“Barkeep!” Austin shouts, his voice scratchy and hoarse. “One for the lady here!”
I saunter over to him, Acting providing me the necessary motions to make myself appear more confident about social situations than I a...
2023-03-24 13:50:39 +0000 UTC View PostPrior to our fight, this room was smooth concrete and steel rebar, unmarred but for the corpses of the cultists and the two dragon-babies.
Now, chunks of concrete end in jagged lines of empty space, blood and flesh and fabric doing much the ...
2023-03-23 06:13:19 +0000 UTC View PostFire is all I know. Burning darkness suffuses me, setting every nerve ending I have alight.
I have Pain Resistance at a Silver tier. Level 15, no less. I have been able to put aside the sensation of pain even when half the b...
2023-03-20 18:07:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Close your eyes,” Sierra says. “There’s powerful magic at work in the entrance.”
“Dweller magic?” Adrian asks, reverent fear in his voice. “I heard of these, but…”
“I think not,” Sierra replies. “A different ...
2023-03-20 18:06:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome to Ravendale,” a neutral voice says, magical electronics installed in the ceiling carrying the sound throughout the train cars. “Due to high volume, the train will remain at this stop for three hours.”
“Ravendale!” Sierr...
2023-03-20 18:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post“P-partner?” he stutters, stumbling backwards. The door is still shut behind him, and he turns to run from me.
Without the power of Relentless or Siphon to aid me, I’m starting to run low on magic powe...
2023-03-20 18:05:42 +0000 UTC View PostDue to your traits and actions, you may gain up to 5 Bronze-tier skills from the following list.
Phantom Limb
Blade Resistance
Fog Cloud 2023-03-20 15:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Relentless Demon provides much less immediate power than the other potential classes I could have evolved into, but the boost I gain is still potent nonetheless.
My equipment is no more intact that it was before I initiated the class evoluti...
2023-03-20 15:19:42 +0000 UTC View PostI open my eyes to the sight of broken glass and blood.
The lab where I was born greets me. It’s empty, congealing blood and mostly-Devoured corpses the only sign of life in the place. The place looks exactly the same as it...
2023-03-20 15:19:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind buffets me as the two of us fall as one, and I press myself close against the dying man’s body.
Despite that, I hear the sound of bullets screaming past us. Even over the deafening din of air resistance, the thunderstrike gunshots...
2023-03-20 15:17:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe gun jumps in my hands, but I’m more prepared for it now and my body is physically stronger. Just as it did last time, the thunderous crack-crack-crack of three shots firing in a rapid burst nearly deafens me, and the kick of each sh...
2023-03-20 15:14:55 +0000 UTC View PostShe knows my name.
My first instinct is to Bloodstep away immediately, but I contain myself. That would give the game away entirely.
I do, however, use a skill.
Name: Sapphire Clearwater...
2023-03-20 15:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostFree Bird
Requirements: Complete the [Remain free] objective.
You are significantly more capable of escaping restraints.
You have gained 3 stat points.<...
2023-03-20 15:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Lie down,” the medic instructs. “You don’t know how hurt you are.”
I follow his instructions, still flicking my eyes around as they lower me to a bed, removing my pack for me and placing it on the floor. The inside of the building...
2023-03-20 15:09:40 +0000 UTC View PostI savor the moment I meet my enemy’s blade with one of my own, taking in the surprise in his face.
For a split second, I see the first sign of fear appear in his expression, and I rise, casually forcing the air-sword aside with my dagger. ...
2023-03-20 15:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostWith Knifefighting at level 8, my blow strikes true. My trusty armory-provided knife faces resistance from the tough fabric of the security uniform’s pants, but it slices through nonetheless. In contrast to his clothes’ well-c...
2023-03-20 15:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostMy vision shifts into a deeper shade of red this time, as if everything but me is dissolving into blood instead of the other way around.
When I push myself to move upwards, my skill responds far more easily than it did before, as if my magic...
2023-03-20 15:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostObjective: Remain free
Satisfy this quest by not being captured by any means when the timer expires.
Time remaining: 24:00:00
“Hey,” Kelly pants, the last-m...
2023-03-20 15:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe nobles leave almost immediately, taking the male guard with them. Nearly a minute passes as the female guard—Kelly, I should remember that now that it’s just her—clears the area. She approaches me once she’s sure we’re secure.
...
2023-03-20 15:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostTwo of the six are wearing the same uniform I have stashed away in my bag, though theirs are pristine and undamaged. I can’t make them out from here, but I’m sure that they say Site-17 Auxiliary Security with some designation on them ...
2023-03-20 15:02:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe stairs are long. I knew that, of course, since I read the map, but knowing the length of a journey and understanding it are two completely different things.
Look, I’m patient. I have to be. After all, advancement is more important to m...
2023-03-20 15:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostI’m not going to leave immediately, of course. There’s quite a few things I need to do first, after all.
I know what Lessened Bleed does already, and I’m not terribly interested in it at the moment. It might be relevan...
2023-03-20 15:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe shadows hide me as I lurk, slowly inching my way back to the lab. My memory is perfect, as far as I can tell. Every time I see a corridor, I record it. I remember every door I’ve passed, every dead-end storage room full of research I can’t...
2023-03-20 15:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostI hold off on selecting the new skills. There’s a larger variety of them to select from this time, but I want to have a better idea of how I want to take EV11 down before I commit to anything. I don’t want to end up with a half-assed build cob...
2023-03-19 22:55:49 +0000 UTC View PostDisconcertingly, there is still some lighting in the corridor. Earlier, there was illumination through the glow of the machines that kept us in the tubes, which was odd enough on its own, but functional lighting here? That screams to me that this ...
2023-03-19 22:52:25 +0000 UTC View PostLessened Bleed (Common)
Tier: Bronze
Level: 1
You are capable of keeping your blood where it belongs. For fifteen minutes every hour on a rolling basis, you bleed at ...
2023-03-19 22:51:50 +0000 UTC View PostThere are seven remaining enemies, which means seven remaining sources of XP. Three have scampered off, while another two are currently fighting each other, teeth and nails slicing into soft flesh. I might be able to collect the scraps from those ...
2023-03-19 22:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostObjective: First, eat the babies
Devour the others.
Targets devoured: [0/10]
Reward: 100 XP
The notification floats in front of ...
2023-03-19 22:17:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all! It's spring break for college right now, and I'm visiting a friend up in New York. Depending on how busy I am, it's pretty likely that chapters are going to be delayed. Sorry, and thank you all for your continued support.
2023-03-12 13:45:11 +0000 UTC View PostHiya! I had hoped to get a chapter out today. Unfortunately, it turns out that members of my group for my CS project (worth 11% of our final grade, which is fun) really did not pick up their slack, so I'm going to be focusing on that today (tonigh...
2022-11-14 07:56:43 +0000 UTC View Post