“So I’m second then? Darn.”
“Third actually,” Vasta laughed. “Jake’s teleportation isn’t restricted on this floor, remember? As much as it annoys me to admit it, he got here first and only ran off to try and find the rest of you after I arrived, though it seems he’s not been having the best luck at it.”
“Okay, g...
2025-01-07 18:53:27 +0000 UTC View PostHe forced himself up, his guard unable to be raised any higher than it already was as he took his first real look around, not just for any new attacks but to get a lay of the land, taking in all he saw.
It was an empty, white space, one that looked like it went on forever with the only thing it obviously contained being hundreds of square ...
2025-01-05 18:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostTime froze for him as it happened, his thoughts moving in a blur as he was knocked down and having an answer as to what had by all accounts killed him before he even hit the ground, cursing the gods, even as he struggled to find a solution.
Magic nullification of all things on the first floor, in the first fucking second? YOU ABSOLUTE ...
2025-01-03 17:37:50 +0000 UTC View Post<I’m still surprised you didn’t prepare anything.>
What’s there to prepare? Unlike the last couple times, I don’t have the slightest clue about whatever we’re going to have to deal with and more importantly, for the first time taking on one of these stupid things, I’m actually in my element. My magics are all non-affi...
2025-01-02 13:17:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Let’s see, I guess Sonya might be out, she has her work and this would be a little last minute to spring it on her but what about your parents?” Ben suggested. “That way Lux and Funa will both be around too, they’ll probably be able to look after him pretty well, all things considered.”
“I’d rather not use them as our firs...
2024-12-31 17:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post<SOUL AFFINITY LEVEL INCREASED>
<SOUL SOURCE LEVEL INCREASED>
<SOUL RESILIENCE LEVEL INCREASED>
<MAX LEVEL OF THE JUDGE JOB ACHIEVED>
Despite the notification, no smile was brought to Ben’s face. He’d been keeping track well enough to know that he’d be finishing things that day, getting it wa...
2024-12-29 22:56:26 +0000 UTC View PostTo his two students’ misfortune, Ben’s impatience only grew the next day as their circlets were modified, not only splitting their thoughts like they’d been originally designed to but now speeding up their thoughts as well, letting them cast all forms of magic they were training in even faster to squeeze even more out of the day.
Of ...
2024-12-27 21:31:52 +0000 UTC View PostWith the new day came new lessons, as Jake and Thera’s split minds were put to work. Both of them were materializing and both of them were enchanting, with learning both the enchanting modifier he’d found within the archive as well as a few of the mana modifiers discovered within the two great spells he’d been studying being the priority f...
2024-12-26 15:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, new month, new poll. Also, Merry christmas for those who celebrate! And happy holidays for those who don’t or celebrate any other winter holiday I don’t know the date of! Either way, hope you’re all having a grand time.
With this year coming to a close, now's the time to reflect on it a bit and my god, it’s been a pr...
2024-12-25 22:28:24 +0000 UTC View PostWars were never small, simple things. A fact that was true no matter the scale but only became more challenging as it rose, with the one their planet was trapped in all the more so.
Really, calling it a war was generous of both the gods and the mortals of the world. They were one planet against a galaxy, the only reason they could call it ...
2024-12-25 22:15:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Jake, I’m taking over part of your body for a bit, try not to panic.”
“Wait, what is that supposed to mean?”
“It means everything’s going to be fine, I just need to try something for a bit so keep practicing your enchanting until I’m done and try not to get distracted by this.”
He was already using his hive m...
2024-12-24 15:39:57 +0000 UTC View Post<CONDEMNATION LEVEL INCREASED>
“Alright, you guys are officially adequate enough that we can move on to the next stage of enchanting,” Ben told the two as their lessons progressed the following day. “You can place your spells as well as anyone and now you can both kind of sort of use the three systems I’ve shown you, now you ...
2024-12-22 15:33:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, what was the real point of that then, Helori?” Nare asked her. “You’ve never felt the need for us to examine him as well.”
“I meant what I said, it’s good to get a different set of eyes and opinions, especially for what I’d like to present now that you’ve both gotten the chance.”
“Present?”
“A q...
2024-12-20 14:49:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, so I’ve got something to tell you guys but let's do our best to not make this talk worse than it has to be.”
“Empty skies Ben, what is it now?” His god asked, knowing well from experience that whatever his apostle was about to say was sure to be an absolute pain.
“Er, before that, let's all just also agree to keep ...
2024-12-19 13:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostWalking through the gate yielded a pleasant surprise, no matter how small it might have been. Ogilt, who was still standing guard, appeared to have at least looked through the bits of entertainment he’d been left with since Thera had gone to check on her newest uncle, showing that perhaps some of her talk had been good for him.
I’l...
2024-12-17 12:17:36 +0000 UTC View Post“And are the circlets absolutely necessary?” Thera asked him, looking like she was willing to do anything else if it meant avoiding putting one on while leaving Ben to think over how he intended to teach them.
“Hmm, I suppose I have something in my back pocket that might help you get a level immediately so I guess you can hold off on...
2024-12-15 20:53:40 +0000 UTC View PostOpening the door showed it wasn’t just one or the other but both Thera and Delair arriving at once, letting them both in to start the day, even as he slipped a thought into his girlfriend’s mind.
Make sure you compliment breakfast out loud.
Hmm? You know I always love what you cook. She thought back, catchi...
2024-12-13 16:10:30 +0000 UTC View PostIt was as Ben got up that morning, about to go to Mora’s room to try and entertain the boy, that he froze in place, his normal routine being enough to help give him a sense for his newest skill.
All he’d done was immediately begin his soul production like he normally would as he’d gotten up, continuing it as he’d walked which had b...
2024-12-12 17:21:09 +0000 UTC View Post“So, how did taking your new jobs go?” Myriad asked, with Ben shrugging in return.
“Complicated. I mean, good probably, but I got some weird results.”
“Pff, not surprising,” Helori said, shaking her head. “Did you end up taking outsider then?”
It was a question that she, Myriad, and Nare were all curious about. ...
2024-12-10 17:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post<Everyone’s been gathered for a while now, are you coming or not?>
Yeah, I guess this is as good a time as any to end this part of the day.
It had long grown dark and Sachel had already stopped by to walk Delair home but with his god’s prompting he finally released Jake from the prison that was his mind, the other ...
2024-12-08 16:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post“Hmm, you know, it’s kind of a waste to leave Jake’s body there doing nothing. Alright, I’m feeling generous. Is there any attribute you guys think he needs to train more?”
“Agility,” Amy told him without needing to think. “He’s terrible at it since he just teleports everywhere. Why, don’t tell me you have some easy way...
2024-12-06 17:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostSitting in the guild that morning, ignoring the eyes of the few others around who recognized who he was while he did his best to pass the time, it wasn’t long until the three he was waiting on arrived, with Jake, Amy, and Yuzu joining him.
“Good to see you guys, hope one of you is ready for what I have in store.”
“Ah, Vasta g...
2024-12-05 15:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostHe was curious enough that he really did want to broach the topic as the day ended but not so curious that he did. Children needed to be allowed their privacy, same as any adult. If Mora didn’t want to mention it then both he and Thera would wait until he was more comfortable to say anything, pushing that conversation further into the future, ...
2024-12-03 17:45:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Morning Mora, it’s me,” Ben said as he knocked on the door, letting himself in after a moment and finding the boy sitting like he had been the day before, a few more of the books and games he’d been given having at least been touched in the past few hours.
“Good morning.”
“So, I didn’t bring it up yesterday but me an...
2024-12-02 15:07:05 +0000 UTC View Post“You want to talk about it?”
“Ugh, I wish you weren’t so good at reading me.”
“What can I say, it’s my specialty.”
His first day teaching had gone well, both for Delair and for Sachel. The first had managed to have fun the entire time, he’d done his best to keep the lessons he was giving both in the shop and i...
2024-12-01 16:53:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Come in,” Ben yelled out at the knock on the door, with it opening to Sachel and Delair, the latter looking like a ball of energy while the first spoke up.
“Thanks again for this Ben.”
“Don’t worry about it, but Delair, remember I can be a tough teacher. You wanted to learn from me during a busy time which means I’m go...
2024-11-29 18:04:33 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt like only a moment had passed by the time Thera awoke but once she began to stir she shot up, memories of the day before flooding her thoughts in a way that took a second to be sure wasn’t just a lingering dream, leaving her putting her head in her hands by the time she was certain.
It hadn’t even been a day since she’d in es...
2024-11-28 14:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostBen took extra care getting up to make sure he didn’t disturb Thera. She’d had a long enough day and it had been at most a couple hours since she went to sleep, not the sort of time he should have been bothering her when the morning was sure to be just as full as he applied what levels of stealth he had to leaving the room, walking over to h...
2024-11-26 17:25:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, new month on the way so it’s time for a new poll again, hope you’re all looking forward to it. Not really much to say for this one either but as for the vote I took about story arc/character summaries, it looks like it won in the end so I’ll slowly start chipping away at putting those together but it will probably be a while until...
2024-11-25 17:06:31 +0000 UTC View PostBodies healed but spirits still beaten, Pato and the rest of his party walked home with the end of their quest, their thoughts heavy with how it had turned out.
While none of them had died in the end, that felt more thanks to luck than anything else, surviving the attack of a demonic contender not through any of their own efforts but thank...
2024-11-25 17:04:11 +0000 UTC View Post