My feet kicked up dust as I wandered along the near-forgotten path through the woods. The area was beginning to transition from woodland into full blown forest, and I was a little on edge. Bandits liked to hang out around here, so I had to be on guard, even if I was fairly confident in all my new abilities.
I’d waited until I was level ten before I approached the boss I needed to kill for my anvil. During that time, I put my level eight attribute points into strength again, but levels...
2021-12-26 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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There was no summoning circle in the gorge. In fact, there was nothing at all, save for a few grotesquely twisted farm animals that hadn’t made the demonic cut, as it were.
I trudged back into town as the sun was coming down and made a beeline right for home. I was pretty exhausted, and my plans involved nothing but drinking and eating. Maybe I should buy some strength buffing food some time, or learn to make it.
When I pushed the door open, Elena was causing heavenly smells to ...
2021-12-24 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations! You have reached level 5!
Congratulations! You have performed an aerial maneuver! As an activity linked to one of three Ascension paths, this has caused you to gain a Fae Race Ascension point!
Level 5 Ability Unlocks:
Spring Slash. Cost: 1 Ability Point
Gripping the hilt of your katana in just the right way and using an accompanying mental command, you can send a short-rang...
2021-12-20 23:46:11 +0000 UTC
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Heading out beyond the city, I made the decision to go and help out with the current community quest in the area. One of the areas where the game liked to veer back into realism was how the monsters were doled out. Specifically, it would be super strange if the capital city of a kingdom allowed a goblin camp to exist for years nearby. So, they had little local narrative events and quests that allowed them to rotate the nearby enemies and keep things fresh.
Currently, there was a demonic...
2021-12-19 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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** Scheduled this chapter wrong Dx **
My hunch about my strength being a hindrance was correct, and the NPC politely said as much. He still took my money, though, and ran me through the introductory course for smithing and smelting. With the skill now sitting pretty in my character sheet, I could go off to get the funds and the strength I needed to get started on it properly.
When I got home that day, I found Elena sprawled out on the sofa, lazily watching a feed from C...
2021-12-17 06:03:57 +0000 UTC
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Before I knew it, three days had passed. We bought better beds, although we mostly used my money. I just said that Elena could pay me back when she had the money, it didn’t bother me too much. We also found some cheap landscape paintings to put on the walls so they weren’t so bare.
After that, Elena went out to grind some low level fetch quests, and I… I set up camp in that library. I knew how valuable books could be in this game, and I was determined to get any sort of advantage ...
2021-12-15 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The next day, we found that Doug had run off to find his friends. Apparently he wanted to live with them while we were in the city. He’d thrown out vague promises that he would come play with us later, but secretly I hoped he’d stay at arm’s length.
So with just Elena and I left, we wandered off towards where I knew there was a cheap apartment complex. Guess we were going to be roomies for the time being. I could have done worse, and since she knew about my… situation, she might...
2021-12-13 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Our walk to Ardgour, the capital of Porin, was fairly uneventful. A few goblins, some angry giant rats, and a brief scare with a dragon flying overhead were all we had to deal with. I managed to gain another level from the fighting, and we all got a training point in stamina from the trip.
Training points were the game’s way of letting you work out to gain stats in the game. You could get strength from lifting, or stamina from running. All that stuff. They were essentially a very long...
2021-12-11 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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I woke in the morning with a desperate need for water, which manifested itself with a mouth made of fur and a headache. Thank god I had a perpetual waterskin in my inventory. I took several long swigs from it, then lay back against the pillow and closed my eyes. I should probably go downstairs and find something to eat, but the idea had me less than enthused.
Eventually, however, I was forced to pull myself out of my bedroll. My intention was to put my clothes back on and head downstair...
2021-12-09 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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I hated that I was being such a stereotype, but as everyone had collected their share of the loot, I had made my way back to the inn, and found a quiet table in the corner. The truth was that I was a little nervous to interact with other players as my new self.
Instead, I busied myself with my experience gained during the battle. As a little noob friendly event, it had dropped a modest amount of experience on me. Combined with the kills I'd taken part in, the total had jumped me to leve...
2021-12-07 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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** I love the deliciously messy situation that led to Keiko getting kicked from her guild. It's so juicy. Revealing it to you all a step at a time is going to be so fun :D. **
“So, lass,” the noobherd asked as we pushed our way towards an overgrown road. “What’s your name?”
“Kyosei Keiko,” I told him, then hastily added, “Ah, but the second part is my name. First is family.”
“Nice to meet you, Ms Kyosei,” he said politely. “I’m Mr MacLeod...
2021-12-05 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Public Stories
Falling Over: Still planning to do some more epilogue chapters here, but I'm waiting for inspiration. I want them to be really good.
Kammi Kettu: I still want to write a second book for this, but I have way too much anxiety around this story now. The way a sadly not-insignificant number of readers treated me when I was writing book 1 has me too anxious to touch it.
Pellan Rise: I ha...
2021-12-04 04:04:11 +0000 UTC
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Unlike the games of old, Rellithesh’s world didn’t consist of a small number of ‘nations’ with like two towns total. It wasn’t a massive sprawling world either, like CORA, the other big vrmmo that was popular. That game was truly gargantuan in size, scope, and realism, while Rellithesh veered more towards a classic MMO experience. It still retained the wide world and realism of a virtual reality game, though.
Instead, we had five distinct factions, each with their own shit goi...
2021-12-03 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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To take control of the character, I had to walk up to her, and then step into her. Which, of course, was rather nerve wracking when I was face to face with an absolutely beautiful girl like her. No, that wasn’t quite right. Not her, but rather, me.
The long, shaking breath I took to steady myself made no noise, but I felt like it did anyway. God, I’d never done this before. Taking on a female body in VR. I’d heard stories of people who did. Some didn’t...
2021-12-01 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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** I'm planning to do a full state of my stories write up on my patreon that will be public at some point. I think that fans of trouble and fans of witch will be happy with the near-to-mid-term goals of mine. **
“We got a quest to investigate that Baron dude,” the tank dude said, pushing in and forcibly making space between me and Elena.
“He’s been stockpiling a lot of raw materials, suspicious ones like steel and cloth,” Elena said, wiggling a little on the s...
2021-11-30 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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** I am struggling so hard with writing because THIS STORY WON'T STOP BEGGING FOR ATTENTION. It's been honestly so frustrating. I'm finally biting the bullet and beginning to post it. Hope you all like it. For those beta readers who've seen it before, I've added a bunch of stuff to make the story legible to new readers of the Troubleverse. If anyone sees an opportunity to add a little more lore or whatever, let me know in the comments. **
2021-11-29 11:23:44 +0000 UTC
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** Taking me a little time to get these chapters out, but I'm getting there. Now, I'm making no promises, but I think I can finish this book of trouble in like... 8-12 chapters. Maybe. We'll see. Anyway, thanks to everyone here! You seriously make my dream a reality. **
The next morning, we went on another adventure to make some money. Now that we both had wings, though, we decided to stick to our own realm and fly around. It also helped to teach Dawn how to fly, land, and ge...
2021-11-23 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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** Haiii. Hope you enjoy the chapter. I'm going to try and get a few more of these out soonish. Kinda drifting rn. Hoping for my muse to give me a burst of productivity, but sadly what I really want to be doing is writing Lieforged. So hard to concentrate on my current stories when the new one is sooooo good and begging for readers etc. Ah well. Commitments. **
Dawn dropped several meters in the air as she hit a downdraft, and my anxiety spiked upwards the same distance. Shoo...
2021-11-17 00:00:04 +0000 UTC
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** Writing is going slow rn, so I need some direction from you all. Here's your choices. Anamoor, Trouble, or Lieforged. Comment below with which one you want a chapter of :D. I'll work on another DG chapter on the side regardless. **
“I want to get Elissa a body in DG,” I blurted, on our final afternoon of our rest week.
Cerri glanced up from her book, and Elissa turned her attention from the trashy reality TV she was watching to tilt her head at me. Gloria just sm...
2021-11-11 09:33:38 +0000 UTC
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So yeah, I had a character made by Vi for me to use to represent myself! Rebranding and such! At some point I'll have a vtuber model I can use to talk to you all too! Also look out for an incoming DG chapter, it's almost finished!
2021-11-11 02:38:03 +0000 UTC
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** WHY IS THIS STORY SO HARD TO WRITE?? It just doesn't flow like the others do :(. Getting this chapter done was a strugglefest. Still, I'm happy with the results :). Link to SH chapter. **
Dremea, Tarmack, Stoneskin, and I met Artemis down an old alleyway near my school. A few days had passed since Spirit Boy’s death, and it was starting to sink in. A melancholy had ...
2021-11-08 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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** Buns! DG Chapter! **
We took a train to meet Gloria and Elissa that afternoon. Elissa’s apartment was in one of the downtown areas of Exodus City, known as the Thebe District. All the central hubs of Exodus City were named after one of Jupiter’s moons, which I thought was really neat.
Cerri was attentive as ever during the trip, making sure I didn’t get overwhelmed by the noise of the city. She’d actually bought me these little smart earplugs that let me dim or co...
2021-11-02 08:39:33 +0000 UTC
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So yeah, uh... my benefit is expiring, and I'm not going to be able to renew it. This means that my sole income will now be from this patreon, which is pretty scary. Also kind of exciting, though?
Uh, as for my current plans... I want to finish Gauntlette and Anamoor as soon as possible. Getting two more stories finished would give me more of a solid foundation of credibility, I think? Like, if people can see five finished stories under my belt then they might trust me a bit more to act...
2021-10-28 09:47:43 +0000 UTC
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** Getting a little dark in here. Can't wait to write some trauma! Wooo! **
Eva hugged me when we saw each other again at school, and my hands rose to rest at the small of her back. My heart thudded in my chest, and heat flushed my cheeks. The same reaction her closeness got out of me every time.
Before my stupid developing crush could get the better of me, I stepped back and smiled. “Hey Eva. You have AP calculus first, right?”
“Yup!” she grinned, taking ...
2021-10-25 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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** Awooooo. More Gauntlette! Hope you enjoy it. **
Eva and I spoke non-stop for my entire stay at her house over the weekend. She had so many questions about magic, and I was free to answer them now. I didn’t hold back a single ounce of the truth. I told her everything that happened to me the night of the event, my death, resurrection, and then my change.
Of course, when I mentioned that I’d died, she’d freaked out and pulled me to her. “What do you mean you
2021-10-21 00:01:01 +0000 UTC
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** Okay, placing this story on hold for a little while. It's Gauntlette time, plus I might set up the new story to auto-post in the near-ish future. **
The party was subdued as we left the plateau, everyone stewing in their own thoughts while we descended back into the fae city. A lot of responsibility rested on our shoulders now. So much, in fact, that there was a good possibility that life on this world would be utterly obliterated if we failed.
We were halfway back t...
2021-10-19 02:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Ayen led Leon, Bassi, Joan, Jitters, and I through the Wind City, not even delaying when we stopped to gawk. They had a destination in mind and a mission to complete, and it was all we could do to keep up.
“This audience is of vital import,” they told us as we neared one of the peaks. “I cannot understate how much so, to the point that the Monarch saw fit to warn me of your arrival ahead of time.”
The mountain peak we were climbing towards had been sheared off at the top, ...
2021-10-14 00:00:02 +0000 UTC
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We stepped off the still unnamed airship and onto the high mountain landing to find a large gathering of fae out beyond us. The culture shock began with their clothing, which was revealing to say the least. The women all wore these cut-off shirts that were loose and floaty, and only just big enough to come to the bottom of their breasts. The sleeves were long and flowing, like they had come from some old timey robe.
The men… the men wore the same thing, except where the women...
2021-10-12 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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** Surprise chapter! Hope you enjoy it! We're getting closer and closer to the climax of this story. Still a ways off, but it's exciting! **
I sat in the forward lookout again, relaxing after a long morning of helping Jitters and Kory with an interesting engineering problem. Idly playing with my shadows, I was practicing forming them into different things, when my gaze casually flicked out over the sky-sea. Clouds drifted idly, both above and below us, forming and reforming i...
2021-10-06 03:18:31 +0000 UTC
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** Still slowly writing anamoor. I can sort of vaguely see the light at the end of the tunnel. Finishing a story would do a lot for my confidence in my writing and stuff. I'm just wary of burning out near the end like what happened when I originally tried to finish Pellan. Anyway, hope you enjoy! **
It took us a week of flying to get to where the Wind Court was supposed to be, but when we arrived… it wasn’t hard to figure out why it was missing. There wasn’t any land th...
2021-10-01 00:00:04 +0000 UTC
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