AbyssalRoadTrip

Abyssal Road Trip - 495 - Dogs of War

Amdirlain’s PoV - Southeast Himalayas

While Amdirlain worked on her army, Bai Hu and Zhūquè bound hundreds of demons, and the Vermillion Bird stripp...

Abyssal Road Trip - 494 - It comes back to you

Amdirlain’s PoV - Southeast Himalayas

The heat from her flames disrupted the valley’s winds.

Sarah was on the far side of the mountain, herdin...

Abyssal Road Trip - 493 - Blood and ashes

Amdirlain’s PoV - Bali

The following morning, Amdirlain wasn’t far from where she’d watched Klipyl deal with the Sahuagin. Sarah had deployed the house just over the hi...

Abyssal Road Trip - 492 - Your decision

Amdirlain’s PoV - South Wind’s Court

On the morning of their departure, Amdirlain had drawn the location from Kadaklan’s mind and teleported. The sunrise illuminated th...

Abyssal Road Trip - 491 - Helping hand

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Shrine

By the time Sarah returned from the Enchanter’s Pavilion, Amdirlain had sprawled out on the bed.

Sarah slipped her boots off and sat b...

Abyssal Road Trip - 490 - Cover me in sunshine

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

When Amdirlain finished reviewing all the dead-end powers and skills she’d let fall by the wayside with Cyrus, she sat up and brushed her fin...

Abyssal Road Trip - 489 - Ashes and silk

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

Amdirlain lifted her hands as the others started to argue with Klipyl. “Please stop. I’d planned to address it later, but I can sense the s...

Abyssal Road Trip - 488 - Wings to dreams

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

After Theinas disappeared, Amdirlain ran some quick mental calculations to see where some Class options would put her. “So I need to optimise...

Abyssal Road Trip - 487 - Where we started

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

Theinas’ shadow fell across Sarah as she checked Amdirlain for lingering wounds. 

“I see your risk-taking hasn’t changed from ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 486 - I need to know

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

The conversation with Gideon and the rawness from her Soul healing incited her nerves and paranoia to churn. The comforting blue glow she picke...

Abyssal Road Trip - 485 - High Expectations

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

The Enyalië flowed through the Gate and flooded the Demi-Plane with their intense excitement and bright tones. It was such an infectious, upbe...

Abyssal Road Trip - 484 - All together

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

A fit of amusement had sent Klipyl scampering from the house but, focused on Atonement's expansion, Amdirlain hadn't thought any more ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 483 - Godless

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The night proceeded with more lifetime explorations, and the flames of her sigil intensified with each layer of strands connecting nod...

Abyssal Road Trip - 482 - Is it victory

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The Enchanter’s Pavilion was a sprawling complex on the western side of the dome; it had a sweeping roof with a dramatic crest and d...

Abyssal Road Trip - 481 - Haunted

Amdirlain’s PoV - Soulscape

The arena walls echoed with the clamour of the traps that had erupted into deadly life. The guardian’s every step triggered a reaction from mo...

Abyssal Road Trip - 480 - Face in the mirror

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

Their accommodation gained a collection of paintings over the following nine weeks of research. Kadaklan’s and Klipyl’s cooperativ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 479 - Stand Still

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

While Sarah slept beside her, Amdirlain invested a point into True Song Architecture. The insights that rushed in were more profound t...

Abyssal Road Trip - 478 - Searching for my path

Amdirlain's PoV - East Wind's Court

Amdirlain had already memorised the library and its contents before she appeared on its doorstep. Though each level of the building spiral...

Abyssal Road Trip - 477 - Eye of the beholder

Klipyl’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The others had gone their own way after the audience and hadn’t returned to the townhouse with her. With her guide’s arrival rapidly ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 476 - The road we walked

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The courier arrived while Klipyl was out at her meeting with Oracle Hashiguchi Amaya, and Jinfeng handled the protocols of greeting hi...

Abyssal Road Trip - 475 - Beauty in the flames

Klipyl's PoV - East Wind’s Court

When Klipyl returned to the others, her attention lingered on the mannequins. The kimonos adorning them ranged from a brilliant riot of blu...

Abyssal Road Trip - 474 - Growth

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

Amdirlain tossing out the name of a Class drew a grunt from Klipyl. She took her attention from admiring the schools of fish and slid ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 473 - Beauty in the Dark

Amdirlain’s PoV - Enoshima shrine

The Dragon that had formed from the sea water drew back, his long body sinking into the cove until his topaz eyes were level with the top ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 472 - Moving on

Amdirlain’s PoV - Wudang Mountain - Eight months later

The dawn’s rays were touching the mountain’s eastern face as a cascade of sparrow-sized phoenixes burst from Amdi...

Abyssal Road Trip - 471 - From the beginning

Amdirlain’s PoV - Shiyan - Zhōngguó

As Sadka rang a chime outside the compound of ‘The Silk Clouds’, Amdirlain considered its interior. Layers of wards with increasin...

Abyssal Road Trip - 470 - Feel the energy

Amdirlain’s PoV - Northeast from Wudang Mountain

The gate guards wore a combination of thick leather armour with riveted metal plates to protect their torso and upper limbs...

Abyssal Road Trip - 469 - Measure up

Amdirlain’s PoV - Wudang Mountain

Master Cyrus showed up just after dawn dressed in identical robes to those he wore the night before, but Amdirlain could hear the repairs ...

Abyssal Road Trip - 468 - Under pressure

Amdirlain’s PoV - Wudang Mountain

The speed of his motions meant the music provided no warning, but its seamless flow inspired her reactions. Since even a deflection contai...

Abyssal Road Trip - 467 - Lucid Dreams

Amdirlain’s PoV - Beneath Wudang Mountain

As time passed and Rustam’s fortitude strengthened dramatically, Amdirlain dipped lightly into the emotions within Ori’s memor...

General Status

I've been running behind this week, so the 2nd chapter for this week will be late. Over the last months, my lead has whittled to nothing, so I must regain a stockpile of advanced chapters to post r...