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Mon 14th Nov 2022 05:07

Midnight's Journal: After Villainous Thing

by Midnight Erebus

"Got woken up by some unearthly screaming last night. Still not sure what exactly that was but when I looked out the window, some strange giant bird creatures were flying away. Wasn't sure what was going on but I understood pretty quick that we would be heading out quickly enough so I headed straight for the docks. I was assigned to the airship to chase one of the birds towards the Word Tree."
 
"Horrifyingly, this creature opened up all the rifts along the way to the Word Tree, including one to some hell dimension. We stopped to deal with it and I decided given the rush we were in I would gamble on the lippy substance I gathered up during our trip in Yoke. See, I noticed the magical properties of the stuff sharing some similarity with Dragonstone back home. They're powerful mana crystals used to recharge an individual's magic with the downside of overcharging causing.. problems. What I saw in this substance was something similar but with a different potential side effect. In exchange for increase magical output there was a risk of illness. Seems a small cost when severe circumstances are involved. Especially with a certain Librarian lurking out there."
 
"Unfortunately this opportunity to test the substance out did not go well. I don't know if it was the lack of sleep after a long day working on navigation equipment, me having an off day, or if the sheer overwhelming power I felt disrupting my sense of balance. Perhaps it could even have been all of them in some combination. Either way, the end result was me struggling to stay onboard the airship during the intense maneuvers of combat. Had to be saved once by the new recruit Caram and once by the ever amazing Pim. Guess I owe both of them drinks or a favor after today, I'll leave it up to them. In any case, we managed to clear out the demons and I got the rift closed before we continued on our way to the Word Tree."
 
"When we arrived at the Word Tree we found the bird creature we were chasing picking through the Word Tree. Given the nature of the tree, this was absolutely an unacceptable risk. If it did something like rip our memories out of the tree, the potential danger would be catastrophic. Pim and B+ clearly saw this as well and blasted the thing into damn near oblivion. Enough where all it took was a chair thrown by one of the worpeltinger apprentices to finish it off. So after it's death throes sent us careening into the between for a bit, we eventually regained control and headed home."
 
"I definitely learned one thing today however. I can't rely on this lippy stuff as it is on its own against the oncoming storm. I need to readjust my battle plans accordingly. Save it as a desperate last measure or combine it with more favorable circumstances."
 
*Click*

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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