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Chapter 2044

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Randidly stood in Selene’s restaurant, twisting in on himself over and over. Memories of witnessing Devick dragging away Duulys Ambar wove themselves together with the strange emptiness he saw in Fiona’s expression, now she had been restricted from reaching for her own image. He opened his mouth to describe what he had seen...

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Chapter 2043

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Just one, the other will be out tomorrow.



Randidly’s head throbbed. His eyes ached weirdly. His body, while physically fine, felt strangely light due to the small amount of Nether that he had been able to produce in the last few minutes to run aside his boiling blood. His images still felt heavy from his earlie...

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Chapter 2042

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One chapter day~



Tatiana stood with her hands clasped in front of her as she looked up at the scrap metal ship sailing down through the usual sky traffic around Kharon to proceed directly to the roof. Emerald moss spirits spiraled together and created a thoroughfare for this special vessel to follow, even as othe...

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Chapter 2041

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That morning, Tatiana woke up from her daily one-hour nap a few minutes early, because she felt a slight nudge against her psyche. A direct touch that somehow was also feather-light. She sat up in her bed and considered the sensation; it was not her Skill relating to the actions of Randidly, but it felt quite a lot like it.

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Chapter 2040

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The old air raid horns had been blasting for the last half-hour, making Delilah doubt her tingling sense that it was a good idea to rush toward the source of the disturbance in Zone 1. But that subtle Nether Sense the Ghosthound had planted into the core of Expira was quite insistent on this course of action. So she lo...

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Plot Day

Okay, I think I understand how to get us back on track, after a little side interlude.

Unrelated, saw Everything Everywhere, All at Once today. Definitely received receives full marks from me. If you can, go out and see it.

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Chapter 2039

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Randidly dreamed about those doors to his locked away emotion. The starting point was the same as always, within the room he had lived in as a child. Sighing, he tried to push himself up out of the plush and bobbing surface of his bed, but instantly the whole dream around him began to tremble.

His expression soured as he ...

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Chapter 2038

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Xershi scowled as he dragged Randidly Ghosthound’s limp body across the threshold; truthfully, he was barely managing to stay upright as he staggered under the uneven yet ponderous weight of their companion. Pullas chatted happily with Fiona as the two women entered through the stone arch into Duulys’s true dwelling.

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Status

I overcame Saturday, but I was sick all today. We will stay at six chaps for the week.

Besides, I'm still struggling with this next little part. I like how that last fight ended, but because it was so different from what I intended, my original plan needs to be scrapped lol.

Back tomorrow. And I want to try and get back on my consistent schedule for April.

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Chapter 2037

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With a resounding crack, the flames stuttered and dispersed. The silver lion yelped. Suddenly they were just two men standing opposite each other, Randidly gripping the wounded Acri still stuck in his opponent’s chest. His emerald eyes flickering, Randidly squeezed the weapon and prepared to rip it across-

But when Rand...

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Chapter 2036

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Ahah! Take that, Saturday.



The fire stalked around them like the lion it was based on. Each tongue of flame possessed sharp eyes, waiting for a single moment of weakness.

Randidly felt a weird sense of grim relief, held aloft by Duulys’s grasp amongst the sea of silver fire. Everything became the jaws of ...

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Status

Chapters will be out tomorrow (2 of them). Spent the night celebrating family. 

Is it a meta joke if I say I will post on Saturday (on April Fools) and actually do?

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Chapter 2035

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Had a change of heart about how this fight will end. So one tonight. Two tomorrow and one Sunday.



Pullas gathered her image more tightly around her body, observing as Duulys Ambar unleashed several thunderous blasts of silver fire into the hole Randidly used to vanish. Huge bursts of light and heat radiated outwa...

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Chapter 2034

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All of the movements he had learned started with a step. This one, at this high-level conflict in the Sonara, was no different.

Dreadful Alacrity had Randidly cutting sideways, even as he finished the aggressive thought. His body blurred, destabilizing the surrounding space and allowing him to squeeze himself through even...

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Chapter 2033

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Randidly’s eyes widened slightly at the bite of the threat thrown in his face. He clenched his hands. So many forces pressed against him: the heat, the intensity of Duulys’s image, and the constant waves of vicious emotions the man released. The metal bangle on Duulys’s arms glittered from his own silver fire.

Aroun...

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Chapter 2032

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One to start the week. Alright, let's set this up!



One enthusiastic demolitions expert and three observers drifted into the ornate interior of the home of Duulys Ambar. And for this particular project, the wrecker decided to start with a bang.

Randidly’s lips twitched as he watched Xershi do a flying drop...

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Chapter 2031

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Duulys Ambar clicked his tongue in distaste as he looked down at the inert form of Mimic. The fool was hollowed out, all of his annoying qualities quashed and sucked out of him. Even his perennially neat uniform was stained and sliced. “This is exactly why you were always a worthless mongrel of a servent. Just like everyone else, you be...

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Chapter 2030

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Just one tonight. Reminder only a five chapter week, so one tonight and one tomorrow to finish things off.



The floating fireball above the meeting continued to radiate an intense heat. But it gradually dissipated as it bled off its energy with the furious display. Mimic just glared as Fiona sauntered closer. She ...

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Chapter 2029

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Randidly frowned at the sudden announcement. Fiona stiffened at the word barren. Those emotions raged through her body, seeking to expend themselves and destroy. Her image seethed in the air around her, impotent and too amorphous to stand against the blunt hammer of Mimic’s Skill activation.

Mimic trembled too, driven b...

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Chapter 2028

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Randidly’s senses conflicted as he looked at the creature known as Mimic. Nether could find nothing of significance about this being. In terms of depth or history, he felt curious blank. Yet even the Grey Creature growled that this was a dangerous foe. With its eyes toward survival, this enemy was worth noting.

Randidly...

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Chapter 2027

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Just one tonight.

This will be a five chapter week- going to take a mini-vacation to try and get some mojo back. Also, I've received some questions about the signed books; I've been dragging my feet, but I'll be starting to send them out next week.

Oh, related, they are all sold out; I'll probably delete the tier so...

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Chapter 2026

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Duulys paused by the central staircase and turned around. He felt an itch below his skin, one that he needed to scratch before he continued. Heat spread through his body like a contagious disease. “Ah, one more thing before I go. I’ve got a question for you.”

The elegant swan bowed its giant head. “Anythi...

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Chapter 2025

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Early chap. Just one. Other will be out tomorrow. And I'm serious this time, Saturday!



Randidly traced Acri through the air in a particular pattern utilized by Ouranos as he considered how he wanted to describe the interaction. In truth, the explanation was just a pretext; Something in his heart whispered that he...

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Chapter 2024

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Weird thought, but someone commented we caught up to the year. Made me realize that I'll probably keep writing chapters past the year I'm likely to die. We aren't that close to the end.

One chapter day.



“Madam Ouranos, there is no need for that,” Fiona stepped forward to take the vicio...

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Chapter 2023

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When they reached the thirty-fourth floor, the group agreed to spend some time resting without any spoken communication. They moved apart and made themselves comfortable. This ring was a land of clouds, the group sitting on a fluffy and majestic cumulonimbus that drifted in a sea of similar masses of water vapor. Around them, v...

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Chapter 2022

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For about three minutes, Randidly, Pullas, and Xershi stood back with their arms folded while the fight raged. Fiona blasted her way through the weakly manifested waves of Yuroach’s clones, the insect-head still reeling from having all his Aether sucked away. She was a god incarnate, violence given free rein to rampage.

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Plot Day

All starting to come together now. I'm excited for this mini-climax coming up.

...hard to say how many chapters it will take to get there tho xD. Shouldn't be too long.

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Chapter 2021

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As Fiona had suggested, the next several floors passed in a blur that was less business and more just a series of journeys. The group moved through alien landscapes and idyllic valleys, depending on the proclivities of the ring owners. However, they rarely needed to fight.

Xershi eventually insisted that they make a stop ...

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Chapter 2020

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Almost catching up to the year!



Amongst the residents of the Sonara, it was a mark of pride for an individual or group to produce a caliber of reaction that could shake the entire construction. To generate a ripple of such magnitude that it could be felt across the whole of the great work. The tight seals on each...

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Chapter 2019

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Whoops, forgot I said out Saturday. Well, here it is! Finally gonna start accelerating a bit.



Randidly pulled himself and Pullas out of the memory. The chimes within the Fatepiece run softly, almost as though they were sorry to see them go. One, in particular, released a mournful toll, warning Randidly of the dan...

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