“It really worked… but…” I said over the phone, my voice trembling.
Contrary to what I had expected, our – in retrospect, insane – plan had worked. We had checked with a couple of our classmates who had been absent the other day, and they had all pretty much said the same thing....
2024-02-21 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI gasped as I blinked my eyes open again. I found Frank starting out into the distance and followed his gaze.
A massive tsunami of white magic rolled over the land away from us, faster and faster, speeding up exponentially. I would have felt terrified if I didn’t know that it was...
2024-02-20 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI was really fast. I’d never really measured my top speed in my not-true form, but I knew I had to be inhumanly fast to outrun a Mana Gorger. Frank, although he couldn’t hope to match my top speed, also ran a fair bit faster than one would expect from a guy his age.
Casey was t...
2024-02-16 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFrank and Casey both had their ruby seed teleport waypoints at Casey’s place, but I’d never moved mine from my room. That meant that I had to make my way over to her place once we all calmed down after our realization.
The walk there didn’t take too long, but it also meant th...
2024-02-15 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Sooo… Wanting to murder a dragon aside…” Frank spoke up. “We agreed on a deal, right? Is there anything else or are we free to go save the world now…?”
I glanced at Frank, still a bit pissed at the dragon.
The crystal in exchange for Elyssa and Mom staying with him for ...
2024-02-14 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Mom!” I yelled in despair, dislodging the ruby seed I’d kept hidden under my tongue. I quickly scrambled to catch it and curled my fist around it in a feeble attempt to hide it.
Cradence didn’t react other than looking at me, but I had the distinct feeling that he was doing the equ...
2024-02-13 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWe're back! Sorry for the delay. I've just been dealing with life(tm) a bit lately.
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“Greetings, goddesses and their friends,” the words… no, the pure information echoed in my head.
I stumbled back as it hit my mind. Ever...
2024-02-12 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDay two of our expedition started with a much more somber atmosphere. Even Frank seemed quieter than before. He kept glancing at Wi for some reason, though. The girl in question still looked upset and was avoiding Casey even more than before.
I sighed to myself.
Curiosity killed the c...
2024-02-05 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI had my doubts, but it turned out that Wi had some kind of ability to make everything on her person lighter in order to be able to fly. That included anything or anyone she carried.
It kind of made sense if I thought about it. There was no way normal physics would ever allow her t...
2024-02-04 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“By the way, you never answered if you can breathe fire and stuff,” Frank asked, eying Mom’s scaly wings.
Mom glanced at him with a hum.
“I think I can. I’m not exactly sure how, but I have this vague sense of this warm spot here…” She touched the spot ...
2024-02-03 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostLooking at it again, this time without being in a rush, the fancy stones surrounding the secret entrance teleporter of the castle were engraved with various symbols.
“Do you even know what’s written on them?” I asked.
“I… do, actually,” Casey said, her brows creasing. “E...
2024-02-02 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey, there! I hope you're all having a lovely day!
As for me, I'm still writing pretty much every day (other than those days where I don't feel well), so you can expect updates to keep the same pace for the time being!
For those who missed it, I finally managed to put together and rel...
2024-02-01 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEven though she had specifically avoided canonizing her existence as the world’s goddess, for all intents and purposes, Casey was the goddess of Wiland. Granted, her control wasn’t absolute, but she could change things in a major way and more importantly, she now even knew e...
2024-01-31 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTurning into her true form – and it also was Mom’s true form, unlike mine – had apparently gotten completely rid of the virus… or whatever had been causing the headaches. Even when she transformed back, the headaches wouldn’t return again.
I was relieved that Mom wouldn...
2024-01-30 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSince Casey’s parents still wouldn’t come for at least a few days, we decided to make her home our base of operations for now.
My mom lay down on the couch while the three blondes brought out some of the magical items they had looted from the wizard’s secret lab. Frank and I stood off...
2024-01-24 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe snuck out of school and headed to Casey’s place right away. On our way there, I called Mom and explained the major fuckup… the two major fuckups I had committed.
“Are you sure about the… the zombie plague?” Mom asked. “It could still be a normal...
2024-01-23 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor some reason, the attendance that day was poor and we also had a couple of substitute teachers. Apparently, there was some kind of flu epidemic going around. Or at least that was that everyone was saying.
Which was strange because it was spring and it hadn’t even been that cold lately....
2024-01-22 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up on Monday with a grumble.
My extended weekend was over and it was time to go back to school. But that, although annoying, was far from what bothered me the most at the moment, though.
As soon as I walked into the kitchen, I spotted Mom pulling some milk out of the fridge whi...
2024-01-21 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI went straight to my computer, logged back into the game, grabbed the quest item and a teleport flower, and made my way back to the Golden Woods to the spot close to the portal.
I looked around to make sure there weren’t any players around and with a nod from Mom, I opened the portal to ...
2024-01-15 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Casey laid out her plans on how to handle saving her world, there was a bit of an argument about how dangerous it would be and what we should do instead.
And then Wi spoke for the first time since the meeting had started.
“You’re just going to let my world be destroyed?! Jus...
2024-01-14 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“So, let’s start with the obvious,” Casey took charge once the initial reactions to Frank’s introduction passed. “First of all, Renee obviously has something supernatural, magical, and/or divine going on about her.”
I grumbled to myself, but couldn’t refute her.
I blinked awake, feeling much calmer and more relaxed than I had in what felt like ages.
After the little portal experiment yesterday, Mom and I had ended up chatting, playing board games, cooking lunch together, and then watching movies in the evening.
It was… nice.
Casey had...
2024-01-12 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“– then I returned back home and tried to relax for a bit. But then I got the call from you, packed a few potions, and went to the hospital,” I finished my retelling of the last few days.
Mom had only occasionally interrupted to ask for clarification, but otherwise let me tell the who...
2024-01-11 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked my eyes open. It was morning again.
I wasn’t wearing my pajamas and I was still in my not-true form.
Huh…
I must have fallen asleep at some point. It had gotten quite late by the time I ended up revealing everything to Mom, after all. And with her needing ...
2024-01-06 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMom and I were sitting on the couch in the living room, leaning into each other. She was stroking my big fox tail in her lap, her expression vacant.
I wanted to know what she had meant before, but I also understood that she needed a moment to take everything in. Letting her pat my tail wasn...
2024-01-05 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Mom, please… If they said a week off, then just take the week off,” I pleaded with my mom as we returned back home from the hospital.
I had decided not to tell her about the portals while in the hospital just in case someone overheard us. Didn’t want even more people think...
2024-01-04 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I returned home, Mom still wasn’t home.
I pursed my lips in concern even as I automatically transformed into my not-true form.
She had been working more and more lately because of the project deadline and I was getting quite concerned about her health.
I checked my phone ...
2024-01-03 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI felt lightheaded when I finally woke up. Physically, I felt no pain or discomfort whatsoever. Mentally, I was beyond exhausted.
I let out a soft mewl as my eyes cracked open.
“Renee! You’re okay!” a somewhat familiar voice called.
I turned my head and as my vision adjust...
2024-01-02 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year, everyone!
I decided that it would be a good idea to make monthly updates a regular thing just to keep myself focused and to let ya'll know what to expect for the following month, so here we are!
During December, I managed to fall into a daily routine that starts with m...
2024-01-01 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI held my bleeding arm, crouching out of sight as quietly as possible as I peeked out into the dark rocky passageway with a sharp eye, my body tense. My breaths came out slowly and carefully.
I had no idea whether I would even survive this. But despite my fear, I kept quiet and made as litt...
2023-12-31 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post