“Mirian?” Professor Jei repeated. “You okay?”
She was staring at the ceiling. There were strange hourglass-shaped holes in it leading to more stone above. Near the glyph lamps, she co...
2024-03-22 21:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostThat weekend, she worked on a spellrod. She’d still need to get wands ready for her combat class, but that could wait. She needed the flexibility and durability of a spellrod; it was far easier t...
2024-03-20 02:27:59 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no hiding what just happened. Mirian had already attracted a few strange looks when she’d started casting in the alley. Then there was the loud crack of the body hitting the paving ston...
2024-03-18 04:27:05 +0000 UTC View PostOf all the things Mirian thought she’d learn this cycle, spycraft wasn’t on the list, and Valen sure wasn’t the one she thought would teach her. Valen, in Mirian’s experience, was never par...
2024-03-15 02:39:27 +0000 UTC View PostWhen she started dreaming, Mirian was shocked. She hadn’t realized there was any sort of time that passed between her deaths and the loop resetting. That she found herself in a dream meant that t...
2024-03-11 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostXipuatl looked at Mirian, then eloquently said, “Wait… what?” Then his face turned to disbelief. “Wait, are you sure you saw your soul? The first time?”
“Yeah,” Mirian said. “...
2024-03-09 16:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostWhen it came time for the study session with Nicolus and Xipuatl, Mirian’s first move was to get the two boys to argue about whether Baracuel or Tlaxhuaco’s magic was better. After their spat, ...
2024-03-06 04:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe chimera let out another sinister hiss from both its mouths as it stalked forward. Mirian backpedaled as quickly as she dared. She looked one more time at the map. Then the snake’s head lunged...
2024-03-03 04:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostAt this point, the patreon is caught up with my backlog. Both here and on RR, I'm slowing down the rate at which I post chapters. My goal is to have a minimum of 4 chapters per week; I'll try to do...
2024-03-01 04:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostMirian returned to Griffin Hall after classes, spellbook in hand, and descended into the underground. Immediately, she cast her new reveal iron spell. Faint glows popped up in places she e...
2024-02-29 12:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostMirian jerked up from her bed with a very short scream, then quietly muttered curses to herself while holding her head in her hands. Seeing that she’d woken Lily, she said, “Sorry, nightmare. A...
2024-02-28 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe last cycle, Mirian had missed several days of classes because of her early departure. This time, Professor Marva had given her some valuable tips on the mental component of an illusion spell. I...
2024-02-27 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostFifthday, Mirian decided to finally figure out what happened to Platus. She woke up early enough to annoy Lily, but just mentioned she needed to do some ‘extra studying.’ It was a good excuse, ...
2024-02-26 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Mirian went down to the Courier’s office to look for Song Jei’s address. “I’m writing her a thank you card for teaching,” she explained to the attendant. Most addresses ...
2024-02-25 23:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe first cartography device she made failed spectacularly. Creations like the spellrod just needed open mana channels linked to glyphs, and casting a spell was as simple as pushing mana through th...
2024-02-25 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostMirian awoke in her dorm, and was silent. She was silent as she gathered her things and went upstairs to turn off the water heater, silent as she came back down and dressed, and silent as she packe...
2024-02-25 00:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostThey both slept uneasily, waking up whenever they heard loud scraping nearby, or the teeth of some predator sinking loudly into dead flesh. Twice, Mirian woke to hear Nicolus sobbing softly to hims...
2024-02-24 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostWorried conversation filled the train after the eruption.
“Did you see that—?”
“—looked like a magical explosion of some sort—”
“—too big to be a spell. Could a ...
2024-02-23 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostMirian took a step back and raised her hands in the air.
“Who are you really?” Sire Nurea said, voice low and dangerous.
“Still just Mirian. I’m not going to stop you, I’m jus...
2024-02-23 03:51:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello members! I'm lowering the minimum price for early chapters to $6.25. I'm also working having the Patreon 15 total chapters ahead instead of ten, so expect some bonus chapters to go up in the ...
2024-02-23 02:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe next time they met, the conversation went about the same as the first. Mirian tried asking about new innovations in airships, and both Xipuatl and Nicolus scoffed at the idea of really big ones...
2024-02-22 12:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post“I know how you can enjoy the snow, without earning demerits for dress-code violations,” Mirian told Lily the next morning. “Spell of traction. It puts force-spikes on the bottoms of...
2024-02-21 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe day before the winter quarter started, Mirian finished hastily assembling her first delving device. It took her almost the entirety of Seventhday to do, and she was exhausted by the time it was...
2024-02-20 12:45:03 +0000 UTC View PostTo Mirian’s surprise, it was Professor Torres who sought her out, that Thirdday evening. Or rather, Torres sent an Academy messenger. Most towns did something like it; spry youngsters looking for...
2024-02-19 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt was, Mirian decided, a good thing it was the weekend. She awoke to an empty room, the hour well past breakfast. If Lily had set the alarm candle, she certainly hadn’t heard it. For once, she t...
2024-02-18 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostLily glared at Mirian as she entered the room.
“Sorry,” Mirian said.
“I haven’t even told you why I’m mad yet,” Lily said.
“Yeah, but sorry anyways. Hug?”
Li...
2024-02-17 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe dreamed again. She might have expected the nightmares to come from the massacre of the south hills, or be of looming airships following her, but instead it was the dreams she couldn’t fathom ...
2024-02-16 12:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostArcane Mathematics was one of the few courses Mirian was perfectly happy to listen and take notes in. The third time through was just as valuable as the second, maybe more so. Even now she still ha...
2024-02-15 12:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostMirian presented her clay cube to the class for the third time. By now, she’d condensed her speech considerably, and had a good answer to all of Professor Torres’s questions. She also wasn’t ...
2024-02-14 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe easy part of the plan was to skip class. The hard part was figuring out what to do with the short amount of time she had to prepare. Her spellbook was full of minor spells, basic spells, simple...
2024-02-13 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post