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Today will be the plotday. Editing those chapters took a lot out of me yesterday. Plus, we move pretty quickly into the next few arcs.
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Early warning that I want this batch of chapters to finish this arc, so they are running long. Gonna retool a bit. Expect Sunday afternoon.
Chapter 1870
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Neshamah saw Tyune and Moonlight Blade rush past her, hurrying up the spiral staircase to join the battle at the top. The warm smell of soil clashed against a powerful blizzard; the edges of that clash spilled over the edges and drifted down to their current position. She let them pass; only thirty or so seconds had passed since Kyl MacDuul had been the first to reach the top. Allowing the three competit...
Chapter 1869
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Claudette’s chest was heaving when she arrived at the base of the lighthouse. Honestly, referring to it as a lighthouse was a disservice to those functional buildings she had seen in other locations; this was a spiraling staircase around a central pillar with some sort of treasure-based light source at the top. Her eyes traced the structure. There were several platforms of woven energy at various eleva...
Chapter 1868
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Claudette dashed along the edge of a cliff while the sea of black flame raged to her right. Huge waves intermittently crashed against the stone ground. Since she had begun this portion of the treasure hunt, the ground had been steadily eroded by those flames, forcing her to leave the path and rush over rough terrain toward her goal.Her eyes flicked sideways, then back forward. No. No hesitation. Not now....
Chapter 1867
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958An agonizing chapter to writeAs Randidly’s finger neared the array of light bands that bisected the sapphire lake, that light began to shift into varying wavelengths, as though it was passing through a prism by virtue of his finger’s proximity. The shifting liquid around him manipulated his body into a slow approach, while a scene appeared in his mind.His Nether stirred instinctively as the vision fo...
Chapter 1866
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958I'm finally moving into my place tomorrow, so I'm taking Monday off from the normal schedule this week. So 6 Chapters will come out, ideally on Tuesday/Thurs/FriRandidly gasped, or at least he tried to. The muscles of his chest contracted and his diaphragm pulsed. But immediately, he felt restricted; his body would not move as he wished. Although he had immense physical power, none of that could ...
Chapter 1865
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Devick accelerated further, growing increasingly proficient with creating her own emotional footholds. Randidly distantly wanted to use this opportunity to copy the capability she demonstrated, but he had already set himself on the path of using his Nether, and his brain was already so consumed with those subtle calculations that he needed to allow that improvement to wait until later.Plus, he hadn’t r...
Chapter 1864
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Apologies for the delay. This summer has been a little scrambled. I'll release these two and one more to finish the week.Real quick background, I gave up my apartment in May because I was unhappy where I was at. I spent the summer traveling across the US, trying to keep up with the writing. In addition, as is now public, I've been rewriting early Rand to make them into books. (Seriously guys, can...
Chapter 1863
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958One again. I just ran out of energy. But I'll make this one up. Plus, this chapter and the next made me laugh a lotRandidly’s blood heated as he looked at the shit-eating grin on his own face. Devick-as-Randidly just released that much pressure as she walked forward. The worst part was there wasn’t even the hint of an image around her; as with her earlier clashes with Tyne and Moonlight Blade, sh...
Plot Day
I need to think about my new timezone more often. But today will be my thinking day. Hah, I'm so excited for tomorrow.For those in the US, happy Labor Day.
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I'll push today's chapters to tomorrow, and release the last three in one chunk. Let's get this started.
Chapter 1852
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Wooo, okay, back to seven again for the next few weeks. But it's time for us to accelerate again. Lets gooooTatiana raised a cup of tea to her lips and sipped the liquid. Beside her, Naffur rubbed his chin as he stared at the darkness staining the horizon. Even from here, both could feel the hairs on their arms standing on end as they looked at the display. “So… let’s adjust our heading?”“Y...
Chapter 1851
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Okay, one tonight. One tomorrow.Randidly’s eyelids fluttered.Warning-!Recalculating…Evolution occurring! Due to extreme stress and ambient energy, a change is occurring within the core of your being! Biological functions being analyzed… Examining shift...Everything pulsed with the beating of his heart. Such was the heat dripping from his brain down through his spine that air flared and ignited when...
Chapter 1850
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Randidly looked around at the rainforest surrounding him. Already, moisture clung to his skin and made him uncomfortable. He had chosen one of the completely abandoned portions in Expira’s Southern hemisphere, a vast monster wonderland that even Kharon and the Order Ducis was having trouble clearing enough to make a safe road North.With this much space, I can go wild to my heart’s content. Randidly f...
Chapter 1849
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Tomorrow I need to drive, so the last two chapters for the week will be out Saturday (fingers crossed)When Neshamah didn’t elaborate on her strange and sudden nickname, just kept looking at Randidly with an enthusiastic expression, he eventually cleared his throat. “...I’m sorry, but I have no idea what you are talking about. Skull Shadow?”She laughed and winked at him. “Of course, of course. C...
Chapter 1848
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958Accomplishment recognized! Synechdochence has increased to 29%!The small pinch of Nether exploded outward, gobbling down a large chunk of the sky island and leave motes of hissing dust in its wake. In terms of power, it wasn’t that much. But Randidly had restrained himself, since he was testing his new capabilities on his own skyisland. A dozen similar ice cream scoops were dotted the surrounding space...
Chapter 1847
ToC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/23899958The rest of the conversation with the Patrons was more of the same. Or, if anything, the Patrons quickly got on each others' nerves and began to snipe at each other more than they provided actual information; no wonder they split up so quickly when left to their own devices. Soon, Randidly dismissed them all and returned to his own Skyisland floating above Kharon. He put his chin in the palm of his h...
