by PTWrites
The first 8 chapters were enjoyable. The last two not so much. Vex is a conniving bitch and Ethan is a power and money hungry little wimp. Come on so cliché and a warn out story angle.
waste
/wāst/
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verb
1.
use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
"we can't afford to waste electricity"
Similar:
squander
fritter away
misspend
misuse
spend recklessly
throw away
2.
(of a person or a part of the body) become progressively weaker and more emaciated.
"she was visibly wasting away"
Similar:
grow weak
wither
atrophy
adjective
1.
(of a material, substance, or byproduct) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.
"ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly"
Similar:
unwanted
excess
superfluous
left over
scrap
2.
(of an area of land, typically in a city or town) not used, cultivated, or built on.
"a patch of waste ground"
Similar: uncultivated, barren, desert, unproductive, infertile
noun
1.
an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
"it's a waste of time trying to argue with him"
Similar:
squandering
dissipation
frittering away
misspending
misuse
misapplication
misemployment
abuse
prodigality
extravagance
wastefulness
2.
material that is not wanted; the unusable remains or byproducts of something.
"bodily waste"
Similar:
rubbish
sewage
effluent
effluvium
garbage
trash
waist
/wāst/
noun
the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips.
the circumference of a person's waist.
"her waist is 28 inches"
a narrowing of the trunk of the body above the hips.
"the last time you had a waist was around 1978"
I liked Ethan at first, but not so much now. I wonder if he has a comeuppance coming?
Ethan needs something to happen which brings him back to reality. He is getting more and more unbelievable. Demon Rebellion, Another player who makes him reevaluate his views of the world, Or even a malfunction which causes him to have to Reboot of his Phone-Spell-book..
Oh, so THAT'S why Black Gold collapsed. I actually know someone whose father worked at Black Gold, and now co-owns an ocean exploration company or whatever with two other former employees.