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Abyssal Road Trip - 408 - Overload
Amdirlain's PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAmdirlain's guts churned as if a showdown with Balnérith lay ahead. Multiple artificers were within Sarah's forge room and, though the filter excluded her song, the items she was rapidly enchanting for her audience rang with her st...
Abyssal Road Trip - 407 - Breaking through
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesSarith’s presence at Kadaklan’s manor and their morning preparation drew Amdirlain’s attention. Having hoped to catch them both, she teleported to his front yard.A gardener sweeping the path showed Amdirlain inside and called ahead, bri...
Abyssal Road Trip - 406 - The enemy within
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesIt was nearing time for her pre-breakfast session with the students when Mars chuckled. “Anna finally got to the point.”“Oh, I don’t know what point that might be,” said Amdirlain innocently.“Was it your idea or Livia’s?”“It...
Abyssal Road Trip - 405 - Standards
Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-PlaneWith Gilorn sitting in the darkness of the empty Demi-Plane, the specks of light within her frame looked even more like stars.“Let us work on this one together,” proposed Gilorn. “While it’s unlikely I’ll gain any levels, at least I can help you gain more time to progress your sk...
Abyssal Road Trip - 404 - Messing with my mind
Amdirlain’s PoV - FoundryThe glowing crystal saturated with Amdirlain’s Ki illuminated their arrival beneath the central pavilion.“Such a tiny place,” commented Gilorn. “I would have thought you’d have expanded it by now.”“This place’s purpose doesn’t need it to be massive,” explained Amdirlain, a...
Abyssal Road Trip - 403 - Reconsider
Amdirlain’s PoV - Eastern Edge of Mediterranean Sea - VehtëThe transition from conduit to Material Plane came with a strange constriction. Amdirlain found herself in a summoning circle too small for her full size, and her True Form had scaled to match it. The impact of her magic rating and smoothing out the melodies...
General status and side stories
As I've mentioned in Discord, I'm rewriting Abyssal Road Trip for self-publishing.The working title for the series will be Song of the Phoenix, and tentatively, book one will be Ashes or Reborn from Ashes. (Let me know which you think is better or if you feel neither of them appeals.)Book one is being edited, a...
Abyssal Road Trip - 402 - Adaptation
Amdirlain's PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesWhen Roher headed off, he left Amdirlain a memory crystal with more of his children's antics. Amdirlain set it on a table and projected illusions of random incidents from within.Sarah sat across the table from her and watched Amdirlain ...
Abyssal Road Trip - 401 - Eyes on me
Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-PlaneThe empty Demi-Plane lit up as Phoenix’s Rapture ignited. With the Power actively supporting her efforts, Amdirlain quickly extended the Demi-Plane to a radius of three thousand kilometres. As she went to create the bedrock, Amdirlain forced herself to stop.“What’s up?” Sarah asked...
Abyssal Road Trip - 400 - Let you down
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesNo sooner had Amdirlain materialised to float above the barren landscape than a presence flared around her and sealed the Demi-Plane’s boundary. A sulphurous gaze manifested in mid-air about half a kilometre ahead of her, each eye some hund...
399 - Calling out your name
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAmdirlain reappeared at the end of the road that divided the fields, and a nearby girl screamed in surprise. She was only waist height on Amdirlain, wearing the servants' and villagers' grey cotton garments. She had long black hair se...
Abyssal Road Trip - 398 - Super freak
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAmdirlain crossed the fifty metres to the closest sparring area without looking back at the audience taking their seats. However, Master Payam waited until all his students, along with Master Lu and Sarah, had selected seats before he followe...
Abyssal Road Trip - 397 - Playground
Amdirlain’s PoV - Demi-PlaneWith only the barest plan in mind, Amdirlain sought to get her conscious mind out of the way and followed her instincts. She sang the principal theme of the new Demi-Plane aloud while silently supporting over a hundred thousand additional songs. As the intro washed out further, she grinned...
Abyssal Road Trip - 396 - Perspective
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesSarah repeatedly hopped between planes throughout Amdirlain’s training session with Klipyl. The music of her planar shifts signalled various planes, but each trip saw her return with tonnes of new equipment for the forge and workshop spaces...
Abyssal Road Trip - 395 - Fill the void
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesThe first notes sent the harp and mapping cube to storage in Foundry before Amdirlain scoured a patch of ground further down the mountain to bedrock. With it cleared, she lifted into the air, and Sarah followed suit to hover beside her. She m...
Abyssal Road Trip - 394 - Never be lonely
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesThe comfortable golden sunlight of the Outlands gleamed off the polished lacquered redwood and soaked into the grey stone of the building. Her six visitors had seated themselves on the circle of benches as if to enjoy the sunshine, though she...
Abyssal Road Trip - 393 - Unwritten
Amdirlain’s PoV - Barren Demi-PlaneThe sheer unbroken darkness was a smothering weight as they hovered high above the bedrock of the Demi-Plane.“Dark in here, isn’t it?” breathed Sarah.“Ha ha,” snorted Amdirlain. “We’re not in a book and you’re not death, thank you.”“I enjoyed Terry Pratchett’s ...
Abyssal Road Trip - 392 - The nature of things
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesBahamut and Livia discussed the options for instructors in various magical arts, housing, and teaching facilities. When Bahamut had given her some advice about logistical issues, Amdirlain had offered to help, but Livia shook her head.“The ...
Abyssal Road Trip - 391 - Larger than life
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesThe seedlings in the surrounding rice paddies grew nearly a half metre as they waited, showing the same surge of growth Amdirlain had observed in the fields outside of Xaos. Amdirlain pushed Resonance forward through the wilderness to the lim...
Abyssal Road Trip - 390 - Scars
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesWhen Amdirlain returned to the training hall, Sarah sat at the table drawing out plans for a building. Though she was drawing it freehand, every line was mechanically precise.“Is that the first time memories have had you distracted?” enqu...
Abyssal Road Trip - 389 - Think of me
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesLivia gave concise instructions to a senior student to supervise and led the three of them through to the back garden. A servant shifted supporting bamboo poles and stretched out a collapsible awning across the back porch to put a circle of c...
Abyssal Road Trip - 388 - By my side
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAfter ten minutes of writing Sarah’s requirements, Erhi put aside her brush and recited the list back. In the end, she received a simple, emotionless nod from Sarah.“I shall go speak to Master Sukh this evening about these matters,” dec...
Abyssal Road Trip - 387 - Anxious
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAs Amdirlain wrapped up her retelling of Lezekus’ tale, the light through the window distracted her. Though it only touched Sarah’s willowy Human form physically, Resonance’s detection flickered between purely physical to the planar ene...
Abyssal Road Trip - 386 - My heart skips a beat
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAt the end of the lesson, Cyrus stored the objects he’d used as obstacles away and departed without further discussion. Though tempted to inquire about this view of Klipyl’s enquiry about the opportunities for the villagers, Amdirlain lef...
Abyssal Road Trip - 385 - Don't go
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesAs the fresh memory swamped Amdirlain’s awareness, the golden sunlight that gleamed off the ivory inlays of the room blazed blindingly in her vision.The predawn enfolded the same mountainside from the previous memory, yet now countless star...
Abyssal Road Trip - 384 - More than a friend
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesFocused on settling her emotions, Amdirlain sat with her eyes closed and took in the sensation of the Outlands’ warm golden sunlight against her skin. A mindfulness exercise had her cataloguing everything within Resonance-Lord’s reach dow...
Abyssal Road Trip - 383 - She knows it
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesBeneath Sarith’s public mind, her mental walls reminded Amdirlain of the chaos streams, black and impenetrable. As Amdirlain had extended a mental touch towards her, a white light formed a seam in the wall closest to her and allowed Amdirla...
Abyssal Road Trip - 382 - Purpose
Amdirlain’s PoV - Chaos streams between planes.After the last light from creating the Plane seed vanished, Amdirlain closed her eyes and floated. Nearly an hour later, with her overstressed body healed, Amdirlain turned off Phoenix’s Rapture and remained in utter darkness. Once the experience would have been a sens...
Abyssal Road Trip - 381 - On my way
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesOnce Lezekus had conveyed the details of their adventures—exploring lands and minds between fighting back demonic plots—the four ventured off to arrange accommodations and left Amdirlain to her thoughts. They’d been careful not to menti...
Abyssal Road Trip - 380 - Pull me in
Amdirlain’s PoV - Outlands - Outpost of the Monastery of the Western ReachesThough the courtyard awning provided plenty of shade, the golden sunlight in the Outlands still gleamed off the ivory inlays and honey-gold woodwork within Amdirlain’s room. When Amdirlain settled back into a kneeling position, Klipyl retur...
