Maikana

Chapter 44 – proof of concept

The conspiring siblings spent the remainder of their evening chatting about what they could try to help Losq gain the Titles he desired. Ideas were suggested and disregarded as too simple or too ob...

Chapter 43 – Misery gets company

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Sorry about the delay everyone.
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With the first of her two months without a formal apprenticeship at its end, Kori was beginning to enjoy her time spent at the...

Chapter 42 – The kobold mash

The morning came and before long it was time to depart for their day’s work. The younglings all went their separate ways to their various apprenticeships, though three of them travelled together ...

Chapter 41 – Not my lab!

Kori’s outburst was met with confused and aggrieved stares from those around her, “And what, exactly, is so ‘awesome’ about this situation youngling?” Ortik punctuating his question with ...

Chapter 40 – Unique’s not always a good thing

Before any of the assembled Elders could make a reply, Kori answered what was more than likely a rhetorical question. She still struggled a

Before any of the assembled Elders could make a rep...

Prologue, Revised edition!

Hello everyone, so many of you probably know that I wasn't happy with the way the prologue was. It's not bad, just full of the mistakes a first time writer is bound to make.

So I've fixed th...

Chapter 39 – What did she do this time?

The deep echoing thud of the heavy stone door practically slamming behind them as they fled into the main chamber of the trapper’s hall pulled every eye towards the trio, who stood bent over with...

Chapter 38 – Explosions!

The tension thick enough in the air that it could be mistaken for the earlier fumes, barely broken by the voices rapidly speaking over each other. A sudden exclamation, “Finally!” Echoing throu...

Chapter 37 – Explosions?

With no moss remaining and still hours left in the day, Bolst suggested that she lend a hand with one of their easiest tasks, one he generally left to Kora as it had long been reduced to being rote...

Chapter 36 – Lesson learned, stop being dumb

The next day, with her new Skill acquired and a much better understanding of just how dumb she’d been in grasping an unknown insect in a room dedicated to producing poisons and other dangerous pr...

Chapter 35 – Youngling’s first hangover

The only solace she could take in her paralysis was that her ability to interact with the system seemed unimpeded. Several notifications had rung out as she felt herself moved somewhere slightly mo...

Chapter 34 – Like a kid in a poisoned candy store

Note: Here's Monday's chapter a bit over an hour early. Think of it as an apology that the last couple of weeks haven't met the regular schedule I'd promised. We are now fully on schedule and a wee...

Chapter 33 – Overengineered safety measures

And needed it. The ointment was spread sparingly across many of her siblings by the time they had all tired each other out. Nothing more ser

And needed it. The ointment was spread sparingly a...

Chapter 32 – The dominoes fall

“Before you go, please do gather your things from your chamber. Feel free to take the inkpot and pen with you, that little spirit is quite happy to be useful and I’d hate to see it get lonely. ...

Chapter 31 – Veiled possibilities

Before Kori could even stammer out a disbelieving ‘why?’, Korse breaks in with a remark of his own. Nearly making the same remark that he just prevented Ortik from making before holding himself...

Chapter 30 – Inventing new swear words

Taking a few minutes to track down one of the aides in the halls, Korse get’s some breakfast settled on the table and they pause the more serious discussions. All three of them dig in, the exchan...

Chapter 29 – Vengeful Spirit

AUTHORS NOTE:

Sorry it's late. Writing is back on track after a bit of a snag. There will still be 4 more chapters this week to get us back on track. Expect at least one for Wednesday and Fri...

Chapter 28 – RAW or RAI?

“I’m sure you must be imagining things dear.” Lowy pipes in in her condescending tone, “That spirit has stood watch for hundreds of years, as long as it gets fed now and then, it’s fine.�...

Chapter 27 – And upside down

“Well, after the confluence? Is that what it’s called?” Getting a nod from Ortik, “After the confluence, it took me a while to recover, it r

“Well, after the confluence? Is that wha...

Chapter 26 – Doing things backwards

Slowly stirring from her stupor, her surroundings entering focus as her eyes adjust to the light of the braziers and runes lighting the all

Slowly stirring from her stupor, her surroundings e...

Chapter 25 – Spiritual test, or logic puzzle?

Slowing as she reaches the first intersection, Kori observes her surroundings more closely than her previous time walking through the maze like corridors. She makes several notes of things that she...

Chapter 24 – When in doubt, Guess!

With the brazier behind her, its call still beckoning her to return to its side, Kori moves onward. The final obstacle left on the dais strewn about before her as she approaches. Stones of various ...

Chapter 23 – Oh Scale

Still observing her surroundings from where she lay after feeling as though the mist spat her out upon the ground. The feeling of being crushed and compressed as she passed through the mists linger...

Chapter 22 – More than meets the eye

Standing from where she had fallen, though still struggling to remember actually doing so. Kori peers around, looking to the shaman surround

Standing from where she had fallen, though still s...

Slight delay on tomorrow’s chapter.

So there is a less than pleasant storm passing through my area and my power is currently out… unfortunately the draft was still in editing phase so it wasn’t posted yet when it happened. If pow...

Chapter 21 – Hazed and confused

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, or so they say, and Kori’s days off eventually do as well. On the morning of the fifth day, her first day returning to her duties, Kori finds a...

Preview of upcoming cover art

Exclusive to Patreon preview of the cover art, it's still rough but depicts Kori reaching out to the scale of the Garnet Tyrant in the Chapel of the Scale within Emberscale Caverns.

It may t...

Chapter 20 - Dread

“What do you mean, Spiritcaller Ortik? You told me to finish in ten days, it’s the tenth day, so I finished it… How was I supposed to know y

“What do you mean, Spiritcaller Ortik? You...

Chapter 19 – Expectations subverted

Falling asleep did not come as easily as she was used to that night, the slightly pleasant tingling feeling suffused through much of her hand and seemed to rise and fall with her pulse. Eventually ...

Chapter 18 – Context matters

As the pages pass Kori learns many things, mostly about how to use plants to treat various illnesses or what plants are best to counteract the effects of other plants should you mistakenly ingest, ...