Mist of Shadows

Travels in the Multiverse Part 17

Deckard frowned as he studied the second ring the 'hero' had been wearing when he'd died. "I believe I know why our unfortunate hero died, he was wearing a Constricting Ring."

Myst stared at Griswold in disbelief. "You're telling me he died because he forgot to take his ring off?"

Deckard tilted the band so that Myst could see the faint engraving. "It's enchanted so that it can't be stolen by thieves or removed easily."

"Serpent," Myst muttered, reading the engraving.

...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 16

Myst tossed himself to the side as his precog screamed at him and the attractive teenager tossed a small ball of energy at him. "What the fuck?!"

"What do you want?!" the girl demanded, conjuring another ball of energy in her hand as she bounced to her feet.

"Do you always toss balls of energy at people?" Myst asked, ready to teleport out of the way in case she continued trying to hit him, glad that he didn't have to stand to do so.

She snorted. "You're the one that teleport...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 15

Myst would have felt worse about hitting the Thalmor camp at night while invisible but he'd spent the last couple of hours dealing with lessons both mundane and esoteric that had left him feeling less than charitable. There was also the fact that they were altmer supremacists that had no problem killing people so they could take over the world and lord it over everyone. 'Live by the sword, die by the sword or magic in this case.' He pushed another sleeping guard into his pocket dimension then...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 14

Myst jumped and nearly dropped the spell book in his hands as the knowledge of how to summon and bind a 'spirit' into the form of a scimitar like sword burned itself into his mind. "Yeah, that's disconcerting."

The man behind the counter laughed. "And the reason the books are behind the counter."

"How many do you have?" Myst asked as he handed the book to Dawn, figuring every young woman needed the ability to conjure a sword at the drop of a hat, especially on the hellmouth.

Travels in the Multiverse Part 13

Dawn glanced away from the window that gave her a wonderful view of Miranda and looked over at Myst as he walked over to where she was sitting. "Did you manage to catch any sleep?"

"A couple hours," Myst admitted as he flopped down in the chair across from Dawn, feeling more than a little worn out thanks to the sheer number of rituals he'd finished as well his less than stellar discussion about letting his housemates think he was dead when he'd jumped back to Earth to pick up the Buffy ...

Wyrms in Worm Part 3

Aisha glanced away from the ocean and glanced over at where Amy was staring at 'her' reflection in the mirror that Loki had conjured or pulled out of his pocket dimension. "Are you done staring at your reflection?"

Amy pulled her attention away from the image of an attractive blonde in a black and white Supergirl costume with a skimpy skirt and focused on the black girl wearing a slutty Little Red Riding hood outfit with a crossbow on her back. "You realize you look ridiculous, right?"<...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 12

"Go to ground, an Alliance hitman is on his way to kill you because you have the ability to broadcast to the whole system. P.S. Wash is still the best pilot, don't die." Myst sent the wave to Mr. Universe, hoping it would give the hacker enough time to avoid the Alliance. 'If you don't have enough time to bug out, flying there wouldn't have helped anyway.'

"Should we be running for the hills?" Buffy asked as she looked at the damaged systems on display. "This ship isn't exactly working ...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 11

Myst felt the impact on his force field as a massive blast of kinetic energy hit his shield from behind and sent him flying through the air. He had just enough time to watch the blast break as it struck the massive lion and army of human-like animals before he hit the ground and had the wind knocked out of him, losing his hat and sunglasses in the process.

Buffy rolled with the motion, cartwheeled and flipped around to look at the red eyed bastard that Myst had been so worried about, wh...

Travels in the Multiverse part 10

Myst sighed as he felt someone jump into the world outside of his interdiction field but within the range of his senses followed by a precog flash of someone destroying the town if they stayed. 'At least we had time to finish lunch.' He pulled out his wallet and dropped two twenties on the counter and created a thumbnail sized ruby for the waitress that would love to get the hell out of the strange town. "Keep the change," he said as he put his wallet back in his pocket.

"Thanks," the g...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 9

Harry Potter jumped as Myst appeared in the lounge with a collection of people that he'd never seen before, several of them covered in blood, and a strangely familiar red haired girl that he couldn't place. "You're going to give someone a heart attack one of these…" he trailed off when Ivy twisted her head to look at Hermione and her hair moved, giving him a look at the lightning bolt shaped scar on her forehead. "What's going on?"

Ivy glanced between Hermione and Panacea. "Polyjuice?...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 8

"Showtime," Amy said as she woke the werewolf up then stepped back just in case he managed to break the restraints that Myst had created out of some type of durable crystal.

Ralph groaned as he woke up with his neck and arms bound at an awkward angle. He pulled at his bindings as he glanced from the sorcerer with glowing purple eyes sitting in a folding chair to the teenager wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, immediately recognizing Amy from the pictures he'd seen on the boards despite ...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 7

"Next time a little warning might be nice," Vicky said as she glanced around the area, surprised that everything looked nicer than she remembered, it wasn't any one thing, just a general sense that there was less graffiti and more fresh paint on fences and houses. "It's certainly less worn down."

"And less gloomy," Amy added as she looked at the freshly painted wooden fence across the way.

Glory Girl glanced at the girl that looked like a more athletic version of her sister's norm...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 6

Myst twitched and tumbled through the void between worlds in a moment of panic after waking up in an unfamiliar place and finding himself in a pitch black room. He winced as he landed on a dumpster with a loud bang, thankfully it was closed. Unfortunately, the dimly lit alley was occupied by five large creatures that looked suspiciously like mutated werewolves, half man and half wolf, their mangy fur a variety of colors, mostly whites, blacks and greys.

He nearly gave himself whiplash a...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 5

"How do we jump worlds?" Sirius asked, eager to get Harry and Hermione as far from the wizarding world and its problems as possible.

"I can basically slip between worlds at will, rip open portals that you could drive a train through, or I can make an alcove device that works as a permanent device that people can use once I train them in its use.”

"Not just on and off?” Sirius asked curiously.

“No, a device that just went to one world is only so useful, the alcove goes ...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 4

Harry scowled as he hung up the phone. "Her phone is disconnected or I got the number wrong, three times."

"That's not good," Myst said as he handed Harry a chocolate bar, not sure why her phone would be disconnected considering Hermione should be with Sirius and the Weasleys at Grimmauld Place. "Maybe they got a new number?"

"My luck isn't that good," Harry grumbled and took a bite of his chocolate bar, knowing he was probably still suffering from dementor exposure.

"Maybe ...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 3

"Is there any way to recharge the bracelet myself?" Amy asked as Myst worked on finishing his milkshake.

Myst considered the question as he set his empty glass on the table. "Do you want a nice method where nothing gets hurt or do you want the quick and easy method where you use blood magic to recharge it?"

Amy stared at Myst, not sure if he was messing with her or not. "What's the nice method?"

"Dancing naked under a full moon," Myst replied, his lips unconsciously curling ...

Travels in the Multiverse Part 2

Myst headed towards the hospital, wanting to check Amy's mental health. Thankfully it wasn't hard to spot the hospital from the air, nor was it hard to follow a patient inside so that the cameras didn't show someone invisible opening a door. After that, it was a simple matter to read the receptionist's mind and figure out that Amy was currently in the break room on the second floor. He snuck over to the elevator and pushed the button, figuring no one would even notice as people often pushed m...

Travels in the Multiverse

AN: Based on a CYOA... (Traveler)

Of all of the things that Myst expected when he sat down at his computer to work on his latest chapter, having a portal open and spit out an old man in a stylish gray suit wasn't even on his list. "What?!"

"He's coming." The old man coughed up blood as he collapsed to his knees. "Take my power and run, he must not have it!" the old man gasped out urgently before he exploded, releasing a vortex of blue and purple energy as his body tur...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 16

"Your family sucks," Riley complained as she flopped down on the bench next to Alec.

"They also bite," Alec replied without glancing away from the first person shooter he was playing.

"Any advice on dealing with Romeo?" Riley asked as she watched Alec's character sneak up to the edge of the building he was on.

"Set the shit on fire," Alec replied sarcastically, only half joking.

"That bad?" Riley asked, studying his expression.

"He was a petty little shit before ...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 15

'I might need something to deal with scent,' Myst thought as he dodged past the hyena-like monstrous beast that had been hiding behind a desk until he'd walked past trying to get down to the basement of the apartment building Blasto had hidden his lab under. He put on a burst of speed and slipped into the stairwell then jumped the rail and dropped to the concrete, trusting in his invulnerability and symbiote to protect his knees.

Myst dashed forward, pulled open the door, slipped into t...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 14

Emily Piggot cursed her inability to drink when a notice popped up on her computer informing her that she had an urgent message that concerned Nilbog and Ellisburg. She opened her email and clicked on the unsigned message. "Emily, you'll want to watch this, grab popcorn!" she read the unsigned message then quickly clicked the video file. 

She scowled as she watched the virus scanner run another check on the file before her media player booted up and she saw six small video windows ...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) Part 13

Clockblocker stared at where John was sitting on the couch between a jealous Missy and a… less bitchy Sophia. “Are we sure we don’t need to call Master-Stranger Containment on you?” he asked the dark skinned teen.

“Do you know what kinda power Missy has picked up from him?” Sophia said with a smirk. “I’d be a fool not to try my hand at getting them, and my mom didn’t raise no fools.”

“Just a sociopath,” Missy said, mock sweetly.

“That’s just anoth...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 12

Cody blinked as he found himself in the pool area of a motel standing next to Myst and four naked copies of Jess, Marrissa and Oliver. "What's going on?"

"Congratulations, you're a clone, have some chocolate," Myst suggested as he gestured toward the box of chocolates on the table.

Cody glanced at Myst then glanced around at the various girls lounging or running around that were obviously clones then glanced over at the dark skinned teenager and the dark haired young man that look...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) Part 11

Myst wasn't sure how to feel as he walked into the stone mausoleum that held Hero's body, on the one hand, grave robbing wasn't something he'd ever imagined himself doing, at least not outside of some ancient pharaoh's tomb, on the other, was it really grave robbing if you were intending to bring a hero back to life? He knew he should have asked permission to collect Hero's body but he also knew that sometimes it was better to beg forgiveness, especially since he only had a limited number of ...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) Part 10

"You're telling me the Undersiders helped take out the Slaughterhouse Nine?" Armsmaster asked in disbelief, trying to figure out how the hell a team that was barely B list, managed to take out one of the most dangerous gangs in the world. "How?"

"I'd say with style but honestly, we just dealt with the problem." Myst gestured towards Grue. "Grue's darkness has some interesting properties and Tattletale is good at planning."

Lisa gestured at Myst. "Of course, the ability to create t...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) Part 9

“Now what, sir?” one of the Armsmasters asked, eager for a task as they’d just finished clearing out the Industrial Replicator.

John handed over the Old World Media Tablet. “Find a design for a home you’d like.”

The four quickly huddled around the tablet, flipping through files.

“Temporary or permanent?” one asked.

“Temporary,” John decided, “good enough for a week or two. If you want a volcanic island super fortress we’ll have to design one, so...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) Part 8

'So much for having a nice quiet evening,' Myst mused as he read the message from one of Coil's clones letting him know where to find the Slaughterhouse Nine. "At least the clones are useful," he muttered as he ducked into an alley and grabbed his flight suit and visor from his pocket dimension. 'Let's assume plot armor doesn't exist and that Contessa has better things to do than sit around running a path to keep the murder hobos alive, why are they still alive?' he mused as he worked on putt...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 7

"Would it have killed them to include a card catalog?" Myst grumbled as he looked through the collection of books in his sanctum, trying to find something that would let him start enchanting magical items or at least the spiritual versions that came with his cultivation based enchanting ability. "Shredded sage grass, pixie dust, stardust… where the fuck am I supposed to find wyvern blood?!" he snapped as he opened another book, being careful despite his frustration not to damage the irrepla...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 6

John went into convulsions and stopped screaming about bugs crawling in his skin and the banana lord coming to devour them all.

“Aw man, that shit was funny,” one of the druggies complained, “I had that shit on broadcast and was getting some pretty good numbers. Hope he does something more entertaining before dying.”

“I doubt it,” another said, “after they start shaking like that they don’t last long.”

“Meh, I’ll leave it on screen anyway, people like w...

Myst in Worm (CYOA) part 5

Tammi yawned as she opened the door and studied the two girl scouts standing on the porch. "I'm not buying overpriced cookies."

Myst smiled at the blonde teenager then shook 'her' head. "We're not selling girl scout cookies, we're selling girl scout nookie." 

Tammi snorted. "My father already left for work, best of luck elsewhere."

Myst used his path to nookie ability as 'she' reached out and stopped Rune from closing the door with his foot. "In that ca...