Christopher Jackson
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I waved my hand and closed the door. He considered me curiously as I sat down on the pew on the other side of the aisle from him, facing him. “I would like to make a request of you, Master Fred. Mmm, probably several requests. It may or may not impact what you are planning to do next.” GO ON, the flaming words gestured patiently. “I am going to put this in context for you. I would like your word that you will not repeat what I am about to say to you to another without my permission.” IF IT DOES…-
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Now it was indeed time to get into motion. Grit leveled, Fred got to his feet as easily as if his toes were a rake someone had stepped on, and trotted for where the Baron had gone with strides ten feet long, remarkably light and quiet for how heavy they looked as he moved. A flash of a silver cane, and half a dozen He flicked his hand, and the Ward came up directly in front of them, intercepting them cleanly. They spattered against the screen of force impotently, the individual missiles not having the…
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I stepped out from behind a crate as the startled were-rats on the ground thirty feet away all looked away and up at the office, six They weren’t undead, but that was fine. They were still taking 7d6+13 each, which was more than enough to take out some Threes. The jetsilver impacts smashed them back into the doors, liquifying their insides, and they collapsed awkwardly to the ground, wondering what exactly had hit them. Helix popped out, They built the windows to the door low enough for the…
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I didn’t really know how or why I got drafted into poking into other’s business, but I couldn’t really turn down a Heavenbound, being the sucker I was, especially one as grim as Master Fred. And... I personally loathed all Evilbound for some reason. Wererats, well, I was prejudiced, and considered them little more than vermin infesting the human race to be exterminated. Anything that embraced the Lunar Curse was by definition no longer human, not some cutesy mice-men. Then there was securing…
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I was not, however, going to flip it around and look at the parts of it. “This uses Compression magitech for the cylinder and barrel, right?” I said, sighing inside about how heavy the thing was. I was such a wuss right now. He nodded calmly. Helix was salivating at the sight of it, so Sir Pellier took his staff, and I held it out with two hands. He started to grab for it with one hand; I pulled back, glaring at him, and he sheepishly used both hands to take it. His face changed when he held it. He…
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As I’d promised Sir Pellier, it only took a half hour for me to I imagined other Witches enjoyed the same benefit with their living Familiars. As there wasn’t a single spell I’d copied that Aelryinth hadn’t previously had access to (and generally a superior one), I was underwhelmed at the same time I enjoyed the time savings. It was like I had Witch Levels just to provide me a free spellbook... my eyebrow started twitching at the thought. Ur-Priest had delivered Still, would I get to choose my…
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“Yes. As I understand it, it came from an undead giant that was blown apart by a tank. Someone went out and harvested the femur and brought it back here. They still see it at the walls over by old Smithtown, using some fused skeletons for a makeshift leg.” I eyed the thing again. “That’s definitely one of the big true Jotuns. Good material. Why didn’t they use it?” “No affinity to it. It’s been Cleansed multiple times, but the Staff rejects our people. Given it doesn’t work as an…
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The place we pulled into first was obviously devoted to Harse, the Ivory King, if the scales out front and the white décor meant anything, smacking me in the face with the obvious. I took note of the nomenclature and ornamentation. Different temples and churches belonged to different Orders of their gods, emphasizing this or that different aspect of them. Harse was Eminent in Justice, the intersection of Law and Good, being the god of laws used properly for the benefit of the high and low, and so He…
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“Thank you. Father Bower spoke to you?” I asked calmly. He nodded slowly. “And more. He’s already secured my release to serve as your escort until you don’t need my services.” His dark eyes flashed. “That vivic fire can cause some almighty waves, I was told...” “Yes. It might even be best if I did my Leveling in another location that didn’t involve undead.” I frowned. “The Shroud is frazzing my memories, and really wants me to stay here and really shoot everything.” “Your…
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I was better organized this time, and partway I stopped and had the students introduce themselves in English, what they did, and where they came from. They spoke in English, I converted it to Human, their word choices, accents, and dialects helping build the rapport and link with their genetic tongue. They didn’t really notice when they started using more Human in their speech. I had them tell basic childhood stories, sing a favorite song, recite a favorite poem or saying, and recite the names of their…
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