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Abyssal Skein is level 48!
It felt like ten thousand eyes were on Felix as he and Pit ascended into the clear night sky. His Void Skill was wrapped tightly about both of them, singing in discordant defiance of the world around it, as if daring anyone to find them. None did, and despite the cacophony at either end of the Tower, the bulk of the horde did not stop in its assault.
The Tower was crumbling, bit by bit. Spectral flames...
2021-09-01 12:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Abyssal Skein is level 47!
The team ran through the tumbled ruins of Shelim, burning their Stamina like kindling. Felix was at the fore, but he wished to zip ahead and leave the others behind. But without his Abyssal Skein, they'd all get found. Felix ground his teeth and couldn't help going over Evie's words.
She'd explained that an Arcid covered in spikes, with hands bigger than her torso had emerged from nowhere to grappl...
2021-08-30 17:03:05 +0000 UTC
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"This guy wants us to save him?" Harn said. Night had well and truly fallen, but Felix had returned to the camp and quickly awakened everyone, describing the Memory at least twice as they grumbled.
Technically the Geist are without gender. It is a feature of their Race, Karys offered.
"Yeah, they said the Archon was besieging their Tower," Felix continued. "The same place we holed up months ago."
"The Archon himself, or his fo...
2021-08-28 14:59:13 +0000 UTC
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Vvim? Felix's Mind flashed back to the ancient Geist in Shelim. Did Vvim send this construct?
"Felix? What is it?" Vess said as she jogged up to him. She grimaced at the pungent muck spread all around them. Not all of it had been absorbed by his Skill, for whatever reason. "Is that the creature's core? It was a Golem?"
"Or something," Felix agreed. He chose to save the Memory for now. He'd have to check it later. And do...
2021-08-27 12:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Ten away from 300 chapters. WILD!
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Felix knelt next to a mossy stone. Collection of stones, really. They were on the side of a gentle dell, the trees high and the rocks piled to one side as if excavated in some long ago fashion. Maybe they had been. Felix wasn't looking for lost architecture however, instead he brushed aside some of the Vergris Moss and peered into the small hollows they had created.
The moss clung in dense clumps t...
2021-08-25 13:57:59 +0000 UTC
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"Enemy above! Brace yourselves!" Zara shouted.
Her words sent a ripple of terror through the thirteen waking guards. Reed stared up in horror at the gnashing jaws close to a mile long, and those only one of many on the Whalemaw. It closed, dropping with a speed that belied its bulk, and hungry tongues lashed outward to strike at Zara's crystalline enclosure.
"Brace!" she repeated.
The ground dropped out from beneath them all, the c...
2021-08-23 17:53:29 +0000 UTC
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Sorry about the delay. Life got in the way.
Monday's Chapter will be up tomorrow morning!
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Kelgan walked with his spear out, arrayed at the forefront of the column of sleepwalking guards. It felt quite strange, leading the blank-eyed stares of the alchemically-adjusted warriors, but far less strange than the path through which they walked. The ground, stone-like at first blush, glowed like a moon made of the sea. It was firm, unless they thought ab...
2021-08-22 18:53:10 +0000 UTC
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Felix paused, unsure. He used his Mantle often enough, and it was closing in on Journeyman Tier. But Incendiary Shell was the Skill that had inundated the entire area in deadly flame. And aside from his wispfire, he had little in the way burning attacks, though they worked against the Reforged really well. If they could get stronger....
Yes.
He'd roll the dice.
Evolution In Progress.
His insides hollowed...
2021-08-20 18:23:09 +0000 UTC
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"Local Authority. Huh." Harn looked up at the night sky, thinking.
They were seated around a piece of splintered statuary—a hand, closed around a broken sword—between the tall Nymean sentinels. Those monstrous insides were glaring down at them all, the Henaari having decided to spend the remainder of the night in the shelter of its wardings. They were minor, but were clearly driving away wandering beasts and unwanted eyes.
Handy,...
2021-08-18 14:54:22 +0000 UTC
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The sound of joyous, gleeful cawing faded as Felix's everything erupted with potency. Green-gold radiance surged into his channels and core space, spearing through the dark void between his spinning Skills, drenching it all in its sap-like consistency. It swirled, even as it spread, pulled inexorably toward his center until it reformed into an orb of brilliant, vibrant fluid.
Felix's core space shook, twisted with a hollow pain that m...
2021-08-16 05:00:58 +0000 UTC
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Ah, just missed 8/14. Today's been a day!
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"Herald's Hook?" Felix asked. He looked down at the sword at his waist. "That's what this is called?"
The Eidolon, though immobile, somehow gave the impression of a kneeling man. "It is the blade of the Herald herself, used in so many countless battles that I would never forget its look, or the distinctive Mana signature upon the Ethereal."
Felix had heard of the Herald...
2021-08-15 04:04:20 +0000 UTC
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This took longer than anticipated due to some plot/outline stuff! Enjoy!
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Wait. That's not the Archon.
Felix's heart was ready to seize in his chest, but its thundering slowed as he took in the creature before him. It was a massive construct, similar to the Archon in size and general design, but made of weathered stone and covered in greenery. Literally. Ivy, mushrooms, and small, blue-bell shaped flowers adorned the thing, as if it hadn'...
2021-08-14 01:28:51 +0000 UTC
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Bit of a delay today! My kid fractured his collarbone yesterday and I spent about fifteen hours at the hospital. Yay!
Made this one a touch longer than usual. Enjoy!
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City of Naevis? Felix looked down again, into the hidden valley of fire and soot. The ruins?
Pit warbled. Dead city?
Apparently. Felix had Pit bank to the right until he was flying parallel with the outer cliffs. What do you think? Las...
2021-08-11 19:18:48 +0000 UTC
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This is working well, Felix thought as the Reforged and Arcid charged his position. Too well, maybe.
Distantly, he felt dozens and dozens of feet thump across the stone he'd shaped. Once the vibrations faded a bit, Felix flexed his Will and burned yet another chunk of Mana to close up the tunnel before dropping the shaping. Hopefully everyone had made it out.
The problem, however, was that creating and then maintaining the ...
2021-08-09 17:13:38 +0000 UTC
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Saturday Bonus Chapter! Enjoy!
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The Reforged thundered through the undergrowth, paying little heed to things like trees and hillocks or the cloying mix of ice fog and woodsmoke. They swept their ice-shaped weapons in grand arcs, delivering destruction upon the green valley even as it burned alive. Yet despite their great Strength and Endurance, their size and their fury, they could not touch Vessilia Dayne.
"RUAAAH!"
Dragoon's Footwork!
A...
2021-08-08 04:47:07 +0000 UTC
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"Stygian Shadow!"
Isyk, her junior, thrust his spear forward. The area around Ifre's berm darkened to pitch, the light ripped so violently away that the tunnel around it began to frost. Yet still, Ifre could see a dim orange bloom on the other side.
"Isyk, take everyone, turn them back!" She licked her lips, though her mouth was utterly dry. "We have to use another way."
"As you will, Captain."
The shadows exploded, torn asun...
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Felix peered over the lip of the ridge, down onto the river valley on the other side of the Nymean ruin. The Henaari had built some temporary stairs that were cleverly hidden by more of their Urge Blessings—however those worked. They had ascended up and over the ruin, able to view the river and crevasse with a bird's-eye view. It was a goodly distance down and the night was dark, but all of their Perception stats were high enough to make most deta...
2021-08-04 15:44:08 +0000 UTC
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Felix led his team after the Farwalker and Wyvora. Harn had gathered the lot of them, and Vyne and Davum were still holding food in their hands as they walked.
"Can't we stay just a little longer?" Atar asked. "That play they put on, the sheer magical skill involved...Remarkable."
"You can go make eyes at the illusionist later," Alister said. "I saw her, back in one of the houses. Quite pretty."
"Burnin' gorgeous, for Henaari," Evi...
2021-08-02 14:52:51 +0000 UTC
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This one took a bit, but here you are! More on Monday!
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The meal ended up being substantially more than just breakfast.
Felix was led into a large, open air pavilion twice the size of the Farwalker's yurt. The roof was festooned with greenery like vines and hanging moss, all built upon the backs of carved, Human-sized ravens. A huge spread was laid atop twenty two tables, steaming in the slight morning coolness in a way that had Felix's mout...
2021-08-01 03:11:19 +0000 UTC
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Saturday extra chapters for Journeyman Tier will continue through August! So that is 4 chapters a week for the $10 Tier. All the rest will get the usual 3 updates, posted on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays.
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2021-07-30 22:45:56 +0000 UTC
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"Blood and ash," Kelgan cursed. "Look at the size of em."
"Makes your skin crawl," Karp said with a shiver.
"I once found one the size of my fist in my cupboard," Thangle added. His face was pale, almost matching his white beard. "That one nearly killed me with fright alone. I cannot even imagine..."
Before them was the Iron Gate, not three hundred strides away, a wall and gate twice the size of Tin Gate. However, it's defensive st...
2021-07-30 22:43:43 +0000 UTC
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"Give me a moment," Felix said to the Farwalker. The man nodded and had Wyvora roll him backward and out of the way.
Felix strode forward, heading toward his friends. They looked tired and a little rumpled, but overall in good spirits.
"Felix! What took so long?" Evie asked as Pit shuffled toward her. He shoved his giant head into her hands and enjoyed a series of nice scratches.
"Did you meet the Endless Raven?" Atar asked, clearl...
2021-07-28 16:27:27 +0000 UTC
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Bird time!
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"You...want this?" Felix asked, holding the Omen Key. Pit squawked in outrage.
Not yours!
The massive Urge cocked it's head, and it crowed in a voice of ten million birds.
WHY?
"Why...what?" Felix asked.
WHY DO YOU OFFER AN OMEN KEY?
Felix was confused. He gripped the translucent key, too hard he feared, but a Strength that could bend steel did nothing to it. "I...hav...
2021-07-26 11:10:04 +0000 UTC
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It wasn't long before Felix found himself in the center of the encampment, surrounded by Henaari, and staring at the darkened opening of the ruined tower.
"I feel this has been a bit rushed," he said to Pit. The tenku blew a sharp breath from his nostrils and rustled his wings. Concern wafted through their bond.
Tower...smells wrong, Pit sent.
"Wrong how?"
Wrong season.
"Wrong—?"
The crowd of Henaari ...
2021-07-24 09:34:02 +0000 UTC
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As his friends were led toward the center of the encampment, Felix followed close behind the swaying tail of A'zek and the prowling form of Wyvora. He was careful to maintain a healthy distance from them both. He didn't think either would attack him after all that, but Felix had been wrong before.
Caution, Pit chirped. Felix couldn't agree more.
Voracious Eye!
Name: A'zek
Race: Chimera - Harnoq...
2021-07-23 04:00:04 +0000 UTC
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"The storm must have passed," Atar noted, blinking into the bright sunlight. It was edging toward sunset, but the sky was almost blinding after the dark caves.
"Summer storms," Alister mused. "Here and gone."
Felix looked up at his friends as they exited the shallow cave mouth. Moving the cave had proven to be an illusion, but a vividly convincing one. Felix had even felt the stone beneath his hands. Whatever magic they were using ...
2021-07-21 04:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Just inside the literal mouth of the cave, Wyvora stopped them.
“This one would ask that your Companion hide within your Spirit. For a time,” she quickly added.
“How do you know of that technique?” Vess asked. Her partisan prodded the Henaari in the spine. The warrior only sucked in a tight breath but didn’t break eye contact with Felix.
“You are not the first Pactlord I have met,” she said simply.
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2021-07-19 15:49:31 +0000 UTC
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Posting through the mobile app today as I’m out of town. Formatting might be weird but I’ll fix it when I’m back tomorrow. Enjoy!
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Felix looked at Vess. “What did she call me?”
“A Pactlord,” Vess confirmed but looked just as confused as he was. “I have never heard the term.”
“It is one that has formed a Companion Pact with a creature of a higher Realm,” the Henaari explained, though her voice was a bit muffled from the dir...
2021-07-18 01:43:26 +0000 UTC
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Voracious Eye!
Name: Wyvora
Race: Henaari
Level: 68
HP: 2434/2434
SP: 1189/1233
MP: 877/877
Lore: Henaari are a nomadic, matriarchal people that are known for their dedication to the Endless Raven. They excel at physical Skills and have a mild aptitude for the magical arts.
Strength: More Data Required
Weakness: More Data Required
Voracious Eye is level 52!
"Answer ...
2021-07-16 14:24:46 +0000 UTC
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Thadeus Thangle pushed through the blowing wind, peering into the snow-like accumulation for his target. His wild thatch of white hair was tangled with sticks and leaves, but he hadn't put mind to his appearance in weeks. Illusions, after all, covered many things and he'd had more important things to worry about. Now he clutched at the enchanted rock in his fist, praying to the Twins that its gale inscription not fail. It held, for now.
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2021-07-14 16:01:38 +0000 UTC
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