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The Second Gate: Chapter Fifty-Four

“Sure?” Kene asked, and I glanced at them. They didn’t seem to be nearly as shaken as I was.

Was their power so much more developed than mine?

Or was something else going on?

“Sure,” I said shakily. “I guess.”

The Second Gate: Chapter Fifty-Three

“Weird question,” I asked Kene the following morning. “Do you know of an enchanter’s shop called the emerald… scale? Emerald enchanters? Emerald egg? Something like that.”

Kene bit their lower lip as they held up a skirt and a pa...

Tom and the Moon

This story is set one week after the end of The First Gate.

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Tom – or if you insisted on using Titles, The Fortress – strode down the hall, his heavy footsteps creating resounding thumps.

As...

The Abjurer: Chapter 13-14

The way I saw it, I had twelve spells I needed to make, and I only had a bit more than two months left to make them.

The following week, I didn’t go to any class except Tara’s.

Nor the week after that, nor the week after.

I s...

The Second Gate: Chapter Fifty-Two

I let out a sigh of relief and disconnected from the Spirit Gourd. Kene and Dusk both also released spells that they’d been holding, and Rebecca’s mana-garden seemed to relax.

“Grandmother,” Rebecca said, inclining her head to the ol...

The Second Gate: Chapter Fifty-One

Elizabeth Davis – known to her friends as Liz – was facing a rather annoying conundrum.

As the grandchild of the guild-leader, she’d been given access to their guild’s single Idyll-Flume pass.

Not that her grandfather had just ...

Who does Liz bring?

The Abjurer: Chapter 11-12

“It’s called the realm reaching arch-star,” I told Tara that evening. “House Elide has access to it, but the biggest problem is that it requires access to three different realms to form it.”

“I see,” Tara said. “Do you have a...

The Second Gate: Chapter Fifty

Kene had cleaned up quite nicely themself, though they didn’t wear a suit. Instead, they wore nice gray pants with a button down white shirt. They took me in and smiled slightly, then canted their head to one side.

“You used to have more...

The Abjurer: Chapters 9-10

That Sunday, I was ready to create a staff that would hopefully level the playing field between me and an archmage. Tara had said it back in my very first year. Arch-stars weren’t as useful for witches as they were for other styles of casting, b...

The Second Gate: Chapter Forty-Nine

Dusk peeped up, jokingly saying that she should get both of them, since she was the one who actually had to hold onto the Blademoss.

That actually helped solidify the choice in my mind.

“I’ll take the regeneration necklace,” I sa...

A Year in Review

MINOR SPOILERS FOR MANA MIRROR AHEAD 

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It may be 2024 where you are, or, if you're like me, it's fast approaching. Either way, happy new year or soon to be new year, to all of you! 

2023 has been an inter...

The Spiritcaller's Mission

Across the northeastern continent of Ddeaer, there is one holiday that is celebrated from Aergarde to Vinopae, from Delitone to Mossford, from Dragontooth to the Obsidian Forests – the Unlit Candle Feast.

Unlike the Carnival of Colors, whi...

Per a request

I was asked to post what powers Malachi has currently by someone!

The Second Gate: Chapter Forty-Eight

Just as a reminder, next week I won't be posting chapters, since I'll be with family.

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I awoke to find Dusk, Kene, and Meadow leaning over me. Dusk was channeling her mana directly into me, letting it...

Vote Time

The Abjurer: Chapters 7-8

The next morning, I rose early to head to the potions club.

“Good morning, Evan!” Wisteria greeted brightly as I entered her lab. I smiled and nodded to her, then glanced around the room.

She’d set up several cauldrons and other ...

The Second Gate: Chapter Forty-Seven

Dusk’s mana swirled out around Kene and me, slowing our descent. The Peacepyre floated over our heads, and I gently pulled Dusk from my pocket, examining her. I fed mana into her, trying to pass everything I could, and I could sense her drawing ...

The Abjurer: Chapters 5-6

“What happened?” Osheen asked when he saw me.

“Just frustrated,” I said. “I’m running into a power problem.”

“Evan, do you remember when you got mad at me in our first year, because I kept urging you to relax, but you n...

The Second Gate: Chapter Forty-Six

“I’ll do it,” I agreed, and Alice let out a small breath of relief.

“Thank you,” she said.

“First, I need to go talk to Kene and Meadow,” I told her. “Meadow’s a powerful… mage… and he’s a healer, so I can use t...

The Second Gate: Chapter Forty-Five

“I can’t believe you made a stink potion,” I told Dusk, who was laughing like she’d made the greatest joke in the history of Ddeaer.

“It’s actually not a bad idea,” Kene said. “Demonstrating it was through.”

He glared...

What do?

The Abjurer: Chapters 3-4

When I got to my rooms, I was surprised to see Wisteria leaving my door, headed towards the stairwell.

“Good evening, professor,” I said, “I must admit, I wasn’t expecting to see you.”

“Remember at the end of last year, whe...

The Second Gate: Chapter Forty-Four

Kene woke up about forty minutes after Kene’s grandmother left, and I’d moved them to their bed. I was a bit miffed that she’d left, but she said that she had nothing else she could do to help.

I’d found Kene’s communication mirror...

The Abjurer: Chapters 1-2

So, looking over the poll, I'm going to post the chapters here. Sorry for the inconvience, I know a few people didn't want that, but there's no perfect solution, so I just went with the most popular. 

I'll be po...