Kayday

155 - Soul Searching

“Ah, if it isn’t my friend, Dominic Vacek.”

Dominic turned around. He was currently in Ja-Man-Ro’s ambassadorial estate in a Fae Planet sky abode. The entire palace was made of gold and sat on a cloud, and the tiny inscriptions and i...

154 - Exposed

It was a disk scratch moment. 

The music kept playing, but everything around Lexie seemed to come to a stop, as she felt punched and bowled over by the attack she wasn’t expecting. 

So much had happened since Veronica had c...

153 - Elemental Party Surprise

To begin, Lexie lay down, closed her eyes, and tried to figure out exactly how her soul had made the card. 

It was hard to do so because everything had happened so quickly and chaotically, and she'd reacted based on a survival instinct ...

152 - Soul Cards

“No,” Tate said instantly.

“Why not?” 

“What do you mean, why not? Why would I meet your dad?”

“Because you need help and he can help you,” she said. 

Tate let out a frustrated breath. “The only ...

151 - Return Of Old Friends

Conrad hummed to himself as he crossed the street, pulling a hat over his face. The mansion in the distance stood tall and a tad garrish against the sky, a beacon of supposed cosmopolitan modern elegance. It was bigger than even his parents' home,...

150 - Unwanted Blessing

Lexie bit her lip, anxiety ricocheting through her at Lionel's measured stare. She hurried to hide her panic, trying fervently to pretend she had no clue what he was talking about.

“I’m not sure what you mean by that,” she said.

...

149 - New Powers

Lexie's first conscious thought was that someone was holding her hand. She didn’t know who it was, but the touch felt familiar, warm, a bit shaky, and firm at the same time.

She tried to squeeze the hand experimentally, and made the holder...

148 - Seize The End

Lexie’s next encounter with an Eldritch was with a creature that looked like a three-headed dog, with snapping serpentine tails. Its abode was a sandy dune, and when they appeared on it, it greeted them by running around them in circles, whippin...

147 - The Big Beautiful Birthday Blast

Lexie told her friends that she wanted something wanted something quiet and understated for her birthday.

They nodded and assured her it would be just that.

But Lexie’s birthday began with a blast. Literally. 

She woke up ...

146 - The Accursed

Lexie’s eyes popped open as it hit her, and she met Dewie’s gaze. 

“What?” Dewie sounded alarmed. “What did you see? Are my pathways that messed up?”

“No, it’s just…” Lexie didn’t want to tell him much, at le...

145 - Soul Discovery

Lexie pondered the realization as she stared blankly around her. This world was not real. Her soul, her body, and this situation weren’t real either. The only thing that was real was the emotions pumping through her, heightening the closer the p...

144 - Looking Inward

“What do you mean by that?” Lexie asked Naem as he put his thinking face on. She knew what that face meant. It meant he was considering how much to tell her and what to hide. Possibly, this was also an Eldritch secret, or maybe it was too dang...

143 - Well-Crafted Lies

Lexie and Veronica stared at each other for a few seconds, both seeming stunned and somewhat irritated by the other’s presence.

“What are you doing here?” Lexie asked, instantly moving to block Veronica's view.  

“Looking ...

142 - Albion

Aiden thrust his hands through his hair and pinched the bridge of his nose.

There was a constant buzz in his head and underneath his skin, both from his alchemy workout and the fact that he’d been chugging coffee and energy drinks for thre...

141 - The Trap Card

Lexie felt better in the late afternoon, at least enough to help Dewie with his pathways. They both sat cross-legged on the floor while Xena lounged on Lexie's bed. Lexie held Dewie's hands for several minutes, evaluating his pathways and trying t...

140 - Resentment

TW: Non-graphic references to physical abuse, drug abuse, attempted s**cide.

After her herbology class, where they experimented with native elven plants that laid eggs, Lexie finally got some time to craft the card. The first thing,...

139 - Warning

“Why is he bowing?” Lexie stared at the creature on the floor, trembling and shaking. 

“It's because he reached your soul core and acknowledged your dominance over him,” Naem explained. 

“It was in my soul? I didn�...

138 - Kill The Light

Lexie’s eyes flew open. 

Kill the light.

It lingered in the air, the magical intent that confused the heck out of her. Where the heck did that come from?

Lexie had no clue what it meant. Usually, ...

SHORT ANNOUNCEMENT

So I just realized that we're no longer 10-20 chapters ahead of RR, due to the scheduling change. Therefore, I will be uploading 5 chapters a week, with occasional weekend chapter, until we're caught up.

Thanks,

Kayday.

137 - Unexpected Intent

“You have wind powers?” Someone exclaimed as Lexie’s teammates and opponents picked themselves off the floor.

“No,” she responded.

“Then how on Earth did you do that?”

“With a card I–” Lexie caught herself bef...

136 - Hostage Situation

Everyone turned to regard Lexie, except Weiss Wavelost. Expressions varied, but Shadowsbane looked determinedly displeased.

“Where’s your handler?” he asked. 

“What?”

“I assume you wouldn’t dare attempt to conf...

135 - Visit to the Eldritch Realm

“Before we go, I will give you something to take back with you,” Naem said.

“I can do that?” she asked.

“Of course, with the right ritual. It’s dream magic, which I don’t believe you humans explore a lot.”

“Let ...

134 - Simulations and Soul Contracts

Dots blinked quickly in the blacks, growing into flashing lights, like someone was taking photos of her eyeballs. Suddenly, Lexie opened her eyes and groaned as the light flooded her vision. 

“Relax,” she heard someone say. “We’...

133 - Explosions

The men moved fast, faster than Lexie could gasp. 

“Get down!” Jace yelled. Lexie grabbed Dewie and did just that as a loud explosion rocked the atmosphere. 

It was followed by another, then another, smoke quickly filling...

132 - Reparation

One of the first things Lexie noticed, after the haze of war had cleared from her brain, was that Torin appeared pissed. 

Or as pissed as his deadpan expression would allow anyway. 

He looked at Lexie, then at the food and th...

131 - Food Fight

Tate crossed the street and headed to the alley. His muscles were tight and he was constantly watching over his shoulder.

Thin rivulets of sweat ran down his back sticking his shirt to his skin. Though it was Fall, The Palisades, a neighborh...

130 - The Builder, The Troll and The Flower

Lexie’s first official class was Extraterrestrial Politics with Professor Ta-Ron-No, Builder of Brains. 

Lexie was curious about the moniker attached to his name and figured it was some kind of nickname.

At least until she met h...

129 - Nightmares with Naem (Chapter is Complete Now!)

“What are you doing here?” Lexie didn't know whether to be relieved or terrified to see him. As always, she felt a little bit of both. 

“Visiting you," he said and he picked her off the ground. The darkness that had surrounded her...

128 - Training With Torin

“Torin?” Lexie asked. “Really?”

“Yes. Will that be a problem?”

“No, just…” She didn’t expect Torin to be her student mentor. It didn’t feel like their powers had a lot in common, seeing as how he had S-Rank unboun...

127 - Class Schedule

Aiden stepped in and out of his portal right after reading his daughter’s text. He already missed her. It had taken him a while to leave Victoire’s campus yesterday and leave her behind. An urge continuously tugged at him to go in and take her...