Chapter 24 - Celestial Sect War
“Later, Alex!” Ian called after him. “That ritual was cool; you’ll have to do it again next time!”
He smiled and waved in response. “Yeah, sure- if you supply the Mana Stone!” 2024-10-29 02:01:51 +0000 UTC View Post
“Later, Alex!” Ian called after him. “That ritual was cool; you’ll have to do it again next time!”
He smiled and waved in response. “Yeah, sure- if you supply the Mana Stone!” 2024-10-29 02:01:51 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT (11/15/2024): I added a few hundred words here, mainly in the latter half of the chapter. I wanted to adjust a bit of how Alex interacted with people based on his current Willpower...
2024-10-29 01:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostAlex’s hand flailed around his nightstand. The incessant tone managed to pull him from his sleep through sheer annoyance.
He found his phone and blindly pressed the screen until the noise s...
2024-10-29 01:57:54 +0000 UTC View PostAlex scrambled to his feet, making incomprehensible noises as he fought down the desire to attack the odd beast that had appeared.
While he knew to expect something to show up, he wasn’t qu...
2024-10-29 01:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe following two days passed in a blur as Alex fought wolves for his Personal Quest.
After earning his new [Empowered Step] skill, he learned several things about how the System worked.
<... 2024-10-26 04:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure you’ve got to head out?”
“Ahh, yeah. I really need to restock, and I think it’s time for me to head to another Rift. The boars are too easy, and I want to check out th...
2024-10-26 04:30:22 +0000 UTC View PostTossing his phone onto the bed, Alex let out a calming sigh.
He had just finished speaking with Mr. Henderson to let him know that he wouldn’t be coming to work next week due to a family em...
2024-10-26 04:27:52 +0000 UTC View PostAlex drove slowly down the fully paved driveway that seemed to go on for miles.
These people have to be loaded. Do they own, like, the whole mountain or something?
He’d enter...
2024-10-26 04:26:56 +0000 UTC View PostSipping on his coffee, Alex leaned back into his couch.
Sarah had stayed for a bit longer the night before, but she could tell Alex was exhausted, and as soon as she left, he fell asleep on t...
2024-10-26 04:26:18 +0000 UTC View PostMark tapped his foot and stared at his phone. He idly scrolled through the Nexus Hub home page, watching his cold breath puff out in clouds of smoke as he did.
Why’s that so entertainin...
2024-10-26 04:24:17 +0000 UTC View PostAlex got into his door, locked it, and leaned back against the wooden frame, much like the last time he returned from a Rift.
His state, though, was much different from the last time. Last Fr...
2024-10-26 04:19:44 +0000 UTC View PostAlex made his way through the forest; each subsequent boar fight was smoother than the last.
I’m just lucky that they aren’t together in groups.
While moving between locati...
2024-10-26 04:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostGravity reasserted itself on Alex’s body, causing his hair and clothes to fall back down.
His forward momentum continued at the same walking pace he’d had when approaching the Rift from t...
2024-10-26 04:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostAlex closed his car door and quickly turned the vehicle on to warm it up. After getting access to the Adventurer’s Guild App the night before, he had barely been able to sleep. He was so excited ...
2024-10-26 04:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostAlex shivered in the chilly night air. Not for the first time, he wondered if this was a mistake.
I’m sure I’ve seen this in a horror movie somewhere.
Alex waited near a pa...
2024-10-26 03:52:55 +0000 UTC View Post“… the people are calling for justice. This comes after the events that transpired here last night when a Rift opened on the top of a parking deck. The fight that ensued, between two people who...
2024-10-26 03:49:12 +0000 UTC View PostCome on, just a little more.
The edges of the mana blob wavered. Alex pushed past the slight throb behind his eyes, doing his best to maintain total concentration on his attempt at a...
2024-10-26 03:45:20 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a few minutes of messing around with the mana in his Core, Alex decided to stop and see if he could get some outside advice. He glanced at his mana pool in the floating blue window before dis...
2024-10-26 03:44:10 +0000 UTC View PostAlex threw the lock closed and leaned his head back against the door. He wanted to slide down to the floor and just sit there, but his nerves were too wound up to stop moving.
Ashley saw ...
2024-10-26 03:38:34 +0000 UTC View Post"What the fu…"
The screen shimmered in front of Alex. The pain in his stomach began to fade, and he pushed himself up from all fours into a seated position on the grass.
"Trait manife...
2024-10-26 02:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostUnprepared as gravity reasserted itself, Alex's knees buckled as his feet hit the ground. He stumbled forward and just barely caught himself. Sweet, clean air filled his lungs. It was nothing like ...
2024-10-26 02:45:28 +0000 UTC View PostBang!
Alex jolted to attention, throwing his headphones onto his desk. Startled, he looked up, trying to gauge the source of the loud noise.
He spotted a group...
2024-10-26 02:41:06 +0000 UTC View PostAlex stared at his computer screen. Its glow illuminated his tired face in the half-lit office. Most lights were off, except for the small corner that he worked in. The shared working space was clo...
2024-10-26 02:38:17 +0000 UTC View PostAlex's alarm went off. As he rolled over to grab his phone from the nightstand, he accidentally knocked his headphones to the floor.
Fuck.
His hand flailed around, trying to fi...
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