Selene was stunned, as was I. Sure, this was technically the emperor's home, but that didn't mean he was here all that much. There was a palace in the old imperial capital, as well as back in Lithere, where my family lived. We also completely didn...
2022-10-29 05:33:48 +0000 UTC View PostI made my way outside with Ulanion and his guard. I wanted a moment out of my room, and there was no point in sending him away at this point; the damage was already done. My brother had run off to who knows where, undoubtedly plotting my immanent ...
2022-10-26 01:09:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe full debriefing, and all of the paperwork associated with it, took nearly a week. During that time I was given access to the stone Selene had, so that I could begin the update process on my own core. The powers that be didn't know ...
2022-10-22 05:22:27 +0000 UTC View PostMost of our stuff was together and several of us were more than ready to be well and off, so it took only a few moments for us to begin moving through the gate. One by one we passed, first Dras led the way, stepping through the open portal a...
2022-10-19 23:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostThis morning we headed out to a field. It wasn't farming as such, but rather a more open space near the village that the women, collectively as a group were going to gather. Along a small path everyone trudged, chatting the whole way.&...
2022-10-16 14:46:27 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been about a week in this new world. For a new world it could only possibly be.
There is some evidence of this, first is that everyone's ears are elongated into points. That alone, was enough for me, because there weren't e...
2022-10-14 23:52:48 +0000 UTC View PostSelene, bless her heart, was slow as she could be. She'd managed to finally add the update to her core, consternation from the rest of our group or not, and was working on the gate now. I'd finished several days ago and gone to work on much the sa...
2022-10-14 15:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post"Justin," a voice called out to me. I waved it away, wanting nothing more than to catch a few more minutes of sleep.
"Justin!" it repeated, insistently.
"What!?" I said as I sat up, looking around for th...
2022-10-12 18:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostEven after the stone was found there were a number of issues for our group. First was that nobody was sure what it did. Selene had found the thing and knew that it was trying to contact with her core, but not why. That in and of itself was a bit o...
2022-10-11 18:48:39 +0000 UTC View PostWe worked on the most obvious materials for several hours before collectively deciding that sleep was required. While I felt that it wasn't really needed, we set up a guard rotation. I also set the golem to the same, but as nobody really trusted i...
2022-10-08 02:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe ancient king sighed after setting up a small privacy barrier.
"I talked with your friend there," he said, angling his head towards the room. "While he's not happy about it he's agreed to keep my presence here quiet, and I'd ...
2022-10-05 01:05:30 +0000 UTC View PostJustin
I walked through the halls I had so long ago built. It wasn't too often that I got up here anymore, but having lived in this place for so long there I could navigate it with my eyes closed. This had been a right mess, not...
2022-10-02 23:14:01 +0000 UTC View PostWell everyone, I am currently posting from my phone due to the fact that a passing drizzle has taken out the power. It sadly means a chapter won't be able to be put up for a bit, sorry for the delay.
2022-09-30 21:02:26 +0000 UTC View PostTraveling with our new friend was quite a bit quicker, in that he knew his way around like the back of his hand. With a flick of his fingers a mask and hooded cloak appeared before him and we began moving. As we got back into the den of the umbral...
2022-09-28 00:52:08 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon is now offering to change when you are charged to one of two different options. I don't think this will effect current patrons, but will future ones. Since you are my patrons I thought I'd pose the options to you.
2022-09-26 20:00:24 +0000 UTC
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I turned and saw him. Standing there like it was nothing was an elf with waist length white hair. It was hard to tell his age, because while his body looked young and hale there was a tired, ancient look to his eyes. Unlike the other elves I'd see...
2022-09-24 07:58:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe walked down through the crater, passing vines that wound and reached across the stone. There were no stairs as such, nor a proper path, but there was ample room to see where we were going between the reaching tendrils.
This w...
2022-09-20 21:28:20 +0000 UTC View Post"It's fine." I pushed past Ulanion as I spoke, heading for the stairs. "I don't think it's a trap."
As my foot fell on the first step I heard it from behind me.
"Who are you?"
"What?" I turn...
2022-09-16 23:15:46 +0000 UTC View PostFrom above came a falling spear of light and fury. Ormien landed atop the wolf, sword blazing white as he poured mana into it. They twisted and turned, but as they did the fray was quickly joined by our own lupine friend.
Now th...
2022-09-15 00:01:21 +0000 UTC View PostOn our way to the elevator we had several more quick outages of light. Luckily they were all almost immediately rectified by the facility's auto-repair function. I suspected that as things were set more and more to how they should be that that par...
2022-09-09 06:25:49 +0000 UTC View PostDras
With a ding the door opened, and our little group spilled out into the hall. We'd lucked out in that this floor seemed to start here, it was just us, and a little door by the side with a picture of stacked rectangles ...
2022-09-06 16:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post"Royal... what!?" I said, stunned as the beast knelt there.
"Unknown royal-type mana signature," the golem repeated.
I looked at my companion. Ulanion was just as stunned as I was, if not more, his eyes bulgin...
2022-09-03 08:37:04 +0000 UTC View PostThere were a number of problems that needed fixing. The first was that while we'd driven off the shadow-wolf for the time being who knew how long that would last. I then needed to hook back up with the rest of our crew. Finally, the massive amount...
2022-08-31 02:33:38 +0000 UTC View PostAs we made our way down the hallway it was eerily silent. The monstrous wolf had separated us handily and it was clear that we were the easier of the two targets now.
"Do we have a battle plan if that thing shows up?" I asked Ul...
2022-08-26 18:44:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe walked through the open arch and right into a huge atrium. As we looked at the various entryways and exits I couldn't help but notice the two balconies above us looking down from the dark upper reaches. I could see six outlets, othe...
2022-08-24 02:09:19 +0000 UTC View PostBy twilight everyone had had a chance to rest while our newest addition tried to adjust to his new arm. We'd sat to the side and watched as he and Glen had a bit of a battle in a small open area.
I was no warrior, and whil...
2022-08-20 02:50:22 +0000 UTC View PostSetting things up for Robert was simple enough. Our new elven comrade had to be basically force fed as much and as nutritionally dense food as was physically possible, and a small crowd of the villagers had to be gathered as well. Leah was on stan...
2022-08-17 02:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe village elder whose name was Indriel had to have a long and rather drawn out conversation with Olnir and the leader of the merchant carts. There was no way we were turning back after all we'd been through so far, but at the same time, we hadn'...
2022-08-09 17:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostAs the days of travel wore on and we moved through the roads one by one we settled into a rhythm. In under a week a schedule had been established as to when we rose and slept, for our order of travel and the various guard shifts. I did as I usuall...
2022-08-05 19:39:51 +0000 UTC View PostCity of Lithere
Spymaster Emil
When I was just a boy I'd had to walk these streets, alone, without family or true friends to lead me. That had been a horridly brutal life, but I'd learned things, so many things. First was ...
2022-08-02 17:42:42 +0000 UTC View Post