Progress With Everduring Continues, Though I'm Beginning To Reach Some Hiccups. It's Taking So Long To

Progress with Everduring continues, though I'm beginning to reach some hiccups. It's taking so long to work on the first section of the dream I've forgotten much of the other two parts

I always really want to pause this and write a short story for Jo's birthday

Either way, here's some more of Everduring

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The central hall of heaven led to a large and cavernous atrium, its high ceiling scarcely lit by a dim chandelier. On the far side of the room the white walls bled into a vast panel of glass—outside there was only the void. When I would approach the windows my bones began to rattle, and my veins would oscillate. It hurts to draw near, causing a gradual building pain that rises until I could only flee.

The atrium felt different from most of the building. It was, for lack of a better explanation, preserved. The outer nothing was smoke, it had dried the living flesh eons ago, the marble coarse and like sandpaper upon my fingers. It was so dry that it seemed to draw out water from my skin like a vampiric, desert dwelling lizard. The beast was thirsty.

I think if I tipped a cup of water from my hand it would vanish instantaneously; a lake would seep through the cracks faster than you’d imagine; and only all the melted sustenance of the universe could purge its desire.

Dehydration did not go far enough to describe it. 

The beast was a grand and arid desert, but there was once a time when this was not so. If the beast could dream it would dream of these long ago days.

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From The Secret Portal Part Two (Akash POV)

I squinted at the chess board in front of me. I pursed my lips before moving my pawn on F2 forward a step. “Y’know you can only move pawns forward two spaces on your first turn,” said Robbie. “Yeah, I know,” I said. “I just didn’t feel like it.” Noelle moved her E7 pawn forward one. “See!” I said. “The chess master did the same thing!” “Yes, but she has a plan,” said Gabriel. “Who says I don’t?” I asked. Gabriel laughed. “Singh, I lost against her. I never lose.” “Hm,” I muttered, turning back to the board. “Just go with your gut instinct,” said Lexi. “This early in the game hardly matters.” I moved the pawn on G2 forward two steps. “There,” I said to Robbie. “Two steps. Happy?” Without hesitation, Noelle moved her queen to H4. “Checkmate.” “What?” I said. “Checkmate.” “No, there’s no—” I realized that with the two pawns out of the way, there was a straight shot to the king from where Noelle’s queen was. “Shit.” Robbie and Lexi doubled over laughing while Gabriel gave Noelle a high five. “Rematch!” I demanded. “Move your airborne ass, Akash,” Robbie said, pushing me aside. “I said I played the winner.” “Good luck,” I said, floating aside to be next to Gabriel. “That was brutal,” Tyler said, standing on the other side of the couch with Carla. “Rob! I call next turn with Noelle!” “How do you know I’m not gonna win?” “You’re not,” Tyler said. Carla laughed.

Fool's Mate is brutal. Happened to me once with a friend of mine, only he did it accidentally.

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Me and my Dad leaned how to make steak

Only like 4oz practice pieces but it went well, here's the picture of one I did by myself

OKAY

The computer is better at dimension jumping then you are

The computer is better at time travel then you are

The computer understand both clearly while you struggle to grasp the concept because your brain doesn't work that way

The computer will know that its queen checks your king two turns back in an alternant timeline, and you won't

At least that's been my experience so far

So the trick is to be better at normal chess then it is, limit the creation of alternate timelines as much as possible

And if that fails go back to plan A, travel back in time to redefine the present and avoid an inevitable checkmate until you get lucky

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is such a bullshit game

Nobody wins this on skill

You win after bumbling for a hundred or so moves and accidentally lining your queen up in a way that if it travels to the past of an alternate dimension is can kill one of thirty enemy kings that exist across all EVERYTHING

I've played this so many times and the only strategy I have so far is, if you're about to be checkmated, redefine presence. Your impossible to stop oncoming death won't take place because it's technically in the future which hasn't happened yet

Can we go back and time and kill the original inventor of chess please?

Okay, I don't think I'm going to end Everduring, but I am trying to write a short story for Jo

Calling it Amalgaton for now

Literally just started writing it so It might be bad

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The cold mud which blanketed Steve's face was affecting him more then expected. While the ditch provided suitable cover, and the chilling slop allowed him to avoid thermal sweeps, it would mean nothing to a frozen corpse. As his time in the muck increased Steve could no longer feel his toes. There was a gradually rising urge to emerge from the ditch while he still could, but with the nearby wiring of mechanical legs Steve's surroundings were unsafe.

In fact, till the amalgaton left, leaving the mud could prove fatal.

It was not currently hunting, instead only prowling the highway under a routine excursion. However, should the metal beast have found Steve then it would be upon him instantly; it's great legs tearing earth by the bound. /////////

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Or at least it is for me lol

From A Ballad Of Silver and Swords:

Napoleon swallows, forcing the words out, because Illya is so close and so familiar, and if the russki does not step back, he will not be able to help himself any longer. He might do something he will regret forever. His voice shakes a little as he whispers, “Illya… that’s not fair.” It sounds a weak protest, even to his own ears. Illya grits his teeth, eyes hard. “Is it? Is it so hard to answer?” Do you love me? the russki has asked.

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5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is such a bullshit game

Nobody wins this on skill

You win after bumbling for a hundred or so moves and accidentally lining your queen up in a way that if it travels to the past of an alternate dimension is can kill one of thirty enemy kings that exist across all EVERYTHING

I've played this so many times and the only strategy I have so far is, if you're about to be checkmated, redefine presence. Your impossible to stop oncoming death won't take place because it's technically in the future which hasn't happened yet

Can we go back and time and kill the original inventor of chess please?