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59 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance (HSR) - Shuttlecraft - 01. En Route to Truval City International Airport.
Evina
For the first time in centuries, the world below that had long since relinquished the mantle of civilization would be greeted with a loud, thunderous bang. One not bor...
2023-10-31 15:17:32 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case the italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
The Library
Emma
We entered the library.
Or at least, I assumed it was the library.
As I quickly found myself thrust into a space that was far more cramped than it should have been.
Gone was the airy expansive atrium, and its connected halls that branched forever into infinity.
Gone too wa...
2023-10-29 17:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 54 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The Library
Emma
We entered the library.
Or at least, I assumed it was the library.
As I quickly found myself thrust into a space that was far more cramped than it should have been.
Gone ...
2023-10-28 19:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
Hey everyone! There's been a few edits and additions in this one, the most notable of which would be the addition of a small little idea Thacea had with regards to the brainstorming session! I wanted to address the point of tech based divination, aka mind reading tech and such, as it's a point that should be covered as it would directly effect the course of Ilunor's libra...
2023-10-28 19:50:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is! It's finally done! The cover art for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School (Art Credit to re11arts once again)! It's been many months in the making, but it's finally here! Right on time for the one year anniversary! :D
I can't believe we're here. One year ago today, I posted the first chapter of Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School. From there, things steadily continued, and well... now we're here! From that point on, it's not an exaggeration to say that things have fundame...
2023-10-25 13:39:22 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
59 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance (HSR) - Shuttlecraft - 01. En Route to Truval City International Airport.
Evina
This didn’t feel right.
In fact, if it wasn’t for the alien that sat across from me and everything else I’d experienced thus far, my mind would’ve easily come to ...
2023-10-24 18:17:31 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case the italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
The Transgracian Academy for the Magical Arts. Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30. Local Time: 2100 Hours.
Ilunor
The end was coming.
And I was fated to spend it alone.
Surrounded not by family or kin, nor those bound by oath and blood, but with a guard at my door, and a cell unbefitting of a noble of house...
2023-10-22 17:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 53 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The Transgracian Academy for the Magical Arts. Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30. Local Time: 2100 Hours.
Ilunor
The end was coming.
And I was fated to spend it alone.
Surrounded not by family or ki...
2023-10-21 20:17:19 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
Hey everyone! There's been a few edits this time around, and not much in the way of any additions! Most of the edits were made in order to help improve the flow of the introduction of the chapter as I wanted to add a bit more detail to the scenery as well as to better help convey certain points that I think could've been worded a bit better! This includes Buddy star...
2023-10-21 20:08:26 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
59 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance. Hangar Bay.
Lysara
A compromise had finally been reached.
One that seems to have satisfied all parties involved, for both practical gain, and moral imperative.
For the former, we now had a guarantee of cooperation from the alien, one tha...
2023-10-17 16:23:26 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case the italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
“Punishment.” The little thing finally repeated what the chorus had announced, in a manner that was in equal parts concerning in its delivery and equal parts menacing in its certainty. “That is what we plan to do to the perpetrator of the great scarring, Emma.” Buddy tentatively spoke, breaking the awkward silence with a whine-ridden response, interrupted by the...
2023-10-15 17:05:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 52 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The number of times I’ve inexplicably found a way to cause Buddy duress could be counted on a single hand, limited to two digits, and not a single digit more. The first of these wasn’t even directly my fault, but simply a consequence of Buddy’s overeagerness to trade, which inevitably resulted in a verbal dressing down by the librarian. The second of these was definitely my own fau...
2023-10-14 20:20:37 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! There's been a few edits and a few additions this time around! Most notable of which can be seen in the part where Thacea discusses humanity's potential to rival the Nexus, as I wanted to make that section a bit clearer and hopefully a bit punchier haha. I also changed the first sentence when we transitioned back to Emma's perspective in order to better sound like Emma and a bit less intense and proper as I thought it sounded a bit too much like Thacea haha. And perhaps ...
2023-10-14 20:14:34 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
59 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance.
Lysara
Things had progressed rather well with our alien friend. Moreover, it seemed as if my initial attempts at placating her worries by arming her with her primitive kinetic weapon had managed to bridge that daunting chasm that was trust. This had led t...
2023-10-10 18:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostHello Commissioned Pioneers!
I hope all of you are doing well! Well, another month has come and gone, and I'd like to take this opportunity here to sit down for another talk with you guys. Last month was an interesting one for the story as we had a move firmly towards the new arc, and a greater emphasis on dealing with the interpersonal dynamics of Emma's peer group! We're seeing a lot of things leading up to the formation of the ECS arc as well, including the goals and objectives to ge...
2023-10-10 02:05:53 +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 again, with a majority voting for Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School Side Story 9.
But anyways, let's get into this story's preamble! This story takes place immediately after Bonus Story 8, A Bedtime Story, which I highly recommend you guys check out first in order to get some context for this one...
2023-10-10 01:34:21 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHOR'S NOTE: Just in case italics don't show in the post, I've attached a PDF version! :D
The Library
Thacea
I remember the tales of old, sung to me in flights of fantasy: of a world of heroes, an era of adventure. A time when anything was possible.
I remember the legends of these heroes, of those who slew great demons, of many who convened with the gods, and many more who spoke to the inhabitants of higher pla...
2023-10-08 17:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 51 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
I remember the tales of old, sung to me in flights of fantasy: of a world of heroes, an era of adventure. A time when anything was possible.
I remember the legends of these heroes, of those who slew great demons, of many who convened with the gods, and many more who spoke to the inhabitants of higher planes.
This epoch of heroism was a time where the mortal and higher plains ...
2023-10-07 18:29:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! There's been a few edits and additions made in this one, with the most notable being the owl's explanations regarding with the radio wasn't sufficient to trade for the minor shards of impart! I basically thought that bit needed to be rephrased a bit to better get the intent across so I did a bit of editing on that one to make it clearer! In addition I've also added a few more physical cues to the characters, and a few more lines to better transitions between scenes suc...
2023-10-07 18:25:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! As you might have noticed, Patreon's has given itself a new coat of paint. With that change comes a few bugs, including the apparent lack of any italics in the posts. However, I've been informed that it's only the browser version that has this issue, and that it's not an issue on the Patreon app itself. In addition, they also said that they're aware of the issue and they're working on a fix. For now, I'm going to be posting the chapters, works in progresses, and anything else wi...
2023-10-07 18:18:56 +0000 UTC View Post54 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance.
Lysara
First contact was something that was far beyond my purview. In fact, it didn’t fall anywhere near my division, department, let alone my field of expertise.
However, the training I received as an officer within the Vanaran armed forces did provide me with some level of relevant material when it came to the topic. Altho...
2023-10-03 19:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostMy question didn’t linger in the air for long.
In fact, it was almost immediately reciprocated, but not by the owl, Buddy, nor any other voice. Instead, it was reciprocated by a long, dull droning sound; one that shook the entire building to its core. A sound that was as otherworldly as the noise generated by a warp drive revving up to full power.
This was soon followed by thousands of distinct large thumps, as heavy, leather bound books smacked across an untold number ...
2023-10-01 17:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 50 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
My question didn’t linger in the air for long.
In fact, it was almost immediately reciprocated, but not by the owl, Buddy, nor any other voice. Instead, it was reciprocated by a long, dull droning sound; one that shook the entire building to its core. A sound that was as otherworldly as the noise generated by a warp drive revving up to full power.
This was soon follow...
2023-09-30 22:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! There's been very few edits made this time around, again mostly with regards to just grammar and spelling! However, the largest thing I did this chapter was in adding to the paragraph where the librarian tells Emma the reasons why the library decided to do what it did with regards to their first transaction, right before transitioning into a discussion regarding then third principle of trade! I basically added a lot of details with regards to what was happening around ...
2023-09-30 22:39:53 +0000 UTC View Post54 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. UNAFS Perseverance.
Evina
I’ve read about this before.
Or rather, my first iteration did.
But as much as my prior iterations might have had exposure to this concept, this… derealization of the self, it couldn’t stop the actual experience being something stronger than anything a simple book, tv show, or lecture could ever truly hope to convey.
Because what I was fe...
2023-09-26 17:48:15 +0000 UTC View PostThere I was. Finding myself face to face with a furball clad in armor, shaking so hard that its platemail generated this constant clattering drone that reminded me of a malfunctioning ultrasonic dishwasher loaded up with nothing but metal silverware.
The armor-clad fox began splaying out its front paws, rearing up its hindpaws, and arching its back and torso.
What happened next was an inevitability most pet owners could relate to on an instinctive level.
What happened next...
2023-09-24 17:05:14 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 49 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
There I was. Finding myself face to face with a furball clad in armor, shaking so hard that its platemail generated this constant clattering drone that reminded me of a malfunctioning ultrasonic dishwasher loaded up with nothing but metal silverware.
The armor-clad fox began splaying out its front paws, rearing up its hindpaws, and arching its back and torso.
What happe...
2023-09-23 18:21:16 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! There's been a few edits this time around, mostly with regards to just the rewording of a few sentences, paragraphs, and adding a few minor details that should be mentioned in order to reference back to them when the time comes for it down the line! One of these edits being a minor but important one where Emma grabbed Ilunor's letters! In addition to this, I also added a quick aside with regards to the nature of the contents burned in the library, as whilst it's not im...
2023-09-23 18:09:20 +0000 UTC View Post54 Hours After the First Round of Interloper Interrogations. Tactical and Strategic Planning Center behind the Bridge of the UNAFS Perseverance.
Lysara
There was no doubt about it.
We were losing.
And there were barely any assets left that I could leverage to pull myself out of this one.
I watched as the map on the planet displayed the entirety of our forces, every single drone that I decided to deploy in this mad dash to defeat ...
2023-09-19 19:25:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis was one of those times where my helmet did me a disservice, because the expressions currently forming beneath it were more than enough to convey an entire monologue’s worth of information.
I had to compensate for my helmet’s encumbrance by just slightly over exaggerating what little emotive ability I had left. Namely, through my use of words, tone of voice, and most underappreciated and overlooked of all… body language.
“Because of me?” I responded indignan...
2023-09-17 17:05:06 +0000 UTC View Post