Book Three Chapter Sixty Four: AT_Item=Used
The Chosen One, Saviour of all Human and Human-Adjacent Beings, displayed all the dignity of his many titles as he flopped backwards out of Sexy Screamy Spider Briar’s grip and flailed about.
"No!" he shouted once his face was free. He pointed at the giant arachnid furiously. "Bad companion! No kissing!"
"Of course, my darling," the Hunter said, sounding genuinely embarrassed. "I let myself get ca...
2022-12-23 02:14:51 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Sixty Three: CC_Maze_Puzzle
The problem, of course, with the loss of belief that she was on the side of Good, and the logical conclusion that this meant anyone who opposed her was Evil, was that it made it a lot harder for Qube to contemplate fighting the Royal guard.
The more she thought about it, in fact, the more worried she became that if she accidentally hurt the guard, it might ruin his life.
What if he didn’t know that the Evil Emperor was Evil?...
2022-12-20 02:15:38 +0000 UTC
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No new chapters this week because (drum roll please) I will be working on the edits of book two! My publisher has been very patiently waiting for these for... a while... and I need to get it done before the end of the year so I’m gonna buckle down this week and get it done!
Once it’s finished being edited (there’ll be a couple more back and forths) then it gets sent to the audiobook people who record it (depending on their schedules) and then the publisher will pick a t...
2022-12-13 01:45:18 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Sixty Two: Guard Beat Integrity=1
“Right, first things first,” the Chosen One said, rubbing his hands together. “Let’s test the limits on this baby.”
“There’s no babies here,” Qube helpfully pointed out.
“Every time,” the Hero said with a sigh. “Anyway, point is, I want to see how much we can break this maze.”
“I thought you didn’t want to break things anymore?” Qube asked, now completely lost. W...
2022-12-09 01:17:57 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Sixty One: Maze_Intro
Given its secret purpose of being designed to hide a secret entrance to the castle, Qube would have thought that the maze would be subtle. Understated, so as to not draw too much attention to its existence, while still being beautiful enough to make it plausible that it was for decorative purposes only.
Instead it was massive, and block-like. The sides of the hedges rose up to dizzying heights, although not outside of the range of the Cho...
2022-12-06 02:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Sixty: CT_Maze
In the end, they decided to leave the two Mages with their students. It didn’t feel right to tear them away from where they were having so much fun. That, and Squiggles wouldn’t stop hissing at them, and Sencha Bard was getting increasingly agitated that the duo weren’t dissipating.
“Right, well, I’m off to go do something else,” the Chosen One told the two Mages as they left. “Have fun doing your thing, you tw...
2022-12-02 02:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Nine: To Check: Gate Breach Delay
"Well," the captain said, a little lost for words at the bluntness of the Chosen One’s boundaries. She was showing classic signs of First Exposure to Chosen One. Namely, an inability to know how to deal with his conversational skills.
“If you try to stop us then we can just secretly … storm the castle without you finding out?” The Thieves Guild leader seemed equally uncertain on how to deal with the Hero.
...
2022-11-29 03:47:10 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Eight: CC_Gate Choice
"What do you mean?" Qube asked as the city guard and the Thieves Guild squared off against each other.
"You're not getting anyone to try and harm any member of our guild!" The leader growled, cutting off whatever the Chosen One had been about to reply.
"The duty of the city guard is to eliminate all vermin," the captain replied. "So if we were to clean up around here, we'd just be doing our jobs."
...
2022-11-25 01:42:26 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Seven: TT_Guards Unlock
This was it. It was happening. As the Chosen One started his “make travel go fast” method, she held in her heart the knowledge that this might be the last time they fast travelled anywhere. She wasn't sure what would happen with ascension and whether or not there would be some time to go check on everyone before they visited the Dev realm. Or, in fact, if the Chosen One would even stick around once they defeated ...
2022-11-22 02:11:44 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Six: CC_War Complete
The Chosen One had, aside from a few suggestions every now and then, been remarkably silent ever since Scissors had shown up and started a dance party. He’d mostly been standing back and watching as things unfolded before him.
In his defence, the dance party had become especially interesting. Several of both rock and metal constructs had managed to climb onto Scissors, and were watching Squiggles dance with rapt fa...
2022-11-18 02:17:24 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Five: CC_Quest Breakdown
“You can’t do that!” the Constructor practically spluttered. “This is my town, full of my creations, and I will not be held hostage by some forest folk!”
“I think you’ll find I can do exactly that,” Sexy Screamy Spider Briar said with a purr. “Funny thing about the Wizards’ Academy. They have all kinds of interesting texts. Including a few legal books I just so happened to flick through in some spare time. And...
2022-11-15 02:11:13 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Four: CC_Ending Error
There was no mistaking the animals with Scissors the oversized scorpion as anything other than friendly. Not only were they dancing, which tended to register low on the threat scale, but they all seemed overjoyed to see Squiggles. And no one who was happy to see Squiggles could ever be anything other than a friend.
“I’m so glad to see you!” Qube exclaimed as she hurried towards the mob. Wolves, birds, even giant spiders parted...
2022-11-11 01:04:05 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Three: Construct Crash
“What does the anatomy of the Devs look like?” Qube whispered to Definitely Bad Guy as they returned to the plaza. She still wasn’t sure how they were going to avert the half-started civil war, and shouldn’t have been thinking about something so mundane as the physical appearance of the beings that created her entire world, but she had to know.
“Remarkably similar to ours, but with several key differences,” Def...
2022-11-08 02:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty Two: Text_Swap_Request
The wildlife was singing again. The Chosen One was meditating as they travelled to Construct Crossroads so they weren’t able to follow the strange song that haunted the woods.
“You hear that, right?” Qube asked the others as the birdsong grew louder.
“It’s certainly a familiar tune,” Sexy Screamy Spider Briar said, tilting her head to the side as she listened.
“Familiar indeed,” Sencha Bard said, sounding ...
2022-11-04 02:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty One: CC_Quest
“Ah, that makes sense,” Sencha Bard said, his brow clearing. “I’d been attempting to work out how they’d managed to — ah, we must be disrupting their story even more than I suspected.”
“If that’s the case, then…” Sexy Screamy Spider Briar reached into one of her body pockets and pulled out a book. Qube wasn’t entirely sure where she’d gotten the book from. “Hm, this’ll be harder than I thought,” the Hu...
2022-11-01 02:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys, I’m much healthier now and things are looking up, but since the last post I’m now in a completely different country.
But I am now full of energy and ready to get back into the writing!
Thanks for sticking with me during sickness and chaos.
2022-10-28 13:39:51 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Fifty: Returning to Hub
“This seems to imply that they are not, in fact, Temple constructs,” the original Definitely Bad Guy said. “Although several items which we know to be Temple constructs have survived outside their sphere of influence.”
“Okay, Definitely Good Guy,” the Chosen One said, pointing at Bluey.
“That is not my name,” Bluey replied.
“Bluey, then,” the Chosen One continued.
“That is also not my name, but I wi...
2022-10-25 03:20:44 +0000 UTC
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will try and do second chapter this week
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Book Three Chapter Forty Five: TT_Creature2
Qube shook her head slightly as she tried to comprehend what she’d just witnessed. The Chosen One, watching her confusion with a pleased expression, flipped the hourglass again and suddenly they were back in the colourful, pit-filled version of the Temple. A few grains of sand had settled in the empty glass and, despite the fact the hourglass was now near-empty side up...
2022-10-18 03:34:42 +0000 UTC
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Will attempt to do second chapter this week, but sickness is kicking my butt.
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Book Three Chapter Forty Nine: TT_Reward
The Chosen One gestured for Qube to take the empty half-hourglass sitting on the table. Still filled with trepidation about how this might potentially affect the enraptured Mage, Qube dutifully helped birth a twin and handed it over to the Hero.
“Here,” the Chosen One said, handing the empty chamber to Definitely Bad Guy. “Do...
2022-10-18 03:29:42 +0000 UTC
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:( gonna take another week
2022-10-11 01:27:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys no chapters this week I’ve been running on fumes since launch and now am sick. It’s not covid I took the rapid test.
2022-10-04 01:28:50 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Eight: TT_Choice
“Okay,” the Chosen One said, holstering his sword and shield and stretching out. “Spell time!”
Qube, still a little stunned by how easy it’d been to defeat the final Boss of the final Temple, looked at the three Bestowal pedestals, then at the others.
“So, who wants to get more power?” the Hero asked the group. “Free power, ripe for the taking.” He seemed to have recovered from his clock-based displeasure.
“...
2022-09-30 03:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Seven: TT_Boss
The party returned to the mausoleum, all of them blinking at the sudden brightness as the fourth and final gem lit up on the coffin. Basic pattern recognition told Qube that the coffin was probably a chest filled with whatever weapon they would need to defeat the Boss. The shape of it as a coffin was in rather poor taste but then the Temple did like to match everything to its theme whenever possible.
A small whirring sound from within the co...
2022-09-27 03:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Six: TT_Hunter2
The child version of Sencha Bard seemed remarkably unperturbed by the fact he’d just time travelled. Instead he was still trying to greet Qube according to whatever strange training he’d been given. Qube had always assumed that his bowing etc had been something he’d been taught at his Bard College, but instead it seemed to be natural to him.
The Hero, after his initial reaction, had grilled Qube about everything that’d happened in t...
2022-09-23 03:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Five: TT_Creature2
Qube shook her head slightly as she tried to comprehend what she’d just witnessed. The Chosen One, watching her confusion with a pleased expression, flipped the hourglass again and suddenly they were back in the colourful, pit-filled version of the Temple. A few grains of sand had settled in the empty glass and, despite the fact the hourglass was now near-empty side up, they didn’t seem to be moving back into the lower globe.
The Her...
2022-09-20 03:02:01 +0000 UTC
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DLC: Alex Dev Mini Game
The numbers on the screen had become so blurry they were starting to dance. With a sigh, Alex leaned back, eyes firmly shut against any more information trying to invade.
“How’s it looking?” Bianca’s voice shot from across the room. Alex jumped.
“Good,” the project manager said tiredly. “Or, well, as close to good as this cursed project can ever get.”
“Wasn’t it you who was all ‘Oh wow Bee, you should totally give up ...
2022-09-16 03:02:01 +0000 UTC
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DLC: The Lost One Mini Game
The living fragment of death gasped as it felt something reach for it. It reached back, ephemeral claws seeking to cling to the warmth. As it moved, pain radiated from its neck, threads of fire licking its nerves for the hubris of thinking it could dare use them.
When it had been born, all it had known was pain. A deep voice had spoken to it, ordering it to exist, and it had opened its eyes to see a figure of black and metal standing over it.
Th...
2022-09-13 03:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Four: TT_Stage Two
There exist no words to describe the array of emotions that Qube experienced as she watched the kingdom’s Saviour toss the princess over the wall into the alleyway behind the manors.
There were too many to experience one at a time, so instead her brain decided to experience them all at once, nearly causing her to have a total meltdown at the sight, and freezing her for long enough that she missed her window of opportunity to cast [Less...
2022-09-09 03:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Three: The Little Princess
Leaving the child who had probably just learned entirely the wrong lesson about how to be a support companion, the rest of the party stepped through the unlocked gate into the backyard of the house guarded by Royal Guards.
The first thing that drew Qube’s attention was the shining lute in the bay window. Even though the world was still somewhat grey, it was as if a beam of light had been specifically coaxed from the sun so it c...
2022-09-06 03:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Book Three Chapter Forty Two: TT_TrapHouse
“Are they an Evil house?” Qube asked Sencha Bard. He considered this.
“To that I could not say but, without my lute, my life would not have been worth the living of it,” he said eventually.
Perversely, Qube really hoped there were skellies in the house. Although now she thought about it…
“In your memory, how did you get the lute without us helping you?” she asked.
“I was given it by a kind, mysterious str...
2022-09-02 03:02:00 +0000 UTC
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