Volume 12, Chapter 3-1: Champ’s New Power

Friday Spring Quarter 2016 Week 1 “Why are the averages so high? Doesn’t look good for my grades,” I questioned, staring at Zhuyu’s laptop screen. “That’s why the professor doesn’t matter as much. The material is easier to grasp, at least in my opinion. Midterm scores are usually in the mid 80’s,” Zhuyu explained. “That’s way too high,” I remarked. …

Volume 12, Interlude B: Visitors in the Snow

Fei called over one of her subordinates, handing her a scrap of paper. The woman saluted before departing to complete her assigned task. The former princess sat in her tent, staring at a makeshift board full of handwritten notes. There was a surge of malicious activity in the remote areas of the dimension. Such cases weren’t rare since crime and …

Volume 12, Chapter 2-2: A Slithery Fight

Fel-Claw “There’s a lot of big cats around here,” Jacque observed, carrying a sketchbook in his right hand. “Yeah,” I agreed. We arrived at a small trading post, situated near a rural area. According to the Tess’ information, this dimension’s technology matched ours. Currently, our cover were reporters from a nearby city, which was a four hour drive from here. …

Volume 12, Chapter 2-1: An Interesting Start to Spring Quarter

Monday Spring Quarter 2016 Week 1 Literature was my final class of the day. After sleeping early yesterday, I felt energized, ready for the new quarter. I walked into the classroom and saw someone familiar. “Zhuyu?” I called out his name, seeing the man flip through pages of his notebook. “Hey Tomo. You’re in this class, too?” he asked, returning …

Volume 12, Interlude A: Underground Battle

Lionel stepped into the elevator, descending to an underground area. There was a ding but the doors didn’t open. The man glanced up at the camera, waiting ten seconds. A shrill beep occurred and he stepped out into a bright lobby. Before the hero could move any further, two men in bellhop uniforms patted him down. He raised his arms …

Volume 12, Chapter 1-2: A Decisive Showdown (II)

Wait, what? I detected no threats in our immediate vicinity. My necklace suddenly shook, bouncing against my snowflake one. This was the first time such a volatile movement occurred from it. “To your right, Tomo!” Tess warned. I rolled away from the magical blast. A female ghost-like figure now floated next to Mirei. It wore a slim qipao, glowing circles …

Volume 12, Chapter 1-1: A Decisive Showdown (I)

“My, my, that spiraled out of control. I never expected such a situation, crisp details too. Your powers synced with mine, but I’m not disappointed. Yuki, there you have it. A glimpse into a potential past and future. Anything to say?” Mirei sipped her tea with amusement. Ugh, my splitting headache slowly ebbed. I downed my cup of tea in …

Volume 11, Postlude: An Uncertain Future

“Good to see you again, Lau!” Zhuyu greeted his long time friend. “It’s been awhile, Long! What you been up to?” Shui responded, sitting down inside the math instructor’s apartment. “Nothing much. I’ve been teaching ever since I came back. How was your trip?” Zhuyu poured a cup of tea for him. “Amazing! The food was the best part. We …

Volume 11, Chapter 8-2: Jump the Time (V)

Day VI Mirei, you really wanted to torture me. There was a two day holiday which meant Zhuyu and Jacque didn’t have work. They decided this was a good opportunity to finally take me to the hospital. My only concern was the potential collapse of this rigged future once we arrived. However, that was a good thing since I really …

Volume 11, Chapter 8-1: Jump the Time (IV)

Day II “It’s actually Yuki. Well, let’s harass her and see….,” Shan said but shut his mouth after Ksi shot him a sharp, disapproving look. “This is crazy,” Ichaival remarked, shaking his head. Shan, Ksi, Ichaival, Lilith, and Lionel were all present. Everyone else was either busy or not in the area anymore. “If I didn’t see her with my …