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Chapter 19 - Bright Ideas

Her bright idea hit her when one of the other children came down with an illness.  A girl named Amy came down with a fever and a rash that covered a large portion of her body.  The doctors ordered her quarantined in a classroom by herself until the rash cleared up and she was feeling better.  Violet was not sure how she could fake a fever but she could easily give herself a rash with her Disguise Self aspect.

After allowing a week to pass after Amy was al...

Chapter 18 - Town

They all raced to the door that Sky had just come out of.  After exiting the room, it felt like she had stepped outside.  There was a walkway in front of the door with a clear glass railing on the opposite side.  Looking up, there was an illusion of blue sky and white fluffy clouds lazily moving across the ceiling.  They were on the top floor of an open area that stretched at least ten floors below them.

Walking up to the railing and looking down gave her vertigo. &n...

Chapter 17 - Reward

The “reward” that they received left much to be desired.  As a reward, our glorious Noble Tennyson increased work hours for all researchers.  All researchers and their families were moved into a large room in the main structure filled with multiple bunk beds.  Privacy was now a thing of the past.

To ensure the new shifts were being followed, an enforcer was stationed outside of the new bunk room.  You were only allowed into the sleeping area if you were done with...

Chapter 16 - Learning

The classes she has been forced to attend should be renamed to daycare.  The teacher in charge of classes was more interested in singing and arts instead of reading and writing.  The alphabet song was included in the songs they were forced to sing every day.

There was useful information that she was able to learn as well.  They referred to this world as Zogara and the country we were in was referred to as the Chromatic Dominion.  Rather than having a king or an emper...

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Chapter 15 - Secret Expedition

As the days went by, she told Sky almost all of her secrets including the fact that she had a decent grasp on the Runic language that everything was written in.  The only thing she didn't tell him about was that she came from another world.

“Do you know what it says by our doors?” he asked after learning her fluency with the local language.

“That is just the light and door control, I’ve seen you use it before.”

“Well duh, I mean the other side.”

She ...

Chapter 14 - Unwelcome Company

When their progress was reported during their regularly scheduled supply delivery, an elderly gentleman in a dark yellow shirt came with the following supply run.  Corrin escorted the man into the main structure and displayed that the doors were opening.  The man seemed nice, but he did not stay.  He left with the supply wagon drivers to go back to civilization.

The adults spent a lot of time at every doorway after finding the illusion “open” symbol.  In addition...

Chapter 13 - Complications

The room was dark when they fell into it.  “Sky, hold still! Don't touch anything!”  She fumbled around searching for the solar crystal in the center of the room.  The room was instantly bathed in the light.

“Is this where you went last time?  I checked the cubby they found you in when they first noticed you gone you know!  You weren't there!  NINA!”

“Shh there is no need to yell, they can't hear you.  Believe me, I tried that last time...

Chapter 12 - Another Aspect

I finally did it!  I made it to 64% synchronization for Disguise Self. The expected message never came.  I was expecting to get a quest or message of sorts to return to a certain location or object for a new aspect.  Yeah, that didn’t happen.  Nothing happened.

My runic language skill has leveled to three, and with it, I can understand most of the simple words that are written around the doorways.  I have been able to find the “open” symbo...

Chapter 11 - Getting Out

After touching the crystal on the floor to refresh the timer on the light, she started inspecting the room for anything she may have missed the first time.  The walls were still smooth and seamless on three sides.  Focusing on the mural once more, she noticed that the Illusion swirl was now faintly glowing.  Careful to avoid any sharp edges on the wall, she gingerly pressed the swirl symbol.

The entire wall that the mural was on soundlessly opened outwards.  Walking ...

Chapter 10 - Magic

The fall into darkness was blessedly short.  I was shocked there was not any light where I landed.  Based on the lack of light filtering through the ceiling, the opening had sealed up tight behind me.  Using my hands, I felt around the walls of the room.  There were no seams or carvings that I could feel, leaving the walls completely smooth.

I ran my hands along the wall trying to see with my hands.  When I made it to the 4th wall, I got an unwelcome surprise. &...

Chapter 9 - Mental Notes

“Well, this sucks.” My mother said while sitting down with dramatic flair.

“It can't be helped.  We all know they were no longer contributing to our translation efforts.  Yesterday, I caught Teyas napping while we were in the large ruin.”  Nina said.

Ardon walked over stroking his red beard in thought.  “We are better off without them if they would not or could not contribute.  Our esteemed noble may send us reinforcements but I do not wish this ...

Chapter 8 - Trouble in Paradise

Morning came way too early the next day.  It was my mother’s turn to make breakfast for everyone so we were up and out of the house before the sun even came up.  Lately, she has been forcing me to help when she cooks.  Today, I was in charge of counting out loud how many scoops of oats she put into the pot of boiling water.  She made it a fun activity with a little rhyming number song as we counted.  It was really hard for my sleep-deprived mind to play along this m...

Chapter 7 - Ancient Ruins

It was like having my dreams come true.  My surroundings looked like I had stepped into a New Zealand evergreen forest.  The trees were very tall reaching high into the sky while also creating a canopy above us.  Everything is so green.  It was oddly quiet with the absence of animals in the surrounding areas.  The only animals I could see were the amberclaws that were pulling our wagons.  I have never seen our amberclaws so upset before, it was all our caravan dr...

Chapter 6 - Traveling

The next morning came far too early.  Before the sun had even touched the horizon, a carriage and a wagon were sitting in front of our house.  They tried to let me sleep longer, but there was just too much noise for me to stay asleep.

“Violet, come here I have an important job for you to do.”  My mother said when she saw me peeking outside my door.  I walked up to her and she picked me up and put me on a chair in the kitchen.  She then placed a bowl of porri...

Chapter 5 - Noble Jerk

It has been five months since we got home and as best as I can figure, I am six months old today. I feel like I have accomplished quite a bit now that I have had some time alone to work on my skills and stats. Sensing anything abnormal or even close to mana has been an impossible goal for me to achieve. I still try it but I have stopped dedicating as much time to it as I’m starting to feel it is a lost cause. I clearly wasn’t born with magic or I would have something under my magic tab. 2021-10-05 16:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 4 - New Home

The carriage ride felt never-ending.  We must have stopped overnight at five different inns along the way.  During the day my parents would trade-off holding me while the other got out a portable desk to write on.  My dad finally started to realize I was not made of glass and holding me started to feel more natural.  He liked to hold me up so I was standing on my feet able to watch as my mom worked on her stone tablet.  In this regard, I was extremely happy.  By ...

Chapter 3 - Heading Home

The hall was oddly silent.  The only noise that could be heard were the sounds of babies gurgling.  If a baby started crying their mother was quick to quiet them.  It was odd to me that none of the mothers were talking amongst themselves.  Someone important must be coming to speak at the podium is the only thing that I could think of as a reason for the silence.

After what felt like hours but was probably only a half-hour after the last mother was seated, the trumpet...

Chapter 2 - First Stats and Skill

I may or may not have passed out after the blue screen flashed in my face.  In my defense, I was going through a very traumatizing event and had hit my limit on weird things.  I don’t think my faint lasted for very long because I woke up with my mother attempting to get me to eat.  At first, I didn’t want anything to do with a liquid diet, but then I realized I don’t have any teeth.  Eventually, I gave up and started eating while my mother started to hum.  It wa...

Chapter 1 - Last Flight

“Ladies and Gentleman please fasten your seat belts and remain seated please. We are experiencing some heavy turbulence.” the captain said over the intercom.  The plane shook violently as the storm outside raged. In the distance, she could see lightning flash every now and then.

Sarah, her parents, and the majority of her extended family were on a flight heading to the Bahamas.  One of her cousins had the bright idea that our family reunion should be in a tropical place th...