When someone assaults you, it’s only natural to respond in kind. Killing a person who is a direct threat to your life, or someone you care about, that would be considered self-defense. Swatting a fly, because it annoyed you… well, that’s closer to what Amber was doing. Continue reading →

Never start a war where you can’t achieve a flawless victory. That’s my motto, after more trial and error than I would care to remember. Continue reading →

Even if wood elves had a maximum lifespan of four-thousand or more years, the average was only about two-hundred. The reason was pretty simple, the world was a dangerous place; even the strongest of monsters, could die from the smallest mistakes. Continue reading →

The first thing that Luna said; when she woke up and crawled over top of Ethir and I was “This avatar requires several hours of rest every two Earth days. Unfortunately, construction of the device is proceeding at a particularly slow pace. If I work faster; there is a high probability of failure and this base sustaining considerable damage.” before yawning and discharging large amounts of electricity from her horns. Continue reading →

I was standing on a beautiful sandy beach; the sun was bearing down on me and my skin didn’t feel like it was on fire. It was obviously just a pleasant dream, but it was still enjoyable; then ‘she’ appeared, and immediately ruined it. Continue reading →

When my arm was finally healed, I managed to mend my broken ears as well. The instant my most potent mana-sense was restored, I quickly looked toward Conor’s broken and battered body. Continue reading →

When I finally returned to my senses: I had some delicious antler-bear blood, took a few sips from Ethir’s wrist, and took a short nap as the situation progressed. We had to leave the maglev because Ailyn had woken up, and was preparing to return to Black Mithril to pick reinforcements and supplies. Continue reading →

With all of our preparations finished, we simply had to board the gigantic silver worm; Ailyn said it was called a Maglev. She was the only person who understood how to operate the device which controlled the creature, so it was her job to guide us to our destination. Continue reading →

A few weeks after my recovery, the storm outside had subsided; I was able to start teaching and preparing for our departure again. Among the dark-elves, nearly all of them were proficient in at least one form of magic and many were excellent craftsmen. Continue reading →

My schedule was incredibly hectic, but I needed to pass down as many of Michael’s techniques as I could… because I was running out of time. My writing skills were terrible back then, so I needed Ethir’s help with recording the spells that were above level four; since not even Nadja was able to learn or perform any of them. Continue reading →