Flossindune

Chapter 56

The Safari Resort, Etson - 9:32 AM

I was happy to see the Safari Resort thriving when I finally made it to the office district. Just like Etson Square during the day, people were in constant motion. Those just leaving looked nervous but refreshed from their time in the safe zone. Those arriving were in various states of relief and disarray; some were covered in blood and gore while others showed signs of fatigue but were otherwise unharmed.

Despite the ...

Chapter 55

The Halls of the End - 99th Run

“A Dryad? Really?” Sara asked as she wrinkled her nose. “Saving the Kobolds, absolutely, but Dryad rituals?”

“The passive is really worth it, okay? It’ll get me out of trouble a few times,” I defended. She turned her nose up at me, and I chuckled. “What, jealous?”

“What you do on Earth doesn’t matter here, I suppose,” she said, though she didn’t look at me.

“I’m not sure I fully b...

Chapter 54

The Angel Express, Etson - 8:22 AM

“The evidence is pretty damning, isn’t it?” the alligator asked.

I only grunted in response. My hands were still on the counter, but it was invisible to my eyes. Everything was different, actually. The room around us changed entirely as the hologram overlaid itself with reality. Instead of the classy dining car, we were back in Etson College Library. I looked down at a prone Anthony Franklin, still scrawny from a time befor...

Chapter 53

The Angel Express - 7:51 AM

I woke up to the sound of banging. My eyes shot open and I looked about the room, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. My outfit was still on the sofa near the door, all in one piece now thanks to the luxury washer that came with the train. I had piles of traps and tools strewn about everywhere in order to clear up inventory space, but there was still enough junk still left in my inventory that it would take me a lot of time to ...

Chapter 52

Etson National Forest, Etson - 12:51 AM

The walk back was an uneventful trudge. The Writhing Belt Whip was passed from Kayla to Jeff, then to Corwin where it miraculously worked like a collar, and then back to me. Everyone was topped up by the time we neared the camp, though stamina was an issue for the others.

I attempted to snap my fingers as I remembered something, and managed to succeed. “Now that I’ve had time to calm down, I have something for you two to...

Chapter 51

Etson National Forest, Etson - 11:46 PM

“Don’t worry, Jeff,” I said as I started walking forward. “Once I start fighting it, it’ll double down its focus on me.”

“I’m not worried,” he said unconvincingly. Kayla set a hand on his arm, causing him to jump, but he was rooted firmly in place. “It should be worried about me.”

I chuckled. “For sure, man, for sure. You’ve got a reliable one, Kayla.”

“I know it,” she said.

...

Chapter 50

Etson National Forest, Etson - 11:28 PM

Serranras disappeared not long after we reentered the forest. We followed the trail provided to us for around half an hour or so. The deeper we got, the more buzzing we heard around us as the Vespae patrolled the area. We weren’t near their main hive, that was about ten miles from our position, but the wasps were very wary of Serranras’ tree.

It was understandable from the perspective of a group hell bent on war. The hiv...

Chapter 49

Wolvensden, Etson National Forest, Etson - 9:51 PM

Wolvensden was built around a perennial spring that flowed into a small stream. It was large enough for the Kobold’s needs while providing them with a pleasant environment. The grass here was lush, the trees provided cover from the hot Florida sun, and their huts were made of wood with plenty of ventilation. The biggest building was a stilt house belonging to Elder Tet. It was situated over the spring and p...

Chapter 48

Etson National Forest, Etson - 9:29 PM

Once the pain became tolerable and eventually wore off, Kayla and Jeff were in much higher spirits than I thought they would be. The duo had taken a quick dip in one of the springs that were near everywhere in Etson National Forest, getting rid of the sweat and gasoline smell they picked up. While they did that, I went through the path we would take later and dismantled as many traps as I could. Not just for the safe pas...

Chapter 47

Etson National Forest, Etson - 8:49 PM

I grimaced as Jeff lifted the Vague Stick for the seventh time, showing off a bear trap that was attached to the other end. He inexpertly changed the shape of the weapon to allow the trap to fall to the ground.

As it turned out, finding traps was harder for normal people than I remembered. After the third attempt, I had given Jeff the Vague Stick in order to help him out. He stretched it out as long as he could and...

Chapter 46

Wolvensden, Etson National Forest, Etson - 8:17 PM

I took a tentative step forward. “My name is Anthony,” I called. “My three companions and I have entered an accord with this forest’s mother, Serranras, to save your village and then her tree. We are here to help.”

My eyes panned the walls. I could see the beady eyes of the Kobolds on the other side. They each held their crossbows steady and trained on us. However, at the mention of Serranras ...

Chapter 45

Etson National Forest - 6:45 PM

“Wow, it’s like it’s still daytime. Everything looks so good,” Kayla said softly as we walked through the forest.

Even though night had fallen and the trees were illuminated by the stars and moon, Serranras’ gift allowed all of us to see through the forest with no problems. It wasn’t a buff that I needed due to my straw hat, but the primary effect of never getting lost was a big boon. The forest itself seemed ...

Chapter 44

Etson - 5:45 PM

The Mills and I were back in the streets within a half hour. It had taken me longer to calm down than I had hoped, and I realized that I was taking things too easy.

The biggest jitters I felt from Regression Imbalance came from the Safari Resort, both acting out as a supposed villain and in the fight with Thomas. After that there was the incident with Pustibule, but I attributed that more to the angelic splinter than to the Imbalance. Even the seco...

Chapter 43

Etson City Hall, Etson - 4:57 PM

Fifteen people stared back at me from the hallway, weapons at the ready. “I don’t think you know who you’re fucking with, boy,” the big man in front said. “Father Alexander wants to talk to you. You’re coming with us.”

My grin faded into a cocky smile as I looked him over. The Etson Faithful’s top combatant, Arnold Jackson, had been the owner of a gym in the back alleys of the Square. Gray speckled his bl...

Chapter 42

Etson City Hall, Etson - 4:32 PM

We traversed to the higher floors of city hall, much to the confusion of Kayla and Jeff. Corwin was just happy to be a part of things and I was really enjoying his energy. No one spoke as we passed by what would have added up to over a hundred bodies by the time we got to the third floor. I led them to a janitor’s closet and opened it to expose a dark spiral staircase that descended far deeper than the first floor.

Kayla looked d...

Angel of the End tier upgrade

Salutations, readers!

I've managed to get a good streak of chapters out, and I'm terrible at not sharing them. Therefore, I'm upgrading the Angel of the End tier. From here on, it's going to be "at least 4 weeks worth of chapters + backlog." Every time I finish up an extra chapter, I'll drop them on the same day as my usual updates, so on Mondays and Thursdays you may get more chapters than just one.

I'm working my way towards three releases a week, but right now I'm not confident...

Chapter 41

Etson - 4:11 PM

As Jeff had said, Etson City Hall was a few blocks away from the Square and the base of operations of the Faithful. Although he and Kayla were nervous traveling so close, I only indulged them slightly by avoiding the most populated areas and changing into clothes that weren’t similar to the gear they had seen me in last. People were coming and going into the safe zone all the time, they wouldn’t notice one more if I was smart about it.

Chapter 40

The Angel Express, Etson - 3:14 PM


I woke up from my power nap with a stretch and a yawn. My mind was refreshed after the series of harrowing events of the morning. From Seraphim screwing me over with the Writhing Zeppelin to Seraphim screwing me over with the changes to the main scenario, I really needed a good solid rest.

[[Notice]]

You have rested in a Safe Zone that you own. All HP and other resources have been restored by 50%...

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