Author’s Note: Hey everyone! There’s only been a few edits in this one! :D Most of the edits have been done to the usual stuff — grammar, spelling, improving the phrasing of a few things here and there and such! :D The biggest edit to perhaps take note of is the change of Emma’s little operation from Operation Hay and Switch, to Operation Maretime Misdirection! :D I think it works a bit better to what was intended, sounds a bit funnier too (because of the pun of Maritime, and ...
2025-07-12 20:09:07 +0000 UTC
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His Eternal River Boat (HERB) Pursuit of Constance. Pleasure and Recreation Deck. Local Time 1525 Hours.
Emma
A baleful melody serenaded the defeat of the elves, while darkness quite literally descended on the entire realm, culminating in a shadowy and wispy mist that drained whatever color that remained on the board.
The life-giving light that shone from overhead slowly drew to a close, resembling the shuttering of a cupola within the domed...
2025-07-06 17:32:54 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 136 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
His Eternal River Boat (HERB) Pursuit of Constance. Pleasure and Recreation Deck. Local Time 1515 Hours.
Emma
A baleful melody serenaded the defeat of the elves, while darkness quite literally descended on the entire realm, culminating in a shadowy and wispy mist that drained whatever color that remained on the board.
...
2025-07-05 22:37:14 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! So there’s just been a few edits in this one! With the biggest edit worth noting of being present in the intro! I just wanted to streamline and better add details in order to better set up the scene leading up to the actual game! :D Other than that, there’s just the typical grammar and spelling edits, in addition to a few rephrasings here and there to improve on flow and such! :D That’s about it this time around! As always, all of the revised secti...
2025-07-05 21:10:05 +0000 UTC
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The Crown Herald Town of Elaseer. Riverfront. His Eternal River Boat (HERB) Pursuit of Constance. Pleasure and Recreation Deck. Local Time 1400 Hours.
Emma
If you’d have asked me a day ago what I expected to be doing at the start of the dragon quest, then receiving the honorary rank and title of siege lord definitely wouldn’t have been on my radar, let alone on my list.
“And to you, newrealmer — earthrealmer — Cadet ...
2025-06-29 16:30:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! So, I've managed to find time and have been able to finish this week's chapter on schedule! :D
Thank you so much for the words of support from the previous announcement! :D I just wanted to make sure I'm transparent and open about things over here that may effect the schedule haha.
Thankfully, I was able to push through all of it! I want to make sure I'm fulfilling my obligations if I'm able to haha. I want to only take pauses only if there really is no other option...
2025-06-29 16:17:40 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! I’m really putting in every ounce of energy I have and I think I’ll be able to make this week’s schedule! :D So here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 135 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The Crown Herald Town of Elaseer. Riverfront. His Eternal River Boat (HERB) Pursuit of Constance. Pleasure and Recreation Deck. Local Time 1400 Hours.
Emma
If you’d have asked me a day ago what I expected t...
2025-06-29 13:19:26 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! There’s been a lot of additions and edits in this chapter, so I highly suggest you guys give this chapter a re-read! :D First and foremost, I wanted to redo the entire first page of this chapter since I wanted to give it a more cinematic sort of farewell scene, as opposed to the more rushed time jump I decided to go with initially! Furthermore, I also decided to add and then edit a section that I originally removed from this chapter — the starting li...
2025-06-29 12:37:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
I have a short but pretty important announcement to make!
So, there’s some political instability happening in my country right now, the context of which I’m not going to get into. However, I’m mentioning this because this directly affects both my commute and safety over the next few days, as there’s going to be a major protest happening literally next to the hospital I’m currently working and studying at.
The faculty is telling me that I m...
2025-06-27 15:19:15 +0000 UTC
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The Transgracian Academy for the Magical Arts. Eastern Gate. Local Time 1240 Hours.
Emma
I should’ve known Chiska’s grand proclamation wouldn’t be the end of it.
If anything, it was only the beginning.
This was The Nexus, after all, and what that meant for a planned adventure of such a scale was the presence of conflicting interests and a desire for something so incredibly ironic — fairness.
Which, in th...
2025-06-22 17:20:36 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 134 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The Transgracian Academy for the Magical Arts. Eastern Gate. Local Time 1240 Hours.
Emma
I should’ve known Chiska’s grand proclamation wouldn’t be the end of it.
If anything, it was only the beginning.
This was The Nexus, after all, and what that meant for a planned adventure of such a scale was th...
2025-06-22 01:09:23 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Hey everyone! There’s been a few edits in this one! Most of it is the usual edits to the phrasing, grammar, and just the flow of things, as I wanted to make things flow and read better including the description of the V4c’s frame, as well as other scenes here and there such as Chiska’s map discussion scene which I wanted to make more magical! :D In addition, I also changed up a few of the vocabulary choices for the dean when it came to the Apprentice Ostoy’s des...
2025-06-22 01:03:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I’m back at it again, coming to you once more with yet another art reference!! :D
As I hinted at last time, you didn’t think I’d stop at just the main cast did you? :D
With Auris Ping squared away, the next logical character on the chopping block is of course the original student ‘antagonist’ himself, Qiv’Ratom!
Now… where do I even start with Qiv?
While he was at first poised to be the gang’s primary adv...
2025-06-18 16:19:00 +0000 UTC
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The canvas cloth was ripped off with a theatrical flourish—
FWOOOSH!
—and a bombastic announcement.
“BEHOLD!” Sorecar announced with a clangy resonant glee, both of his hands gesturing excitedly at a motorcycle body that floated proudly, confidently, and most of all — radiantly — above an alabaster pillar.
It looked… unreal — like something out of a VR sim. A legendary end-game item bobbing up and down in mid air, rotating slowly...
2025-06-15 16:59:50 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 133 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The canvas cloth was ripped off with a theatrical flourish—
FWOOOSH!
—and a bombastic announcement.
“BEHOLD!” Sorecar announced with a clangy resonant glee, both of his hands gesturing excitedly at a motorcycle frame that floated proudly, confidently, and most of all — radiantly — above an alabaster pillar.
It looked…...
2025-06-14 22:34:29 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! :D There’s been a few edits in this one, so I do recommend you guys give the chapter another read as always! :D Most of the edits have been made in order to improve flow and grammar, however there are some edits this time that added a bit more context and foreshadowing! The most notable of which was in Thalmin’s horse purchasing scene! I added a small line from the salesperson, basically hinting at the various paths and routes prior questing...
2025-06-14 22:25:47 +0000 UTC
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Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Emma and Thacea’s Room. Local Time: 1600 Hours.
Emma
I wanted to take back my words.
I desperately wanted to roll back time, even if it was only a few seconds, just so that I could stop my big mouth from running itself into this quagmire.
But I couldn’t… so I tried the next best thing.
I took a deep breath with the intent to apologize, to interrupt, to desperately shift ...
2025-06-08 17:18:31 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 132 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Dragon’s Heart Tower, Level 23, Residence 30, Emma and Thacea’s Room. Local Time: 1600 Hours.
Emma
I wanted to take back my words.
I desperately wanted to roll back time, even if it was only a few seconds, just so that I could stop my big mouth from running itself into this quagmire.
But I couldn’t… so I ...
2025-06-07 22:45:07 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! There’s only been a few edits this time around! :D Although as always I do suggest you guys give this another read through! Most of the edits have been done to improve the flow, correct for grammar, as well as correct for a few inconsistencies here and there! :D That’s really about it this time around! As always, all of the revised sections are highlighted with an underline to easily see what’s been revised! :D
The Trasgracia...
2025-06-07 22:28:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! I’m BACK with more art references!! :D
You didn’t think I’d stop at just the main cast did you? ;)
Being the art addicted commissioner that I am, it was only a matter of time before I got to the references for the secondary cast! Or more accurately — the supporting cast, as their stories become even more intertwined with Emma’s own! :D
So without further ado, it is my pleasure and great honor to present to you,...
2025-06-04 22:23:03 +0000 UTC
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Hello Commissioned Pioneers! :D As promised, I’d like to present to you the third of the four owed Bonus Stories! This story, being Wearing Power Armor to a Magic School’s 24th side story!
I’m still in the process of catching up with the rest of the owed bonus stories! But rest assured I’m still hard at work trying my best to catch up! I had to deal with quite a few assessments last month, including practical clinical assessments that I’d prefer not to...
2025-06-04 22:02:17 +0000 UTC
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The Trasgracian Academy for the Magical Arts. Betreyan’s Hall. Local Time: 2200 Hours.
Vanavan
Few places existed that granted me the peace of mind, strength of confidence, and sense of security that should have come naturally to a man of my station and pedigree.
Fewer still did such places exist in public spaces, let alone rooms intended for the audience of many.
Betreyan’s Hall was perhaps the one and only such instance ...
2025-06-01 17:20:11 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 131 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
The Trasgracian Academy for the Magical Arts. Betreyan’s Hall. Local Time: 2200 Hours.
Vanavan
Few places existed that granted me the peace of mind, strength of confidence, and sense of security that should have come naturally to a man of my station and pedigree.
Fewer still did such places exist in public<...
2025-05-31 22:37:27 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! There’s been a few edits in this one so I’d suggest you guys give this another read! Most of the edits have been made just to improve the flow though, as the fight required a few parts to be reworded and rephrased just to improve how well everything sounded! :D Aside from that, there’s the usual grammar edits! As always, all of the revised sections are highlighted with an underline to easily see what’s been revised! :D
It all happe...
2025-05-31 22:28:24 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! So there was a discussion a while back that sparked this idea of a younger Emma wearing cardboard armor analogous to her current power armor. The idea stuck with me for so long that I had to get it commissioned! The artist did such a good job with the whole scene, especially with the details on the armor including the little scribbled-on GUN logo that Emma probably drew on with some markers haha. So with that preamble out of the way, here’s an art piece that I’ve been super ...
2025-05-27 20:22:23 +0000 UTC
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Author's Note: Hey everyone! Sorry for the slight delay! I had to take my mom to the hospital earlier today because of an unexpected emergency (a bug somehow crawled and got stuck in her ear). She's alright now though! :D But yeah! I hope you guys enjoy the chapter! :D
It all happened blisteringly fast.
Though not without some form of warning.
“En garde!” Thalmin bellowed ferociously, barely a second after I nodded at what I first assumed was ju...
2025-05-25 17:08:39 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! Here is the Work in Progress for Chapter 130 I hope you guys enjoy! :D
It all happened blisteringly fast.
Though not without some form of warning.
“En garde!” Thalmin bellowed ferociously, barely a second after I nodded at what I first assumed was just a suggestion — a preamble before the ground rules were laid out.
I should’ve expected nothing less from a sparring match though.
But honestly, ...
2025-05-24 22:25:24 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! There’s been quite a lot of edits in this one so I do suggest you guys give this another read through! :D The most notable edit that I need to make note of is when Emma tells the EVI to turn off its active assist systems! Thereby making sure that this sparring match with Thalmin is as genuine to her capabilities as is possible despite the armor! In addition to that, I’ve also made some big edits to the beginning and ending of the chapter to improve i...
2025-05-24 22:15:50 +0000 UTC
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Ilunor had remained silent following our brief and impromptu sightseeing trip to Acela.
In fact, all three didn’t have much to say at all, until Thalmin finally broke the silence as we snapped back to reality.
“Emma… I can understand that such wealth of information would be necessary for scholars, nobles, scribes, civil servants, and the like. But what use would such density of information be for the average commoner?” He posited, only to be answered not by me,...
2025-05-18 17:01:09 +0000 UTC
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Author’s Note: Hey everyone! There’s been quite a few edits in this one so I do suggest you guys give this another read through! Much of the edits have been made to the beginning of the chapter as I wanted to make it clear how the WAID’s fundamentals worked, but I’m probably going to get into the nitty gritty limitations and functions of it later on as they continue testing it out! :D Further edits have also been made within the chapter primarily to improve on grammar...
2025-05-18 16:55:32 +0000 UTC
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