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Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 126

The last class choice puzzled Orion for a while. It wasn’t that he couldn’t understand why he’d gotten it, since he had certainly spent enough time around witches of the Lunar Sanctum and the...

Occultist 310

For a moment, Nick thought he was back in Floria, witnessing a goddess walk the earth, wearing the skin of a man who had dedicated his life to her, and who would be left an almost empty shell.

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 125

There was pressure at the back of Orion’s mind, and he knew that if he allowed it in, he’d start the rank-up process.

After so long working tirelessly in his lab, chasing down creatures h...

Occultist 309

Fire magic wasn’t a field Nick had ever taken an interest in.

He knew its potential, even beyond the sheer destruction it could cause, was enormous. It was perhaps the oldest form of elemen...

Occultist 308

The lots auctioned in the second block were clearly of higher quality. Even beyond the Shadow Ore, which Nick had tried to subtly examine for remnants of his father’s mana signature but hadn’t ...

Occultist 307

A low hum filled the hall as a third set of wards activated, and the doors closed, sealing everyone inside. This new layer seemed more designed to cloud and muddle the senses of anyone attempting t...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 124

Crystalline plates jutted from the new lizard’s shoulders and spine like knives. Veins of yellow-white streaked through the mineral, pulsing faintly with stored light mana. Its eyes were pits ben...

Occultist 306

“Well, isn’t that something?” Devon chuckled, eyeing him up and down.

Nick resisted the urge to tug at his clothes. He would have preferred wearing his usual outfit of a cloak and sturd...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 123

The ceremonies after the vote were supposed to be private, since oaths needed to be taken to make sure Antares had only the best intentions toward the Collegium before he could take his seat, but t...

Occultist 305

Getting any time alone with Tholm proved to be surprisingly difficult. The man always seemed distracted, either by his apprentices needing his help with their projects, by other mages passing by hi...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 122

Jeers erupted. Several conversations quickly turned into arguments as three people tried to jump down from their positions and directly address the two main parties. The chamber was heading toward ...

Occultist 304

Nick waited to see if the big guy would join his fellow guards in chasing down the shadow thief, but unfortunately, this one seemed skilled at his job and ignored anything that would pull him away ...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 121

Now that the worst seemed to be over, Orion tugged at his mother’s sleeve and was finally let go.

“What’s going to happen now?” He murmured as the crowd of Archmages whispered, moving...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 120

For a moment, Orion feared his good luck had finally run out and that the tension would finally explode into violence.

The two robed men who blocked their path to the Senate clearly seemed to...

Occultist 303

“Haven’t you done enough damage? Any sane man would lay low for a while after stirring up that vampire nest. Now you want information about which noble to rob?” One-Ear asked, exasperated, bu...

Occultist 302.5 - Interlude Osmod 2

Life was strange. Similar to magic, using the same exact components at different times could produce very unexpected results, especially if whoever was in control lacked complete mastery of the pro...

Occultist 302

“And this is the last of it,” Mr. Bloom sighed as another pouch of jingling gold coins was placed on his desk by his aide.

This past month of partnership with Nick to sell the Thunderhoof...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 119

“You can’t be seriously considering this!” Naerys shouted. Without his glasses, which were sorely missed, he couldn’t get a clear sense of her power, but given her position as Antares’s o...

Occultist 301

“You must understand, the only potential buyers for this beyond House Alluria are all local noble houses. Establishments such as the Antler & Ink, for all that they wage a fierce war for high...

Occultist 300

That night, Nick would have his last session with Lasazar for the foreseeable future, which, if it was anything like what he’d just gone through, would require him to be at full strength.

F...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 118

Orion could see the question form on the girl’s lips, the demand to know who the hell they were, before her brain caught up with her eyes, and she swallowed it back.

He wasn’t much better...

Occultist 299

[Corruption’s Bane] proved more than capable of reversing the damage caused by the Footman, and once its miasma was thoroughly cleansed, Nick was able to direct it at the demon itself.

Eeri...

Hocus, Pocus, Hypothesis 117

Yue and Siuth disappeared soon after, presumably to deal with the most aggressive of Ulysses’ supporters who might try to block their way. Or to prepare in case our attempt goes wrong. Who kn...