Notes/Stats at the end.

Chapter 8: Karma

'Today's the day.' I think to myself, sitting in a false cockpit of a simulation room. I only wait for a few seconds before someone walks up to a small window beside me.

"Alright, Jade. You went through basic, took a tour, and are now certified to fly. Basic things first, Start the engine, communicate with air traffic control and start your tracking, weapons and targeting systems." I nod and start up the simulation, flipping a few switches and pushing a button on my helmet.

"Uh, Hey Air traffic control, this is Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo Niner requesting takeoff at 1900 runway." The radio is silent for a second before I get a response.

"Ahh, Yeah I'm just going to say fuckin' do it. I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do here. Is it seven? Yeah its seven so get out there boi." For one reason or another, I think its fine to go with it, when I feel a poke on my cheek. I look over and find that my instructor is leaning in through the cockpit entrance, and is poking my cheek.

"Ahh, sir?" I mutter. Off in the distance, I hear:

"What are you doing?"

"Poking him." The Instructor states.

"Leave him be. It looks like he had a rough time."

"Ahm, I'm right here."

"But Reeeeen."

'Ren?'

"Nora-" My cheek is poked again as my eyes snap open.

I take a quick glance around, and find my eyesight filled with a turquoise-eyed ginger.

"AHHHH!" I shout out, kicking my legs out and smashing into a quite solid tree.

"AHHH!" She shouts, more out of excitement than anything.

"Oh." I hear a completely neutral, and albeit familiar voice say.

"Jesus Mary and Joseph what the hell!?" I shout, scrambling to reach for Underdog as I back away from the girl.

"Helloooo!" She says, waving her hand around.

'Holy shit that's Nora. What's she doing here? Shouldn't.. I don't know when I am actually. This could be volume four for all I know. Actually, That's the volume one outfit that she's wearing, so I'd say Its before Volume one. So much information from one outfit! More helpful that the System so far.'

Just for that, I'm halving your AP

For sleeping through your Exhaustion, Your Total Fatigue has been set to 0!

"Helloo? You there?" Its now that I realize that I'm just laying on the dirt, and I jump up.

"Hi! Who are you? And you? Where Am I? How did I get here?" I ask. I already know the who, but I doubt they'd not suspect me of some sort of stalker if I just said their names without asking.

"Well, Since you asked, I'm Nora! And the ninja Here is Renny!"

"It's Ren."

"Pshh, Potato Pototo. Anyways, I found you Right next to the lake over there laying against a tree. You were soaked, like you just got out of the water, So I brought you to our camp for the night!" I open my mouth, and look towards the lake, which is a good hundred yards out from where I currently am.

"If it is quite alright, Can I ask you a few questions?" Ren asked. I spare a look at him, noticing he's tending to a fire, with… Pancakes. Now, I understand that Pancakes are Nora's thing, but to go camping with pancakes? That's a little odd for me. Granted, this is coming from the guy who can fry an egg on a rock, So I probably shouldn't say much on that.

"Ahh, Shoot." Ren raises his eyebrow, as if confused.

"Or, Go ahead." 'Time to bullshit my way through this.'

"Okay, well, What's your name?" I blank for a second, before I say:

"Uh, Bryzan. Bryzan Jade." I sit there awkwardly for a moment, before Ren just nods his head.

"Another question: What happened to you? You were just sitting by the lake, passed out."

"Ahh, That's a bit of a… Longer story. See, I was… Uh, Coming from Hajimari, but I decided to go see the ocean first, So I walked out there for about a day, until a pack of uh, Beowulves started attacking me." I take a glance at Nora, who's just staring at me in awe and excitement. 'I guess she does like stories.'

"I See. So how did you end up here? And how did you manage to fight off the beowulves on your own?"

"Did You break their legs!?" I freeze for a second, before saying:

"Well, You see, In the midst of fighting off the beowulves, I was picked up by a… Uh" I snap my fingers, trying to recall what its called. "It's a. Uh, Shit what's it called? It starts with a G. Gruh, No." Ren gives me an odd look, and says:

"Griffon?"

"Yeah! That one, it picked me up by my feet when I was fighting. I didn't get to kill all the beowulves, unfortunately. Either way the griffon carried me for a while, before I was finally able to safely slice at its feet when I was over the lake. I dropped in, Sank for a second before I pulled myself out. I guess I was exhausted, so I probably passed out."

'Yeah. That should be believable.'

"It just… Carried you? It didn't eat you or tear you apart?" Ren continues, obviously disbelieving. 'Damn it! Just accept it!'

"Well, uhh. You see, It couldn't just pull me apart with its legs since my aura was too strong at the time, and it didn't just eat me since I was swinging my sword around trying to keep it from eating me."

+1 Opinion With Lie Ren

+1 Opinion with Nora Valkyrie

For successfully bullshitting your way around the question, you have gained +1 CHA!

Unlock skill: [Deception]

"Oh. I see then. What happened to your sword? Did you Drop it in the lake?" I open my mouth for a second, before Patting myself all over, and checking my surroundings.

"Di-"

"There wasn't a sword! I checked for you." Nora says a little too enthusiastically.

'What the shit? Oh yeah, Inventory.' I open my inventory and reach my hand behind my back, concealing it. I select Underdog and grab onto it, slowly revealing it. Ren shows a little shock on his face, while Nora looks like I just pulled a rabbit out of a hat.

"OH MY GODS! HOW DID YOU DO THAT!?" Nora Exclaims, Looking Underdog up and down.

'I guess that didn't exactly work on them. Uhh, How Do I explain this without giving away the gamer ability?'

"Oh, well, you see, Its my… Semblance! Yeah. I can put just about anything into a small uh.. Pocket dimension. So long as its not living." 'I really don't want to see if I can store a puppy in my inventory.'

"Really!? How much can you put in there? Is it infinite?!" I struggle to get words out, when Ren comes to my rescue.

"Please calm down Nora, He doesn't have to tell if he doesn't want to. He told us enough already." I silently thank Ren, and ask a question of my own.

"Say, Why did you decide to pick me up? I mean, I'm grateful and all, but its a little dangerous to go grabbing random people." Ren Just shrugged, while Nora said:

"Well, Its dangerous to go out there alone, Silly! You could have been gobbled up by some Nasty Grimm!" I just shrug as well, and say:

"I see then. Thanks? Sorry, I'm not good with thank yous."

"It's not a problem. Now, If I may ask another Question, Where were you headed? You said the ocean, but there's not much around there."

Ability [Pokerface] Activated!

'Shitshitshitshitshit. Where Am I going? I mean, Land Of darkness is an obvious answer, but telling them that will probably make them Suspicious of me. How the hell will I get there, Actually probably by flying or boat, but I doubt anybody will take me there? I really didn't think this through.'

"Well, you see, I'm going to Vale. I just wanted to go see the ocean, first."

"Oh! Are you going to be a huntsman? Me and Renny here are going to Vale as well to become Hunters!" I nod and look over to Ren, Who is just finishing up making the pancakes.

"Ah. Well, seeing as you two are just out and about, I'd say that you're doing pretty well on that front." I search my inventory real quick, looking for the other sword.

'Hey, I don't remember putting the swords back in my inventory. The hell is that about?'

Loadouts are available at level 21!

'I… I didn't even ask about loadouts. Nothing I said was related to a loadout.' I shake my head, when Ren said:

"You could have some Pancakes. I made more." I'm about to politely decline, when out of the corner of my eye, I see Nora, looking like she's on the verge of fuming.

Mild Killer intent Detected!

'Oh… Shit.' "Ahh, Thank you. I am pretty hungry." I say innocently. Immediately, Nora returns to her usual self, while munching on a Pancake. 'Apparently Nora is very… Passionate about how much people should eat Ren's Pancakes.'

Ren hands me a plate along with a fork, so I shrug and dig in.

When I first watched the Anime Food Wars, I thought the foodgasm thing was just another ridiculous Anime thing.

Boy was I wrong!

It was an Impossible mix of incredibly absurd flavors. Truly superhuman crafting of ingredients to create the impeccable dish of the Pancake. I almost moaned at the taste alone, that's not even getting to the texture and consistency!

Needless to say, it was pretty good. I didn't even put syrup on it, as I inhaled three Pancakes in the span of a minute. I resist the choking and nod.

"It's pretty good."

+1 Opinion With Nora Valkyrie

"Sure is! Renny Makes the Best pancakes!" She continues to consume the Breakfast dish, while Ren Just quietly eats his own. I put my plate down and say:

"So, Ya'll Heading for Vale, right?" Ren nods and says:

"Yes. But we have to go to Haven If we want to catch the Bullhead. We have a little under a year to get there, Fortunately." I nod lightly, before freezing.

'A year!? I've been dropped off a year before the first volume? Actually, I could use that to my advantage. If I have a little under a year, it should let me gain Salem's Trust enough to actually believe me when I tell her shit. I just have to find Salem first.'

"Speaking of which-" Ren continues. "You're going to Vale too, right?" I nod softly, when Nora speaks up.

"Ohmygods! Bryzan! You should come with us! We'll be an awesome team! A ninja, A Hammer-wielding warrior, and a cool and Mysterious Swordsman!" As she says this, she bolts up, and gestures to each of us.

"I… What?"

"Think about it! Its a little dangerous out here with no walls or Huntsmen to keep us safe, so We'll have each other!" I completely blank, and say:

"Gah, well you're right I guess, but… Uh, How could you trust me? I mean, I'm just a stranger."

"Pshh, nah. If we couldn't trust you, you wouldn't tell us!"

"That… That's something I said two seconds ago."

"But you wouldn't tell us not to trust you!" 'That's a fair point. Shit, I didn't think about this. I could already be fucking with shit in the future just by being near them. Its a bit too early to try and change things.'

"I mean, I…"

"Nora Has a fair point. It'll be safer if we were to travel together." Ren states, putting out the small fire he cooked the Pancakes on. I open my mouth and shrug. 'I guess I'm deep into it now. Just don't leave a lasting impact on them, and it'll be fine.'

"Okay then. I suppose you're right. But uh, I'll be sailing to Vale, not taking a bullhead, so We'll be splitting off before we get to haven." Ren simply Nodded, while Nora violently shook her head.

'I'll probably split off a little earlier, or I'll just lose them. I have to find Salem before… I'd say three months before the start of the show. I'll have to talk to Ozpin as well about being in Beacon. Ooh, I forgot- observe

Lie Ren

Title: Remnant of Kuroyuri

Class: Monk

LVL: ?

Backstory: ?

'... Okay. He could probably fuck me up more than that paladin did. Nora Called him a Ninja, but He's a Monk. Interesting. Observe'

Nora Valkyrie

Title: The Bolt of Near insanity

Class: Barbarian

LVL: ?

Backstory: ?

'I know their backstories, but its not showing up. Odd. But that title… Its kinda funny, being honest. But again, she could probably effortlessly break every bone in my body.' I stand up, and stretch a little bit, eyeing my new travel partners.

"Cool then. Now we have plans, When are we headed out?"

Cinder, Elsewhere in Mistral.

Cinder was currently… fuming wouldn't be the right word. Not even Furious. Or, anything to say the least. She was just numb at this point.

Having received information on where the current Fall maiden was, is great! On the other hand, hearing News from your leader that there was a new source of magic, ripe for the picking and knowing exactly where it was, was extremely tempting.

Of course, it was on the other side of the continent. Not exactly easy to get to as of now.

It doesn't help that Salem told her to stick with her current mission, rather than go after the new source, and that she was sending Hazel to investigate and possibly recruit this person.

It was all Bullshit to her.

There was no knowing what exactly this person's intentions were, or if they were even remotely knowledgeable about their powers.

It was Bullshit, she should have that power. There was no way of telling if this person even knew they had this power.

She could finish off the Fall Maiden quickly, gain her power, and take what was rightfully hers from that person.

Yet Salem insisted that she stay focused on her current mission here. Cinder questioned many of the things that Salem would say, or order her to do. But in the end, it always ended up in her favor, so she didn't press any further.

Cinder didn't see this going their way at all. In fact, she saw this going in the complete opposite direction.

"Cinder? Are you Okay?" Cinder is roused from her concentration, when she hears Emerald speak behind her.

"What?" She says coldly, looking behind her.

"Ah, I asked if you were okay. You seemed to be… Off." Emerald says, a slight amount of worry in her voice.

"I'm fine. Just go tell Mercury that we're going to be following the fall maiden until we can get her into an appropriate position. Understood."

"Y-Yes ma'am." She says, hurrying away from the door to the Inn.

It just had to be hers. For once in her life, something would go her way. For once, it wouldn't be Salem pulling the strings. It would be her.

From a more… Sinister point of view.

"vai tas ir viņš?" It followed, keeping barely in earshot.

Vai tas ir kas? The other asked, staying low to the ground.

Slepkava? Vai viņš tāds ir? It said, keeping its voice low.

"Nerunā par to!" The other froze, and growled at it, scolding it.

"Ko jūs gaidījāt?"

"Šī lieta ir drauds, un tā ir jānogalina." It spoke, walking forward

"..." The other said nothing, simply walking along.

"Tēvs nebūtu apmierināts" It told the other.

"Tēva nav. Mēs paši ar to tiksim galā." The other stated, jumping up onto a small rock protruding from the ground.

"Kā jūs sakāt, brālis."

Back to our protagonists.

Time during walk: 1 week.

'I'm beginning to understand why Timeskips are so important.' I think to myself.

Despite a week passing, not many eventful things occurred. We found a few small grimm, we killed a few small grimm. I wasn't even able to level up!

I shouldn't complain, I did, after all, get into Aura Practice with Ren.

"Bryzan." I snap back to Reality, finding Ren's violently pink eyes staring into me. We're both sitting on the forested ground, legs crossed.

"Uhh, Yeah?" I say, darting my eyes off in every which way.

"Understand that Meditation is the best way to get in touch with your soul. To feel it within yourself. Even if it is really boring. I even made Nora do it." I simply nod, and take a deep breath.

"Look into yourself. How do you see your Soul? Is it a river? Is it a massive wall you can use as you see fit? Or perhaps its lightning, untamed by anything. Visualize your Soul. Materialize it into the physical world."

'How the hell am I supposed to Visualize my soul? I can call upon it to protect me as of now, but Apparently there is so much more that Aura can do than protect you. Such as the [Aura series] I unlocked a while ago.' I take a deep breath, and continue.

'How do I see my soul? I feel the river, flowing through me. I can feel it absorbing into the Swordsman outfit. I feel the flow. But… Its not water. Or lava. In fact, its not even a liquid. But… It flows. Its… I don't understand. Its. Bright. I can't see my soul, but I feel that its bright. That its a flowing. Its surrounded by darkness though… Fuck me.' I'm about to open my eyes, when I get a box appear in my eyelids.

Moving Location…

I feel like I'm turned upside down, and then… Nothing. I open my eyes, finding myself on a bridge seemingly made of light. Its thin, however, as I could put my foot perpindicular to the bridge, and it would hang off by a few inches.

For looking deep into your soul, You have found the Interstice!

I look around, only to find that the bridge goes on forever, and nothing but black surrounds me.

The Interstice is a place deep within your soul, that everybody with the [Gamer] Ability has. The Interstice Lies between life and death, and is the bridge connecting games.

I take a shaky breath, looking over the edge. "So if I were to slip down there, I would die?"

No, you would simply be jarred from your meditative state, and be temporarily banned from entering The Interstice.

I nod my head, somewhat relieved. "Good to know. Now, what exactly is the point of this.

Look around you, Bryzan. What exactly do you see?

I toss my hands up and say:

"Nothing. A whole lot of nothing and a lightbridge."

False. What you see here is your Morality. What you are standing on is your good will, the light. And the Darkness, or the Nothing, is your evil will.

"Wait a fucking minute, you mean to tell me that the thin plank of light I'm standing on is all the good I've done?"

Correction: It is all your good will left.

I'd be floored if there was a floor. I clench my fists and hiss:

"What the fuck does that mean? I have plenty of good will in me! I don't really think I've been much of an Asshole."

So far your achievements on entering Remnant are:

Lying about your identity

Scamming People

Killing People x3

Slaying Deathstalker

Siding with the Embodiment of evil

Deceiving Ren and Nora

For once, I feel a slight amount of Anger bubbling inside me. "Hold the Fucking phone. YOU were the one to tell me its not that bad that I killed the Fucking Raiders. YOU told me it was okay!"

Correction: I told you that you would have died had you not killed them. I did not say it was okay to do so.

"I… I… FUCK!" I would get on my knee, if I knew it was safe to do so. Instead, I just grab my head, and squeeze.

"Why are you telling me this?! Why does this matter for the Game!?"

Calm down first.

"Calm do- You are telling me to calm down?! I'm fucking Calm! I'm a little aggravated, but Calm nonetheless!"

[…]

We're playing that game, huh? I shake my head and stand there, taking a few steps forward. After a couple minutes, I take a deep breath, and ask:

"Now that I'm calm, could you tell me what this had to do with what I'm doing?"

The Interstice is a reflection of a crucial aspect of the Game:

Karma.

For one reason or another, the word itself made me shiver. Not the fact that it was italicized and underlined, but rather reading the word made a sense of dread come over me, and I don't know why.

"I… Wouldn't that be a factor of Luck? My Karma being influenced by luck?"

Not in the slightest.

Luck is whether or not you get hit by an attack, you get a drop from a monster, or if you get the item you really want from that mystery box.

Karma is whether or not your aura fails completely when you are attacked, or if your aura takes no damage at all. Karma is if the monster drops something, but is cursed, and you are unable to get rid of it, or if it is blessed, and can truly aid you. Karma is if you get an item from that mystery box, but it is a black-named boss that can kill you instantly, or if it can give you 100 levels and exactly the item you wanted.

I stare at the box, and look around me, staring into the inky blackness.

"But why show that with all this space, rather than just, you know, put a gauge somewhere?"

The Interstice has several different functions, the previously mentioned ones being examples, but is also a way to find [?] and to acquire Karmic Skills.

I just nod and pinch the bridge of my nose. "So, what would happen if I lose all my Good will. If I let the evil Karma take over?"

You would lose your small bridge of light you have, and fall into your evil will, becoming a slave of evil.

I simply nod. "So that isn't something I want to do. Duly noted."

However, if your Good will somehow manages to overpower the evil will, your evil will shall become your bridge to stand on. And once that disappears, you will fall into your good will, becoming a slave of the good.

Neither are places you can pull yourself out of, and will result in becoming a former shell of yourself.

I scratch my head. 'How exactly is falling into the light a bad thing. Unless… Oh, becoming something like the god of light. A purely good being that does whatever it wants, because no matter what it does, its good.'

"So I become a self-righteous asshole. I guess I need to keep a balance, like on here." I refer to my lightbridge, jumping a little on it.

"This should be manageable. I feel like the shit I'm going to do should yield a lot more space on the lightbridge." I shake my head and sit down, dangling my legs over the darkness.

'A new area for me to visit. Supposedly with other uses, but its a little bland right now, have to say. There's something more than just black and white here, I guarantee it. Typically this is the place where you can fall out of the map after hitting the corner of the bridge at a certain angle. Buuut I don't think that Falling out of the map is all that great of an Idea. I'll think of something.'

"Soo is this it? Is this all this area has to offer?"

As of now, yes. But once you look even deeper into your soul, or change your Karma, you can unlock new features or skills.

I just nod, and say: "Cool then. How Do I get out of here?"

To leave the Interstice, simply stop mediating.

I stare at the screen for a second, before I focus on my breathing, trying to make it irregular.

Leaving Interstice…

Returning to overworld.

I open my eyes back to Ren meditating in front of me.

For discovering your interstice, you have unlocked [AP Mastery] LV 1!

Discreetly, I glance around, not finding Nora anywhere around me.

'What's AP mastery?'

[AP Mastery] LV 1.

Tired of feeling like a regular mortal? Fear not! AP will help you!

Can now allot AP to increase stats temporarily, promote healing, or enhance some Skills.

'I see. How exactly do I use that?'

Simply focus.

I glare at the screen for a second before doing so, tapping into my Aura, I hold out my hand, and clench it into a fist.

STR: 70 (AP infused)

I open my eyes, and find that my fist is glowing in a dark green color, almost rippling just along my skin. Ren, at this time, opens his eyes, and stares at me for a moment.

"How long have you been practicing this? It should take a few months to a year to fully master this."

"Uhh, I got my aura last week." Ren opens his mouth, but says nothing, just closing it. After a few moments in thought, he just says:

"Well, do something with it. Try and strike the tree." I raise an eyebrow, but get up. Standing in front of the nearest tree, I fall into a boxing stance, and hit the tree.

It doesn't exactly hurt, but it just felt a little weird. As I hit the tree, it shook a little but did nothing.

"Interesting. It would appear you can encase your fist with aura, strenghtening it, but it isn't nearly as powerful as a proper aura Strike." I blank a little and ask:

"What exactly is a proper aura strike?" Ren remains neutral, and proceeds to palm strike a tree next to him, effectively blowing the area where he hit it to smithereens.

"What the shit?!" Ren gives me an odd look, as his face remains unchanged.

'Somehow, I can tell he's smirking under all that blank canvas shit he's got. I don't like it.' The tree falls down, narrowly missing an oblivious Nora, staring at something in the distance.

"Okay then. I think I understand a little more." Ren nods, and walks over to Nora, while I'm left in my thoughts.

'Well shit. If I didn't think that I'd get Dunked on before, I know I will now. If it takes one strike for Ren to blow apart a tree or even a King Taijitu's Skull, then I'm a little fucked as of now.'

"Heya Bryzan! Are you coming?" Nora yells out, waving at me.

"Oh, yeah! Give me a minute." I scroll through my inventory for a second, before coming across a Dark Essence.

'So this shit gives me bad status effects. I wonder if it affects my Karma as well.' I tuck the thought away and jog after Ren and Nora, who aren't even talking.

This is how its been for the past few days. Just awkward silence with the occasional question.

Its either that or Nora's Rambling. I'm honestly surprised she can stay quiet that long. In the show its shown that she's damn near off the walls that fanfictions depict her drinking coffee and traveling to the nth dimension.

"Say, Bryzan, you mind if I ask you a question?" Speak of the devil, Nora asks me, peeking from behind Ren.

"Ahh, Go ahead and ask. Just don't expect me to infodump on you." Nora nods and asks:

"Do you have any hobbies?" I open my mouth, and close it, Thinking thoroughly.

"Well, I like flying, and I play a few instruments."

"Flying?" Ren asks, intrigued.

"Ahh, yeah. I can fly a few things…" Come to think of it, I'm still not entirely sure if aircrafts other than assorted bullheads exist. I'd assume they do, but I'm still not sure.

"Instruments? Whaddya play? Can you play something for us? Have you ever made your own song? Can you make a song about Renny? Can you make a song about me?" I laugh nervously and say:

"I play a few things, mainly ocarina and guitar, I can if you want, nope, Probably not, and I doubt it." Nora looks disappointed for a moment, before reverting to her usual self.

"Could you play us some music then? If you have an instrument?" I hesitate, before Ren nods. I shrug and take out my ocarina, playing a test tune, before playing whatever is on my mind.

After a few minutes, I stop and Ren asks:

"What instrument is that? I don't believe I've seen it or heard it before."

'Ren coming in with the questions.' "Well, Its called an Ocarina. Its not particularly popular outside of people… Nevermind, it's an Ocarina."

'Come to think of it, I don't know if Ocarinas have even been invented. Its not like humanity had time to sit down and make a few weird and obscure instruments with the Grimm on their ass. Probably doesn't help that most people don't know of an Ocarina outside of The legend of Zelda.'

"Oh. I see." Ren says.

"Bryzan, Can you play some more for us? Pleasse?" Nora Asks, giving me a look in between pouting and begging.

'Not gonna lie, that's kinda cute. Maybe that's just older brother instincts kicking in.' I smirk a little and nod, opting to play a more upbeat tune.

That more upbeat tune just so happening to be Renai Circulation.

Now Playing: Renai Circulation

Congratulations! Your [Wind Instrument] Skill has Leveled up!

Congratulations! [Wind Instrument] has evolved into: [Bardic Inspiration]

[Bardic Inspiration]:

You are now the Douchebag at a party with the acoustic guitar!

When playing an instrument that you have over 45 levels in, depending on the song you are playing, you can buff allies, or debuff enemies. You can even promote Regeneration of HP or AP when playing. Does not apply to you.

'So it just evolved. That's neat. I'd assume that all instruments will evolve into this skill when they hit level 46.' I close the box and keep playing, Nora Bouncing along to the song while walking.

Meanwhile

Raven sat transformed on a branch, thoroughly pissed.

That little shit managed to give me the slip! I even looked through the cave where he had to have camped for a night! He's just all the more better than he seemed before. I'd love to get him right now, and I could take all of them on at once, but I'd rather risk letting one of them escape and expose me. I'll need to follow them for now.'

This took a little bit longer than I would have liked.

I never understood how people got anxiety from uploading videos or chapters, but I understand it not. The longer you go without updates, the more likely people are to become disinterested, which is why you update whenever you can. But if you go a long time like I have before, you get anxiety from people being like: "We waited forever for this?!" So that makes me a little nervous to upload something. But fear not! I shall press forth.

Also, poor raven. She thinks Bryzan is a tactical genius as well as a fighter, since she just passed him without knowing. How disappointed do you think she'll be?

Please be forgiving with the odd way the last portions are written. I might have had a fucking stroke in the middle of this chapter, cause I forgot how to type correctly.

Karma is something people tend to forget, despite how its extremely important in a lot of Games. What comes around goes around. Its a pretty major thing if you ask me. The Interstice isn't complete yet, by the way. We'll explore more later.

The small portion earlier isn't jibberish, by the way. I won't tell you what language, nor will I tell you who it is. It'll be important.

I think that's it for now, so I hope you enjoyed!