Rewards: 1,500 exp

  Quest complete: An unlikely pairing

  Rosaline and Derren are a match made in heaven. Congratulations on uniting them and letting love blossom in this barren world.

  Extra points awarded for copulation within the first 24 hours of meeting.

  Rewards: 1,300 exp, + 500 exp (copulation bonus), + map location unlocked.

  Quest unlocked: A most bloody request

  Someone has it out for you. Find the sender of the death note in Nauriel and discover what truly lies behind this request.

  Rewards: 2,000 exp

  Quest complete: ‘A most bloody request’

  You’ve found the sender of the death note, now track down this ‘Tohken’ and see if you can unravel just exactly why he has it out for you.

  Rewards: 2,000 exp

  Quest complete: A Woman in Need

  You’ve discovered the truth about Lady Gwent. Quite a web has been woven, now, let’s see if you can conquer part two.

  Rewards: 3,400 exp

  Quest updated: A Woman in Need (Part II)

  You’ve united the town and brought peace to Gallen Hollows. Not only that, but you’ve earned the undying affection of Lady Gwent. Powerful allies are good to have, my friend.

  Rewards: 7,000 exp + unknown items

  Quest complete: A Willing Student

  The Mages’ Academy is stringent with who they accept into their order. Prove your worth and earn the respect of the tutors to unlock the benefits of the globally revered academy.

  Difficulty: 4/10

  Rewards: 1,000 exp

  Accept quest: Y/N

  Quest complete: Opposite of Gods

  For the last few weeks, a strange phenomenon has been affecting Killink View’s mages. A shrine dedicated to the gods of the darkness has reportedly been seen to be surrounded by demons. These demons have been spilling into the daylight, threatening to enter the city.

  The guards have been vigilant, firing and deflecting the demons in their attempts to break into the city, but their arrows only keep them at bay. More must be done to eradicate this nuisance before the threat grows.

  Visit the Shrine of the Damned within the mountain’s caves, discover where the mages have been disappearing to, and uncover the source of the disturbance.

  Difficulty: 6/10

  Rewards: 5,000 exp

  Accept quest: Y/N

  Party quest unlocked: A Call to Arms

  You’ve destroyed the dreyda and emerged as the triumphant party of the task! The King and Queen are very impressed and wish to bestow many rewards upon you. Look out for additional party quests as the game continues to grow, and the populations build.

  Rewards: 20,000 experience to each team member of the party who contributes the greatest progress to this task (3,000 to each member of every other party) + favor with the city of Killink View + an audience with the king and queen.

  Quest complete: We don’t take kindly to strangers

  Track down the ringleader of the grumblers within Rustfields and change their opinion of the blessed.

  Bonus points not awarded.

  Rewards: 1,200 exp

  Quest complete: Who’s been goblin?

  Your goblin companion is missing, and you have a hunch that someone in this town knows something about it.

  Find out what happened to Huk and return him safely to your party.

  Rewards: 800 exp

  Quest complete: Horsin’ Around

  No steed can outmatch your power! Congratulations on acquiring a new steed (and with unmatched finesse, impressive…)

  Rewards: 50 exp

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  Failed Quests

  Quest failed: One of us

  Rewards: 5,000 exp, Title unlock (’Oakston Villager’), New language (Tribal: Primitive)

  Spells-dex

  New spell acquired: Aqua Orb (Lv 1)

  A spell for even the sunniest of days. Conjure the Aqua Orb to protect yourself from heat and heat-related monsters. This ball is the ultimate addition to any high-society party or is perfect when in a pinch in dry environments such as deserts.

  Requirements: n x 20MP per second (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  New spell acquired: Creepers Crawlies (Lv 1)

  There are many times along the journey where it’s handy to have a rope. Whether for protection or attack (or something a bit more…sensual), you will now be able to control and direct vines and ivy that you find around the land. Manipulate, bend, and direct to your will and marvel at your results.

  Requirements: n x 18MP per second (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  New spell acquired: Deic Light (Lv 2)

  The gods have treated you kindly, and you have channeled their light well. Now enemies in the darkness will cower before your might as you blast through shadow and harness the power of the gods.

  Requirements: n x 50MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  New (restorative) spell acquired: Healing Hands (Lv 1)

  A studious mage would be nothing without a little healing power. Lay your hands upon an injured comrade and help bring them back to health. Lay hands on yourself to fix those bumps and bruises and return to the battle as if nothing had ever happened.

  Requirements: (on others) n x 15MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  (on self) n x 18MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell.

  Spell power increased: Ice Shard (Lv 2)

  Ice may melt, and ice may thaw, but you can guarantee that it’ll do some damage before it fades into oblivion.

  The ultimate spell for stealthy kills, fire an ice shard into your opponent’s heart and watch the baffled faces of the investigators when the shard melts without a trace….

  Requirements: n x 10MP per shard (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  New spell acquired: Mind Manipulation (Lv 1)

  You’ve mastered the art of combining spells in order to screw with people’s minds. Now you can actually try digging your hands into other characters’ brain matter and affecting their biology on a cellular level.

  Mind Manipulation is a spell in the Illusion branch of magic. With this spell, you’ll be able to affect what people see and influence their decisions.

  Warning: There are many who frown upon the manipulation of people’s minds. Use with caution to maintain good standing among those within Obsidian.

  Requirements: n x 20MP

  Spell power increased: Purple Blaze (Lv 2)

  You’re a twisted Firestarter! Now that you’ve leveled up your purple flames, you’ll be able to hit enemies with greater power, and greater accuracy.

  Bonuses: +1 etheric potential, reduced cast cost (n x 19MP)

  New spell acquired: Resurrection (Lv 1)

  There are a great many forces at work in this realm. Though many choose to pursue the path of the light, magic can be found in the path of the darkness. While life is sought and clung to with iron claws, death is the inevitability that comes to all.

  Or so it would seem.

  Summon the powers within this spell to bring the dead back to the living. Higher tiers of this spell will allow control of the dark forces of the dead, while lower tiers will allow the resurrection of fallen comrades.

  A note of warning: there are those within the realm of Obsidian who frown upon the dark arts. Be wary of your surroundings before toying with the gods of darkness and snatching away their prizes.

  Requirements: 100% of player’s MP

  (NOTE: The Spell of Resurrection can only be cast once within a 48-hour period)

  New spell acquired: Shadow Tweak (Lv 1)

  The shadows are your friends, awaiting your command. Manipulate their force to conjure shapes, obstacles, and illusions that will shatter the reality of your wildest enemy’s mind.

  Requirements: n x 12MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  Spell power increased: Telekinesis (Lv 3)

  You’ve done it! Now you can manipulate multiple objects at once. Use this spell to confound and confuse your enemies, as well as helping yourself out of sticky situations.

  Requirements: n x 30MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  New spell acquired: Volt Shock (Lv 1)

  Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening! You can now summon the power of electricity to inflict damage upon your enemies. Find creative, unique ways of using this skill as you develop and grow.

  Requirements: n x 30MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  New spell acquired: Whisper of the Wild (Lv 1)

  Have you ever wanted to communicate with animals? To have them listen to your whispers and wishes? Well, you better start increasing your rank in this spell, then, eh? For now, you might be able to talk to insects and possibly a squirrel, but train this up and you’ll have even the most fearsome predators obeying your will.

  Requirements: n x 20MP (where n is equal to the number of seconds taken to cast the spell)

  The story continues with GODDESS COMPLETE, coming soon to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

  Creator Notes - Michael Anderle

  July 15, 2019

  THANK YOU for not only reading this story but these Author Notes as well.

  (I think I’ve been good with always opening with “thank you.” If not, I need to edit the other Author Notes!)

  RANDOM (sometimes) THOUGHTS?

  So, I was watching Comedians in Cars drinking Coffee yesterday and wondered about a few things.

  First, are comedians and Sci-Fi writers similar in some ways? Do both of us consider the future of mankind and one finds the funny stuff, the other finds the story for the emotions, and occasionally the funny stuff?

  Second, are pulp Space Opera sci-fi writers really futurists, or are we just Western writers who prefer laser guns and space ships to Colt’s and horses?

  I blame Mike Bray of Wolfpack Publishing for the consideration of pulp sci-fi authors as Western writers. Well, he and all of those people who talk about Star Wars as a Western story with spaceships and light sabers.

  I wonder what would happen if we got authors of Westerns to write space opera where they couldn’t use the vernacular of the wild west.

  Oh, and they can’t name a planet ‘Texas, Oklahoma, or Wyoming.’

  Because, seriously?

  I know some western authors jump genres with ease, so I’m talking about someone who has ONLY written westerns.

  What would they write?

  And what would happen if Joshua (Anderle - Animus series and my oldest son) tried to write a western? Would he have the historical knowledge necessary to do it? I’m not sure I’ll ask him anytime soon. He’s on book 09 of 12 books and I don’t want him to fall off the tracks.

  Or were the games Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 enough to give him the flavor of the old west?

  AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

  One of the interesting (at least to me) aspects of my life is the ability to work from anywhere and at any time. In the future, I hope to re-read my own Author Notes and remember my life as a diary entry.

  Cave in the Sky(™) Las Vegas, Nevada

  It’s 6:40 AM and I already want a nap. It’s not that I’m tired again, it’s more like I didn’t get out of bed refreshed.

  I blame my nap yesterday.

  I’ve figured out that if anyone wanted to trap this author, all they’d have to do is put a bowl of ice cream along my path to tempt me to eat. Then, be sure there is a comfortable couch next to it.

  I eat the bowl of ice cream, I immediately get sleepy and fall into a coma for a couple of hours on the nice comfy couch. They come up, tranq me and bag an author.

  It’s embarrassing how easy it would be.

  I’m not suggesting this is something to do, but after I ate ice cream yesterday I went back to my office, worked on my couch and before I knew it - I put down my laptop, turned over, and went to sleep.

  I stayed up until 1:00 AM this morning, and got out of bed at 6:20 AM. I have not had a solid 7 hours of sleep recently (my preference) and I’m paying for it.

  I think I’ll go back to bed.

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  You Need A Bigger Sword

  Have you read You Need A Bigger Sword? It’s a Gamelit Fantasy RPG novel and is available now at Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited.

  Turns out, punching zombie bears is fun.

  Who knew?

  Enter the world of Metamorphosis Online, a fully immersive video game where players compete for spots in the Global Top 10—ranks that actually pay you to play the game.

  Gracie doesn't play the game to make money…at first.

  Broke, single, and working a crappy job as a blackjack dealer, Gracie's just blowing off steam and having fun.

  Can playing a new type of immersive game help her overcome real-life issues, or will it cause more problems?

  Before she knows it, Gracie has intervened in a generations-long war between the kobolds and the fae and started a ragtag guild, and her weird math abilities make themselves known in a way that most could not have imagined.

  Can she deal with being pitted against the game developers?

  For the first time Gracie can remember, she has something worth fighting for.

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  Witch Of The Federation

  Have you read Michael Anderle’s latest creation, WITCH OF THE FEDERATION? It’s available now at Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited.

  The future has amazing technology. Our alien allies have magic. Together, we are building a training system to teach the best of humanity to go to the stars.

  But the training is monumentally expensive.

  Stephanie Morgana is a genius, she just doesn't know it.

  The Artificial Intelligence which runs the Virtual World is charged with testing Stephanie, a task it has never performed before.

  The Earth and their allies, may never be the same again.

  Will Stephanie pass the test and be moved to the advanced preparatory schools, or will the system miss her? Will the AI be able to judge a human's potential in an area where it has no existing test data to compare?

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  Initiate

  Book one in the best-selling Animus series from Joshua and Michael Anderle is Initiate, and it’s available now from Amazon and through Kindle Unlimited.

  It was just one fight, but it changed Kaiden Jericho's life forever.

  He was in a gang but was trying to change his future when a board member of the elite advanced academy NEXUS made a snap decision and offered him a chance.

  Then fate, or an unbalanced genius, offered him another.

  The Nexus Academy is for the elite trainees from Earth, and now trials from our alien allies, as they teach the future generation how to fight, lead, hack, spy, and many other talents and tactics.

  Hired by companies, governments and NGOs, these graduates work to pay off the massive debt their training at the academy accumulates.

  You don't become the best of the best by staying alive. With the Animus, you are closer to perfection with each death you suffer.

  Kaiden Jericho would rather skip the death part, thank you very much.

  Initiate is available now at Amazon.com

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