Chapter 128 - They Know
Ash stares at Emily in stunned silence. Emily tilts her head in confusion as her expression slowly returns to normal.
“What?” she asks.
“Nothing,” Ash says, quickly shaking thei...
2024-11-18 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Ash stares at Emily in stunned silence. Emily tilts her head in confusion as her expression slowly returns to normal.
“What?” she asks.
“Nothing,” Ash says, quickly shaking thei...
2024-11-18 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving Podrick to his own devices, Emily deftly weaves away through the crowd, borrowing from her observations of The Crystal Skull’s members to slip unnoticed between the densely packed people....
2024-11-18 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Glad you enjoyed it,” Emily says, pulling a plain black cloak from her belt and throwing it over herself before flashing Podrick a small, mischievous grin, only visible by her eyes in the gap ...
2024-11-18 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMy editor is busy with work this week, so I don't have tonight's chapter ready yet...
I asked on discord if I should post unedited or delay, and the latter was chosen, so there won't be a cha...
2024-11-15 13:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostEmily wakes up several hours later. A quick glance through the bird scout still latched to the balloon above tells her that they’re approaching another desert city, Ashdon, and almost at its wall...
2024-11-11 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostPodrick flashes Emily a weak, giddy grin.
“Thanks,” he rasps, his throat hoarse from screaming. “I feel like I’ve been hit by an airship.”
“Ha,” Emily scoffs, pulling out ...
2024-11-08 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Really? Even commoners know about it?” Anton questions.
“Yep,” Emily says with a nod. “Do you want the long explanation, or the short?”
Anton looks around, getting nods fro...
2024-11-04 18:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Did you just blow up a noble family?” Angela asks in disbelief, turning to Emily with a blend of fear and respect, her previous hostility forgotten.
“I blew up their estate to be exact...
2024-11-01 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEmily stands up from the unrecognisable bloodied remains of Diego’s corpse, wiping her Claws off on her tattered cloak as her mind falls quiet, the irritating buzzing fading to a dull background ...
2024-10-28 18:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostEmily finishes casting sky step and springs forwards, closing the gap with the third circle woman in front of her, the strongest of the three other mages in the room, before she can finish her own ...
2024-10-25 17:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostEmily explodes into motion as her eyes fall on the last, tear-soaked diary entry, the reason for her sense of dread suddenly painfully obvious.
They caught her. That’s why they called m...
2024-10-21 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThrowing a little reminder in here because it comes up a LOT in this chapter and its a lot less clear than the formatting I do on SH and RR. But anything between:
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Is meant t...
2024-10-18 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostEmily decides not to return to her room immediately, instead taking a stroll around the ship to calm down. She wanders around, lost in thought and listening to the light hum of the engine, ever-pre...
2024-10-14 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Emily wakes up an hour before her departure. She slides out from under Juliana, leaving the peacefully sleeping girl alone before climbing into the shower. She stands under the wa...
2024-10-11 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Emily spends her morning working on a new spatial storage. She crafts a small bag holding several spaces within, linked together like her belt, which she sorts through, moving the exc...
2024-10-07 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAgnes follows her confident words by starting a repetitive chant and weaving her hands together in an abstract set of hand gestures that Emily struggles to find sense in.
“I will not bend, ...
2024-10-04 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Did you guys sleep well?” Emily asks as she and Juliana join their friends at a table in the cafeteria.
“Like a pop frog in the talons of a sominal bomber,” Tom replies with a satisf...
2024-09-30 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThey arrive at the city’s entrance in the early evening as the sun dips below the horizon. Emily gently shakes Juliana, waking her up as the car’s engine turns off and they come to a halt befor...
2024-09-27 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“If we all have some affinity for water,” Hester asks, drawing Emily’s attention. “Why couldn’t Juliana link with the elemental?”
“I’m guessing that’s because she can’t at...
2024-09-23 17:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostEmily rejoins her friends, and they set off into the tunnel, following the river upstream.
“How are we going to find our way out from here?” Tom asks as they leave the underwater passage ...
2024-09-20 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostEmily gives her friends a brief overview of her situation, from her awakening to her attempted brainwashing. She manages to hold in her anger with the help of a comforting squeeze from Juliana as s...
2024-09-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThey sit together in silence as Emily creates an orb of metal, covered in runes. She hands it to Juliana after applying the final touches and adjusting the runes on the Diver’s receiver to link w...
2024-09-13 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis is gonna be the first time I just post a chapter on time instead of scheduling it... Yeah, editing this one kinda caught up on me and I'm only just getting it out on time, whoops!
In fun...
2024-09-09 16:45:20 +0000 UTC View PostI made it... You guys get roles!
Yeah, feel free to ignore this one, pretty sure most of you got auto-added by Patreon anyway.
2024-09-07 18:10:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Emily tests out her new skill, her birds assess the nearby streams of water pouring from the walls. Most of the falling torrents stem from small holes that they completely fill, but a few are...
2024-09-06 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few days pass in a blur for Emily, an odd sense of disconnect following her every move as Juliana’s words echo in her mind. Early the next day, the Diver vanishes from the tablet’s dis...
2024-09-02 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Speaking of unsettling pitch black,” Hester says, glancing uncomfortably out of their small haven of light. “Does anyone else get a bad feeling from the darkness here? It’s completely bloc...
2024-08-30 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEmily’s friends seem to calm down at Tom’s words, an air of resolve settling over them as Emily continues to reassure them.
“It’s not like I’m planning on being stuck down there for...
2024-08-26 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEmily sinks below the surface quickly, the current gripping her and forcing her down the moment she relaxes. She channels light through her hands, illuminating the water below as she approaches the...
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