Alchimia Rex (133)
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The text hovered in my field of view, a pop-up that wouldn’t go away.
W͕ha͠t ̷̄is̠ͥ s͖̙tr̺͗en͗͒gt͌h?͋
The first time it popped up I’d dismissed it out of hand, but when it came back, it did so with a vengeance. The popup twitched and deformed, screeching up at my...
2024-05-07 22:18:09 +0000 UTC View Post[BOOK 1][BOOK 2 START][PREVIOUS][NEXT]
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“Seems they’ve done some renovations since I was last here. Can’t say I disapprove.” Moreau turned to look at me as we stepped out of the cargo-sized elevator. “Welcome to laboratory number three.”
To access it, we had to get off the AV in an entry-bay thirty stories up, then take an elevator down to a loading dock, and from there take another e...
2024-04-30 20:42:53 +0000 UTC View Post[BOOK 1][BOOK 2 START][PREVIOUS][NEXT]
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I stood there, eyes wide. I just… stared. I’d just gotten whiplash trying to process everything. It was like speedrunning my childhood, moving from the confusion to the anger to the grief to the acceptance. She’d done nothing, she’d been responsible for nothing. The monster had been the one to attack the city. And it’d been Aqua who’d destroyed it. 2024-04-23 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The manual on exemplary behaviour for academy students had three very important things to say about my current situation. First, when working for an employer, one had to give their full attention to the task at hand. Second, it stressed that bothering managers to ask for permissions for things such as time off were to be avoided wherever possible. Third, a studen...
2024-04-23 12:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post---
In the illustrious and often questionable pantheon of human innovation, one particular invention stood as a testament to our collective masochism: the alarm clock. In my brief - if eternal - 18 years of life, I had come to recognize the alarm clock not merely as a tool for punctuality, but as...
2024-04-23 12:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus’ breath echoed in his ears over the thundering whirl of the minigun. His helmet was tight against his jaw, internal fans whirred to keep his visor from fogging up, worn Nano-Grip™ gloves clutching the steering wheel. His neuralink chirped again, requesting him to jack into the car’s interface to control it through his mind. Unfortunately, the...
2024-04-23 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post[BOOK 1][BOOK 2 START][PREVIOUS][NEXT]
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Took me WAY too long to make. AI image-generation has come so freaking far ahead I'm frankly having trouble keeping up with all the tech. Greatly recommend installing some local generator if you have the time... and patience.
I would've preferred commissioning an artist, but the wallet's tight, so that'll have to wait for the time being.
Anyway, enjoy the cover!
The first chap...
2024-04-16 20:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post[BOOK 1][BOOK 2 START][PREVIOUS][NEXT]
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Marcus’ breath echoed in his ears over the thundering whirl of the minigun. His helmet was tight against his jaw, internal fans whirred to keep his visor from fogging up, worn Nano-Grip™ gloves clutching the steering wheel. An archaic choice, as nowadays everything was done through the neural interface, but Marcus had never felt comfortable jacking into a vehicle. There were too many number...
2024-04-07 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post[BOOK 1][BOOK 2 START][PREVIOUS][NEXT]
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Khalid sat, coiled, at the border of his gardens, staring at the God that cradled the unconscious human. The deity had taken the form of a hum...
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Sometimes, figuring out the solution was the hard step. Like solvi...
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Khalid al-Ashtar was furious.
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Problem: Khalid had made a golem out of wood and metal mana, his...
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“You’re nervous.” Maridah’s voice needled into Liam’s e...
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Khalid al-Ashtar glanced at the piece of parchment. The ...
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There were two mage-towers in Al-Sarilica, one placed nor...
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“It’s kind of frustrating how the main determining factor on w...
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The game of bone-rattlers was a simple one that involved every part...
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