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Chapter 102 - A Lich's Trust - Part 2

Author's note: OKAY, I LIED. Sorry... 'A Lich's Trust' is going to be three parts. I keep cutting things out to try and make this part glide... but I'm realizing that my "move on to the next thing...

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Chapter 101 - A Lich's Trust - Part 1

AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This chapter grew too big, so I'm splitting it up into two. The next half should be out soon.
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All Gio had wanted in the present moment was sleep. Sweet...

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Writing Update

Hey all!

Just wanted to post a brief update about Chapter 101. The long story short is that it'll be out very soon, probably tomorrow. (I'll be doing a bit more writing tonight... but I'm n...

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Chapter 100 - Special Interlude: Ataraxian Tourism

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Please Read!

- This is the interlude that was promised pre-dungeon. I imagine that most of you have read it already, but in case you haven't, here it is! I ...

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Chapter 99 - The City of Rings after dark

Author's note: second chapter of the night. Go read 98 first if you haven't already.

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A faint rustling in the tall grass was the only sound in the dead quiet of the small po...

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Chapter 98 - Sanctuary Part 10 [Dungeon Arc END]

Author's note will be in the comments!

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Water spilled out of the tower, releasing the group from their bubbles. 

“Whoa,” Hatra uttered.

“Whoa, indeed.” Cha...

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Chapter 97 - Sanctuary Part 9

As he moved away from the necklace, Gio could no longer see the strange red strands. 

Strings… this fragment in the cover of my spellbook… what does it mean? 

Too...

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Chapter 96 - Sanctuary Part 8

Although the spirits had been kind enough to heal their bodies, the tiredness still plagued their minds. Chandrika sat in the shallow water, uncaring, as she peeled off the bandages on her feet to ...

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Chapter 95 - Sanctuary Part 7

Gio sat cross-legged in the mud, dazed and armless. 

“Trio,” Gio deadpanned. “Is that really what you’re going with?”

His newest doppelganger fished through the mud with ...

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Chapter 94 - Sanctuary Part 6

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Been a wild ride on this chapter. I know, as of last update, I said all was well and that I was rewriting the chapter. Well, plot twist, I re-wrote it another couple o...

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Writing Update

Good evening if you're in the same time zone as me!

I hope everyone is holding up well, what with all of the stuff going on with world news (yikes) and with the weather getting a bit colder. ...

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Chapter 93 - Sanctuary Part 5

Jean

The sanctuary looked different under the awning of torrential downpour. 

Dark clouds filled the sky, and grit-filled rain battered down against the metallic spire of the sac...

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Chapter 92 - Sanctuary Part 4

Author's note: Might give this one another pass in the morning, but I need to go to bed and I'm mostly happy with it for now. Maybe we touch up some minor stuff, but I think it'll largely be safe t...

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Chapter 91 - Sanctuary Part 3

Nobody was in good shape after the icy onslaught. Gio was especially covered in scratches, having taken the brunt of the assault to protect Chandrika so that she could keep up her domain. 

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Chapter 90 - Sanctuary Part 2

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

This chapter has been a slugging match for me.

( but like... the good kind. the I-will-be-a-better-author-because-of-this kind, not the why am I writing kind....

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Another interlude for later- pls help

AUTHOR'S NOTE (Please Read):

I'm going insane trying to write the rest of Sanctuary.

It is what it is, I could try to apologize... but I know that it's no substitute for posting. I ...

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Chapter 89 - Sanctuary Part 1

Author's note: I've read all of your comments (And thank you for leaving them!), and I have decided that I will not be doing a mass-release.

The deciding factor is that I'm not sure I'd be ...

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Not a Chapter - Discussion about the next few chapters

Hello!

So... I believe that my readers are pretty smart. You all know that there's probably going to be a high-stakes couple of chapters coming up. I'm thinking about delaying posting h...

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Chapter 88 - Beyond the Fog

The unchanging grey sky of the dungeon did not reflect the true state of the sky beyond its borders. Nighttime was beginning in the real world. 

“How much further?” Jean asked. ...

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Chapter 87 - The Touch of Divinity

A/N: Traveling this weekend. I'm either going to get a ton of writing done or none at all. As always, I endeavor not to make promises that I cannot keep... We shall see. On a different note, is eve...

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Chapter 86 - Cupcakes and Fish

The combined groups had stopped to stare at a tiny pink cupcake in a clear glass box with a still flame paused mid-flicker atop its sole candle. 

“Okay, but if it’s in stasis, why is...

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Not a Chapter - WIP MAP

Hello again!

I've also been spending some time trying to draft out a little map for my setting. It's VERY early in development, so don't think that this is at all a finished product.

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Not a Chapter - The Lie of the World

Greetings! I wrote a little something that I wanted to share with my Patreon friends. It's just a short little piece of lore that doesn't quite matter to the story of MMM at this time. Since it's ...

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Chapter 85 - Chance Encounter

Note: Next chapter, we're for sure going to be out of the shop.
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A behemoth with golden-blond hair and clad in gilded steel tackled Jean to the floor in a bear hug.&...

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Chapter 84 - The Legacy of a Saint

A/N - We're wrapping up in the shop soon. I didn't initially plan on these scenes spanning more than one or two chapters, but I'm fairly happy with how they ended up.

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Chapter 83 - Curiosity

“Why did the spirits give me bug eggs for a reward?” Gio asked.  The Shopkeeper sat still for a moment before bursting out with polite laugh

“Why did the spirits give me bug eggs f...

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Chapter 82 - Ship Shop

Rising from the depths in a spray of water, a rickety-looking boat burst prow-first out into the dungeon. It righted itself with a splash, creating waves that caused everyone on Jean’s boat to ho...

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Chapter 81 - Mixed Bag

Sapphire had Gio pinned in place. 

“But the rest of the team is still-”

“I don’t care.” Sapphire interrupted.

“But-”

Sapphire held Gio’s head in both of...

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Chapter 80 - A Fight in Fog

Between the lazy grey clouds of fog, a formation of scaled hides cut slow lines of wake through otherwise perfectly placid water.

“That one. The one at the lead of the pack is the on...

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Chapter 79 - Fog Laden Arches

Authors note: hoo boy, Writer's block has been kicking my ass. I've been working on this chapter for a full two weeks now. I'm glad it's over- mainly because I think next chapter is gonna be cooooo...

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