Few things in the universe remained exactly the same. Fractal space was one of them. Not only was the white infinity identical to the ones before, but so were my sensations. I found myself thinking the same thoughts, asking the same questions, even after all the revelations that had taken place in-between. I felt as if I were a kitten that had managed to claw its way out of a box of secrecy, on...
2021-07-27 00:14:13 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to Augustus, there were two states of existence on the front: “attacked and attacking.” Everything else was the slow decay of waiting. It was the same on the ground, only without the waiting.
Security personnel ran along the tunnels with cable spools. The only time I’d seen such in use, outside historical archive references, was during Mission Eden when I was aboard the Pr...
2021-07-19 21:59:29 +0000 UTC View PostDuring my time on Resha Colony, the arrival of important dignitaries was always accompanied by massive fanfare. Even the arrival of low level, off-planet bureaucrats was enough to cause a stir. The entire event was broadcasted at instant speed, capturing every moment of the visit. On one of those occasions, the local council had deemed it necessary that I join in the event—being that I was th...
2021-07-19 21:58:03 +0000 UTC View PostHeya, all!
Quod's update is expected to go up later today.
Sorry forthe delay. Last week's health issues cuased some schedule mess ups (which I'm still tryint to catch up with). If all does well, things should be back to normal with this evening's Quod update. If time permits I'll try to have a second chapter this week as well.
Thanks for your support and keeping up with the E...
2021-07-19 08:01:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello all,
Sadly today's chapter will be late since I need to urgently deal with some health dental issues.
Most likely it will appear anytime between 4 and 8 hours from now. Tomorrow's chapter should appear as normal.
Sorry :(
Lise
2021-07-09 05:56:12 +0000 UTC View PostDisappointment was one of the few constants in the Fleet. Ever since I was sent to the front line, I would see it everywhere: on the faces of the troopers, in the voices of the officers, in the communications coming from HQ, but most of all on the bridge. I myself had experienced disappointment thousands of times, but none of it could compare to what Wilco was experiencing now. Looking at him, ...
2021-07-04 21:53:25 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to Augustus, there were two states of existence on the front: “attacked and attacking.” Everything else was the slow decay of waiting. It was the same on the ground, only without the waiting.
Security personnel ran along the tunnels with cable spools. The only time I’d seen such in use, outside historical archive references, was during Mission Eden when I was aboard the Pr...
2021-07-04 21:52:21 +0000 UTC View PostSurrounded by a thousand fears sounded great as a fantasy book or television series. Having to face them in combat, on the other hand, was not so great. Even back-to-back with his echo, and all the advanced gear he had obtained, Dallion was starting to have difficulties. Defeating a single soldier was roughly as difficult as fighting a level ten guardian—they were intelligent, resourceful, an...
2021-07-04 07:41:30 +0000 UTC View PostAll of Dallion’s doubt vanished like fog at dawn. The voice was absolutely correct—giving in to his fears wasn’t the way he’d win this battle. Dallion was not a monster and had no intention of becoming one. As long as he knew where the line was and didn’t cross it, history wasn’t going to repeat itself.
A sword swished at the height of Dallion’s neck. Even without markers, a...
2021-07-03 05:45:48 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing his grandfather on the battlefield froze Dallion to the core. This was the last person he expected to see. The former Village chief, he could understand, but his grandfather… that was something he wasn’t prepared for.
“I see you’re doing well for yourself,” the echo of Dallion’s grandfather said. “In a guild and double digits. A bit disappointed you haven’t figured ...
2021-07-02 08:39:51 +0000 UTC View PostSystem XNBBl-2, Cassandrian Space, 625.2 A.E. (Age of Exploration)
Twenty gods on a one-way shuttle. There was probably a joke in there, as Wilco kept reminding me. I couldn’t see it, though. The only thing I was concerned about was the reaction of the Cassandrians. So far, little had changed in the system. The flow of drones had momentarily reacted to my engine boost, but quic...
2021-07-01 22:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostDisappointment was one of the few constants in the Fleet. Ever since I was sent to the front line, I would see it everywhere: on the faces of the troopers, in the voices of the officers, in the communications coming from HQ, but most of all on the bridge. I myself had experienced disappointment thousands of times, but none of it could compare to what Wilco was experiencing now. Looking at him, ...
2021-07-01 22:28:20 +0000 UTC View PostWorld items… logically, it was almost a given they had to exist. With items being realms, and areas of their own vast domains, it was inevitable that there would be an item that would encompass an entire world. Now that he knew for certain, though, Dallion’s mind was on the verge of exploding with questions.
What if the world he was currently in was nothing but an item itself? For all...
2021-07-01 07:45:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe feast was definitely on the pricey side. Considering the gifts Dallion had received, as well as the help in completing the area job, he was more than happy to pay. The experience, though. Got him thinking.
It was said that according to awakened etiquette it was rude to enter a realm during conversations. Dallion knew from firsthand experience how awkward that made things, and at the s...
2021-06-30 08:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post“What the heck is this?!” Veil yelled as the azure firebird flew near him.
“It’s my familiar!” Dallion yelled back. “Don’t hurt it!”
The last sentence was said moments too late to keep Veil from slashing through the creature. Fortunately, the blade passed through the flame, causing no harm whatsoever. Unphased, Lux perched on Veil’s head. The healing started immedi...
2021-06-29 06:20:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs far as the world was concerned, cracklings were the equivalent of tooth decay. The stronger they became, the more the realm they were a part of decayed in the real world. If nothing was done, they would eventually become strong enough to overpower the guardian of the realm. When that happened, there was no leveling up. Instead, the item itself would die along with its guardian, leaving the c...
2021-06-28 08:51:46 +0000 UTC View PostA whole world of stone pillars. There was something alluring in the simplicity of it all, possibly because it was so different from the city of Nerosal. In a way, it provided the freedom of the wilderness with the inherent dangers. Then again, the place came with its own very specific set of dangers—cracks. Unlike sphere items or minor areas, though, here they were considerably more advanced ...
2021-06-27 07:57:31 +0000 UTC View PostHALF AN YEAR OF LEVELING UP THE WORLD :)
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“One more!” someone yelled through the room.
With a mock sigh, Veil made his way past the crowd and took the wooden bracelet he was handed. A split second later, the material of the bracelet had changed to birch.
A day ago Dallion would never have imagined Veil could be this popular; a day ago he wouldn’t even have thoug...
2021-06-26 05:59:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Gloria,” Dallion said for the fifth time. “It’s fine. You don’t have to.”
The objection was promptly ignored as the girl continued examining the musical instruments. After her outstanding victory in the plaza—and after the gathered people had dispersed, getting back to their daily chores—it had turned out that Hagel didn’t really have the money to pay her bet. Rather, s...
2021-06-25 07:22:23 +0000 UTC View PostThere were many mistakes a person could do in life: hang around the wrong crowd, do something stupid to impress someone, gamble on something without any knowledge of what’s involved… Dallion’s mistake was to ask “so what do you want to do now” to a pair of people who’d never seen a city and were only going to remain there for a month.
If Dallion thought that taking them from t...
2021-06-24 06:22:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe training realm was much more structured than that of Dallion’s entrance test. A large stone pyramid rose within a field of columns surrounded by dense jungle. Looking closer, Dallion could see certain architectural similarities. If he didn’t know better, he would almost say that someone had done a copy and paste from his own testing realm. Moments later, it became obvious why.
“...
2021-06-23 05:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post“This place is really gigantic,” Veil said as they walked through the streets to the point that Dallion felt like a tourist just by being with him. “You must have gone crazy with such crowds all the time.”
“You get used to it,” Dallion said. Due to pressure from Hannah, he had agreed to give them a tour of the city. On his part, Dallion was hoping to get their help on his curr...
2021-06-22 03:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostFood was always an event for the awakened. Economies were centered around it, guilds celebrated it, events were based around it. Everything an awakened did in the realms led to a vast need for food—something that non-awakened and merchants alike could focus on without fear of awakened competition.
Dallion always looked forward to the occasion, even when he had to use his pay to get Aspa...
2021-06-21 03:15:20 +0000 UTC View PostGibraltar used to tell me that searching for something that didn’t exist was the most closely observed activity of all. After four hundred and eleven minutes, I wholeheartedly agreed. My numerous explanations regarding the transparent nature of the cobalt in the dome failed to convince Sim or his superiors of the lack of Cassandrian remains. As a result, I had to slowly and methodically comb ...
2021-06-20 19:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post(Adventure Arc, Guild Subplot)
KALEIDERVISTO Level 2 has been cleared!
Continue on to fulfill the KALEIDERVISTO’s destiny.
That was two levels cleared without any health loss. Dallion waved the rectangle away, then sat on the chamber floor. His progress couldn’t be called fast, but then again, Dallion didn’t care. A...
2021-06-20 04:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostBack on Earth it was said that sometimes a second was enough to completely change a person. In the world of the awakened, that was especially true. Standing in the trial selection room felt like returning to a class reunion. It wasn’t only the time that had passed in that single instant Dallion had touched the dagger, it was the experiences he’d gone through. In terms of his awakened nature...
2021-06-19 00:17:15 +0000 UTC View Post“Harp?” Dallion shouted. “Nox! Lux! Nil!”
There was no answer. Stranger still, there was no sign of them. While having Nox be invisible in complete darkness, Lux should have been clearly visible, not to mention that the harpsisword should have been able to respond. Dallion was still clutching to the weapon, or at least he thought he was. Just to be on the safe side, he checked, fe...
2021-06-18 08:36:25 +0000 UTC View PostHello, all!
This is a very exciting day for me! My original sci fi QUod Olim Erat, has finally give live as an (edited) ebook on Amazon :D (under the title The Elcy Protocol)
Some of you might already have read it here (or online), but even so I'd though I might share this here if anyone's interested. A PoD book is pending (since I'm new to Amazon I've no idea when that will b...
2021-06-17 05:06:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Shield!” Dallion shouted, leaping back.
The piece of gear extended to the size of a semi-sphere right on time to protect his left side from the flow of daggers flying his way. Even so, two of them managed to twirl past the edges, causing two moderate wounds.
Damn it! Dallion’s sword mentally as he pulled out the pieces of metal.
So far, the fight wasn’t going...
2021-06-17 04:23:39 +0000 UTC View Post