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The Least Common Denominator XVII.III Cartesian Plane
My knees buckled as I found myself kneeling in front of what I now knew to be my parents' graves. Undeserved relief flooded throughout my body as I realized that I didn't have to face my parents' corpses anymore. But the short-lived relief was quickly surpassed by the growing confusion that was building up in my head. I couldn't even fathom how this had been erected, and when. And the most important question was still left unanswered:Who did this, and why?There was just no way that the nearest town could have even managed to see what had happened. While our family frequented the markets as both our source of food and income, we hadn't really made enough of a connection to the point that someone other than ourselves even knew where our house was located. As far as I was concerned, there were only three people that knew this place even existed."Wh
The Least Common Denominator XVII.IV Cartesian Plane
Having made my peace, I wiped off what few sniffles I had on my nose before calling out to my two companions. If they ever noticed just how much of a wreck I looked like, they didn't comment about it beyond their eyes widening a bit. I was grateful, perhaps; that they stuck around long enough for me to do my thing with my parents. I probably looked like shit while doing so, but I could finally focus enough that I got my thinking face back.Which meant that it's time to think about who the fuck had the time, knowledge, and resources to erect this ornate a gravestone in the first place."So, any idea on who did this?"I crossed my arms in front of my chest as Lace eyed the errant gravestone. Olivia was also doing her own once-over, but she only held a frown as she ran her hands across the engravings. At first glance, my sister seemed to recognize the
The Least Common Denominator XVII.V Cartesian Plane
I hadn't seen this thing in a long time, even before the incident that took my quiet life away. Mom had only used the sword once as far as I could recall, and that was during her demonstration of her Numerator element to me back when I was... seven or eight? Either way, Dad was particularly proud of this thing; its perch above the fireplace being second to none as its simple, yet elegant design was enough to make even myself appreciate its splendor."Sis, what's- Woah..."I didn't even need to look beside me as I felt Olivia's jaw drop from the sheer craftsmanship on display above us. There weren't any fancy jewels on the thing, mainly just a polished pommel and a modest crossguard, but the sword's beauty laid on the runes that ran across the length of the blade."Is that what I think it is?" Lace whistled from behind us before taking her place on
The Least Common Denominator Interlude VII: Lace
Walking through the caves that got them lost in the first place, Lace briefly let her mind wander as her group traveled in silence with her Leader's self-fashioned little sister lighting the way. It was probably close to sunset by now, judging from the time they had spent waiting for Crimson to do what she needed to be done, but overall, it was still a very productive two days despite getting themselves lost after subtly strong-arming herself to lead their two-man expedition.Heh... she should've admitted that they were lost as soon as she realized she had lost track of their markers.The unfortunate accident was her fault, and she eventually realized it as soon as the temperatures dropped. Crimson had adamantly tried to place her own, but the older woman's pride won out after the younger of the two gracefully relented. And they, unfortunately, paid dearly for it.&
The Least Common Denominator XVIII.I Algebra
I knew that this day would come.I knew it, and yet I was dismayed all the same by the speed with which they managed to find us. I was sure that we had at least masked our trail a bit better than this, but if they found us this quickly, then I guess there was no choice for us but to try and defend from this."What do we do?" I heard Lace whisper behind me as we cautiously approached the besieged settlement. "We can't just barge in and hope for the best, right?"I nodded at the sentiment, "Yeah. It's already a miracle that we're going in from behind our front, but we're gonna have to use the fact that they don't know where we are to our advantage."While pretty shitty on our part to leave the defense on the others' more capable hands, we had to use the chance that was given to us to get some more info and possibly attack
The Least Common Denominator XVIII.II Algebra
"Mark."In a flash, the three of us dashed from the safety of the treeline all the way to the command tent a few paces away from us. There weren't any guards, thankfully, but the few seconds that we spent running on the open ground was the most dangerous part of our assault. If we had been seen, we were dead on arrival before we even began.The ground shuffled beneath our feet as we quietly hugged the thick cloth that was serving as the command tent. With a fist, I signaled for my companions' absolute stillness as I tried to listen for any sign of movement beyond the thick veil.*rustle... rustle...*The sound of rippling grass with each step... That's one... And another...*How are we not through them yet? We were supposed to be done over an hour ago?!*Someone
The Least Common Denominator XVIII.III Algebra
Ten seconds. That was all we had to make ourselves scarce before the brute would begin his search. Knowing this, we immediately went straight to the treeline in an effort to make it harder to track us down. We probably got only a few more seconds left when Lace hurriedly climb on top of a tree; her face showing a mix of anger and annoyance as she gestured for us to climb."We have to stick to the trees" she stressed out. "He can track us as long as we're running on the ground."Say what now?So the guy's a walking sonar as well? Judging from his ability to shatter rock like it was nothing, he's probably an earth numerator. So it was plausible that he can do that, actually. So wait...If he can track us just from the vibrations of the earth, then he probably already knew that we were outside the tent before we even
The Least Common Denominator XVIII.IV Algebra
Seconds felt like minutes as my staredown with the burly man seemed to stretch on far longer than I was comfortable with. The silence of the forest was only broken by the sounds of fighting in the distance as I felt my heart hammering inside my chest. I knew that I had no chance in hell in beating this guy, and that running was the only viable strat that I had left in my arsenal.The only thing I had to look for was a chance to get away."I can feel the fear rolling off you in waves, Miss Crimson," the man chuckled, though his tone was pretty teasing. "I suggest you calm yourself before we begin."My shoulders tensed as I heard the man comment on my nervousness. Dammit... was I that obvious? I thought for sure that Mom had beaten the cowardice out of me in favor of making sure that I used logic in fights... wait...Begi
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