∼ Little Market ∼
Lost in a sea of people from all walks of life, bartering away at stalls and shops, rushing down the street to not be late for work, or just plain exploring the city's many sights. This was the Little M...
2021-12-14 03:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Disturbing Practices ∼
Darting up, knife unsheathed and in hand, Eric's eyes searched for the danger. But as the surroundings slowly came into view with his sleep-addled mind, the faint glow of a morning sun faintly li...
2021-12-12 23:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post∼ The Dregs ∼
The tumble of dirt, gravel, and crumbling debris trickled down the incline as one foot was placed in front of the other. Eric and Aria had to exert quite the effort in scaling this steep collapse whereas Ni...
2021-12-11 00:43:30 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Squirrel Thief ∼
Startled Nyx whipped around to hiss at the shadows, on the verge of summoning forth his magic fire. Eric too had his fists raised, ready to throttle any who came too close. They were apparently not the...
2021-12-09 02:04:20 +0000 UTC View Post∼ The Lane ∼
It was dank in the tight tunnel, the footfalls of the group echoing off the dank walls and down the passage.
They were walking through what appeared to be an aged network of underground tunnels and roo...
2021-12-07 02:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post∼ The Verve of Old Bones ∼
"You sure it was the outer barracks he meant?" Eric asked, eyeing the large buildings adorning the sides of the Small Gate as they walked along the encampment stationed at the gate's entrance. ...
2021-12-06 00:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Boreas ∼
In the dark expanse lit by wayward strands of arcane-blue lights, Nyx's consciousness floated. His mind had, at last, recovered from the mana lesions. Those wounds of which he had gotten from recklessly exposi...
2021-12-03 23:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post∼ The Council ∼
‹ Artorian Lucius ›
Feeling the warmth of his own hot breath dampening his face, he tried his best not to make a sound despite the fact that his cloak shrouded not only his body...
2021-11-29 23:09:24 +0000 UTC View Post
∼ Clingy Familiars and Stubborn Growth ∼
"Gyah! I said's stop it!" Nyx protested as he felt a coarse and wet tongue run the side of his neck.
Looking back, it was the thrasher, the eager smile on her brutish face a...
2021-11-29 23:07:37 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Mastery ∼
Dodging a kick that nearly sent Nyx sprawling, the demon scowled at the stupid human's accursed long reach with those accursedly long limbs. But curse all he might, the smirk on the human's stupid face would ...
2021-11-29 23:03:51 +0000 UTC View Post
∼ A Gory Sight to Behold ∼
Right, left, then slash.
Eric deftly bobbed and weaved the huge beast's searching attacks that had become more and more hesitant, though his own strength was waning. The creature had take...
2021-11-26 23:25:03 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Summonings ∼
‹ Nyx ›
In the clearing of the woodlands, the echoes of pained groans rung between the trees. It was Nyx. His mind had been a landscape of agony ever since the contract ritual, t...
2021-11-24 22:52:57 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Arcane Domination ∼
‹ Artorian Lucius ›
"Chaotic, yet moving with uniform purpose. As uninterpretable as existence, yet it is the basest form of energy. Observe the winds of mana. How they fl...
2021-11-23 01:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Infernal Storms of Lost Souls∼
"Now Nyx, it is very important that you keep still. Do not touch any of the runes or the ritual can become unstable and any matter of things might happen. Death being the least of them." ...
2021-11-22 22:43:40 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Skills and Traits ∼
Inspecting the various information on display, the demon hummed and hawed. Though much came clear before the learning demon, like the base mana cost for casting a spell and the level associated with...
2021-11-21 23:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post∼ New Powers ∼
From the coarse and sometimes non-sensical speech in third-person to the slightly-more understandable words in first-person, it was no surprise that Aria was so emphatic. She had been trying day-i...
2021-11-19 23:00:38 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N - A notice about changes to the last chapter. I wasn't satisfied with the number of evolution options and how they were explained in the previous chapter, therefore I've changed them. So first evolutions for a monster will always have ...
2021-11-17 22:40:47 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Evolution ∼
Getting to her feet, Aria walked over. "What did you choose? That looked like an active skill."
"I chose brawler, and that was [Jab]. I actually got three whole class skills from just...
2021-11-14 22:15:36 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Class Choosing ∼
Grunting, Eric scratched the back of his head. "What do you mean? We don't have a class stone, nor do we have a suitable scribe. But there should definitely be one next town over and undoubtedly one in...
2021-11-14 22:13:51 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Aftermath ∼
Coming to in a mind-numbing haze of pain, filled with reds and greens, Eric could only make what sounded even to him as a pitiful whine. He wasn't actually sure what he had wanted to say. He had just needed...
2021-11-14 22:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post∼ What Lies Beneath ∼
Carried on by Boram's buck once again, the two tired teens rode in each other's comforting silence, Aria nearly nodding off as she leaned against Eric's broad back. It was straight and firm once mor...
2021-11-07 22:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post∼ The Ache of Memory ∼
At a steady gait through the foliage of a woodland on its fall, the trees shedding their leaves for a winter soon to come, the thickset buck carried on. Other than the sounds of morning birds and t...
2021-11-07 22:52:17 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Hot Pursuit ∼
Drawing up on Guard's Crossing, the mysterious caravan was met by a host of armored guards. Center-front, stood the captain himself. With the sighs of the black steeds and the groan of carriages, the proc...
2021-11-02 05:48:15 +0000 UTC View Post∼ A Fleeting Respite ∼
Guard's Crossing was a frequently visited place for many caravans traveling to the great city of Boreas through the Iron Road as it laid right in between. Therefore, the throng of people, stalls, a...
2021-10-31 23:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post"Heritages - The great collections of the Enlightened, knowledge of the unexplored powers granted to them by the omniscient Codex. Heritages are often considered the greatest treasure of the Enlightened, as they hold the knowledge of a given path....
2021-10-31 23:42:36 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Future Pursuits ∼
"Okay, then. Nyx, please conjure your [Demon Bolt] for me - but do not release it," Aria said, on her haunches as she observed the small impling from almost too short a dista...
2021-10-27 07:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Decadent Charlatans and Rabid Mutts ∼
Amongst tents, wagons, and throngs of people milling about the sea of flea markets and ramshackle booths housing peddlers from all over Moravia, a small red creature scuttled in be...
2021-10-22 01:12:41 +0000 UTC View Post
∼ The Catalyst of Curiosity ∼
The wagon rumbled as it was pulled along the Iron Road, its cloth canopy doing little for privacy as long furrows had been torn in the fabric from the attack last night. Inside, Aria sat cro...
2021-10-18 04:42:09 +0000 UTC View Post∼ The Shadows in the Night ∼
In the fall of dark, only the torches and their soft flickering glow dispelled the encroaching gloom. The sounds of critters, the blow of wind, and the distant creatures most foul echoed thro...
2021-10-17 22:31:46 +0000 UTC View Post∼ Codex ∼
The crackle of stone underbed, the rumble of the carriages, and the sounds of conversation at their backs - Nyx was bored. His legs dangled off the edge of the coach, watching the gravelly Iron Road go by as he...
2021-10-15 05:38:48 +0000 UTC View Post