18. Field Exercise (2)
First, I carefully checked the contents of the special assignment.
Unlike other assignments, special assignments were shared between all common courses in a given track. That meant that this assignm...
19. Field Exercise (3)
Just as I was getting ready to unleash a spew of insults, a multi-layered voice began whispering in my ear.
The language it spoke in wasn’t Iyirian or any other language I knew, but I understood it ...
20. Field Exercise (4)
Verica wanted to sort out some logistics with me before I left. She tried to keep me from talking to Roxana too much, but Roxana kept hovering over her shoulder, which sort of ruined her efforts. When...
21. Field Exercise (5)
Triangulating by the city’s landmarks, I cross-referenced with my memory of the Broken Kaleidoscope’s map and ran for the above-ground research station. I circulated aura to give myself a speed boost....
22. Field Exercise (6)
I started by examining what I had on hand: the human form given to me by `[Honest Man’s Deception]`, my manifestation of `[Caller of What Must Be True]`, and the things I’d taken from my enemies.
Th...
23. False Priestess' Record (1)
When Veric hit the water, the impact rattled her teeth and shook through her bones. But thanks to her blessings, it didn’t hurt, and she didn’t die. She took a deep breath. The frothing cloud of bubbl...
24. Survival Exercise (1)
Hah, fuuuck. I was so screwed…
Was it my fault for letting my guard down? I’d known that Kosmonymia had its dangers, but I should’ve been more cautious! Of course a world as idyllic as this couldn’t ...
25. Survival Exercise (2)
I was happy to hold the conversation with a half dozen meters between us, but Verica pulled me forward and pushed me to sit on the ground. Thankfully, she sat down too, followed shortly by Luka, other...
26. Survival Exercise (3)
Verica’s stamina was really something, especially when we entered the water again. She didn’t have to pass me off to Luka at all, which was great.
We also ran into more enemies, but since I could po...
27. Survival Exercise (4)
When we found Luka, he was being lectured by Nastaran in a low voice, giving her the occasional serious nod. Nastaran wound down as we approached, and her gaze zeroed in on me.
“Acacius,” she greete...
28. Survival Exercise (5)
“Hanan? Is she okay?” said Veric.
“What’s the situation?” said Luka.
“How dangerous is it?” said Roxana.
These guys.
“She’s with three members of the Order, and she’s unconscious,” I said. “It ...
29. Survival Exercise (6)
I dreamed I was standing on the mountainside, overlooking the shining towers of the city below.
Veric was sitting on a rock, hugging her knees to her chest. Her face was haggard. Luka sat next to he...
30. Trust Exercise (1)
There was only one pen, so we had to take turns writing our wills. I was the last to go. I propped up my knee and smoothed the paper over it, at an angle where no one else could see, and pretended to ...
31. Trust Exercise (2)
First, I oriented and aimed myself for Hanan’s field of vision.
With the other three fighting, their perspectives weren’t stable. Having both Roxana and Hanan’s attention was safer for me.
When sh...
32. Trust Exercise (3)
My first impulse was to deny it all. The words were already on the tip of my tongue.
What are you talking about? Were you hit in the head too hard? How could I have gotten this far in this damn sit...
33. Trust Exercise (4)
My sister wrestled me to the ground, twisting my arm up behind my back. She held me there until I gave up struggling and shouted, “I give, I give!”
With a laugh, she let me go and watched me spit di...
34. Lone Astrologer's Record (1)
Raoul had always loved observing the stars.
The sky of Kosmonymia was not one single truth; its nature changed according to the region and frame with which one examined it. In some frames, the stars...
35. Harbinger's Record (2)
Shortly after Professor Raoul defeated Tiziri, Ghost said their farewell and left, leaving Luka alone in his head once more.
Luka was well aware of the nature of the beings he could call, but Ghost ...
36. Mediation (1)
When my brother died, there wasn’t enough money to bury him in a casket, or to cremate him. No money to keep him cold in the morgue until funeral preparations were done, either. A night sister who sol...
38. Mediation (3)
Because of the `[Last Genesis]`’s surprise gift, I didn’t even get to relax after shutting down Cynara and Linden’s questions and chasing them away. I went to the library to learn how to hatch and rai...
39. Mediation (4)
After Veric disappeared into the storeroom with Artunis, Roxana was the first to speak up.
“Professor.” She clasped her hands and blinked up at him with round and curious eyes, the very picture of i...
40. Mediation (5)
Roxana took us on a five minute walk to a snack shop off campus. As if she was afraid I’d change my mind and leave, she stuck to my side like glue, chatting lightly about the weather and the scenery, ...
41. Mediation (6)
It was a good thing I told Roxana I would come by in the afternoon, because I didn’t sleep until dawn. The light filtering through the curtains eventually woke me around noon. My head hurt and I felt ...
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