Chapter 47
The Daily Quest
At one point early on in my career, I had to work twelve hour shifts. Now this wasn’t the same as the fourteen hour shifts I had been assigned at the Mage’s Guild hall, as these were twelve full hours of work. With the Mage’s Guild hall during the down...
2023-02-26 12:28:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 116
The Master Vampire
Alexa stood defiantly in the middle of so many broken and injured human vampires and vampyres alike. Having already cleared out one direction, behind her. She now heard and prepared for monsters coming from the connected network of tunnels. Her current l...
2023-02-25 15:55:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 115
The Tunnels of London
Friday
As Alexa made her way through the destroyed remains of Ealing, she began to see signs that there was a second battle within suburban sprawl. Sure, the first one was done with the dragon, that much was clear, the dragon had truly put a dam...
2023-02-25 12:14:06 +0000 UTC View Post<<<<Author's Note: Sorry for the late publish I have had a terrible migraine all day. I think it's the weather. I meant to get this out sooner.
As discussed yesterday. There will be a poll on which class Alexa Thyme should take. The poll will last un...
Chapter 46
The Blind Book Club
It is amazing how little time it takes to get settled into a new routine. Especially when you are starting not just a new job, but a new career path. I had spent weeks holed up in my own little wing of the Mage’s Guild. It was mine, it felt like mine, ...
2023-02-24 04:22:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 114
London is Burning
Friday (Morning)
A gore and viscera covered Alexa appeared in the dungeon tunnel exit right outside of London, just as she had told her brother. Mucus, and gelatinous slime clung to parts of her created super uniform. With a simple coaxing of her wi...
2023-02-23 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post<<<<<Author's Note: Good morning everyone, I figured rather than starting off with the vote and class choices. I would first make sure everyone is happy with the wording/choices provided, with that, here is what it means to have an Apex level class, and what classe...
2023-02-23 11:24:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45
The New Business Venture
When tragedy strikes that is when you find out how strong the members of a community truly are. Our town of Crossroads had been dealt back-to-back tragedies. First a group of exceptionally high level regressors came through and destroyed the town. N...
2023-02-22 12:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 113
A Gathering Of Shards
Friday (Morning)
Once Kelvin decided to finally join Alexa, she found that he was quite the good helper. Despite his status amongst the elves, it was clear that they had at least taught him the basics on how to maneuver through the woods, how to...
2023-02-21 11:51:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 44
Doctorial Trials
(Three Weeks Later)
I have had three full weeks of a constant stream of patients coming in, all needing to be healed in different ways. Apparently not only are a number of people getting hurt by rebuilding, but due to the town being decimated, the num...
2023-02-21 02:40:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43
Self-Taught
(One Week Later)
As it turns out, magic is simultaneously more complex and simpler than I thought. It is more complex in that it is not just enough to cast a spell, as a spell is the final evolution of countless hours of practice, time, understanding, and ...
2023-02-20 15:37:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 112
The Prisoner
Friday (Morning)
“…Would you want to see your father?” The question came out before Alexa could even fully grasp the level of effort she would need to commit to this boy, this relative wild card. Well boy wasn’t exactly the right word, he was a t...
2023-02-20 11:10:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42
The Replacements
Bring.
Brrinnnggg.
Brrriinnnggg.
A chiming sound was going off, that was so loud that I couldn’t help but wake up.
“What, huh?” I blurt out as I reach out wildly trying to swat at the alarm clock, onl...
2023-02-19 14:56:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 111
Never Accepted
Friday (Morning)
“You’re still here?” Alexa said, staring at the teenager who looked and reminded her so much of Mr. Mackie, her school’s dean of discipline.
Rain drops falling.
For a moment only the cold sensation of the f...
2023-02-19 12:48:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 110
Stage VIII
The minute Alexa entered the new dungeon, she couldn’t help but feel out placed by the sheer size and scope of the dungeon she was in. The dungeon was massive, as it seemed to have no end in sight. Just as it was nighttime from where she left, it was also nigh...
2023-02-19 06:35:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
A Cure And Uninvited Guests
About mid-way through my creation of my Plasma Volume Expander Elixir, I received an urgent message. An urgent message that almost caused me to lose focus. The reason why I almost lost focus, was the fact that the alert seemed to bypass ...
2023-02-18 12:56:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
Potion Making 101
As I enter the Apothecary Guild I am first met with a number of different cascading smells that all seem to be used to both hide the others, while simultaneously fighting for dominance. It is odd, there are hints of vanilla, and honey used to cover the dis...
2023-02-17 12:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 109
Farewell Supper
Thursday
It hadn’t started as anything major, just a casual invite from Alexa to a few friends. In fact, for most the message would have been seen as an errant chat sent on blast, when it was really meant to be shared with but a small friend. The me...
2023-02-17 03:22:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39
The Disciple
The town we are in, aptly named Crossroads, is apparently not doing too well.
“The roaming guards I saw make it a point of contention to lock up anyone they come across. Still I am going to need you to go across the streets to get some of my supplies fr...
2023-02-16 10:31:59 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude X
Thursday
Judy Thyme
Something was off with Jim, her husband, he wasn’t reacting the same way he used to, he wasn’t looking at her, in that way. It was almost like a switch had been flipped in his mind and now he was absent. The kind lovi...
2023-02-15 19:39:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38
A Spirit Walk, Or Just Walking
“I have some good new and some bad news.” The train’s doctor began. “The bad news is that your familiar is beyond my help. The good news is that there is a doctor at the Magical Wastelands who can help.”
I pause, letti...
2023-02-15 11:03:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 108
Chef Alexa
Thursday
In the grand scheme of things, Wednesday was relatively uneventful for Alexa and company. Tomorrow, Friday, would be the day when Alexa, aided by Luke’s dungeon teleportation abilities, would travel to England to be the healing help for Ryelifa ...
2023-02-14 11:13:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37
The 'Great' Train Robbery
Zero was bleeding, not just a little either but they had a huge gash on the top of their head. I put my hand up to staunch the bleeding and instantly felt a giant tingling sensation. This was the blood of my familiar, someone who I supposedly share...
2023-02-14 03:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostSo this has nothing to do with the Super Bowl, but I am going to switch my off day to today as I need to drive into the city and it is going to be a lot to do that, write, and still work.
On the bright side, I will not take off on Thursday. So thank you all and I will see you all tomor...
2023-02-13 07:59:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
The Wager
Just as I had expected, within a few minutes of watching the hand play out, I was greeted by the system message I had been waiting for. This was of course the system message that told me I was now ready to officially try to gain levels, money, and experience via s...
2023-02-12 16:46:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 107
The Return
The universe flashed brightly for a minute, as the intended path Alexa had been supposed to go on, was forcefully and irrevocably altered. Rather than heading straight forward, through a dark and forced path, Alexa was instead sent to the right, down a darkened ...
2023-02-12 12:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 35
The Gambler
Zero and I are escorted through luxury car after luxury car. Each car dealing with a different vice. The first is a cart with numerous scantily clad escorts. The second, an even more luxurious car is filled with a number of free standing art stands and a number ...
2023-02-11 14:38:06 +0000 UTC View Post<<<<Author's Note: Again sorry for the confusion for those that read the first version of yesterday's Chapter 105. I made some changes to the end of it, which allowed me to expand this chapter out into its own version. Thank you all, sorry about the confusion, also th...
2023-02-11 12:48:21 +0000 UTC View Post<<<<Author's Note: SUBSTANTIAL REVISION: Thank you all for your feedback. I realize you all are correct, as such I have made some substantial revisions to this chapter, particularly at the end. Hopefully this change will help the overall chapter make ...
2023-02-10 16:15:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34
The Crazy Train
I emerge to find myself in the middle of a new world. Behind me is the glowing exit point, a spot that shines like a beacon of light and hope in the world around me. But around me is the start of a Tower, a world of worlds upon worlds. Each floor is both com...
2023-02-10 12:05:38 +0000 UTC View Post