Tsaimath

DLM, Bk 5, Ch 32

“You would think that an offer to save the life of a loved one would be received with more enthusiasm.” I muttered, somewhat annoyed at the time Anath and I had been forced to wait to meet Mr. ...

Chapter 511

“Well, birdy, I’ve got to hand it to you, I did not see that one coming.” Maggy told me, a grin on her face. I had been rather surprised when she had asked for a virtual meeting, happily acce...

DLM, Bk 5, Ch, 31

“Remember, you not only represent yourself on your trip, but you are also moving as my apprentice and, in some ways, heir.” Technica reminded me, as Nisha, Sophia and I were climbing into the p...

Chapter 510

“So, how does this work?” I asked in the morning, curious what Olivia had in mind. The night had proven uneventful, though it was interesting to observe that the cooperation we had with the Oak...

DLM, Bk 5, Ch 30

A weird, chirping noise roused me from unconsciousness, a sleep deep enough that even the parts connected to Galatea and her systems had been inactive. For a few moments, I barely even knew my own ...

Chapter 509

As Sigmir and I quickly walked down the highway, we could hear angry voices behind us. Looking over my shoulder, just to make sure Hafta wasn’t doing anything stupid like trying to shoot us, allo...

DLM, Bk 5, Ch 29

There was a palpable sense of relief in the air, as the last exam of the year was written, the last project turned in and the last presentation held. Accord Island, previously filled with anxiety, ...

Chapter 508

The look on Hafta’s face made me realise something I had missed before, likely due to her height. It was difficult to see someone almost double your own height as a child, even if they were of an...

DLM, Bk 5, Ch 28

If nothing else, the calligraphy in the tome Fey had given me was beautiful, the thickness of the lines variable in a way that made me think it was written by hand, using a feather, or maybe a nice...

Chapter 507

“Phraan, can we talk for a bit?” I asked, as we were walking down the ancient, imperial road. Reaching it had proved simple, without anything that would seriously impede our travels. Compared t...

DLM, BK 5, Ch 27

A part of me wanted to just scream, looking at the feed from the sensors I had deployed in an attempt to gather data on ‘magic’. My eyes could see the not-light, my mind could process the visua...

Chapter 506

Travelling through the forests towards Narristo was surprisingly comfortable in its own way. The Manticores seemed to have given up on us, at least there hadn’t been any sign of them in the last ...

DLM, Bk 5, Ch 26

“What’s going on now?” Nisha asked, her voice sounding slightly panicked. At the same time, Fey was walking to one of the walls, towards what I knew to be a hidden door, one seamlessly blendi...

Chapter 505

Coming home from another session with Mrs. Wu, I booted up the screen on my wall, hopping into the forums to gather a little more information. Or maybe just look at the gossip people had been sprea...

DLM, Bk. 5, Ch 25

If I did not know Technica as well as I did, I would be intimidated by her whole demeanor and presence. A short glance at Nisha showed that she was intimidated, to the point that she subconsciously...

DLM, Bk. 5- Ch. 24

Finals were curiously stressful, even though I effectively was able to cheat as much as I wanted, thanks to Galatea. There was very little meaning to any test about recalling knowledge, not when I ...

Chapter 504

“So, we are in agreement to work together until we reach Narristo?” Phraan asked, their eyes flickering between Adra and myself. Adra and Olivia had negotiated with them while they had been coo...

DLM, Bk5 - Ch 23

“You know, at times, you make it really easy to hate you.” Nisha said, her voice filled with both scorn and amusement at the same time. For the last three hours, we had been studying for finals...

Chapter 503

Having lunch with a group of relatively powerful adventurers was a curious affair. For all the time I had spent on Mundus, there had been few situations in which I had been able to observe Adventur...

Chapter 502

After a few moments of hesitation, I decided that finding out more about our environment would be important and that the people in front of us most likely knew their way around. As long as I didn�...

DLM, Bk 5- Ch. 22

“So, when did you know that you were…” Tanisha paused for a moment, looking between Sophia and me, “you know?” she finished, looking a little embarrassed. It had taken quite a bit of pati...

Chapter 501

As the massive sword struck down, gouging the boar’s side and almost driving it to its knees, the world seemed to vibrate with power for a brief moment and I was certain I could taste the sharp s...

DLM, Bk5 - Ch 21

The morning brought with it a most peculiar form of amusement, namely sitting on my bed, legs spread, with Sophia sitting between them, leaning back against my chest as we were watching Tanisha in ...

Chapter 500

“I think we are quite a bit further south than originally planned.” Olivia remarked, as we travelled along the valley we had been moving in. We had travelled for another day, after fighting the...

DLM, Bk 5, Ch. 20

• AN: Trying to get two chapters a week, maybe even three, and finish Book5 this year.

My initial reaction to getting puked on might be seen as unkind, as I reflexively pus...

Chapter 499

Sigmir moving around below me was what woke me up, with the sun high in the sky. We both needed a few moments to get to grips with the reality around us and I could easily see that Sigmir hadn’t ...

DLM, Bk. 5 - Ch 19

It felt a little weird, to hear people around me talk about Metis and pass judgement on actions taken while wearing the mask. Before, my notoriety had been relatively contained, while there were ar...

Chapter 498

This was bad. There were no other words for it. Certainly, the video Pantheon Entertainment had released looked awesome, the music as the unlikely pack of Sigmir, Ylva, Lenore and I were swatting t...

Interlude: Spread your Wings!

Not everyone needs to walk the Road to Purgatory.

Some can just spread their wings, and soar through the skies.

Under a beautiful, cloudless blue sky, a group of Manti...

Chapter 497

As night was falling, Lenore and I separated, just as Sigmir and Ylva did. A part of me wanted to simply close my eyes, tune out the world, but there were things I had to deal with. While my memori...