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Guiding someone else’s spell without a Skill of his own, even with an Incarnate instead of an Aspect, was like trying to type with mittens on. Sure, you could make it work, but it was slow and clunky. Serenity co...
2023-05-03 23:16:23 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity shifted his awareness back to the body he had on the surface. He leaned into the information available from the ritual circle, only to find out that it was less informative than expected. Whatever stealth S...
2023-05-02 22:53:56 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Raz chipped away at the stone floor under the ritual circle’s outer ward. When he used the Skill properly, it was more like stone slowly melted into the configuration he wanted, but he wasn’t able to use it that...
2023-05-01 23:07:23 +0000 UTC View PostThere is now a Discord for this story.
If you link your Discord to your Patreon account, it will automatically give you the correct roles when you join (and I believe it'll add the server as well, as soon as you link it).
If you just w...
2023-05-01 02:38:08 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The feeling that came from the figure made of shadows was familiar. It wasn’t Death, but it was something Serenity felt almost every day.
The figure felt of Potential. There was more than a hint of Essence as...
2023-04-30 23:06:21 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Legion spoke while Serenity was still trying to understand enough of the ritual to actually do something. “Zanzital is fighting the Viper outside their assigned room. Raz is tearing up the metal plates on the fl...
2023-04-29 22:48:11 +0000 UTC View PostToday's late post is due to a pair of SpaceX launches (the second one scrubbed again - it was weather delayed from yesterday, not sure what caused today's delay to tomorrow) and my parents' desire to watch them with me. So ... yeah, I was having a...
2023-04-29 02:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“I don’t think they’re going to go back to the old search routines.” Daryl stared at the images Ita projected on the wall. “I don’t think I can take out another group without making it obvious I was feig...
2023-04-28 01:00:47 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The first attack didn’t draw out the Viper. No one expected it to, but it was still somehow a disappointment.
Daryl waited three days before the next attack, just long enough for the guards to relax and stop...
2023-04-27 00:33:10 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Why won’t you let him know you’re here? You know he’d come to see you. He’s supposed to be in New York City again soon.” Red set her hands on her hips. The fact that she had to keep covering for her cou...
2023-04-25 22:29:59 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The trap was far more effective than anyone expected.
The flashes were seen soon after the soldiers moved into the forest the next morning. The scout who found it stayed out of range of the trap; the moment he ...
2023-04-24 22:39:50 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The Viper was the person they needed to draw out of the base. The information from Amily only made it more important; while Serenity could lay Hollow Ones to rest even if they were as nasty as they could be from a ...
2023-04-23 23:02:26 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The skid gave the guards behind Serenity some time to reduce the distance they were behind him, but they weren’t willing to run headlong over the scrap that covered the floor. Even though they yelled for other guard...
2023-04-22 22:25:56 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Blood from the man Amily murdered soaked into Amily’s pants as Serenity sat where he’d absorbed her. The man’s heart sat on his other side; he knew Amily had planned to carry it all the way to the Viper’s “wa...
2023-04-21 23:14:29 +0000 UTC View PostMy sister came into town and I spent the day with her ... and it seems that I forgot to put the chapter out on time. Oops!
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Amily became the Viper’s secret blade. She didn’t mind killing and he always gave suc...
2023-04-20 23:55:08 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The lights near Serenity were still on when the biplanes were all damaged and unflyable. Serenity deactivated the ritual at the camp that watched the base as Rissa stepped out of the tunnel into the field; however mu...
2023-04-20 02:40:36 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The first step of the plan went off without a hitch. Serenity took his time. There were plenty of shadows to hide Serenity’s Sovereign form, but hurrying would still get him caught. While there were patrols and they ...
2023-04-18 23:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Straightening out the confusion caused by the Guildmaster’s lack of knowledge took hours. It wasn’t helped by Zany’s insistence on learning more about Serenity’s reason for coming to Asihanya. The Guildmast...
2023-04-17 23:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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In a way, Lex was actually grateful for the timing of the latest worldwide earthquake. Yes, it left him unable to head to the island he now called the Appearing Island for weeks, but it also meant that when he was fina...
2023-04-16 22:26:38 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“He’s awake,” Blaze announced. It wasn’t necessary for Serenity, but it drew the attention of Gabriel and Daryl. “Probably still confused about what’s going on, but awake.” Blaze stood just long enough to ...
2023-04-15 15:09:28 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity ate the massive amount of Death-attuned mana Zany emitted at the end of the fight. He pulled it towards each of the three sets of armor he was being to help Blaze, Daryl, and Gabriel masquerade as Imper...
2023-04-14 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOn time! Whoo!
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Zanzital reached out for the dungeon again. He didn’t understand why it kept disappearing. The fact that he hadn’t been able to bind it yet was more annoying than surprising; even a Tier One d...
2023-04-13 22:48:42 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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One ritual followed another over the next two days. Each time, Serenity felt the Guildmaster’s presence; several times, it seemed like he was reaching out towards Serenity, but they never actually touched. The ...
2023-04-12 23:11:39 +0000 UTC View PostI was supposed to make up time today ...
...and then life happened. The good news is that I'm fine, but it was a bit of an exciting evening.
I think I can guarantee at this point that the next chapter will be late, but I think I can al...
2023-04-12 00:46:55 +0000 UTC View PostWednesdays are usually bad because I have to get up early and stay at work late.
This week is extra annoying because by those standards, I have three Wednesdays this week - and today and tomorrow are extra Wednesday, even later than usual (a...
2023-04-10 22:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity was well-rested and cheerful when he showed up at the Mercenaries' Guild the next morning with Rissa, Blaze, Raz, and one of Legion’s bodies in tow. Legion was there to brief them with what she’d found out...
2023-04-09 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Are you sure?” Russ Latimer tamped down his hope; simply because Dr. Jones thought he’d found another Solomon vase didn’t mean it would lead anywhere. The last two were complete dead ends; one was useless ...
2023-04-08 23:03:50 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Exploring old ruins was not a common job; it was, however, definitely one Vengeance had done. How dangerous it was varied highly, from world to world and even ruin to ruin. How lucrative it was also varied and didn...
2023-04-07 15:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The bead even had the symbol of Order’s Guild on it; it was subtle, but it was there. This was one of the ones anyone could use, with the hand closed into a fist holding a knife. They could be used by almost anyone, ...
2023-04-06 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Before she started, Emery described each step in excruciating detail, including all sorts of tips on what to do and not do with each tool she was going to use. Serenity was glad he had Aide recording everything; oth...
2023-04-05 23:10:54 +0000 UTC View Post