Malcolm Tent

A Novel Approach chapter 81

Wish upon the Stars chapter 854

Carmichael took a bit to get Argaunt settled in, and in the meantime, we were all given rooms to stay in. The rooms were BIG. Like, each individual one was an apartment sized chamber. Callie and I were given a huge two story condo looking space with an open concept kitchen. We could see the second floor balcony from the mostly empty living room, and the wall opposite that was made of windows, exposing a view of the rest of Dawnrend, and even the island beyond it.

Most of the view was hi...

Secret Ending chapter 31

Wish upon the Stars chapter 853

I was pulled out of my work when the car stopped. Despite the interior dimension being mostly detached from the sensations of travel (thankfully), braking seemed to make an obvious impact on our trip. We emerged into a cavern of indeterminate size. The whole place was so massive I had trouble seeing the edges, although admittedly all the light came from crystals erupting from the ceiling in the center.

We’d stopped in the middle of a big open space, in front of a large spiral staircas...

Secret Ending chapter 30

Wish upon the Stars chapter 852

The next day we headed to the capital. Veldran got in touch with the Ghost Bone Tower Boss and arranged for our passage. Across the Shoals, the call went out to all the C-rankers we could reach, as well as all the D-rank members of Silent Sorrow, all of us gathering for a conclave at the central Tower to prepare to make a break for the exit.

I was worried about being in the city where Skartaris was based, but I was assured that the Tower Master had the capability to keep us from being d...

A Novel Approach chapter 80

His dad is a canon worm character, I'm assuming some of you will guess who pretty easily lmao.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 851

“So, you can make wine that makes people stronger?” Chelsea asked Bethy with interest. “How come we haven’t heard about this before?” Due to her purification powers, my sister had decided to join in the winemaking, along with me, Daysia, Dayna, Bethy, and Archie.

Behty shook her head. “Because it’s not good for people to drink. Maenad wine is famously dangerous. My mom taught me how to brew it on one of my visits, but it drives people crazy. Turns them into cannibals, and ...

Secret Ending chapter 29

Wish upon the Stars chapter 850

The next day I decided it was time. It had been a while since my last points drop, and I was going to need them for what came next. We’d spread the news of me killing that C-ranker (I was getting the credit for the kill this time, since we decided having more wish capability was the best use of the renown). I stockpiled the days scrolls, bringing my personal stash to thirty six, which I then passed on to the others with specific stat requests for payment.

Because I was so low on the s...

A Novel Approach chapter 79

Wish upon the Stars chapter 849

I woke up feeling pretty good. I’d worked through a lot of the excess data, and I set a parallel to work on the form while I took a much needed break. I’d been overclocking myself non stop since we got to the dungeon, and with everyone safe and nearby, I finally felt comfortable taking a bit of a breather before we got involved in whatever horrible mess awaited us before we could get OUT of this place.

In that vein, I decided to do something I hadn’t done in far too long. I decide...

Secret Ending chapter 28

Wish upon the Stars chapter 848

I got seventy five years of service out of Argaunt, as well as several clauses and addenda promising his action in very specific circumstances outside of the succession war and his capacity as a direct employee of the WCP assuming I didn’t win. He’d been insistent on that second part, because the odds were pretty stacked against me, which I couldn’t blame him for.

One of the biggest concessions though was that I got him to agree to approach some of the other C-ran...

Secret Ending chapter 27

Wish upon the Stars chapter 847

Veldran was able to find me the location of one of the C-rankers pretty quickly, mostly because they were already in Bonehook. After he gave us the name, I learned from Dayna that the C-ranker in question was a peak disciple of Verdyn named Argaunt, a master Archer who had perfected a technique that allowed him to charge up arrows basically as long as he wanted.

The technique scaled the shot for as long as he held out, but it also put a huge burden on the soul, so he had a ceiling on th...

A Novel Approach chapter 78

Wish upon the Stars chapter 846

The underside of the Ghost Bone Tower was surprisingly homey. I’d expected yet another huge chamber with a grand sweeping design aesthetic, but it was pretty cozy. The hallways were small but not cramped, painted in warm colors, and there was a thick cushy carpet along the length of the corridor.

Rather than the secret base of a powerful organization, it reminded me of a finished basement at someone’s grandmother’s house. I half expected to see finger painting art...

Secret Ending chapter 26

Wish upon the Stars chapter 845

It was a relief to be back on land. Or…well, back on normal land? The ocean was gone, but the area where it had been was twisted and creepy, even without all the monsters trying to hunt us down like dogs. “Alright, so, you two have any idea where we are?” I asked, glancing at Dez and Carmichael. 

Carmichael frowned, then fished out a small red stone from a pocket. He squeezed it tightly, and I saw it glow a bit. He moved his hand around, and the glow strengthened and then wan...

A Novel Approach chapter 77

Wish upon the Stars chapter 844

The sea bed was…unsettling. The sand was black and crystalline, with strange purple flickers dancing across the surface of the grains when we looked closer. When we first emerged, the plants and coral around us had just seemed like normal sea bed stuff, but the longer we looked, the more upsetting it became. The coral twisted into unnatural shapes and the plants twitched and jerked when they sensed they weren’t being looked at.

Among the forest of rocks sound echoed strangely, skitt...

Secret Ending chapter 25

Wish upon the Stars chapter 843

Standing at the bottom of an empty sea bed as dark water poured from the sky was a bit surreal. I’d expected to be coated and submerged in moments, but the downpour didn’t seem to be touching the ground. There was a strange effect where the drops were hitting the air itself. Not like there was a platform or an invisible wall, but like every piece of sky was solid until struck and then returned to being normal air.

It created a stilted, jagged visual distortion that gave me a headach...

Secret Ending chapter 24

Wish upon the Stars chapter 842

Three to two was not great odds. Well, it was more like fifteen to fifteen, but we only had two C-rankers, which was all that mattered here. I mentally contacted Callie, asking her to play support for the others. Meanwhile, I flexed my wings, preparing to go all out. Callie, using her stealth and shadow powers, started contacting the others, whispering in their ears to let them know their roles in the upcoming battle.

The C-rankers were all imposing in different ways, but the tall one i...

A Novel Approach chapter 76

Wish upon the Stars chapter 841

The square was divided up into a grid pattern. I wasn’t able to see the specifics until I got closer, but one I did, I grimaced. A series of squares, each one with a different spirit in it. The squares each had a rule on it, written in the center in gold. Callie knelt down, grimacing at the nearest square. “Single use. One square, one rule, changes when moving.”

I sighed. “It looks like the exit is on the other side,” I pointed across the square at the colossal stone building....

Secret Ending chapter 23

nsfw mind the tags

Wish upon the Stars chapter 840

Carmichael filled the rest of us in on his situation once Abel came back. The C-ranker had gotten entangled with an Abyssal Lord before his disappearance, and had ended up dragged into the sea. They’d battled underwater for weeks, only for Carmichael to get pulled into the Void Shallow, the entrance of which was apparently at the bottom of the ocean.

His experiences here weren’t much more detailed than ours. From his perspective he’d only been here a few days. Entering had been a...