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2024-08-21 19:37:23 +0000 UTC View PostWell before Cirayus arrived, Tara already knew what she had to do. As the only person present with any meaningful healing capacity, the burden fell upon her shoulders.
And what a burden that was…
“Aida?” Tara said, nearl...
2024-08-20 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s Eskil Magnussen,” I said, looking at the giant fighting in the distance. If his roars of Odin and Valhalla weren’t enough, the way he fought easily marked him as… Different. “A Viking… Or so he calls himself,” I hu...
2024-08-19 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“We have to run!” Tara said, half in panic, half because she knew the fate of those who dared fight one of those.
“Afraid that doesn’t seem to be a choice, lass,” Cirayus said. “The lad would have returned by now if it w...
2024-08-17 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Hey everyone! Added a bit more art for soulweaver arc 2, which you can find on my site. Basecrest, Rogar, and Rogar's workshop for now, with more to come soon! Link here: 2024-08-16 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“It’s just… gone,” Vir muttered, kneeling. Ash fell through the gaps in his fingers. “How?”
“The Ash covers all, lad,” Cirayus said, putting his hand on Vir’s shoulder. “Not surprising any evidence would...
2024-08-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re not serious,” Aerion said, no doubt hoping for a response. So was I.
When Richard didn’t reply, however, we both learned something new about this elf. He was just a little crazy.
“Even if I can,” A...
2024-08-14 18:17:02 +0000 UTC View Post“This was a waste of time!” Riyan spat, rising to his feet. “I should have known better than to believe this could ever work.”
“That’s funny,” Ira said. “Because it seems to me that you are the only reason this conve...
2024-08-13 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“So, I guess we found the core…” I said, staring at the scene unfolding before our eyes. Something felt off about the whole thing, and it wasn’t until I moved around the window that I figured out what.
“Magnified windows,...
2024-08-12 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe minutes before the meeting were oddly quiet, as Maiya circled the small room.
The venue itself was nothing fancy. No elaborate ballroom, no banquet prepared—although the food that would be served was hand-prepared by Ira’s h...
2024-08-10 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostI swiveled the handle, fully expecting rushing orcs, and instead… A small horde of blue floating gelatinous… blobs came rushing through, followed by a Skeleton holding a staff.
A bare skeleton without a single article of c...
2024-08-09 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA line of handmaidens stood before Maiya’s makeshift desk, all waiting their turn. Maiya could barely see them through the towers of papers piled so high that they threatened to collapse with a stiff breeze.
Which was why Ma...
2024-08-08 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI wiped away some forehead sweat and blinked. “So, you basically have no idea how it works.”
“Well, I wouldn’t go that far,” Richard replied. “For example, I do know that my Blessing’s only any good at short distances....
2024-08-07 18:00:46 +0000 UTC View PostMore to distract myself than anything, I took a quick moment to inspect my recent gains as we walked deeper into the compound, and I couldn’t resist doing a little mental fist pump. Aerion, observant as ever, saw my expression and frowned in con...
2024-08-05 18:23:03 +0000 UTC View PostThaman put a hand to his face and groaned. “I told him not to do anything rash. Praise Janak that you’re as level-headed as you are. What was he thinking?”
“What was he thinking?” Cirayus asked. “Whatever it is ...
2024-08-03 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI darted out the door, but Aerion beat me to it, bounding off into the snow ahead of me. Given how compacted the ground was from our earlier traversal, she made good time, while I, with larger, heavier gear, lagged a bit.
What had taken us a...
2024-08-02 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“They’re still there,” Aida seethed. She’d snuck a peek outside, but recoiled from the window just as soon as she’d cracked the curtains open. “It’s been hours and they’re still there! It’s the middle of the sun...
2024-08-01 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the trek went fast, mostly thanks to the snowshoes I’d rigged together.
“I have to admit, these work better than I’d thought,” Aerion said as we neared the base. “That was almost easy.”
“Wow. A compliment from...
2024-07-31 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“This is a travesty! An outrage!” Raja Matiman Chitra roared, throwing his drink on the ground. The glass shattered, staining the priceless silken rug with shards and liquor. “Not only has the Akh Nara returned, but he can create As...
2024-07-30 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMaking hot water was easy when you had an infinite supply of snow, and a fire. I pilfered one of the several cookpots that hung above what used to be the kitchen, before I repurposed the table for firewood.
I’d slowly nudged Aerion c...
2024-07-29 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostVir hadn’t quite known how the crowd would react to his speech. He’d braced himself for all-out pandemonium, with magic being hurled his way from all directions.
As it turned out, everyone did as they were told and sat d...
2024-07-27 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTo say that I was woefully unprepared for the environment that greeted me was a comical understatement. The weird thing was, I didn’t even panic.
Instead, I contentedly ate the ice-cold snow, which mercifully dissipated the heat from my ar...
2024-07-26 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Now that’s a move!” Samik roared into his mic. “What sort of movement do you think that is, Nakin?”
Nakin, similarly on the edge of his seat in the commentator’s booth, replied with a quivering voice.
“...
2024-07-25 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOnly about four hundred yards separated the forest from the castle. Not a long distance, by any stretch of the imagination.
The issue was that the ground in between was covered in uprooted tree trunks, shrubs, dirt, and chunks of landi...
2024-07-24 18:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostVir again Blinked across the stage, and for the first several moves, their bout went much the same as it had before, with Vir attempting to bypass Sikandar’s enormous reach while Cirayus thwarted him.
Cirayus, having led ...
2024-07-23 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m afraid I cannot allow that,” the guard said, shaking his head. “Our sworn duty is to protect you.”
“No, see, that’s where you’re wrong,” I said, desperately trying to figure out how to convince this guy. “Th...
2024-07-22 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThat would’ve been a solid plan… Had it been any normal animal.
“Well,” I said. “I guess we now know what happened to the other strike teams.”
“Guards! Defense!”
The fully armored guards—Samaul thankful...
2024-07-19 22:02:32 +0000 UTC View PostIt was with an odd sense of calmness that Vir stepped into the waiting area for the finalists’ tournament, and he couldn’t quite explain why.
The deafening crowd—louder by far than it had ever been for any previous duel—ough...
2024-07-18 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOur departure had little fanfare. No parades or ceremonies to see us off. Aerion and I left in the middle of the night, on empty streets, alone, with no one the wiser. We both wore hoods over our armor, but we’d have worn them anyway.&n...
2024-07-17 18:25:05 +0000 UTC View Post