“I get that reaction all the time. Nobody expects an ex-Climber to be working in the heart of the engineering department of an aethership!” she said, laughing.
“Right…” Cen mumbled,...
2025-05-30 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostDeck 40, Nar read, as the elevators slowed to a halt. We’re almost right in the middle of the ship.
“Uhm…” Tuk suddenly said, making a face. “I forgot to tell you ...
2025-05-29 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter nearly four weeks of going at that breakneck pace, the faculty finally relented, and on Sixth, the 27th of Xu’Yotlan, another of the Fourteen Great Houses, the apprentices were allowed to h...
2025-05-28 10:36:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe sand elemental formed up behind Mul, the creature towering over him as it pulled in more and more sand to increase its bulk.
Before it could collapse onto the unsuspecting brawler, explod...
2025-05-27 10:35:07 +0000 UTC View PostViy followed after the white arrows at her feet. Her heart beat fast against her ribs, and she found herself having to unclench her jaw and open her fists every few steps.
Her chest was an in...
2025-05-26 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome back everyone, especially to those of you whom I haven’t seen since before the third assessment. Higher than some or lower than others, you have all reached a satisfying enough level i...
2025-05-23 10:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostNar groaned as he came to, wondering why his bed felt so hard under him…
“Sore?” someone asked.
His eyes flared open and he backed up against the wall.
“What the…”
... 2025-05-22 10:32:07 +0000 UTC View PostNar stumbled against the door. His legs trembled beneath him, spasming, and he couldn’t lean any weight on the left one at all.
He glanced behind him once more, to make sure he hadn’t lef...
2025-05-21 10:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostHe did shower in the end, unable to drag his bloody self onto his immaculate bed, and he stood under the steaming water for a long while.
Long rivulets of red water swirled at his feet before...
2025-05-20 10:28:40 +0000 UTC View PostWith the sand zooming in and out of focus, Nar raised his hands, and gasped at her gentle, but firm touch as she held onto his pinkies.
“I dumped all of this info on you because once we sta...
2025-05-19 10:28:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe final and last dungeon of the day was an interesting affair.
Its structure was similar to the first two, a boss room with several adds fighting alongside it, but the third dungeon had thr...
2025-05-16 10:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostThings went a little better the second time around.
Nar looked up from the sand elemental as it burst apart, its core shattered by his blade, and he scanned the rest of the battle.
Cold...
2025-05-15 10:20:38 +0000 UTC View PostThey filtered out into what seemed to be a wider opening in between cliff walls. Above them, a line of featureless, bright gray sky, shone the light of day down a narrow gorge that opened into a wi...
2025-05-14 10:30:29 +0000 UTC View PostNar peered out the beetle’s window, but he couldn’t see anything other than Labyrinth wall as they slowly descended to the cluster. Then, just as he was about to look away, he caught sight of t...
2025-05-13 10:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostTys stretched beside him, and turned around, leaning back against the handrail, her ashen dark gray hair swaying in the breeze.
“The plan is simple. I defer to the Master of Blades’ asses...
2025-05-12 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostNar had never been to training arena B, whatever that may be, but the usual white arrows sprung to life to guide him when he engaged his ship’s map.
The arrows guided him towards the by now...
2025-05-09 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Uh… Sure. That’s my whole point in being here,” Jasphaer said, faced with the trio's enthusiasm. “Are-are you hurt anywhere?”
Viy patted herself. “Uh… I don’t think so.”<...
2025-05-08 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostThey met Tuk and Rel just as they reached their party room’s door.
“Another surprise!” Tuk said, ever beaming with undying excitement. “What a day!”
At his side, Rel ...
2025-05-07 10:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post“There are some really good things in here that we should focus on first,” Kur said, scanning the list of recommended 2NET resources as they waited in the queue for the lift after the lecture.<...
2025-05-06 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post>>
Hi everyone!
I hope you've had a great weekend!
We've got a shorter chapter today, as I mentioned last week. Also, apologies in the delays in answering comments and messa...
2025-05-05 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post>>
Chapter split was a bit odd for this one, so we have an almost 5.5k word chapter today, and a smaller 2k chapter on Monday!
Happy Friday!
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Nar woke up the n...
2025-05-02 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, it’s… Complicated,” the Master of Blades said. "But first things first..."
He gestured for Nar to take a seat, and he himself paced the lightning lit room with his hands behind...
2025-05-01 10:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostYou can’t go back, the words echoed in his mind, shattering his dreamless slumber into a thousand shards.
Nar opened his eyes to the familiar dim light of a sick bay room, and the ...
2025-04-30 10:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post>>
I'm so sorry! I forgot to upload the chapter today!
Ugh, I got some stuff going on since last Friday, so I'm a bit all over the place and going half steam this week!
I'm ...
2025-04-29 11:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post>>
We have Jul's POV today, and Viy's tomorrow, before returning to Nar on Wednesday.
Have a great week everyone!
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“Relax… Don’t try to force it.”
<... 2025-04-28 10:33:30 +0000 UTC View PostTo witness the emotion on her face was almost as startling as the emotion instructor Bas was displaying through her usually, carefully composed and bland expression.
Uh… Mul though...
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Aura Projectiles 3 (Aura/DPS): The merging of [Aura Projectile] and [Multi-Aura Projectiles]. Can be cast as a single...
2025-04-24 10:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKur stared at his interlaced fingers, resting atop his lap, and did his best to retain a neutral expression as instructor Cal checked his dungeon gains. After a moment of silence, she dismissed the...
2025-04-23 10:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe door sighed open at their approach, revealing a square mouth of pitch darkness.
“Prepare to be amazed!” Ves said, wiggling his eyebrows. “Lights!”
The entire ceiling turned ...
2025-04-22 10:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I cannot imagine what it must be like, for an auramancer, to reach the O-Nex and find that all of its fabled wonders are forever blocked from them… Or what i...
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