Amber Atlas Stories

[ToM] Chapter 132 – Battle for Talent

[ToM] Chapter 131 – Race to Pertia

Melina was becoming acutely aware of time as the week drew on. She spent two days meticulously studying how to properly make cakes and apply the most potent effects to her pastries.

It was rather easy on cakes—Gilbert recommended that she start with a simple layer cake, using whipped cream and fresh fruits for filling and buttercream icing. She was skeptical at first—whether people would even be interested in something so simple. But after making her first proper layer cake, her dou...

[MGE] Chapter 49 – Gem Crabs

That must be the caster kobold?

Liora dodged another incoming rock projectile and Lunged at the closest kobold.

[You've defeated <Kobold – Level 4>. Experience gained.]

Yeah. But it seems we're lucky. There's just one of them.

How is that lucky? He's shooting rocks at me.

Liora dodged another incoming rock and then Faded. She didn't like stuff being flung at her. 

Kobolds looked aroun...

[ToM] Chapter 130 – War of Elves and Humans

Elowen writhed in pain as his head felt like it would split apart at any moment. The day had started like any other. He returned from his night patrol around Sunglow, rested for a few hours, and then headed to Leliana's farmhouse. 

He didn't really want to. Elowen understood the importance of remembering the past—the whole of Sunglow could be wiped out if he didn't remember what happened here. But the flashes of memories he got when next to Leliana were so much more painful than ...

[MGE] Chapter 48 – Glowshroom Cavern

Liora's first instinct when she saw the corrupted amalgamation of kobolds was to fly away. The sense of wrongness and disgust that was invoked within her couldn't be compared to anything else she had felt in her life. She'd gladly eat a whole bucket of maggots and rotten eggs if it meant that she wouldn't have to face this abomination.

Renir…

There was a brief, heavy pause in Liora's mind. She could feel the same sense of disgust and even a bit of fear coming from Renir...

[ToM] Chapter 129 – Cooking with Magic

The second night together with Mango proved to be much easier than the first one. She still cried and had to be fed and cleaned on several occasions, but it was much more manageable—Melina even managed to get a decent amount of sleep. Etrian wasn't joking when he said that monster grew up fast. The next morning, the little kitsune was already taking her first steps, exploring the living room cautiously.

"They grow up so fast," Melina joked.

"Very fast. She could barely move arou...

[MGE] Chapter 47 – Unauthorized Questing

Serena, Kalen, and Kiva were all satisfied with the quest they completed. It was easy, giving them enough experience to level up. Not to mention the nice meal they got in a restaurant. But Liora was far from happy. Aside from the fish—that was nice. But everything else about the day had sucked.

She had been stuck sitting on Serena's shoulder for most of the day, napping away lazily. Her Treasure Sense was begging her to go and search for valuables, but she knew that if she took flight...

How old are you?

I'm curious about my reader demographic.

[ToM] Chapter 128 – Day in the Life of Young Parents

The little kitsune screamed piteously, its high-pitched screech reverberating through the bakery. Sienna had run out the window while Gilbert muttered, "Good luck," as he made his exit. 

"There, there, don't cry," Melina tried to calm it down. "I'll make you something."

She took the feyfruit Alistair had brought upstairs and cut it into tiny pieces, offering one to the fox. It stopped screaming for a moment to sniff at the fruit. The little creature looked confused about what...

[ToM] Chapter 127 – Egg Hatching

Despite the big burden hanging over Melina's head, she couldn't exactly do anything at the moment. Alistair had sent the letter to Count Speziale. Elowen and Leliana were working together to grow the fruits from the Monster Realm. 

Apparently, they had managed to get scorchvine peppers to sprout by putting the seeds in a miniature greenhouse in the sunniest available spot and watering them very sparingly. The feyfruit seedlings were growing steadily as Elowen was supplementing them...

[MGE] Chapter 46 – Quests

Serena took Liora to the room the Guild had provided them with. In the end, they had decided to take two rooms. Kalen would take the small single room, while Serena and Kiva would share a double room. Unfortunately, the rooms for copper-ranked adventurers weren't very… good. 

Liora nearly squawked in shock when she saw it. The supposed double room had barely enough space to fit two small beds in it. It had no other furniture except for two wonky shelves nailed to the wall. The ti...

[ToM] Chapter 126 – The Ones who Remember

"You think the Guildmaster would grant me such valuable material?" Milo asked suspiciously.

"From my understanding she's been wondering what to do with it for a while now. Isn't that right, Illitran?" Melina asked.

"Yes. To my knowledge, it hasn't been sold or given to anyone yet," Illitran confirmed.

"Great, then let's go to the Guild right now," Melina said firmly.

"Miss Melina, are you sure you can handle such a long walk?" Illitran asked.

She thought about it...

[MGE] Chapter 45 – The Fall of Damien Stolte

Serena, Kalen and Kiva looked at the newcomer in shock, as he sauntered into the Guild lobby, his hand raised high in the air as if he was some hero who just saved orphans from a burning building. The group of people following behind him were applauding, sleazy smiles on their faces.

"Settle down, everyone! I understand that I've been missed, but I am a humble man. I don't wish to grab all the attention simply because I've returned," he said with a boisterous voice.

"Did he hit hi...

[ToM] Chapter 125 – Renovations

Melina knew that Alistair wouldn't allow her to do any real work that day, so instead she took a notebook, the ledger documenting all their income, and set out to work. If she were given this chance to renovate, then she would do her best to make the renovations worthwhile.

The first thing she jotted down was the need for a fresh coat of paint. She had wanted to do that since the very beginning, but never found a good time to do it. This wouldn't be expensive; however, she would like to...

[MGE] Chapter 44 – Official Guild Members

Liora had to endure the embarrassment of being carried like a baby. The guards snickered at her when they exited the dungeon, and she likely would have pecked them if she could get out of the bundle. Luckily for the guards, Serena was holding her firmly, likely sensing her displeasure.

"Did you complete the quest?" The guard asked after having laughed his share.

"Yes, although…" Kalen shuffled uncomfortably.

"What's wrong, lad?"

"There are still a lot of kobolds left...

[ToM] Chapter 124 – Return to the Bakery

Melina spent the better part of the afternoon talking to Gilbert. It was an awkward feeling, suddenly referring to him as grandfather, instead of Master. But she learned about her family. For example, she discovered that her father was a merchant from Tuvia who met Melina's mother during his travels. The two hit it off almost immediately, married less than half a year later, and then two years after that, Melina was born.

It gave her conflicting feelings. She was happy to learn more abo...

[ToM] Chapter 123 – Inheritance

Melina gasped in shock at Master Gilbert's words. She was aware of the Church's strict policy towards inhabitants of the Monster Realm– they weren't tolerated in the slightest. Even sapient races like elves were treated poorly, while any monsters were just killed on sight. 

But she had never stopped to think about what happened to humans who opposed the Church. She knew that those affiliated with it were severely punished, just like Alistair had been. His punishment was actually ...

[MGE] Chapter 43 – Fractures

You have got to be kidding me!

Liora watched in annoyance as the kobolds who remained half-alive on spikes slowly became corrupted, their blood turning into black sludge that spread over their body, turning their previously red scales black.

There's corruption here, too?

I'm starting to think that this is supposed to be normal. First, the Blightpeak, now Cyene Dungeon. Or should I call it Blight Dungeon?

This expl...