The Light of a Dark City
His time on this plane hasn't been easy. As one might expect of a detective, Enigma has been involved in numerous cases both big and small. It's a curious profession for it often involves seeing people at their worst, lowest moments. Even outside of that...
Gym Rats, Literally and Figuratively
"You want my permission to go off and train with someone else?" Enigma sat at the desk in his office, looking down at the paperwork with golden eyes, clawed fingers gently wrapped around the sheet. It was a request for a sabbatical lasting about a month,...
The Pumpkin King of All Saint’s Wake
In recent times, All Saint's Wake has shifted to from a holiday where voidsent terrorize the populace to one where they walk among us innocently, drinking in the aether derived from delighted shrieks of a harmlessly spooked citizenry. Adventurers from across the land take part...
Quite the Thinker
It was easily the tallest tower in Magistrum City. But as Enigma took in the view through the window, situated in an office on the topmost floor, he thought idly to himself that it still wasn't so tall that he couldn't climb it. Doubtless the current...
Pride of the Professor
You did well on the last test. It's clear that you've been putting in the work, studying hard, attending practice, and the results speak for themselves. Perhaps you aren't quite an expert yet. Perhaps other students pick it up faster than you do. But what matters...
Wait Out the Storm
In the weeks after return from their investigation of Oplentis, after the shocking truth had been revealed, Edmund was in a difficult head space. And like many young men, he attempted to channel this raw emotion into his training. Unfortunately, that often let the mage's practice...
I See Myself in You
There's a bit of a history to this one. Back when the Endwalker expansion for Final Fantasy XIV was released in December of 2021, I threw myself wholly into it. For months, I would log in almost daily, to complete any number of side activities....
In The Zone
In their apartment, Edmund and Morty sit together on the couch, the smaller rabbitkin laying on top of the large tigerkin. Strong, stripped arms held him firm, but gently. On the other side of the room, an illusion projector is playing, showing a projection some...
The Complexity of the Fox
There are many ways that one could describe the foxkin commonly referred to as Volpes. He's a rogue who undeniably used good, innocent people in pursuit of his grudge against the corrupt Oplentian aristocracy.He's a crook who, while using his profits to heal the sick and...
Tactics of the Mind Mage
It's probably no coincidence that an artist named RamzaWolf accepts commissions to depict characters as if they were units in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. I happen to believe that the story of the game is one of the greatest ever told...