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Irwin's Journey 339: Tap and Bang

Irwin was still staring at his card, wondering about the bottom line, when a jarring sensation hit him. For a moment, he felt like he was in two places, his mind dizzy. Then the familiar sensation ...

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Irwin's Journey 338: Soulscape infiltration

Irwin looked at Boohm, not sure what to say.

"He's looking at me, isn't he?" Boohm said, his voice as loud as ever, his dull eyes narrowing as he looked roughly in Irwin's direction. "...

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NaNoWriMo/Writaton 2024 (relates to Irwin's)

EDIT1: SO, I'll just update this message to get more info to you guys instead of posting more.
So far, the reactions are roughly split between something with Scifi and a story to expand the bac...

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Irwin's Journey 337: The Machine

Greldo listened to the sounds slowly die down, sitting beside Scintilla, who was surrounded by her and Irwin's five remaining kids. Zan had returned to his lap and fallen asleep while Soot was fina...

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Irwin's Journey 336: Raging Inferno

Glow shook himself, trying to stay conscious as the Niox teleported them in bursts across the surface of the moon. Each moment that they reappeared, his arms felt like they were being pulled out of...

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Irwin's Journey 335: Off switch

Stone splinters erupted out of the walls as a deafening guitar screech echoed between them. Footlong fissures and cracks appeared, shooting down along with the source of the sound. 

Irwi...

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Irwin's Journey 334: Ugly surprises

Irwin ran after Sadita, wondering about the oddity of being wreathed in flames and likely being the coolest point in the surrounding area. As they moved, he'd experimented with extending his flame,...

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Irwin's Journey 333: Fighting fire with fire

Irwin waited quietly, watching Zan. She and the rest of his family stood in one of the training areas near their house. Irwin knew a few of the Blademaidens were watching them from the walls and ot...

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Irwin's Journey 332: The Card

"It was incredible! Though it did become a bit loud at the end," Zan said, sitting on Irwin's arm as she waved her arms around.

Irwin hummed, having a hard time keeping his attention o...

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Irwin's Journey 331: With Grace

Two days after he and Greldo had returned, Irwin was staring at the card that lay on top of Ambraz. The image of a curved sword that was glowing within its yellow borders exuded a complex, winding ...

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Irwin's Journey 330: Plant or beast?

Irwin took a deep breath of the much cooler air as he looked around the watery moon. Unlike Smolderball, Jellyfish Moon had a temperature closer to what Irwin knew was perfect for most species. Tha...

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Irwin's Journey 329: Embers

"I'm glad we didn't run across this on our own," Mia whispered to Flux.

Glow was poking his sword into the unmoving form of the primate.

"Scaledmonkey," he declared, putti...

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Irwin's Journey 328: First Hunt

"So… what are template cards?" Greldo asked.

Irwin pulled his gaze away from the sand below his feet.

"Do you remember what I told you about Derlin cards?" Irwin asked.<...

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Irwin's Journey 327: Hide it or else

Irwin watched the moon as he hung in the odd place just between it and the gas giant. He was already feeling himself falling toward it, but it was so slow it wasn't distracting. Not compared to loo...

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Irwin's Journey 326: The Voice of Purple

Rindiri slowly walked through the room and saw that many of the captive smiths were looking at them, faces hollow and covered in gruesome wounds. She had expected screams and shouts to let them fre...

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Irwin's Journey 325: Terror dungeon

"I'll be fine," Irwin said as he stood beside Scintilla in the tiny sloop. 

Crumblecrag was far below them, and a glance down saw the few tiny dots that were his friends and famil...

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Irwin's Journey 324: Time Dilations

Irwin reappeared in the yellow clouds, this time unsurprised as he began dropping down. He pulled the small, four-man boat out of his soulscape. As soon as it appeared, he grabbed it and pulled him...

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Irwin's Journey 323: A grinning Greldo

Irwin examined the instability of the soulforce before him. The massive explosion of the Chaos Whale hadn't done any noticeable damage to the closed portal, and after inspecting it a bit more, he t...

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Irwin's Journey 322: Boom goes the whale

"They are almost in there," Greldo shouted over the constant angry screaming. "A few more got stuck, but I don't think they are going to get free!"

"Alright, then, let's get out of her...

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Irwin's Journey 321: Circling the dead

It was quiet in the room as Rindiri waited for Scander to look up from the report he was reading. Rindiri had expected Castibal to start complaining as soon as they returned back and came up with a...

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Irwin's Journey 320: Onward to the Teeth

Irwin hummed contentedly as he stepped back from where Zender knelt on the ground. The boy's eyes were burning orbs of silver while he was looking in wonder at his own hands.

"Ohhhh!"<...

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Irwin's Journey 319: Names

"Alright, let's start with Zender, as he seems ready to explode," Irwin said as he stood in the center of his smithy. 

"About time we do this," Ambraz grunted. "We need more stron...

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Irwin's Journey 318: Mountains

Rindiri glanced over the helm, watching Youritz hover above the front of the deck, his eyes closed and gleaming. His arm was still jotted forward, pointed straight into the storm that howled around...

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Irwin's Journey 317: Tiscian's Glare

Irwin focused on the chaotic jumble of activity in the courtyard. Ignitzian Blademaidens and other soldiers were running around, some heading to walls, others slogging away from it. More were headi...

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Irwin's Journey 316: Fluttering in the breeze

"Are you sure you don't need another day of rest?" Scintilla asked.

"No," Irwin said, quietly listening to her cards resonate again.

Ambraz let out a dry snort. "Are you s...

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Irwin's Journey 315: On the otherside

Rindiri sprinted through the narrow passage, dodging a puddle of mud. The shouts and running from behind were distancing slowly. She dashed around the next intersection into a wider alley, than con...

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Irwin's Journey 314: Glow

Dead, pain, and anguish.

The tiny being wanted to curl in upon itself. First, it had been alone and stuck, knowing barely anything but the endless passing of time. Fait, very distant m...

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Irwin's Journey 313: Hard choices

Irwin watched in awe as the Earth Titan hung in the Pyroflux above him. He didn't even notice the absence of the horrifying resonance from the lure as he watched it spin around. Its rugged, rock-co...

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Irwin's Journey 312: The lure

"How much longer!"

Irwin looked up to see Scintilla pace around, the fire in her hair flaring up in agitation. 

"No idea," he said, looking up and around.

<...

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Irwin's Journey 311: Going down

"No, you misunderstand," Tiscian said, interrupting Scintilla. "I want you and Irwin to go through the exit portal and flee."

"I understand, but we aren't leaving," Scintilla said, arm...

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