I thought about the old man's words as we completed our walk around the garden, then I left Ed and Liz to have some private time. I collected Dusk, who bubbled sleepily at me, and began the walk home.
Not so long ago, I would have been afraid to do that. But now I was confident that even ag...
2023-08-25 11:58:24 +0000 UTC View PostEd was picking through the fridge when I got home, but froze when he saw me.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
I gave him a shortened version of events, and by the end, my eyes were wet, and I wiped at them.
I hated angry crying. It was always the worst feeling, being so upset tha...
2023-08-23 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostGood news, everyone! Three chapters this week!
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I wasn’t the best at sitting still and doing nothing, but I did like books. Surely working on the book sorting couldn’t be too bad, right?
And besides, it paid really, really well.
I tap...
2023-08-21 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFor those of you who aren't on my discord, I just wanted to let you know that the audible release of book 2 of Journals of Evander Tailor is now out!
Audible Link: 2023-08-18 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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I mean, I feel like this is gonna be a landslide, but I felt the vote would be nessecary.
Also - yes, the Knowledge King and Meadow did collab to get the double slap combo down.
2023-08-16 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI washed up and headed to the library – it was closest anyways, and since I needed to turn in my report on the spell soon anyways, I had plenty of reason to head there.
I scooped Dusk off of the stones where she was sitting and picked up my broom from my room. Dusk looked at it and let ou...
2023-08-16 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs a recap, these were some suggested sources of death mana for Malachi:
Kene - Finding something in the forest, since they often have old bones or dead trees, both of which could fall in the needed range.
Alvaro - Books are made of dead paper, so they tend to accumulate death energ...
2023-08-11 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe following morning, Ikki appeared a minute before the normal time. I frowned – that had never happened before. He was always immaculately precise.
“What’s going on?” I asked. Next to me, Dusk made a curious cheep. Ikki shot her a strange look before suddenly doubling over.
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2023-08-11 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time we arrived home, we’d decided that it’d be best to just describe Dusk as a small folk spirit that I’d picked up and would take care of. It was… Mostly true, after all, and easier than going into the details.
I didn’t always agree with Ed on every decision, but I couldn...
2023-08-09 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostDon't expect Monday chapters to become a normal thing, but this is an instance where the chapters I did have ran so long that I split them up into three chapters, so the vote can be Friday as per normal. Soooo.... Monday chapter this week, at least!
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I hummed and hawed ...
2023-08-07 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostSomeone on my Discord asked for the recipes that Meadow uses, and I thought it could be cool to do something like that. I love to cook, and I've been cooking since I was probably too young to be left alone in the kitchen, which is part of why the food descriptions in my book get a lot of page tim...
2023-08-03 16:39:25 +0000 UTC View PostI, uh... May have hit publish by accident. So, I guess the chapter's up early?
2023-08-03 16:08:04 +0000 UTC View PostEdit: I accidentally published this now, rather than scheduling it for the morning, so, uh... Chapter's up early, IG.
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“We need you to get rid of the monster!” she declared. “We don’t care how you do it, just so long as you do.”<...
2023-08-03 16:02:58 +0000 UTC View Post“I… Don’t know,” I said, shaking my head. “I wasn’t expecting this, though in all honesty, I probably should have been.”
“That’s understandable,” she said, nodding sympathetically. “You have a bit of time. Not as much as I’d like, but a bit.”
“Alright…”...
2023-08-02 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNow, I'll note - this was CLOSE. So close that it was, quite litterally, decided by a toss of the die.
And that's gonna be reflected in the way this plays out. Orykson's also not going to go away altogether either, so don't worry about that.
The biggest thing I saw on Orykson's ...
2023-07-30 16:22:55 +0000 UTC View PostAs I'm sure you can guess, Wednesday's chapter meant that a LOT got shaken up for Orykson. One of the things that they discussed was that each faction would be given the opportunity to poach Orykson's newest student, and Orykson couldn't retaliate.
2023-07-28 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll take it,” I said. Alvaro pushed a pen towards me, and I began to work though the paperwork and sign off. I made sure to read each line carefully, and it was in more plain language than most of the legal documents that I’d read in my life.
“Excellent!” Alvaro said when I fi...
2023-07-28 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs Aerde, the Knowledge Elemental that Orykson had bound when he’d advanced to spellbinder, broke down everything that his heir project had done, he found himself… dissatisfied.
Not with the boy’s growth. That was good. Admirable, even. The infuriating woman, Meadow, may be slowing hi...
2023-07-26 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThere's technically 2 hours left, but the poll was so OVERWHELMINGLY in favor of yes that I just... Went with it.
2023-07-23 13:45:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Now, one trope of the genre is that they get an experimental thing, and it's god-tier. It works perfectly, maybe has one or two flaws, but it lets them outstrip others around them.
This won't be that. Probably.
I've got a table of results, and I'm going to roll randomly to determi...
Woooot! Fifty chapters!!!
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“Hey. I didn’t think you’d be here today? I’m supposed to be paying off my mana debt.”
“There’s a lot more than just mana I can train you in, young man,” Meadow said. She said it sternly, but there was...
2023-07-21 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a short story that wound up being longer than I expected. It's set around the same time as Mana Mirror. CW for domestic abuse and foul language - this one wound up being grungier than I expected
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The Tower-City of a Thousand Worlds was a majestic masterwork ...
2023-07-20 20:14:29 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you have a growth item?” I asked as I looked over the table.
“No, the magic for building growth items wasn’t developed when I was beginning my journey,” he said. “I have the bonds I formed at Spellbinder, but that is all.”
“I see…”
I looked over all of th...
2023-07-19 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis is another big vote. Given that one of these will jump him to the peak of first gate, and the others are all growth items that will be with him for a long time, I'm super interested to see how this goes!
Edit: For clarity, since I had someone ask on discord, the wand doesn't need to m...
I popped open a Mana Shock and sat down on the couch to sketch out the Analyze Space spell. A half a dozen sketches later, and I felt something crack deep in my spirit, the familiar, near-painful stretching of my spirit as the spell broke free and into the air of the mana-garden.
This time,...
2023-07-11 18:17:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! I'm releasing this chapter and the next one a bit early this week due to some scheduling stuff. This also means that you get some more time to stew on that big choice at the end, which is fun!
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The following morning, Meadow arrived bright and early as earl...
2023-07-11 18:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostNo major vote this week, but next week's choice is a DOOZY! The kind of thing that will help shape the future of Malachi's growth!
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I let out a long sigh and told her the story as we released the slipshark, and when I told her about Mallor...
2023-07-07 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis is set roughly 20 years before the events of Mana Mirror
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An old woman sat by the fire, gently stoking the fire, when the stranger walked into their camp.
He was tall, nearly seven feet, with long limbs. He wore a ragged travel ...
2023-07-06 20:12:46 +0000 UTC View PostTW: Brief (and punished), but still there bits of animal cruelty.
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Mallory seized the edge of the barrier and leapt over it, landing next to me.
“Come on, kid,” she said as she started sprinting down the road, following the quickly moving s...
2023-07-05 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post