. She knelt by the water's edge. The ripples in the smoke distorted the world below. Instead of a muddy bank, she saw veins of gold pulsing just beneath the surface of the earth. A hallucination. She clenched her fist, forcing her vision to sharpen. "Look at the flowers," Nyx pointed out, though they didn't look at her. "Do you see the colors?" Rory scanned the ground. The wildflowers were in full bloom despite the strange, timeless twilight. They were bioluminescent, casting a soft, rainbow glow that painted the area in neon streaks. The scent was overpowering—a mixture of jasmine and decay, ancient and vibrant all at once. "I see them," Rory said, standing up slowly. Her head swam slightly, the vertigo making her feel as though the ground beneath her feet was tilting. "Isolde, is the portal open?" "The Heartstone responds to intent," Isolde replied, stepping closer. She reached out a hand, her fingers hovering over the surface of the smoke pool. "Your intent is a jagged needle. It is difficult to find the thread when the fabric is made of shadows." Rory dug into her pocket and pulled out the silver chain of the Heartstone Pendant. The warm glow from the deep crimson gemstone flickered, responding to the proximity of the distortion in the air. "It's here. The rift." "We must be careful," Nyx said, stepping into the light. Their form shifted, elongating into a spindly, obsidian claw reaching toward the sky. "The Veil is thin here. Hel whispers through the cracks." The ground beneath Rory’s feet tremblednot an earthquake, but a rhythmic pulsing, like the tread of colossal feet marching in the earth. She watched as the purple irises bent toward her, their petals unfurling slowly, as if curtsying to a phantom audience. "A Hel portal," Isolde stated, her expression serene despite the encroaching darkness. "Or a window. One consumes to survive; the other reflects to forget. Which one do you wish to open, Aurora?" "I don't want to open anything," Rory said, gripping the pendant tight, the cold metal biting into her palm. She took a step back, her eyes darting to the shadows that seemed to be moving on their own accord, growing longer and thicker against the trees. "I just want to make sure it stays closed." The shadows detached themselves from the trunks, sliding across the ground like black oil. They reached for Isolde’s ankles, but the Fae woman merely stepped over them as if walking through air. "We are trespassers in the domain of the Fae," Nyx warned, their voice dropping an octave, sounding more like the wind howling through a hollow canyon. "Do not mistake curiosity for bravery."
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Evaluation details

Result Evaluator Details Meta Data
100.00% Adverbs in dialogue tags
Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs
totalTags14
adverbTagCount0
adverbTags(empty)
dialogueSentences28
tagDensity0.5
leniency1
rawRatio0
effectiveRatio0
72.35% AI-ism adverb frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)
wordCount1085
totalAiIsmAdverbs6
found
0
adverb"perfectly"
count1
1
adverb"slowly"
count3
2
adverb"suddenly"
count1
3
adverb"slightly"
count1
highlights
0"perfectly"
1"slowly"
2"suddenly"
3"slightly"
100.00% AI-ism character names
Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)
codexExemptions(empty)
found(empty)
100.00% AI-ism location names
Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)
codexExemptions(empty)
found(empty)
12.44% AI-ism word frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)
wordCount1085
totalAiIsms19
found
0
word"gloom"
count2
1
word"velvet"
count1
2
word"oppressive"
count2
3
word"dancing"
count1
4
word"weight"
count3
5
word"lilt"
count1
6
word"pulse"
count1
7
word"scanning"
count1
8
word"shimmered"
count1
9
word"tension"
count1
10
word"silence"
count1
11
word"scanned"
count1
12
word"flickered"
count1
13
word"trembled"
count1
14
word"rhythmic"
count1
highlights
0"gloom"
1"velvet"
2"oppressive"
3"dancing"
4"weight"
5"lilt"
6"pulse"
7"scanning"
8"shimmered"
9"tension"
10"silence"
11"scanned"
12"flickered"
13"trembled"
14"rhythmic"
100.00% Cliché density
Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window
totalCliches1
maxInWindow1
found
0
label"clenched jaw/fists"
count1
highlights
0"clenched her fist"
100.00% Emotion telling (show vs. tell)
Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling
emotionTells0
narrationSentences61
matches(empty)
49.18% Filter word density
Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words
filterCount1
hedgeCount3
narrationSentences61
filterMatches
0"feel"
hedgeMatches
0"seemed to"
100.00% Gibberish response detection
Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)
analyzedSentences75
gibberishSentences0
adjustedGibberishSentences0
longSentenceCount0
runOnParagraphCount0
giantParagraphCount0
wordSaladCount0
repetitionLoopCount0
controlTokenCount0
maxSentenceWordsSeen34
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Markdown formatting overuse
Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting
markdownSpans0
markdownWords0
totalWords1081
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)
Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks
totalAttributions12
unquotedAttributions0
matches(empty)
66.67% Name drop frequency
Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words
totalMentions34
wordCount859
uniqueNames7
maxNameDensity1.63
worstName"Rory"
maxWindowNameDensity3
worstWindowName"Rory"
discoveredNames
London3
Rory14
Nyx7
Isolde7
Heartstone1
Pendant1
Fae1
persons
0"Rory"
1"Nyx"
2"Isolde"
places
0"London"
globalScore0.685
windowScore0.667
0.00% Narrator intent-glossing
Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns
analyzedSentences53
glossingSentenceCount4
matches
0"lilt that seemed to vibrate in Rory’s chest, not her ears"
1"as if curtsying to a phantom audience"
2"shadows that seemed to be moving on their own accord, growing longer and thicker against the trees"
3"as if walking through air"
14.99% "Not X but Y" pattern overuse
Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words
totalMatches2
per1kWords1.85
wordCount1081
matches
0"not with reflection, but with swirling, grey smoke"
1"not an earthquake, but a rhythmic pulsing, like the tread of colossal feet marching"
100.00% Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)
Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses
thatCount0
totalSentences75
matches(empty)
49.66% Paragraph length variance
Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts
totalParagraphs26
mean41.58
std13.46
cv0.324
sampleLengths
063
129
230
354
449
553
642
726
875
949
1019
1143
1240
1363
1444
1518
1645
1731
1844
1938
2033
2142
2232
2355
2432
2532
88.01% Passive voice overuse
Target: ≤2% passive sentences
passiveCount3
totalSentences61
matches
0"was gone"
1"was gone"
2"being watched"
100.00% Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse
Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs
pastProgressiveCount2
totalVerbs144
matches
0"was overpowering"
1"was tilting"
0.00% Em-dash & semicolon overuse
Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons
emDashCount2
semicolonCount5
flaggedSentences7
totalSentences75
ratio0.093
matches
0"It didn't just stop falling; the droplets seemed to dissolve the instant they breached the perimeter of the standing stones, leaving behind only a humid, cloying air that smelled of crushed mint and ozone."
1"She didn't look at Nyx; she watched the haze rising from the ground."
2"Instead, the space where her shadow should have fallen was empty; the darkness simply folded in on itself, mimicking the existence of a floating orb rather than her shape."
3"The silence of the grove was absolute; there were no birds, no wind in the leaves, only the oppressive weight of being watched by the flora itself."
4"The scent was overpowering—a mixture of jasmine and decay, ancient and vibrant all at once."
5"The ground beneath Rory’s feet trembled—not an earthquake, but a rhythmic pulsing, like the tread of colossal feet marching in the earth."
6"\"Or a window. One consumes to survive; the other reflects to forget. Which one do you wish to open, Aurora?\""
100.00% Purple prose (modifier overload)
Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking
wordCount862
adjectiveStacks0
stackExamples(empty)
adverbCount28
adverbRatio0.03248259860788863
lyAdverbCount15
lyAdverbRatio0.01740139211136891
100.00% Repeated phrase echo
Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)
totalSentences75
echoCount0
echoWords(empty)
100.00% Sentence length variance
Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts
totalSentences75
mean14.41
std7.1
cv0.493
sampleLengths
029
134
211
318
417
513
67
714
826
97
1012
1119
1218
1312
1416
1525
1612
1716
1814
1914
2012
213
227
237
2429
2510
2619
276
2812
2931
309
3110
3224
3319
3418
3510
3612
3719
3810
397
4027
416
429
4318
442
459
4613
475
484
4911
51.11% Sentence opener variety
Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers
consecutiveRepeats5
diversityRatio0.3466666666666667
totalSentences75
uniqueOpeners26
100.00% Adverb-first sentence starts
Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb
adverbCount2
totalSentences59
matches
0"Instead, the space where her"
1"Instead of a muddy bank,"
ratio0.034
91.19% Pronoun-first sentence starts
Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun
pronounCount19
totalSentences59
matches
0"It didn't just stop falling;"
1"She stopped, her breath hitching,"
2"she said, her voice barely"
3"She didn't look at Nyx;"
4"She wore a gown of"
5"Her voice was a melodic"
6"She flexed her hand, picking"
7"They pushed deeper into the"
8"She looked over her shoulder,"
9"She reached back and undid"
10"She knelt by the water's"
11"She clenched her fist, forcing"
12"They were bioluminescent, casting a"
13"Her head swam slightly, the"
14"She reached out a hand,"
15"Their form shifted, elongating into"
16"She watched as the purple"
17"She took a step back,"
18"They reached for Isolde’s ankles,"
ratio0.322
0.00% Subject-first sentence starts
Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject
subjectCount55
totalSentences59
matches
0"Rain slicked the pavement, its"
1"It didn't just stop falling;"
2"Rory’s boots found purchase on"
3"She stopped, her breath hitching,"
4"she said, her voice barely"
5"She didn't look at Nyx;"
6"The entity materialized beside her,"
7"The faint glow of violet"
8"Isolde was already fifty yards"
9"She wore a gown of"
10"Rory noted, speeding up to"
11"The trees here were colossal,"
12"The canopy overhead didn't block"
13"Isolde said without turning around"
14"Her voice was a melodic"
15"Nyx drifted closer to the"
16"Rory glanced down."
17"The streetlamp glow of London"
18"The streetlamp glow of London"
19"She flexed her hand, picking"
ratio0.932
0.00% Subordinate conjunction sentence starts
Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction
subConjCount0
totalSentences59
matches(empty)
ratio0
0.00% Technical jargon density
Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns
analyzedSentences37
technicalSentenceCount10
matches
0"It didn't just stop falling; the droplets seemed to dissolve the instant they breached the perimeter of the standing stones, leaving behind only a humid, cloyin…"
1"Rory’s boots found purchase on grass that felt indistinguishable from velvet."
2"The faint glow of violet light bled through the fabric of their form, casting long, dancing shadows across the ferns that grew thick and uncontrolled here."
3"Her voice was a melodic lilt that seemed to vibrate in Rory’s chest, not her ears."
4"Tall spikes of purple irises stood guard on either side of the path, their petals translucent and rippling with a internal pulse that matched the slow, thrummin…"
5"Isolde stopped abruptly near a pool of water that shimmered not with reflection, but with swirling, grey smoke."
6"They were bioluminescent, casting a soft, rainbow glow that painted the area in neon streaks."
7"Her head swam slightly, the vertigo making her feel as though the ground beneath her feet was tilting."
8"She watched as the purple irises bent toward her, their petals unfurling slowly, as if curtsying to a phantom audience."
9"She took a step back, her eyes darting to the shadows that seemed to be moving on their own accord, growing longer and thicker against the trees."
53.57% Useless dialogue additions
Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments
totalTags14
uselessAdditionCount2
matches
0"she said, her voice barely carrying over the unnatural stillness"
1"Isolde stated, her expression serene despite the encroaching darkness"
7.14% Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)
Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags
totalTags13
fancyCount4
fancyTags
0"Rory noted (note)"
1"Nyx murmured (murmur)"
2"Isolde stated (state)"
3"Nyx warned (warn)"
dialogueSentences28
tagDensity0.464
leniency0.929
rawRatio0.308
effectiveRatio0.286
65.2101%