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Abyssal Road Trip - 495 - Dogs of War

Amdirlain’s PoV - Southeast Himalayas

While Amdirlain worked on her army, Bai Hu and Zhūquè bound hundreds of demons, and the Vermillion Bird stripped Sarah and Klipyl of the relic’s effects. Sara...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 494 - It comes back to you

Amdirlain’s PoV - Southeast Himalayas

The heat from her flames disrupted the valley’s winds.

Sarah was on the far side of the mountain, herding hundreds of demons back towards the squad, while...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 493 - Blood and ashes

Amdirlain’s PoV - Bali

The following morning, Amdirlain wasn’t far from where she’d watched Klipyl deal with the Sahuagin. Sarah had deployed the house just over the high tide mark. So when dawn arrived, she knelt on t...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 492 - Your decision

Amdirlain’s PoV - South Wind’s Court

On the morning of their departure, Amdirlain had drawn the location from Kadaklan’s mind and teleported. The sunrise illuminated the crystal clear waters beyond gently rolling surf,...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 491 - Helping hand

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Shrine

By the time Sarah returned from the Enchanter’s Pavilion, Amdirlain had sprawled out on the bed.

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Abyssal Road Trip - 490 - Cover me in sunshine

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

When Amdirlain finished reviewing all the dead-end powers and skills she’d let fall by the wayside with Cyrus, she sat up and brushed her fingers across her hair to smooth it out.

“De...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 489 - Ashes and silk

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

Amdirlain lifted her hands as the others started to argue with Klipyl. “Please stop. I’d planned to address it later, but I can sense the same tension as Klipyl caught. Her understanding of...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 488 - Wings to dreams

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

After Theinas disappeared, Amdirlain ran some quick mental calculations to see where some Class options would put her. “So I need to optimise a mix of Intelligence and Willpower.”

“...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 487 - Where we started

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

Theinas’ shadow fell across Sarah as she checked Amdirlain for lingering wounds. 

“I see your risk-taking hasn’t changed from the Maze,” noted Theinas. “How close to the ed...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 486 - I need to know

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

The conversation with Gideon and the rawness from her Soul healing incited her nerves and paranoia to churn. The comforting blue glow she picked for the Demi-Plane shifted from feeling like a c...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 485 - High Expectations

Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-Plane

The Enyalië flowed through the Gate and flooded the Demi-Plane with their intense excitement and bright tones. It was such an infectious, upbeat tempo that Amdirlain hummed along to their them...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 484 - All together

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

A fit of amusement had sent Klipyl scampering from the house but, focused on Atonement's expansion, Amdirlain hadn't thought any more of it. When she stopped creating crystals and ench...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 483 - Godless

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The night proceeded with more lifetime explorations, and the flames of her sigil intensified with each layer of strands connecting nodes. As another memory faded, Amdirlain blinked to ...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 482 - Is it victory

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The Enchanter’s Pavilion was a sprawling complex on the western side of the dome; it had a sweeping roof with a dramatic crest and decorative edges; within it, Amdirlain could sense ...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 481 - Haunted

Amdirlain’s PoV - Soulscape

The arena walls echoed with the clamour of the traps that had erupted into deadly life. The guardian’s every step triggered a reaction from more traps and obstacles. Following on her heels wou...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 480 - Face in the mirror

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

Their accommodation gained a collection of paintings over the following nine weeks of research. Kadaklan’s and Klipyl’s cooperative efforts created each, giving the place a feeling...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 479 - Stand Still

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

While Sarah slept beside her, Amdirlain invested a point into True Song Architecture. The insights that rushed in were more profound than the ones that had caused her to spend days in ...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 478 - Searching for my path

Amdirlain's PoV - East Wind's Court

Amdirlain had already memorised the library and its contents before she appeared on its doorstep. Though each level of the building spiralled through a dimensional Mobius strip, on the out...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 477 - Eye of the beholder

Klipyl’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The others had gone their own way after the audience and hadn’t returned to the townhouse with her. With her guide’s arrival rapidly approaching, Klipyl tapped on Kadaklan’s door. ...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 476 - The road we walked

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

The courier arrived while Klipyl was out at her meeting with Oracle Hashiguchi Amaya, and Jinfeng handled the protocols of greeting him. Her immediately handing over a reply caused the...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 475 - Beauty in the flames

Klipyl's PoV - East Wind’s Court

When Klipyl returned to the others, her attention lingered on the mannequins. The kimonos adorning them ranged from a brilliant riot of blue and pink flowers to liquid black silk with large...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 474 - Growth

Amdirlain’s PoV - East Wind’s Court

Amdirlain tossing out the name of a Class drew a grunt from Klipyl. She took her attention from admiring the schools of fish and slid back from the porch railing. “What’s Psionic D...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 473 - Beauty in the Dark

Amdirlain’s PoV - Enoshima shrine

The Dragon that had formed from the sea water drew back, his long body sinking into the cove until his topaz eyes were level with the top of the shrine. A calm stillness settled over the p...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 472 - Moving on

Amdirlain’s PoV - Wudang Mountain - Eight months later

The dawn’s rays were touching the mountain’s eastern face as a cascade of sparrow-sized phoenixes burst from Amdirlain. The months of training let them dart along ...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 471 - From the beginning

Amdirlain’s PoV - Shiyan - Zhōngguó

As Sadka rang a chime outside the compound of ‘The Silk Clouds’, Amdirlain considered its interior. Layers of wards with increasing complexity beneath its paved courtyards prompted...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 470 - Feel the energy

Amdirlain’s PoV - Northeast from Wudang Mountain

The gate guards wore a combination of thick leather armour with riveted metal plates to protect their torso and upper limbs, with symbols at their collars showing their rank...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 469 - Measure up

Amdirlain’s PoV - Wudang Mountain

Master Cyrus showed up just after dawn dressed in identical robes to those he wore the night before, but Amdirlain could hear the repairs in their fabric. As Sarah let him into the room, J...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 468 - Under pressure

Amdirlain’s PoV - Wudang Mountain

The speed of his motions meant the music provided no warning, but its seamless flow inspired her reactions. Since even a deflection contained bone-crushing force, Amdirlain shifted and sli...

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Abyssal Road Trip - 467 - Lucid Dreams

Amdirlain’s PoV - Beneath Wudang Mountain

As time passed and Rustam’s fortitude strengthened dramatically, Amdirlain dipped lightly into the emotions within Ori’s memories. She turned the crushing loneliness and heart-...

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General Status

I've been running behind this week, so the 2nd chapter for this week will be late. Over the last months, my lead has whittled to nothing, so I must regain a stockpile of advanced chapters to post regularly.

Part of that is work and bouts of ...

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