“It really is tragic that my talents as a teacher are wasted on one such as you…” Darrune said with a shake of the head. After being rather timid before Randidly had tacitly encouraged him, his personality had experienced a complete one-eighty since then. He openly embraced his role as genius teacher, even if he displayed none of the traits a teacher would possess. If nothing else, Randidly was impressed by how brazen Darrune was. “Do you need a break? Or perhaps a nap? W...
2019-01-04 03:48:54 +0000 UTC
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Tonights two chapters jump around a bit more than usual. Apologies for that. But it shouldn't be necessary again. Just needed to add the bridge bits for the next few plot arcs.
“So we do nothing,” Shal said with a frown. Knowing that the greater leadership of the Death School had fallen… it made his hand twitch. The loss of life… Spears were the ultimate tools to protect. He had such a spear, one he prided himself on using, and now Ophelia demand...
2019-01-04 03:31:25 +0000 UTC
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“No,” Rumera said with her arms folded.
“It is just dinner. You are my woman. There is no reason to refuse.” Shal said firmly.
“Does that normally work for you? Using the ‘my woman’ line all the time?”
Shal gave an innocuous smile to Rumera. “Never before. Because I will only have one woman in my lifetime. That is you.”
It was clear from her face that Rumera was torn between vexation and amusement. The two were standing near the baniste...
2019-01-03 06:41:13 +0000 UTC
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The day went extremely well, as far as Randidly was concerned. With the addition of Darrune as dead weight to protect, Helen was nowhere close to pushing his limits of using four avatars to fight with her. Just managing to keep the oaf safe was more than enough trouble.
However, Randidly also acknowledged that Helen’s improvement wasn’t as stark on the first day. Her rage was sporadic and increasingly tainted by a helpless frustration. Part of it was the clearly unusual...
2019-01-03 06:28:47 +0000 UTC
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Randidly snorted. Of course, it would try and pull shit like this. Well, this is fine. Randidly selected Yes.
Warning! Your evolution has been aborted halfway. Strange changes have manifested inside of your body!
You have gained the Skill “Vast Potential (Un) Lvl 1”. You have gained the Skill “Crippling Weakness Lvl 1”.
Vast Potential: You have a great ability to grow. Your ability to gain Skill Levels increases....
2018-12-31 20:10:57 +0000 UTC
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Holiday release times. I probably still won't release until later most days. I just did my editting earlier. Hopefully y'all can feel the extra time put into these FULL TIME chapters xD.
The more Randidly looked at the snoring, near-corpse sprawled across his bed, the more he felt a deep concern for the man. Not that it likely wasn’t the idiots own arrogance that caused the serious injuries, but it appeared that Darrune had several head wounds and a br...
2018-12-31 20:08:27 +0000 UTC
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Woo, only one tonight. But full time writing tomorrow. Ahhhh so excited.
I've said it a lot recently, but thanks so much to you all who have made this possible. More than the monetary factor, what you need to understand is that you also make me care in a way that's hard to describe.
Not to brag, but I can make a lot of shit up. I'm a content generating machine. But to take the time to care for the character and have them develop in ways that make sense... tha...
2018-12-31 05:26:21 +0000 UTC
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“As I was saying,” Azriel said with a glance at Helen, “The easiest problem is the difference in skill with a spear. The unity that Skarch can display is horrifying. But there are more difficult issues.”
Randidly twisted and looked at Helen. It seemed like her face was in a state of rigor mortis. A twitch had developed in the corner of her eye.
Her fury was readily apparent. Which is why Randidly turned to Azriel with a renewed focus. He needed to assist in an...
2018-12-30 05:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Randidly’s spine stiffened at Ophelia’s words, but before he could decide how to respond Shal had cut in.
“Is there truly a need, Ophelia? My student has business elsewhere. I am more than willing to share his story.”
Ophelia spared Shal an amused glance. “Oh? Are you done avoiding me? These days I have felt less like your superior and more like your jealous wife as you have spent so much time flirting with that girl. Fine then, I’ll expect you for dinner....
2018-12-30 05:56:35 +0000 UTC
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Just to reassure you, this will probably be the only chapter that focuses on Darrune without Randidly. I just thought the idea of them question him was too amusing to miss.
Darrune was sweating so much that he dare not move, lest he slip on his own lubrication.
“Hmmm, what are you to Randidly?” The more aggressive woman asked. She was likely the most confusing woman Darrune had ever met. She was all sleek curves and lovely grace, but her eyes a...
2018-12-29 06:52:37 +0000 UTC
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And I'm done =D. Although the weekend is the same as usual, sans overtime. But starting next week, I'll be writing full time!
Everyone, thank you so much. This wouldn't be possible without your support. The first week will be probably the same as this one, but I'll be trying some different schedules to get a feel for how things work.
Oh, also, I changed the end of the prior chapter to say Drak was reduced to an unresponsive vegetable. It feels more fitting af...
2018-12-29 06:49:52 +0000 UTC
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Second to last day of work. Just a lot to manage.
Plus you all have made some very good points about Rand's talk with Shal. Need to expand it a bit.
See you tomorrow~
2018-12-28 04:23:35 +0000 UTC
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Despite Randidly’s misgivings about Darrune, the man kept up admirably well when Randidly started out. So he had upped the speed to the point where the Tellite was wheezing like a deflating balloon. From there, Randidly slowed down, but only a little.
Despite that, Darrune managed to make it all in four hours. Although he didn’t really mind, Randidly suspected that the ambient Aether that he threw off just by being an Aether Crossroad was a big reason that Darrune had b...
2018-12-27 05:48:38 +0000 UTC
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Very slowly, Randidly opened his eyes. His Soulskill would keep, at least for now. He had considered confronting Alta or Lucretia before he left, but from what he sensed in Alta, more interference would be met only with a flat refusal. And to this point, Lucretia had made it clear that her stance was to follow Alta’s decisions.
Besides, he had some real-world time. The horde of people had to travel across two more lands before they arrived at the gate they planned to use ...
2018-12-27 05:47:10 +0000 UTC
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Merry Christmas!
Randidly condensed himself at the end of the horde of people after he walked away from Alrick. When his body appeared, it was marred by a sour expression on his face.
To his surprise, it was difficult not to take the fact that a being of life based upon some reflection of himself had bluntly refused friendship. The grounds on which he did so was, of course, incorrect, but Randidly could sense that no matter how he pushed, he would ...
2018-12-26 06:53:54 +0000 UTC
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It's so strange. There is really nothing better than writing and editing a chapter. I always feel so peaceful afterward.
After the silence between the two had stretched for several minutes, the Earth Golem finally said, “...Perhaps you are right. But the entirety of what I was did not survive that strike from the Seraphim. I was severed from the mantle I wore. The High King fell that day. My people no longer believe in my power. Without that, I have fe...
2018-12-26 06:43:19 +0000 UTC
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“Why did I fail?” The Earth Golem who had been called High King asked to the empty sky.
The clouds held no answer. They hung thick and low above him, forming a dirty sky that warned of the coming rain.
For what felt like the hundredth time today, the Earth Golem reached up with his good arm and rubbed the stump at his left shoulder. He could still remember the cold glean off the reflective silver mech as it burst through the barricade and raised its sickle to stri...
2018-12-26 06:35:16 +0000 UTC
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Not that I meant it this way, but when I began writing today I started getting a very 'Christmas Carol' vibe from the first two scenes. So I did some rewriting to lean into it more. Might edit a bit tomorrow, the rewrite I think is still a bit shaky, I'll let you know.
When Randidly touched his Soulskill, something strange happened. At first Randidly panicked as he felt his consciousness diffusing, but then he realized that it was somewhat akin to how he...
2018-12-26 06:27:51 +0000 UTC
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Outline and cooking today. Everything is pretty important now, so things need to be in the right order.
I have no plans tomorrow, so the goal is four chapters as a holiday gift!
2018-12-25 04:45:54 +0000 UTC
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Cycle of the Gloomy Wood: All of life is in an endless cycle. Although the deepest and darkest woods seem completely still, they are simply a part of a great dance that will go on into eternity. When something dies, it will release a small shred of energy. Gathering these shreds will enable the Skill user to regeneration a small percentage of their missing Stamina and Mana. Percentage increases with Skill level. As Skill ...
2018-12-24 06:39:00 +0000 UTC
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One more week of this job before writing full time. Woo.
While Randidly was walking, he experimented with his new Ignition of the Emerald Essence Skills to test their effectiveness.
Ignition Bolt seemed to behave a lot like Incendiary Bolt. There were a few key differences. The first of which was that when Randidly fired it… the projectile didn’t seem to stop when it hurt the first thing it encountered. The piercing power of the Ignition Bolt enabled it to ...
2018-12-24 06:33:11 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations! You have completed the Steps of the Godling II Path! The bar to having even this Path open to you is extremely high. Your influence over a people must have grown to the point that they have become inseparable from you. But from there, many paths exist forward. Will you teach and nurture them? Will you guide and challenge them? How will they see you? Will they feel your hand, follow your back, notice your footsteps?
To finish this Pa...
2018-12-23 00:26:25 +0000 UTC
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Went to the church today for the first time in quite a while. Celebrating the holidays now because I'll be finishing up at work all week. So Happy Holidays all! Thanks for your support!
After glancing over his gains, Randidly had to chuckle. It was easy for him now to appreciate what the incubation time in that prison had given him but at the time… Randidly had truly sweated his future somewhat. Initially, suspended in the darkness without the benefit of the abilit...
2018-12-23 00:20:02 +0000 UTC
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Since I’m going to be traveling later today and won’t be able to post chapters, I thought I would share some absolute nonsense.
On my breaks at work I don’t have much time, definitely not enough to write, but I had the weird idea to try and make Vast Martial World into a comic.
For those of you who donf know, VMW was a little experiment that quickly ran out of steam. It focused on a faction building simulation game, where the controller was raising turtles.
so, without...
2018-12-21 18:38:39 +0000 UTC
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Only one tonight, mostly because I'm trying to keep track of all the stat boosts. So the next chapters will give Rand's new status screen, as well as going into some Path stuff. But I'm traveling tomorrow to visit my family, so I likely won't post any until Saturday.
This is probably my least favorite weak of my life. I just want to sleep for 20 hours and then wake up and build a gundam model.
When Randidly awoke, the first thing he felt was panic.
2018-12-21 05:28:36 +0000 UTC
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“Who do you think will win?” Skarch asked, yawning widely.
Helen drummed her fingers against the wood of the seats. Although they were in the participant’s box, no one had bothered to spend the money to make sure the fighters would live in comfort. The C Corp only provided the higher end amenities to those willing to pay money. “I don’t know. But you two spent time with him during the preliminaries, how strong was Silo? How would you describe him?”
“Huh...
2018-12-20 05:05:49 +0000 UTC
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Dubiously, Shal lifted the knitted hat and put it on his head. The bright red cotton ball at the top could be felt even through the fluffy material of the cap and made him profoundly uncomfortable. Woodenly, Shal turned to Rumi.
“You look ridiculous. Like a training spear that uses a droopy pillow as a blade.” Rumi said critically, rubbing her chin. “But I bet if they could make a doll version of you, thousands of young women spear users would snap it up. Your glower ...
2018-12-20 05:02:35 +0000 UTC
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So I sat down to write a Naffur chapter, and I had some of the comments from the prior chapters in mind about side stories, and ultimately I decided to cut Naffur's interludes out of the main release storyline.
I made him for a reason, and that will be very important for the next arc. But I'm two weeks out from full time writing and I won't finish this arc in two weeks. So the text I wrote today will go into a larger side story (which I will have time to actually do come January) which I...
2018-12-19 04:26:07 +0000 UTC
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Allica looked at the entrance to Carthak with a beaming smile. Although it had taken almost a month, there was now enough rubble cleared that several carts could pass through abreast. There was still a pile of rubble tall enough to crush a small building pressed up against the wall, but it was a start.
In addition, there was enough space that light could flow into the deep halls of Carthak. A system of mirrors was being assembled to rid the deeper passages of the constant s...
2018-12-18 06:25:37 +0000 UTC
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Man, I love writing. Otherwise I wouldn't do it at such ridiculous times.
Also, might not be ideal timing, but I just wanted to touch on the four stories running parallel to Randidly before we continue with Rand show. So that's today and tomorrow.
“Why did you agree?” Lucretia asked while studying Alta very carefully.
Alta sat very still at the table in the Foyer of the Bounty Estate. She had been silent and morose ever sin...
2018-12-18 06:23:12 +0000 UTC
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