44: The Prana Within
NOTE: Apologies for messing up ch 42. I accidentally mashed 42 and 43 together & released them both as 42. So here's 44, an actual new chap for today.
2023-02-06 19:53:00 +0000 UTC
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NOTE: Apologies for messing up ch 42. I accidentally mashed 42 and 43 together & released them both as 42. So here's 44, an actual new chap for today.
2023-02-06 19:53:00 +0000 UTC
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Maiya gazed at the transparent orb in her hands, which reflected the afternoon light in odd ways she’d never seen before. Almost l...
2023-02-06 19:16:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, if it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate it if you could upvote my post on r/progressionfantasy, here:
2023-02-06 19:12:29 +0000 UTC
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I ended up releasing this earlier than planned on RR, so I'm posting it here on patreon too. This was made with wonderdraft, and took me several dozen hours XD It's more or less to scale.
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Only a few minutes remained before Vir’s heart stopped pounding in his chest, dulling the effects of Prana Vision. Settli...
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Vir was not happy.
Maiya was off training with Tanya, no doubt learning more secrets of the mejai.
He could’ve been sp...
2023-02-04 20:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostDouble release on RR today, so 2 chaps on patreon too! The fic is on Rising Stars right now, so if you haven't rated it or followed on RR already, please do so! That really helps me out.
2023-02-04 20:20:26 +0000 UTC
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Woof woof!
“That’s a good boy,” Vir said, patting Neel, who’d bounded up to him the moment he’d entered. Th...
2023-02-03 20:52:41 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
First off, thank you for becoming my first patrons. You can't know how happy it made me to see you all sign on.
'Good guy' had some great feedback after catching up to ch 38. Namely that the trip to Saran didn't have much ...
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“You… want me to break your arm?” Said Maiya with a blank expression.
“Well, don’t break my arm, but just h...
2023-02-02 20:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostVir reeled as he walked deeper into the dark hold packed with sweat and slaves. Some slept. Others wept. And others still eyed him with predatory gazes. Both men and women were present. All dressed in soiled rags.
The only sounds in the hold...
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“Tomatoes, check. Onions and bell peppers, check. Rice, check.” Vir went through Riyan’s supply list, crossing off each line on the parch...
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“So, where are we headed, exactly?” Vir asked Alda as his leather shoes’ soles clacked on Saran’s cobblestone harbor roads.
M...
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“Wait wait wait!” The girl hissed, her eyes wide with fear at the two katars that pressed against her throat. “I can explain!”...
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“Vir!? Vir! Oh, gods!”
Vir heard someone’s voice, but as his consciousness ebbed in and out, he found it hard t...
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“You can’t be serious! This is highway robbery,” Maiya exclaimed. “Ten coppers for these vegetables? You understand what’ll happen if...
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“Guess the makeup worked pretty well after all,” Vir admitted, guiding Bumpy through a set of double portcullis gates. The myria...
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Vir was out the moment his head touched sand, and for the first few hours, he slept like a log. Then, as the sun rose, and the tempe...
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“‘The coast was safe, he said! Travel by night, he said!’ I’m going to wring Riyan’s throat when we get back!” ...
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Starlight reflected off of the crashing waves to the left as Vir and Maiya traveled north on Bumpy’s back. With only the dim stars...
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“Sit still, Vir! How am I supposed to work with you fidgeting around like that?”
“Maiya, this is awkward. Like, really <...
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Vir carefully stepped onto the first suspended balancing beam, pausing only slightly to jump onto the next beam, and finally the thi...
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Maiya sat on the edge of the training dome, shivering as she watched Vir trade blows with Riyan in the early morning chill. She ...
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“Do we really need to go so far for this? I feel like you’re being a little paranoid, Vir,” said Maiya, shivering against the ...
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To both Vir and Maiya, the past week had felt like an idyllic dream. With Riyan holed up in the training dome, they had the vast abo...
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Under the starlight of a chilly desert night, Vir threw his chakrams and his chakris at the tree above Riyan’s abode.
He hit...
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Vir itched to test out his new weapons, but the training dome wasn’t exactly an ideal environment for an amateur to learn, Riyan i...
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Weeks of training had finally led to this moment: the first 'official' duel between Maiya and Vir.
Official, because the two h...
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Vir rummaged through the bedroom for supplies.
“Riyan’s not even giving us ink and paper, so we’ll have ...
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“No!” Riyan scolded, grasping Vir’s arm and fixing his form. “Not like that. Like this!”
The fresh r...
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