A Song of Flesh and Blood

A Song of Flesh and Blood is a 2022 science fiction post-apocalyptic fan novella written by Lane Parsons. Combining the shared cinematic universe of Disney (known as the DCU) with a post-apocalypse premise, the book revolves around four separate factions seeking to find out the origin and cause of The Great Blackening, an event that has rendered the rest of the Disney multiverse barren and covered in ink.

It was originally going to be published on June 1, 2022, but Parsons, thinking that publishing it on a later date would lead to "overhype", had to post it in chapters on DeviantArt instead starting March 20, 2022. The story was eventually orphaned in favor of The Lost Universe, but Parsons has announced she is planning to make an epilogue.

Background
The book is set 1 month after The Great Blackening, an event that caused ink creatures from the Realm of the Rejected, a parallel universe where rejected designs are thrown into, to emerge from hidden rifts and roam the DCU. When they consume a living character, it vomits out its assimilated body. The Blackening also produces rain known as "inkfall" that drains color from anything it hits, and corrupts the personality of anyone who comes in contact with it.

In less than a week, half of the DCU was affected. Now, one month later, the DCU has become a blackened, barren, polluted wasteland, and ink creatures roam the streets. In the midst of the aftermath, various factions arise and are as follows:


 * Nova Torontia, set in the Turning Red universe, claims to be Canada's rump state. Founded on June 15th, 2002 (or January 1st, 0 YPB) and composed of some of the remaining inhabitants of Toronto, the clan is led by Ming Lee and helped by her daughter Mei.
 * La Encanto, in the Encanto universe, is a ragtag micronation. Its territory comprises only the Casita, and its sole inhabitants are the Madrigals. Abuela is the faction's leader while Mirabel leads the remaining un-assimilated inhabitants of their town.
 * The de facto Kingdom of Arendelle, the rump state of the original Arendelle from Frozen. It is under a military junta led by the anonymous commander of the (non-canonically named) Royal Army of Arendelle. Many Disney Princess characters have taken refuge there, albeit Rapunzel chose to stay in her kingdom so she can guard her family's surviving members.

Episode 1: Nightmares
In the year 0 Y.P.B. (Years Post-Blackening), a month after the epilogues of each Disney movie took place, Meilin Lee, the heir to the leadership of Nova Torontia, lives in an underground complex with her mother Ming, the leader of Nova Torontia. She is told a story by Jin, Mei's father, about the Great Blackening: an event that turned the DCU barren and inhospitable, origins and cause still unknown.

One night, Mei reminisces about the events of Turning Red and their slumber party at Tyler's house which was disrupted by the Blackening, forcing them to evacuate. She breaks into tears, telling her mother that she misses her friends and wants to know the source. She is comforted by Ming, reassuring her that they'll find out for themselves one day.

Episode 2: Another World Out There
Two days later, the Nova Torontians stumble across a puddle of what appears to be an otherworldly milky substance. Jin falls through and is transported to La Encanto. Mei follows suit and they all realize that the "milk" puddles are portals to parallel dimensions. Ming jumps through as do all the Nova Torontians and are warmly welcomed by the Madrigals, the oligarchy ruling La Encanto.