Malcolm Tent

A Novel Approach chapter 15

Had some fun with this one lol.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 689

Sending the others out was more difficult than I expected. I had to watch my friends ride off into the sunset without me, risking life and limb on a dangerous occupied planet, and it felt…wrong. It gave me even more sympathy for what I’d put Benny through before he found his Path, and once I again I regretted letting my fear push me into the temper tantrum that alienated my best friend for a while.

It was silly, really. I was tough, but I wasn’t Bethy or even really Abe...

Shout at the Devil chapter 172

Meeting up with the gang

Wish upon the Stars chapter 688

I woke with a pounding headache. On checking my scan ring I confirmed it had been about eighteen hours, taking me firmly into the next day. It was crazy to think my wedding had been just yesterday, given everything that had happened. Focusing on that, I sent a quick message to Callie. “Good morning, and I love you.”

She seemed to be busy, but I got a rush of warmth and love in return and smiled. Sadly, the giddiness was quickly overwhelmed by other concerns, and ...

Shout at the Devil chapter 171

Timeskip and the stage is set for an arc before the summer hits.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 687

“Are you sure this is going to work?” Asked Benny anxiously as we stopped outside the exit to the passages. The others were behind us, but they’d wordlessly agreed to hang back so my best friend could try to talk some sense into me.

“That depends.” I said with a smile, looking over my shoulder. “Hey, Walker.” I called loudly. “You sure this is the exit closest to the speedster?”

He nodded. “When last we checked. This should be the nearest ...

A Novel Approach chapter 14

By popular demand, Shego makes her first appearance lol

Wish upon the Stars chapter 686

The streets of Trevally were much emptier than I’d expected. We were stealthed, but it didn’t turn out to be that necessary. We passed a few wandering enemies but made it to the Unity building otherwise without incident. While the WCP branch had been nearly identical to the one in Valen, the Unity branch was very different, a strange bronze building with faceless hat wearing men kneeling to hold up the roof instead of columns.

“Well, this is…interesting.” I said fro...

Shout at the Devil chapter 170

Destroying the first horcrux, with a twist.

Book five is out today!

Hey all, just wanted to let everyone know the fifth book hit Amazon, I'm particularly proud of the cover, Richard did a great job! Book one is on sale too if anyone wants a refresher, in any case, hope everyone enjoys!

Wish upon the Stars chapter 685

Cleaning up the rest of the enemy occupiers was shockingly easy. Flicker had more firepower than I’d expected, and combined with my control skills, we’d made pretty short work of them…for the most part. We’d rolled up all the stragglers, but we were currently surveilling some kind of dance hall, where the last group was camped out.

They weren’t all Wendigos, there were a few of the actual invaders, and this last spot was where the leader was waiting, sent to deal wi...

A Novel Approach chapter 13

Getting in with the Merchants

Wish upon the Stars chapter 684

The entrance to the WCP was familiar. In fact, I was shocked to see that it was nearly identical to the back in Valen. It took me a while to sort through my ring to find some of my older gear, and dig out the black card I hadn’t touched in so long. I ran my fingers over innocuous card, not feeling much except the smoothness I’d expected.

Swiping it in the card reader, I stepped onto the elevator. It felt…surreal. Hundreds of miles and years of time separated me from my ...

Shout at the Devil chapter 169

Training to master the black burn with Solomon, learning more about necromancy.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 683

“Alright.” Said Stella after we found and talked to her. “Show me the data.” I pulled out a pen and paper and started sketching out a quick map of Callus, with notations for where large gatherings of enemy Ascendants were at last update. Last update was pretty much instantaneous, because Callie and I both had parallels running through Piece of Mind communicating with each other through the bond.


She scanned my notes, nodding slowly. “Well, I think it’s pretty clear Vale...

Shout at the Devil chapter 168

The first step to destroying Voldemort begins.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 682

Before Callie left for the Necromedes, we all had a meeting about what exactly we might need. To my surprise. Benny actually shot down my plan, or at least advised an adjustment.

“Look. I get what you're going for.” Said my best friend. “But more than gear, what we really need is intel. Except we’ve tried reaching out, and all the means of communications we can find are jammed.”

It took me a second to catch up, given how keyed up I still was, but I ...

A Novel Approach chapter 12

First official night out as a villain.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 681

My entire body was locked up. Not by some effect or ability, but by indecision. My sister, my friends, they were all being threatened, and by someone I KNEW was capable of killing them in the blink of an eye. “What the hell was that?” I growled at Travis. My eyes were glued to the knife at my sister’s throat. “And you have us surrounded, can you please…deactivate those knives or whatever?”

“These knives?” He asked casually, translocating his glove for the one ...

Shout at the Devil chapter 167

Time with Seras and Fleur at home.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 680

I felt like time was standing still. People say that all the time, and it always sounds hokey to me, but in this case, it was the only phrase that fit. It was like I got stuck between one heartbeat and the next because I literally couldn’t process how perfect my fiancee, no, my WIFE (at least in a minute or two) looked at that moment.

People were talking, birds were chirping, and a thousand other things were making some kind of noise, but I couldn’t really hear any of it....

A Novel Approach chapter 11

Simon starts making a name for himself.

Wish upon the Stars 679

I woke up alone. I didn’t feel particularly strongly about that. No, loneliness was not on my list of emotions. The cold, gnawing dread was up taking up most of my emotional bandwidth. It was so pervasive it took me a minute to realize I hadn’t woken up on my own, I’d been helped along by a knock on my door. Or rather, Benny’s door, Celine and Callie had switched rooms so we’d all have somewhere to stay.

“Hey man, you awake?” Asked my best friend as he came into...

Shout at the Devil chapter 166

NSFW warning, mind the tags.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 678

The next morning was surprisingly quiet. I’d gotten so used to things being busy and frantic, but with everything taken care of, I almost felt like we were in the calm before the storm. I woke up slowly, smiling down at Callie’s peaceful face. I tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, my smile widening as she grumbled and slapped at my hand.

Her brow furrowed slightly, but she didn’t wake up. I leaned down and kissed her forehead gently before sliding out of bed and walki...

Shout at the Devil chapter 165

The big fight.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 677

“An ancient cold storage formation?” Asked Zeke in surprise when I filled him in on what we’d found. “Damn, that’s not a bad find. You’re not going to take over the universe or anything, but they might have some interesting abilities. Sounds like lots of unique racial traits and bloodlines among them too. That’s a treasure trove for a candidate.”

I nodded thoughtfully. “So you think I should bring them out now? I just can’t shake the feeling it isn’t tim...

A Novel Approach chapter 10

First night out.

Wish upon the Stars chapter 676

“So how long do you think they’ve been here?” I asked in awe as I trailed through the cavern, checking the ice crystals. There were a hundred of them, which was…nuts. There were as many E-rankers in this cave as on the entire planet normally. More importantly, none of us recognized anything about any of them.

Granted, they weren’t wearing costumes or anything, but several of them had VERY noticeable features, and having reached E-rank, we should have heard SOMETHING...

Shout at the Devil chapter 164

Lead up to the next big showdown with Voldemort.