The carriage moved forward, and without the comforts of soft cushions and other luxuries of our usual Frey carriages, I felt every cobblestone we drove over.
"'Somewhere safe.' That's what those people said when they brought me to Krok's estate. And turns out I was kidnapped this whole time." Fin folded his arms. "Where are we actually going?"
He had a much higher-pitched voice than I was used to, making him appear to be closer in age to Jarvis and Elda.
Puberty hasn't entir...
2023-03-21 18:11:44 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Ah! A belated welcome to Markus Pawlak, who joined just before my month hiatus. And happy to have BaDumTz, Sam Person, and Elias join this month!! Thanks for supporting Player 0.4.
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[ Hindsight Reflex Skill Activated 1/1 ]
My head lunged backwards awkwardly on its own upon the skill's activation. It damn near sprained my neck from the whiplash.
S...
2023-03-18 18:38:20 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Hello! I'm back. I'm still in recovery, but am significantly better.
I feel like an actual human being and my mind isn't a complete fog, which is rather nice. I've been testing out and getting a schedule back in place the past two weeks, so I am comfortable coming out of hiatus.
Thank you for your support and I am thrilled to get back to writing!
2023-03-14 18:36:45 +0000 UTC
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Since I was out of the hospital and recovering at home, I think I was a bit optimistic about what I could accomplish... (｡•́︿•̀｡)
I have since realized that even though I'm at home now, I need to focus 100% of my energy on my health and will be going on a temporary hiatus.
My goal is to return a month from now, on March 14th, 2023. (And I'm pausing billing until that time.)
Again, I appreciate your understanding and support!
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2023-02-14 09:55:18 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Thank you everyone!!
And a warm welcome Torphin! Thanks for supporting Player 0.4.
ヾ(^ ^ゞﾟ
Now, what shall I do with you?
I gazed down at Leona's egg in my hands. The golden flakes on its shell glistened under the hallway's chandelier outside Micah's study. Our meeting had concluded, and there was little time to spare before we needed to h...
2023-02-12 05:59:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello, and thank you for your support thus far!! \(• ◡ •)/
Welcome corefish66, ObsidianShiv, and tdb!
And a big thank you in order from my first ever Patron, to those that began their support pre-Tuesday: Undead Writer, Greg S, LemonTart, Alex, Octaeon, Thawitchking, bill searl, Daisulic, brett thomas, Colby, K, Ausin, glitter, Igloo15, Shawn Fleury, Fucking Shracc, Happy Pixie, Noon Martini, Aaron Rees, John Hurley, Etia, daniel wingborg, Karan, and Anthony Goh.
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2023-02-11 14:30:22 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Welcome Anthony! I appreciate you supporting Player 0.4 and am excited for the story to play out for you.
ヾ(*´ ∇ `)ﾉﾟ
"Oh shoot." The artifact seller's left blue eye widened, and her face contorted into one of concentration.
Her hand touched the ruby communication mana artifact in her ear.
"Are you certain…?" She nodded her head at whatever was being...
2023-02-07 16:50:02 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
What?? More Patrons?? Welcome Octaeon, Daniel and Karan!
Thank you for supporting Player 0.4.
*:・ﾟ◝(ᵔᵕᵔ)◜*:・ﾟ
"Henry, sit with the driver," I commanded. "I want to be alone on the drive."
"Got it, young master," Henry closed the carriage door behind me and rounded about to sit atop the carriage.
I was finally a...
2023-02-04 18:53:19 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Welcome, Etia!! Thank you for the support for Player 0.4. I am thrilled to have you.
\(◦'⌣'◦)/
Did I make it in time?
The Gilded Siren had no clocks in sight to indicate the time, and the lighting inside made it hard to distinguish whether it was night or day outside.
I crossed the casino's black basalt mosaic floors and walked straight toward the main counter. Henry's ste...
2023-01-31 16:51:23 +0000 UTC
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"He had a demonic poison shard. He was going to use it to kill you," Luca explained.
Micah watched his younger brother, who had never killed so much as a fly, run over and expertly slide the dagger he had tossed out of Kaiden's chest. This was the same Kaiden that had practically raised and taken care of Micah for the last fifteen years.
He even knows how to cover the wound to prevent excess blood from gushing.
"Is that so?" Micah refrained from showing any sort of ...
2023-01-28 19:04:03 +0000 UTC
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[ Warning. You have been poisoned. ]
[ Multiple additional health penalties in place. ]
A slew of blue screens popped up before me all at once.
Damn it. I knew it wouldn't be pleasant, but having to experience it is something else entirely.
I clenched my teeth as the effects of the five needles spread, starting with an intense itching of my right wrist as the Fire Ant began its effects.
[ Health penalty in place. Your right arm will experience itching for the nex...
2023-01-24 17:52:45 +0000 UTC
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The hard candy moving around against Freida's teeth was the only sound while I finished taking in all of the paperwork.
"Philip Mentisun was an abusive husband and father," Freida summarized the last paper I had read.
"Hah," I scoffed.
That was putting it lightly. Philip Mentisun had married a wealthy young woman from the Barakian Empire. He was quick to sever her connections to her family and take control of her fortune. Then to make matters worse, the son she bore with him...
2023-01-21 18:57:35 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
AH! Welcome, John Hurley!! I appreciate your support for Player 0.4 and am excited to have the story continue to unfold for you.
ヾ＼(＾▽＾)／◞ • *✰
"Let's start with Fin," I said.
"Very well," Freida replied and put the other box aside to allow more room on the small table for the first box's contents once it was opened.
I picked up the opening rune key atop it and...
2023-01-17 18:30:41 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Ah! Welcome Aaron Rees!! Thanks for supporting Player 0.4.
\(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ )/
"Have you found her?" I asked Micah the same question as every other morning before breakfast.
"No." He shook his head of golden hair. "Unfortuntely, I haven't heard any news about your bird's whereabouts."
Damn it.
I slumped against the large window of his o...
2023-01-14 19:51:24 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Oh my! More Patrons?? Welcome Happy Pixie and Noon Martini.
Thank you for supporting Player 0.4.
◝(ᵔᵕᵔ)◜
Having completed my breakfast, I made my way toward where I presumed Micah to be. I was curious about the news Father and Micah had on who was responsible for Jarvis's death, but I also needed Micah's help locating Leona.
Perhaps it...
2023-01-10 18:26:35 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
I hope everyone's 2023 year has started on a good note! Thank you for supporting Player 0.4. It means a lot.
And thank you and a warm welcome to a new Patron, Fucking Shracc.
\(• ◡ •)/☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ
"Young master, Luca." Remlend was ready as always to attend to me.
Unlike the flimsy excuse for an umbre...
2023-01-07 19:42:43 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Welcome Shawn Fleury!! Happy to have your support for Player 0.4.
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'When did my hair turn grey?'
Fin laughed at my question.
'It was when I was held captive as a teen. There was this shady organization that captured and nurtured young mages. I suppose the stress of it all turned my hair white prematurely.'
Over the two years that...
2023-01-03 15:36:14 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Woohoo!! Welcome Igloo15! Happy to have your support for Player 0.4
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And a happy New Years Eve to everyone~
Jarvis lay atop his bed. His red hair looked striking against his pale complexion. I reached out and felt his cold hand.
I flinched. I expected it, but it was still alarming how cool it felt.
It was my...
2022-12-31 19:40:11 +0000 UTC
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Woah, another Patron. Welcome wettstone!! Happy to have your support.
ヽ(｡^ᴗ^｡)ノ
I hope everyone is having a good holiday season!
Grandov used to have a saying he'd mutter whenever he encountered unexpected trouble.
"When life gives you lemons…."
And then he'd find a way to turn the situation around.
...
2022-12-27 18:33:20 +0000 UTC
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I squinted ahead, still getting used to the brightness of the room.
I'm in a shop?
I found myself in what appeared to be a bookstore. Small tables and colorful couches and armchairs littered the floor. The walls were made up of shelves stuffed with books of every type. A homey smell of paper and hot tea filled the air.
Behind a counter on my right sat a thin woman with her heeled black boots raised atop a table. She held a cup of tea in her left hand and a book in her right....
2022-12-24 19:22:50 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Oh my! 13 Patrons?? I am very happy to have your support, Austin and flitter.
◝(ᵔᵕᵔ)◜
And to everyone, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and holiday season. Here's an extra early chapter release as a gift! The next chapter will come on Saturday, as usual. Thank you for your support!
.｡❅*⋆⍋*∞*｡*∞*⍋⋆*❅｡...
2022-12-23 18:13:34 +0000 UTC
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Jarvis coldly gazed down at Denise's corpse below. A breeze lifted his red hair, messing it up.
So much for getting any information out of her.
Just as he had Denise cornered and began questioning her, her body spasmed, and she fell off the tower's side. Without checking, he couldn't be sure, but it looked like a runic promise tattoo had been activated.
"Charles, order the guards below to gather her body and bring it down into the basement for an autopsy. See if she...
2022-12-20 19:21:40 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Happy holidays!! Be it an early Christmas, a merry Hanukkah, or whatever other festivity you may be celebrating, here's an extra early chapter release as a gift!
The next chapter will come on Tuesday, as usual.... and there are a few more early chapters after that as well. Thank you for your support!
ヾ( ˃ᴗ˂ )◞ • *✰
Ja...
2022-12-19 16:16:42 +0000 UTC
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Oh, what! 11 Patrons?? Welcome K!! Happy to have you.
\(◦'⌣'◦)/
"Who would want to kill me at this point in time?" I asked aloud. "To what benefit?"
I didn't recall any attempts on my life occurring so early in my original life. Apart from my reputation as a prankster, I didn't pose any real threat to anyone. Therefore, my death had no benefit to anyone, unlike...
2022-12-17 19:50:40 +0000 UTC
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// Author's Note #1:
Holy cow! More Patrons! Welcome, Daisulic, brett thomas, and Colby! Happy to have your support. \(• ◡ •)/
The remainder of the day went by in a daze. Not just for myself but for everyone who had been in the room with Jasper when he passed away.
Denise excused herself from her day's duties after breaking down three times while working. She remained shut in her room for the rest of the day.
<...
2022-12-13 19:49:40 +0000 UTC
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"Another sunny day," I sighed.
I had awoken each morning the last couple of days, hoping that the sky would cloud over and rain would pour. But, just my luck, today, like all previous days, there were just a handful of scattered white clouds across an otherwise perfectly blue sky.
Leona flew into my bedroom through the propped open window.
"Peep!"
You say it like it's a bad thing.
"It is," I replied. "It means my favorite information broker isn't working...
2022-12-10 19:36:57 +0000 UTC
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Knock. Knock.
"Young master Luca?" Denise's voice sounded from outside. "Can I enter? It's time to get up."
I blinked my eyes awake and pulled the fluffy blanket off my face.
"I'm up. You can enter," I called back.
"Peep!"
It's about time, human. I've been stuck in this room for over an hour now, waiting for you to wake up.
Leona fluttered atop one of my pillows and stared down at me with her golden eyes.
"You could have just awoken me," I mu...
2022-12-06 15:16:12 +0000 UTC
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Blake held the carriage door open, and I walked into the courtyard. It was abuzz with movement.
"Young master Luca, you have returned." Remlend greeted me as if he had been waiting in the courtyard the entire time I was gone. "I presume you will not be attending any remaining lessons today?”
“Correct, I will not be attending them,” I stated. “However, I will practice on my own in the training grounds.”
I had decided that it was best to practice throwing needles bef...
2022-12-03 19:54:36 +0000 UTC
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[ Level 1 Random Character Check in progress for Harley Whitmore ]
My eyes fell on the familiar blue screen, and my mind sprinted into the broken memories of my original life.
It was year 782 of the Adovorian calendar, and just two days after I received news of Jarvis' death. The evening was a blur, with most of the memories too horrible to be remembered.
I remember stumbling through the large hallway, my mind a mess, unable to sleep. Dust flew up with my haphazard steps and...
2022-11-29 16:19:08 +0000 UTC
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//Author's Note #1:
Welcome, Thawitchking and bill searl! Happy to have you join as Patrons this month. :)
It was Thanksgiving two days back in the United States, so I wanted to give thanks to you all for supporting the writing of Player 0.4.
Thank you to Greg S, Donttouchmyfrog, LemonTart, and Alex for your continued support. And a big shout-out to Undead Writer, for being my first Patron and commenting on a...
2022-11-26 20:00:10 +0000 UTC
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