I wanted this chapter to be really good, which made it really hard to write. I don't think it came out better than normal (but at least it's not worse than normal either). This was definitely a case where that saying about the perfect being the en...
2023-10-30 07:47:34 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity knew something was up when Blaze shooed him out of the house to go work with Minu. He was happy to play along with his friend’s scheme, whatever it was; he could use the distraction. Jenna was napping an...
2023-10-28 21:57:43 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I'm technically "over" being sick ... at least, no fever for several days. Still way too much sniffling, though, and I'm exhausted enough that I had a surprise nap instead of writing earlier this evening...
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As always, let me know if you see I've messed something up!
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Character List of Invasive Species
This list includes people mentioned in all Arcs to date.
It does not i...
2023-10-27 05:50:55 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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None of the humans noticed as Tek tightened the last screw into place. It didn’t really need her help, but it seemed somehow appropriate. This was her first real installation on a planet other than Earth, after...
2023-10-26 05:11:17 +0000 UTC View PostDistinctly feeling better today. Not well yet, but definitely better.
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Apollyon’s nostrils flared as he caught Serenity’s scent. He frowned and seemed to shake his head slightly. “You smell of Wrath but ...
2023-10-25 03:28:53 +0000 UTC View PostFeeling a little better. Slept basically all day. Still sick.
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Serenity was a little surprised he hadn’t heard from the Voice about this the way he’d heard about the “Tokens of Terror” on Asihanya. T...
2023-10-24 04:59:13 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Who are you to think you can demand something from me on my own land? Why shouldn’t I just kick you out of here like the grifter you are?” The voice sounded offended.
Serenity suspected that was as muc...
2023-10-23 02:58:31 +0000 UTC View PostSome of you probably saw this on Discord, but for anyone who didn't - I currently have covid. I'm doing the best I can between brain fog and general illness (this is miserable). This chapter was supposed to be written last night but I just wasn't ...
2023-10-22 05:02:51 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The man with Rose was no demon. He was also not touched by Night Fire as far as Serenity could tell. Instead, he seemed to be an ordinary man doing his job. He was shorter than Serenity, tanned, and had sandy b...
2023-10-20 22:41:43 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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That evening, dinner was somewhat strained as everyone tried not to talk about the events of the day. After dinner, Serenity pulled Rissa aside and talked her into a silly movie marathon. Tremors 11: Return to S...
2023-10-20 02:43:33 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity didn’t expect to succeed on the first try. That was part of the reason he’d collected so much World Core crystal, after all; he expected to destroy some of it or at least render it useless for anchori...
2023-10-19 01:53:56 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Rose grinned as he walked towards Minu and Serenity. “I wondered if I’d see you here or if I’d have to pick you up then catch a cat. I already have an order for a tamed talmis, but if you want to pay the ta...
2023-10-18 04:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Eh?” The man with the wand seemed surprised and turned towards Serenity. “Who’re you? It’s not safe for strangers here.”
Serenity wasn’t certain if he was warning Serenity about the demon or a...
2023-10-16 22:52:53 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Rosemont’s Specialty Pets and Tamed Monsters was not what Serenity expected when he asked Janice to take him to a pet store. He expected a PetSmart, but rather than a large store in a strip mall, this ...
2023-10-16 00:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The house where Legion hadn’t found a ley line connection even though Serenity expected one was in a nexus.
Normally, Serenity would have assumed that meant Legion simply missed it, but he’d just been th...
2023-10-15 02:58:20 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“What is he?” The words were out of Serenity’s mouth before he had a chance to think about them, but he didn’t regret them at all. He did want to know what Mischief was; he could smell that it was a demon,...
2023-10-14 04:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostIn this case, the answer turns out to be "I have internet if I tether my cell phone." It's slow but functional.
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Serenity quietly closed the door behind him as he left the reunited pair to their mutual apology...
2023-10-13 05:05:29 +0000 UTC View PostI'm traveling today and tomorrow. I don't even know if I'll have an internet connection this evening. The schedule impact probably won't be worse than the irregularity I've been posting with lately, but if I don't have internet tonight, I obviousl...
2023-10-12 13:11:25 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Good morning,” Serenity greeted D’Nehr. “Are you ready to try? I’ve picked out a room near Amani, but not within her sight, as you requested.”
“As long as you’re there as an anchor,” D’...
2023-10-12 00:15:26 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“I cannot permit the ley line to be fully disabled; indeed, even the mana you want to reroute will be bad enough, and I can only allow that because allowing the spell to be cast will be even worse. What you des...
2023-10-10 23:05:45 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Weapons?” Serenity’s mind raced as he tried to understand what D’Nehr was asking. “The only weapons I know of on A’Atla are in the Vault, the one Amani called a prison.”
D’Nehr’s head tilt...
2023-10-09 22:55:33 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The other three ley line inputs didn’t have a convenient alternative. Two of them did have other lines that ran through a nexus not far from where the ritual’s area started, but the other lines weren’t much ...
2023-10-09 03:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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It was strange to think about, but Serenity was pretty confident this wasn’t a repeat from the previous timeline. Yes, large portions of the eastern seaboard were destroyed, but it wasn’t all at once and it w...
2023-10-07 21:24:10 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity stared at Russ for a moment, then checked his body. It wasn’t something he did often, but he’d done it before; it wasn’t something that generally required much attention unless you were a healer tryi...
2023-10-07 05:33:30 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“So when are you two going to actually get married? You’ve been together for years and you even have a child, why aren’t you married yet?”
Serenity froze. That wasn’t a question to hear the first...
2023-10-06 05:54:12 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Russ nodded. Serenity couldn’t tell if he believed Mr. White or if he was just playing along, but Serenity thought Mr. White was probably telling what he knew. “Nothing about trying out for a cheer squad?”<...
2023-10-05 04:20:58 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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In the end, Serenity managed to get Misty’s story out of her without too much trouble; a little help with her basic mana sensing and use was all it took to get her to open up. Serenity walked her through it while...
2023-10-03 23:30:22 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“No. No no no no no!” The words started off soft but quickly rose in both pitch and volume as the apparent spellcaster dropped to her knees on the ground in front of the dead demon.
That wasn’t the rea...
2023-10-03 03:34:41 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Misty watched in awe as the light expanded from two points to a pair of blobs, one stretching taller and the other wider. The light faded as it stretched, but it gave Misty and Nat time to point their flashlights at t...
2023-10-01 23:37:04 +0000 UTC View Post