Book 5 - Prologue
“Something has changed,” said Onan, the Fate Mage known as the Prophet in many circles.
His thick, rubbery skin was far smoother than most orcs, but that was because he was a planner inst...
2025-04-23 15:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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Epilogue
A/N: Temporary Epilogue.
It'll probably transition to an Interlude when I finish editing/re-writing Book 4. I'm going to add a lot more to the first half and shift t...
2025-04-12 00:32:14 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 53 - A Prelude to War
A/N: This is the last chapter of the book as it currently stands. (This will likely change before publication.) The Epilogue will be next, which will be from an alternate POV.
<... 2025-04-08 22:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 52 - That's Not Good
I only stayed a single night at the underwater hotel in Hawaii. I’d chosen that one because the use of [Barriers] was so much more interesting than upgrading mundane engineering, and I thought Be...
2025-04-05 03:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 51 - Mixed Feelings
“Wow. That was faster than I expected,” Bell said when she opened the door and saw me standing outside of her small apartment.
“I told you it wouldn’t take long,” I commented as I s...
2025-04-02 03:29:19 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 50 - Anya's Hope
I watched carefully as Anya slid the last piece into place on the framed wall. It was more than just fitting the correctly-shaped piece into a slot; there was a mana component to the challenge as w...
2025-03-28 23:48:43 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 49 - Entering the Rift
Moving to a new apartment took hardly any effort at all. Within an hour, my new ‘residence’ was already set up, including the anchor that would allow me to link a hidden micro-portal when I was...
2025-03-25 19:06:33 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 48 - Making Plans
“Why are you even helping her?” Bell asked with a mix of anger and frustration when I told her about Anya’s request. “It’s obvious that she’s a schemer. I’m starting to think that eve...
2025-03-21 20:37:34 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 47 - Anya's Request
“Welcome to my home,” Anya said with a smile.
I was a little surprised that she’d been the one to answer the door, given the size of the estate. I’d expected to be greeted by a butler...
2025-03-17 23:13:14 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 46 - What Are Friends For?
The ‘ball’ dragged on for hours, though not once did I see anyone actually dancing.
By the end of the gathering, I’d met almost everyone in attendance, though it was not through any ini...
2025-03-14 17:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 45 - Demigods of the Alliance
“I still don’t know why I was invited to something like this,” I whispered as I looked around the opulent hall. Everything I could see was made from Tier Ten materials, making each piece of f...
2025-03-11 18:19:38 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 44 - Reminders
A/N: Parts of this might seem a little odd, but I'm writing it with the supplemental chapters (that I have yet to write) in mind. She would have met up with Ava and Jacob during those chapt...
2025-03-07 22:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 43 - Planning for the Future
Mom accepted her part in the adventure without comment the following day – a concession I suspected was due to my planned three-hour absence when I left to teach my class.
It still felt wei...
2025-03-04 16:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 42 - A Tour of Earth
“Well? Are you two going to say anything, or are you going to just sit there staring at each other?” Mom asked as Kaylee and I sat awkwardly at the table, picking at our food.
Though she ...
2025-02-28 20:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude 5 - Progress
“She accepted,” Councilor Farrah informed the gathered Council members and trusted advisors. There were very few of the latter, and they had no real say in matters, but for less formal meetings...
2025-02-25 21:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 41- Auctions and Invitations
“The next item up for bid is a glaive crafted by Master Smith Kineis of the Hephaistos Sect,” the smartly dressed auctioneer declared. “The metal used in its construction was donated by March...
2025-02-21 18:47:33 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 40 - Formal Occasions
“I don’t understand your dilemma,” Zavira said as she stepped beside me.
On my bed were two piles of cloth that presumably comprised two separate sets of elaborate robes: one in black a...
2025-02-18 21:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 39 - Family
“How was your class?” Bell asked without looking up from the parchment she was studying when I arrived at her apartment.
“It was better. Teleporting away right at the end prevented me f...
2025-02-14 03:22:46 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 38 - Justice and Arranged Marriages
“I was wondering about something,” I said to Kai as we prepared to teleport to Zavira’s location. “You mentioned at some point that the Sovereignty Sect’s leader was only Tier Eight. Do t...
2025-02-11 18:08:03 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 37 - Hints of Fate
Patriarch Torand Fora stood to greet me as I entered his comfortably appointed office. The furniture and décor had all been updated since Kai relinquished control, but the style was still much the...
2025-02-07 19:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 36 - Interior Designs
“I can see why you asked Bell to design the space for you. I never realized you were so bad and interior decorating!” Zavira laughed as she looked around the barely furnished living space withi...
2025-02-04 05:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 35 - The Second Secret
“What was the second secret you mentioned?” Bell asked a short while later.
“Compared to the time travel bomb, this one is pretty tame. I’d still prefer the details not be shared,” ...
2025-01-30 23:14:07 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 34 - Oaths and Secrets
The power-leveling trip went smoothly once we worked out a method of retrieving the defeated rift beasts. At first, I handled their acquisition myself, but that quickly became tedious. It also took...
2025-01-28 23:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 33 - The Pocket Dimension
“If you’re still not ready to be alone yet, you can hang out with me until it’s time to meet your family,” Zavira offered when we arrived a short distance away from the main gate to her sec...
2025-01-25 03:31:55 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 32 - Healing
As if they coordinated it, both of my parents arrived within a few minutes of each other the following day. It almost had to have been planned since Mom was coming from Earth while Dad and his new ...
2025-01-23 19:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostInternet problems
I just wanted to give everyone an update. The chapter is ready, but I haven’t had internet in days. It may be the snow… my area isn’t used to so much snow, so it probably messed up something....
2025-01-23 17:43:26 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 31 - Bell's Request
Bell was the first one to arrive at the hotel suite that Master Kairos had rented for me.
Though we’d returned to Aspirant City, home of the Hadier Branch of the Epikairos Sect, I no longer...
2025-01-17 02:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 30 - A Necessary Discussion
My mind struggled to process everything Master Kairos had told me. Strangely, it was my parents’ divorce that really stumped me.
Though Justin’s death was horrible and I certainly wanted ...
2025-01-14 02:32:09 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 29 - After 26 Years
I’d done the math several times.
According to the rift’s logs, by the time the spell holding me in stasis expired, I’d already been in the rift for right at twenty-five Alliance Standar...
2025-01-09 23:14:29 +0000 UTC View PostPftA Book 4 - Chapter 28 - Just One More Step
My target’s steps faltered and its eyes unfocused as it fell forward.
It wasn’t exactly like cutting the strings on a marionette, but it was close enough. The fact that the mob had alread...
2025-01-07 02:50:09 +0000 UTC View Post