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The Soul
“A soul? Alyssa, of course you have a soul. What a silly question.” Tenebrael’s words brought a relief that Alyssa hadn’t known that she had needed. Just a few simple words from the angel lifted a weight from her shoulders that she hadn’t noticed before. A worry now gone. Irulon was mistaken. It was just another spell acting odd around her. Explaining why she had been worried wasn’t something she could do. She didn’t even know what a soul was, just that she felt like she needed one.…-
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Modern Technology
Riding across the open desert was far calmer than the harried race through the city streets. Whether that was because the draken had gotten their excitement out of their system, whether they found it too hot, or whether they wanted to preserve energy didn’t really matter. Ironically enough, Alyssa almost would have preferred the high-speed twists and turns of the city. At least that would have kept her awake. They were moving at a brisk pace, but one just slow enough that her eyes felt heavier and…-
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Back to the Potion Shop
Alyssa had never ridden a horse before. She hadn’t ridden a motorcycle. It went without saying that she had never ridden a draken before either. The closest thing she could think of that she had ridden was a bicycle, and that wasn’t close at all. For one, the draken were a lot faster. She imagined it would be like if she rode down a steep hill on her bike—her hometown having been relatively flat, she had never actually tried such a thing. But a bike at least had handles. Draken did not. They had…-
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Draken
As it turned out, Irulon had more than just fancy dresses and elegant clothes in her wardrobe. She had plenty of articles seemingly designed for nothing more than showing off her opulence. Things that looked as if they had actual gold woven into the threads. Even combining the coins she had stolen from Svotty with every penny she had earned over her entire life back on Earth, she was quite certain that she wasn’t rich enough to be in the same room as even one of the more elegant dresses. Irulon…-
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Cleaning Up
“Is Tess going to be alright?” Irulon stretched her arms high above her, snapped her neck back and forth, twisted her spine from one side to the other, bent over until the tips of her fingers touched her toes, and finally popped back up to her full height with a pleasant smile on her face. She stepped over Tess’ body, hopped off the stone slab where they had been lying, and grabbed for an elegant robe that she had asked for. She slipped into it before looking down at herself, though didn’t…-
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Healing
Alyssa couldn’t do anything. The laboratory had a relatively open floor plan. There were tables, but none nearby. She tried to throw herself to the side, but she didn’t go far enough. Subjugation came at her as a wide wave, not a narrow beam. Her hands and knees hit the ground a lot harder than she would have liked. Kasita joined her only moments later. Though the mimic didn’t stay kneeling for long. Her form shimmered and she was standing again. Despite trying to get back up as well, Alyssa…-
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Ascent
Ten minutes ticked by a lot slower when waiting for something to happen. Especially when Alyssa wasn’t sure at all that said something would even occur. When she had left Irulon’s laboratory, involuntarily though it had been, there had been a Fractal magic barrier over the only door out. She had Messaged Kasita essentially asking her to come down in the guise of Irulon to order around the palace guard. But that plan all failed at the first step if Kasita couldn’t even leave the laboratory. The…-
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Captains of the Guard
“Perhaps you had better hide. You know, to avoid a repeat of what happened back at the potion shop.” ~Did you have to run the whole way here? Oh my head aches.~ “It was a light jog. But yes. I did. Irulon needs medical treatment and I didn’t want to get caught by Oz.” The fairy in Alyssa’s satchel had long since given up trying to peek out over the top of the bag. She was hunkered down behind a notebook, trying to use it as a shield from the loose bullets that were bouncing around…-
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Lightshow
Alyssa hoped she would run into the Taker on her way out. Seeing his face when she walked into a room with a gaunt at her side would be worth everything that had happened tonight… Or maybe it wouldn’t. While capable of small bursts of speed that had Alyssa keeping her distance from the monster, the sad fact was that the gaunt moved too slow to be a threat to someone like the Taker. He would either dance around it or simply keep his distance and use his knives, probably killing both Alyssa and the fairy…-
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The Society and The Gaunt
The gaunt lumbered forward, unhindered by any spells coming its way, but using none of the speed it had used when grabbing the first guy. If Alyssa was one of those hooded people, she would have run away by now. Gaunts were apparently not dangerous at all if they didn’t get close. Which meant that the biggest worry with them was surprise, an aspect helped by their utter silence in their movements. And what is with all the hoods anyway? Every single member of that organization wore a hood. Bercilak,…-
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