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Core Collapse Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Once everyone was dressed and most were convinced to acquire their system, many of the helpers from Fenard’s palace dispersed. Those that remained herded the disoriented people from Earth into the recently constructed Guild Hall...

Core Collapse Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Tom put the finishing touches on the Adventurer’s Guild Hall late in the evening. It had been a long day of practicing his skills. He had begun early in the morning, arriving at Other Westone, the core in the southwestern stretc...

Core Collapse Chapter 32

Chanter 32

Tom adjusted his cravat nervously as the Mage King of Petosh, Arom, absorbed the dire warning that he had just provided. When Tom had given the news to Fenard, Fenard had insisted that Tom be in the call to warn the leader of the ...

Core Collapse Chapter 31

Chapter 31

The warning came before the dragon, but only just.

Twenty-three people died.

But together they saved two hundred seventy-six.

The dragon flew off to the west.

Aisha saved twelve more, but lost three.

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Core Collapse Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Ursula Urban was old.

Jessica was a little afraid to ask how old for several reasons. Most obviously just because it was impolite. But also because she knew that the Urban family matriarch was powerful. She wouldnâ€...

Core Collapse Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Mark and Tony had all of their horses saddled for them early in the morning. The faithful stableboys had awoken before dawn and had yet to break their fast, but were both looking forward to the fine breakfast that the cook had pro...

Core Collapse Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Tirns was exhausted. Ever since the night that the dragon had burned down the tents of the refugee camp, or the invasion army, or whatever it had been, the poor knight surveilling them had gotten very little rest. He had been foll...

Core Collapse Chapter 27

Chapter 27

After the demonstration, Ubo spent a little while teaching Vella a few minor spells using the magic visualization room while the others either went to do their own thing or listened in. Tom had previously invited them to spend the...

Writathon participation

I'll be participating in the writathon. Core Collapse Chapter 26 is the mark of when writathon began. I'll be rapidly releasing the advanced chapters as I write new ones, so expect a small flood from me. Hopefully. We'll see how my muse cooperates...

Core Collapse Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Ubo and Vella ended up staying at Weaver Estate for some time. Jessica was just as interested in having a master Mage’s perspective on her abilities as he was in studying her Skills, so their relationship got off to a fantastic ...

Core Collapse Chapter 19.1

The scene below takes place after the other events in chapter 19. For reference for those of you who don't want to figure out where that falls in the story line, it's right after the 3 adventurers died.

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Tom stood before the World...

Poll Alert: Chapter 14

Core Collapse chapter 14 has an important poll to decide Jessica's Level 30 skill! Check it out if you want a say in a decision that affects the story.

Core Collapse Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Something was bothering Rowena, Jessica was certain of it. The young Rogue was distracted. At least, when they weren’t in combat she was distracted. When she was in combat she looked like she was venting some type of complex emo...

Core Collapse Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Ubo Urban tried to cast Candleflame. And he failed. He tried again, and he failed. He sighed, taking a sip of the tea that he had been served while waiting for the master of the house.

This new version of Candleflame was a s...

Core Collapse Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Tom, Jessica, Grant, Emil, and Norman arrived at Weaver estate several days later. Tom of course immediately set up a Dungeon for Alpha. It was once more partitioned, with a room that was comfortable for his minotaur minions, a la...

Core Collapse Chapter 22

Chapter 22

The party left for Torren the next day. It was a rather short trip, only about a day in the saddle before Tom was once more stabling his monsters in a temporary dungeon made using Alpha Core. Antoine rode ahead to alert the city c...

Core Collapse Chapter 21

Retcon Notice: Chapter 13's dialogue between Tom and Antoine has been substantially rewritten and improved. It now contains 150% more lore!

Chapter 21

They quickly discovered a few facts about the treasure chests in Caseville dungeon....

Core Collapse Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Tom decided to stay in Caseville until he reached level thirty, which didn’t take very long. With the experience trickling in from his new dungeons, and the significant boost that he’d gotten from the deaths of the three adven...

Core Collapse Chapter 19

Chapter 19

King Fenard really had to thank Emil for introducing the concepts of modern plumbing to Welsius. With the boiler and the water tank on the roof of the palace providing heat and water pressure, it was possible to enjoy a warm showe...

Core Collapse Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Vella strained her mind as she floated the pen in the air in front of her face. She’d never known before awakening her class that she could strain her mind like it was a muscle, but she definitely could. And she was supposed...