A Novel Approach chapter 45
Dances and explosions.
2024-11-26 21:21:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Turns out, he did NOT have a map. Which, given that it was private property and had been built a century or two ago, wasn’t surprising. So we had to go and case the place ourselves. Finding it was pretty easy, but on arrival, we ran into the obvious problem of the extremely dense security.
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minor nsfw references but nothing actually explicit happens lol
2024-11-26 00:27:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day was pretty quiet. I’d slept in the Heart, and upon waking, gotten my wishes stocked up in the ring. I’d considered using them, but honestly, given the million point end goal, if I forced myself to tick down the stats day by day I’d probably go insane. Letting them build up and ...
2024-11-22 23:55:51 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Ray bluntly as we pushed through the hanging flower vines, stepping into the house. I’d taken to calling it the Heart of the Forest, because it was what popped into my head when I made it, and when I’d told the others the name had stuck.<...
2024-11-22 00:36:06 +0000 UTC View PostArchie’s fight with the Queen wasp was pretty spectacular. Lots of fire and screeching, though the purification didn’t seem to hurt ALL of the wasp, just parts of it. Archie had other weapons, namely very sharp D-rank talons and very fast wings. His flames seemed to boost his own physical pow...
2024-11-21 00:53:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, that didn’t take long,” Vesper said casually as the fog cleared. I had two minutes left on my timer, but it occurred to me wasting it on random larvae MIGHT be a poor use of my resources. In my defense, I’d been bored and it had seemed fun. A trilling cry rang out as my phoenix swo...
2024-11-20 00:41:17 +0000 UTC View PostRather than just grind wishes and relax, the next day I decided to check in with the others (though I did store my eight scrolls in the ring before I left) . Vesper, Ray, Desria, and all my friends from the first round had been busy with their own trials, some of which had started while I was doi...
2024-11-18 22:49:30 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up with a headache. Again. I grimaced, massaging my head. This was becoming a fucking habit again, and I wasn’t excited about it. I sat up with a groan, looking around…and noticed I could see. Which was objectively better than before I’d passed out, when my eyeballs had exploded in m...
2024-11-16 00:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe activation of Gluttony changed the game. Aside from torn muscles from the electrocution, I hadn’t realized how much fucking FATIGUE had build up on my climb. Every step drove me deeper into pain and exhaustion, and I’d been staggering up the stairs the last for staircases. But all that ch...
2024-11-14 21:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostI arrived at the trial relatively early. Even strolling, I’d given myself plenty of time, and this one wasn’t too far away. When I got there, I was pleased to see Harper, Elena, and Mnemosyne had already arrived, and were standing talking to two strangers. That said, the number of actual cont...
2024-11-14 00:43:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe had five days until the next trial, and I spent them practicing with my new mask. There was a whole binding ritual where I had to bleed on it, then dance around it, then sing it a song…I was pretty sure at least half of that was Zeke fucking with me to see how far I would go, but I’d been ...
2024-11-12 21:32:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day I got in touch with Zeke. As our resident master Enchanter (sort of) he was the first person I needed to talk to about my idea to offset the soul strain from my pseudo Domains. I hadn’t considered it before really because it seemed easier to just not use them, but in reality I kind...
2024-11-12 00:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe descending platform was invisible, naturally, but it was also powerful enough to warp the air, which kind of defeated the purpose of that first part. The final effect was a bit like I imagine you would get if you tried to crush someone under a wide, flat cylinder made of the heat distortions ...
2024-11-09 00:41:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The fight with Grindelwald begins
2024-11-09 00:29:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe next five days were pretty mundane. Almost boring, to be honest. Physical combat practice with my apprentice, Life Nova baths with the clones, Life Nova infusion with the egg. Rinse. Repeat. If I had to hit something with a stick one more time I was going to start a riot in the middle of a cr...
2024-11-08 00:48:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Aura awakens, and being an overachiever, a semblance too.
2024-11-07 21:36:43 +0000 UTC View PostI was feeling much better after my Life Nova bath. My muscles were pleasantly invigorated and rejuvenated, and I had plenty of energy to burn off, even though my soul was still fragile. The feeling of being energized and exhausted at the same time was admittedly a little strange, but I was just g...
2024-11-07 00:49:30 +0000 UTC View PostBernadette and Elena were waiting downstairs. Just in case there was some kind of candidate specific information being kept secret, I sent Bella to wait in the dining room before entering the library to meet them. I was a little surprised Elena was even still here, and then I was surprised she ca...
2024-11-06 00:10:11 +0000 UTC View Post