Mary Wilson
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Walking into Elderfire, the city changed since I last left. Stepping through the forested walkways, the density of plantlife dropped off some. A few of the gialgathens channeled some kind of mana, bending nature into homes for them. Trees gnarled into rooftops, giving the people here homes walled off by twisting branches and thick bushes. The beginnings of walkways formed throughout the city, foot traffic creating these pathways of convenience. Beyond the basics, the mentality of the town shifted…-
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The Sentinel turned towards his portal, “Perhaps risking your life for a blow to the enemy isn’t a good idea.” I shrugged, “Every fight is a risk. It’s a part of the whole ‘war for Schema’ thing. Either way, you won’t have to do much. All I need you to do is create a portal before I slam into the ground.” The Sentinel’s eyes narrowed, “You intend to use your orbital bombardment to incite the eruption of Polydra?” I spread out my arms, “You got it.” “That’s…
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Keeping on guard, I finished charging my singularity while gazing around. Stalling suited me just fine. Every second spent on this gave my forces more time for their retreat. Tohtella Adair spoke with the Hybrid as her puppet, “Aren’t you curious what I mean by that?” Suspending myself midair with a gravity well, I glared, “What could we possible compromise on? Genocide? Manipulation?” The Hybrid waved its hand, Tohtella voicing towards me, “This is all a necessary evil. It is…
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As I charged forward, I lifted an arm. A singularity formed over the chest of Version 2.2. The Hybrid shot out sideways, evading the entirety of the annihilative explosion before dashing towards me. It slid across the sky with a vapor trail behind it. I shot myself sideways and met the monster’s charge. Except, it dodged my gravitational tackle. I slid past it as the Hybrid charged towards the gialgathens that flew from Polydra. I reached out a hand and released an enormous well of gravity. Chunks of…
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As the ships droned and the Hybrids stomped, we skulked beneath them in the sewers. We passed several of the checkpoints, dispatching several groups of Hybrid sentries sent to find us. Once up close to the first point for our illusions, I stepped up the wall of stone. As if covered in black water, my skin shifted like living blades. I cut through the rock with ease, pulling myself forward with gravity. I rose through the dirt and stone, passing up into the first building. I walked up to the top floor,…
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Kaios glared between us both, “You intend to incite the eruption prematurely? How?” I pointed at him, “I’m going to hit the mountain hard. To get that done, I’ll need that dreadnought out of the way. Otherwise, a wave of arcane magic might even kill me as I come down.” Krog peered at the wounded gialgathens, “We’ll need it disposed of to escape as well. I doubt the Adair family will give us the couple hours required to destroy this dreadnought once more as well. If other forces arrive…
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Several of the shining ships turned towards me as I shifted to The Rise of Eden. The enhanced mana generation saturated my blood faster than Event Horizon did. After a few seconds, I changed back to Event Horizon as one of the ships aimed at me. A swarm of fighter jets charged as I discharged a singularity at the frigate. The blot of black expanded halfway into its hull, the devastation expanding. As it reached its apex, the ship ripped apart inwards. The gravitational implosion rocked outwards with a…
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I lifted the bones into my pocket dimension, my crafting not quite finished. Torix stepped out of the room, and I followed not far behind. Once we reached the outer edge of our temple, we stepped out to a crowd of gialgathens. Ten were at our disposal during this attack. They were all guildsmen, including Krog. Kessiah was on his back, strapped onto it with a leather saddle of sorts. She wore a set of power armor that cloaked into its surroundings, though the invisibility was incomplete. At a distance,…
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I turned around, the gialgathens livened up. I continued channeling the quintessence around the area, soaking it in the rain. At the same time, I pulled out a blue dungeon core from my pocket dimension. The azure aura passed over me, energy radiating from the sphere that fit in my palm. It mimicked a pill more than a core at this point, given my size. I pulled it up to my face, wondering how the damn thing worked. A screen popped up as I did. The core trade seemed pretty one-sided in…
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The group went silent as each of us contemplated the consequences loaded in Krog’s words. Harvest, in particular, rang quite a few alarm bells. It sent shivers up my own spine even. It meant they looked at the gialgathens as a resource, and I understood good and well the impending dread that came with that. When Torix and I first met, he mentioned how I could be used as a mana battery. Even now, my skin crawls at the prospect. Knowing what the gialgathens were up against, a fate even worse was waiting…
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