Whimsical Deity

B4 C19: A Secret

When I finally woke up, I was sore. 

Given my recent less-than-optimal sleeping conditions, that wasn’t too abnormal. Quickly, however, it became clear that this was no mere muscle stiffness. 

As if to drive that understanding home, the first thing I noticed on opening my eyes was the blood.

Hell. What did we even fight that bleeds that much… The bulk of it was dried, forming a sticky crust all over my skin and clothes, both of which were looking ...

B4 C18: Clocking Out

This should not prove overly difficult, yes? As Tess flew off into the distance, Verin took stock of their situation. While she would not deny feeling more at ease with Tess around, her absence did not overly worry Verin. If anything, with how little Tess had let her contribute to fighting in the past week, Verin was almost eager to flex her magic a bit.

True, undead weren’t her preferred sparring partners, but with how many Tess had killed -- and how effortlessly -- Verin wa...

B4 C17: Break

Throughout the entire palace, not once had I let the others help with the fighting. While there’d been some cursory attempts on their parts to help out, I’d shut them down quickly, not willing to take any chances. It was, after all, partly my fault we’d ended up here for going along with their overly optimistic plans in the first place.

Given that I hadn’t let Cal or Verin fight the basic skeletons and mummies, then, naturally I would not be letting them follow me into what clea...

B4 C16: Palace-y

I couldn’t, in full honesty, say that sinking through the sand ranked on my top ten worst experience list, though that wasn’t for lack of trying. I could only be thankful for the small number of levels I’d picked up in Breath Control last semester which kept me from immediately sucking in sand into my lungs.

As I sank deeper and deeper, I found myself filled with an unnatural calm. I did not expect to get out of this situation alive. That was bad. I did not expect Cal or ...

B4 C15: Sand

Given that all of my experiences in the desert thus far had been fairly brief, there was something that I hadn’t fully appreciated up till now.

The desert was hot.

A simple fact on the surface, although the more I thought about it, the stranger it felt. It wasn’t as if there was a sun, after all. Still, whatever faux realism the dungeon had created seemed to include basic temperature and humidity control. Not hard to deal with for an hour or two, but notably unpleasant after m...

B4 C14: Desert Preparation

Our grand excursion into the desert was agreed upon and set in stone, but rather than jump into it immediately, we decided to prepare a bit. And in this case, by “we,” I was strictly referring to Cal.

For all the rogue had spent her time wandering about, she still hadn’t fully explored the desert. Part of that was a matter of personal preference -- the forest was far more interesting, and it allowed her to contribute to our stash of herbs and small game whenever she went out. The ...

B4 C13: Like Crab

Sand. I’d never been a particular fan of the stuff, and that was when I’d visited pleasant, summertime beaches. When it came to monster-infested deserts, my dislike of the gritty substance was only intensified.

Of all the four surrounding biomes, the desert was the one I’d least expected to visit. After Verin’s new level had warmed her up to the idea of having me help her and Cal fight, though, it was the only real option.

The mountains were a no-go. I had no trouble fight...

B4 C12: Keeping Busy

It was hard to say when the exact moment I woke up was, if only because my waking state wasn’t all that far off from being asleep. Much as I’d feared, the utter cessation of stimulus was enough to send me nearly back to square one, leaving me lying there on the cold cave floor. It was only by virtue of my next notification that I managed to fully rouse myself.

Soul Resistance has reached level 6!

The overwhelming pressure, already greatly lessened fro...

B4 C11: Forced Rest

The day after my outing, Verin cornered me to float the idea of group monster fighting. With how easily I’d dealt with all the gryphons, she imagined if the other two accompanied me, it would be a steady source of experience for all of us.

While there was something calming about fighting alone, naturally, I agreed. Given that I didn’t need the help, all that Verin would really need to do was make sure to keep herself safe. I could try to protect her, of course, but there had been ti...

B4 C10: Storage

Up until now, the only time I’d seen new class skills was when I’d grabbed the skills leading up to them. To that end, I’d expected maybe one new option for my recent purchase of Status Resistance, but that was it.

That was, however, not what I was seeing now. Sitting there on the fourth tier of my Arcane Augmenter room was a new option, joining the boots, the gloves, and the monocles already present. Keeping in the theme of somewhat lackluster wearable items, my...

B4 C9: Healthy Coping Mechanisms

Having expected some level of pyrotechnics already, I wasn’t disappointed when cracks and fissures formed along the massive block, all of them emitting the same eerie purple glow I’d come to associate with mental mana. As the cracks spread with an accompanying frightening din, I couldn’t help but worry that I’d been given some sort of egg instead of a weapon. Thankfully, as the outer shell at last broke away to reveal the item within, my fears proved to be unfounded.

Examining t...

B4 C8: Home

Building a house, in the end, was not an overly difficult task. Or, at least it wasn’t depending on the type of house. Had I needed to adhere to local building codes and wire in electrical lines and figure out a plumbing system, things might have been a bit tougher. In fact, even had I been trying to make something particularly good looking, I might have had a real challenge on my hands.

As it were, though, I had a bunch of logs and only the most basic of tools. I was building a simpl...

B4 C7: An Impromptu Excursion

As time slipped by, the following days came and went. It would have been nice to say that I suddenly gained a great burst of energy, cheerfully chatting up the others. In truth, even the thought of holding any reasonable conversation exhausted me. Still, I made sure to spare Cal and Verin from the horrors of their own cooking, each day preparing whatever animal Cal managed to bring me to the best of my abilities. After cooking came the eating, and I made sure to sit beside them, no matter wha...

B4 C6: Ascendant

Ascendant

You have surpassed the limits of a standard, non-enhanced member of your race in every dimension. Your body and mind have been baptized in and reformed by mana. You are on a path scarce few ever tread: A path to something greater.

+500 Prestige

Gain Ability: Divine Synergy

Divine Synergy

Though some in ...