Malika
Malika shot bolt upright, awakened by a powerful pulse of energy coursing through her body, leaving golden glitter-like sparkles dancing along the wooden beams of the carpenter’s trash pile she had been sleeping under, and all along the walls of the dingy alleyway.
Bursts of visible golden magic shot up from below, shards and flames that passed clean through the pavement and on up through the buildings like they simply weren’t there. It was a...
2024-03-27 16:16:42 +0000 UTC
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The choice of one’s Class has such a fundamental and enduring impact upon the individual’s future that it can drastically affect the entire community around them. And yet the so-called ‘Natural Path’ to class acquisition is heavily biased in favor of the most generic, common, and broadly applicable classes available. This effect has proved to be persistent across history, culture, and race among the sentient peoples of our realm. It is for this reason that basic classes such as wa...
2024-03-27 02:26:36 +0000 UTC
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Aliandra
Ali welcomed the feel of earth and grass beneath her feet as they burst out into the forest and left the terror, ice, and carnage behind. The soft embrace of her father’s nature mana domain washed over her, soothing in its touch. The giant mystical oak trees towered overhead, boughs joining high above into a dense canopy, beyond which she could see the stars twinkling in a clear night sky.
She inhaled freshness and life and exhaled her fear a...
2024-03-27 01:05:23 +0000 UTC
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Aliandra
The body that had once been Maeria Runeweaver squelched in a pool of blood as the heavy-set, creaking skeleton stepped off of her, advancing toward the table. The longsword hung loose from bony fingers, the tip screeching as it was dragged along the bloody flagstones. Mismatched pieces of armor hung from the bones, clanking discordantly with each step.
Ali jerked back, her stomach heaving as everyone fled, their screaming unable to drown out th...
2024-03-27 01:02:26 +0000 UTC
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Aliandra
I’m late!
Ali charged the length of her apartment at breakneck speed, snatching up the few essentials by the door: the letter, her enchanted communication panel, and most importantly, her library card. She paused just long enough to mist her hanging orchid with a little revitalizing boost of nature mana before she stuffed one arm into the sleeve of her warm coat, yanked the door open, and rushed out. She shoved the door shut...
2024-03-27 00:58:57 +0000 UTC
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