The Grand Dining Hall. Local time: 1210
Emma
The dining hall was, for all intents and purposes, the den of gossip.
[Grand Dining Hall. Add: Alternative Designator - DEN OF GOSSIP - DoG]
This was proven by the incessant and rampant whispers, most of which were eventually hidden under privacy screens, but some of which were allowed to permeate through the air lik...
2024-05-05 17:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 80 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The Grand Dining Hall. Local time: 1210
Emma
“Never in my wildest of imaginations would I have ever considered that the one to threaten our position, our place, our image, and our very survival in this sky of feral drakes to be you — Prince Thalmin.” Ilunor managed out with an...
2024-05-04 22:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There’s been some changes to this chapter, primarily with regards to the actual lesson segment of it! I decided to rephrase and reword a few things during Larial’s introduction to Light Magic as I thought the previous version didn’t really fit with the vibe I wanted for Larial’s teaching style, and didn’t hit the key details I wanted to address right out of the gate when it comes to Light Magic! Beyond that, I also made the usual changes to correct for grammar ...
2024-05-04 22:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post82 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance. General Mess Area.
Evina
Before I entered the mess area, my mind had been completely and utterly obsessed with the countdown towards tomorrow’s big mission.
There had been little room for anything else, even as Lysara continued on the last few medical checklists in the clinic, and even as I continued talking to Eslaan abo...
2024-05-01 17:22:10 +0000 UTC View PostHello Commissioned Pioneers!
I hope everyone’s month has been going well! :D It is indeed that time yet again! Time to sit down and talk to you guys about a few things! First off, the story! We’ve hit quite a splash in the last few chapters as Thalmin experiences a bit of Nexian shenanigans whilst taking a dip in the pool! Moreover, we’re also building up to bridging the current set of classes with the main plot points. That being Mal’tory’s ultimate fate, the libra...
2024-04-30 21:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello Commissioned Pioneers! :D As promised as always, in accordance with the results of last month's poll, I present to you the Bonus Story of the Month! There were a total of four choices once again, with a majority voting for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School Side Story 15.
As promised last time, this is the second installment that completes the current storyline for The Emerald Staff! Whether or not we’ll return to this will depend on how th...
2024-04-30 21:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostAbout half of the student body was blinded by the sudden and intense flash of light that blanketed the room.
The other half seemed to have reacted in time to shield themselves from that unexpected assault on the senses.
I was part of that latter half.
And what I saw during those precious few seconds of visual overstimulation was nothing short of remarkable.
The walls that had resembled Mal’tory’s dark and dreary off...
2024-04-28 17:05:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 79 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
About half of the student body was blinded by the sudden and intense flash of light that blanketed the room.
The other half seemed to have reacted in time to shield themselves from that unexpected assault on the senses.
I was part of that latter half.
And what I saw during those precious few seconds of visual overstimula...
2024-04-27 20:41:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There’s only been a few changes in this chapter! Most of it is just a bit of adjustments made to the dialogue here and there just to make sure things flow well, as well as to make sure that everything is grammatically correct! Another thing I did was to add a few lines to make it clear from the start of Emma's POV that Emma was in the tent and not outside! I also quickly revised the location names just a bit so that it fits with what’s been established prior. That’...
2024-04-27 20:35:20 +0000 UTC View Post80 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance. Medbay.
Evina
Reality was becoming undone.
The things I once held dear and the solid foundations that I thought were infallible, were breaking.
But amidst the turbulent seas that threatened to consume me, was at least one solid rock that stood firm against the rising tides.
And that rock ha...
2024-04-23 16:01:27 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Quick notice to everyone! Somehow the first copy of the post didn't include the last two lines of the chapter. I just noticed this and I quickly added them just now, I apologize for not catching that at first!
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Living Room. Local Time: 00:10 Hours.
Ilunor
Anger was not an unknown color to the lupinor’s palette of expressions. 2024-04-21 17:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 78 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Emma and Thacea’s Room. Local Time: 00:20 Hours.
Emma
“It’s not possible, right?” I began, my heart thumping beneath my chest, and my expression stuck in a perpetual state of worry. “Like, he couldn’t have made it. Thacea, I’ve mentioned to you time...
2024-04-20 22:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There’s been a few changes in this chapter! Primarily with regards to the scenes near Rostarion’s departure from Thalmin! I added a paragraph there which simply boils down to a few more pleasantries exchanged, in order to establish more of Rostarion’s chattiness, and to smooth the transition between pleasantries and the topics he wanted to raise with Thalmin! In addition to that, a few grammatical edits have been done here and there, as well as a few sentences that...
2024-04-20 22:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Why are you actually here?”
“That’s a good question, Eslan. Perhaps that’s a question you’d like to try your hand at answering, first?” The robot offered, prompting me to squint my eyes in a mix of shock and frustration, before having that sense of resentment be derailed by the AI’s next few words. “I kid, I kid. Mind games and half-truth answers are probably the last thing you can expect from me. Although…” The AI paused, making an effort to r...
2024-04-16 21:28:13 +0000 UTC View PostTHUNK!!
I slammed both of my fists hard against the barrier.
THUNK!!
Its surface remained unyielding, unshaking, completely still and deaf to my plight.
THUNK!!
My mind struggled against the panic that ate and nibbled away at the corners of my consciousness.
THUNK!!
...
Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 76 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
THUNK!!
I slammed both of my fists hard against the barrier.
THUNK!!
Its surface remained unyielding, unshaking, completely still and deaf to my plight.
THUNK!!
My mind struggled against the panic that ...
2024-04-13 21:30:32 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There’s been a few changes here and there this time around! With the most changes being present within the scene where Emma discusses her food situation with Thacea! I decided that I wanted to streamline that section a bit, and so instead of a bit of awkward banter, I instead transitioned it from the algae topic, right on into the topic involving Thacea’s interest in the topic of meat being a surprisingly large portion of Earth’s typical diet. I also wanted to high...
2024-04-13 21:25:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! Here’s a surprise I’ve been working towards for a little while now, and one that I’m so excited to be finally sharing with you all! :D
Suffice it to say, this art piece has been a long time coming. I’ve always wanted something like this from the onset of the story, an art piece that depicts Emma standing next to the armor, with her service uniform on, and with the flags of the UN hanging proudly behind her! It’s taken a lot of time to get to this...
2024-04-10 17:25:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey Commissioned Pioneers! Just to clarify, this isn't the bonus story of the month, but it's a bonus story that I felt compelled to write because I was so inspired by the art piece I had commissioned of Emma and the armor! The bonus story of the month will come out in the usual time frame! So please enjoy this small glimpse into the context behind the art piece in the meantime! :D
Following Tradition
Earth - Atlantic Oce...
2024-04-10 17:20:29 +0000 UTC View Post75 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance. Crew Quarters’ Secondary Lounge.
Eslan
FWOOOSH!
I should’ve expected that.
I should’ve anticipated that they’d follow me sooner rather than later.
It wasn’t as if they were going to just allow me some breathing room when the revelations being thrown out were utterly reality-sha...
2024-04-09 22:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Hey everyone! So Patreon's formatting system has been having some quirks with me copying over my chapters from google docs lately. As a result, I've decided to keep the formatting like this because the last time I tried editing it, it seems to sometimes have issues with the paragraphs being stuck together for readers on mobile devices! I hope this is alright! :D
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Living Room. Local Time: 19:20 ...
2024-04-07 17:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 76 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Living Room. Local Time: 19:20 Hours.
Emma
“Civilization collapse is a scary thing, I do admit, but you can only be ruled by fear for so long before it starts taking over and stagnation takes root.” I began, continuing off of the conversation that had started wi...
2024-04-06 19:30:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There’s been quite a few changes this time around! With most of the changes seen throughout the chapter simply being me rephrasing a few things and fixing up a few bits of grammar and word choice issues! The biggest change however is in the ending of the chapter! I basically felt like the previous ending was a bit too awkward, so I decided to change things up a bit by more or less adding a few more allusions and more foreshadowing about what’s about to happen in the ...
2024-04-06 19:17:12 +0000 UTC View PostI didn’t know what came over me.
I didn’t even know if it was even me that chose to do it.
But what I did know, was that I followed through with it.
I bolted up and out of the room, darting through the small labyrinth of stretchers and medical beds, and towards the door that led out and into the rest of the ship.
There was no plan, no rhyme or reason, no higher thought or organized sequence of events that led me to that actio...
2024-04-02 20:22:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe look on Auris Ping’s face made one thing very clear to me; and that was that he clearly didn’t share the same degree of shock, confusion, nor disbelief I was currently experiencing.
Which was to be expected, all things considered.
Moreover, he seemed all too happy to address my sudden and abrupt question, if that smug toothy grin was of any indication.
“He consumed them, Cadet Emma Booker.” The bull responded by simply repeatin...
2024-03-31 17:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 75 I hope you guys enjoy! :D As stated in the revised version for chapter 74, I've decided to move a few things around for narrative flow's sake and that's why we have a bit of a lunch scene here! I hope that's alright haha. I have an exam tomorrow so I really hope the Work in Progress came out okay today! :D
The look on Auris Ping’s face made one thing very clear to me; and that was that he clearly didn’t share...
2024-03-30 19:30:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There’s been a few edits in this one this time around, however the largest and most major change to this chapter has been in the removal of the scene where Qiv and Auris answers Articord’s question regarding the authority of Kings and such! Upon rereading it and editing it, I found that section of the chapter to be a bit out of place, especially when it comes to the end of the chapter, and how that question doesn’t really flow well if the entire discussion about ad...
2024-03-30 19:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostHello Commissioned Pioneers!
I hope everyone’s month has been going well! :D Well, it’s that time again. I’d like to sit down and talk to you guys about a few things. First off, the story! We’re really getting to see just how different each professor is and how different their teaching styles can be! Beyond that, we’re also starting to see more of how class dynamics work, how these different characters outside of the main gang are asserting themselves and their dynamics, as we...
2024-03-29 22:34:41 +0000 UTC View PostHello Commissioned Pioneers! :D As promised as always, in accordance with the results of last month's poll, I present to you the Bonus Story of the Month! There were a total of four choices once again, with a majority voting for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School Side Story 14.
Things are a bit different this time, because I was hoping for this month’s side story to coincide with the arrival of Articord the Academy’s history professor! :D
Yes! This is the first time w...
2024-03-29 22:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Who exactly are you?”
Evina’s question, as was typical and expected of her, came completely out of nowhere and at the height of my own confusion.
Except instead of this being a typical jab or derived from her questionable sense of humor… this was serious.
Her features were beyond darkened, now crossing over into one that she wore only in the most severe of circumstances.
Her eyes betrayed a look that she’d never used before, starin...
2024-03-26 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post