Ash stares at Emily in stunned silence. Emily tilts her head in confusion as her expression slowly returns to normal.
“What?” she asks.
“Nothing,” Ash says, quickly shaking their head to clear their shock. “I was just surprised you smiled like that. You looked like you’d cut off anyone’s head if they tried to talk to yo...
2024-11-18 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving Podrick to his own devices, Emily deftly weaves away through the crowd, borrowing from her observations of The Crystal Skull’s members to slip unnoticed between the densely packed people. She heads deeper into the bustling market before moving towards the edge and following a shady-looking, cloaked figure, slipping into a side alley cl...
2024-11-18 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Glad you enjoyed it,” Emily says, pulling a plain black cloak from her belt and throwing it over herself before flashing Podrick a small, mischievous grin, only visible by her eyes in the gap of her scarf. “Now, are you ready to sneak into a possibly hostile city?”
“Yes!” he practically shouts in response, eagerly nodding his ...
2024-11-18 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMy editor is busy with work this week, so I don't have tonight's chapter ready yet...
I asked on discord if I should post unedited or delay, and the latter was chosen, so there won't be a chapter out tonight. Sorry!
Instead, we'll probably try to edit three chapters over the weekend and give you an extra release on Monday. Hope you c...
2024-11-15 13:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostEmily wakes up several hours later. A quick glance through the bird scout still latched to the balloon above tells her that they’re approaching another desert city, Ashdon, and almost at its walls already.
The walled city is about half the size of Eimdon: the sandy buildings follow a similar design style and layout, with the noble and tr...
2024-11-11 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostPodrick flashes Emily a weak, giddy grin.
“Thanks,” he rasps, his throat hoarse from screaming. “I feel like I’ve been hit by an airship.”
“Ha,” Emily scoffs, pulling out a healing potion and sitting down beside him. “This potion will help with that. But first, I want to do a quick scan to check what’s damaged.” 2024-11-08 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
“Really? Even commoners know about it?” Anton questions.
“Yep,” Emily says with a nod. “Do you want the long explanation, or the short?”
Anton looks around, getting nods from all members of the crew who are listening to Emily quietly.
“We’d like to know about where we’re heading. The long.”
“Okay. So...
2024-11-04 18:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Did you just blow up a noble family?” Angela asks in disbelief, turning to Emily with a blend of fear and respect, her previous hostility forgotten.
“I blew up their estate to be exact,” Emily says calmly, the glowing of her eyes gone and replaced by a cold glint. “I’d already killed all of them.”
She turns the ship no...
2024-11-01 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEmily stands up from the unrecognisable bloodied remains of Diego’s corpse, wiping her Claws off on her tattered cloak as her mind falls quiet, the irritating buzzing fading to a dull background noise.
“Fucking scum. He didn’t even have the balls to try detonating his circles,” Emily mutters disdainfully, reaching down to take a sp...
2024-10-28 18:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostEmily finishes casting sky step and springs forwards, closing the gap with the third circle woman in front of her, the strongest of the three other mages in the room, before she can finish her own casting. Emily’s mind registers the golden crest pinned to the woman’s chest as she thrusts a Claw through her throat, but she barely spares it a ...
2024-10-25 17:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostEmily explodes into motion as her eyes fall on the last, tear-soaked diary entry, the reason for her sense of dread suddenly painfully obvious.
They caught her. That’s why they called me.
She bursts out of the room, rushing through the building and onto the street before making a break for the Mandrago estate. She races th...
2024-10-21 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThrowing a little reminder in here because it comes up a LOT in this chapter and its a lot less clear than the formatting I do on SH and RR. But anything between:
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Is meant to be centred, and is written text.
Also, new convention because I don't think I've done it before, and if I have I forgot, but anything between:...
2024-10-18 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostEmily decides not to return to her room immediately, instead taking a stroll around the ship to calm down. She wanders around, lost in thought and listening to the light hum of the engine, ever-present while the ship is in motion.
She isn’t surprised when she looks up after a while and realises she has made her way to the engine room unc...
2024-10-14 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Emily wakes up an hour before her departure. She slides out from under Juliana, leaving the peacefully sleeping girl alone before climbing into the shower. She stands under the warm stream of water, letting the calming flow wash away her doubts about the coming goodbyes.
After a few minutes, she leaves the shower, drying ...
2024-10-11 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Emily spends her morning working on a new spatial storage. She crafts a small bag holding several spaces within, linked together like her belt, which she sorts through, moving the excessive magical materials within to the bag. Afterwards, she begins the slow process of taking apart the pipe system in her room, disconnecting every m...
2024-10-07 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAgnes follows her confident words by starting a repetitive chant and weaving her hands together in an abstract set of hand gestures that Emily struggles to find sense in.
“I will not bend, my will won’t shake. My body is steel, I will not break.”
Emily watches in silence as a dense mist of silver and brown leaves Agnes’ body....
2024-10-04 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Did you guys sleep well?” Emily asks as she and Juliana join their friends at a table in the cafeteria.
“Like a pop frog in the talons of a sominal bomber,” Tom replies with a satisfied smile. “I woke up about ten minutes ago!”
“He wouldn’t have woken up at all if I hadn’t slammed on his door,” Hester grumbles. 2024-09-30 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
They arrive at the city’s entrance in the early evening as the sun dips below the horizon. Emily gently shakes Juliana, waking her up as the car’s engine turns off and they come to a halt before the towering city wall.
“We’re here,” she says gently as Juliana lifts her head and wipes the crust from her eyes.
“Okay,” Jul...
2024-09-27 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“If we all have some affinity for water,” Hester asks, drawing Emily’s attention. “Why couldn’t Juliana link with the elemental?”
“I’m guessing that’s because she can’t attribute her mana with water yet,” Emily says, considering her current connection with the creature in question. “The link we’ve created is a two...
2024-09-23 17:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostEmily rejoins her friends, and they set off into the tunnel, following the river upstream.
“How are we going to find our way out from here?” Tom asks as they leave the underwater passage behind.
“Easy,” Emily responds, reaching into her belt and pulling out the first log pose they used to find The Waters. “With this. We jus...
2024-09-20 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostEmily gives her friends a brief overview of her situation, from her awakening to her attempted brainwashing. She manages to hold in her anger with the help of a comforting squeeze from Juliana as she speaks about Herber’s death once more, but the pitying expressions on her friends’ faces don’t help. Her friends hang on her every word till ...
2024-09-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThey sit together in silence as Emily creates an orb of metal, covered in runes. She hands it to Juliana after applying the final touches and adjusting the runes on the Diver’s receiver to link with the new transmitter.
“This thing’s very simple,” she says, pointing to a dense cluster of runes on the top of the orb. “Just inject ...
2024-09-13 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis is gonna be the first time I just post a chapter on time instead of scheduling it... Yeah, editing this one kinda caught up on me and I'm only just getting it out on time, whoops!
In fun news though, part of that was because I was dealing with my new art! I'll put it up in a separate post after this if you want to check it out.
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2024-09-09 16:45:20 +0000 UTC View PostI made it... You guys get roles!
Yeah, feel free to ignore this one, pretty sure most of you got auto-added by Patreon anyway.
2024-09-07 18:10:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Emily tests out her new skill, her birds assess the nearby streams of water pouring from the walls. Most of the falling torrents stem from small holes that they completely fill, but a few are similar tunnels to the one they arrived through, with a river running through the centre and banks on either side.
Emily’s focus narrows on o...
2024-09-06 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few days pass in a blur for Emily, an odd sense of disconnect following her every move as Juliana’s words echo in her mind. Early the next day, the Diver vanishes from the tablet’s display, leaving a single dot floating alone in the darkness. Emily reassures her friends that it’s a good sign and that she can remember the location ...
2024-09-02 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Speaking of unsettling pitch black,” Hester says, glancing uncomfortably out of their small haven of light. “Does anyone else get a bad feeling from the darkness here? It’s completely blocking light from spreading. I couldn’t even see Emily approaching.”
“It’s even worse than it was above at night,” Tom adds. “And the ...
2024-08-30 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEmily’s friends seem to calm down at Tom’s words, an air of resolve settling over them as Emily continues to reassure them.
“It’s not like I’m planning on being stuck down there forever,” she says, steadying Juliana’s still-shaking hand with a light squeeze. “Worst case scenario, I can lead us back to this tunnel, and I thi...
2024-08-26 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEmily sinks below the surface quickly, the current gripping her and forcing her down the moment she relaxes. She channels light through her hands, illuminating the water below as she approaches the riverbed at speed. The bottom is revealed, showing a gaping hole just wide enough to fit Emily, dragging in the surrounding water with immense force....
2024-08-23 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post