Wizardly Dude

[EOE] (330) 5.26. Book Worms

The librarian seemed to realize that she’d gotten her point across, as the golem stepped back a few feet, giving him space to breathe as it continued staring at him. Vin slowly pushed himself up in his chair, his heart hammering away in his chest at the librarian’s true motive finally came to...

[TEA] (198) 4.40. How’s the Pension?

Asher could do little more than gulp as he stared back into the dark eyes of Groln before him. The man had an intensity about him that was so powerful, Asher couldn’t shake the feeling like he was going to cut himself if he moved too quickly in his presence.

“What sort of deal?” he ma...

[TEA] (197) 4.39. One Hell of a Man

“The Brian party!” Bellod said, welcoming them into a large sitting room with a warm smile. “It’s so nice to see you both again so soon. No Brian today?”

“He’s got… school?” Asher went with, realizing at that moment he knew absolutely nothing about the school syst...

[EOE] (329) 5.25. The Alphadivinity Theory

Vin stared at the final image of the book, looking at Ophena as she glowed a brilliant golden light and hugged an impossibly fluffy cloud, high up in the sky with the shocked farmers down below. If the metaphor of the golden light and old woman becoming young again weren’t heavy handed enough, ...

[TEA] (196) 4.38. Let’s Have Some Fun!

Almost immediately, there was a hurried knock on their door before Bellod let himself in. The auction master looked frantic, as though he didn’t have a second to lose.

“Bellod?” Asher asked, looking away from the hesitant host on stage who didn’t seem to know what to do. “Is every...

[EOE] (328) 5.24. The Story of Ophena

The librarian didn’t exactly give them an estimate on how long it would take her to figure out what went wrong with Alka and fix her, so they decided they might as well take advantage of the outstanding opportunity that had been handed to them. Just like the last time they’d come to the libra...

[TEA] (195) 4.37. That’s a lot of Shards

Asher wasn’t sure what was more surprising. The fact that nobody seemed to want to purchase the castle, or the fact that he technically could have purchased it if he wanted to.

“What the hell was up with that?” he muttered as not a single person put in a bid on the keep that ...

[EOE] (327) 5.23. Let Bygones be Bygones

Vin stared at the ominous white square, wondering what exactly the librarian’s game was. Upon revealing that they’d returned with her stolen golem in tow, he’d expected to see anger on her face when she’d first spotted them, or for a dozen massive battle golems to come sprinting across th...

[TEA] (194) 4.36. We’re Rich, aren’t We?

“Sam!”

Asher could only smile as Brian all but tackled his big sister, for once beating her to the punch and pulling her into a spine-creaking hug as he began talking fast enough that Asher was afraid he was going to pass out.

“You wouldn’t believe everything I’ve d...

[EOE] (326) 5.22. Our Sincerest Apology

After their recent trek through the no-gravity bubble fragment, the slightly lowered gravity of the floating library didn’t seem all that impressive anymore. Vin knew it would be a bit more noticeable the closer they got to the center of the fragment and the higher up they went, but until then,...

[TEA] (193) 4.35. On Second Thought…

While Asher did teleport the three of them back to the palace, after briefly Recalling to Talon’s penthouse to collect his fallen daggers and search for anything valuable, he and Samantha managed to convince Moxy that they needed a break and got out of her desired sparring match. In response, t...

[EOE] (325) 5.21. Plans in Motion

Thanks to Lumel and her ability to peel away the barriers in the Underside preventing people from traveling to fragments they hadn’t visited on Edregon proper before, the team was able to quickly make their way straight to the necromancers’ compound despite the fact that Kym hadn’t been any...

[TEA] (192) 4.34. Surprise!

I suppose I need to keep leveling Eternal Regeneration anyway… Asher thought, trying and failing to convince himself that this was a good idea as he looked back at the bone monstrosity desperately chasing after him with its jaw snapping. Before he could talk himself out of it, Asher le...

[EOE] (324) 5.20. I Didn’t Say it was a Good Plan

“You’re just the best at ruining a guy’s day, you know that?” Scule asked, standing on the common room table with his arms crossed. “Seriously, I want you to know that. It’s an impressive skill. You invest skill points into it or something?”

“I’d flick you off the table if...

[EOE] (323) 5.19. What Seems to be the Problem?

The next day began just like any other. Vin barely managed to win the war on sleep as he pulled himself free from a snoozing Lumel and went about his morning routine. He splashed water on his face, briefly contemplated fixing his wild hair before deciding against it, and brushed his teeth with so...

[TEA] (191) 4.33. A Little Birdy Told Me

Asher roared in pain as he was dragged into the sky, the unexpected sensation of having been impaled from behind causing him to drop his daggers and actually stunning him for a moment until it was too late. By the time he’d gotten over the shock of the surprise attack and having two new, fist-s...

[EOE] (322) 5.18. Flower Power

The rest of the afternoon was spent working with the Herbalists and Shia to create the perfect flower capable of thriving within the horrific conditions of the inside of a volcano. Vin had been surprised to learn that creating a magical plant was far more complicated than simply imbuing a spell i...

[EOE] (321) 5.17. The Magic of Gardening

Vin saw no reason why he should wait, so the rest of the day was spent in isolation as he put together his two newest spells. Despite Ronald’s spell being in the second tier, neither of them were all that complicated at his current level, and both were welcome additions to his magical toolbox.<...

[TEA] (190) 4.32. It’s a Trap!

Vildelph’s Assassin’s Guild, or ‘the Dark Guard company,’ that they’d used to hide in plain sight, didn’t take their full-frontal assault lying down. Almost immediately, assassins began flooding in from other areas of the building, attempting to dispatch the unexpected intruders and p...

[TEA] (189) 4.31. Glad She’s on Our Side

For carrying out an assassination, usually, the best thing to do is to wait until nightfall.

For carrying out an assassination on an assassin, anytime between dawn and noon is pretty much fair game.

Getting up early the next morning, Asher, Samantha, and Moxy all Recalled bac...

[EOE] (320) 5.16. Magical Marvels

The following day was spent running around town dealing with some of Vin’s many responsibilities related to Terra that often got delayed while he was out on his adventures. As urgent as finding the missing Earthers was, it had been days at this point since they’d first come to Edregon, and Vi...

[EOE] (319) 5.15. Who are You?

Vin stared in shock at the sobbing pulmon, trying to figure out what had happened. Lumel had gone from happy to see them to wracked with sobs in the blink of an eye, and Vin had no idea what caused it. Realizing he was just standing there staring at his crying girlfriend, he quickly stepped close...

[TEA] (188) 4.30. Oil and Water

“So you did decide to go the team route after all. Huh. This should be interesting.”

Asher could only roll his eyes as Donvath peered over his desk at Moxy, looking her up and down as he set down the sheet of paper he was holding. It seemed Donvath couldn’t help but rub it in...

[EOE] (318) 5.14. Breathing Tube? Who Needs a Tube?

“It’s mainly more of those monster eels, as well as some annoying ball-like fish that swim at you and then puff up like five times their size, with spikes going everywhere,” Alka explained as they stood under the floating bubble containing the dungeon. “While the water is murky and dark, ...

[TEA] (187) 4.29. There Is an I in Team?

“I don’t think this is going to work,” Moxy said, standing with her arms crossed as she stared at the chalkboard Asher was drawing on. “I can’t believe I didn’t see this before now, but this whole idea was flawed from the start.”

Shaking his head, Asher sighed as he crossed ou...

[EOE] Bonus Chapter #5: The Day it all Began

“Stop! You’re under arrest!”

Scule could only snort and shake his head as he ignored the cries of the low-level guard behind him and continued to run with his latest haul held high over his head. He wondered if any Rogue, anywhere, had ever actually listened to a guard shouti...

[EOE] (317) 5.13. Magic Man

With his friends watching over him and ensuring none of those creepy eels would attack him while he was distracted, Vin wanted nothing more than to dive into Introspection and get to work on trying to put together his newest spell.

However, there was something he needed to take care of befo...

[TEA] (186) 4.28. Show Me Your Moves

The look on Moxy’s face when Asher pulled her out of his Personal Rift and had her look out the window of their private room of the palace overlooking the capital was something he’d remember for the rest of his life. He was used to calm certainty or deranged excitement from the warrior, which...