Once Tsubaki was able to move, she rolled herself off of the now-ruined mattress that she had landed in, and worked on disentangling herself from the net. Although she had been confident in her escape plan, this was still her first time properly executing it. Once she had untangled the net and freed herself, she held her bad arm steady …

“Cici, can you give me a status report on C-2?” I asked, sitting in the lounge area of Olympus. It had been a week now since the game had been released. Aside from Balu briefly visiting to spend some time with Bihena, there hadn’t been anything noteworthy. So, I decided to check to see how everyone was adapting to the …

Because of her arrangement with her sister, Maya worked another shift that night, taking over for the time when Michelle would have normally worked. As she had expected, there was another missing person’s poster up on the wall near their house after she had returned home earlier in the day. At this point, Maya was certain that the beast that …

Maya walked around Ashtanu after having gotten off work when her father came to the store. There was a bright smile on her face, enjoying the new, simple life of living with a genuine family. However… in the back of her mind, Maya knew that there was something else that she had to be doing. Cici might not have put …

When Darkflame Technologies announced the release of a new Keeper-sponsored game, the reception was… admittedly rather mixed. There had never been a game sponsored by the Keeper that wasn’t a massive, online game meant to be played by the entire universe together. Some even braved the void to try to get a sneak peak at the new world, only to …

“Alright, Cici, how exactly does C-2 create so many worlds?” I asked, opening my system menu. Ashley had already delivered the software to her incarnation, and was in the process of ‘installing’ the game. This meant that it had appeared within the void, giving me the chance to see what it was like. To my surprise, this world was tiny. …

It didn’t take long for me to connect with Balu, who revealed that she was on the offensive this time, so she didn’t really have anything to worry about. However, when I told her the reason behind my call, she said that she had to check some things and would get back to me. Whatever she was doing, it took …

Dana quickly arrived within her shadow world, standing opposite the two familiar clones of herself. She closed her eyes, sensing their states, and let out a brief sigh. Unfortunately, they were unable to remain within the world while Dana herself was in the Admin Room. Otherwise, she would have kept them active to recover more. As it stood, neither they …

“You gave her a blessing, my Keeper?” Tsubaki asked in confusion as we appeared near Olympus, having found its position after it teleported to the system. I offered a small nod of my head, smiling. “I’ve never had a true priestess. While I don’t plan to bring her into Olympus or anything like that, I thought that it would be …

I shook my head, walking together with Lifre and Tsubaki through the white halls of the research facility. Chelsea had taken the bone wand with her to conduct some additional tests to determine if the wand posed any additional dangers to the facility. Before she left, however, I asked if she would give us tools with which to travel between …