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AN: Hey all! A few things!
2) The reason is, in hindsight, this chapter, and part of the next one, is kinda skippable. I didn't want to screw you all over with an "almost nothing happens" chapter, hence the double chapters.
Chapter 253 - The Never-Fading Star
The images faded, the star slowly becoming more and more transparent, bringing us all back to reality - not that we’d ever left.
Heh. [The Stars Never Fade] was the name of the skill, and what was the first thing that happened? The image faded away. There was some irony in that. Or something.
[*Ding!* Congratulations! [The Dawn Sentinel] has leveled up to level 420->421! +3 Dexterity, +24 Speed, +24 Vitality,...
2021-11-19 14:07:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 252 - Immortality Investigations
I sniffed experimentally, half-heartedly hoping that Aegion had hunted something down. I was hungry enough to eat a whole centrosaurus!
As long as they didn’t taste like pork. Seriously System, of all the things to torment me with? That one had been a low blow.
I shook my head to clear it, and navigated out of the little overlapping walls Serondes had erected for my privacy.
Best boyfriend ever. At the same time, the image of him punching through me kept flashing through m...
2021-11-17 13:11:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 251 - Ethical Examinations
AN: This was the first chapter I wrote after my break, and recovering from that horrible burnout. Enjoy almost 8k words in my triumphant return to energy and direction! The longest Elaine POV chapter.... so far.
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I stripped, my clothes remaining annoyingly clean and pristine, and gratefully sank down into the hot pool. I tried to do it smoothly, but my legs betrayed me, and I plonked into the bath instead. I idl...
2021-11-15 13:34:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 250: Caravan Concerns II
AN: Content Warning.
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[Bullet Time]. The skill hadn’t activated since the hydra fight, and even then it had barely mattered. I was still all too familiar with the sensation of the world slowing around me, of an early indication that my life was in mortal peril.
I didn’t bother questioning the who, the why, any of it. It’d been ages since I was last attacked, but time hadn’t dulled any of my reflexes, nor had it slowed my reactions.
I was o...
2021-11-12 12:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 249 - Caravan Concerns I
“Ooooh, a road! Let’s go!” Awarthril stopped dead, shifting her weight from foot to foot in her excitement. Kiyaya barked, birds flying up in terror as the sound of a large predator making noise touched a deep and primal part inside of them.
I was busy removing yet another sticky seed from my leg. Mistweave was great, until it wasn’t. Sticky seeds seemed to count as “damage” to the material, so it entirely bypassed my clothing and went straight to the source.
“I vote...
2021-11-10 16:36:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 248 - Pound of Flesh
I chased after Cordamo, the shithead couatl much faster than I was.
I was going to pluck his scales off, one at a time. I’d get Serondes to trap him with Lava, then find a rusty knife somewhere.
He wasn’t faster than my Radiance beams, but he was quicker than [Kaleidoscope]. At least, for the majority of the butterfly’s lifespan, while they were accelerating up to speed.
I was going to eat the tastiest food right in front of him.<...
2021-11-08 13:40:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 247 - Perilous Purses
Awarthril ran through the woods, crate on one shoulder, Kiyaya bounding next to her, while the rest of us were attached to her, bouncing around like kites on a string. Cordamo flew next to us, the fast couatl keeping up, providing a strong gale to help carry us along.
For all I knew, he was also directly buffing Awarthril’s speed, but I had no way to tell. Kiyaya’s growls did seem to be doing something, not that I could get much benefit out of any buffs right now.
It was not p...
2021-11-05 14:40:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 246 - Dancing in the starlight
We made it back to the campsite as the sun was falling. I didn’t need to be carried back, but I was more than a little wobbly after Serondes’s tender ministrations. Aegion had been busy in our absence. Barrels were on their side, stacked neatly between two trees, each one with a tap. A number of the extra-large wooden mugs Aegion had been carving were neatly stacked in a pyramid beside them, for easy access.
More tables were out, and Aegion was somewhat antsy.
“Serondes! You...
2021-11-03 15:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 245.X - Touchy Feely
Hey all!
Chapter 245.X is here! Use discretion when reading at work. I hope you enjoy!
PS: There's a Jabberwocky reference. See if you catch it!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-mlGqr6mCSteglSnBHLwhk0Y0KYkd2ibhuVxpRAg18/edit
Enjoy!
2021-11-02 19:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 245 - Water Worries
I was rudely awakened in the mid-afternoon by Serondes practically rolling onto me. I had a brief moment of panic, thinking I was under attack, before realizing what was going on and calming down.
Didn’t make the bicep to the face any more pleasant though. The bicep in my face was pleasant though!
Then I had another panic attack as I realized I might be squashing my poor egg! I shot my hand out, breathing a sigh of relief as everything seemed fine.
Just how ...
2021-11-01 15:38:59 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Halloween from the Myth family!
Happy Halloween! Thank my wife for this idea!
The cast:
My wife - Elaine with her fire dress
Flora - Dragon! Rawr!
Me - One moon
2021-10-31 18:12:25 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule - Communicating Often
Hey all!
TL;DR: This November, I'm taking the two days around Thanksgiving - November 24th and 26th - off, to better celebrate the holidays with my family. Flora's first Thanksgiving!
This is a rehash of a prior announcement, just to MAKE SURE I've made it explicitly clear what's going on.
As previously mentioned, I'm going to be taking two posting days off a month now, to help stave off burnout and exhaustion. Artwork, worldbuilding, and if I have them, extra cha...
2021-10-30 16:04:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 244 - Fall Festival II
“Hey Serondes?” I asked as we were walking through the woods, back to Aegion and his growing pile of food.
“Yeah?” He replied, as I slipped my hand out from his.
“Piggyback ride!” I cried out, jumping onto his back, then clambering into position.
“OOf - what? Oh fine.” He said, as I got one arm wrapped around his neck, one hand gripping his horn.
What else were they for, if not for great head handholds? And this was nice. Intimate, without any undertone...
2021-10-29 14:59:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 243 - Fall Festival
We entered the cave, walking deeper and deeper without seeing a soul.
“Where are they?” I asked, seeing minor signs of civilization. Worn footpaths, some doors closing off side-passages.
“What, you think they hang out near their lethal enemy? Nah, they’re all deeper in.” Serondes replied.
We went a bit deeper, finally emerging into a large cavern, haphazardly lit with torches jammed into the wall. Trolls were scattered about, sleeping on and under piles of furs, wh...
2021-10-27 12:54:30 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule Update
Hey everyone!
I'm back from my break and feeling GREAT! It helped me realize that, yes, I was in the middle of burning out, and I wasn't noticing it. The last few weeks I'd been feeling like I needed to sit down and write chapters, while now I *want* to sit down and write chapters. Tiny word difference that makes all the difference in the world.
I have lots of story to tell with BTDEM. Like. Years of story left to write out. I have plots, plans, arcs, c...
2021-10-25 12:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 242 - Stony Statues
Serondes and I spent three days, ah, decompressing, getting a little more comfortable with each other.
Doing things like working on my magic!
“At this point, you should be able to reheat rock until it turns back into lava.” Serondes said on the afternoon of the last day before we were going to leave. We were busy cuddling inside Castle How-Did-You-Make-So-Much-Lava, ignoring the potentially poisonous fumes coming from Aegion’s workspace.
I looked up at him, fr...
2021-10-25 12:03:46 +0000 UTC View PostShould I redo the book 5 cover?
Hey!
I'm not a huge fan of the book 5 cover. I'm thinking of redoing it. Thoughts?
2021-10-24 18:36:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 241 - Kickass Kissing
Serondes embraced me as we kissed, causing tingly sparks of electricity to run all the way down my body to the tips of my toes, which curled in pleasure. My body practically singing with the sensations. I gave a little happy one-legged back kick.
Kissing was totally awesome. I had no shame in admitting that I had no solid experience with it, but, just, wow.
Also - he liked me! At least, that’s how I was interpreting his enthusiastic kisses.
He ro...
2021-10-20 12:29:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Announcements!
Tl;dr: Only one post next week.
Hey all!
With the end of book 5, this is a good spot for me to take a small break. I'm sorry that I didn't announce this last month, ahead of time, but this last week has utterly destroyed me.
I know I took a "break" last month, but I haven't had a good, real break in a long time. Last month my daughter was in hospital. June's "break" was moving across the country. There was a break before then, around book 3! being comp...
2021-10-15 11:00:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 240 - Minor Interlude - Rostellio.
Rostellio was bound, beaten, but not broken. He was hung up, the mighty angel, the agent of the God of Light captured and imprisoned.
He was a toy. Displayed, as a warning, a threat, a statement of power. Used, in an ironic twist he was sure was deliberate, as a chandelier, in the lair of Lun’Kat.
Oh, she hadn’t been the one who’d captured and bound him. No, that had been Alendras, who seemed to have a hobby of capturing angels that descended, spitting in the face o...
2021-10-15 02:13:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 239 - Afterparty
“Let’s head back.” Serondes suggested, as Awarthril still looked exhausted. I realized I was a dumbass, and hit her with [Sunrise]. Still wasn’t used to using the skill with a group of people, even though I’d had it for a year.
She perked right up at that, going from “barely standing on her feet” to “I could run three marathons” in an instant. I loved magic.
“Thanks Elaine! Yeah, we should head back.” Awarthril belayed her own words ...
2021-10-13 04:44:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 238 - The Hydra IV
We took a short break while Serondes and Awarthril restored their mana. The hydra would get a chance to heal up, but the first round was already something of a bust. Either Serondes’s Lava pellets would keep the wound open, or they wouldn’t. That, and none of them were particularly deep.
Awarthril was missing a few talismans, a couple of them looking like they got ripped, and a few looking like they’d been in a fire.
Serondes re-made the platform, this time with a large glas...
2021-10-11 15:38:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 237 - The Hydra III
I rushed over to the edge of the platform, making sure I stayed away from Awarthril’s [Rubbery Rope]. Serondes joined me as Kiyaya padded over, all of us half-leaning over to get a better view of what was going on. Cordamo stretched himself over my head, acting as eyes for Aegion, stationed way back over at our base.
I saw the seven-headed hydra before I saw Awarthril. I used [Long-Range Identify] and was horrified as it came back [Healer]. 2021-10-08 12:44:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 236 - The Hydra II
I’d gotten over “fight the next day” nerves years ago, and I slept decently considering the nightmares and the circumstances.
Aegion’s brew wasn’t quite as bad as usual, but drinking a full mug had taken its toll. I’d carefully nursed it while telling a story - Hercules had seemed rather appropriate - but I’d needed almost an hour for the aftertaste to fade enough for me to get some sleep.
I did not like sleeping under stone. Not anymore. I was tota...
2021-10-06 16:07:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 235 - The Hydra I
After about an hour of working on the Fortress of Hydra Death, Serondes’s Sizzle Shack, or Castle Why-Does-The-Swamp-Smell-So-Bad - the name was a work in progress - it had cooled enough that Aegion and I could get in. The entrance was a bit too narrow for Tyriss to comfortably enter, and he was looking more than a bit nervous at the entire thing.
I mean, I would be nervous as well, if the people helping me out were building a fort that explicitly didn’t let me inside.
“Hey ...
2021-10-04 14:50:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 234 - Traveling through the plains
AN: BONUS CHAPTER WOOOO!
I do try to get these to all of you when I can :)
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We got up in the morning, and after stocking up on water, set off at a good pace. None of this lazily walking around until noon, no. We had a job, a mission, and I was frankly a little surprised that the elves were so willing to go out of their way to help out on this.
To my embarrassment, I realized about halfway through the day that I was the anchor, the slo...
2021-10-03 02:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post