Food was just one highlight of the date, though one that Nav couldn’t properly appreciate. With no working tastebuds, she devoured them in an entirely different way.
She ate with her eyes, fawning over the many shapes and sizes that someth...
2023-09-30 07:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been a long week since Frost promised to take Nav around H5.
The Black Doves were currently en route to the City of Diamonds where they’d be staying until the end of the year.
The Stars streamlined the logistics of having Fros...
2023-09-29 04:26:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe Eclipse no longer had a reason to resent the Star. The moment the Herald confirmed what he said was the truth, she released his arm and the blade disappeared from his throat.
“Hah. You take your job seriously at the very least.” The ...
2023-09-28 01:16:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt was clear that the Star was not here to seek a Retrofitter. The long corridors faded from light to pure darkness as the man strolled through the underground expanse, driven by the call of the Nexus.
The light of his hair faintly illuminat...
2023-09-27 17:54:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe backwaters H5 were left to decay.
While the inner cities and the larger settlements saw people flock near and far to begin reparation efforts, the smaller slices of paradise saw their streets become flooded with rubble and trash brought ...
2023-09-27 07:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post“… By the way Nav.” Frost began, wanting to lighten the suddenly darkening mood. “Find anything on the Beholders yet?”
She shook her head sadly, holding her hands by her lap. “Nothing. Anna only remembers what they were like in t...
2023-09-24 18:40:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe cogs of the machine were falling into place.
Afterwards, they’d have to grease them thoroughly before the Head could finally begin cleansing away the impurities of the world.
There was still much to be done before the year ended....
2023-09-24 18:39:18 +0000 UTC View PostAn army of Moons marched along the pale halls of the Nexus. They followed the back of their favored Amalgam like ducklings waddling behind their mother duck. Red ribbons flanked the group, acting as protective barriers as they solely climbed the h...
2023-09-23 04:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostFrost was reminded that the Moons were unequivocally one of the most powerful beings in Elysia. The fact that the triplets operated on a different level was a testament of their prowess.
But that did not detract from the scene that unfolded ...
2023-09-23 04:56:16 +0000 UTC View PostOne Thousand Eyed Bird
< All seeing. Ever watching. Who would be accused hung all those that could testify against it. Little by little, its innocent coat of white feathers turned black to reflect its...
2023-09-21 04:41:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe archways eventually led her into the mouth of the Arbiter’s Council. All 56 Moons of the Nexus stood waiting at the entrance, each wearing a Receptionist Suit and stripped bare of their Atelier Items.
They split themselves evenly on ei...
2023-09-20 04:28:41 +0000 UTC View PostHer face never dared to show her confusion.
The plan was to meet with the Stars later. I’m curious as to how they were even remotely aware of what was going on in my head. Nav… could it be that you can communicate with them?
... 2023-09-18 14:42:20 +0000 UTC View PostThere were many secrets of the Nexus still yet to be uncovered. One was how the Subfloors were created, and how the system recognized Justica Arms as a partner of the Arbiter, exactly like how Carpalis was to Magus.
She didn’t know if Jury...
2023-09-18 14:41:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe rustling of fabric could be heard within one of the rooms of their private manor. Hidden from the prying eyes and ears of all, the Amalgam undressed from her black Coat of Prejudice and into her formal apparel.
She undid the tiny buttons...
2023-09-17 08:07:44 +0000 UTC View Post“Heh. Hehe. Hehehe…”
An evil chuckle left a certain smug wolfwoman. Standing in the middle of the crowded streets of the Common Hub was Cer. The thoughtless woman didn’t stand off to the side, but instead planted herself in the cente...
2023-09-16 03:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostThere were so many things to do but there was only one Frost. The induction of the Black Wings had taken much longer than she anticipated. A few hours turned to sixteen as she thoroughly imprinted herself onto them.
The healers were ignorant...
2023-09-14 05:55:54 +0000 UTC View PostNone could readily believe the unreasonable claims that left her lips. The Head of the Nexus? The Amalgam? Archetype? None of the terms meant anything to the healers. All it did was draw unneeded scrutiny to her character.
Though th...
2023-09-13 00:28:40 +0000 UTC View Post“The Black Dove? Never heard of them.” A voice spoke from amongst the clopping of a hundred leather soles.
It bounced along the reflective surface of the Asclepien’s lobby. The black-stranded healers lined up before the elegantly dress...
2023-09-11 05:40:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe Asclepien saw more life in the week following the disaster than the entire 15 years it had stood. Countless thousands of injured personnel limped their way to the vast fields surrounding the needle-shaped tower in droves.
Caldera Industr...
2023-09-10 00:14:44 +0000 UTC View Post“SO FROST!” Cer’s voice rang through the walls of their estate. “Got a moment to explain yourself?”
Frost was pressed by the triplets not even a minute after returning to the Floor of Amalgamation. The angry wolfwomen surrounded he...
2023-09-07 23:41:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe ending felt anticlimactic. Frost for some reason expected it to be much more explosive. To end with applause and a triumphant cheer. The reality was the immediate departure of the Beholders who held their tongues as they departed in the same o...
2023-09-06 23:31:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe Arbiter concluded the main segment of her Council with a statement.
“All hearings have been heard. Concerns raised and resolutions met. I humbly thank you for your participation. It has always been optional. My heart radiates with than...
2023-09-05 23:08:33 +0000 UTC View PostJury was the final member to speak.
The Council entered an immediate lull as soon as Enoch’s finished. She entered the limelight as countless eyes descended upon her immaculate form, stained only by her corroded, clawed right arm which rem...
2023-09-03 23:11:33 +0000 UTC View PostAct X had nothing more to say after her deal with Oboros Infinitas. A selection of Repenters would be used to follow the heinous acts required by the Scripts. The true nature of the Fate Mechanism was neutral according to Marionette.
It dema...
2023-09-03 01:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post“Their cerebrospinal fluids.” She answered, remembering how Scarlet Logic tried to siphon their spinal fluids moments before she broke down into a Corrupted.
“For what is a mystery. What isn’t a mystery is that Healers are Angels. Se...
2023-09-01 22:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostHealers were the last topic on Beholder E. mind. Between the stolen magic of the healers, their destroyed reputation, their budding rage, and the disappearance of the Wandering Healers; the problem was too complicated for himself to handle alone.<...
2023-09-01 22:37:19 +0000 UTC View PostA delighted smile spawned on the Arbiter’s face as the members of her Council found a small piece of unity. Seeing that Knalzark was suddenly eager after realizing Frost carried not one, but multiple keys to follow through with their ambitions a...
2023-08-31 22:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Descartes 3 brought up next was the Corrupted. The Nex Megalopolis was swarming with sapient Corrupted that were easily mistaken for other races and even the Impuritas. The only way one could detect them was through ImpulseWorks’ thorough i...
2023-08-31 02:48:02 +0000 UTC View PostBefore CogitO began, Nav brought up an interesting topic.
“I have just realized something. We Can Be Better is playing a role in your swaying of the Moons.”
Surprised, Frost mentally muttered:
I didn’t notice. ...
2023-08-30 21:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe voyage into the dark began at the furthest edge of the current cavern. After eating the majority of its ecosystem – which admittedly wasn’t all that much – she set foot into the dark tunnels wrapped in the light of many glowworms.
...
2023-08-30 15:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post