Michael Wilson
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10
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Nora and Thea were hard at work with the assignments that Chel had given them, though their difficulties were on two entirely different levels. For Nora, she had to catalog all of the known psionic powers, including those from the vast Metong Network. However, while this seemed like an incredibly daunting task, the Metong themselves had actually done most of the work for them. All she had to do at that point was sort the list by the threat that their abilities posed to themselves and others. This took a…-
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When Leowynn opened her eyes again, there was clear exhaustion in them. Even without checking the system, I could tell that she had used an enormous amount of energy to both destroy the shark and create her own entity. “Are you alright?” I asked with concern, earning a weak smile from her. “I made sure to reserve enough for the Boundless Caravan to be able to operate normally. The income that I get from that will gradually restore my power, along with the natural faith that people send me. I don’t…
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My eyes went wide as I caught sight of the shark-like cloud moving through the skies of Earth. Naturally, I was able to easily connect it to the very same water-controlling void entity that I had spotted previously. I had been worried that this thing would cause tidal waves to swallow up cities, but I never imagined that it would simply be able to take control of large enough storm clouds… Zooming out, I saw that there were five such storms currently roaming the planet’s surface. Just as I was…
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Keenan watched as Jace walked through the forest once again, having begun making regular trips out of the forest whenever he began running low on supplies. To Keenan’s wonder, he was never gone long enough for one to walk back to any settlement he was aware of, typically only leaving for one or two days at a time. Despite this, he always returns with a full supply of edible herbs and fruits. If he had to guess, he assumed that Jace left the forest to begin foraging in a safer area, because he was simply…
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“Treisha? What are you talking about?” Chel asked, confused by the words of the assistant. She wasn’t aware of the Keeper’s plan for the controlled evolution of the races, and so she found the explanation entirely lacking in details. “Let’s head inside.” Treisha gestured, holding the door open for them. “You can bring the relics with you. We’ve compiled all the information that we can in the time you were gone. I know you said for us to go fully dark, but this was a top-priority…
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The trip back was rather smooth for the three passengers aboard the Traveler, who were taking the time to simply relax after their extended stay in the ocean. As with before, Chel had instructed Traveler to take three days to return back to Deckan. Counting this, the total time that they had been away from the research lab was twelve days. Sadly, containing the energies from the relic proved useless in getting the star map to find them a new one. According to Chel’s estimate, the map would only change…
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Chel flashed a thumbs up to the two girls, realizing that the dangers had been dealt with, before the three returned to their work. The battle had not kicked up much of the ocean floor, so they had quite a lot left to go. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that they had kicked up more of the muddy floor by rushing over to help Thea than in the fight itself. The three of them continued to search, wary of any other unforeseen forces. After going through the full five hundred meter radius on the surface,…
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The three girls waited for the flashlights to be finished, and then briefly experimented with their settings. While they waited, Chel created a very simple energy for darkvision. While it did not offer them much range for their vision, it would at least let them see the immediate area around them. And given that they were unaware of what sorts of monsters would exist on the ocean floor in this region, that little bit of sight was extremely valuable. “Keep in mind, the artifact we’re looking for this…
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Aboard the Traveler, the next three days were spent creating containment chambers for the two relics that it had become their mission to recover. The first one was fine, and simply needed a polycarbonate casing at least two centimeters thick on all sides. This was enough to ensure that the object would not accidentally leak its energy to any of the three passengers. However, steps needed to be taken before the second relic was brought aboard. These steps would prevent the energies of the two items from…
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Keenan followed the young man through the woods, watching for the remainder of the day how he appeared to repeat this same procedure time and time again. Never discouraged by his failure to receive a response, the man eventually made a camp for himself within the forest. He arranged a circle of stones around the cap, seemingly imbued with a power to ward away monsters. Once his circle was completed, he laid down within its center, head facing up while his eyes remained forever closed. Keenan watched,…
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