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The strangest thoughts ran through Serenity’s mind as he hugged Rissa.
He’d proposed while wearing sweatpants and no shirt. At least he knew that clothes weren’t everything to her?
He needed pants, maybe a shirt, and a map. Plus sunglasses; he di...
2021-12-04 00:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostBoop!
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Serenity woke up in the morning to a bedroom covered in a rainbow of glitter. When he tried to figure out why, he was struck by the realization that it was his fault. He’d been so happy about seeing in color that he’d wanted to ma...
2021-12-02 23:59:22 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity searched around the far side of the car for where the creature had gone when it dove away from Russ’s sword. He didn’t immediately see it, so he checked under the cars, thinking it might have rolled under one.
If it had, it had kept rolling, because ...
2021-12-02 00:07:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere might be a theme in a few of my chapter titles.
It's not important, really, just tells you sort of what's happening.
Also says I probably read too many nursery rhymes as a kid.
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The thief looked through the car’s window. Really, who just ...
2021-12-01 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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To some, the Void is the absence of everything; to others, it is that which lies between or the structure of Space itself. To still others, it is nothingness, negation, or even madness manifest. For some it exists, while to others it hungers. As with any Conce...
2021-11-29 23:57:44 +0000 UTC View PostAs I mentioned at the beginning of this month, this month's schedule isn't sustainable long term. I've managed to keep up, but I can't continue it into next month; there simply isn't time, even before the holidays.
Therefore I will be releasing extra chapters, but there won't be as many of ...
2021-11-29 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity, Raz, and Lex had just sat down in the living room when the door from the garage opened and Serenity’s mother walked into the house. Like Serenity's father, Bethany Rothmer was dressed formally in a suit. Unlike Lex, Bethany looked younger than her age.<...
2021-11-29 00:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn case it's not obvious: Lex Rothmer's assistant is named Karen. No, she's not "a Karen". It's just her name.
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The person who asked the first question managed to speak again before anyone else. “Why should we trust anything you say? You’ve already given up...
2021-11-29 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Aunt Ina’s. She’ll pick me up at the station, I called her when I got to the Metro.” Mandy didn’t even look up from her phone as she spoke.
“Why don’t you call her again now? She’s probably worried about you.” Mandy looked up at Serenity. S...
2021-11-28 00:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“It looks like we can wait as long as we like for this one. What do you think it’ll be?” Serenity looked at the others. Roy looked clueless.
“I want it to be more wisp-sparkle-things!” Mandy volunteered.
How old was Mandy? She was br...
2021-11-28 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThere's a connection between Serenity and this new Dungeon. That's been clear since it was created. He can't talk to it, and (at least while he's in it), he doesn't seem to be able to see from its perspective. Still, things he thinks about do seem to affect it.
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All motion seemed to have stopped outside the subway car. The magic level dipped back to something comfortable but not intoxicating the way the ley line had been. Serenity took a deep breath, then let it out as he realized that he no longer felt the static of the subway...
2021-11-26 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostUnderlined text is in Bridge; normal text is in English.
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Serenity led the way down to the subway station. Normally, it was just a matter of pulling out a Metro card and scanning it at the turnstile, or at the most buying one and then scanning it, but ...
2021-11-25 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Katya stepped through the portal and found herself in a much dimmer location, surrounded by trees. Immediately in front of her was a short spire of crystal; it looked like a miniature City Crystal, but this didn’t look like any city she’d ever been in. Perhaps ...
2021-11-24 00:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity tried to drop the device, but he couldn’t let go. It was like the device was stuck to his hand.
He cut off the flow of magic to the device, both mana and essence. Either might have been enough, but it was easier to do both.
The noise fell do...
2021-11-23 00:03:46 +0000 UTC View PostMy notes say this one should already be out for Pathed; you should be getting Chapter 165 today. I'm not sure what happened.
Therefore ... two chapters today! To catch you up to where you should be.
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Serenity turned to Tek. “You’re the god of technol...
2021-11-22 00:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Arc 4!
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The text in orange is in Sterath. I'm trying another color to see if it is more visible than the last time.
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Cancel that, it looks like I can't do colors on Patreon at all. Joy. I'll uh ... underline it.
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2021-11-22 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Pulled from a hopeless (if powerful) future back to the moment of Earth’s integration to try to improve the outcome, Serenity has met unexpected threats and unexpected allies - even friends. Everything is different this time.
Serenity’s been away from Earth fi...
2021-11-21 00:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been a bit of a wild ride, but Serenity’s finally on his way back to Earth.
This arc had some growing pains; it was originally supposed to spend about half the storyline in the Necropolis (instead of the Shining Caverns). Greyvine was going to show back up as an antagonist, angry a...
2021-11-21 00:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostIf I missed a character, please let me know; it's easy to do with a large cast, and the cast's getting pretty big.
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Stojan Aith is here; she's definitely nonstandard for her Tier, but I thought you guys might like to see her sheet.
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2021-11-21 00:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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[A DeathLord has risen on Tzintkra]
[A Seat is prepared]
Serenity smiled and stopped pushing Death mana through Tasi’s body when he saw the notice; he’d been correct, and it had only taken a few hours to raise Tasi...
2021-11-21 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI seriously thought about writing the sequence where they had to find out what was going on in the water supply, then fight off an ancient ginormous crocodile. I decided that however fun it might be to write (and it would have been!), everyone would probably prefer if I moved forward and got Sere...
2021-11-20 00:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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[Yes]
There was a long pause after the Tzintkra Core’s reply before it spoke again.
[It was stolen before your ally, her brother was born. Many, many of your years ago. She built a p...
2021-11-19 00:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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It would be hilarious if he defeated her with her own magic, but surely she’d stop before she was actually in danger.
Wait. That was it. Her own magic could hurt her, even though he had trouble doing it himself.
He’d just have to take down the sh...
2021-11-18 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSo, there's a pissed off City Lord standing right next to Serenity.
It's almost like she expected something to happen and wanted it to be in front of her, where she could do something about it....
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Serenity was still staring at the messages in ...
2021-11-17 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostStojan Tasi expected walking around the Necropolis with a giant banner that says 'powerful person here' to scare off trouble.
Somehow, it doesn't seem to be working out that way.
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Shortly after they left the restaurant, a group of six men walked toward...
2021-11-15 23:56:12 +0000 UTC View PostIt'd be nice if the rest of the plan went as smoothly as the dungeon, wouldn't it?
Go through the city without incident, reverse their cloaks, meet with the Necropolis City Lord, leave, get to the City Node Stojan Tasi knows, then he can go back to the Shining Caverns while the others go to...
2021-11-15 00:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Entering the dungeon didn’t immediately seem to change anything. They were still in a dark wood, lit by sunlight that didn’t really seem to reach the ground.
At least, it didn’t change much for Serenity. He could barely see the mist that appeared; it ...
2021-11-15 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity watched the mostly incorporeal wraith float in a corner of his room at the inn. “I don’t want to send you back. I’m still a bit hurt from pulling you here, I’m not sure it would be safe for me; I know I’d have to heal again afterwards. I can tr...
2021-11-14 00:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe pain at the time wasn't so bad, it's the aching afterward that's unpleasant.
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The next few hours passed quietly.
The Nightmare Wraith didn’t seem to want to move, and neither did Serenity. He hadn’t felt sore like this since the beginni...
2021-11-14 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post