November 17th, 625
My dreams felt like a recollection of my entire life. I saw my earliest moments as a baby and the complexities of the knowledge that I had learned later in my life. Every piece of information within my brain was flashed into my mind as if my memories needed to be re-burned into my neurons.
Perhaps that’s exactly what I needed. A new mind demanded a new way of seeing things. I may have the same memories and knowledge of John Cooper but after th...
2024-11-07 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The month of October was constantly eventful. It was easy to say that I had received more than enough opportunity for exercise.
The Scourge was relentless. There were thousands of troops attacking in massive groups at any given moment. It was common for one, two, or even three divisions to be sent out for battle multiple times a week. The Snow Doves were especially busy. There was no longer any need for recon since we had planes but since we had the intel advantage, we were aware ...
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October 12th, 625
“One last time…”
I muttered and closed my eyes, letting my Aura concentrate before infusing Psyka into it.
My advancement formation bloomed.
Dozens of formations started to appear, two at a time, taking several seconds to form each one. I utilized my visualization ability to its fullest as the formation count rose to over 30.
Soon, I had 8 clusters of 6 formations each, a total of 48 formations. Then, I started...
2024-10-31 12:15:01 +0000 UTC
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September 10th, 625
867 miles northeast of the Capital, just 133 miles outside of the Whetted City.
I stood within a newly constructed village, many warlocks, summoners, and knights running around and carrying out a myriad of tasks.
Next to me was Shadowbane, not far from us a group of armored soldiers from the Raven Family getting a tour from one of our summoners.
I gave her a smile, “Thanks for the help, Shadow. Please make sure the Chi...
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September 6th, 625
“Agh! You know, this is not a great way to get on my good side!”
“Not interested.”
I grunted as a knight threw his fist into my stomach. It made me vomit some blood, my organs feeling scrambled. I didn’t have my gear on to protect me.
They left me to stew there for a while before a healer came and whisked away all my wounds.
I took some deep breaths once I was fine again, shaking my head.
“That shit runs...
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September 4th, 625
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“I love you more.”
“No you don’t.”
“Shut the fuck up.”
I chuckled when Umara pulled away from a kiss and bit my nose.
I took that as the opportunity to separate and give a hug to Feiden.
I whispered, “Don’t tell Umara but I actually love you more.”
“...I don’t know how to respond to that.”
“It’ll be our little secret.”
2024-10-22 12:00:11 +0000 UTC
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September 3rd, 625
“So you went and finally did it, huh?”
Umara nudged me with her shoulder, playing with some of the food on her tray.
“Couldn’t hold back from using that big brain of yours?”
“I figured it would be too much of a waste. Sometimes I just have to step up and help out when people are underperforming.”
“People as in the entire Kingdom?”
“Eh, potato tomato.”
I shrugged, earning a snicker from her.&nbs...
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August 28th, 625
“We’re nearing the Epicenter.”
My eyes snapped open when I heard Jasmine. I felt how much rest I got, guessing 7 hours 25 minutes.
I looked at the clock, seeing I had gotten 7 hours 21 minutes.
“Fuck my internal clock is good.”
I climbed out of the bed in the back of the XR-11. There were two beds next to each other divided by a thin wall. A bit cramped but it provided enough comfort. Certainly better than tiny bu...
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August 26th, 625
After a couple more weeks bouncing between forward bases I was sent back to the Treehouse so I could oversee the final touches of the airfield. Since I was stationed here Sawn made sure that it would be the place responsible for combat trials. The airfield had been getting integrated into the base at large, a wall needing to be built around it, so it had taken a while for everything to get prepared enough for the arrival of some aircraft.
I led th...
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August 8th, 625
I got back to the Treehouse with Boris in tow and we had about a week to settle in. Polly and Jasmine caught me up on all the recent happenings, and through them I learned that the Scourge continued to pick up the pace in my absence.
The front was under constant attack. That intestine was snaking its way further in and as it got closer, so too did its endless armies. The frontlines was being hammered and the Treehouse was frequently receiving reinf...
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July 21, 625
I pulled Sawn aside as soon as I was able, taking him to a private room, telling Boris to wait outside and keep people out.
Once alone Sawn looked at me weirdly.
“Is something the matter, John?”
“Yes, very much so. Have you wrapped your head around what we’ve just done, yet?”
“I’d like to think I have but the way you’re speaking makes me think otherwise. So what’s wrong?”
“This… method. This way to...
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July 21, 625
“Sir, you’ve received another letter.”
“Of course I have.”
I sighed and turned away from my workstation, glancing at my new assistant.
Sawn had gotten me one after our showcasing. At first I had thought the idea was stupid but I was quickly proven wrong. I thanked the man for his great idea after I got swamped with correspondence.
Boris Mago was an Authority 9 warlock who, while not quite bright enough to be one of Sa...
2024-10-01 17:53:42 +0000 UTC
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“Haah, what a day.”
Lady Luna plopped into her seat. She hadn’t done much other than sit around and converse with others, but the sheer excitement of the new experiences she had today was enough to drain her mentally.
She closed her eyes, her white hair draping over her face as a pair of hands came from behind and started messaging her shoulders and neck. She let out a pleased sigh.
“Heavens dear, I’ve not seen you this tired in months. Was your trip th...
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July 18th, 625
After I jumped out of the plane Sawn came walking over, as did several other summoners. They all checked various parts of the plane. Testing was still being done and they wanted to know tolerances. I had pushed this beast to the limits today, so it was perfect material for them to look at.
“Good job, John. Unfortunately for you I have bad news.”
“What’s that?”
“The King wants to meet you.”
“Well shit.”
I sig...
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July 18th, 625
The once small airfield was now several times larger. There were a dozen other buildings, initially installed for construction, now temporarily used for accommodations. Nobles couldn’t be made to sit out on wooden benches in the sun, after all. Especially the ones that were here.
There were now three runways instead of just one, as well as two dozen hangars, all capable of holding two planes each. Most were empty but Sawn was already thinking abou...
2024-09-19 14:23:52 +0000 UTC
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It's finally here. Enjoy!
July 2, 625
The next month came around, and I was back in the Capital.
Like the last few times I was picked up from the terminal by a chauffeur and taken to the Magic Spire. Sawn treated me well.
I was just as eager as he was to see the success of this project, so I didn’t mind getting right back into work. I wondered if I’d be sleeping inside my office, because there was a lot to do this month.
I ...
2024-09-17 13:24:52 +0000 UTC
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June 14th, 625
I kneeled by Nonnen as some of the other troops recovered from the shock of the gargantuan intestine. From our vantage point I could see most of what there was to see. For more, we’d have to circle around the area so I could get other perspectives.
It was something I could do myself but Nonnen still wanted a couple other people besides me to collect their own intel. It was redundant but that was protocol and it wasn’t like I cared either way. I was do...
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June 9th, 625
The last few days of May I managed to get a full plane design out. It was really simple after I managed to figure out everything for the Mana Engine. After all, these magic planes didn’t need anything beyond a chassis and the propeller. They didn’t require all the systems to manage the engines or radar or fuel. On top of that, it was simple to make conduits for the plane controls, running the conduits to the wings and tail of the plane to operate the control...
2024-09-10 12:13:54 +0000 UTC
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The Sky King landed within the Sanctuary, a plot of land having been cleared for it in advance.
From the deck, Pandora descended with her Captain. Other Shadow Troops looked down from the deck, all of them in uniform and armed.
Pandora gave a courteous smile, “Madam Yumia. It’s been a while.”
“Indeed, Pandora. Come, we must talk.”
Yumia led the way, the two walking into the main building and ending up at the grand meeting room where most war t...
2024-09-07 14:25:49 +0000 UTC
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May, 615
I left for the capital only a few days after Polly’s promotion. My schedule was still in effect and a Sovereign showing up to the Treehouse wouldn’t change that.
I wasn’t sure if I was happy or not to be getting away from that place when I did. I was sure that the Sovereign showing up was just the calm before the storm, a mere foreshadowing of what was to come. That meant that the first month or so after his arrival would be uneventful.
And ye...
2024-09-05 12:00:12 +0000 UTC
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April 26th, 625
Almost 5 months flew by and I barely felt the passage. With so much information in my head each day was just another stack of papers in the Grand Library of my Mind Palace. That library constantly expanded, constantly collected information for me to peruse whenever I wished. I could basically relive each day, though there were some days that I preferred to keep shelved amidst all the other books, not minding that they collected dust, knowing I had already lear...
2024-09-03 13:26:03 +0000 UTC
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Gurns kept his eyes on Umara even as a projectile of some noxious gas exploded nearby. All around them were makeshift tents numbering in the tens of thousands, each one accommodating one or two soldiers each. There was an entire division out here, but it was only the fourth day of the expedition and they were already getting hammered.
Umara sighed in thought, wholly unconcerned by the alarms ringing around her demanding she muster with the rest of her squadron and platoon. Even so...
2024-08-30 18:59:31 +0000 UTC
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I'm leaving the state for about a week long trip, so Thursday's chapter might not come until later in the day instead of early in the morning. It and Tuesday's chapter will still be coming out regardless though so look forward to them.
Cheers!
2024-08-29 05:09:52 +0000 UTC
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Bit of a monologue this chapter, but we're approaching Chapter 200 and I'm priming for a timeskip. Look forward to future chapters! I'm not very interested in delaying the cool stuff, so we'll be getting into it soon.
Cheers!
December 31, 624
I pulled into the terminal, feeling the cold air carried from Stronghold Charlie stream out through the open door, stepping into the comparatively warm atmosphere of the Capital. It was the difference between negative ...
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December 14, 624
“How’s it looking, Envoy?”
“I’ve got 3 sandwiches in my sight and all of them are looking scrumptious.”
“Your code speak is getting out of hand.”
“Apologies, Blade 1. I forgot to eat before leaving.”
“Why haven’t you eaten in the last 6 hours since then?”
“I fell asleep.”
Nonnen chuckled from atop a Steed, the troops around him looking at each other with weird expressions as the Envoy’s words...
2024-08-22 17:51:52 +0000 UTC
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December 1, 624
I arrived back at the Treehouse and to my great surprise, there was hardly anything for me to do. It seemed I had trained my people well.
Polly had a few questions for me regarding the counterespionage division, but that was about the extent of my input. Since I was gone for a month, everyone had to figure out how to go without my presence, and they did.
I just found it odd since I wasn’t getting pulled every which way as soon as I st...
2024-08-20 12:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Enchanting was quite a unique process. I tended to liken it to software engineering, except there were 4 different programming languages to use, one for each of the elements. If you were only using one element then it made things simple, but as soon as you used two, or three, or god forbid, all four, things rose in complexity horribly quickly.
That wasn’t even mentioning that the languages weren’t necessarily complete. Until every possible spell and bit of information could be...
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October 23, 624
The next several weeks passed relatively slowly. It felt like I wasn’t working nearly as much, which wasn’t a good thing.
What I started doing was delegating my overarching responsibilities to Polly. Since I was now a Lieutenant Colonel, I was fulfilling my end of the deal with her. I started integrating her into the counterespionage division and after she got herself involved a bit, I put her name on most of the reports I drew up. She started ...
2024-08-13 12:45:31 +0000 UTC
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Dirk woke only after he felt some squirming. His mana vision locked onto Ava, cuddled against his side and head on his chest. He raised his hand and itched at his neck when her hair tickled his skin.
He noticed how cold her hair was. It was an odd feeling but he found pleasure in it when he started running his fingers through.
Ava woke up but she didn’t bother to open her eyes, shifting deeper into Dirk’s comfort and melting under the satisfying feeling of his fing...
2024-08-10 02:30:13 +0000 UTC
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September 10, 624
“Shit.”
“Move over…”
I heard some curses as my steps took me toward one of the rec centers in the 2nd layer of the Treehouse. A few people scrambled out of the way when I approached a doorway. I couldn’t help but think that fear had begun to replace the respect I had spent so long cultivating.
Once I went through the doorway and entered the building, dozens of eyes fell on me. The anxiety became palpable, amplified when th...
2024-08-08 12:00:10 +0000 UTC
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