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To Liminal's Moon

by Midnight Erebus

Quite an interesting mission to say the least... to traverse the Rift between Liminal and it's visible moon and discover what awaited us there. A perfect test flight for our new airship. To be honest, flight is definitely not a favorite of mine. Too much bad experience with dragons and wyverns I suppose. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get down safely when you find yourself clutching onto their back's in a foolish attempt to keep them grounded? I certainly learned my lesson after the first couple fights and several broken bones. Our first flight initially wasn't much better. We found ourselves come into conflict with a rather INFURIATING bug man named Commander Joust whose reckless chase forced us to defend ourselves from them AND redcaps and an even more reckless crewmember unleashed the fury of the wind, causing us all to crash onto the moon along with a couple strange critters who have taken up shop in town now. I think I still have a few cracked ribs that I'll probably have the doctor check out if they still bother me later.
 
Still at least we made it to our destination and all of our ships were salvageable. Joust lost his crew which honestly I feel more sorry for the crew then him. The level of arrogance he displayed would have earned him several fists to the face at almost any tavern where I'm from. Still, as long as I didn't have to deal with him personally, it'd be easy to keep my temper from flaring. More to the point, we were on the moon! Quite a sight, both wonderous and terrifying really. A dead world all around us.. but covered in the most beautiful silver dust I've ever seen. It reminded me of home in a strange way. Likely because of the silver jewelry the smiths made for those who completed particularly perilous hunts. In some cases they'd even be given powerful enchantments to protect our greatest warriors. I never did quite earn one of the enchanted pieces for myself.. but what I do still have, reminds me of home.
 
I'm getting off topic again.... long and short of it is this moon was a dead world. It appeared to have been inhabited by the otter people at one point. What happened was initially a mystery but wasn't exactly a place that left me with much work, being more one who deals with hunting and tracking the living and sometimes lost property. So all I could really do was grunt work on the ship, doing lifting of repair materials for the engineers. Did have a decent short conversation with that skittish rabbit Lio and another individual by the name of Noodel I think it was? Not sure what she is... never seen anything quite as yellow as her. Had an interesting story about an exploding mutating fish and is a bit on the cute side though. All three of us will have to get together and exchange stories in the near future over some drinks. Maybe bring some of the other crew if they're up for it too.
 
We did end up finding out what destroyed the world in any case... our scout team encountered a massive line of redcaps. Guess I jinxed things a bit when I brought up how those things freak me out. Even as a monster hunter, I've never dealt with anything that the entire purpose of which seemed to be destroying worlds. It was a good opportunity to test out how well my training paid off though. As soon as we learned of its approach I moved to the top deck to gather all my strength while other members of the crew either did the same or manned the cannons. With our combined efforts we managed to destroy the creature. This crew's full might is a sight to behold that makes me proud to be a part of it. My only regrets are that we didn't manage to claim a trophy and that the obnoxious fool, Commander Joust, managed to survive... or it was until I heard murmurings that he risked his life to help the others escape. Maybe the bug man has some redeeming qualities after all. Losing an arm to aid those he once fought against... perhaps if we meet again, it'll be over drinks and have the opportunity to reevaluate our first impressions.

Continue reading...

  1. First Day on the Wanderpus
  2. The Results of Midnight's Final Exam
  3. After Action Report: Destruction of the HTTP Wanderpus
  4. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 3
  5. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 2
  6. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 1
  7. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 4
  8. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 5
  9. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 6
  10. Midnight's Old Journal, 12/23/3540
    23rd Day of the 12th Month, 3540 AM
  11. Midnight's Old Journal, 01/01/3541
    1st Day of the 1st Month, 3541 AM
  12. To Liminal's Moon
  13. Midnight's Old Journal, 05/11/3541
    11th Day of the 5th Month, 3541 AM
  14. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 1 - The Basics & Growing Up
  15. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 2 - Past Influences, Beliefs and Opinions
  16. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 3 - Relationships with Others, Likes and Dislikes
  17. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 4 - Self Images and Etc.
  18. The Storm
  19. After Mission Report: The Floating Island
  20. Midnight's Private Journal: After Legends Rise
  21. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Pot & Kettle
  22. Midnight's Personal Journal: After Call My Name
  23. Expanded Questions About Midnight - The HTML Wanderpus
  24. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Ascension
  25. Midnight's Private Journal: After Ante Up
  26. Midnight's Private Journal: After Teeth
  27. Midnight's Notes: The World Fair
  28. Midnight's Journal: After Hello Tomorrow
  29. Midnight's Journal: After Pretty Little Things
  30. Midnight's Journal: An Interesting New Sword
  31. Midnight's Journal: After R.Y.L.A.H.
  32. Midnight's Journal: After Diners, Dungeons & Dives
  33. Midnight's Journal: After Palm Reader
  34. Midnight's Journal: After Bookwyrm
  35. Midnight's Journal: After Veldt
  36. Midnight's Journal: After Where You'll Find Me Now
  37. Midnight's Journal: After A Bard's Tale
  38. Midnight's Journal: After Valhalla's Calling
  39. Midnight's Journal: After Broken
  40. Midnight's Journal: After They Know Me
  41. Midnight's Journal: After Welcome to the World
  42. Midnight's Journal: After Villainous Thing
  43. Midnight's Journal: After Curses
  44. Midnight's Journal: "The Librarian's Defeat"
  45. Midnight's Journal: "The World Changes"
  46. Midnight's Journal: After Sleep is for the Weak
  47. Midnight's Journal: After creature
  48. Midnight's Journal: After Dear Fellow Traveler
  49. Midnight's Report: After Love From The Other Side
  50. Midnight's Report: Handclap
  51. Midnight's Journal: A Story to a Giant
  52. Midnight's Journal: Constellations
  53. Midnight's Report: Wolf
  54. Midnight's Report: Of Bees and Bones
  55. Midnight's Report: Building Steam (Flower and Geoff)
  56. Midnight's Report: Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Ep. 1

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