It takes me a moment to figure out where I am. My first impression is that there's something wrong with the Tear—it's not like that would be a surprise. Maybe it just doesn't have enough...
2025-04-15 14:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostTeluwat was exhausted.
He'd fended off no less than... he'd lost count of how many temporal resets he'd fended off at this point. If Raskar and He-Who-Guards hadn't arrived in his lair before...
2025-04-12 14:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostAdeya brings it up first, which is a bit of a relief. We find ourselves walking together as we lead the way through the Sewers. Ahkelios, Gheraa, and the scirix form the middle of the pack, and Dhr...
2025-04-10 13:57:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt does not, to my relief, take much time for us to find the expedition team again. They've mostly stayed put since my death, as far as I can tell, and my Chromatic Strings lead me straight to them...
2025-04-08 14:24:06 +0000 UTC View PostHe-Who-Guards was impressed, and he quite hated that fact.
The most he ever remembered of a loop reset was vague flashes of color. The density of his Firmament and the unusual nature of his i...
2025-04-05 14:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostAdeya had no idea what had happened.
By the time she was conscious again, there was a lot of noise and arguing. The good news was that there weren't any giant beetles still trying to kill the...
2025-04-03 11:22:53 +0000 UTC View PostI'm not sure what I'm expecting as we approach the expedition team—and I'm very sure we're approaching them now, because the Sewers have aligned themselves enough for me to be able to sense their...
2025-04-01 15:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostIt's not far into the Sewers that we encounter the first real obstacle to our progress. In hindsight, it's a problem I probably should have anticipated.
Monsters.
Root Acolytes, specifi...
2025-03-29 14:49:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe good news is that we're not surrounded by sewage. I'd been a little worried about that.
The bad news is... well, we're in a sewage system. It's a small, cramped series of tunnels, and my ...
2025-03-28 12:34:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe first solution is obvious—reach out with my Firmament sense as far as I can and try to locate Adeya and the others that way. If I can find them, then we could, in theory, dive straight throug...
2025-03-25 15:29:28 +0000 UTC View PostZhao picks up almost immediately, to my surprise. It's almost like he was waiting for the call. "Ethan!" he says, full of excitement. "You are alive!"
"I should hope so," I say, laughing at t...
2025-03-22 15:41:32 +0000 UTC View Post"Ethan!" Zhao's voice filters through the Interface with a little bit of static, like the voice is being partially suppressed. I suppose it is, in a way. "I hope you remember me. I do not know when...
2025-03-20 15:47:28 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Trade leads us to what looks like the ruined remains of an office. Once inside, however, I see that it's surprisingly well-kept. It's not luxurious by any means, though. There's mold in the...
2025-03-18 15:18:22 +0000 UTC View PostFyran's Truth was that of Inevitability. He was like the coming of the tides, a force of nature unto itself; when that Truth filtered through his deepened core and into his skills, he became someth...
2025-03-16 13:42:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe worst part of this fight, Ahkelios decided, wasn't that Soul of Trade was a difficult opponent. She was, but at this point he'd faced far worse with Ethan and come out alive on the oth...
2025-03-14 14:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time! Book 2 has launched, which means it's now time for Ethan's journey to Isthanok to hit the shelves. Feels weird thinking about how far we've come since then, haha. I'm really excited abou...
2025-03-12 17:15:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe more I connect with the Web of Threads, the more I understand it. And the more I understand it, the more I understand what Firmament is.
Which isn't something I expected to get o...
2025-03-11 15:00:43 +0000 UTC View PostSoul of Trade was both confused and terrified, and that was a state of affairs she hated with a passion. The last time she'd ever been that far on the back foot was when she had to deal with Teluwa...
2025-03-08 15:01:39 +0000 UTC View PostI find Guard sitting by the painting, and from the draw of Firmament around him, he's working on reinforcing his core. I wait a moment to see if he'll notice my presence; when he doesn't, I tap him...
2025-03-06 16:21:46 +0000 UTC View PostHe-Who-Guards stared at the painting of Isthanok, wondering why it felt so achingly familiar. He reached out for it and brushed the edges of the paint with a finger. His sensors reported to him all...
2025-03-04 15:23:04 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the loops, Fyran turns out to be both surprisingly stable and surprisingly kind. It's no surprise that the Integrators had to resort to more underhanded tricks to change him into someone th...
2025-03-01 16:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostI start by pouring Firmament into Quicken Mind so I can assess the situation. The other looper is on nearly the opposite side of the cavern we're in. He's similar to the silverwisps, in a way. Like...
2025-02-27 14:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostTo my surprise, that hole in reality seals shut behind us. Even with my Firmament sense extended as far as I can handle, there's no hint of the Fracture, no hint of the seething mass of time 2025-02-24 18:06:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Guard tells us a little more about Inveria as we make our way through the tunnels, and from the way he talks about it, it's clear it means something to him. His voice softens when he describes the ...
2025-02-21 15:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe wait for the Fracture to erupt with Firmament a second time before beginning our descent, hoping it'll give us more time to find something that can act as cover. That's still a real and present ...
2025-02-19 15:58:20 +0000 UTC View PostMy Trial has changed my relationship with death time and time again. For once, though, I feel like I'm finally in control of those deaths.
Not that I'm under any illusions. I'm well aware tha...
2025-02-15 15:51:50 +0000 UTC View PostI sit in the corner of my cabin, breathing.
We’re due to leave in a few days. I can sense it in the air—the Temporal Firmament fueling this place is slowly running out, and nothing’s qu...
2025-02-06 16:33:44 +0000 UTC View PostI close my eyes and breathe.
The artifact the crows gave to me is a lot harder to fully access than I'd imagined—even with all the ways I've grown, the imbuement within the stone is woven w...
2025-02-04 17:08:41 +0000 UTC View PostAhkelios didn’t quite know what to make of the cabin he’d picked.
Part of that was the fact that it was apparently designed specifically for him, despite the fact that he’d chosen it pr...
2025-02-01 14:48:10 +0000 UTC View PostHe-Who-Guards had known this question would come eventually. He'd even been ready for it. What he hadn't been ready for was... well, himself. He'd thought it would be a quick and simple explanation...
2025-01-30 16:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post