Bryce
“Wait, both of them? Like at the same time?” I laughed and Sora just nodded with a bewildered expression.
“Hand to the gods. I swear it to be true. I didn’t even have to get involved until everybody’s clothes were back on.” Sora’s breath was coming out as white...
2022-06-08 04:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostThea
“I think Sora might already be starting to irritate me.” Bryce sighed as she rested her head back on the couch.
She hadn’t been lying, but I could tell that she wasn’t actually upset. I settled in beside her and leaned against her shoulder.
“Yeah, people who car...
2022-06-07 02:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
I spat the last of the incantation through a mouthful of blood and felt the burning pain fade into a deep, throbbing drain as the concealment spell settled into place around the ship.
Thea ran to my side to stop me from collapsing, and Sora finally released Samira. The abrupt ...
2022-06-06 06:15:43 +0000 UTC View PostSora
“How about we all just sit down and discuss this without threatening to kill each other?” Bryce was mostly directing her comments towards Thea, but she kept glancing towards me, so I volunteered to be the first one to sit.
Sami sat next to me, so close that I had to put an arm aro...
2022-06-06 06:14:52 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
Sora had insisted on making drinks and soon enough, all four of us were gathered on the comfortable couches with glasses in hand.
“Okay, we need to discuss complications, then we’ll need to talk about our current job,” I explained. “And then we’ll...
2022-06-03 06:21:51 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
“2,000? You’re joking, right?” I asked the little robot.
We were standing in a literal back alley trying to make a deal. Thea had volunteered to play lookout. She was standing near the entrance enjoying an oversized kebab that she bought from a stall near the...
2022-06-03 06:10:58 +0000 UTC View PostSamira
Bryce looked to be deep in thought for a moment, but quickly seemed to resign herself to whatever conclusion she had drawn.
I sent a look towards Sora that questioned what was going on. They just gave a confused shrug and asked for the both of us.
...
2022-06-01 17:02:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the image of the ship that I had commissioned! You may have noticed it as the art banner I use... well, everywhere... it's a very pretty ship.
it was done by Viktoriawhite over on fiverr
2022-05-31 09:22:38 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
The New Eden Space port was a massive sprawling complex of landing platforms, flight terminals, and customs offices that had been pieced together and added onto as needed over the years.
Navigating the resulting labyrinth took the two of us nearly twice th...
2022-05-31 09:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
I awoke in a dark and unfamiliar room, trying to reconcile what happened last night with the strange bed I found myself in. I wasn’t hungover, which probably meant I didn’t drink all that much, and I had just been exhausted.
Exhausted enough to fall as...
2022-05-31 09:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostSora
“Actually, Softie, do you know a place with a real bed we could stay for the night?” Thea asked.
I didn’t mind the nickname. I had been called much worse in the past, but something about the short elf told me she was dangerous. I had seen my fair share of...
2022-05-31 09:18:21 +0000 UTC View PostThea
The bar that Sora worked at was called ‘The Garden’ and it wasn’t just a bar. It was also a strip club.
By the time that Sora showed up for their shift, Bryce and I had been at the corner booth for nearly three hours.
I had a pleasant buzz ...
2022-05-31 09:16:34 +0000 UTC View PostThea
Teolix had basically become the dragon saint of humility. He was still a little arrogant, but he was still a dragon, so it felt unfair to compare him to other mortals.
He also talked a little funny, and I had been a little disappointed that his dragon form w...
2022-05-31 09:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
The temperature in the room increased noticeably as Thea seemed to seethe at the dragon. I motioned with my right hand and she took a step back to let me handle it, but the heat coming off of her only intensified.
Teolix was in a bipedal form. He looked...
2022-05-31 09:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
I found the crate that I was looking for and pulled out a box filled with packets of no-rinse shampoo I had ordered a few months ago. It advertised that it would work curly hair and at the time it had seemed like a suitable compromise while I was stuck on the research stat...
2022-05-31 09:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
Thankfully, Thea caused that dreadful bottle to disappear with a flick of her wrist. She’d done that trick a few times, but I hadn’t bothered to ask her about it.
She wasn’t casting a spell, but she didn’t use incantations when using her fire magi...
2022-05-31 09:12:34 +0000 UTC View PostThea
We followed Greasy, maintaining the sedate pace set by his stiff knee. I had my sword out, but he seemed nervous enough, so I kept it lowered. It wasn’t like he was going to make a run for it.
I really did feel bad about treating him like this, but B...
2022-05-31 09:11:34 +0000 UTC View PostThea
The cement hallways of the hospital basement were dingy, but it was a strangely sterile dingy in the way that only a well-maintained hospital could manage.
I teased Bryce any chance I got, and she gave nearly as well as she received. It seemed like she ...
2022-05-31 09:10:43 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
Shit, shit, shit. I could not believe what I had just done.
My heart was beating out of my chest and I could feel the heat rising in my face. My ears felt like they were on fire and I kept having to stop myself from reaching up to reassure myself tha...
2022-05-31 09:09:49 +0000 UTC View PostThea
Bryce steered the shuttle towards a large building on the outskirts of the city. The place kind of stood out, but mostly just because of the location.
Most of the bigger and nicer buildings were towards the center of the city. This one was smack dab in ...
2022-05-31 09:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostThea
“Okay, but if you had to choose, like if somebody put a gun to your head and made you do it.”
I was leaning back in what I understood was the co-pilot’s chair with my feet up, while expertly aiming a finger gun at the side of Daeli...
2022-05-31 09:02:28 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
I dropped into a crouch in front of the door controls. It was a little difficult typing in my verification code from this position, but it didn’t take too long for me to get the door to open.
I felt Thea’s hand on my shoulder and heard her whisper.
...
2022-05-31 08:54:42 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
We made several improvements to the new pact, but the essence of it remained the same.
Either of us could still cancel it at any point and neither of us had any special privileges to enforce orders or command each other, but we added the ability to adjust the...
2022-05-31 08:50:38 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
Everything hurt.
Every broken bone, every cut, every bruise, and every acid burn would get their turn. Then I would take another breath and the cycle would start over again.
The pain on its own was bad enough, but not the worst of it, not by a long shot. ...
2022-05-31 08:47:56 +0000 UTC View PostThea
The scroll erupted into flames and I could feel the pact settle near my spirit. The flames were pretty neat, but what surprised me was how the contract felt. Demons and devils use magical contracts all the time, but the ones we use always f...
2022-05-31 08:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostBryce
It took a considerable amount of effort, but I stood. Trying to negotiate in my current position would be a worse case scenario. I needed to heal first, then when I made a deal with Thea, I could do it from a position of power. Or worse case I could just bani...
2022-05-31 08:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's Thea's concept art!
I had it commisioned by Feliciah Delrie over on fiverr
2022-05-31 07:50:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some character concept art that I had commissioned by Feliciah Delrie over on fiverr
2022-05-31 07:49:18 +0000 UTC View PostLesson 1 - Knowing When to Run
Bryce
I honestly hadn’t expected it to work.
Summoning magic is both incredibly difficult and obscenely dangerous. Demon summoning, though? That takes an entirely different breed of stupid to even attempt and yet Ava managed it.
She was a traitorous backst...
2022-05-31 07:45:37 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter I had to rewrite probably a half dozen times to get right. I had the scene in my mind for about a year before finally getting it on paper (well, digital paper).
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Thea
“Well, imp? Are you in or are you out?”
I chewed on my u...
2022-05-31 07:26:59 +0000 UTC View Post