Malcolm Tent

A Novel Approach chapter 75

Wish upon the Stars chapter 839

The next morning, after I stored my wishes, we got ready to descend. Callie, who had been distracted all night, called everyone to a stop before we did. “Everyone needs to be careful. The void is a place without real space, and space and time are connected. Temporal anomalies are common in Void...

Secret Ending chapter 22

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Wish upon the Stars chapter 838

I was kind of freaking out. The Starpluck Bangle was an S-rank artifact my grandmother had given to Callie. It was SUPPOSED to be basically infallible. Using it would bring you anywhere you had a mark, and Callie had left one on the Acheron. We SHOULD have been safely aboard the ship now. Instead...

Secret Ending chapter 21

Wish upon the Stars chapter 837

My reaction to Rulka’s attack was slow and deliberate. I sunk down in my stance, triggered Mornax and Belial, and faced her head on. Mentally, I told Callie to take the others and get out. If she could get outside to Dez she would be safe. In the meantime, Rulka was already halfway to me, and m...

A Novel Approach chapter 74

Wish upon the Stars chapter 836

“Man, this place is kind of a dump,” said Bethy as we stared off into the distance at Shadowcrack. “It had such a cool name, but now I’m just disappointed.” She clicked her tongue at the jagged rocks barely peeking out over the surface of the terrain distastefully.

I turned to Dez...

Secret Ending chapter 20

Wish upon the Stars chapter 835

Descarta lived in a castle. This was absolutely zero surprise to literally any of us. As the city lord, she had plenty of access to the best resources, and I wasn’t sure why anyone would choose NOT to have a castle if given the choice.

We were led to the entrance hall and left to wait, an...

A Novel Approach chapter 73

Wish upon the Stars chapter 834

I followed Father Abraham into town, and as we left, I reached out to Callie to have her tip off Caladwen about what was coming. I hadn’t been out in Ironreach much since coming here, though I wasn’t expecting to see much that differentiated it from Highhaven. Sure enough, the city layouts we...

Secret Ending chapter 19

Wish upon the Stars chapter 833

Father Abraham’s speech was surprisingly persuasive, even with my mist resistance. He called us all together into an informal huddle in the middle of the room, dragging tables together, and sat up on one of them smiling benevolently at everyone. “Friends, you know me, you know my mission. I s...

Secret Ending chapter 18

Wish upon the Stars chapter 832

The rest of the security team was quick to open up about Simon. Apparently, he was a bully and a rat, and never hesitated to throw them under the bus for his own benefit. Even when he kept things to himself it was just to get leverage over the others. Everyone in the ministry hated him, but the f...

A Novel Approach chapter 72

Wish upon the Stars chapter 831

I had to borrow some clothes. Removing my mask made me stand out less, but being a baby faced six four behemoth in a thick suit of pitch black plate mail was still really attention grabbing. I snagged a set of…well, kind of old fashioned clothes from Caladwen before leaving, stowing my armor in...

Secret Ending chapter 17

Wish upon the Stars chapter 830

Unlike the last city, the gate guards at Ironreach didn’t make things hard for us. The Citizen was clearly well known here, and when he brought us to the gate, they let us right through. Once we entered though, I noticed things were different than expected. 

Based on his descriptions...

A Novel Approach chapter 71

Wish upon the Stars chapter 829

We took the trip to Ironreach slow. I was concerned about being noticed now, not just by the godchildren, but possibly by the Void Child too. I had faith in the candles (because realistically what could I do if they didn’t work?) but I decided to be cautious. Slowing down meant more time to pro...

Secret Ending chapter 16

Wish upon the Stars chapter 828

“That was fucking crazy,” Abel gasped as he thumped down next to us. “What WAS that? It was so FAST.” I couldn’t tell if he was terrified or excited (though knowing Abel I was betting on the latter). Bethy was right behind him, and the as of yet unnamed elf hunter trailed behind her sil...

Secret Ending chapter 15

Wish upon the Stars chapter 827

Below the waves, it was cold and dark. Even with my Leviathan domain, warmed by the fire of life and shielded by the Promethean Fire, I was still frozen, lost and afraid. I could sense the creatures in the water around me, watching, waiting. Beneath me, I felt Callie being dragged down, and I pus...

A Novel Approach chapter 70

Wish upon the Stars chapter 826

Bethy’s bat swarm flowed across the surface of the island like a tide of living darkness. The eyes of every bat gleamed red as blood, and the only sound they made was the silent flap of dreadful wings as they eclipsed the sky, boiling down to whirl around the elf.

The elf’s own eyes wer...

Secret Ending chapter 14

Wish upon the Stars chapter 825

Once I finished my talk with my family, we left. Murmur included Dantalion, which meant I was deeply aware of exactly what was happening within the domain. Murmur not only allowed me to hide traces in increasingly detailed ways, it also allowed me to divine when someone was LOOKING for those trac...