Malcolm Tent

A Novel Approach chapter 93

Wish upon the Stars chapter 884

The rest of the battle was fairly clean. There wasn’t much time left on the event, and before long, it ended, granting me a pretty decent windfall of points. I was up to twenty five points total now for the succession war, though I had no clue if that was good or bad. Still, it couldn’t hurt to have them, so I was in a pretty good mood when I finally arrived at the nicest inn I’d been able to find in Schvitz.

Much to my surprise, Callie and I weren’t alone. A familiar red haired...

Secret Ending chapter 49

Wish upon the Stars chapter 883

Belial was my very first form. It had changed, of course. Evolved. But it was my root. My origin. And I was most familiar with it out of any of my forms. Channeling it through my staff, I was able to push that even further, elevating the form itself to a C-rank ability for a short time, and my control of it reached a supreme state of pinpoint accuracy, especially when I let Dantalion unfold through the vines alongside it.

As they wove and twisted through the still growing vines, I was a...

Secret Ending chapter 48

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I grimaced as I looked through the trees. We had a split second to make the call about our strategy. First of all, did we want to go in first or last? If we waited they would fight it out among themselves and we could mop up the leftovers. Tossing out the exhausted remnants would be much easier than defending a fixed position, but at the same time, we’d also be letting them get entrenched.

Alternatively, we could blitz our way in and defend it ourselves. We had ways to make that work,...

A Novel Approach chapter 92

Wish upon the Stars chapter 881

We finished a charge and I trumpeted my victory into the blazing sky. Beside me, Bethy cackled maniacally. “Good! Show them our fury Muffins!”

I stopped and turned to glared at her, letting the parallel take charge temporarily. “Bethy, this Mammoth is ME. I am not a pet, and you can NOT keep it. It’s a wild animal with no sense of self and the second I release it it will try to harm us. Do not NAME our siege weapon.”

“What?” she sputtered. “But he’s been so helpf...

Secret Ending chapter 47

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The Mountain Mammoth was…well, mountainous. The thing was colossal, standing easily two hundred and fifty feet high once it got up off its folded legs. Its hide was made of dark brown stone, and its eyes were magmatic orbs of burning hate that flicked desperately along the nearby horizon, looking for…something. I wasn’t sure what exactly, until I noticed the small hole on its right flank.

“Fuck,” I spat in annoyance. “That’s why the damned thing woke up. The drop pod punch...

A Novel Approach chapter 91

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Arriving on the surface of the heirworld was surprisingly simple. The drop pods were fairly cushy, and the impact wasn’t too intense. We emerged into the hills of this new planet unscathed and ready for a fight…which we didn’t get.

“So this is homey,” said Abel slowly. “If your home is a dirt hole. Please tell me the whole planet isn’t like this.”

It was pretty bleak. We were standing on the side of a massive rocky hill. I would have called it a mountain if the slo...

Secret Ending chapter 46

Wish upon the Stars chapter 878

The meeting was WAY too long. I nodded off several times, though Callie was listening intently if I needed to know what was said, and I could just check with her. Finally, it ended, and I was allowed to leave. Callie talked to a bunch of people, though she didn’t actually SAY much despite chatting for quite a while.

This was a political arena, and while I was slowly improving my mindset and knowledge base in that department, I was still dipping my toes, and wasn’t suited for this ki...

Secret Ending chapter 45

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“Elijah,” hissed Percival darkly. “How DARE you? How dare you raise your blade against a branch head of the Wish Curse Palace. If you think Adramalech can save you after this, you-ve got anoth-”

My dad casually tapped his cane and the mirror plated knight raised his non sword holding hand and punched Percival across the face. “Shut up Percy,” he drawled cheerfully. “I don’t have time for your insecurities. I don’t care that dad likes me better, or that you’re the old...

A Novel Approach chapter 90

Wish upon the Stars chapter 876

The inside of the chamber was fairly upscale. A big open space with a large dark wood table in the center. The table was rectangular and long, and took up about half the space, but the room was so spacious there was plenty of room in the surrounding area for people to mingle. Which they were, spreading out into small groups and hopping from one crowd to another like we were at some kind of job fair.

Which in a way, I guess we were. Because these people weren’t just elders and branch m...

Secret Ending chapter 44

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Once we all coordinated stats (always good to know what your people are capable of) we headed up to the bridge to check on our progress. The Acheron, contrary to my initial impression, wasn’t much smaller than the Necromedes. Instead, it was just more twisty. Lots of hallways leading to lots of chambers, but very few of them were larger than a standard ballroom.

The bridge, obviously, was the same size as before, and it gave us an easy view out over the planet we were approaching. Whi...

A Novel Approach chapter 89

Wish upon the Stars chapter 874

After I finished checking my stats, it was Callie’s turn. It had been a while since I’d seen her stats, not just the length of this trip, but a bit before that even. I knew my wife grew fast, and while she said she hadn’t quite caught up, I was expecting quite a bit of progress from her, maybe even more than my own.

“So, you ready for this?” I asked eagerly. “I really want to see how much good the new trait did you. I’m not sure if you got the same boost Jessie did, given ...

Secret Ending chapter 43

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Obviously, before I started us off, my first task was the unfortunate duty of finally letting all of my stats hit me. I was NOT looking forward to this. Sure, It wasn’t even a doubling, as far as I knew, but considering JUST the scrolls were going to net me a whopping NINETY THOUSAND stat points, I was pretty sure the rest of my income was going to be rough.

My twelve hundred scrolls had, of course, been passed around long ago and arrangements had been made for their use. I’d tried...

Secret Ending chapter 42

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I considered during the trip what to do with my wishes, and I came to the decision that I was growing too fast. I’d get the stats and renown eventually, but for now, I really needed to learn to actually use my new abilities, and even my old ones. I stockpiled my scrolls and suppressed my stats as we traveled, and put in the effort training with all of my forms during the trip.

The Ten Demons tree was used to refine each of my forms, slowly polishing and improving them. I saw a marked ...

A Novel Approach chapter 88

Wish upon the Stars chapter 871

Arriving back on Rackham was surprisingly nostalgic. Not just because we’d brought my friends home safe, but because after the dark and despair filled dungeon, the gentle forests of Rackham were practically paradise.

“We’re back!” Shouted Ray in relief, hurling himself off the shuttle to literally kiss the grass. “I’m so happy to be home.”

Elena chuckled as she jumped down. “You’d think you were the one with a kid here. You’re not even from this planet, what ar...

Secret Ending chapter 41

Wish upon the Stars chapter 870

Our trip to Rackham wasn’t immediate. I’d neglected one very important thing during the god fight. Namely, the breakthroughs. All these people had come out of a dungeon, and most were locked at a specific rank because of circumstances. C-rankers couldn’t leave at all, and D-rankers couldn’t leave if they ranked up.

My wish power had changed the game for the C-rankers, temporarily suppressing them, but the suppression had worn off by the time the fight was over, and they were rea...