Travis picked up the envelope holding Kevin’s reply with a deep sigh.
He loved almost every aspect of his new role, all of them except this one. Using the outsider as an unwitting spy on his sect was an awful thing to do. It went against ...
2025-03-16 11:28:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Kevin found himself with more Formation work left than he’d planned. As lovely as the previous night had been, he’d only finished a little over half his remaining flags.
Finishing would eat into the full cultivation day...
2025-03-08 09:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostKevin tugged at the hem of his shirt, suddenly feeling underdressed for the evening ahead.
It was still early for dinner after Amelia’s invitation, so they agreed to part for a couple of hours before meeting again. A night out might not ha...
2025-03-03 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday morning, Kevin woke at dawn to prepare for another of Elder Fischer’s early morning classes. After removing the charged flag from his Energy Interface Formation, he replaced it with a new one and then left for a last round of lobbing pr...
2025-02-27 04:38:52 +0000 UTC View PostFrom afternoon to evening, Kevin struggled with the Twisted Script, trying everything he could think of to get it working. However, no amount of measuring, pre-planning, or pattern memorization was enough to get the damn thing working.
While...
2025-02-22 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostKevin stared at the instructions in a mixture of bemusement and mounting worry.
After long consideration, he’d decided that the massive potential benefits of the Twisted Script far outweighed any extra effort he’d need to put in no...
2025-02-19 08:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostLucas Thresher, the teacher for FORM-101, held his class at the more reasonable time of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The later start allowed Kevin to catch up on sleep and still make it to the library before class.
The Outer Sect Library was one of...
2025-02-16 01:22:31 +0000 UTC View PostThis is Kevin’s full class schedule for the Fall Season (A three-month block of classes, much like semesters in our world).
Monday: 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM - FORM-101 theory (turned into private tutoring with Elder Fischer)
Monday...
2025-02-12 05:19:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe lesson became a frantic blur after the elder’s ominous proclamation. Fischer threw out new concepts, patterns, and theories so fast that Kevin had to push his writing speed to keep up.
Yet Fischer never pushed so fast that she overwhel...
2025-02-12 05:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostKevin’s second week at the Twisted Path sect began with his early morning FORM-101 class.
7:00 AM was an early enough start, but Kevin’s nervous energy woke him up almost two hours earlier than that. There were precious few chances...
2025-02-08 12:43:18 +0000 UTC View PostAmelia fought to keep the flush from returning to her face as she watched Kevin fiddle with his pocket watch.
It looked like one of the more complicated versions she’d heard were popular in the capital. One with multiple functions for trac...
2025-02-05 09:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post“So you can make any talisman you want on the fly?” Kevin asked, eyebrows raising at the insane versatility.
Any talisman that I’ve memorized the pattern for, Amelia wrote with a shrug.
“Right,...
2025-02-01 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostSunday morning dawned with a light rain shower and a deep gray mist that swept through the sect.
Kevin took one look out the window, then went back to bed. He’d had enough mist for a lifetime, and he’d earned a break after such a p...
2025-01-29 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostKevin shifted his weight from foot to foot as Elder Fischer approached. A raised hand had been enough to attract her attention, and she was now striding over with purpose.
“Finished, Mr. Blake?” Fischer asked with a raised eyebrow. While...
2025-01-27 04:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostKevin scrambled to unwrap the twine binding together the Qi Rejection Formation’s flags. There were six in total: the control flag and five boundary flags.
Based on the pamphlet that came with it, you could use four flags to form a blockin...
2025-01-22 08:59:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe FORM-115 practical was another of Elder Fischer’s early classes, though at least it was held at eight AM rather than seven.
Kevin woke up early and reviewed his notes over breakfast before heading to the Fire Courtyard. Confident...
2025-01-18 07:29:13 +0000 UTC View PostBack in his room, Kevin cleared his mind and focused on the blank cloth on the desk in front of him.
The flags he’d completed over the last few days had been acceptable, but ‘acceptable’ was no longer good enough. Not if he was serious...
2025-01-15 07:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostDr. Vaughan’s gaze pierced him as the man stared at Kevin’s chest. A few moments later, it was over, the floating golden seals from the doctor’s technique fading into nothing.
Like the previous time, Dr. Vaughan looked away for almost ...
2025-01-12 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Six months?” Kevin blurted out, unable to keep the shock out of his voice. He’d been struggling to believe it was possible in a year, yet she planned to do it half that time.
Swallowing, he tried to keep the dismay out of his words. ...
2025-01-11 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Give me a minute to get the visualization right,” Kevin licked his lips, anxiety growing within him.
“Sure thing,” James grinned back, his smile easy and free. No doubt the man was relieved to have gotten the technique down. 2025-01-08 05:40:16 +0000 UTC View Post
“That’s nuts,” Kevin laughed, shaking his head. Immortality didn’t sound so ridiculous if cultivators could become that powerful. Unless it was a myth, after all. Even then, it was nice to imagine.
“Well, far be it for me to say an...
2025-01-05 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTravis slipped the thick stack of paperwork out of its folder and carefully examined each page. A week of meetings, reports, and endless forms had finally cumulated in the final pages in front of him.
It had been an exhausting time on top of...
2025-01-04 07:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a moment of shocked silence, Elder Fischer pointed to a man at the back. “Yes, Mr. Becker.”
“But, ma’am, we can see where they’re taking us.”
“Can you?” the elder asked, cocking a head. “Does anyone want to try ...
2024-12-31 09:22:50 +0000 UTC View PostElder Johnson vanished after finishing his explanation, and Kevin wandered back over to the desk with his mind a whirl. The Sinking Sands was just what he’d discussed with Foster when they’d thought up his combat style.
Using shifting pa...
2024-12-31 09:06:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe following two hours were some of the most intense of Kevin’s life. First, he copied down the three elementary formations, which Elder Fischer made him repeat until he got them right.
An extensive discussion on creating traditional flag...
2024-12-31 08:46:10 +0000 UTC View PostKevin stared as the elder’s proclamation echoed through the room. He hadn’t known what to expect when he’d arrived this morning, but this was not in any of his predictions.
If she was really the head of the whole formations department,...
2024-12-31 08:30:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe conversation with Amelia wound down after that terrific start, and she soon made the excuse that there were other people here she needed to talk to.
She seemed the taciturn type who took a while to open up despite sharing something so cl...
2024-12-31 08:05:06 +0000 UTC View PostIf you’re here, then you’ve likely come for the advance chapters. Fear not, they're only a click away.
Currently, I have a single tier available, providing seven advance chapters (three and a half weeks ahead).
The next goal is a t...
2024-12-30 02:35:40 +0000 UTC View Post