Wizardly Dude

[EOE] (301) 4.80. Vin Goes Boom

“This has got to be one of my least favorite plans I’ve ever been a part of,” Vin complained as they carefully loaded the last of his cargo onto his back. “I mean really, don’t we still n...

[TEA] (170) 4.12. Where it All Began

For someone without any experience riding horses and a fear of heights, flying through the air on the back of a pegasus had been a rather unpleasant method of travel.

Though at least it was s...

[TEA] (169) 4.11. Put Me In Your Favorites

“It’s time we talked about The Council of Death,” Donvath said, gazing intently at the two of them from his current seat. The High Prince’s darkened expression and cold tone was slightly of...

[EOE] (300) 4.79. Ring of Death

It took a second for the warrior’s horrified cry to spread, but within moments, everyone knew what was going on. The monster wasn’t walking or rolling so much as it was closing in on them. The ...

[TEA] (168) 4.10. All Lights Are Go. Time to Unlock.

The rest of the day was spent on the outskirts of the city, watching Samantha as she practiced with her new element. Asher couldn’t stop grinning at the sheer exuberance on her face as she shot u...

[EOE] (299) 4.78. That’s Not Supposed to Happen

Vin was in the middle of teaching Shia how to play cards when it finally happened. The tell-tale sound of the bell tower going off reached their ears, only this tempo was distinctly different from ...

[TEA] (167) 4.9. Big Spender

Asher didn’t think he’d ever seen Samantha as excited as this before, or as distraught, either. It was a curious combination of expressions on her face, and he couldn’t help but laugh as they...

[EOE] (298) 4.77. Montages are the Real Magic

Just like the long wait before the battle for wave four, the next week was simultaneously remarkably productive, and boring as all hell. For Vin at least. There was no end to the preparations that ...

[TEA] (166) 4.8. High Rollers

Asher had spent his entire life back on Earth growing up within the city. From taking the subway everywhere, to attending the occasional concert, he thought he had a pretty good idea of what a pack...

[EOE] (297) 4.76. Show me Your Moves

While Lumel’s Dimensional Pocket did have a bit of a stasis effect thanks to one of her passives, understandably, she wasn’t the biggest fan of lugging around a corpse with her...

[EOE] (296) 4.75. Answe-No! More Questions.

Despite knowing it wouldn’t work, Vin tried casting his spell a second time, and then a third. Sure enough, every time he attempted to activate False Life and bring a copy of the...

[TEA] (165) 4.7. Time Flies Like a Banana

“So, what is the plan for today?” Samantha asked, awkwardly trying to pick one of the many forks placed before her to use after they’d sat down for breakfast. The three of them had been broug...

[TEA] (164) 4.6. The Sandman Leaveth

To their credit, the shock of Asher’s appearance didn’t keep the assassin frozen for long. As soon as they realized they’d been set up, they snapped into action. Seven more pouches along thei...

[EOE] (295) 4.74. Questions, Questions, and more Questions

They stood there over the Relic Guardian’s corpse for a few moments, staring down at the body of the most powerful foe they’d ever encountered. None of them seemed to have any idea what had hap...

[TEA] (163) 4.5. The Sandman Cometh

Asher sat crosslegged atop a wooden table that probably would have cost a few thousand dollars back on Earth as he waited for his ‘surprise’ visitor to arrive. The room he and Samantha had been...

[EOE] (294) 4.73. Just Try and Kill Me

The moment the words left the Relic Guardian’s mouth, Vin felt his heart drop straight into his stomach. Not only was the man still alive after taking that massive explosion directly to the face,...

[TEA] (162) 4.4. Time for Time

Upon realizing who they were standing before, Samantha and Brian both gasped, before quickly bowing their heads even lower than Lily did. Asher wasn’t sure if he should be bowing or punchi...

[EOE] (293) 4.72. Old Flames

The last time they’d broken out of the citadel, the guards had all been more than a little distracted by the massive explosion and all the colorful smoke pouring out of the center of the holy dis...

[TEA] (161) 4.3. Magic Time

“Asher?” Lily asked, finally realizing something was up. Peering at him, the royal guard frowned. “Something wrong?”

“He’s a wizard,” Asher said bluntly, earning two soft gasps ...

[EOE] (292) 4.71. Story Time

Thankfully, rather than lead them to some ramshackled tavern in one of the seedier parts of the city, Scule brought them somewhere close. After paying the tavern keep for a room for the night using...

[TEA] (160) 4.2. The Capital

While packing up their wagon and preparing to reach the city, Asher was surprised to hear a knock on their wagon door. Other than Laura, the young girl Brian had befriended during the first leg of ...

[EOE] (291) 6.70. Small Flames Burn Brightest

Scule’s parents seemed to have turned a new leaf in response to the majority of their welcome gifts, other than Alka’s daggers, and Vin managed to delude himself into thinking that the two olde...

[TEA] (159) 4.1. A Caravan’s Conclusion

“Is that it?” Brian asked, staring in awe from atop their mogrant as the caravan slowly but surely carried the three of them the final few miles toward the capital of the Noala Kingdom. The las...

[EOE] (290) 4.69. Small First Impressions

“These are your friends?” Scule’s mother asked, her beady eyes skimming over them as she took them all in. The poor woman blanched slightly at Shia’s jagged smile, but she seemed e...

[TEA] (158) 3.57. Looting is Wrong. Sometimes.

Asher’s hunch proved correct, as it wasn’t too much longer before someone finally entered the courtyard and spotted them.

“Are the two of you alright?” a woman wearing heavy armor ask...

[EOE] (289) 4.68. Tiny Town

Vin hadn’t really been sure what to expect when he thought about what the petians’ living quarters might have looked like within the citadel. A few hundred tiny people all sharing one regular s...

[TEA] (157) 3.56. Put the Pieces back Together

The very first thing Asher did after the demon finally died was try not to panic. To his surprise, the fact that his lower half was no longer attached to his body didn’t seem to freak him out nea...

[EOE] (288) 4.67. We’re Getting Pretty Good at This

Despite it being a tier 1 spell, the runic formation for Still Wind ended up being incredibly similar to that of Whispering Wind. Rather than directing the air to ...

[TEA] (156) 3.55. Exchange of Blows

Asher stood barely twenty feet from the greater demon as it blinked and turned to look at their surroundings. Immediately outside their small bubble, the world grew pale and washed out, making it c...

[EOE] (287) 4.66. How Far We’ve Come

The trek over to Scule’s fragment and the citadel was child’s play compared to the first time around. The numerous clumps of exploding fox monsters were easily handled by Shia and Alka, making ...