When Tanisha and Fuyumi returned to the boys, they found them both still fast asleep. She considered attempting to open the next door, given how easily the previous one had yielded. However, she hesitated. The entrance to the ruin had been decepti...
2024-12-19 22:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
It took multiple tubs of water and several rounds of vigorous scrubbing to remove all the dried blood and grime caked onto Freja’s skin and her stained...
2024-12-18 00:05:12 +0000 UTC View PostTanisha placed her hand back on the device, releasing a small tether of aether into the mechanism. As she guided the stream of energy, she focused on tracing its flow, following the path Signe had described. Almost immediately, she encountered a d...
2024-12-17 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I’ve been running from the shadow of my name,
Fighting demons, but they all look the same.
I’ve been running, fighting my nam...
The group followed the orange line which the text over the desk in...
2024-12-16 00:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The city loomed like a dark symphony of stone and shadow, its architecture a study in towering spires, intricate ironwork, and gargoyle-lined rooftops. N...
2024-12-15 21:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post
(They said I must bow. They said that I must serve. I told them I serve no one.)
Through shattered skies and broken thrones,
I...
The weight was heavy, the nights were long,
The road was broken, but you moved on.
Through every fall, you found your ground,<...
2024-12-14 17:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Son!” A thousand voices spoke in unison.
Bjorn blinked and he was back inside the corroded dream realm he had spoken to his father and mother ...
2024-12-08 21:05:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Muninn’s taunt hung in the air for only a moment before the Enforcer roared. He focused his mana into a chantless spell. Chains materialized from his m...
2024-12-08 20:18:26 +0000 UTC View Post
At some point Freja had fallen asleep while Bjorn kept his eyes out for any potential danger. They were not in a safe location, druid or no. He still let...
2024-12-07 19:57:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The tension was palpable as the next opponent was dragged forward. This time, it was an electrokinetic druid, his tall, wiry frame crackling faintly with...
2024-12-05 23:07:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The lightning—or whatever it truly was—struck the earth only a few hundred feet in front of Bjorn and his group. It froze in place, an ethereal tree...
2024-12-05 22:50:36 +0000 UTC View Post
The battlefield was quiet now, the screams and clashes of war replaced by an eerie stillness. Smoke curled lazily into the dawn sky, mingling with the li...
2024-12-03 22:59:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The path through the Chaos Lands was going at the fastest pace Tanisha could manage. They had been running for hours to the point that she had to take se...
2024-12-03 21:58:48 +0000 UTC View Post
There are many types of familiars, and many natural paths they can take as the bond evolves. First is the proto-bond. It is the most basic and where all...
2024-12-03 02:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Bjorn and Aurelius strolled side by side, their footsteps crunching softly against the rocky terrain of the mountainside as they patrolled for anomalies....
2024-12-01 20:33:25 +0000 UTC View Post
After her conversation with Orin, Muninn returned to the bar. Johnny was waiting, his curiosity barely contained as he glanced at her with a knowing smi...
2024-12-01 19:27:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Fuyumi waited patiently as Bjorn and Aurelius took their positions, standing guard nearby. Her demeanor was calm, yet commanding as she began preparing ...
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Explanation of the Interludes
Before we get started there are some things to know ab...
2024-11-26 00:46:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Tanisha's eyes fluttered open, heavy with exhaustion. The world around her blurred and shifted like a dream, but one detail was clear: she was cradled i...
2024-11-24 20:55:57 +0000 UTC View Post
A man stumbled out of the inn, into the cold winter air his legs barely cooperating as he swayed and staggered into the street. His drunken stupor carri...
2024-11-24 19:33:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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Werewolves and wifwolves are a distinct humanoid species known for their nomadic lifestyle, sharp instincts, and strong pack bonds. The...
2024-11-24 14:35:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Bjorn jumped awake, hissing and confused. He needed to protect Freja from the wolves, they had to get out of there now. Why was he asleep, what happened...
2024-11-24 02:29:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Freja woke with a start, her eyes burning and her head pounding with the relentless onset of a headache. She couldn’t recall when she’d drifted off,...
2024-11-23 22:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Bjorn’s first thought was just to lead Freja south, away from the forest and its looming dangers. His instincts told him this was the safest route, bu...
2024-11-23 03:07:56 +0000 UTC View PostBjorn followed as he was slowest in the group though he kept as close as he could behind Aurelius and Fuyumi. Failsafe kept trying to get his attention but he was too worried about Tanisha to listen. They ran until they came to one of the large mo...
2024-11-21 21:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostTanisha had been talking with Aurelius to find out more about his lightning fast attacks. Chaos magic was indeed rare, so much so that she only remembered her teachers at the academy mentioning it once. Of course since she was stuck in the remedia...
2024-11-20 00:24:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe corrupted mana in the air invoked a very different sensation that made it difficult to move through. The ground was hot and oppressive which somehow mingled simultaneously in the air with the frigid cold. It was a nightmare of boiling and free...
2024-11-19 20:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostMuninn stood at the edge of the observation deck, her gaze fixed on the endless horizon of the world below. Once, she might have believed she was among the heavens, the sacred realm where stars sang their eternal hymns alongside the Trues, but she...
2024-11-17 21:23:23 +0000 UTC View Post