<<<<Author Note: I updated this chapter to include a section from Raygunnr at the end. I realized more context might help, but didn't want to spend a full chapter on this clarification, thus the update. Sorry if this causes any confusion. >>>>
Chapter 360
An Armistice
(Mallory)
World peace.
An objective so crazy and unbelievable had finally come true. Yes, it seemed that for the first time in the crea...
2025-08-12 02:41:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
Auctioning Off My Virtue (Part I)
(Salandra Kingston)
The house that Salandra “Sal” Kingston found herself meeting what was to be her future breeding partner was quaint. Yes, that was the word she would use, quaint.
While not ostentatious as many faux and fledgling families claiming newfound wealth and power from her homeland recently claimed. This house was more refined, as if it had withstood the weathering of time and still managed to shine above the ...
2025-08-10 16:14:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 359
Resistance Training, Or Resistance To Training, One of Them
Simple stretches, make sure the old joints work properly, check.
Grind, vrrt.
A few quick toe raises to make sure movement and balance are as expected, also check.
Nodding to myself, I begin the process of gradually releasing Qi in a flowing manner throughout my body. Long ago my evolutions made it so I didn’t have the need for cores or channels, and my energy effectively was able ...
2025-08-09 17:07:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
Always Assume There Is A Witness
“Nothing is free. If you think you are making friends by giving away your time and equity for free, then you are fooling yourself. That action, it has a value. One that can be leveraged and exploited. If you are given something for free, expect it to be used against you in some way. Similarly, if you give something for free, expect to use it against the recipient of your good will in some way.” – Marcon on Karma
(Rayalta)
... 2025-08-08 09:53:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 100
A Death Trap
(Misha Tulley)
At its simplest form, a trap is a structure designed to catch or cling to a sentient creature capable of being lured into, or willingly going into the structure.
Similarly, the definition of karma is a universal principle that justice will ultimately be achieved. The idea that a balance is set and that eventually if someone acts recklessly enough, they will eventually be hurled off the balancing scales by an act of force so profo...
2025-08-07 02:14:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 358
Physiological Distinctions
“What are you doing?”
Hearing that, I feel myself tense up, as I realize I have been caught before I could avoid this otherwise embarrassing moment. Realizing I don't have much else to do, I just state the truth.
“You know, sometimes we all make mistakes where we just have to try to fix it before anyone asks that exact question. Apparently, I was not quick enough,” I respond honestly to Penelope, though honestly who asked ...
2025-08-05 00:29:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 35
Foreign Profilings
Orange.
I had not seen an orange crystal before, nor was I fully aware of what to expect from monsters that were enhanced by orange rift energy. While these were obviously colors on the spectrum, and ones I no doubt should have been prepared to see, I still found myself completely floored by the arrival of orange and yellow crystals from the larger continent to the west of us.
The larger continent comprising thousands of consecuti...
2025-08-03 04:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 357
Classroom Pranks
Ever have one of those slow days, one where the fact that you don’t think you are at your peak of performance, which often seems to have a slowing effect to the rest of your day?
You know the sensation, you wake up, yes pixies needing sleep is rare, likely to be rarer after you have a slow start and subsequent slower feel for the day. That was how today was, I went through the motion and for the first time in forever it felt like I had failed m...
2025-08-01 09:58:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning everyone,
A lot of of activities going on in the background.
First, as you can see Augmented Aspects Book V: Censorship now has a cover.
Also of note, Augmented Aspects Book I: Renaissance is completely recorded and sounds amazing.
More to come, as again we are moving quickly and should be up and running here soon. As always, I will tell you all here first what will happen and...
2025-07-31 11:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
Emptor Caveat
“Always read the fine print, if there is no fine print assume there is one and that it always favors the seller. Then, learn how to become the seller. Remember this, and you can go into any transaction with a healthy mind.” -Marcon on transactions
The settlement was an odd assortment of old versus new trash. Almost as if a spaceship had crashed into the planet, forcing the inhabitants to exit the vessel eventually, at which point they exited the ...
2025-07-30 02:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 99
The King Slayer
(Misha Tulley)
When Darcy asked for Misha to meet up with her at her favorite coffee shop, Misha was both relieved and a little hesitant about the offer. Truth be told, they had been drifting apart ever since the Thanksgiving Day trip home, and this was a nice way to try to bridge the gap that had been growing between them.
Also, truth be told, Misha had already made a mental note to come here and check out this odd coffee shop that seemed to...
2025-07-28 09:54:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34
A Dog And Pony Show
A Profiling Ceremony looks a lot different from the side of the conductor. Almost like being behind the magician so you can see the sleight of hand and misdirection. Having been on the receiving side of the Profiling Ceremony, albeit at a distance, I still knew what to look for.
However, there is a glaring distinction between being a presenter and a recipient at one of these productions. That or, maybe my insights as a Pathfinder make ...
2025-07-27 14:18:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 356
Like a Comfy Blanket
(The Next Day)
Can pixies dream?
I guess maybe a better question is, should we dream? I slept last night. Or maybe it was in the afternoon? Truth be told, thanks to my blindness, I can always fall prey to the problems posed by non-24. That is, my blindness makes it so I have a hard time synchronizing with the ebbs and flows of the world. Normally I rely on Zero’s double dose of sleeping for the both of us to help me overcome any issue...
2025-07-26 19:12:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 355
An Impossible Last Wish
There I was, seeing my mother for the first time since my childhood truly ended. The day when both of my parents opted to retire among the cloud servers, versus going into crippling financial debt to try to cure their illnesses.
I had noticed the signs, heck we had all noticed the signs, but my parents worked twice as hard to get me a chance at college. It wasn’t until I was in, and deep into my degree program that they uploaded. By then...
2025-07-25 10:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Good Afternoon Everyone,
First thank you all for your support. This feels like a long process, but it is actually going by quickly.
If you are interested in the updates for Augmented Aspects, here is everything so far.
On my end Books 1-3 have been sent back with final edits.
Book 1 is being recorded as we speak.
Book 4 cover available (here).
Book 5 cover to be completed ...
Chapter 354
Reduce, Reuse, Recycled
A setup.
I was setup, by my own Simulacrum no less. Yes, it was my fault for rejecting the tug, our international symbol for needing to change places. But to my defense, I was kind of busy at that moment.
At that moment I thought there were more important things at play, namely trying to find the ultimate goal of any world ruled by game logic. That’s right, I was trying to find cheats, and I did. Not only did I find cheats, but the...
2025-07-22 11:20:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39
Proditionem Praeveni Proditione
“Betray others, especially after they have first tried to betray you. But don’t go for pain, pain is light, fleeting, and often doesn’t stick. Once bones heal and scars fade, people forget, that’s why you make sure it hurt, deep. We are talking psychological pain that scars so deeply that it changes a person on a fundamental level.” -Marcon on dealing with betrayal
After landing, the teams went about efficiently setting up a ...
2025-07-21 15:23:26 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude IV
Not Alone
Salandra Kingston looked at the article written before her. Somewhere on a distant continent, came fantastical stories depicting the actions of someone who was referred to as nothing more than the Pathfinder.
To make matters wore, there seemed to be some sort of cult following around this Pathfinder. The Pathfinder herself was noted as being able to single handedly close rift portals with the wave of her hand. But only after ...
2025-07-20 11:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostDon't worry, I'm still writing. But I couldn't get a song out of my head. I thought it turned out pretty well and figured I'd share.
I'm going to likely use it in a story, Maybe part of UFF book 2, eventually.
Then you waste more time finding AI recorders to help make the song a reality.
Song: Death of A Hero
[intro]
[verse]
We all watch her, even in a dress
Powers galore, that heroes can’t ignore
[ch...
2025-07-19 14:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude IX
Bakshee Developmental Observation Station T&$5*# - (TASSOH)
Ambassador Col’inte stood at the helm defeated. The orders to pack up and return to central for reassignment were within her hands. The crew, the members of the observation station that had once looked to her for guidance and hung on her every word, now acted with clear disdain towards her. Her
Col’inte’s purpose here was over, the world had achieved an apex Reaper, meaning her status wa...
2025-07-18 09:45:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 353
A Team of One
To say I was completely caught off guard by the sudden surge of mana required for me to complete my half of a Positional Teleport spell was an understatement.
Ahh.
Yes, I apparently jump-scared myself, with my own actions. Then again, I had just gotten through a fight against superiorly armored team of fighters, where my only saving grace was the fact that I was able to Teleport easily and use tactics...
2025-07-16 11:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 98
The Magic Trick
(Darcy Renolds)
Darcy’s love life was trash. Well not just trash, but beyond wreckage. As she had wasted it, feeling like she had one opportunity to get it right, and she chose Mr. Wrong.
What was worse, was the fact that she couldn’t tell anyone. If she told Misha, the only person that she now truly wanted a relationship with about what had happened and what she had done, she would no doubt leave her. Well not leave her, that wasn’t he...
2025-07-14 01:18:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33
Selective Avoidance
Monotony, or rather returning to the ‘norm’ has got to be the worst part of multiple existences. Just when breaks come along to introduce needed and preferred changes to set schedules, there is one constant that always seems to come back into play in order to cause issues. This can be anything from going back to the daily grind, where you focus on those brief moments of sun and relaxation that you just experienced in order to cope.
Or, as i...
2025-07-12 23:37:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38
Floating Like A Feather
“I see your face, I can tell you are frustrated just from your posture and expression. That said, if you have time to show your frustration, that means you also have time to fix your frustrations, so do that instead.” -Marcon’s motivational speech on maintaining positive body image
Grr.
Arla fought with the controls, it was her own fault for deciding at the last possible second to turn back. Her reason for turn...
2025-07-12 12:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude XXVIII
(Larry Yo-Boy)
“Well that just happened, a federation of the most powerful federation of mechanoid warriors have temporarily banded together to form the Gundgnam Style Force, the odds on favorites to win the Mechanoid Warfare competition. The group Mechanoid Warfare Competition. The Space Mechanoid Warfare Competition, and of course the Space Group Mechanoid Warfare Competition.” A dejected Larry stated.
“In fact, the only competition that the combined...
2025-07-10 02:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 352
Paranoia And Homefield Advantages for the Win
I was at three, which as any good parent knows meant that you gave at least two prior warnings. Thus everything that happened next was fully justified. At least, that is what I tell myself.
The world slowed down as I went into a state of Celerity, it was at this point that I realized I could do a few things.
First, using magic while in this state is still nearly impossible, mainly due to the way...
2025-07-09 03:58:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32
Keys And Locks (Part II)
“You will not be going,” five words that seem like they should mean a lot but somehow rang empty to me. I couldn’t quite explain why, as this was a huge event for society.
We were talking about the Profiling ceremony after all, and my not going to such a public display would cause problems. Particularly with the fact that my not having my affinities that I can unlock displayed prominently for everyone to see would be recognized. Whic...
2025-07-06 14:05:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 97
Reset and Restart
(Officer Frederick “Freddie” Pearlman)
Freddie sat behind the wheel of his vehicle, expecting something to come through. At first Frederick Pearlman had been opposed to these types of positions.
In fact, the old version of Freddie used to be an emaciated weakling to the Freddie that now sat confidently in his cruiser. The old Freddie would have been intimidated by the very idea of going after cartel members, chasing down their fancy car...
2025-07-06 01:48:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37
Sabotaging the Saboteur
“Sometimes the best way to win, is by giving praise to others when they least want or need recognition. Nothing says you were double crossed by your own saboteur, than everything going better than expected.” -Marcon on how problems can often fix themselves
(Cadet Rayalta)
There was a nervous tension in the air, as Rayalta suddenly felt sweat beading down her body as she tried to come up with the best response for why their report ...
2025-07-04 13:41:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
Not Holding Back
“There comes a breaking point where you have to take a firm hard look at yourself, at where you want to be. Then ask yourself is the trek to continue truly worth it, at that point you need to be truthful with yourself. When you are, you will hear a direction to go, that’s when you must take it.” – Marcon on breaking points.
Crackow.
A wrench struck the head of Cadet Goldbridger the team’s one and only assigned maintainer, ...
2025-07-04 12:20:27 +0000 UTC View Post