“What in the Under Realm are you talking about?”
Ros stabbed a small yellow potato with his fork before repeating himself in an excited whisper. “I can get an affinity! I got a message ...
2024-02-29 02:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostI narrowed my eyes at the redactions made by the dungeon. Master Kairos had told me about the existence of healing hot springs on every floor, so he was either using this to illustrate the dungeon...
2024-02-27 22:36:52 +0000 UTC View PostI spent the next several weeks exploring the low-tier areas of each zone as I waited for a response from Master Kairos. Most of that time was spent alone since any groups were already well establis...
2024-02-22 15:52:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs we approached the border between the forest and the stormy mountain, I felt the urge to head in a different direction. Recognizing it as a ward effect, I grinned.
“That’s a nice, subtl...
2024-02-19 18:12:31 +0000 UTC View PostI watched from within the intertwined strands that made up the trunk of the tree. It wasn’t completely hollow, but the root-like ribbons left large gaps that were sufficient for me to hide within...
2024-02-15 22:31:51 +0000 UTC View PostAfter adding my outbound messages to the queue, I decided to test out my new inventory. It was smaller than my ring but still a decent size for someone who otherwise wouldn’t have storage. The sp...
2024-02-12 15:30:53 +0000 UTC View PostI contemplated using Rewind to save the anti-alien guy for several minutes as I nursed the delicious carbonated fruit drink the golem had made for me. Brightberry soda was somethin...
2024-02-08 16:50:10 +0000 UTC View PostI stepped through the portal and found myself in the center of a small Town Square. I only noticed a handful of people among the pristine buildings but assumed more must be hidden within. It was al...
2024-02-05 14:23:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe fifteen-year-old boy looked at the clerk strangely. “Are you sure I have a message? I just arrived here.”
The clerk gave the boy a blank look. Ha...
2024-02-01 16:04:16 +0000 UTC View PostHe’d rushed… just a little bit. It wasn’t by much. Given his graciousness in extending additional time to his most awaited subject, he didn’t feel the least bit guilty about retrieving her ...
2024-01-29 18:23:17 +0000 UTC View PostI shuffled anxiously just inside the teleportation room. My family – including Bell – were just outside the room. I tried to hide my nervousness from the...
2024-01-28 21:44:52 +0000 UTC View Post“So, you don’t want me to worry about killing the Harpies?” I asked to clarify.
Rhona shook her head. “No. There’s no need for you to b...
2024-01-25 16:42:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt took half a second to cast Barrier and block the cold. I quickly put on and activated a temperature control talisman to avoid spending extra ...
2024-01-22 22:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post“I feel bad for everyone left without power, especially those living in extreme climates,” Bell commented as she handed me a hot chocolate. “Especially 2024-01-18 19:20:04 +0000 UTC View Post
My attempts at levity were only successful because they involved food. That was okay. As long as they worked, that was what mattered.
<... 2024-01-16 00:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Where’s Justin?” Mom blurted.
I nodded. It made sense that she’d focus on that after my parting comment. I quickly explained the basics of ...
2024-01-11 23:09:55 +0000 UTC View PostMy gaze turned to my mom, who was sitting in one of the chairs holding Amie. Tears were trailing down her face as her eyes looked at something invisible to thos...
2024-01-08 21:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post“I know it was sudden,” I told my parents after being bombarded with questions as soon as I let them know. I’d taken the lead in ex...
2024-01-05 00:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostI watched nervously as Master Kairos began tapping the tablet on his desk to contact the Senior Researcher I’d heard so much about. I wanted to step around...
2024-01-01 21:54:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Realm Dungeon.
I wondered if that’s where Justin and Amie had gone during the other timeline. With their sudden disappearance at the onset of the apocalyp...
2023-12-28 20:19:41 +0000 UTC View PostSir E...
2023-12-25 21:13:03 +0000 UTC View PostNatalie rushed forward, swinging her staff in a high arc as she knocked the leaping feline mob from the air. A net of hardened Light pinned the aggressive cre...
2023-12-19 02:03:46 +0000 UTC View Post“Make sure you’re at the warehouse by eight o’clock tomorrow morning,” Stella said as I collected the formation markers.
Because each rift influence...
2023-12-15 01:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure you’re okay to delve?” Robert asked several hours later as we stood outside the Tier Two rift in Antarctica. I’d taken a short nap after ...
2023-12-07 21:30:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe outing to celebrate Bell’s ‘promotion’ was fun, though the break felt far too short. Aside from Deni, Ger, and Mesmer, Justin and our parents also joine...
2023-12-04 22:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post“You know, I’m hovering between being grateful and being truly pissed at you right now,” Bell said the next morning when she exited he...
2023-11-30 19:00:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Emie, can you wait a moment?” my boss said as Bell and I stood up to leave a few minutes later. “Artificer Vasilla is coming to get Bell to get her situated...
2023-11-27 22:10:42 +0000 UTC View Post