Malcolm Tent

A Novel Approach chapter 105

Wish upon the Stars chapter 914

“The kobolds,” I said grimly. “Because of COURSE their backup plan was the kobolds. How did I not see that coming?” I grimaced at Bethy and

“The kobolds,” I said grimly. “Because of COURSE their backup plan was the kobolds. How did I not see that coming?” I grimaced at Bethy and my wife. “I don’t suppose either of you is secretly holding back a ton of power you previously neglected to mention? Because I’ll be honest, I don’t love my chances against that asshole h...

Secret Ending chapter 67

Wish upon the Stars chapter 913

We emerged from Bethy’s Domain in yet another cave. Not shocking, since we were at the bottom of a giant hole in the ground. This cave, howe

We emerged from Bethy’s Domain in yet another cave. Not shocking, since we were at the bottom of a giant hole in the ground. This cave, however, was MUCH different. For one, it was bigger, lined with lights and apparatuses for mining and sorting. For another, the floor of the cave had several struts set into it, with a sort of subfloor set bene...

Secret Ending chapter 66

Wish upon the Stars chapter 912

The sphere of pure Void corruption (or was that an oxymoron?) cracked like an egg under the spike as Abel’s Ragam Blood Body hammered it in

The sphere of pure Void corruption (or was that an oxymoron?) cracked like an egg under the spike as Abel’s Ragam Blood Body hammered it in with a devastating punch. On contact, it split, and the spike dissolved, consumed along with the Void taint as both of them burned off. Inside, the Filthsmith stared in horror as we kicked the door in, rushi...

A Novel Approach chapter 104

Wish upon the Stars chapter 911

We arranged for the incoming backup to meet us at the club. I’d wanted to send them to the top of the lift, but without access to the winery, there wasn’t an easy way to find that spot in the caves, and them entering the way we had might tip off the Filthsmith.

Honestly, it was way more people than we needed for the raid on the Void tainted base. But it definitely wasn't more than we needed for the depot…which made me wonder, had we missed some of the Filthsmith's assets? Did he h...

Secret Ending chapter 65

Wish upon the Stars chapter 910

The lift lowered slowly. I didn’t know why, maybe it was because of the attraction force from the infinity crystals, but clearly, they were wary about us descending too quick. Terrence the bowler hat guy was clearly unenthused with this pace, as he sat unhappily on the box nearest to the center, muttering to either himself or the…Void weres? Whatever the hunched furry things were.

“Cocky little bitch,” he hissed as he kicked casually out at one of the monsters. “Thinks she’s...

A Novel Approach chapter 103

Wish upon the Stars chapter 909

With the two traitors taken care of, we turned Horace over to Devlan. Sofia, meanwhile, led us deep into the belly of the winery in preparation for her delivery. Which brought up a question that had been nagging at me. “So…how does this work?” I asked as we walked. She was in front, and we were all prepared to end her if she stepped out of line, so she was naturally being incredibly obedient as a captive.

“What? The accumulation?” She asked cheerfully. “They send it up from ...

Secret Ending chapter 64

Wish upon the Stars chapter 908

Horace, as it turned out, was NOT a social creature. He didn’t spend lots of time with many people, the main suspects this time only numbered a measly three. First, we had Charles, the janitor. Charles went out of his way to talk to Horace, always reaching out and trying to be friendly…but Charles talked to basically everyone. He was an extremely friendly person according to everyone on staff, and was widely beloved.

This didn’t exactly clear him of suspicion. A lot of people tend...

Secret Ending chapter 63

Wish upon the Stars chapter 907

Our next step, as it turned out, required less discussion than expected. Namely, we needed to capture The Vintner and The Sommelier. But first, we needed to figure out who the hell those people WERE. The Vintner shouldn’t be too tough, we were going to be introduced to all the winemakers, and I was guessing they would be among their number, but The Sommelier could be anyone. That was literally just someone who liked wine and knew a bunch about it, and we were at a fucking WINERY.

When...

A Novel Approach chapter 102

Wish upon the Stars chapter 906

“So what exactly is this ‘lead’ you found for us?” I asked Devlan after we finished our negotiations. As soon as we were done he hurried us outside and we all piled into a car he had waiting. The back was spatially expanded, and after climbing in, I couldn’t help but wonder if this car used an infinity crystal. I hadn’t known they existed for so long, but who knew how many infinity crystal based buildings I’d been inside without even realizing.

Devlan smiled, withdrawing a...

Secret Ending chapter 62

Wish upon the Stars chapter 905

In the morning, I stockpiled my scrolls and then Callie, Abel, Bethy and I went down to the club proper for breakfast (the others were mostly sleeping in). When we arrived in the dining room, we found Devlan and Walden at the table, poring over a set of maps of the city. I raised an eyebrow, though I realized with my mask back in place no one could see it, so I sighed internally and verbalized my curiosity. “What’s with the maps, we’re leaving, right?”

I’d been confused about ...

A Novel Approach chapter 101

Wish upon the Stars chapter 904

Our total assets from this were substantial. Two hundred and seven C-rank chits, a series of random treasures we needed Zeke to identify (or I guess I could spend a day with them in Dantalion) and the key we’d come for. Once we packed everything up, I got to work setting up for my big plan.

When entering, I had been worried about leaving. Once anyone entered the vault, they were going to realize something was wrong, and when they did, they’d lock the place down and search top to bot...

Secret Ending chapter 61

Wish upon the Stars chapter 903

We had arrived. The Vault was right across the hall, and now we just needed to get into it. I’d carefully selected the team I’d brought for this, specifically because of their unique abilities and the details of the vault. First up, obviously, was Abel. I glanced at my mentor. “I need you to create a slipstream of spatial lubrication across this hall, then under the door blocking off the other side.”

He nodded, humming contemplatively. “I’m assuming you want Bethy to carry u...

Secret Ending chapter 60

Wish upon the Stars chapter 902

We were in trouble. Not immediately, because we were blending fine and these people were mostly very drunk, but in a more general sense. We NEEDED to get to the vault and get working. Someone was going to notice us here eventually, and when they did, we’d be pretty fucked.

That said, we also needed to find the priest here. That Shallow had been dangerous, but more importantly, I wasn’t convinced one D-ranker could have arranged it. I wasn’t sure what the process was for weakening ...

A Novel Approach chapter 100

Wish upon the Stars chapter 901

We reached the next floor quickly, then the one above that, keeping to the unused passages. The trick was finding passages that connected to each other in the way we needed that weren’t commonly traveled, and even then we almost ran into a few people. Murmur prevented us from being discovered, but when we reached the sixth floor, we ran into a big problem, and one I hadn’t foreseen at all.

“Shit,” I said as I stopped at the exit to our current batch of tunnels. “We have a prob...

Secret Ending chapter 59

Wish upon the Stars chapter 900

“So, you’re saying there’s an access point at the bottom of that island?” Abel said as we all stood on the same roof Callie and I had left earlier. “Why? What’s down there? Because it seems stupid to build an entrance facing down into the chasm like that. What if someone uses it to break in? You know, like we’re going to try to do.”

I rolled my eyes. “We don’t have to bring you, you know. Bethy can do your part. If you don’t feel like helping just let me know.” 2025-06-03 23:39:44 +0000 UTC View Post