Chapter 25 - Level 100 III
I gradually woke up to agony. Nails in my head. A deep, throbbing pain from the rest of my body. It was like feeling it through layers of gauze, through a deep haze. I tried to s...
2020-09-28 19:43:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 24 - Level 100 II
Plan in mind, I quietly got up and strained my ears. It hadn’t been that long since we went to bed, and mom and dad might still be awake. If they got up and found me gone, I’...
2020-09-28 19:42:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 23 - Level 100 I
A scene of happy chaos ensued as we all welcomed Artemis back in our own way. She was out of her armor, in a tunic, but still had the Ranger’s eagle pinned on her. Artemis laug...
2020-09-28 19:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 22 - Injustice
I went to the market to shop, the riot of colors and magical displays almost exactly like the summer. The only difference was that since it was getting colder, a large number of ...
2020-09-28 19:40:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 21 - Catching up
Feelings were clearly mixed about the lightning, but I didn’t care as I sprinted towards the south gate. The spot at the river was relatively close, although the baths were eve...
2020-09-28 19:38:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 20 - 6 years and change later
Time went by in a blur, and before I knew it, I was 14 with fall fast approaching. It was just about time to transition from bamboo tunics to woolen ones, and I grabbed my dyed b...
2020-09-28 19:37:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 19 - Funeral
It had been the bandages. The damn bandages that I thought were fine. The ones I knew hadn’t been boiled, but knowledge of boiling wasn’t present here, wouldn’t be known. I...
2020-09-28 17:48:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18 - So many new skills!
[*Ding!* Congratulations! You’ve upgraded your first class – [Apprentice Control Healer] - Light]
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2020-09-28 17:47:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17 - The first Class-up
Author's Note: This chapter is better read on Royal Road, which properly supports all of the colors. They're not critical, but they're solid hints.
“You’re just about re...
2020-09-28 17:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16 - General Skill Bootcamp
Artemis vanished before we all went to sleep, and reappeared the next morning, doing her absolute best to eat us out of house and home. Given that we generally didn’t store a t...
2020-09-28 17:44:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15 - Decisions II
I lifted my knife one last time, and dropped it, clattering to the floor. I collapsed crying as well. I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t end his life. Artemis picked me up, held me...
2020-09-28 16:11:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14 - Decisions I
We wandered back as Artemis and Dad caught up.
“So, how’d you end up here? I thought you’d live in Cow’s Crossing with Julia until the day you two died.”&nb...
2020-09-28 16:10:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13 - Lessons on Magic
With much muttering and grumbling, the guards left us again. Artemis somehow found herself a chair, swiveled it around, and sat on it backwards, looking at me.
“You...
2020-09-28 16:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 - Artemis
About an hour later, a middle-aged man came comfortably jogging up, with a woman hot on his heels. The man was in standard guard leathers, but the woman was in well-used laminar ...
2020-09-28 16:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11 - Shadowing the Guards
We called dad back, and filled him in on some of the skills I picked up.
“So, does that mean you don’t want to come and get more skills with me?” Dad asked.
... 2020-09-28 16:05:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10 - Girl Talk
Mom smiled at me, a warm, happy smile. “Elaine. You’re now old enough to know some girl secrets.” Oh no. Was I about to get the birds and the bees talk? Please no. Please s...
2020-09-28 16:04:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9 - The System Unlocks!
I yawned, tried to stretch, was caught in a massive blanked for some reason, and tumbled off the recliner. My head turned into a sharp star of pain as it decided to land first ...
2020-09-28 15:58:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8 - Learning Skills III
I bounced out of bed the next morning with the wild ferocity of an over-sugared 8-year-old. BIRTHDAY! At last!
The system lock did a great job at remining me that whi...
2020-09-28 15:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7 - Learning Skills II
Not all skill learning was made equal. I had always thought mom was a harsh taskmistress. No. She had been air and sunshine up until now. I cooked. I baked. I sew some clothes, f...
2020-09-28 15:42:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6 - Learning Skills I
I woke up in the evening feeling drained and exhausted, but no longer nearly so actively upset. I reflexively checked my timer – 55 hours to go – before remembering that it s...
2020-09-28 15:40:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5 - System Day IV
“Ok! Now that we have that out of the way, let’s talk about elements!” Elements? Ooooh, more cool things! I wanted a fire element! Fireballs!
“Each Class has an ass...
2020-09-28 15:35:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4 - System day III
We entered the temple together, and I looked around in awe. There were marble pillars, and in the middle of the entryway, a large diamond-shaped symbol, with a gemstone on each c...
2020-09-28 02:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3 - System Day II
Dad came home, had dinner, wished me luck on System Day, got out of his armor, and went directly to sleep. In that order. The last two items had occasionally been mixed up.
Chapter 2 - System Day I
Finally! Only 66 hours, 33 minutes, and 15 seconds left to go until the lock was gone! 3,933 minutes!
We all shared one giant bed, which would have taken som...
2020-09-28 01:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Material Table of Contents - All Patrons
A table of contents for all of the material that's not posted for free readers. All in one spot, in chronological order, for easy reading.
Chapters here can become free content if people want...
2020-09-28 00:52:00 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Chapter - Chapter 1.5 - Being a baby
Everyone idealizes being a child. Free, able to do what you want, no responsibilities – it’s great! Or so everyone remembers with rose-tinted glasses.
I’m not s...
2020-09-28 00:27:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1 - Rebirth
A raw, primal scream was being wrenched from my throat, my mind and body wracked by pain, the pain of loss, the pain of death. *Snap* An old pair of fingers started the ...
2020-09-27 23:19:35 +0000 UTC View PostTable of Contents
A table of contents to keep things organized, s
2020-09-09 23:18:22 +0000 UTC View Post