Yuriko jolted awake with her heartbeat racing faster than when she was in active combat. Worse, actually, as she had meticulous control over her body when she was in battle. A sense of foreboding settled down on her strongly enough that she almost summoned Fri’Avgi to hand and called for Eli’...
2023-09-18 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe underground city of Synkrasia was almost completely lifeless. The mortals who accompanied that young Ancient had long since left after receiving a messenger from the surface. The portal hub was active, however, and let out a parade of Warforged drones.
The metallic constructs marched to...
2023-09-12 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Silver Tiger’s Ritual Chamber had not existed before the naval battle. It had once been one of the storage spaces and was practically a box. Now, several runescript lines had been etched around the chamber and connected to the Chaos ship’s powerful Animus Engines and there were dozens of ...
2023-09-11 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s a distraction,” Devotee of Radiant Fire said
“What is?” Yuriko asked, slightly confused.
“The Forge.” When Yuriko didn’t say anything else, Devotee continued. “The Waypoints and the Court. They’re just distractions. The…duke’s assets are important, both a...
2023-09-11 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostZeyn Strider grumbled under his breath as the team escaped. The backpack he carried contained nearly a hundred Jin of supplies but felt like they weighed less than ten Jin. The things belonged to the 29th Pia’Vasi, and had been lent out to raider teams like them. He wished he could keep it, rea...
2023-09-11 13:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou need to eliminate all of his incarnations. Damien said while the Weaver kept his distance.
The Oathsworn continued to attack her while she absently repulsed his efforts. Not that she wasn’t paying attention to him. She wasn’t that foolish. Instead, she only devoted half of ...
2023-09-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMiya Mishala leaned back against her seat, sighing in both annoyance and exhaustion. The Silver Tiger was a luxury yacht but it wasn’t unarmed. Aside from the forward Plasma Carronades, and the smaller arms at the sides, the Tiger also had a “tiger cub” system that basically mounted a small...
2023-09-04 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“There must be a limit to how many times the Chaos Marchionesses could keep this up,” Yuriko muttered.
Eli’Theria had returned to the Silver Tiger and the fires of battle had somewhat died down. It couldn’t stop completely otherwise the Chaos dwellers could build up their defenses f...
2023-09-04 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post“That isn’t right…” Yuriko complained. “They should stay dead.”
She glared out into the field of battle, finding nearly every last opponent she killed to be back in action. Not that it was easy to distinguish the squidships apart. Their hulls, or skin, could shift hues after all...
2023-09-04 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe flames and smoke were well within Mikel’s Ennoia of Embers, something he touched upon during his long convalescence. Enlightenment had come to him as he whiled away the long hours with only Krystal or a book for company.
He’d long wondered what the use for the Cypher Heritage in a n...
2023-09-04 13:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostKrystal’s eyes had adjusted to the pre-dawn light, but even so, the shadows across the groves could easily trick her senses enough to cause a stumble. If she stepped on the dried twigs or leaves, the rustling and crackling could alert the sentries. Even if she knew that most Haveenians and Kadr...
2023-09-04 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWith Sadeen taking over Eli’Theria’s control, Yuriko was free to survey the battlefield. Previously, she only had time to glance towards the centre every now and then. Now, as she recovered her breath, she noted the warships’ dance of battle.
A bone-deep weariness came over her as the...
2023-08-28 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWith her Animakinesis, Yuriko reached for the once-captive sailors. Those that perished from exposure, she could do nothing about. But the ones who were starting to change, and the ones who were resisting with all their might, those she could still help. She brought them towards one of the mercha...
2023-08-28 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as the conference ended, Yuriko and her Mum returned aboard Eli’Theria. Thoughts swirled in Yuriko’s mind, though foremost to that was finally meeting the Legion Vagaris’ leadership. Well, her second meeting, she thought, not quite recalling the first. Or was that while she was unco...
2023-08-28 13:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe shuttle from the Green Swan stopped when it was about a hundred paces from the Silver Tiger. Tribunus Maruko Haru Manuella of the Legion Vagaris bit her lips as she felt a Domain encompassing them. It was a familiar feeling, but she was certain she’d never felt it before. She’d only been ...
2023-08-28 13:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostKato’s freshly inlaid Knight-level Animus technique activated almost as fast as he could think. He breathed out Animus, condensed liquid Animus that only stayed that way because of his Will. The technique demanded he release the pressure, however, and it burst into a cloud of gaseous then photo...
2023-08-28 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThings are starting to come together and falling apart all at once--in the series that is. Meantime, we're queuing up the next chapters and planning out the next events for Chronicles.
We're taking a break from 21 to 25 August (just in time to get ourselves ready for the coming school year,...
2023-08-14 14:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostKato Mishala Davar was miserable at the moment. Eastern Rumiga had always been colder than the west, and now in the midst of the Season of Earth, the life-giving rains that he appreciated while he was warm indoors had turned him into a soggy mess. It would have been alright if he could actually m...
2023-08-14 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs a Chaos Duke went, the One Who Watches was poorly understood even amongst his peers. Not that he had many nearby. It was well known that the Eternal Empire of the Righteous Order had only two Knights Imperious, but it was also understood that because of the Imperial Path, those two were more t...
2023-08-14 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Silver Tiger’s training rooms did include a space to work on Yuriko’s Sorcery. It was a reinforced chamber that funnelled the outside Chaos into it, allowing for easier Shaping, while also keeping the area close to planar stability. After all, Sorcery became Shaping in the Chaos Sea, and ...
2023-08-14 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs Yuriko wandered aboard the Silver Tiger, she soon realised that many of the areas previously restricted to her were now open. She found herself in a dimly-lit room, filled with cosy booths, upbeat music, and a bar on one side. She saw Miya and Kiyo on the barstool, sipping a brightly-coloured ...
2023-08-14 13:15:02 +0000 UTC View Post“How long did the Silver Tiger wait for you?” Yuriko asked as Eli’Theria docked inside the Chaos ship.
“To my reckoning, half a year,” Sadeen answered idly.
Piloting Eli’Theria was similar enough to her experience in the Koinos Colossus back in Realmheart with a few major ...
2023-08-14 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostDouglas Hart couldn’t help but gape when Yuriko and her incredibly hot mum flew into the giant automaton. Well, he wasn’t sure if it still qualified as an automaton when clearly, it had a spirit. Was it alive? Nothing in Karcellia even came close to the technology of this wondrous place.
<... 2023-08-07 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Orb of Authority sat on Yuriko’s lap while she was in a seated meditation pose on top of her bed. The return to the residential block had been lengthy but uneventful, and it was only when they arrived that she realised that the trial had taken more time than she thought. It could not have b...
2023-08-07 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostSelf-reflection was not something Yuriko was used to doing. Even when she had weeks of idleness back in Karcellia, she had always been active, always a creature of habit. She’d gone through her training, her meditation and all that, without really considering if the path she trod was the right ...
2023-08-07 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe tunnel was at least twice as wide as before. Yuriko and Virgil examined the results of her Trinity test, and it was much stronger than she expected. Aside from the widened tunnel, the impact point had turned into a large cavern. The reaction had eaten through the ambient Chaos as well as the ...
2023-08-07 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s merely a weak reflection of the real thing. Damien suddenly said while Yuriko’s thoughts lingered on the Imperial Path’s advantages.
‘What do you mean?’
Your father mentioned the ability to transform his Animus into Boreal…or maybe Zephyrial energies and ...
2023-08-07 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThere was one difference that Yuriko immediately noticed. When she entered the Chaos Lake near Synkrasia, she could manipulate the surroundings to bring her towards her goal, now however, she felt the space around her resist her manipulation. She wondered if it was because of how they entered or ...
2023-07-31 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe lift deposited them into a grand hallway. It was as large as the others, but instead of plain stone, the walls and ceiling were covered in ornate etching, filled in with silver and gold.
“Eh?” Yuriko muttered as she spread her perception to take a closer look. The precious metals th...
2023-07-31 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe sight of her Mum’s face, filled with concern and irritation in equal measure, made Yuriko nervous. Her Anima flared, her perception scanning the woman in front of her, only for her aura to be pushed back. Surprise painted Sadeen’s face, and she gasped.
“You have a Domain?” Mum s...
2023-07-31 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post