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Alyssa had never attended something that could be described as a feast before. Not on Earth. Not on Nod. The largest group-meal she had been to had been some fundraiser in high school. Nothing fancy, in fact the food had been terrible. It was just for parents to come and donate to the school theater group. Maybe an all-you-can-eat buffet counted, but that lacked the grandiose nature of the scene before her. The palace was a large building with many large rooms, but this one had to be one of the largest.…-
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Alyssa set down her phone, pausing the video on some more advanced physics—her topic over the last two days, since arriving in Lyria. She thought that she might be able to make more interesting things if she knew a bit more about how the normal world worked. Unfortunately, she also thought she was reaching the limits of just what could be accomplished through simplified video tutorials. Luckily, a distraction arrived. The Pharaoh walked into Irulon’s room. His presence commanded attention. He was…
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The time had come. With the ritual having come to an end and no pressing research or other problems bearing down on anyone, it was time to head out. Irulon wanted to get back to the Observatorium to look through their library on a whole variety of matters. Mostly on the topic of new ways to cast spells. She had plans to research how the formation of spell cards came about, despite knowing their general history, and wanted to make advancements toward more complex spell patterns that couldn’t be…
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“What is this? How… How did you manage—” Alyssa had only stayed a few days at the new monster settlement. More days than she had expected to spend, but less than she could have spent. The original plan had been to leave in the morning. Lueta’s presence changed that. Not just because Brakkt wanted to chat either. Alyssa stayed because she wanted to make sure that everything would go smoothly. No hiccups of any kind. Brakkt was still there, as was Kasita. Both agreed with Alyssa’s…
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The few humans inside the outpost were, understandably, quite panicked by the sight of a massive snake completely encircling their small building. Less panicked now that Alyssa had arrived to help defuse the situation, but she could still see a bit of a jittery tension to their movements. They had known friendly monsters were on their way. More than one communication had gone out to them over the past week. The caravan had been expected. The snake had not. It was a good thing that no one at the…
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A hundred monsters marched away from Illuna. The number didn’t represent absolutely every monster that had arrived at Illuna roughly a month ago. Some, like Iona, had decided to stay behind. Not many. Five, perhaps. Ones who had been treated well by the humans and found something worth sticking around for. Inversely, a few dozen humans went with the marching monsters, bolstering the number. The march was much more of an energetic thing now than it had been on the way to Illuna. Everyone was in much…
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Irulon and Companion were not the same person. An important note to make. Sometimes, it was hard to tell. More than once, Alyssa had caught the two of them standing around in the exact same pose or shifting their weights at the exact same time despite them not facing each other. Frequently, they would both talk at the same time, saying the same words. It got especially strange when they would speak to each other, yet both would voice both halves of the conversation. Alyssa couldn’t say that it was the…
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“Again.” Alyssa grit her teeth, but nodded. She raised her hands without a word of complaint. In a brief flash of black-white light, a brand new mostly human body sat on a wide sheet of flat metal. The base form came from Irulon. It was roughly her height, weight, and had definite familial resemblance, especially in the face. With Irulon’s body having been the dragon’s home for more than a year, it felt that a body most similar to hers would fit best. Though the dragon had said that it would be…
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“Brakkt!” Alyssa gave a cheerful wave to what might be, at this exact moment in time, her more favored of the two royal siblings. After all, he wasn’t upset with her at the moment. And really, there was nothing to be upset about. During her cleaning, she had apparently skimmed off just a little too much of Irulon’s floor. Which Irulon had promptly tripped over while levitating a fresh body in to her examination chamber. The metal table that Alyssa had created to replace her old wooden one was…
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“What in Tenebrael’s name is that?” Volta asked, clamping a bit of her clothes around her mouth and nose. Alyssa knew from experience that doing so wouldn’t help. The stench that hung around was too powerful. Still, if it made Volta feel better, it wasn’t like it was hurting anything. She hadn’t really wanted to bring them to the cave, but it was much closer than Illuna. It had preserved food and water, which both Volta and Red needed. Really, Red should have eaten something before they had…
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