50 - Not Ready Yet
It had been another week since Phoenix and Dazien had spoken with the Scholar in her temple. The party found themselves with a rare day off from their wall pat...
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49 - United in Purpose
Saiya was nervous as Uriel led her through the temple of the Mender back to the room filled with a plethora of pillows that Priest Jacob called a meeting room....
48 - The World Awaits
“I did not know he would be put into a stasis like that,” the small goddess said slowly and deliberately, “I was working off the assumption that as long ...
47 - Not Enough
Knight Veldrix Thevaris was displeased by the turn of events that had interrupted their fairly pleasant evening. They managed to destroy the monsters easily en...
46 - Next Move
Everin was surprisingly enjoying his time with the Royal Knight, who had moved into a room at the Ducal Palace for the time being. Veldrix had an odd sort of p...
45 - Blackout
Phoenix was horrified by the details that surrounded Uriel’s time in captivity. It turned out that the level of manipulative conditioning the cinderen had go...
44 - Crossroads
As Saiya slowly opened the door to Dazien’s room and peeked inside, she was further dismayed by the sight that matched the emotions she was sensing. Bliss ha...
43 - His Familiar
Uriel felt lighter than he had in longer than he could remember. With yet another person sitting beside him to support the weight of his worries and fears, the...
42 - Best Cookies
Phoenix thought over the list of people “in the know” for Uriel’s divine secret. Most made sense if the goal was limiting access to it but that idea nagg...
41 - Origins of Cataclysm
Uriel didn’t even dare to breathe as he watched Phoenix’s eyes go wide and lock onto the Soul Mark. He had never worked up the courage to tell anyone himse...
40 - Breaking the Wall
Uriel found himself packing his more permanent belongings for the fourth time in his entire life. The first had been when he had aged out of the Temple of the ...
39 - Noble Reveal
“You know, I should have thought about this before I said ‘yes’, but do you think people are going to wonder if I’m a parent now that I have the mark o...
38 - Run Away
Uriel lay in bed idly playing with Dazien’s freshly unbraided hair as the gemite slept beside him. The Defender had always been a heavier sleeper than him, w...
37 - Mind Mender
“Phoenix, you can’t ever accept that lie,” Everin said sternly to her, “Trickster cannot be trusted. Even when she tells the truth, somet...
36 - I’m the Bad Guy
Phoenix had been happy to see Uriel again that morning. She had wanted to thank him for helping her out last night. His presence had become a desperately neede...
35 - We Will Celebrate
Patricia wasn’t sure how to feel about walking in to retrieve her niece, only to find her in the arms of the man she had begged to leave them the day before....
34 - Family
“Thank you for making the time to meet with me,” Patricia said as she sat down across a small desk from a priestess of the Parent named Yua Yavuz. She was ...
33 - The Art of Cultivation
Phoenix and Dazien ended up running into the Obsidian Caster at the Alliance of Adventurers’ headquarters as they sought out Director Trayvious. Informing bo...
32 - Challenges
Phoenix made sure to be completely restocked on potions now, including ones that cleansed various types of Banes. The Cultivator’s Citadel and local alchemis...
31 - Tree House
Phoenix stared up in awe at the tree that had grown even more in her time away. After agreeing earlier that evening to let Everin hold onto the Flame of Life f...
30 - The Ship Ate It
Everin was feeling more on edge than he had in a long time. Aside from Kara being a potential threat just by her very nature of being an Obsidian Caster, there...
29 - Point of Power
“Thank you, Lady Dewsong,” a middle-aged cinderen said from behind the group as Rayna’s dirge came to a sorrowful end.
Phoenix recognized him...
2024-06-28 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post28 - In Memory
Phoenix was a bundle of nerves the following morning as she donned the white dress and stared at her mess of red curls in the mirror. She debated on using her ...
27 - I Don’t Have a Study
Phoenix was sitting on the floor between a low coffee table and the fireplace, its warmth radiating up her back. She was wearing a simple sundress, which she u...
26 - Found
Veldrix wasn’t sure if they were concerned or impressed when they met the Emerald Caste Lord Ethan Teras, who looked more sleep-deprived than any Caster at t...
25 - Lost
“Again,” Paul would say as Phoenix completed the complex form for wielding two daggers against an invisible opponent during their morning training exercise...
24 - Working in the Shadows
Knight Veldrix Thevaris pulled the hood of their cloak further down over their head, better hiding their sparkling red hair, as they approached the enormous ci...
23 - The Amazing Cook
Patricia Wayland was exhausted to the extreme despite getting her full three hours of sleep every other day. She had been strained even before losing her broth...
22 - The Battle’s Never Over
As the party moved among the sharp rocks at the bottom of the icy gorge earlier, Phoenix felt the various auras of her friends encompass hers like ripples in a...
21 - Sharing is Caring
While Kara was having fun helping Presley hide in one of the high-tech barrels the obsessed Obsidian Caster had discovered, Phoenix and her team, along with th...