Summary
he world is wild, untamed. Humanity thrives, but only in isolated, well defended cities, ever… Read more he world is wild, untamed. Humanity thrives, but only in isolated, well defended cities, ever shrinking as the wilds slowly reclaim all that was taken. The most capable magic users are raised up as Mages to serve mankind, further their cause, and defend them over the course of millennia.Tala is freshly graduated from the magic academy and determined to make her own way in the world. She hopes to pay off her massive debts, quickly, but still plans on living each and every day to the fullest. Too bad the Academy left some glaring holes in her practical education. Loath to let that slow her down, and with no patience for a standard, low-paid apprenticeship (intended to fill many of those knowledge gaps), Tala strives to learn and improve as rapidly as she can on her own. Her unorthodox methods for preserving her own life allow her to take greater risks in search of profit and advancement, much to the surprise of those around her.****Author: I do hope you enjoy this tale, but let me know what you think either way! Critique, both positive and negative, is welcome.Release schedule is weekly: M-W-FThank you for your time and for giving this story a try.
- Image Gallery July 14, 2022
- Chapter ?? - Fool’s Folly July 14, 2022
- Chapter 153: In the Ground August 3, 2022
- Chapter 152: Restraining Crush August 1, 2022
- Chapter 151: Particularly Pernicious July 29, 2022
- Chapter 150: A Long, Long Day July 29, 2022
- Chapter 149: Another Screech July 25, 2022
- Chapter 148: An Entirely Different Train of Thought July 22, 2022
- Chapter 147: Hallucinogens July 20, 2022
- Chapter 146: Drop the Mistress July 18, 2022
- Chapter 145: Abstract Guide July 15, 2022
- Chapter 144: Archon Star Separation July 14, 2022
- Chapter 143: A Hunter July 14, 2022
- Chapter 142: Departing Makinaven July 14, 2022
- Chapter 141: Decadent July 14, 2022
- Chapter 140: Bloodstars July 14, 2022
- Chapter 139: A Lot to Take in July 14, 2022
- Chapter 138: Questions and Requests July 14, 2022
- Chapter 137: Humanity July 14, 2022
- Chapter 136: Underpinning Aura July 14, 2022
- Chapter 135: Foundational Understandings July 14, 2022
- Chapter 134: What Is Happening to You? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 133: Great… July 14, 2022
- Chapter 132: Together July 14, 2022
- Chapter 131: Choose Wisdom July 14, 2022
- Chapter 130: Murder Dell July 14, 2022
- Chapter 129: A Mild Combat Application July 14, 2022
- Chapter 128: Happy to Assist July 14, 2022
- Chapter 127: Reactions July 14, 2022
- Chapter 126: Kit Was Full July 14, 2022
- Chapter 125: That Seems Wise July 14, 2022
- Chapter 124: A Lot of New Things to Test Out July 14, 2022
- Chapter 123: Shift July 14, 2022
- Chapter 122: As Expected July 14, 2022
- Chapter 121: Crocheting July 14, 2022
- Chapter 120: Venturing Food July 14, 2022
- Chapter 119: Jevin July 14, 2022
- Chapter 118: Into the Constructionist Guild July 14, 2022
- Chapter 117: Espresso? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 116: Higher in Makinaven July 14, 2022
- Chapter 115: Needed Support July 14, 2022
- Chapter 114: Less Than Ideal July 14, 2022
- Chapter 113: Welcome to Makinaven July 14, 2022
- Chapter 112: On Overwatch July 14, 2022
- Chapter 111: Outside the Defenses July 14, 2022
- Chapter 110: One Way to Protect the Caravan July 14, 2022
- Chapter 109: Leshkin July 14, 2022
- Chapter 108: Nightshift July 14, 2022
- Chapter 107: The Dark, Cold Forest July 14, 2022
- Chapter 106: Potent Creature July 14, 2022
- Chapter 105: Practice July 14, 2022
- Chapter 104: That Seems Bad July 14, 2022
- Chapter 103: A Start July 14, 2022
- Chapter 102: I’m Hardly Standard July 14, 2022
- Chapter 101: A Calm, Uneventful Evening July 14, 2022
- Chapter 100: Crystal July 14, 2022
- Chapter 99: Only a Mage Protector July 14, 2022
- Chapter 98: Mistress Odera July 14, 2022
- Chapter 97: More Questions July 14, 2022
- Chapter 96: Progress is Progress July 14, 2022
- Chapter 95: To End a Very Long Day July 14, 2022
- Chapter 94: That’s A Bit Embarrassing July 14, 2022
- Chapter 93: In Ancient Times July 14, 2022
- Chapter 92: The Crux of The Matter at Hand July 14, 2022
- Chapter 91: Plentiful and Free July 14, 2022
- Chapter 90: False Choices July 14, 2022
- Chapter 89: What the Rust? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 88: The Real Work July 14, 2022
- Chapter 87: Wish Me Luck? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 86: A Taste of Human Blood July 14, 2022
- Chapter 85: About Time You Finished July 14, 2022
- Chapter 84: Watching for a Trap July 14, 2022
- Chapter 83: She’s a Scary Lady July 14, 2022
- Chapter 82: Fleeing the Madness of Reality July 14, 2022
- Chapter 81: A Hodgepodge Foundation July 14, 2022
- Chapter 80: That Has Merit July 14, 2022
- Chapter 79: Mana July 14, 2022
- Chapter 78: Group Breakfast Deal July 14, 2022
- Chapter 77: Already Lost to the World July 14, 2022
- Chapter 76: Yay, Me… July 14, 2022
- Chapter 75: This Won’t Kill You, Directly July 14, 2022
- Chapter 74: Worth Every Copper July 14, 2022
- Chapter 73: Flow July 14, 2022
- Chapter 72: Are You Heavier? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 71: I’m Going to Become an Archon July 14, 2022
- Chapter 70: Understatement July 14, 2022
- Chapter 69: Not Nice July 14, 2022
- Chapter 68: More Dangerous Than We Realize July 14, 2022
- Chapter 67: I Might Need to Be Attacked More Often July 14, 2022
- Chapter 66: A Foolish Form of Immortality July 14, 2022
- Chapter 65: Smell Like Blood and Death July 14, 2022
- Chapter 64: One Thousand Ounces, Gold July 14, 2022
- Chapter 63: Crush July 14, 2022
- Chapter 62: A Silly Accusation July 14, 2022
- Chapter 61: It Should Be Fun July 14, 2022
- Chapter 60: Set on Unconventionality July 14, 2022
- Chapter 59: A Cow a Day? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 58: Undiminished Intensity July 14, 2022
- Chapter 57: Right! The Hammer July 14, 2022
- Chapter 56: A Talented Teacher July 14, 2022
- Chapter 55: Interruptions and Progress July 14, 2022
- Chapter 54: Back to Basics July 14, 2022
- Chapter 53: Worst Proposal Ever July 14, 2022
- Chapter 52: Through the Pass, Again July 14, 2022
- Chapter 51: Settling in July 14, 2022
- Chapter 50: Back on the Road July 14, 2022
- Chapter 49: Cyclops and Conversation July 14, 2022
- Chapter 48: Potential Conflict July 14, 2022
- Chapter 47: A Day of Departure July 14, 2022
- Chapter 46: Bad Birdy? July 14, 2022
- Chapter 45: So Much More to Learn July 14, 2022
- Chapter 44: Food and Inquiry July 14, 2022
- Chapter 43: Unexpected Results July 14, 2022
- Chapter 42: Well… That’s New July 14, 2022
- Chapter 41: To the Ending Grove July 14, 2022
- Chapter 40: The Beginning of True Magehood July 14, 2022
- Chapter 39: The Wandering Magician July 14, 2022
- Chapter 38: Little Shop of Wonders July 14, 2022
- Chapter 37: A Spinner of Tales July 14, 2022
- Chapter 36: Through the Gatehouse July 14, 2022
- Chapter 35: Power Aplenty July 14, 2022
- Chapter 34: Aftermath July 14, 2022
- Chapter 33: Creature of Magic July 14, 2022
- Chapter 32: Terribly Wrong July 14, 2022
- Chapter 31: The Foundation of Any Fighting Art July 14, 2022
- Chapter 30: A Morning to Decide July 14, 2022
- Chapter 29: You’re a Mage, Figure It Out July 14, 2022
- Chapter 28: Messy Work July 14, 2022
- Chapter 27: That’s…a Big Bull July 14, 2022
- Chapter 26: Please Don’t Kill Us July 14, 2022
- Chapter 25: A Blood Star July 14, 2022
- Chapter 24: There Would Be a Next Time July 14, 2022
- Chapter 23: Around the Dinner Table July 14, 2022
- Chapter 22: A Frustratingly Fitting Name July 14, 2022
- Chapter 21: Berries and Jerky July 14, 2022
- Chapter 20: Around the ‘Death’ Tree July 14, 2022
- Chapter 19: Not Soon Enough July 14, 2022
- Chapter 18: The Wilds Are My Workout July 14, 2022
- Chapter 17: The Evening Encampment July 14, 2022
- Chapter 16: Arcanous Beasts July 14, 2022
- Chapter 15: The Journey Begins July 14, 2022
- Chapter 14: An Auspicious Start July 14, 2022
- Chapter 13: Late Night Meetings July 14, 2022
- Chapter 12: One Has to Dream July 14, 2022
- Chapter 11: Mysteries and Chowder July 14, 2022
- Chapter 10: Don’t Let Them Poach You July 14, 2022
- Chapter 9: It’s Just Glue July 14, 2022
- Chapter 8: Delivery and New Sight July 14, 2022
- Chapter 7: The Old Made New July 14, 2022
- Chapter 6: In Holly’s Workshop July 14, 2022
- Chapter 5: A Day of Preparation July 14, 2022
- Chapter 4: A Simple Home July 14, 2022
- Chapter 3: Dinner July 14, 2022
- Chapter 2: The Caravanner’s Guild July 14, 2022
- Chapter 1: New Beginnings July 14, 2022