Flossindune

Chapter 154

UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse - 1:23 PM

The first thing Kayla did was gesture in Jeff’s direction. He watched her with concern in her eyes as she visibly paled, but didn’t seem outwardly injured. I waited patiently as he stepped beside her and put a hand on her shoulder as he whispered.

I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but it wasn’t hard to guess. How were you feeling, how much did it hurt, Jeff still didn’t like this skill, and more. It made me glad that...

Chapter 153

Downtown Pittsburgh - 12:59 PM

After getting through the first fifty or so letters back in the Angel Express, I had decided to get some fresh air. I sat on a bench just outside of where a fire station used to be. The clouds above were dark and snow fell peacefully on me and the book I was working on. It was only a small flurry, nothing that would stop me from doing my homework.

The book I was writing in was already almost halfway full from all of the information I...

Chapter 152

The Angel Express - 5:11 AM

I stood in front of the guild board, sipping my hot chocolate as I read through it. Jamie had only liberated one more building while the Mills and I were dealing with the zombie issue, but it was a doozy. It was labeled as only “Park” and was worth 20 guild points. I shifted so that I could see the woman in the corner of my eye.

Before, her plastic armor had been a mix of different shades of gray and leaned on the darker side. Now, ...

Chapter 151

Pittsburgh - 3:21 PM

Creating barricades in the streets was a rather simple affair, it just took a lot of time. There were plenty of cars and SUVs to shove around like I was solving some kind of puzzle. Since many of the trucks were too heavy for me to move efficiently on my own even with my Strength and Warmind abilities, I mostly left those where they were.

It was tiring work, even though my Constitution stat was well over 50. My goal was to stop the zombies fro...

Chapter 150

The Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh - 9:06 AM

The wheels of the golden chariot easily cut through the snow on the streets. It was a surprisingly smooth ride for such an outdated mode of transportation and we made good time despite the road’s conditions. Corwin kept up the whole time, having an absolute blast running beside us.

Every so often we would run into a small horde of zombies. They were far beneath our level, however. It took some doing, but I managed to c...

New Year, New Plans update

Salutations, readers!

So, as promised, I have dropped extra chapters for everyone (mostly at the Angel of the End tier) for the first five weeks of the year! This has gotten the Patreon up to 5/11/25, as promised, and I can now assess what I can do.

Unfortunately, that does not include continuing on three times a week.

I'm very glad I tried it, but it simply made me too busy. There were a lot of things going on in January that aren't going to stop any time soon, and...

Chapter 149

Downtown Pittsburgh - 8:32 AM

The streets were bustling with people coming and going. Not everyone seemed to have a destination in mind, and many gathered around the few buildings that had popped up overnight. They were placed sporadically throughout the city, though the tallest ones were still Rexxel’s Bank and the Guild of Guilds.

A few individuals had even chosen to hang out near the entrance to the Subspace Depot. The door showed signs of people inexpertly t...

Chapter 148

The Angel Express - 7:16 AM

I woke up with a jolt from a sitting position in my bed. The Subspace Depot enveloping the train meant that there was no natural light coming in from outside, but it was set to mimic the time wherever we were. It was starting to brighten, which meant that it was already morning.

Ignoring the blinking messages in the corner of my vision, I frowned. I remembered getting back to the Angel Express last night. After emptying my inventory of ...

Chapter 147

Rexxel’s Bank, Pittsburgh - 4:08 PM

After absorbing the skill book and returning Ostwriter’s Plot Armor to my inventory, I went about tidying up the vault. Many of the items within were thrown around haphazardly, which made organization a daunting task. Still, it needed to be done eventually and there was no better time than now while I was waiting for the others to show up.

Most of the prizes in the vault weren’t magical in nature, but they looked nice and ...

Chapter 146

Rexxel’s Bank, Pittsburgh - 2:55 PM

Thankfully, the skyscraper being destroyed gave me just enough time to harvest the Pharaoh for parts. I managed to cut off his head, front claws, and his remaining wing before the building was returned to the surface. Each piece was sitting in my now almost full inventory. I had nearly emptied it out just for this, and it was worth it.

Even though the Pharaoh’s monster parts wouldn’t be as potent as a live Dragon’s, they...

Chapter 145

The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 2:32 PM

The first step of any Dragon fight was to ground them as quickly as possible. They were much slower using their legs than they were with their wings, and it severely limited their options. While its teeth, claws, wings, tail, and basically its entire body were weapons, it was a lot easier to win when they weren’t as mobile.

The second step was to remember that a flightless Dragon wasn’t an overgrown lizard and to appro...

Chapter 144

50th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 2:17 PM

I watched as the contents of the egg oozed all over the sarcophagus. The yolk stretched and spread without any regard for how small its container may have been. Later on in the run, Geraldo would perfect his Fabulous Cleaning Egg, but this early version of it was decidedly not fabulous.

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Chapter 143

49th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 1:59 PM

I sat there for a while even after my hit points were maxed out. The Skin of Papyrus debuff was a nasty curse, and the moment my adrenaline rush died down I was hesitant to move in any way that could aggravate it further. Unfortunately, that meant staying completely still as my skin stitched itself back together. The blood drying on my back didn’t help, either.

Thinking back to my adventures so far in this ru...

Chapter 142

49th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 1:29 PM

I stood atop the broken glass as I looked over the setup for the last hidden object. This floor was one way from the dungeon boss chamber, and mostly barren except for a raised platform about 3 feet tall that covered the vast majority of the room. Sitting in the middle was a single warrior.

The Tomb Guardian had the shape of a human, though parts of his face and body were covered with scales. He was a Half-Drag...

Chapter 141

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12th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 12:24 PM

Chapter 140

4th Floor, The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 11:47 AM

While the fight with the undead crocodile hadn’t taken away much of my hit points, I still took the time to catch my breath as I worked. Its skull had been stuck to its mask, and I needed to cut it off completely in order to take the parts that I needed. The work was slow going, but with only a few enemies still roaming the floor it was no issue.

Eventually, I had the mask and several of its scales sitting ne...

Chapter 139

The BNY Mellon Center, The Pitt - 11:14 AM

Several hundred feet underground, the lowest depths of the Pitt were an absolute pain to navigate. As you descended, the tunnels began to become increasingly more hostile. Near the very bottom, several were small enough that I needed to use the Cable Conglomerate and my Warmind abilities to Push and Pull myself through small crawlspaces. That wasn’t counting the terrible rapids I needed to cross, sheer cliff faces leading bot...

Chapter 138

Downtown Pittsburgh - 8:27 AM

It didn’t take long after I stepped out of the Subspace Depot to hear people shouting from the direction of the Guild of Guilds. The walk wasn’t long at all, and the only obstruction on my path, asides from the vehicles still on the road, was the dense fog. Most of what I heard was confused proclamations, swearing, and threats as people tried to figure out what had triggered the scenario.

Thankfully, the fog obscured me as I gave ...

Chapter 137

Downtown Pittsburgh - 7:49 AM

We walked through the empty, snow-covered streets of downtown without a word spoken between us, though not all was quiet. There were already voices coming from the early morning fog. These were people who were coming to investigate the light of the Guild of Guilds emerging on the surface and the widespread message that the scenario was in full swing.

Still, we made it back unmolested, and we were back in the warmth of the Subspace Dep...

Chapter 136

The Chamber of Commerce Building, Pittsburgh - 7:15 AM

As the building slowly ascended, I crossed my arms and waited. Everything around us started changing. Acidic Allen’s body and his puddle were the first to disappear, but soon the chairs, counters, decorations, and more were slowly fading out of existence to be replaced by something the administrator deemed more appropriate.

The DMV disappeared along with several of the walls, revealing an open floor plan wit...

Chapter 135

The DMV of the Dead, Pittsburgh - 7:06 AM

We both grabbed our tickets as the tremors became more intense. They had to be in hand for the fight to work, which made things more difficult for anyone wielding a two handed weapon. Thankfully, my Vague Stick could be used in one hand, and so could Jamie’s spear.

However, that wasn’t what she was starting this fight with. The Weapon Master tapped the spear to her back, and it stuck there even though there was nothing...

Chapter 134

Downtown Pittsburgh - 5:38 AM

While cold, the weather outside was manageable in my Ringmaster’s Hoodie and comfortable pants. Jamie didn’t complain, nor would she, as the armor she wore was insulated from all but the most extreme of temperatures. We walked through the dark street while on alert for any monsters that might have shown up, even though Sara’s all clear was still in effect.

“Sara, could I get a quest, please?” I asked, loud enough that only J...

New Year, New Plans

(The plans are mostly the same, except more)

Salutations, readers!

Happy New Years to you all. I hope the end of 2023 treated you well, and the beginning of 2024 is shaping up to start things off right. Mine was uneventful, which was pleasant. But that's not what I'm here to say, I've got an announcement, so I'll dive right into it.

My goal, as an author, is to be able to go full time. I'm not there yet, but it's what I'm working towards. I'd like to be able to quit everythi...