In a little box of a room, under the Courthouse of a certain city…
The terrible voice above him made ‘tsk’ noises. “Daxerris Stoneboro.” The voice was cold — like burning ice — and deep. The rich and luxurious pronouncement of death itself. “You could’ve just disappeared. But here you are, tempting fate in our jurisdiction. Weaving conspiracies…” The voice t...
2023-07-19 05:16:22 +0000 UTC View PostIt was an eerie, uneasy period right after her refusal to play ball with Greizer. She blotted him out, blotted the mirror out, and simply waited, putting all her cards on silence, ambiguity, and her sanctuary’s literal sanctity — it was clear they could get to her mentally no matter what, but just how much they could reach in or glean… Well, she was supposed to be immortal, after...
2023-07-19 05:14:18 +0000 UTC View Post“What?” Bast looked utterly puzzled and innocent. “Well, I might trace those lines over a little on th-”
“Don’t you ‘trace those lines’ me! Th- th- what the fuck?” Sammy just gestured with a hand at the painting, flabbergasted. “I didn’t tell you- you could fucking paint me like- like one of your French girls!”
Clearly inca...
2023-07-19 05:12:56 +0000 UTC View PostAbove the goddess Redberry, the dryads tittered, one leaning over to another to whisper in her ear, as yet another called out, “Call her Baby!” which caused a ripple of laughter. Redberry’s head and eyes moved up slightly, and though they all couldn’t possibly see her glare, they cut off quickly, clearing their throats and sobering as Redberry sighed long-sufferingly.
Sammy found ...
2023-07-19 05:11:35 +0000 UTC View PostSammy’s relaxation time and internal musings were interrupted by a ‘ping’ from Estara at the hand mirror. Sammy could already ‘feel’ the realm she was in and its distinct separation like a partition in her head, so she simply left it, to return to her throne room.
Nice. I have a throne room. Needs a cool name. The Reflective Throne? No…
She walked up the steps, ...
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“Yes, Transplant,” Orswyth repeated. “People from another wor-”
“I know, I know, ah, which world? Did he say?”
Orswyth seemed to consider this a moment, nodding vaguely. “I believe he called it Beraku. Some sort of wasted world that had fallen from times of great advancement. He lived in some sort of desert. He’s obviously a transplant due to unusual ashen gray skin ...
2023-07-19 05:02:53 +0000 UTC View PostTo the question of the price, the black-armored beast of a man Danomeir shrugged his shoulders. “Half my normal rate, but I thought it would be an easy job.” He looked down at the bloodied corpse of one of his compatriots. “At least you’ve reduced the number of shares more than a bit.”
“I’d be happy to oblige reducing the rest,” Orswyth offered cheekily. He flicked his hal...
2023-07-19 04:59:32 +0000 UTC View PostTristan Algeros was the founder of the Algeros Oceanic Trading Company, which rose to prominence in an age of sailing and exploration on the world of Oderghaust Merix. He brokered multiple huge trade deals of core resources between his own nation and a foreign power of rich, exotic produce, ushering in greater prosperity for both.
He shook the hands of the highest royalty, le...
2023-07-19 04:58:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of some blade, likely an axe — or maybe two of them — splintering wood continued, as Sammy stared through the portal at the man preparing for his last fight, his face that of grim, resigned calm.
“I could help in some small ways, at least,” Sammy told him. “Principally, if you would become my follower, swearing to pray to me, I can give you a combat-useful buff, I thin...
2023-07-19 04:56:16 +0000 UTC View PostDax and Merril appeared to walk through an alley between buildings of unknown use, all such buildings in the area being very tightly packed together. Dax needed a key to get through some side door and eventually into a room of somewhat better quality than the area would otherwise indicate. There certainly wasn’t a mirror, though.
“Couldn’t trust inns,” Dax muttered. “Too many ey...
2023-07-19 04:53:01 +0000 UTC View PostSammy decided to step down from the throne again for a spell, to have a walk around the platform. The marble disk was quite sizable for the action, which she made full use of by strolling along the edge, watching stars twinkle and the endless spinning of her mirrors around it all.
I need an escape from this at some point. But at the very least, not until I check on my peeps. Dax espec...
2023-07-19 04:51:35 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s splendid, my lord,” the servant said to the young man in the most neutral tone to ever exist, nothing at all indicating he had any clue or curiosity what was being referred to.
The young man blinked and looked through the mirror at the servant, lifting a hand to wave with two fingers in a dismissive gesture. The servant bowed and left the vicinity at that point, and...
2023-07-19 04:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt took very little effort to convince the man to come clean, on threat of poorly defined, even worse consequences executed by Dominion agents who ‘were intimately involved’ and ‘had been watching the merchant for some time.’ The false witness was quick to begin vomiting forth all the crimes he knew ‘that vile villain’ had committed, eager to focus on something oth...
2023-07-19 04:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t long watching the man shave before Sammy found it distasteful, but she kept it up in case he broke his silence during the act, while also checking on other mirrors nearby.
Soon it was clear they were in a manor owned by someone of wealth and status, as she found plenty of mirrors and servants roaming about an estate even more lavish than Estara’s locale. Every servant was in...
2023-07-19 04:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostEstara’s mirror was the all-metal hand variety and was slightly scuffed and imperfect. The servant girl was whispering into it, a bedpost and a wall at an angle behind her. The lighting was sparse, perhaps from candles. “Can you hear me in this, Your Majesty Samantha?”
Sammy brought it directly to the two-way interface, which caused Estara to jump. “Any true mirror works, Estara. ...
2023-07-19 04:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostAt the feast table Sammy was observing, the man who toasted finally sat back down, and no sooner than he did another well-dressed nobleman at the opposite end rose, which drew everyone’s attention. With a smarmy smile and a ‘tipsy’ demeanor, he toasted with his own great, ornate cup.
“To the alliance indeed! Double and triple to the Seven Sages and the Dominion of Wisdom who guide...
2023-07-19 04:31:33 +0000 UTC View PostTaking a deep breath, Sammy knew she needed to respond to the girl immediately, but she wasn’t exactly used to speaking as someone who was majestically projecting from a throne to a potential subject. She’d taken and enjoyed drama class in high school, but…
I’m a goddess, damn it — I can do this.
The thought unexpectedly triggered something, a connection she under...
2023-07-19 04:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostSammy immediately shot up onto her feet with a yelp from the shattering of the mirror/portal, though no physical harm came to her. Inwardly, it was somehow like a slap in the face to her extended senses. Like someone had broken something that was hers.
“Why did she do that? How dare she!?” The words just blurted out and felt off after she said them. “Wait, why do I care? Not like I ...
2023-07-19 04:25:12 +0000 UTC View PostHer immediate thoughts to the great mass of insanity that assaulted her was that it was a harrowing nightmare.
I haven’t even smoked anything in days! Did I eat something weird recently? Have I spontaneously learned lucid dreaming?
The text with the soulless voice came again:
User samantha_elizabeth_reine44444, your soul has been transported into the dom...
2023-07-19 04:22:16 +0000 UTC View PostSammy was super pissed because someone had stolen her goddamn tarot deck yet again.
She had no idea who or why, but four times in six months was slapstick insanity. It was a prank skit; it was Candid Camera. The problem was she couldn’t study in her dorm room, and usually not indoors at all. She needed variety or she’d go nuts. She liked being out.
So ...
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Chapter 1: To Mirror the World
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