Rholont shut his eyes for a moment, then pulled a card with an elaborately designed backing out of thin air. He handed it to Mel.
As soon as Mel grabbed it, she realized that Rholont wasn’t letting go. She wasn’t going to tug ineffectually on it.
“I would normally say, ...
2025-03-01 11:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post“Machi!” Komachi squealed when Mel picked her up and held her like a baby in front of Rholont.
Mel looked at her, then at Rholont. “I should have known you’d be immune.” She looked over at the Fire Oppa thoughtfully, who was over by the frozen spar between Jacob and Hal. 2025-02-28 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
As Mel would have expected, the Magi were welcoming and accepting. With Shrubley and Gwen making breakfast for everybody, there was a tower of pancakes drenched in butter and syrup in front of each person at the long table.
More seats were found and placed around Mel for her new frie...
2025-02-27 11:00:34 +0000 UTC View Post“H-how?” Sabrina asked, her voice breaking. She pressed her hands to her mouth to stop the sobs coming out.
Shane put a hand on her shoulder.
Nathan looked at his hole-ridden shirt. “I…was dead.”
“We all were,” Maddie said.” She furrowed her brow, trying t...
2025-02-26 11:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostMel looked up from the [Revival Scroll] to see Charlie, in tightly fitted witch robes, striding across the open floor with a basket from one of the Grand Orders in her arms.
You gotta be kidding me, Mel thought sourly.
The rival Archon gifted embers, manuals, potions, ...
2025-02-25 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAfter months of sleeping roughly, always worried that there was danger around the corner, you would think that the first night in warmth and safety would be restful.
It was not.
Mel tossed and turned for more reasons than her large bed was missing a certain tall, statuesque wom...
2025-02-24 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostCharlie lingered by Mel’s door that night, gripping her staff with white-knuckled force. Her posture was tense, like she was struggling with something. Even her witch hat was lopsided, hiding everything but her frown.
When Mel turned down the hall to her room, she paused and observ...
2025-02-23 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMel didn’t expect the Magi to reach an agreement so fast. Their usual bickering and backbiting lasted all of a few minutes before the majority decided in favor of creating an Order.
Once that first roadblock fell away, all other complaints were made purely for the sake of them. Non...
2025-02-22 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn some ways, it was as if Mel never left Brookmoors. The petty jealousies and rivalries resumed right where they had left off. People mostly talked about their experiences in the Convocation, but it was all done with typical Magi flair.
Sylvie constantly tried to outdo her brother, ...
2025-02-21 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no judgment in Gwen’s eyes. She did not look at these people with scorn or disdain. She even gave another health potion to Wrug.
Mel had to resist the urge to give these downtrodden people money. They would never accept it. Their pride would not allow it, and yet she coul...
2025-02-20 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostMel sagged in place, looking at the towering brutes. She scrubbed at her eyes, dashing the tears away. “This is the only place that feels like home to me,” she said in a quiet voice on the edge of breaking.
A few of the grubby men nodded, as if they understood.
A large, mea...
2025-02-19 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Mel got out of the forest room, most of the Magi had settled in. Collectively, the group behaved like cats. The general idea was to let them adjust to the space without forcing anything onto them.
Being there to greet them would have made it seem like Mel was rubbing her ...
2025-02-18 11:14:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Mel, there’s something else you need to understand about your rival,” Gwen said, frowning. “She’s an Asleton. Highborn. And from the main house, like Sylvie and Hal. Except she’s technically older, being their father’s sister, so she holds more authority.”
“Wait, h...
2025-02-18 06:04:33 +0000 UTC View PostThere were a lot of showers to choose from. Mel didn’t care much to avoid going into the other Magi’s rooms, especially since they hadn’t arrived yet.
As far as she considered it, it was their fault for not claiming dibs yet.
The only one she didn’t go into was Gwen’s...
2025-02-17 04:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s murder!” Heath protested.
“Technically, no,” Elian corrected. “So long as you are a competitor in the Convocation, you are competing for the prizes and glory associated with the Convocation. Whether you are in a trial or not, you still possess an Authority Level a...
2025-02-16 03:49:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe carriage exploded, raining burning debris across the expansive courtyard filled with the carriages of countless nobles and wealthy patrons.
Even as Mel tucked and rolled, keeping her precious cargo (Hush) safe, she mentally noted the reaction between Poison and Fire aspects.
<... 2025-02-15 02:22:13 +0000 UTC View PostIn fact, her titles explicitly stated that she didn’t earn them so much as loot them from the corpses of her enemies.
Mel realized, belatedly, that her titles literally told the story of the Convocation. From her first to the last, all six titles were integral to her journey.
While Heath and Gwen asked their own questions en route to the Starling Tower, Mel looked at some pending notifications.
You earn a higher Authority Level.
[Exile] → [Commoner]
Deed Wall surpassed. You earn a higher Authority Le...
2025-02-12 01:38:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Charlotte Asleton,” the Holy See medic began, full of sympathy. “I am immeasurably sorry to say that there is not much more we can do for your condition.”
Dread crawled in from the fringes of Charlie’s mind, trying to crush her under the weight of Lormar’s Guilt. She rea...
2025-02-12 00:55:23 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Elian answered questions and extolled the virtues of the Seabrim Crater, Mel looked at her status. She had gotten a few increases, a new title, and something about an Authority Level.
First up, however, was her all-important status:
[Mel Harper]
“Komachi is [Ungovernable]!” a familiar voice screamed in the hall.
Sae’mir and the doctors stepped to the side as a brown blur streaked down the hall, trailing several doctors in the same robes that had treated Gwen.
“Somebody catch her!” a doctor shouted.
Anot...
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Hope you've been enjoying the story so far! The first book of Omen of the Witchblade is officially complete now at a chunky 250k words. The next book is shaping up to be even longer, but typically we have a small break between the end of one book and the start of the next. This is no different. 2025-01-31 17:58:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Standing over the corpse of another Bloodtide member, Mel turned to the side and spit out the blood that was filling her mouth. The sound of slippered feet alerted Mel to a new danger. She twisted on the balls of her feet, bringing her twinblade to bear. She heard the sharp clang&...
2025-01-30 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith the Abhorrent One and the Lady in Chains unaware of their position, the Elders had an easy time finding the abomination that was the thirteenth Magi. She foolishly held onto a ring lingering with the Vile Covenant’s magic, making it easy to track her down.
Wearing the faces of...
2025-01-29 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHeath was terrified.
It wasn’t just that there were literal monsters on all sides, but that his party members and friends were attacking them with the reckless abandon of little kids whacking pinatas.
These people are insane.
He kept pumping his daggers,...
2025-01-28 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMel couldn’t take her eyes off the witch that floated just above their heads. Not just because Mel recognized her or that she was a total smoke show, but because of the hat.
Another Magi with a witch hat. A rival for power. One that would go beyond this compe...
2025-01-27 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAccurate to everyone’s assumption, and surprising exactly nobody, Gwen was struck first by a monster. The [Fool’s Crown] shattered into golden shards. Before she lost it, she managed to turn a few monsters into meaty pancakes with the extended melee range of her greathammer.
Mel ...
2025-01-26 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNew Quest: Heavy Lies the Crown
The manastorm has caused a fundamental shift in both the trial’s landscape and its denizens. Monsters within the influence of the manastorm are now stronger, with many reaching levels of power previously unintended. Monst...
2025-01-25 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMel had no idea how long she slept, but she felt significantly better. The other groups, none of them Magi, she noticed, kept their distance from one another in an odd sort of queue.
At least nobody seemed to be actively ambushing and backstabbing one another. Everyone appeared fairl...
2025-01-24 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post