Malcolm Tent

Wish upon the Stars chapter 347

I'd been under Zeke's aura before, but this felt...different. of  course, I'd know that he hadn't been trying last time. Given that an  E-ranker's unleashed aura had been able to seriously pressure a whole  crowd of us in the scavenger hunt I was pretty sure if he felt like it  Zeke could have crushed us all to death with this kind of attack.

Instead,  it felt JUST strong enough to overpower us, and his extreme precision  and power made it easy enough for m...

Mined Games chapter 1

Without further ado, chapter one of Mined Games. I'm EXTREMELY proud of the title lol.

The world is not fair. This is not a new concept. It isn’t even a particularly interesting concept. But, much like every other eighteen year old in the kingdom aside from possibly the current crown prince, I found myself stewing on this unfortunate truth for the large portion of my day.

To be fair, my days tended to lend themselves to stewing. My job was boring, as well as bei...

News update

Hello everyone, today we're getting started on my new story. Mined Games is an original novel about a native of a fantasy world who winds up finding a smart phone with a magic mining idle game on it and bonds to it. This story is in its testing phase, so feedback is appreciated. It's ten dollar patron only until we get to chapter thirty, when the first ten will drop on Royal Road and it will shift to the same chapter release model as Wish Upon the Stars. The MC of this one will be more grey t...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 346

We didn't get attacked after the fifth match, which I attributed to  how many of the cult got cleaned up in the raid last night. Since the  other forces were busy recovering (or trying to exploit the Cult's  weakness) we were safe enough to bring Alec and crew back to the house  with us. Zeke was already gone when we came out, as were most of the  others, so I assumed he'd beaten us home.

With Rime along I  wasn't worried about an attack and the house seeme...

Greed God chapter 227

April 13th 2016 Brightedge City, Barbaric Bison Coffee House, 10:00 PM EDT

Since  she was so off kilter we decided to stay and let Raven enjoy her night.  She was emotional and raw and that wouldn't have been useful for my  training anyway, plus she was actually stupid cute being all shy and  reserved. Granted, her massive tits probably didn't hurt my enjoyment of  watching her, but seeing how weirdly excited she got over some terrible  poe...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 345

I was in shock. Alec had managed to break one of Abel's punches.  Seeing as Abel was a Master Candidate with an extremely complimentary  ability (albeit one he hadn't really been using just then) it was crazy  to me that someone who definitely WASN'T a Master Candidate had  countered his attack.

That  giant flame chop hadn't been Intermediate manifestation, it had just  been a wide scale wind burst that he somehow set on fire. The really  weird thing w...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 365

June 1st 2023, Gotham City, Gojo Penthouse 4:00 PM EDT

"I  don't approve." I said firmly. My mood was pretty much in the gutter  despite it being my twenty third birthday (though Reggie had tried to  convince me I got two of those since I was reborn as a Dark Endless).

Zee,  who was curled against me, giggled. "Yes, you've made that incredibly  clear. Sadly for you despite all your powers you don't get to tell her  how to live her lif...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 344

We made it home earlier than expected all things considered, but it  was still relatively late. Since we had a battle tomorrow we decided to  knock out early, but before we did, I went to go check on Benny. My  friend was sitting outside staring up at the stars, and I sat down next  to him.

"So, want to talk to me about your meeting with  Celine the other day?" I said casually. "I didn't ask because I wanted  to respect your privacy."

His lips quirked...

Greed God chapter 226

April 13th 2016 Brightedge City, Barbaric Bison Coffee House, 8:00 PM EDT

I  got a call after meeting with Silver from someone I hadn't expected.  Specifically, Thorn. The pretty goth got in touch with me because she  apparently KNEW Raven. Barbie had hit a dead end and asked Zee because  she knew my sorceress ran in similar circles to the the half demon.  Thorn had overheard and realized that the girl Barbie asked about  sounded familiar.<...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 343

"So." Said Mel to Abel. Her tone dripping with relish as we walked  into the Cavalcade's entrance. "Did you have to threaten him to get him  to cave? Because I loved seeing you do that last time, and watching him  get all whiny and stomp his feet would make me smile."

My  mentor smirked at that. "No, I didn't threaten him, I just reminded him  that it was my labyrinth and that he threw you two in there and I doubt  you were the first. Once I implied I might...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 364

July 15th 2016 ???, 8:00 PM EDT

"So."  I said dryly. "Is this the part where you reveal you fiendish plot and  tell me Barbatos was working for you the whole time and now I'm totally  at your mercy?" My voice was calm and bored, but inside I was anything  but. The Upside Down Man was WAY stronger than Barbatos. I'd expected  them to be equals but he was on a whole different level in terms of raw  strength, if it came to a fight I was sure I...

A Rumble of Frost chapter 20

February 15th 2001, Westchester, New York 4:00 PM EDT

"So,  you're saying you walked into my room because Kitty didn't give you  proper directions?" Her eyes were narrowed at me, but more in suspicion  than hostility. I had to admit it MIGHT have been because I saw that fat  ass of hers bare, but her accent was seriously hot. Sort of a softer  french that I really enjoyed listening to.

I gave her a  dazzling grin. "Is that really such...

Greed God chapter 225

April 13th 2016 Brightedge City, Solomon Shipping Company, 12:00 PM EDT

Given  everything that happened, my only real lead for the Fear Host was the  Court of Owls. Luckily, I still had my in there, since the mask  protected me from being connected to Mammon. The only person who knew  who I was there was Silver, and she was under orders she couldn't break  not to leak it.

Speaking of Silver, she was in a weird  position for me right n...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 363

July 15th 2016 Scala ad Caelum, 8:00 PM EDT

About  six million of me died within the first ten seconds of the fight.  Barbatos lashed out with a claw and rent the air of Scala ad Caelum, and  darkness tore through the fabric of space and ripped me apart ad  infinitum. I was fine, of course. There were far more of me than that,  and about half of me didn't even get hit as I inverted illusion and  reality.

There was an ominous rumble ar...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 342

The first thing the other team did was check on Raka. Which was  completely reasonable given how terrible that had to have been. "I am so  sorry." I said quickly. "I don't know what the hell happened there. I  wanted to win but I wouldn't have done...THAT. Hell, I couldn't have  done that. I have no idea how or why that even happened."

Abel  sighed. "Not your fault. I was going to tell you to get a new weapon,  but I didn't expect it to be an issue. Figured...

Greed God chapter 224

April 13th 2016 Brightedge City, Hall of Nevers, 11:00 AM EDT

Dinah  was waiting for me after I came out. Despite not showing much this  early on, she was very obviously pregnant. Her normally flat stomach  making it all the more obvious she was carrying my baby. Amy was with  her, and when I stepped into the hallway she hurled herself into my  arms, squeezing me tightly.

I felt...I wasn't sure. I  didn't hate it. I couldn't have been...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 341

After doing Rime's wishes and handing over the elixirs to Benny  (officially maxing out his elixir cap and bringing his Might up to one  eighty nine and his stat total to five hundred and three) we headed for  the arena to wait for the match to start, and we went over our various  strategies for the fight in the waiting area.

The plan for  going up against the Burning Heaven Abyss was pretty much "Abel fights  the Master Candidate" again. I had zero delusio...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 362

July 15th 2016 Scala ad Caelum, 7:00 PM EDT

Silence.  There was only silence as I stood in the forge of worlds. It wasn't  total nothingness, not the silence of the void, but more the silence of  the world holding its breath. The silence between two drops of water  from a leaky faucet. The silence of a temporary stay of execution.

I  could still see the dragon. The castle. The world of Scala ad Caelum.  Despite that though I could als...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 340

I wished we could have taken the next day off so I could keep Benny  company while he thought things through. Sadly, that wasn't in the  cards. We had to start looking into our next opponent immediately. We  only had the day to prepare for the fifth round, and after the next  fight we wouldn't even have that. With three hundred arenas in the city  the fifth round would take place in a single day, as would every round  until the eighth. Which meant our downtime wa...

Greed God chapter 223

April 12th 2016 Brightedge City, Hall of Nevers, 10:00 AM EDT

I  was sad. Which made me fucking furious. My dad had been killed.  Admittedly, when this happened to most people they got all weepy and  morose, but I wasn't most people. I wasn't supposed to feel...upset. I  snarled, smashing my fist into the wall of the room with a snarl and  then grimacing at the hole it left.

"Now."  Said the gentle voice of Ingrid Karlsson from where ...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 339

Benny didn't look so good. That was to be expected. I left Callie to  talk to the others about what we'd learned and deal with next steps  (sometimes it was really nice not to be in charge) and pulled my best  friend aside to talk. Since we'd left the dorm he'd been quiet and  almost listless. I hated seeing him like that, and I knew if it was me  he would have been right there to talk me through it, so I did the same.

Or  rather, I DIDN'T talk. I just sat,...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 361

July 15th 2016 Scala ad Caelum, 6:30 PM EDT

The  saying 'be careful what you wish for' is one I've mostly overlooked for  the majority of my life. Not that I wasn't aware of it, just that it  wasn't something that really applied to me.

It definitely  applied now. Barbatos WAS following me as planned, and I could sense a  few others closing in and paying attention, which was great for my  people, but his space burning dread flames were...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 338

Benny was, understandably, not at all thrilled to find out his  girlfriend hired people to assault and possibly murder us. I was still  shaky on what their orders had been, but regardless of whether the  intent was to take our lives it had clearly been to at least screw us  over, and my best friend was devastated.

We debated over  what to do for a short while, but in the end, we only really had one  option. We headed for the Academy to talk to Celine. I was...

Greed God chapter 222

April 11th 2016 Brightedge City, Sunken Cathedral, 8:00 PM EDT

I'd  spent a while considering how to do this next rank up. Given how hard  it had been to gather ten million points both times I'd done it, I knew  it would be my last for a while. A hundred million points was going to  be a nearly impossible task in the short term. I had unlimited options  to continue growing as a dragonkin, upgrading my bloodline more and  growing my potentia...

A Rumble of Frost chapter 19

February 15th 2001, Westchester, New York 3:00 PM EDT

The  drive to the institute was longer than expected. I'd never actual been  to my Uncle Chuck's place. I'd met him a few times over the years,  visits mostly, and all I really knew about him was that he was bald,  used a wheelchair, was a powerful mutant, and used to bang my mom. That  last part wasn't something they told me directly, but the intense  dislike that my dad had for him, mi...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 360

July 15th 2016 Scala ad Caelum, 6:00 PM EDT

I  double checked every single theory and finding I was able to derive  from looking at Scala ad Caelum in the Outer Body trance. Years.  Decades. Centuries of time. I did it over and over and over again.  Making constructs more and more complex, polishing my void skills to the  apex of what I could achieve. Which was the problem. What I could  achieve.

Outer Body let me use any of my abilit...

Greed God chapter 221

April 11th 2016 Brightedge City, Old Wayne Mining Headquarters, 7:00 PM EDT

I  couldn't breathe. I couldn't think. My brain was on fire and there was a  weird tightness in my chest and stomach that I'd never experienced  before. "What did she just do?" I muttered to myself. "What just  happened?" I wasn't sure why I was asking that. I knew the answer, but  my brain just wouldn't...click. It would form the response, and then I'd  think about...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 337

"Well that was anticlimactic." Said Teague with a frown. "I was  expecting this to be some huge ruckus, but SOMEONE." He glared at Abel.  "Wasn't leaving any enemies for the rest of us."

My mentor  snickered, but the rest of us just rolled our eyes. None of us were  surprised by that observation. Abel was a Master Candidate. If they had  someone below F-rank that could take him out they wouldn't be hired  assassins, they would be their own faction and proba...

Sell you a Bridge chapter 359

July 15th 2016 Hall of Worlds, 10:00 AM EDT

We  decided to rest in the hall before we entered. We weren't sure it was  safe, but these doors seemed to be extremely obscure and old, and from  their auras they hadn't been touched by anyone in probably millennia at  the very least, so we all agreed resting here should be fine, and would,  in the end, be much safer than storming Scala ad Caelum tired. We slept  in, safe in the hall because lite...

Wish upon the Stars chapter 336

There were a lot of people here. More than I'd been expecting, and  more than a few of them were F-rank. I don't think they had taken the  four into account, probably because their addition to the party had been  last minute, so there was only five F-rankers total. I was pretty sure  those were prepared specifically for Rime, based on the way the  efficiently spread out to surround and begin to take down the dome.

G-rankers  were much more numerous. Easily ...