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DRR Book 2, Chapter 2 - Incoming

Author's Note:

I'm posting two chapters early because it's Zerpaderp's birthday (I don't know what your name is on Patreon, sorry). Happy birthday! Hope you like the early(is...

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DRR Book 2, Chapter 1 - One More Death

Author's Note:

I mentioned there might not be chapters this week because I was so sick the last week, but I'm going to put out at least this chapter. The rest of this week I'...

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EC Book 4, Chapter 2 - Cascade Failure

Author's Note:

I've been really sick, and there's a lot I have to keep in my head for Book 4 - sorry for all the delays! I'm planning to take a small break on RR and catch up...

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DRR 63 - End Book 1 - Temporal Storm

"I think we might have a problem," I say. The ache in my chest is only growing, and with it, there's a distinct sense of dread. I'm not sure if the dread is coming from me or from the Void, which h...

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DRR 62 - Fast Travel

So the summary of it all is... simple. I think. It's a lot of information at once, but I've got the gist of things.

The Great Cities, it turns out, are a loose coalition of various cities in ...

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DRR 61 - Feeling Antsy

Author's Note:

Some important stuff to get through before the chapter: 

- I've made changes to chapters 43 and 57 to fix a continuity error (thanks to Jaroslav for...

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EC Book 4, Chapter 1 - A Tale Long Past

A long line of wagons led the path away from Elyra, along with a long line of people. For all that there should have been sound — voices of people talking, laughing, sharing in their wor...

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DRR 60 - The Void Giveth, and the Void Taketh Away

There are no words to describe the feeling that the Void Inspiration suddenly exudes. It doesn't speak, like it has a few times when trying to convey something to me. Something within it i...

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DRR 59 - A Classic Interruption

We travel for half a day before we have to stop and take a break.

Not because I'm tired. Rotar's pushed himself to the edge and beyond, and it's when he starts panting loudly with his tongue ...

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DRR 58 - New Journey

"You reckless," Mari says. She stares at me, wings folded across her chest. I'm sitting meekly on Tarin's bed, the straw beneath poking uncomfortably into my skin, which I have to believe is intent...

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Book 3, Chapter 62 - End of Book 3 - And the World Keeps Turning, Ever Smaller

While Sev told his story, the evacuation of Elyra began in earnest. Misa helped provide a few extra bodies, but by and large it was carried out by those more experienced in handling people...

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DRR 57 - Skill Combos

The first thing I want to try is the skill combination I was able to glimpse before, just for a second. I'd been able to combine Firestep and Triplestep into Accelerate — but in the process, I'd ...

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DRR 56 - Need for Speed

more, the Void Inspiration whispers. more?

"Not yet," I tell it quietly, like it's a pet. I wonder if there's a reason I've only heard its voice within this time-stopped spa...

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DRR 55 - Integrator Interview

[ Select between:

Warpstep (Rank A)

Misplaced Aura (Rank B)

Sunder (Rank B)

Somatic Discharge (Ra...

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Book 3, Chapter 61 - Conflict Resolution

The northern gates of Elyra were absolutely teeming with people. If it weren't for the massive, massive barrier that Helix had erected, no small number of them would likely have surged right back i...

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Book 3, Chapter 60 - The End of Elyra

It took effort for Vex to hold back his mana as much as he did. A not-insignificant part of him wanted to unleash it all, in no small part driven by the frustration he still felt with his father â€...

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DRR 54 - Use Those Credits

Author's Note: Edited skill selections to four options per roll, as Pete kindly pointed out.

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I'd almost forgotten about the Chromatic Root and Chromatic Threads, wr...

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DRR 53 - Skill Prep

Mari's skeptical of my plan, if only because I don't have any idea where to even begin. Gheraa isn't anywhere near the planet. I speak with a confidence I don't really have, but it feels wrong to d...

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DRR 52 - Crows and Calvaries

Author's Note: There were some errors with Ethan's status in the last chapter. They should all be fixed now. Here's his updated status:

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Book 3, Chapter 59 - A Father's Point of View

There was no single system spell that could be used here, and nothing the system provided was reliable at the moment, anyway. Karix for the first time had to rely entirely on what his son was telli...

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Book 3, Chapter 58 - Evacuation

Derivan's eyes glowed as he focused on keeping the portals open. The effort involved was immense — this was more than he had ever stretched Shift, and he could feel the way it was pulling at ...

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DRR 51 - Skills and a Chat

[ Phase-shift has begun. Pausing all Interface functionality until shift has been completed. ]

[ Phase-shift complete. Calculating changes. Removing notification supp...

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DRR 50 - Foundation

The second set of blows resonates through both of us. The Firmament-creature roars, an erratic, flickering sort of thing, a mouth gaping open in its featureless face with an appearance not...

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DRR 49 - Phase Shift

It's a moment before Tarin gathers himself again, and I don't blame him. My own mind is awhirl with thoughts, the main one being about Tarin's memory of all this. I'm under no illusions ab...

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DRR 48 - Interface Woes, and Ripples Through Time

"Whoa, whoa," I say, holding up both of my hands. It's not that I'm against fighting — it's that I'm not prepared. This is the first I'm hearing of this. The Interface is a massive, powe...

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DRR 47 - Healing

A/N: It's my last couple days of work so things have been super busy. 48 will be out tomorrow, sorry for the delay! Things will calm down once I've had my last day on Wednesday. View Post

DRR 46 - Rewards

The obelisks cracks to pieces, crumbling into so much dust before me; in the same breath, color slowly returns to the world. I blink away the tears a few times, struggling against the sudden glare ...

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Book 3, Chapter 57 - A Long-Needed Conversation

"Come on, son," Karix said. He placed a casual hand on Vex's shoulder, which the lizardkin was tempted to shrug off. Neither of them had really earned his trust, and while he was cautiously opt...

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DRR 45 - Avoidance

It's a beat before Gheraa responds, like he wasn't expecting me to notice or care. It's a beat I'm familiar with and one that makes a familiar heat grow beneath my skin — anger at the Integrators...

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DRR 44 - Diary of an Ancient Relic

Quick A/N: 45 will be out tomorrow. 44 was unexpectedly long, and I had to handle some life things today (like quitting my job). Does mean there should be more chapters soon, thoug...

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