“Vincent, is this information accurate?” Victoria Feuer asked her brother. They were lounging in the private royal gardens. The vast, intricate array of flowers tended by the Arch-Druid in service to the crown helped soothe her soul.
“It is. I had the same reaction upon hearing it. I ...
2022-10-01 10:34:35 +0000 UTC View PostDo not fear God-like enemies.
Fear pig-headed teammates.
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2022-10-01 09:59:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe mansion Sara had entered belonged to the underworld. The Wild Hunt, the Flock, and the Blood Snakes jointly owned the residence. It was a meeting place for those summoned or deigned to grace it with their presence.
Sara was the latter.
As the Mistress of Pleasure, Sara controlled ...
2022-09-29 06:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostWilson watched the Numbers waiting patiently. Time was nothing but another number to it. Gradually the calculation it had been working on since Eve Smith arrived moved to synchronize. As a cold creature filled with logic, it didn’t sigh in relief, but it did provide double expe...
2022-09-28 04:10:09 +0000 UTC View PostMatt Smith hovered in the air the country of his descent. Arrayed around him were his Shard Companions, along with the others equivalent in power to his current form.
The Bear of Russia flexed his mighty muscles while watching the other three. The Monk of India sat cross-legged in the air w...
2022-09-27 04:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Everything has been handled,” Eve said, her tone calm and polite. “I even repaired most of the damage.” She shifted position to block most of the tower wall’s destruction from view. The end of the corridor through the door had chunks of the wall missing, so she acted quickly. In a flas...
2022-09-25 04:45:48 +0000 UTC View PostSophie Yu waited, her body poised for action. It was complex with the limited food rations the slaves had been on, but she bore down with pure willpower. Her talent had shown her the only path to safety was through the figure clad in silver. Sophie knew this was her only chance, so she was willin...
2022-09-24 05:11:45 +0000 UTC View PostSara glanced through her spatial ring, looking for an appropriate outfit for the new day. She didn’t want something too revealing. The individuals she met would take that the wrong way, and cleaning blood out was a pain, even with magic. No, she needed something that displayed power without add...
2022-09-23 03:10:36 +0000 UTC View PostSpace is not the final frontier. Far from it.
Any immortal can tell you the void awaits all.
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2022-09-22 02:52:04 +0000 UTC View PostWilson watched the Deviant Core as it was processed. Information layers were stripped methodically. Each layer was isolated, processed, and refined. It wouldn’t allow anything to be leftover from the Deviant. Even the most fragmented piece of code was a potential threat.
Wilson previously...
2022-09-21 04:02:22 +0000 UTC View PostThrones were suitable for commanding attention. It was the primary reason Matt bothered using them. Jennifer, his Shard Companion, had talked him down from the first few. The one filled with iron swords, the one made of skulls, and Matt’s personal favorite, the obsidian throne, were all vetoed....
2022-09-20 02:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe group encountered no Vampires on the long winding staircase of the eastern tower. Upon reaching the first door set into the wall, Ralph stayed with the group while Eve entered alone. When the castle was first constructed, a space mage was involved. Instead of a small room between the walls, a...
2022-09-18 07:10:21 +0000 UTC View Post“The price of silver has gone beyond the sky’s reach.” Mylee Young said to herself. She was sitting behind the teller’s counter at this branch of the Adventurer’s Guild. Recently the guild had assisted the town in fighting off a massive force of mercenaries.
Mylee had heard a nobl...
2022-09-17 04:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure we can’t get a discount?” Sara asked, her every expression a demure contrast to the luxury around her. She held sway over the room, seated in a comfortable runic chair that could double as a throne. Her desk was pure ebony granite crystal from the Skysword Mountains. Rare luxu...
2022-09-16 02:45:14 +0000 UTC View PostMoney does not make devils grind the millstone.
Greed does.
-Teaching of Liber Omnia
Kyo stared pitifully at Sene, Lion’s wife, with a look that could make rocks cry.
“He didn’t feed you at all?” Sene said with a suspicious ton...
2022-09-15 02:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Finally, after countless eons since the Creators left, I have one!” Wilson said, staring into the depths of the perfect crystalline orb it held. A [System Core]was required to raise the processing power of any System, but they weren’t exactly lying around. Most of the two ...
2022-09-14 04:14:19 +0000 UTC View PostMatt Smith hovered above the planet that had birthed him. He came up here to think, as nothing beat the vacuum of space for silence except the Plane of Water’s deepest depths.
Space was quite a bit safer, so space it was.
This trip had been accompanied by his current Shard Companion...
2022-09-13 02:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith Professor Swift and Ralph, getting the air elemental horses attached to the carriage was relatively quick. As they exited the town, Eve joined Ralph in the carriage driver’s cab in the front. Moving alongside the carriage was a well-equipped force of mercenaries that had been waiting outsi...
2022-09-11 06:21:32 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I love the "Insights" section of the new setup. It has given me a concise view of some of the most common issues people have with my story. Following the logic, I have decided to adopt a different method.
Daily chapters will be short and feature POV changes between different non-M...
2022-09-08 06:19:51 +0000 UTC View PostEven as Ralph rushed to open the door for his niece, Eve turned to watch the door to both professors’ rooms open. Professor Swift and Bloodwood looked like they’d had a rather eventful night. Her eyes narrowed at a few corpses littered the floor in their room. It wasn’t close to the number ...
2022-09-04 05:10:03 +0000 UTC View PostEve turned away from the door after casually melting the lock to glance at the three men who had entered ahead of her. Two men were posing as guests, Mr. Braggins and Mr. Chimmel, while the third was a guard with unclear connections to them.
While her current Tier Three was a far cry from h...
2022-08-28 07:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe mercenaries were arguing in two distinct camps. Eve would have been happy enough watching the show with popcorn. Sadly, the remaining mages were on a sharp lookout for any mana fluctuations. Creating a barrier to conceal sound would have the same effect as an anglerfish’s lightbulb in the o...
2022-08-21 06:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostEve exited Charlotte’s room before sealing it with a set of runes around the door’s outline. As the runes flashed silver and faded, the door vanished like a soap bubble popped out of existence. She repeated the trick on all the other doors leaving a seemingly empty corridor with only bare woo...
2022-08-14 05:05:18 +0000 UTC View PostEve moved through the forest like a ghost approaching the town where Ralph had chosen to stop for the night. Her tunic, leggings, and boots had shifted back to normal silver coloring during the jaunt. Before she broke out of the forest, Eve took a long look at the heavens above, connecting to the...
2022-08-07 06:10:39 +0000 UTC View PostEve was impressed with Charlotte’s butler. Listening to the information the assassin had provided under the proper motivation told a sordid tale. The royalty of the Othuven kingdom had been lax in the past hundred years of rule. Their power had shrunk, and the domain was primarily known for the...
2022-07-31 01:43:51 +0000 UTC View PostRalph stared down at the quivering mess of flesh that had once been an assassin targeting his niece. The butler flexed his Gift of Water, removing the bits of flesh, blood, and other unidentified matter that clung to him. It never failed to take out even the most despair-inducing...
2022-07-24 05:54:05 +0000 UTC View PostEve managed to find the kitchen using her enhanced sense of smell. She had considered asking the maids to show her, but they were vanishingly scarce for some reason. After a moment of thought, she suspected the missing maids were assisting Ralph with the interrogation. Those who served a noble we...
2022-07-16 18:17:46 +0000 UTC View PostGrow, or die. Either way, you serve a purpose.
-Teaching of Virdis
Kyo watched the Lion laughing before he finally recovered his dignity. After several moments of munching on a squiggly snack that probably cost more than anything she’d ever eaten combine...
2022-07-10 07:27:18 +0000 UTC View PostRalph led Eve back into the mansion before stopping at the door to the reading room. The older butler politely opened the door, gesturing for Eve to enter within. Upon entering, Eve realized that the professors were giving a lesson, that had clearly been interrupted.
Thomas and Max Morgan w...
2022-07-10 06:00:57 +0000 UTC View PostAt breakfast, Eve was met by Professor Swift and Bloodwood's tired yet suspicious glances. They glared at her boisterous and bubbly attitude as she showed her appreciation for the delicious food. Eve just smiled wider upon noticing their glares, causing both Ralph and Charlotte to show faint grin...
2022-07-03 07:19:45 +0000 UTC View Post