Christopher Jackson
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Shvaughn looked impressed at the immediate Oath. “Who are Sama and Briggs?” she asked quickly. “This is not a secret I like to spread.” “I believe ye met her already. Sama’s also called The Golden Hag,” The Mick promptly spoke up. “What?!” Her eyes literally popped flames. “That bitch?!” “Amazons instinctively loathe Hags,” I said to the boys out of the side of my mouth, taking in her angry expression. “What’d she do, beat you up?” “There was a sword competition in…-
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As I wanted to be certain my lived-line was extending, Sleipner didn’t go riding along the Veil, as the shadowy movement might throw off the connection. That said, going way, way over the speed limit was simply force of habit for the dead unicorn stallion, as he wasn’t going to let any lesser vehicle show him up. So, we were clocking 100 mph and more as a baseline, weaving through traffic which could barely tell we were there, taking risks no really sane driver would, which Sleipner thought was as…
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Sleipner beeped a little unhappily as the sidecar was fit on, and the short obelisk-like column laid down inside it. Bracketing it was some ‘luggage’ that might be useful. “Oh, shush now. Use your Vaccine, and link to the Column. It’s a GDS relay and cell transmission tower linked right back here to the Hall. We’re going to be going through areas with no cell connection. If we can’t port it with us, you’re going to be offline, and we won’t be able to reach Gregorigori.” Sleipner…
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It made sense. Pacts were a contravention of the natural order, and vivic energy fed upon things that tried to alter reality, with necroic energy and the undead only the most obvious of those. It also made those Pacts a net loss to Hell, since it didn’t get its prizes. Thus, Hell probably hated vivus, along with most of the Lower Realms that wanted to fuck with the mortal plane. The Void Brothers were essentially Warlocks with a very big Mandate and a very uncaring and autonomic Patron. The best way to…
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Both of them sighed in unison. “Forgive me for being blunt, Lady Traveler, but we have seen some very, very bad Powered,” the Firesword told me. I steepled my fingers and looked at him calmly. “When you can remember looking into the eyes of an undead entity that sacrificed an entire world to undeath for its own glory and aggrandizement, speak to me about bad Powered, Void Brother.” He grimaced. “If you think you are the only ones who are aware of how corrupt and awful stuff is, I will say to you…
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“And you’ve been doing so alone, because part of your duties involve monitoring the Powered and everything we’ve been doing.” I waved the fact away. “Yes, I know it means you have a bias in your duties towards the Primos. It is not my concern. “I gather the constant and steady Wishcrafting brought you here?” The combination of powerful magic and reality-twisting would have definitely got their attention. Once again, they seemed surprised at my insight. “That is what that was? We are aware…
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The Autumnal Equinox was a time of handing over the bright to the dark. It wasn’t the apex of dark power, like the Winter Solstice was, but it was significant, the inevitable power of the Dark overcoming the Light, until it reached its depths and began to climb inexorably once again... Whatever they were going to do to that baby, they were going to do at the equinox. All my instincts were screaming at me, my rationality was agreeing after I’d spent all that effort locating where they were, and they…
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The Artificers and Caster set were all over this new stuff, and another series of common designs from back in Terra-Luna were rolled out for appropriate compensation. I noted that the Tonfa-style design was actually the most popular, followed by the Jo, at least among combat mages. Those who preferred using Wands to Staffs in combat were very happy, indeed... More gold into my account, more things for Powered to buy, stuff to drive the economy... --- The only Ring working on the planet was also happy.…
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“Briggs is up next, and when we get done with him, we also invite The Mick, if he’s available.” I’d be a Five, and be able to lay out the Blood Wizard specialization school advancement for him by then. Even with his ruinous Karmic requirements, there was no doubt that things would be happening. YOU’RE AWARE THAT SAMA RANTHA SHOWED UP AT THE “I would be extremely surprised if she hadn’t. I’m also assuming The Mick has told her about my moves into lesser gemstones, and she’s quietly…
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“So, how’s the projects coming along?” I asked him. It had been almost two months since we’d parted ways, but I had his number, and Master Fred was happy to keep in touch with him. “Hmm. Which one of the four?” “Take them in order. I’m patient.” “Nothing on either side of the Wall has actually noticed what we’ve been doing. Each night we pop them off is at least a thousand meters from the previous ones, and given the size of the Wall, we actually haven’t even been in the same…
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