Mary Wilson
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Hod’s hands twitched as I stared him down. The birdman’s scrawny frame trembled after a few seconds, and Hod let out a groan, “Before Hod explain, Hod ask Harbinger to stop staring at Hod.” I scoffed, “What? You know I’m not going to hurt you or anything like that…right?” “Hod know…Other Hod don’t.” I crossed my arms, “Well, consider this conversation a hostage situation. You’re hostage until you talk about the whole other Hod thing. I need to know what’s going on…-
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I grinned, my helmet forming over my face. As the metal shifted like liquid, red mana ebbed from my eye slit. Turning towards Spear and Torix, I found the Sentinel swinging his weapons of trade. Hod and I walked up to them as he sliced through dimensions. Beyond the veil, a sandy shoreline popped into view. Like the previous launching point, this portal showed the opening of an eldritchian rift. A giant pit of sandstone carved deep into a craggy shoreline, black stone jutting out of white sand. Deep…
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Torix rolled his eyes, “That’s highly unlikely. They are beings that transcend time and space.” I raised my hands, “I’m not saying their controlling Eonoth, just that they’ve found a way of using him to their benefit. The Old One is connected to Lehesion directly after all. It’s not that much of a stretch to say the Adair Family figured out a way to abuse that connection.” Torix cupped his chin, “Hmm, perhaps. I’m doubtful, but we’d better report our findings and our hypotheses…
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With our goals set, we walked through the dimensional rift. Pacing out onto a pale mountainside, a snowstorm whirled around us, the winds deafening. The crisp cold woke me up, the scientists shivering even through their lead-laden hazmat suits. Torix shouted over the howling tempest, “Excuse the scenery. This is one of the few locations that won’t allow the eldritchified landscape to sink into our study.” A strange, three-headed beetle crawled under Torix’s foot. Torix stomped the insect…
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We practiced for two more hours, each of them stretching on into eternity. It was a painful, slow, and tedious process. The reason for that was simple – I was bad at it. This wasn’t like runic work or punching stuff down. I lacked talent in mind magic, and Torix showed the opposite. For example, as I got better and gained skills, Torix exposed more depth in the mind magic battles. I didn’t close the gap. Instead, it remained constant, like running up a never-ending set of stairs. Each time I…
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After about an hour of prep, Torix set up the research event for Lehesion’s tail. It stunned me just how involved the process was. The right researchers, equipment, and safety precautions required organizing from scientists and engineers alike. Torix knew the individuals involved with each operation, however, simplifying the process quite a bit. With all that done, he and I readied ourselves for some good old mind magic shenanigans. Torix pepped up as he ran himself through a few mind magic drills of…
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Hod wiggled in place, “Was Emperor man like fluffy man?” I nodded, “Yeah, I could tell they were related. The Emperor was much more, well, polite than Helios was.” I turned to Althea, “In fact, he went out of his way to chastise Helios for how he acted towards us.” Althea grinned at me, and I smiled back. I walked over, through the crowd who parted for me. As I did, she blushed for a moment. I hugged her to me, and she murmured, “You’re embarrassing me.” I smiled, “I love…
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As the cometelias darted around us, they danced among the stars, adding to the moment. I gathered my composure, calming myself down. I turned towards Obolis, “Thanks for sharing all this with us. It’s incredible.” Obolis gestured a hand to me, “Perhaps in our next meeting I may share even better scenery. For now, however, you no doubt are curious as to why I wanted a meeting with you in the first place. You withstand a strained schedule, no doubt, and conceding me your time is a valuable…
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Stepped through the blue warp, following Helios, “Obolis? That’s his name?” Helios replied as Torix followed through the gateway. I didn’t hear Helios. The stark contrast between the rooms hit me like a truck as I stepped into a different space. Decrepit, dusty, and old, we entered into a set of ancient ruins. The constant pressure over us let me know we walked deep underground, miles in depth probably. Staring around, multicolored mana crystals dotted the cavern walls. Strips of a red…
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I replied, Within seconds, I got a reply, I sent back a ‘sure.’ I pushed myself back up as a cackling ebbed in from the other room. No doubt Torix got a message with something similar in it. Considering Helios’s disdain for us before, this new attitude was more than just a little bit satisfying. That was doubly the case with Torix. The sound of footsteps on stone ebbed into my room before Torix leaned in, “I’m assuming you received a similar message, no doubt?” I nodded.…
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