Malcolm Tent

A Novel Approach chapter 21

First response to a nearby rogue attack.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 704

“They’re alive?” My uncle asked incredulously. “I did NOT see that coming. I was positive they were both dead.” Nat made a high pitched sound and everyone glared at Zeke, who cleared his throat. “I mean, glad to hear they’re ok. Hopefully we can help get them out of there.”

I rolled my eyes. “So based on the recordings, what the actual fuck is that place? I thought catalysts for racial traits had to be specially made.”

“They do, except w...

Shout at the Devil chapter 181

Durmstrang and Beauxbatons arrive.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 703

We took the cats to Valfarden. It was still dark, the rescue and research having only taken about half the night, and the shadows provided perfect cover for us to move unseen. When we hit the polar regions, we discounted and I had to carry Bethy piggyback because she insisted it was the best way for Bael’s stealth to affect her.

Eventually though, we reached our target, and we stopped outside the village to surveil the situation. This time, we let Chelsea out to consult aft...

Shout at the Devil chapter 180

Goblet of fire entry

Wish upon the Stars chapter 702

“We’re back bitches!” Crowed Bethy as we rode into the caves under the volcano. “We’re so fucking sneaky you don’t even know!” She leapt clear of her mount, Poptarts (I was pretty sure, I could NOT tell them apart) dissolving into her shadow as Donuts faded out from under me.

I managed to catch myself before I collapsed on the ground. “Bethy! You can’t just drop people wherever. Don’t do that to the target-”

She wasn’t listening, there...

A Novel Approach chapter 20

Wish upon the Stars chapter 701

The forest was quiet. Almost too quiet. Sadly, my traveling companion was not. “I just think you’re being a party pooper.” Said Bethy stubbornly. “It’s not like this is going to make things any harder, and you’re not getting into the spirit of it.”

“But we don’t NEED codenames.” I groaned desperately. “And they don’t work if you keep changing them anyway. Plus you keep picking ones that don’t make sense. Big Cheddar? Red Leader? Pineappleface? And yo...

Shout at the Devil chapter 179

Tournament gets moved up

Wish upon the Stars chapter 700

“Whoo!” Shouted Benny as I came out, hands up in the air. “Hell yes! How many of the bastards did we get this time?” Everyone looked at him. “What? I’m from here. These assholes are keeping my entire planet hostage.”

Abel snorted. “No, we get it. You’re just usually less bloodthirsty than the rest of us.” He smirked at Bethy. “Sometimes literally.” She stuck her tongue out at him, and he rolled his eyes.

“I’m just shocked it worked...

A Novel Approach Chapter 19

First time with Shego. nsfw warning

Wish upon the Stars chapter 699

Abel and Bethy met me up on the battlements. The rest had been sent deeper into the fortress, where we’d set up escape measures. Teleportation circles keyed to fallback positions, traps, and defensive emplacements, all courtesy of Nats (and a few my own) wishes over the last few months.

“How did they find us?” Scowled Abel. “I thought we had anti-scrying wards on this place?”

I shrugged. “Probably just tracked our movements leaving all the differe...

Shout at the Devil chapter 178

Big news before the train trip back to Hogwarts

Wish upon the Stars chapter 698

Things got surprisingly quiet after the big rescue. Or rather, we entered the calm before the storm. Our raid was echoing through the entire planet like thunder, and all of Callie’s reports mentioned the aftereffects. Millions of tiny skirmishes, F-rankers and some of the few E-rankers we’d left in place taking any shots they could at their oppressors, more than a few managing to actually kill some of the vanished gods followers.

Of course, there was a lot more unhappy en...

Shout at the Devil chapter 177

Exploring the Gaunt family home

Wish upon the Stars chapter 697

I came back to consciousness in bed. My head was fuzzy, my body hurt, and I felt…off. Not like I had before at the Unity building. Less urgent. Like I’d wrenched my neck and every movement twinged, except in this case my neck was my soul. I groaned quietly as I sat up, and was immediately flooded with anxiety and relief.

Not MY anxiety and relief mind. Callie was in my head, her terror that I’d seriously and permanently injured myself like a jagged piece of glass in my ...

A Novel Approach Chapter 18

Robbing the huntsclan with Shego

Wish upon the Stars chapter 696

Nemal’s charge was even faster than the last time. I had State of Grace active, but I knew for a fact it wouldn’t be enough on its own. As usual though, techniques were the answer to my problems. Where Skills could and would let me down, techniques and my unusually developed Path were the keys to this fight, and Mephisto’s Waltz traveled far more quickly than would normally be possible for someone my rank.

Combined with State of Grace, the space eating explosive power o...

Shout at the Devil chapter 176

The story of Tom Riddle

Wish upon the Stars chapter 695

We split up as we left the apartment.  There were a ton of people here, not just executives, but staff, families, subordinates, and any number of other innocents we could and should rescue on our way out. Rajak was MUCH too big for the remaining two hundred enemy Ascendants to really crack down on after we left, but the Unity building was a prime target for focus.

That was why I’d drawn off so many of them with my clones. As the main target here, I was too good of a fi...

A Novel Approach chapter 17

First time breaking in an getting to know Bonnie.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 694

“So, you ready for this?” Benny asked as we regrouped near the exit. As Stella had mentioned, there was a direct connection into the Unity building through one of the secret exits that had been set up to let out into one of the temples. The Unity and the WCP had a long history on Callus, and there were plenty of friendships across the divide.

We were currently standing at the headquarters of some kind of snake based Ascendant I hadn’t really heard of, one who was close ...

Shout at the Devil chapter 175

Dinner and some plans, followed by some special alone time with Daphne. NSFW warning for the second half, mind the tags.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 693

The Moravian’s temple wasn’t hard to find. In fact, knowing where it was, I couldn’t have missed it if I tried. Not because it was some big flashy palace, but because it was literally the opposite of that. The temple looked…old. Like seriously old. It was built from weathered stones stacked on top of each other in an almost crude version of a log cabin.

Externally, the building was probably fifteen feet high and ten feet wide. It looked more like a tool shed than a te...

Shout at the Devil chapter 174

Cleansing the diadem.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 692

The descent into the dark wasn’t as stressful as I imagined. Climbing down into nothingness had seemed like something that would seriously freak me out, but honestly it was almost cathartic. Of course, it was hard to be worried with Bethy gleefully chattering in my ear.

“I really liked the dresses. Like the color wasn’t the best, but it worked better than I thought, right? And Gabe and Chelsea looked super cute, and Jessie too of course. And I guess Benny looked ok and ...

A Novel Approach chapter 16

Plans for another heist, albeit a lower level one to serve as a training mission lol.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 691

One month. One month under occupation. One month sending my people out to hit random cities, and stockpiling the E-rankers (and any F-rankers under their command) that we found there. My soul had healed, my new form was finished, and I’d managed to get a pretty sizable point harvest between renown income and wishes.

Three thousand points, two thousand Fantasy, five hundred each in Might and Perception. It was an interesting haul. I often made a point to try to figure out ex...

Shout at the Devil chapter 173

Leaving feast and finally entering the room.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 690

After the movies (we made Callie watch the first two after we watched the third) I was feeling a lot better. I was itching to do…something, training, combat, whatever. But I was told in no uncertain terms that I wasn’t allowed to do anything but grant my wishes for the day. Which I did, reinforcing various aspects of the defenses in exchange for another D-rank chit from Celine.

Once I finished, I decided to drop in and check on my mother-in-law. I found her in one of the ...