SvbtleMenu-… --- --- is writing on the Svbtle network.@intenexintenexfacebooksay hellorss feedabout svbtlesign up-… --- ----… --- ---Thiel Fellow. On leave from Harvard. Makes Sprayable Energy. I’m slightly back!@intenexintenexfacebooksay hiRead this firstWeek 25 - Novel - Dreams Part XIX - November 18-24She pulled in the entirety of the remaining ruby, then visualized scattering the coalesced energy of the ruby into as many individual splinters as she could, shooting them out from her in every direction before guiding them to arc towards Elvir, surrounding him on all sides with darts of blazing energy.Casually, Elvir raised a hand and a tiny shield of ruby flicked into existence, then spun around him impossibly quickly, perfectly deflecting every incoming bolt Jo had sent, in many cases appearing to deflect certain bolts into other bolts to throw them all harmlessly off course. When the last bolt sputtered out of existence, Elvir remained wholly untouched.He raised his ruby. It was barely smaller than it had been when they had started the exercise, whereas Jo’s ruby had been entirely consujmed.“You may have learned the basics of harnessing, but I hope this illustrates that there...Continue reading →Aug 29, 2018Week 24 - Novel - Dreams Part XVIII - November 11-17When this was complete, she aimed the spear at the wall, and let loose. The spear emerged from her and slammed into the wall with a deafening crash, pelting them all with painful bullets of water, and eliciting groans from Ardin and Tan, and even a low rumble from Elvir. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a huge cavity where the water had pierced the wall, with debris scattered all around them.“What is it with you humans from Earth and trying to destroy my cavern?” Elvir said. “Try to clean up this mess now, will you?” He handed her another stone, and took back what remained of the indigo stone, the slate having been already fully consumed in her efforts.She drew in this stone almost instinctively now, and immediately felt an attraction to the stone debris she had created, as well as the rest of the stones constituting the cavern walls. Each of them had what felt like a magnetic...Continue reading →
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Week 23 - Novel - Dreams Part XVII - November 4-10
“I wasn’t sure you were actually coming back. Thank you, Jo.”
Tan came up and patted her on the shoulder too. “Yeah. Thanks for coming back. I, unlike Ardin, don’t hold much optimisim that we’ll be harnessing the Heartstone, or anything close to it, anytime soon, so I’m real glad we’ll have you along for the journey.”
Jo laughed nervously. “Well, I don’t know if I’ll be able to harness any stone yet, so please don’t get your hopes up.”
Elvir took this as his cue. “Perhaps it’s time we finally give that a try, yes? Are you ready to begin with a few stones, Jo?”
Jo took a deep breath and nodded. She’d made it this far. There was no turning back now, and no point delaying any further.
Elvir beamed. “Excellent. You won’