Vitaly S Alexius

Scientific Sorcery : 39 The Application of Psychotherapy Hypnosis Against Dreamwalkers

“That sounds like something oddly specific,” I said, looking from Stormy to Cali.

“Ammrrrr-lllaww-rrrrrrrrdd,” Stormy outputted, trying hard to say the words. “MmDd-urrrrr-sshhhh-eeeee-aaaw.”

“Two words?” I asked, opening the Codex in front of Stormy and watching as he...

Scientific Sorcery : 38 Aclard Dulsea

-=[Callista Leisl]=-

After dinner and another round of incredibly delicious water, I passed out on a bench in Ioan’s pub atop a pile of cloths extracted from my damaged Sleigh. As my mind sank into the mire of sleep, I prayed to the White Lynx and Goldara that the d...

Scientific Sorcery : 37 The Matriarch Event Horizon

I grabbed my shovel and headed out of the pub, Cali trailing behind me with obvious reluctance. As we reached the desolate ruins of Svalbard, I pointed to an area where the dragonfire had left distinctive black ashes on the ground, the snow not covering up these spots.

"Let's start here," I...

Scientific Sorcery : 36 The All-Grinding Wheel of Life

I watched as the first rays of dawn crept through the pub's windows, painting the room in a soft, pale light. Another sleepless night had passed, my hands and mind preoccupied with drawing out more hexagrams onto my Codex using the hexometer. 

Cali stirred on the pile of earth where sh...

Scientific Sorcery : 35 Seerage

"What do you mean it says 'Have a Good Tomorrow'?" Cali demanded as we entered the pub. "That can't be right. It must be some kind… you’re just screwing with me, aren’t you?!"

"That's what it says,” I shrugged. “Take it or leave it."

Cali's tail lashed back and forth. "But t...

Scientific Sorcery : 34 Endalaus

I watched as the emerald-tinted blade pushed the slight silver-blue shimmer away from Cali’s skin, white fuzz of her neck hairs igniting and burning away before the blade even touched her. 

Cali trembled, her eyes closed as a dark, red line slowly burned itself across her neck, as if...

Scientific Sorcery : 33 Dimorphism of Thornwild Humanity

I was feeling rather drained from lugging Glinka around so I didn’t teach Cali anything new that evening.

Instead, I simply took the Castian Sorceress to her Sleigh, to see what other items of value she could help me extract from its somewhat compressed insides. 

For the first ...

Scientific Sorcery : 32 Behavioral Patterns of Feline Psychology

"Are you sad, Ioan?" Cali asked, tilting her head at me, blue eyes examining my frown. "I don't like it when my bestie is sad! What can I do to make you smile?"

"You could be a little nicer to people," I said, shuddering ever so slightly at Cali’s plan of using mortal men to basically dig...

Scientific Sorcery : 31 Dragonglass Pathophysiology

I watched as Cali's face cycled through a range of emotions - disbelief, fear, anger, and finally, resignation. Her hand trembled as she reached for the pen, ocean-blue eyes never leaving mine.

"You don't know what you're doing," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "These contracts�...

Scientific Sorcery : 30 Thunderstruck

-=[Callista Leisl]=-

I simply stood there, half-fused to the floor of Ioan's pub, straining to hear what was happening outside with all of my senses.

I felt the distant presence of my sleigh and the cold grip of intensifying winter and something ancient and ...

Scientific Sorcery : 29 River vs Sleigh

I said a quick bye to Cali, ignoring her protests and demands for me to come back at once. She continued to yell as I walked away.

Whistling a jaunty tune, I adjusted my backpack, grabbed a shovel, and waited for Stormy to leap onto my shoulder before heading towards the river.

The cr...

Scientific Sorcery : 28 Maybe!

I watched as Cali scurried off to the outhouse, her tail twitching nervously. As soon as she was out of sight, I turned to Stormy.

"So, what do you think?" I asked my feline companion. "Is she planning something?"

Stormy gave me a look that could only be described as exasperated. "Mrr...

Scientific Sorcery : 27 Storm-tastic

I was born the runt of the litter, the smallest of seven. My brothers and sisters were all sleek, fast and strong, like shadows in the night, hunting and running with each other, while I remained tiny and frail, refusing to stray from the warm step of the big house of the meat-giver, one that fed...

Scientific Sorcery : 26 The Apex Omniarch

-=[Callista Leisl]=-

I awoke with a start, atop some kind of uneven surface. I rapidly tried to mentally reorient myself as to where I was and how I ended here. The earth and rocks under me definitely didn't feel like the plush bed of my sleigh.

All of it crash...

Scientific Sorcery 25 : Thirsty for Knowledge

Upon arrival in the pub, I deposited the treasure and the merchant onto my pile of witchy earth and went to the stove to cook everyone dinner. Cali watched me with dead eyes as I brought her a plate of steak and pickled vegetables.

She ate quickly and I poured her a jug of water from the ce...

Technomagica 2 : 48 Takeoff

I stood atop the craggy outcropping, my breath misting in the crisp mountain air as I gave the glider, the gravity hexagrams and the bags one last look-over, making sure that...

Scientific Sorcery : 24 Star-Eaters

“Here.” Cali’s nose took us into another, narrower tunnel that led into what was possibly the basement of one of the now collapsed houses. “I smell gold here.”

We stuck the torches into the earth nearby and began digging, lugging rocks and pulling wooden beams away from the scene....

Scientific Sorcery : 23 Literacy

“Hey Stormy, am I going to turn inside out?” I asked my future-seeing kitten, worrying how witchery would affect me.

“Brrrrrrr,” the kitten hopped off my shoulder and rolled her violet-tinted eyes at me as if I was an idiot who was listening to big dumb blonde cats.

“Welp,�...

Scientific Sorcery : 22 The Dealermancer

Callista’s eyes widened in horror as she realized what I was asking. "You... you want me to sign my own contract?"

I nodded, my expression impassive. "It seems only fair, doesn't it? You came here to force me to sign it. Now you get to experience what that feels like firsthand."

Her...

Scientific Sorcery : 21 Witchy Lie Detector

"Say, that’s a pretty necklace," I growled, staring at the convergence of silver and blue lines on her chest.

"This old thing?" Cali asked, walking towards me, her slender fingers lightly caressing the cool, smooth surface of the biggest crystal hanging on her chest. "Just a family heirlo...

Scientific Sorcery : 20 Felix Arcanicx

“My sled is an artefact made by fine ladies of the Iridium Istria Maggelanum,” Cali revealed. “It utilises a small shard of the Wormwood Star to power the runework. The Artificer-Sorcerers of my homeland are quite talented!”

I nodded, wondering if there were actual wizards in the so...

Scientific Sorcery : 19 Callista Liesl

Stormy’s sudden, loud "Mraurwww!" interrupted my thoughts about my magical experiments as she dashed to the window.

I set down my Witchy Codex book and followed after her to the window.

Stormy’s superior feline senses were right on target.

There was a truly enormous, carria...

Scientific Sorcery : 18 Arcanoelastic Resonator

"Right,” I said. “So… today we're going to attempt to build a remote control for gem 51," I explained, gathering my tools. "First things first, we need a base. Something magical, but not too magical.

“I’m thinking… wood? Which one do you think will work best? This one maybe?” ...

Scientific Sorcery : 17 Hexometer

I considered the violet dust in my bag and what to do with it. 

Ordinarily, human bones burned up in a crematorium at around 1,000 to 1,300 degrees Celsius becoming dry and brittle and turning into a grayish ash. I wondered what would happen if I heated this crystalline bone dust? Woul...

Scientific Sorcery : 16 Witchy Armor

I buried the fish-spirit rock in a pile of my witchy earth to see how my domain power would sort it out. It felt… weird. Like a little fire that was invading my territory, a small electrical current that constantly tickled at my senses.

It confirmed to me that I was well connected with an...

Scientific Sorcery : 15 Yoink

I dug through the earth in the large barrel and discovered a half-fist sized rock buried therein. 

When I pulled the rock out of the barrel, the floating crab followed it. This confirmed my theory that the Astral Projections were pretty much attached to specific large crystal formation...

Scientific Sorcery : 14 The Astralgraph Theory

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Technomagica 2 : 47 Preparations

I woke up to the gentle rays of the morning sun filtering through the window.

Turning my head, I saw Kliss, still peacefully asleep. Her gemstone mane cascaded over the pillow, shimmering in the early light with yellow, violet and red reflections, casting a thousand flickering rainbows acro...

Technomagica 2 : 46 Deeper Darker

Leemy lazily waved at us from beneath a golden-leafed oak tree in the heart of Moscow's Gorky Park. The dryad and her Agromancer lounged on a bench across from us. Delta gesticulated wildly, chatting to her dryad with over-exuberant excitement about what sort of hydroponics they were going to bui...

Technomagica 2 : 45 A Night of Revelations

I walked to the cottage, my hand entwined with Kliss’s, Delta following close behind us. I could feel the nervous tremor in my fingers, fuelled by the uncertainty of what was coming. Deception had become so ingrained in my interactions with my parents, a web of carefully constructed narratives ...