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Chapter 79 - Reconnaissance

The next cycle, Mirian rushed to the site of the airship. It was empty. She set alarm wards down in the area, but by the end of that loop, they’d never triggered. Militia scouts didn’t encounte...

Chapter 78 - The Room of Secrets

The next cycle, when the Torrviol guard went to raid the spy’s headquarters, Mirian and Jei accompanied them. By now, Mirian knew far too many details about the guards for them to be able to dism...

Chapter 77 - Breakthrough

Mirian returned to her work in Torrviol.

By now, she had a foundation in the celestial runes, and Respected Jei had moved her focus from raw magic exercises to channeling exercises, while con...

Chapter 76 - Broken

She left her family’s apartment in a daze, heart still hammering. She knew there were things she could do, people she could ask. Hells, she could ask anyone, it was Arriroba, she knew half the to...

Chapter 75 - The Road Home

The second day on the road was as uneventful as the first. Thankfully, the next rest station’s obelisk was in better shape, and the travelers there thanked her for charging it. It had a minor man...

Chapter 74 - Break

Three cycles later, Mirian woke to Lily shaking her. “Mirian. Mirian! Don’t you have class or something?”

Groggily, Mirian opened her eyes.

“What is… what just hit me? Is that...

Chapter 73 - Repetition

Five loops later, Mirian had grown frustrated with the start of the cycle. It seemed no matter what she did, the spy’s headquarters caught on fire. Idras was still forthcoming if his life was sav...

Chapter 72 - Steering the Ship

When she killed the first spy for the third time, Mirian felt like a puppeteer, controlling her own body, but separate from it. She pulled her own strings, yanking on panic here and <...

Chapter 71 - The Second Battle of Torrviol

The morning before the battle, Mirian visited Mayor Ethwarn in his office. He hadn’t been meeting there lately, and when she arrived, she could see why. He’d had all of the nice wooden facade t...

Chapter 70 - Limits

When Mirian woke, it took her a moment to overcome her disorientation. It couldn’t have been more than a few minutes. The wand of levitation was still lying in a patch of dirt where it had rolled...

Chapter 69 - The Archmage

Mirian met with the newly elected Mayor Ethwarn on Fourthday again. She had wondered if the election would turn out the same way. After all, the process was a messy thing involving most of the town...

Chapter 68 - Setup

The start of this loop had been a whirlwind. Mirian was relieved when the next few days were more subdued. Sure, there was still the chaos of the plebiscite, and people still stared at her wherever...

Chapter 67 - Allies

The next day, while Respected Jei worked on getting an appointment with Archmage Luspire, Mirian went to see if she could reclaim an old new friendship. She headed over to the lakeview district to ...

Chapter 66 - Interrogation

When the dust had settled, Magistrate Ada approached Mirian. She still looked properly regal in her red coat of office, but the sleepless nights were apparent in her eyes. “The prisoner says he�...

Chapter 65 - Time Traveler’s Antidote

The day after the fire was the 6th of Solen, the day the spies would be killed. Exams were still going forward for students, so everyone except Professor Jei was busy. Despite the stir Mirian had c...

Chapter 64 - Spying With Deals

At last, Professor Seneca and Professor Torres finally arrived with Jei. Seneca looked at Mirian standing over Agent Idras with the arming sword and said, “So you did kill that man on purpose.”...

Chapter 63 - Dealing with Spies

When she awoke, Mirian lay in bed, letting the water drip down from the ceiling. It was nice and peaceful. Annoying, yes, but no one was dying, nothing was exploding, and she was anonymous again. J...

Chapter 62 - The Battle for Torrviol

At noon on the last day of Solen, the Baracueli scouts reported the advance of the Akana Praediar army through the old growth forest to the northwest. General Hanaran had gone back and forth about ...

Chapter 61 - The Duel 

The Stygalta Arena was almost entirely deserted. The sky was darkening, and when classes had been canceled, so had all the other activities. Mirian was still being followed—by the mayor’s new a...

Chapter 60 - Battle Plans

Morning of Seventhday, the train pulled into the station to wild cheering and celebrating. The people of Torrviol shouted and danced in the streets. Some wept, some fell to their knees and prayed. ...

Chapter 59 - Confrontation

Anger bubbled up in Mirian as she looked at Priest Krier. Torrviol is threatened by attack, and this is how you spend your time? The acolytes with him stepped forward, torche...

Chapter 58 - Tests

There were arcane devices and spell engines all around the Divine Monument. Some were clearly for taking mana flow measurements, and others measuring various types of energy. Still others, Mirian h...

General Update

Thanks again to all of you for supporting the story! I appreciate you all. Going into April, work is picking up so I expect to have less time to write, so updates may slow down a bit. I still have ...

Chapter 57 - Behind the Doors

 As Mirian and Jei approached the plaza, a delegation of arcanists just outside Torrian Tower approached them. There were five of them, each wearing their formal Academy coats. Mirian recogniz...

Chapter 56 - The Sting of Truth

There was always someone watching Mirian now. As soon as she started to look for it, it was obvious. As she walked into her dorm, she caught sight of one of the people Nurea had pointed out. Oh...