Jason looked around the skimmer as it sailed smoothly over the rocky ground. It was an unremarkable patch of desert, but the walk between the mountain and its hidden sacrifice chamber and the Vane Estate had been an important time for Jason. It was his first chance to slow down and get som...
2020-03-09 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe six-legged lizards were not especially dangerous individually. They were no bigger than medium-sized dogs and posed little threat. What made them troublesome was that they were extraordinary in both their hardiness and their number. A group of lizards was normally called a lounge, but ...
2020-03-06 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs they went from town to town, clearing off huge stacks of adventure notices, not everything went as planned. Henrietta continued breaking the team into inefficient combinations, which was only the start of things going wrong.
Humphrey had been regularly summoning his dragon tooth w...
2020-03-05 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJason set up the cloud house after they cleared out the adventure notices of the third village of the day. Henrietta gathered the team together to talk about their performance in the days combat.
Obviously, most of those notices werent any kind of a challenge, she said. As ...
2020-03-04 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJason took one look at the spartan dormitory of the Magic Society outpost and pulled out his cloud flask. The low, blocky building of desert stone contained little more than hard cots.
He chose the adaptive version of the cloud house and mist started spilling out of the flask. It for...
2020-03-03 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBertrand was the ranking adventurer, which made reporting the elemental manifestation to the Adventure Society his responsibility. As he was a latecomer to the incident, Henrietta diligently filled in the blanks in his knowledge. The team was happy to leave sorting out the mess of the filt...
2020-03-02 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe people of Old City were reacting in one of two ways to the rainbow light shining in the air. Many were fleeing as fast as they could, rushing past Jason and his team as they rode toward the source of the commotion. Other members of the populace were trying to find a spot to watch from ...
2020-02-28 22:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostDanielle Geller played the recording of the mirage chamber fight for her important visitor.
They used my sons status against him, the Mirror King said. It seems your son has picked up your knack for spotting peoples leverage points.
No he hasnt, Danielle said....
2020-02-27 22:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostValdis wildly fended off Humphreys attacks as behind him, Sigrid desperately healed their team members. Even using his smaller sword Humphrey couldnt match Valdis speed but his strength was overwhelming. Valdis was more highly-mobile striker than defender and could not meet the barra...
2020-02-26 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJason rode the elevating platform up through the Adventure Society administration building, arriving on the fifth floor. There was a new reception desk, installed as part of the changed being implemented by the inquiry team. Behind the desk was a familiar face.
Bert, Jason greete...
2020-02-25 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the waiting room of Jorys clinic, Jason chatted with Jorys assistant, Janice, until Jory emerged from the treatment rooms in the back with a patient.
Jason, Jory cheerfully greeted, after sending the patient on her way. Its good to see you in person instead of just hea...
2020-02-24 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostJason and Humphrey were the first to rise each morning, Jason making the team breakfast while Humphrey plotted out the days training. One of the things Emir had warned Jason about was that the houseboat would require additional materials to perform various functions, be they universal or...
2020-02-21 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe strike force had been small, to restrict information. Three gold-rankers, six silver-rankers and a dozen bronze-rankers. Rufus parents, Gabriel and Arabelle, along with their teammate, Callum, were the golds. The silvers were Danielle Geller, Thalia Mercer, Elspeth Arella, Emirs ch...
2020-02-20 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn a training hall within the Adventure Society campus, Prince Valdis was squaring off against Rufus. Both held training swords that would leave a painful sting but not inflict any permanent damage.
Valdis moved swiftly, rushing around Rufus while delivering a flurry of rapid but pre...
2020-02-19 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the early morning, Jason stood at the edge of a platform in the underground grotto, looking out to the cave entrance and the ocean beyond. Daylight was yet to penetrate the west-facing cave and the illumination was still provided by the colourful glow-stones shining from beneath the wat...
2020-02-18 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe city of Jayapura featured a vast mirage chamber complex that was larger and more sophisticated than the Geller familys private chamber. The higher magical density of Jayapura meant that more advanced magical effects could be used and supported. This included potent dimensional magic ...
2020-02-17 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMoment of truth, Jason said. He had drawn out the summoning circle himself, rather than let Clive draw it out with his ritual diagram power. All the materials were laid out; spirit coins, quintessence gems and other magical objects. After sprinkling some powdered lesser magic cores to ...
2020-02-14 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTilly provided the group with catalogues that took the form of recording crystals, allowing them to look through projections of the available magic tattoos.
Im going to take the burst healing rune, Sophie said and was soon in the big chair in her undershirt as Tilly pricked nee...
2020-02-13 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor those who could afford them, personal transport in Jayapura consisted of small discs that floated in the air, underfoot, the rider directing them by shifting their weight. Hester brought a number of them out onto an open area of lawn for the visitors to get a handle on.
Hoverbo...
2020-02-12 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the old stone fortress in Old City, now a neutral ground of criminal delights, one of Cole Silvas thugs knocked on the door of Silvas office.
Enter, came a gruff bark from inside. The thug went in, his body screaming reluctance.
Boss?
What?
You ...
2020-02-11 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostClive performed the next essence ritual for Belinda.
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In the ritual room, the group continued to watch as Sophie went through her awakening rituals. She had three unawakened abilities left, one from the wind essence and two from the balance, along with three legendary awakening stones to use on them. She decided to save the Reaper stone for l...
2020-02-07 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe only person who could open a guest suite door they were not attuned to was Emir. He did so when Jason didnt answer the chime and walked out to where Jason was staring, shell-shocked, out over the lake. For all that he reacted, Jason didnt even appear to notice Emirs arrival.
<... 2020-02-06 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI'm pretty sure I attached all the files, but who knows?
2020-02-05 22:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostI'm too sleepy to make a witticism, so please make up your own. Not a crap one, though. I have standards to uphold.
2020-02-05 22:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostI really should stop scheduling these at 4am. That last bundle post was like the ravings of a madman. Isn't that right, Mr Coddington? You want me to do what? But that would hurt a lot on people, waste an unexpected amount of chutney and I'm not even sure the cloning technology is anything close ...
2020-02-05 22:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostBundle two for the day. Unless you're looking at this way later, after I've hopefully gone back and fixed all the PDF chapters of their many errors. I think one of these has the chapter where I accidentally copy-pasted the phrase "selection of gourmet cheeses" over Humphrey's name for a whole sce...
2020-02-05 22:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a lengthy delay I can only put down to slackness (and writing new chapters), the next PDF bundle is here. I will be bringing them up to date in short order. I'll apologise in advance for the extra notifications.
2020-02-05 22:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe adventurer camp was divided into three areas. The first was the actual campsite, where opulent tents were set out for the prestigious visiting adventurers. The second was the market tents, plain but large, where Greenstones brokers and the returned adventurers haggled over loot. The ...
2020-02-05 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the best efforts of his team to unnerve him, Jason used his final awakening stone, albeit with eyes closed and whispering to himself.
Dont turn into a blob, dont turn into a blob, dont turn into a blob
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