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Mystic Ink - Ch. 56 A New Start

Cass’s head was still fuzzy when she woke up, she didn’t feel like she had been out long.  Actually, she felt wonderful.  Tired, absolutely exhausted, but wonderful.  Her head was on her Master’s lap, who had dressed- even if he looked a little disheveled- and he was stroking her hair.  An uncommonly gentle gesture from her Master, as was using the remains of her dress as an impromptu blanket to cover her.  She stirred and tried to sit up, but Hall gently, yet firm...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 55 Desire

--I have never written a chapter like this before, and am unsure how it turned out.  When I started this story, I clearly did not think about what it meant to have a female lead and the fact that scenes like this would be neccesary.  I hope it is a decent chapter--

Haj’s weather was much nicer than Beergmutar’s, but it was still horrible.  The roads were such that it was impassable by carriage- however, without the slopes that would have to be dealt with in the mo...

Feeling better, and I need to apologise!

So depression is rough.  In my author's notes for the most recent ABW chapter I said that each sentence has been like pulling teeth...  And it has been, but I am feeling better.  More than I was last week to be certain, and am getting back on track despite numerous delays and insanity.

Which brings me to the current issue, I need to apologise to my wonderful (and probably incredibly sexy) Patrons!

The only question was how I should do so- which brings me to this question: ...

A Broken World - Ch. 40 World of Concepts

*Terrasin deVon Almistraus*

Lucas seemed far more relaxed regarding this meeting than anyone else under the hastily erected…  Well, awning would probably be the best choice of words.  Lucas had not wanted to have an obstructed view, so the meeting place was little more than a cloth spread between four polls.  Still, even with that as a precaution, he seemed awfully relaxed as the figures of the horses and riders coming to meet us grew larger.

Terrasin had not expected Pr...

A Broken World - Ch. 39 World of Loss and Preperation

*Baron Jean deVon Antoine*

“What…  Did you just say?”  Jean must have misheard, that was simply too absurd to be an actual report.

“The vanguard has…  Returned, Baron.”  A nervous messenger kept his eyes to the ground as he relayed the message, not keen to be the one delivering it, “Your son is not with them.”

“And where did you say he was?”

“Dead, Baron.”  The messenger replied quietly, “My deepest sorrow for your loss.” 2018-03-29 14:42:06 +0000 UTC View Post

A Broken World - Ch. 38 World of Range and Vertigo

*Lucas Jaeger*

“As I was saying,” the commander delivered the bad news to Lucas with a sigh.  “The issue with your plan, and those weapons, is that the nature of this city makes it impossible to defend without full support from the army on the front.”

“In the event that the army is unavailable, the outer walls are meant to buy time for the people to flee inward.”  Another officer chimed in, “given the area that the wall covers, it can’t do anything else.”

Life problems.

So I owe everyone an explanation, despite me not really wanting to mention this...

So I will just give a tl;dr for everyone.  I am diagnosed with sever depression, there was a change in medication, it worked, but not for a few days.

That screwed with my writing schedule, or to be more precise, my writing.  There will be a bunch of chapters for you guys today as I go through and edit all of the existential misery out of them.

Sorry for the wait. :c

Writing Priorities!

So I have been focusing on 'Mystic Ink' a lot, and I feel I am in a good place before the next arc to take a small pause.

I have been negligent of 'A Broken World' and the other five stories I am writing because I have been so absorbed with 'Mystic Ink!'  So for the next week (roughly, probably more like four to six days) I will be focusing on my other stories and trying to get them caught up with 'Mystic Ink!'

Also, wow I am tired for some reason...  I need caffiene!

Mystic Ink - Ch. 54 Watchers in the Dark

Cass woke up again to find herself on the ground in a tunnel.  It was…  Surprisingly warm, though not enough that she was actually comfortable.  She sat up to see a small fire burning made from scraps of wood, and she was finally able to get her bearings.  She had trouble remembering the flight from Vaila, Cass desperately hoped that they had grabbed the map or this was just a slower death sentence than what they left behind them.

“Hey, look who woke up.  Did you e...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 53 Vaila

One of the most important lessons you can learn on the street is to not ask questions.  You don’t questions the thugs and gangsters about what they are doing, you don’t draw attention from the guards by questioning them, you never question the boss of your area if you value your bones unbroken, and you never, ever, ask where food came from.  Cass reflected on this valuable lesson as she took her dinner at the inn.  It was a stew- probably, honestly it was a bit hard to pin dow...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 52 A Conversation

Vaila was a small city, not even close to the size of Beergmutar, which itself was much smaller than Tyine.  Perhaps with many cities this would be where someone would say, ‘but it has a nice atmosphere.’  Or something to that effect.

However, Vaila was a pit.  Little more than a military checkpoint with a mine and some basic facilities for travelers passing through.  Still, it would be the pit they would have to live in for the next three months.  Cass purchased t...

A Broken World - Ch. 37 World of Fire and Steel

*Julian Gandr*

Lucas was giving a massive list of warnings and cautions, but Julian was too tired to listen.  When Lucas had said that he would be ‘borrowing’ him and his subordinates, what he apparently meant was that he would work them like slaves.  Half the words that he had said while he was explaining what he was having them do were not translated by the collar either, so no one had any clue what they had produced after all that effort.

It was just a white powder, perh...

The Illuminating Heroes - Ch. 05 I am an Idiot

So if there was one thing I would want people to know about me, it would be that I make mistakes too.  See, when you say one thing and do another as a normal person, it is a mistake that you can leave behind you.  When you are a billionaire CEO you if it gets out it will haunt you until you die.  I preface with this because I am waking up to the kind of thing I swore up and down I would never do.

On my right side was Kate, who pulled the blankets tighter around herself to preven...

A Dungeon Core - Ch. 08 An Old Friend

*Susan*

Core had changed the dungeon greatly, the first floor now consisted of six total rooms.  The entrance, four halls, and the core room itself.  In between those was a maze of corridors full of dead ends and traps.  However, most of the dungeon was empty of monsters.  Core had said that he would fill it as time went on, and he was making plans for a boss room.  After which he had promised to make a place for me on the second floor.

Honestly, I was more surpr...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 03 Look at the bright side, at least its not my problem.

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Just as Birdie said, the guards came in a little bit later distributing dark bread and gruel. Not much different from the Church if Cass thought about it. The guards also grabbed a few kids, one of which was Stone. The first two left quietly, but Stone tried to refuse kicking and struggling until one of the guards punched him in the gut and dragged him off.

Who they grabbed seemed completely arbitrary...

First Character Bio Poll!

So I found an artist to do an actual drawing of my characters, which means that character bios are incoming to my $5.00+ Patrons!

The only question is...  Who should go first?   You decide!

A Broken World - Ch. 36 World of Chaos

*Lucas Jaeger*

Lucas rushed over to check on Terrasin, and thankfully she was already waking up.  She didn’t seem hurt, but clearly she had received a great shock from what Lucas had said.  He had to admit, he had been distracted by his own thoughts and his attempt to generate magical energy artificially without actually thinking about how others would react to it.

Lucas had called himself an idiot not too long ago, but this was more confirmation than he would like to have se...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 51 Stories on the Road

If there was one thing that Cass would learn from this, it was that she absolutely hated the wilderness.

Compared to these mountains, the alleys and gutters of Tyine seemed positively welcoming.  For that matter, the distances she was traveling made Cass wonder precisely how long she was kept unconscious.  She had not ran into that orb again, and she wasn’t even sure if that was what kept her unconscious, but the distance was much further than what she had imagined.  And it se...

A Broken World - Ch. 35 World of Magic

*Terrasin deVon Almistraus*

“I am a fucking idiot.”

Terrasin was watching Lucas groan with his head in his hands.  It was actually quite amusing.

She had read through his book regarding agriculture- and frankly it seemed to be the product of genius.  When she said as much, Lucas had laughed and muttered something about the ‘shoulders of giants,’ and said that the smallest advances are the biggest hurdles.  That made it all the more hilarious that he had been ...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 50 Conflagration

The crowd was stunned by the sudden ferocious attack, and Cass took that second to revel in the feeling of the backstabbers blood on her hands.  The next moment she was whirling through the crowd like a cyclone of death.  Flooding power into her anklet, every kick shredded human flesh and with her fingers sheathed in hardened air she clawed out throats and rended bodies.

Against Warriors Cass may have been eventually overwhelmed, but against Sand and Stone peasants she tore through t...

A Broken World - Ch. 34 World of Treatment

“Yes,” Lucas sighed in exasperation as he explained the current topic once again.  “I will be taking samples from sick people while categorizing what kind of illness they are suffering from, and then I will be using some of those samples to make you resistant or immune to actually becoming infected.”

“Lord Hero,” Volen was frowning, granted he had rarely stopped since his liege was killed in front of him, but today it was even more pronounced.  “This does not sound safe...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 49 Inferno

*Cass*

“So Ilhue is dead?”  Cass snorted, “Can’t say that I will miss him.”

Rowig had delivered the news as Cass was waking up, according to him it seemed that Ilhue had been keeping some people, probably kids, locked up in his basement.  Clearly they got loose and killed the bastard, Cass did not really care, though it did annoy her to lose one of her contacts.  

She sipped at her tea, considering how this would affect her plans.  Her biggest worry at...

Mystic Ink Ch. 48 Wheels begining to spin

*Odal*

His cheeks still throbbed, but given Cass’s incredible strength Odal expected them to do so for a while.  The cuts on his collar had clotted though, it was quite kind of Natalie to wash and examine them for him.

Odal was walking to his home in the Warrior district as he considered the night.  Cass was always a pleasure to listen to, her quick wit and rare, dry humor had Odal losing track of time all night.  Or that could have been her dress, which was cut more in ...

A Broken World Ch. 33 World of Succesion

*Duke Are*

“Volen!”  The Duke screamed, then cursed and tried to make his voice deeper and less shameful.  “Volen, what the hell is going on?”

“My Lord,” Volen was already cowering behind the throne, he had no backbone whatsoever…  “We are under attack!”

“No,” Duke Are’s voice was thick with sarcasm.  “I thought it was a fucking party, of course we are under attack you incompetent fool!  Who, where and how many?”

“I- I do...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 47 Natalie's View

*Natalie*

Natalie watched from the window as Lady Cass and Odal left the carriage and walked into the manor.  She could tell that Lady Cass was furious and shivered as she recalled the night she met the Strioi.  Odal might be a Warrior, but she didn’t think that he could beat Lady Cass.  Also, Natalie was certain Odal would not really be able to fight Lady Cass at all, he clearly liked her a lot.  Natalie also knew that Lady Cass knew that and was leading Odal on, but she...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 46 A burst of temper

“Maurice…”  Cass sighed in exasperation, “Light help me, but I didn’t think this would be so hard.”

Cass had agreed to another request from Odal for dinner, thinking that this would be a good time to try and help Odal understand a little more of the complexity of the world around him.  That had been a mistake, and his flirting was irritating her to near the point of violence.

The dinner had been…  Fine.  Cass had wanted to slit Odal’s throat, but she h...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 45 A Nagging Conscious

“Are you sure you want to leave?” Terresa laughed, “I may hate Strioi, but I think I could make an exception for you.”

Ilhue paled and Cass laughed at the look on his face.  “No, no.”  She shook her head, “Unfortunately, my…  Shall we say visit?  To this kingdom and city has revealed some things about my character that would make staying here a very bad idea.”

“You have such wonderful self-awareness for someone so young,” Terresa smiled warmly. &...

A Broken World - Ch. 32 World of War

*Julian Gandr*

“Some of these ones have those barriers too!”  Julian shouted angrily, thinking about how fast this day had gone to hell.  “This should not even be possible!”

“Well, evidently it is.”  Heidall struck out with the side of his hand, hitting the soldier who had been giving Julian trouble in the side of the head.  Heidall did not show it often, but his physical strength was incredible, the soldier died instantly from the strike.  “Still, ...

Bonus Chapters Out!

So February I had $30 dollars pledged, first allow me to thank you all for your outstanding generosity!

Secondly, I said that I would put out a bonus chapter per month for every $15, and despite my setbacks (computers, friends in car accidents, etc.  [honestly I am waiting for a meteor or something, apparently the universe hates my writing])  those bonus chapters are out!

Now that things have settled down and the bonus chapters have been released, I have the time to catch up wi...

Mystic Ink - Ch. 44 A Second Meeting

Cass was not entirely sure when her thoughts and almost instinctive plotting had coalesced into a plan.  Neither was she sure why she was so determined to tear the kingdom of Beergmutar down around her.  If she was asked, she could provide a plethora of reasons, from their corruption and terrible societal system to preventing the kingdom from allying with her Master’s enemies…

But deep down it just felt good to make a few small cuts and watch an entire city bleed out from her act...