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A Harsh Mistress

by Tower Curator — “I think I understand,” Alyssa said as she scribbled a few notes into a fresh notebook. Tenebrael, after waiting a moment, tilted her head to one side. “But..?” “No. No buts. I understand.” Leaning back at her desk, Alyssa held out her hand to try to put what she had learned into actual use. Going from theory to practice was always a challenge. But this… Closing her eyes, she took a breath and concentrated. An angel, she now suspected, was something along the lines of a super…
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Interloper

by Tower Curator — No one moved. Not Kasita. Not Tenebrael. And certainly not Alyssa. All three of them knew that this was bad. Even Kasita, who had read through the notebooks Alyssa had been making during her stay in this world. Seraphim were protectors of the Throne. The final line of defense. Tenebrael had said that their power was second only to the Throne itself. They were able to destroy planets with a thought or tear reality itself apart. Once deployed, the Seraphim never lost. According to Tenebrael. Though she…
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The Prince of the Tower

by Tower Curator — Brakkt stood atop the ramparts of the Fortress of Pandora, looking out over the sandy desert. It wasn’t his first time here, but it was always somewhat depressing. There once stood a city, far out across that desert, that dwarfed Lyria in both size and grandeur. Even the lowliest peasant lived like a king, with wealth and food aplenty. Magic was currently a shadow of what it once was. According to legend, of course. Legends had a tendency to get a little inflated, but there was probably some grains of…
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City Defense

by Tower Curator — Alyssa sprinted back to the city, not even caring if it had been long enough to avoid plausible deniability about meeting with a slave buyer. There might be systems in place to defend against a horde of monsters. Her efforts might not be needed in the slightest. But she couldn’t take the chance that she wasn’t the only one who knew about the approaching army. This city was the only thing she knew about that might help her get home, kill angels, and otherwise accomplish her goals. If it were ransacked,…
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A Princely Meeting

by Tower Curator — Alyssa woke, feeling slightly nauseous. She kept her eyes closed because of the sensation. It was that unpleasant lead arms and swimming headache that came with a severe lack of sleep. Which was entirely her fault. She had returned late, first of all. Then there was the debacle with Kenziel—who had returned with two crystals in hand; Tenebrael hadn’t eaten them in front of her, but Alyssa didn’t doubt that she would later on. She had gone on and told Tzheitza about the angel’s recommendation for…
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Demands

by Tower Curator — “They’re what? I’m not sure I heard you correctly.” “Claiming ownership of the monsters.” “Ah. I did hear you properly.” Alyssa rubbed at her hair. It was getting a bit long again. She had only cut it once since arriving in Nod—Kasita had done it upon her request. A ponytail might do it good for a while, but she would eventually need to get it at least tidied up and trimmed. She might be living in a vaguely medieval world, but that didn’t mean that she had to ascribe to their…
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Snow Globe

by Tower Curator — It was like a scene from a snow globe. A very hot snow globe with no water to cool everything down. Alyssa stood on the floating reality sliver that had once been directly beneath the Cardinal Virtue of Justice, which itself was above the deep crater where the Justice had pinned the demon down. There used to be a forest around the crater. A mostly destroyed forest thanks to the Justice’s sword, but a forest nonetheless. Now? There was nothing. Not even a stump was left behind. There wasn’t…
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At Last

by Tower Curator — For a moment, for a bare instant, Alyssa just about tried to move closer to the Throne again, just as she had moved from some random balcony into the Throne’s room. If she could just grab it before the Seraphim noticed her standing around, everything could be fixed. She could tell the Seraphim to stop chasing her and Tenebrael and she might even be able to fix this stupid Endless Expanse so it didn’t kill her every time she moved more than a step in any direction. Three things stopped her. The first…
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The Mountain

by Tower Curator — Never before had Alyssa wished so much for a cup of coffee. Or any caffeinated drink, really. She didn’t usually have coffee in her mornings, but today would have been an exception. As much as she wanted some stimulant, picking up anything local might not go over so well. Even had she been back at the inn, asking Yzhemal for something didn’t sound appealing. The punk rocker girl was still fresh in her mind. Who knew what sort of drugs they had in this time period. Alyssa had no intentions of…
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Intimidation Techniques

by Tower Curator — Tzheitza glared at Cid. Which, if Alyssa was being honest, was exactly what she had expected. They hadn’t even made it inside the building and she could already see Tzheitza standing behind the counter, eying them. She had a customer standing on the other side of the counter, waiting for her to mix up some concoction that was likely pure charlatan nonsense like her earthworm balm. He had his back to them and hadn’t seen Cid yet. Not wanting him to make a scene, Alyssa dragged him off around the side…
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