I returned to myself standing in front of the strange, abstract statue. It had lost much of its vibrant red color, and was now a dull blue, like a desaturated cyan. The curator let out a sniff and ...
2026-01-14 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostI had never been within the second layer of the soul, called the soulself, yet. Mental mages could open it early, and I suspected that it would be theoretically possible with death, but that my men...
2026-01-13 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostI flicked my mind through the list one more time, then started to make retractions. I needed to gain short term power if I wanted to progress in the tournament, that was true, but just as important...
2026-01-12 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostWe’re a family here, and can be trusted to handle all of your needs. Remember, if you work for us, let us raise you, feed you, dictate your health, your housing, and everything else, then it will...
2026-01-10 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLet me see here. Right, progress on creating long range teleportation platforms or portal gateways. As with last year’s report, creating something capable of intercity teleportation is far too ex...
2026-01-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAmongst cultures shortly Pre-Arrival, there was a pervasive idea that most people in history had servants. The truth was, for most of history, people were servants.
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History ...
2026-01-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMing stared out over the mountains, hand on the pommel of her blade. She ran through sword forms in her head, and expected she would be doing the same thing for this entire session.
In ...
2026-01-07 13:01:20 +0000 UTC View PostSince I can't post any additional chapters, there are going to be two patron exclusive short stories posted today, set during the time of the tournament.
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2026-01-07 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAs he spoke, the curator lunged forward, his palm connecting with my forehead, and I felt waves of information crashing through my brain. It was neatly folded and organized, though not as adaptive ...
2026-01-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe didn’t have much time to relax, despite my hopes, as the Healer re-appeared in the room, holding a key in his hand, and the Shepherd appeared next to him. Two more contestants were on the tabl...
2026-01-05 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a reminder, there will be no chapters next week, since I'm not writing this week in order to spend time with family and friends.
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"And I heard, [audio indeciph...
2025-12-27 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a reminder, there will be no chapters next week, since I'm not writing this week in order to spend time with family and friends.
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Pair bonds, gemini links, dua...
2025-12-26 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a reminder, there will be no chapters next week, since I'm not writing this week in order to spend time with family and friends.
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Gimmick teams are some of the...
2025-12-25 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a reminder, there will be no chapters next week, since I'm not writing this week in order to spend time with family and friends.
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Liz reacted with admirable sp...
2025-12-24 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a reminder, there will be no chapters next week, since I'm not writing this week in order to spend time with family and friends.
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Liz’s seemingly lifeless bo...
2025-12-23 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostJust as a reminder, there will be no chapters next week, since I'm not writing this week in order to spend time with family and friends.
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“Fox and Forest,” Liz sai...
2025-12-22 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostA step that ENTIRELY too many rookie essence users – be they magians or tamers – make is that they don’t allow their spirit time to rest. I partly blame entertainment for this. Training seque...
2025-12-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPart of the reason that so many of the early Obsidian Kings were able to transition from the old powers of the world was not just pre-existing wealth. Essence disrupted too much technology for weal...
2025-12-19 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostBecause dragons are cool, that’s why!
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Conclusion to a lecture on the apparently draconic shaped nature of many Primals, 117 Modern-Era
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I snatched up the piece...
2025-12-18 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome to the top sixteen of the Spellbinder Division of the Elysian Mastery Tournament.”
The words seemed to echo through the entire world as the Patriarch of the Silent River Se...
2025-12-17 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI wasn’t typically much for meditation, at least in the traditional sense of sitting, waiting, and trying to clear my mind. It was fine, especially since I had medication that was helping me be a...
2025-12-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI took a deep, slow breath, and let it out, then reached for Burn Future. The spell couldn’t harm me unless I over-drew from it, and took mana that I couldn’t pay back. Using it in measured, sa...
2025-12-15 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostA common misunderstanding is that any additional layers in a core or amount of ousia will extend a person’s lifespan. But while there is a shard of truth to that, the amount of time granted is mi...
2025-12-13 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI want to be able to turn into an egg, curse you! Primal eggs can exist in a state of suspended animation for a hundred thousand years while only experiencing a bit more than a tenth of a percent o...
2025-12-12 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTamers should be careful to avoid giving too much good food to their Primals. Primals have the ability to taste, or at least an essence-based ability that is analogous, but food going to a Primal i...
2025-12-11 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostDusk drew from the people within her and moved away from me, zipping between the trees at an incredible pace, using spells from three dozen different beasts at once, and occasionally leaning on my ...
2025-12-10 12:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post“By the way, do you know anything about the blood and abnegation mage who cut out Kamal’s magic?”
Dario and Morgan had left to meet with Ming as the ceremony for the closing...
2025-12-09 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostDario made his way over a short time after Dusk arrived, and I flushed in embarrassment as I realized that I didn’t even know where he’d placed – I’d been too busy focusing on Dusk and her ...
2025-12-08 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, now let’s end this battle in one blast! Charge up your Sunlight Ray and unleash it on your enemy!
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Line from a children's cartoon on Primals and tamers, demonstrating th...
2025-12-06 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post