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The moment Irwyn regained a semblance of consciousness, he immediately knew something was terribly wrong. The fugue of the dream had mostly parted but something of it yet lingered. He was still technically in a vision but fully aware of himself, trapped in a vast gray nothingness. That had never happened before.
“Hah, it actually has. You were just made to forget,” a voice interrupted his thoughts, forcing Irwyn to look up. The man had grey eyes full of… no parti...
2025-01-27 23:48:44 +0000 UTC
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Irwyn’s idea of effective time management came to blows with a simple yet - in hindsight - obvious reality. Neither Desir nor Alice would miss on watching him carve the Concept. Even if Flame might not necessarily align with them, it was still a learning e...
2025-01-20 00:31:31 +0000 UTC
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An: Sorry about the delays. Exams and migraine season have been messing with my writing. Well, exams should be over now, and hopefully so will be the crippling headaches. Enjoy.
Keeping up with the demon was a struggle.
Ev...
2025-01-11 03:43:53 +0000 UTC
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AN: Happy new year! Editing last minute before heading off to watch the fireworks with family.
“Desir?!” Irwyn and Alice exclaimed simultaneously.
“In the flesh,” he shot back his best roguish grin. “Truly, Fa...
2024-12-31 22:17:42 +0000 UTC
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AN: First chapter of two. The next might be a good few hours away though. It is almost finished as I am writing this but still requires edits. Be aware that this one ends in a bit of a cliffhanger, so you might want to wait until after the fir...
2024-12-31 19:27:32 +0000 UTC
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AN: Didn't manage yesterday and that is my bad - I have a large prewritten section that will actually be in a future chapter and not this one which threw off my estimation. Still, here is a chapter. However, I think I have gotten into the groove...
2024-12-27 03:15:24 +0000 UTC
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AN: Apologies for the delay. Those on Discord may have read that I was sick. However, the spirit of Christmas has come to form a miracle, thus I can announce there will be a second chapter coming tomorrow! Enjoy!
The first hitch t...
2024-12-25 03:00:17 +0000 UTC
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AN: Have a hard exam tomorrow but I should be free of uni duties until the New Year afterward. Last time around I pulled a bit of a marathon during Christmas, maybe that warrants a repeat. I will see.
Their original plan had bee...
2024-12-15 21:58:24 +0000 UTC
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AN: PoE2 is crazy.
Their original plan had been to wait two days before heading back to the Founder’s statue. With the discovery of a listening device those had to adapt. Things were suddenly much less certain. Would their agr...
2024-12-09 00:24:10 +0000 UTC
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Irwyn carefully, painstakingly altered his flesh. The surface of his skin parted before a scalpel of Starfire, sculpting it into another form. The pain was intense but he grit his teeth and continued. One long incision, ranging across half...
2024-12-01 02:34:14 +0000 UTC
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Everyone stared at the three mages, shakily trembling on their feet. Well, two of them were standing on their feet, Alice was quite intently trying not to roll over into her breakfast while silently grunting after her short proclamation.
“Wha...
2024-11-25 00:59:11 +0000 UTC
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AN: Had a rough few weeks with a lot of uni work coming due and an unfortunate migraine yesterday. However, things should be easing up until midway through December now, so I want to see about delivering a few more chapters in the upcoming weeks...
2024-11-19 21:19:20 +0000 UTC
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AN: Arcane season 2 is incredible so far. Anyway, chapter, enjoy.
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Necromancy. They had not expected it but it could be nothing else. Irwyn would never again miss the rotten stench which gave it away. And when they were on the same note, Jonathan quickly confirmed the exact details.
When a person came into contact with the blue fire, the inferno would rapidly swallow them. Then turn them as they screamed. In moments a victim would become a carrier instead, mindlessly purs...
2024-11-10 02:34:06 +0000 UTC
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“So, you will have a week here in the city and a humble allowance,” Tobba concluded his explanation on what they already knew. Alice had almost scornfully showcased how the Republic had no real countermeasures against magical eavesdropping. They couldn’t be t...
2024-11-03 00:22:19 +0000 UTC
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The capital city of the Republic - yes, that was confusingly the nation’s full name - was strange from above. Their group had gathered next to a tall railing as they were finally approaching it, first seeing the sprawling industrial complex to the ...
2024-10-27 01:25:55 +0000 UTC
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“IF YOU NEED URGENT HELP, WAVE YOUR HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEADS!” a voice sounded from the airship. Definitely amplified given it was loud from even so far away. But at least it did not sound hostile. A good sign. None of them ge...
2024-10-20 00:12:53 +0000 UTC
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The journey the following days was certainly… interesting. Elizabeth did not quite radiate nervousness but there was an intensity to her as she practiced magic while Irwyn carried them over the vast forest. But there was a silent intensity...
2024-10-13 00:31:08 +0000 UTC
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AN: Sorry about the delay. Adjusting to Uni has been brutal for my ability to write, especially for chapters like these where I have to be careful about what I write. I am also sick which does not help. Schedule might be a bit sporadic in the ne...
2024-10-07 01:34:37 +0000 UTC
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2/2 - part of double upload.
Also, the previous chapter was a Dream chapter. Click here if you missed it.
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Irwyn awoke, losing a thousand senses that were not his in the first place. Startled that he found himself stuck standing in the middle of a kaleidoscop...
2024-09-22 02:14:11 +0000 UTC
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1/2 - Double upload
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For those yet ^ unaware of this. This is a difference between intended edit and what Pateron lets me actually do. Patreon has ridiculously limited text tools for editing text (Not even centered text or changing the font, for example), thus I attach a PDF version of every chapter. Usually, the differences are pretty minor, in this chapter, they are not.
2024-09-22 02:11:32 +0000 UTC
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AN: Well, my city is going through a pretty bad flood. Thankfully, the infrastructure is handling it fine so far so I don't expect any serious shortages. But I did get half-stranded on the wrong side of the river yesterday when visiting my grandma. Ended up needing to do an almost hour detour to get to a crossing point that wasn't blocked off due to water levels. Anyway, enjoy!
Irwyn h...
2024-09-16 01:54:22 +0000 UTC
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AN: For PDF readers, I have been having weird visual glitches in Word recently. Some lines get randomly 'compressed' or half cut off, at least visually, until I Enter+Backspace. Now, I am not sure whether that even extracts into the PDF and noticed none at a glance, but if you spot any while reading, please let me know. Bonus points if you know wtf might be causing this or how to fix it.
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2024-09-08 01:55:34 +0000 UTC
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AN: Gonna do a bit of an End of month retrospect again. Skip if you don't care.
So, I think my plan to do an upload every 4 days was successful! By my count I missed it 3 times, twice delayed by a day but for a longer chapter - which I think keeps with the spirit of the goal - and once before this chapter which was a few more days.
Had a few things going on and a couldn'...
2024-09-02 23:31:41 +0000 UTC
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The Dark Blade stalked around the room, yet unnoticed by the Vein. She was talking with four Bystanders which the Blade ignored. Instead, all of its focus was on remaining hidden as close as it was to its unsuspecting foe. Undoubtedly, the Hated would be watching near its favored vessel but each had to divide their attention innumerable ways. The Hand only held so many Dark Blades like it. The Hand did not ...
2024-08-26 01:19:48 +0000 UTC
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AN: Took an extra day for thicker word count. Enjoy!
Goldenlocks trod towards them confidently, her gilded hair swaying with each step. Well, there was something more to that gait than just mere confidence. Like reality slightly bent to accommodate it, glowing with the sheer weight of her ego. It was not like concepts - those were much firmer about their meaning. The feeling around the C...
2024-08-22 01:11:50 +0000 UTC
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The Wind’s Cradle was massive on the inside. Just the lobby seemed taller than three usual stories and wider than most warehouses. Gold line chandeliers hung from the ceiling, massive paintings hung from the walls, and there was a literal carpet mural covering most of the floor - as if someone had seen the one outside and decided to reinterpret it onto a piece of furniture. At the far end of the lobby, ...
2024-08-17 04:50:48 +0000 UTC
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Asemo seemed rather miffed by how everything had turned out but did not speak of it as they left. The first concocter did not come to see them out. Even so, the second librarian tried to keep up a positive outlook and remained generally cheerful.
“I wonder, would you prefer to see the sights? Or is there somewhere else you wish to go?”
“Maps would be convenient,“ Elizabeth said thought...
2024-08-12 03:53:47 +0000 UTC
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“Maia,” was the simple introduction. Just one word from the woman’s mouth. At least her clothing clearly spoke volumes, mostly of status: Died silks, braided together in complex patterns that ended up forming the resemblance of flowerbed blooming over the uneven dress. Then a golden ring for every finger, a jewel displayed on each - though no earrings. She also did not bother with the glass badge. I...
2024-08-07 00:37:17 +0000 UTC
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AN: I didn't expect I would make it today, but I did!
Catching the plummeting elevator was not actually difficult. Perhaps if it had gathered momentum, it would have become harder, but Irwyn’s mind moved quickly. A second platform of Light manifested beneath it within half a second of the ropes snapping. Irwyn had to quickly infuse several intentions, such as harden, durab...
2024-08-03 04:24:16 +0000 UTC
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