Descartes gave a single nod and moved to her seat, monitoring the heads that sat here with the eyes of an owl. She took her seat and was immediately given a warm cup of tea by the kind Archivist. Having no reason to refuse her, Descartes nodded again in thanks.
But she never touched, let alone spared the cup of tea any thought thereafter.<...
2023-10-31 23:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post< 1st of the 10th, 351 PA >
< The Amalgam’s Summit is now in effect >
The final month of the year had finally arrived, and for the first time since arriving in this world, she heard the names of the ten months.
“Galia also ...
2023-10-31 23:24:34 +0000 UTC View Post“To Time Reverberation!” Cer’s voice ruptured the air, inciting a cheer from many.
She stood atop a rickety, wooden chair, which had been stolen from one of the tables. Surrounding her was a sea of Black Wings, raising their arms as they parroted:
“TO TIME REVERBERATION!” It was mostly the Black Wings, who shared the same r...
2023-10-29 22:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostEnthusiastic commotion broke out at the break of dawn. Every floor of Time Reverberation’s Head Quarters brimmed with a delightful ambience. The convivial atmosphere had only grown over the last few days, for today was a special day for them all.
Moon stumbled around. Those that weren’t hauling boxes and trays of goodies found themselv...
2023-10-29 22:49:05 +0000 UTC View PostThree weeks until the deadline remained. In the real world only seven days had passed. Isolation Spheres were being widely distributed to the Ateliers, kept only behind closed doors to prevent theft from the Impuritas.
The Black Wings were also shaping up to be monsters, and among Jury’s newest Aspects were upgrades to the Talons and equ...
2023-10-28 00:35:04 +0000 UTC View PostMen in Elysia very rarely fell into doctor roles. Many believed that it went against the grain of nature, because it was only women who could become healers. A male doctor was seen as a stigma; a thorn on a perfect rose.
Hearing this made Frost reminisce of the time when she began as a male nurse. She wasn’t spared from the discriminatio...
2023-10-26 09:46:50 +0000 UTC View PostInnovation struck Frost. An epiphany was reached when she realized that she was not limited to her stolen Scarlet Logic Abilities. Other Abilities derived from technologies could be infused into the Genesis Stones.
She experimented in the following days, creating items such as a monocle able to see the strings of those attached to the Fate...
2023-10-26 09:24:39 +0000 UTC View PostShattered remains of failed Aspects of Technology littered the chamber. The once pale room became a bloody bathtub. Gossypium blossomed here as a meadow of them sprouted taught on black rods.
They bled, oozing crimson fluids. They were not gossypium flowers, but merely the countless failed attempts of creating a functional Soul Anchor. Coi...
2023-10-25 04:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-10-24 02:52:50 +0000 UTC View PostFrost spent day in and day out of attempting to create her Aspect of Technology based on Scarlet Logic’s tech. The grueling hours didn’t even faze her. The only breaks she took was when Weave took hers, allowing Frost to make quick visits to H10 with Mimicry, Ignis and Carpalis.
Sleep became a thing of the past again, and every waking ...
2023-10-23 20:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostTrial and error was the name of the game. Ten weeks was more than enough time to perfect the Aspects she had in mind. And with the Dream Weaver by her side? This would be a piece of cake!
The whiteout chamber held nothing but a sole source of light coming from an instrument that sat in center of the room. The edges where the floor, walls a...
2023-10-23 05:09:46 +0000 UTC View PostA fortress shaped like a layered wedding cake rose to the heights of the pale Isolation Sphere. The base was so large that Divas Pass could easily fit inside. The layers gradually became smaller and tighter the higher it went.
A total of four layers were built solely by Jury’s imagination. The Workshop spaces were magical but required tr...
2023-10-22 04:08:08 +0000 UTC View PostFrost strode through the halls of the Nexus, the clopping of her boots filled with intent. She was on the same level as the Floor of Amalgamation, but her destination was not that gated paradise.
Rather, it was of another door at the end of a brilliant chamber. Luxurious pillars of black and white rose to hold the ceiling as Frost merely g...
2023-10-21 02:49:59 +0000 UTC View PostFrost’s hand slithered onto the table.
“There is nothing I want more than to destroy everything he’s built.” The Nexus momentarily shook as she gruelingly spoke, her thirst for vengeance being made clear. “I came into this world knowing nothing. He was the first person I met, and the last person before I knew death’s embrace. I...
2023-10-20 02:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe Arbiter’s words could be translated as: “Infernis is out of our reach.” However, her words failed to match the telling gaze she gave Frost. Michaela and the others silently panned their sights onto Frost as a small glimmer of a smile flashed on her face.
“Not for much longer. We can carve a rabbit hole into the Derma Layer and ...
2023-10-20 02:35:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe Arbiter must have known something they didn’t to make such a bold suggestion that the White Rabbit was an Aberration of Elysia. She was the only one well versed with them. The moment those words left her lips the room succumbed to an immediate silence.
“Elysia is no longer a sole entity. Her mind had fractured into several major pi...
2023-10-19 04:48:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe atmosphere inside of the Nexus quickly changed. The chaos of the Blessed flooding back into the Nexus had died down where they now trickled in only ten Blessed a day. By now all Blessed in the Nex Megalopolis had returned to the Nexus.
The situation stabilized as the bustling streets were filled with vibrant life as Frost remembered it...
2023-10-17 03:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostA week had passed since Frost’s visit to the Golden Index. A Talon was given to Sana and Aster was formally invited to join them on the Floor of Amalgamation if she so wished. Stella was allowed to come along, but the two refused for the moment.
The was so much more Aster wanted to see of the world, and lost time to make up with Stella i...
2023-10-16 01:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe night had gotten cold. Turbulent winds stirred the city skies as thick clouds surrounded the Nexus. Repenters were already being deployed to make their wrongs into rights. Soon, Frost would have to anchor their souls and begin her own version of the Replication Cycles.
Infinite Burdens.
She was alone up there atop Carpal...
2023-10-15 01:51:05 +0000 UTC View PostFrost, Sana, and Revy climbed the stars of the empty tower, eventually reaching the final floor. Once there, the world shifted as they were sent to the rooftops. Howling wings blew across the city, tangling their hairs as they were greeted by the sight of countless stars.
When the wind died down, and when the sound of only their heartbeats...
2023-10-13 20:16:54 +0000 UTC View PostSana’s outward appearance was different to the other Black Wings. Where they openly showed hostility, her demeanor remained kind like an ordinary healer. But within laid a bottomless resentment towards the world that her.
Frost felt like she was looking at a mirror of herself. A short statured healer that could heal at her own discretion...
2023-10-13 20:15:17 +0000 UTC View PostFrost worked like a self-appointed diplomat, establishing relations and trade wherever she walked.
Secur-80 became tightly lipped, as if speaking to someone in his head. One of the powers they had was the ability communicate with Carpalis over extended distances because of how much of their soul they had sacrificed for her, as well as the ...
2023-10-12 11:44:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs empty as Carpal Tower seemed, there was no end to the commotion that exploded the moment Frost made her appearance. Patters quickly turned into sprints as a flurry of outstretched arms embraced her.
“Frost! Jury!” The Dog-woman, Kin, was the first to greet her, followed by the Bee Insectid named Bizzo.
“I thought we wouldn...
2023-10-12 11:42:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Hehehe…” Wicked laughter stirred a certain black-carpeted lobby, where gambling tables were left completely unoccupied, and where servers holding trays of drinks stood to the side with terror in their eyes.
The one who spoke was a blonde-haired Fox-woman. She occupied one side of the central gambling table. Murderous intent oozed fr...
2023-10-11 01:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostFrost had grown used to the attention by now. It was no longer rare to see people fail to recognize exactly who she was. People flocked to her the moment they spotted her golden eyes, paired with the same short-cut hair that dangled just barely above her shoulders.
Golden eyes were almost unheard of, after all.
People of the Derma La...
2023-10-09 19:10:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe man wore a badge that celebrated his bravery within the Derma Layer, and on his shoulders, one could find the golden embodiment of a symbol that showcased his position within the Golden Index. There were three levels between a City Defender and the highest-ranking Soldier.
Associates were depicted by no symbols. City Defenders had five...
2023-10-07 21:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostAnother mundane night befell the City Defenders. They stood guard like statues, donning their imposing and offensive symbol of a middle finger on their backs. It was worn with pride, and it was faced purposely towards the outskirt Sectors as they stood above the high walls defending the inner Sectors.
Though their weapons were ununiformed,...
2023-10-07 21:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe legend of the White Rabbit did not exist amongst adults, and neither are most children aware of such a story. It didn’t exist at all. Parents dismissed it as figments of their children’s imaginations.
Two reactions occurred whenever Frost asked a child about the White Rabbit.
The first is that they would ask her what it was, ...
2023-10-06 01:22:31 +0000 UTC View PostThey didn’t plan to stay any longer than a few hours at best. Frost just wanted to make sure that Hellen and her daughter were still ok. Thankfully, the vibrant blue eyes of the blonde-haired child never faded away. Neither did her mother’s.
Frost had enough stories to tell into the following week, but she kept it simple since she didn...
2023-10-04 13:05:44 +0000 UTC View PostDusk fell upon the world as the sun fell behind the distant walls. The smeared, whisks of clouds turned a vibrant orange as they walked down vacant streets, watching families hurry away towards home whilst couples began their dates.
The melody played by the musicians shifted from brisk, excited tones to drawn out, romantic notes, fitting t...
2023-10-01 22:33:23 +0000 UTC View Post