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Chapter 229. Factional Gathering
Eyes closed, I sense the souls around me, each tethered to my ethereal body by a slender thread of energy. It feels like holding onto a bunch of slow-moving balloons. A thread of ethereal energy strings them all together like a pearl necklace, so that they move together, bobbing like a gentle wave.â...
Chapter 228. Level 04
When I return, Iâm standing on solid ground a few feet from Euryphel.âHi,â I murmur, grabbing his attention.He turns around. âWhy do you always spawn behind me?âI shrug. âI donât make the rules. Are we ready to begin?ââYes.âNothing happens, though Euryphelâs brow furrows. Heâ...
Chapter 227. Ghosting
When we exit the void, I collapse, suspending myself in the air like a limp marionette. The tendrils of darkness that cocoon my body slough off and dissipate. After being in the senseless dark, the plane is a shock to the senses. The smell of fecund growth is overwhelming. Small, stubby ferns and pa...
Chapter 226. The Darkseers
[ this chapter is really late but it's the length of two chapters so enjoy ]Two days ago, against his better judgment, Soolemar had answered a call from Euryphel summoning him to a rift on the other side of the world for the âfirst official meeting of the unnamed organization.âThere were two...
Chapter 225. Death Energy Isnât Cheating
[ this is friday's late chapter, thanks for your patience. enjoy! also, if you are doing the $20 hardcover tier, please remember to cancel change your tier by the end of the month so you aren't charged again at that price. if you are double charged i can refund you but that's best avoide...
Chapter 224. A Versatile Reward
I suppress a blush and avert my eyes to the surroundings, a flowery meadow with hand-sized butterflies.âYouâre lucky Crystal isnât here else sheâd scold you for dirty thoughts,â Maria chimes in.Karanos shoots us a dubious expression. âI was just taking a guess because Ianâs hair looks ...
Book 1 is on Amazon!
Hi, The Menocht Loop Book 1 has released.I'm kinda a messâMonday chap will definitely be late, thank you for your understanding.I wrote a long post on RR with links and images and stuff so I'm just going to link it here since Patreon formatting is subpar:https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/3...
Chapter 223. Desire
Iâm too worn out to care about the sand pressing against my neck and palms. The grains are so fine that I can almost imagine Iâm adrift in a pool of powder. From my position, I have a clear view of the pitâs opening, an oval of gray sky framed by sheer auburn rock. I can sense the practitioner...
Chapter 222. Control
[ late again, ty for patience <3 it's a long one to compensate~ ]Maria growled and ignited her body in a pillar of flames, heedless of the damage to her wardrobe. If the sand was solidâand not falling out from under themâsheâd be able to use the End techniques she practiced on Ian. Perhaps...
Chapter 221. Lineage
After the stint with Achemissâ giant head, Maria and I continued through the tunnel. The passage has a slow downward gradient and the air has started to get hotter. Weâve seen a few odd things reflected in the dagger blade, but nothing as weird as Achemiss.âDo you hear that?â Maria whispers....
Chapter 220. The Daggerâs Return
[ sorry this chap is late! ]Maria, Karanos, and I crouch beneath an outcrop of a slick, mossy geode. Its crystalline interior is violet and glows softly from within. Cool rain patters over ferns and mulchy ground.Weâve been in the lost quadrant for two days now. While Karanos has led us through al...
Chapter 219. Why We Fight
When they approached Morinapol via hovergloss, Euryphel ran a few scenarios to scope for End practitioners in the service of Gnosteâs government. The hypothesis was that any Gnostian End practitioners in Morinapol would immediately notice the intrusion of fateful peak practitioners and alert the a...
Chapter 218. To Gnoste
[ thanks for reading! ]Aside from attending the Fassari Summit, Euryphel had never before been so far from the SPU in an official diplomatic capacity. After assuming the role of Crowned Executor, he had either conducted most of his duties remotely, or sent for other heads of state to approach Zukalâ...
New Signed Author Copy Tier!
Hello!I am going to make a tier live for the month of November! People who upgrade to the tier will receive a SIGNED HARDCOVER COPY shipped to their home! I was considering offering a paperback, but after doing some math, found that the hardcover was only 2 USD more than the paperback...and isn'...
Chapter 217. The Lost Quadrant
Maria and I step through the rift and find ourselves in a sleek, dark cityscape. Towering buildings form a barricade of black glass and metal, but many look like theyâve been damaged by extreme weather.The three of us stand on what appears to be a main thoroughfare, with with lines on the ground d...
Book 1 Epub + Mobi
Hello,Thank you patrons for supporting this book! As a perk for the months of October and November, I'm providing epub/mobi versions of book 1 before I publish it on November 23rd!Please see the attachments for the files. Hint hint, at the very end of the ebook is a picture of the author if you&...
Chapter 216. The Twenty-First Gate
Rather than leading the way, Karanos has me and Maria carve a path through planes. Sometimes the veil is thin and easy to pierce, allowing us to cut through multiple planes in one go. Other times itâs nearly impregnableâthatâs when Karanos takes over.Weâre in such a plane now, one filled wit...
Chapter 215. The Regalia
Ascendant energy arcs between a flock of twelve bone birds, the decemantic constructs small and swift. They work in subgroups of three to concentrate the circuiting energy. Where the trios detonate their payload, the air parts, revealing slivers of other planes.Ascendant energy swirls around Mariaâ...
214. The Looming Loop
[ edit: added a last paragraph to this chapter, the original ending was a bit anticlimactic. ]At the end of the workday, Fassar Cityâs array station was a hive of human activity.Kess Elba had never spent much time in the station until seven weeks ago, when the government sent him as a gesture of g...
Sick
Hello! I am extremely sick w/ stomach flu (~103 degree fahrenheit fever). Chapter is thus delayed.Thank you for your understanding!Yours deliriously,caerulex
Chapter 213. First Practice
âYou sure know how to pick them,â I mutter, beholding the barren expanse of Karanosâ chosen plane. The sky is covered in dark gray clouds, and blue-violet lightning flashes in the far distance. Sah is laying off to the side in a pile of gray sand that looks and feels more like soot, still unco...
[ Book 5, The Seed of Chaos ] Chapter 212. Send-Off
[ yayyy new book begins! ]After finishing the visit with Eury, I spread out on the bed and close my eyes, losing myself in the moment, clearing out my thoughts.That I spoke with three people from back home is surreal. And not only did I speak with them, but I saw themâeven had the ability to see t...
Narration Time
Alright so not too many filled out the survey but for now I'm gonna narrate tonight at 10 pm EST, apologies to people that doesn't work for q.qI still might do tomorrow sometime. If you're interested it's probably easier to discuss which time to do on discord. If you're not alrea...
Narration of Book 4 Epilogue -- PICK TIME
Hi, I'm planning to wrap up book 4 and will be narrating it on discord via video chat (if you've never done one of these before, yes it's a face reveal lol). I'm putting a few options below for times -- the majority are for Tuesday just a heads up :sweat:I know that for the internati...
Chapter Rewrite/Addition -- Book 2
[ hiiii I promise promise promise you lovely people are gonna get 2 chaps this week, i've been super busy with my insane 15+ hour/day week (just this week, for grad school kick-off!) but the chap that you guys were supposed to get on monday is almost done. i'm gonna be traveling a lot of fri...
Chap Coming Later
See the title. I'm falling asleep and unable to continue -- I'm at an intensive onsite week for grad school that has us pulling 15+ hour days every day, it's kinda a lot, and ya girl got no backlog for this story. Chap is like, 1200 words in rn, will finish it asap. You'll still have...
Extra Scene â Coffee
A somewhat ridiculous response to the prompt, "Take a character you're working on and put them in a Starbuck line. Describe their reaction to someone cutting them in line." Ian + Eury shenanigans. Enjoy.Ian decided to take a stroll through Jupiterâs downtown. Less than a year had passe...
Quick Announcement
Hi guys,This past week has been dumpsterfire, working from 9 am to 11 pm almost every day, feeling super burnt out. Thankfully the project that caused this insane schedule is now OVER as of Saturday.I traveled yesterday for business to Colorado, and am doing work things today and tomorrow. Not sure ...
Chapter 156. Escape
When I come to, Iâm standing in the bungalow. Disoriented, I nearly trip on a side table, catching myself before I fall on my face.The first thing I notice aside from the fact that Iâm nude is the immediate lack of pain. I have far more experience than Iâd like working past pain, and while I r...
Chapter 155. Insurmountable
So. It sounds like the ascendant is looking for me, but heâs not expecting me to arrive so early. That lines up with Holidayâs surprise at our good fortune of finding a veil vulnerability within a day of flying.âNow, as I was saying, you chose the wrong way,â Messeras continues, the enemyâ...
