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Field of Glass
Teneville was a peaceful town. They didn’t have guards. If they had a militia, it probably wasn’t trained or capable of defending from much of anything. The way their peninsula had formed, such things really weren’t necessary. They had no real threats around them. The one route from the rest of the land to their town required going through a fairly narrow mountain pass. Large forces wouldn’t be able to traverse it easily. And they had Lyria watching from above. They were defenseless. And if an…-
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Fiat Lux
Self-preservation was an interesting instinct. Not the fact that it existed—that was perfectly understandable—simply the way that the brain went about its task of keeping itself alive. For instance, Alyssa had to wonder exactly what was going through some poor villager’s head when they opened the door to leave their home for the day but saw a parade of frightening characters walking past. One gigantic dinosaur, one Darth Vader, one hellhound with literal fire pouring from her eyes, and three girls…-
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Fela
They were gone. Spots in Fela’s eyes from the blinding light of Alyssa’s strongest spell were still here and there. She thought she must have missed them riding off. One moment, Alyssa and Izsha had been standing right next to a silvery wall, protected from the arrows. The next moment, they were gone. Not just them, but the silvery wall as well. Fela looked left. Fela looked right. She could see nothing but the enemy army. Strange things were happening to them. As she watched, dozens of them just…-
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Feast II
Stairway to Heaven was probably the best song to play for people on Nod. Not lyrically, Alyssa didn’t care much for the lyrics—she really didn’t actually like the song that much, though whether that was because it was overrated or her father just overplayed it in her youth wasn’t an argument that she wanted to get into. But musically, instrumentally, it was quite amazing. The song started out with just the recorder and the guitar. Or lute, in this case. The opening rift was simple enough that…-
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Feast I
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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Fear and Self-Loathing
Alyssa blinked her eyes open, not quite understanding how she had wound up in bed. Bed was nice, but not so at the same time. As if she had just awoken from a great nightmare. Clouds covered her vision, making it blurry. It wasn’t anything to be alarmed about. Every morning started like this. As soon as she took a shower, she would be fine. Alyssa rolled onto her right shoulder, trying to reach the phone on her end table to check the time. As soon as she moved, fire burned through her arm. She bit…-
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Farce
“Prince Brakkt took me on a walk through the palace gardens yesterday. We had such a lovely time. You should have followed along.” Alyssa stressed the latter line, hoping that Kasita would get it. While the mimic was on the bed, Alyssa sat on the edge of her desk, trying to remain casual and avoid any trembling in her voice. Kasita blinked. Her eyes flicked from Alyssa to the Endless Expanse through the window then just a little to the side. She could probably sense something. But she didn’t…-
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Failed Recruitment
Oz stood near the potion shop’s front door, wearing his scale mail vest. He had a sword on one hip and a short dagger on the other. The same equipment she had seen him wear on the night of the attack. None of it looked to be in a good condition anymore. The scales in his vest were torn here and there, including a fairly large gash around the side of his ribs, though it didn’t cut far into the under armor. Alyssa couldn’t see the sword with its sheath in the way, but the dagger’s formerly sharp…-
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Eye of the Draken
“Count. Folly. Lime. Dolly. Day. Sharp. Packed. Harp.” Even with portals opening all over the place, gunshots going off left and right, and the Astral Authority flying through the air, Irulon continued chanting random words. She hadn’t said that being interrupted would ruin anything, but the fact that she was still going instead of stopping to help defend against the Astral Authority said something about how easily she could stop. Alyssa definitely was not willing to take the chance that her…-
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Extortion
Tess came to wake Alyssa at far too early an hour. Then again, it was well past noon according to her phone. Regardless, Alyssa groaned as she made her way to the baths. The discussion with her mother had been long and exhausting. She knew she had a lot to tell, but it still went on far longer than she had expected. Alyssa had spared no details. Every event of her misadventures so far had been laid bare. From Tenebrael first showing up the night the intruders broke in, Tenebrael eating souls, Teneville,…-
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