Hey, Dear Readers.
Small change of plans. I just got my CoVid shot today, because everyone in healthcare has to get one by government mandate, even if one has already recovered once, and I'm having a pretty intense immune reaction to it, with my arm hurting like a female dog and a sma...
2021-02-20 19:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostHello, dear readers. I don't want to repeat myself all the time, so here's the short of it: things are better than before but still far from great, I'm working of Saturday but get a day off tomorrow in exchange, and I plan to put together a two-part release before the end of the week.
Aside...
2021-02-18 20:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post"This place is sooo amazing! It's exactly what I expected from ue-sama!" Ichiko exclaimed as she spun around on one of the bar stools.
"Indeed," Rinne agreed with a sagely nod, and after poking the noodles in front of her a few times with a metal spork I have never seen before, she let out ...
2021-02-11 21:00:50 +0000 UTC View PostI let out a pent up breath the moment we arrived back in my room. Snowy was in the living room, but the extra range I recently gained barely allowed me to Phase here. Time was of the essence, so once I got my bearings, I unceremoniously handed the wrapped up sword in my hand to the tiny miko who ...
2021-02-06 22:04:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello Dear Readers.
Just a small update: my old keyboard died in the most spectacular way ever, frying all the USB hubs on my motherboard in the process. Thankfully I could fix the latter by resetting the BIOS (luckily the hardware wasn't damaged, and my MoBo has an easy to access CMO...
2021-02-02 10:21:26 +0000 UTC View Post"And presto," I whispered under my breath as I appeared inside the secret underground base, completely out of sight. It wasn't for secrecy, but part of a small experiment; it appeared that along with my Phantom Limbs growing both in numbers and, more importantly, range, the radius of the area aro...
2021-01-29 00:16:09 +0000 UTC View Post"I'm not going to lie, I didn't expect lunch to turn out as well it did," I noted as I closed the door of my room behind me. "Good job."
"I just tried my best to replicate the taste I remembered," Elly replied in a modest manner while already sitting on the edge of my bed, but the smug litt...
2021-01-22 21:20:50 +0000 UTC View Post"You have two of them now?" came the incredulous question from Judy over the phone.
"Yeah," I responded as I shifted on the bed. I called her right after I got out of the shower, and at the moment I was already back in my room with the customary wet towel on my head.
"And that happene...
2021-01-16 14:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post"Leo?"
It happened in an instant. One moment, I was languishing in a kind of euphoric state of unconsciousness, and then BAM! All of a sudden, everything hurt. It only lasted for a second before it faded into a kind of 'background noise', yet in that short moment my parched mouth opened wid...
2021-01-14 18:48:37 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Dear Readers!
First off, yes, I'm still alive. Things are finally calming down a bit, and I just weathered a cold and finally feeling fine again. Anyhow, I've started working on the next volume; the prologue is ready, but I'm planning to release it here along with the first chapter, ...
2021-01-10 22:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Dear Readers.
I'm here to wish you a happy new year that will be, hopefully, at least not worse than the last. Stay safe, all of you, and see you around with the start of the next volume as soon as possible.
PS: I don't want to sound ungrateful or anything, but when I keep telling...
2020-12-31 14:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostOkay guys, I've got some relatively bad news.
The virus is officially in the institute (read: about 40% of the inhabitants tested positive), so things have gone off the deep end. In practice, this will mean that all off-days have been recalled, everyone is running emergency shifts, we...
2020-12-12 14:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post"So he is not outside, but he's not inside either," mumbled a familiar yet heavily distorted voice a couple of parsecs past the edge of my hearing. Maybe it was precisely because he sounded like he was auto-tuned by a walrus, but it piqued my interest enough to 'wake me up', in a manner of speaki...
2020-12-10 21:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm not really big on this whole social media stuff, but Patreon newsletters keep telling me that all the cool content creators build a loyal fan base by being very personal and and in tune and stuff, and my extensive research on MySpace told me that people who follow content creators think that ...
2020-12-09 08:38:35 +0000 UTC View Post"So she is like a familiar," Ammy concluded after hearing my explanation regarding how Ichiko ended up in our group, and at the end of the day I resorted to an ambivalent shrug to convey my answer.
"Something like that, I suppose."
"Interesting," she whispered, and then picked up anot...
2020-12-08 13:31:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning of the first day of November was mild for the season, but otherwise fairly mundane considering it marked the beginning of the third month I've lived in this weird world of ours. This kind of occasion normally warranted standing by a window and looking at the dawning sun with a forlorn...
2020-12-07 22:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, no chapter today. We just had a bit of an ugly plumbing situation at home with the main pipe leading from our house to the sewers getting clogged. Since we are still under quarantine (not to mention, it's the weekend), we couldn't call a professional, so we had to improvise, and I shall sp...
2020-12-06 18:12:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Chief, you are burning up," my girlfriend told me with one hand on my forehead.
"I have already noticed, thank you," I answered with a tired grumble, though she didn't seem to mind and simply retracted her hand.
"I'll go get a cold towel then," she proposed and waited to hear my resp...
2020-12-04 21:01:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe island of Critias had, for the longest time, been a literal goldmine. For decades, the land has been explored and exploited for valuable metals, rare earth minerals, and the occasional diamonds. However, nothing lasts forever (no, not even diamond-deposits), and while the central areas around...
2020-12-02 21:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post"My Lord, there really isn't anything wrong with the wards."
"I implore that you inspect them again, just for the sake of certainty."
The middle-aged artificer, dressed in his usual garbs consisting of a brown apron worn over a business-casual suit and an adjustable loupe strapped to ...
2020-11-29 20:53:28 +0000 UTC View PostGuess what, dear readers? I got tested for the virus, and... Drumroll please...
*ratarataratatata-ting!*
I MIGHT be positive. They've done two quick tests, and both are inconclusive, so I will have to go into quarantine until I get a negative blood test.
What does this mea...
2020-11-23 07:56:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis was one of those 'you could hear a pin being dropped' situations, and even after I politely announced my intentions, things refused to improve. As a matter of fact, the men in the room were staring at me with such aghast expressions I was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. Was it my ou...
2020-11-22 18:32:25 +0000 UTC View Post"Quick, clear the way! Put those away already!"
"Yes sir!"
Following the bellows of the senior magi, a dozen or so men and women of various ages immediately redoubled their efforts to move the various odds and ends out of the room. The School under Blue Cherry High was as busy as an a...
2020-11-21 13:56:11 +0000 UTC View Post"He's back!"
To my sincerest surprise, my arrival at the makeshift prison cell under the warehouse was met with excitement of all things. Well, at least from Mike. Ammy was considerably less enthusiastic. I was about to greet them, but before I could do so, I was h...
2020-11-16 20:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostCouldn't stay home from work, I was called in today too, there was and is constant family drama at home, insomnia struck again... In short, my week sucked, so I couldn't write much. However, I am actually staying home on Tuesday, and I will be home alone, so I plan to just bite the bullet, turn o...
2020-11-15 21:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Leonard Dunning exited the transplanar space, his eyes were still focused on the blade held in front of his face by a slightly trembling arm. The once black sword was now pure, matte white, as if covered by a fine layer of frost. The familiar purple shroud still grasped his hand like a vice,...
2020-11-05 20:28:18 +0000 UTC View Post"So, in short," I mused aloud while standing under the eaves of the traditional Japanese shrine, my arms crossed and my brows refusing to unfurrow, "You originally wasn't a sword, but since you were about to die, a legendary swordsmith and a legendary priest, both of whom you just happened 2020-11-02 19:51:08 +0000 UTC View Post
How should I describe the peculiar sensation that was currently crawling up my arm? Warm would be a good one. It was also, for lack of better words 'skittery'; as if the legs of several large centipedes were tapping at my skin as they moved around, but from the inside. Overall, it wasn't exactly ...
2020-10-27 21:32:39 +0000 UTC View PostAll right Leo, this is it. Time for a new set of priorities.
Priority number one: Find the Purple Zone restricting MacGuffin.
Priority number two: Mark one of the baddies for future use.
Priority number three: Try to learn about their goals and operations.
Priority number ...
2020-10-21 21:03:58 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, sorry for the delay, but I was sick since last Sunday (dry cough, joint pains, diarrhea, et cetera, but because I had no fever, my family doctor declared that it can't be serious, so I'm back to work on Monday), and thus I didn't really have the energy to write much.
I only...
2020-10-17 16:32:22 +0000 UTC View Post