This was Zed’s first fight since becoming a category two. He felt the power of his advancement bubble in the activation of his core, and when he cast his rune, he felt it in the speed of its activation.
· You have cast basic rune [Force]....
2023-09-18 04:43:02 +0000 UTC View PostSeth’s time with Dazda was short lived. In fact, it was so brief it might be called nonexistent. The tale of the Negare was the only true piece of anything he got from the man. Although, there was also the emotion. But that was secondary.
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2023-09-18 04:39:12 +0000 UTC View PostThere was one thing Ezril was certain of: his continued dislike of alcohol. In the seminary he had drunk it because his brothers did. Tonight he endured its bitterness for a different reason.
Darvi had him gathering knowledge on a Tainted th...
2023-09-18 04:36:03 +0000 UTC View PostSeth thought about the question and couldn’t say he was interested. The blizzard was still blowing outside but it wasn’t as heavy anymore. It was slowly running its course and it sent his mind back to the nest that he hoped would still be wait...
2023-09-15 06:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post“You want us to take this route?” Abed asked in disbelief.
Zed nodded. “Yes.”
“Impossible,” Abed scoffed. “It’s not a reasonable decision to make.”
“Why?” Ven asked.
“Because look at him,” Abed ges...
2023-09-15 06:10:32 +0000 UTC View PostEven in the northern lands, near the ice peaked mountains, the sun was hot from its peak in the sky as Urden walked. He had left Dainty tied to a tree in the forest a few miles back; some villages considered the horse an abomination, and the one h...
2023-09-15 06:03:48 +0000 UTC View PostI missed a day, and would like to apologize for the inconvenience it may have caused. As for the reason for the missed day, my place got broken into and robbed. Everything of any importance or use and value of any kind was taken. This chapter upda...
2023-09-15 05:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostZed’s body moved through the hologram blue until he stood in front of the part of the map that indicated their present location. He counted eighteen blue dots.
Around him everyone continued in their argument. The party was divided, three p...
2023-09-13 05:32:05 +0000 UTC View PostSilence was a welcome distraction in a night that refused Seth sleep. At least the silence that filled the room with the absence of words. The fire still crackled, the wood still burnt, and the blizzard still roiled beyond the shelter. Save all th...
2023-09-13 05:25:51 +0000 UTC View PostEzril sat in the bow hall with Ellenel, knowing he would have to take Shade for one last walk beyond the mist later in the evening. Ellenel loosened arrows at her target, each one hitting its intended mark, but Ezril knew she took no satisfaction ...
2023-09-13 05:17:58 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a momentary flame as Seth’s guest set the lit match to the wood before it dwindled to embers. The first embers of light were not enough to see with but they were a start. Unsatisfied, his guest bent at his waist, executing a full bow a...
2023-09-12 04:27:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Brother Vi Antari.”
Ezril turned at the sound of his name. Father Talod approached him and he offered the man a respectful nod. “Yes, Father.”
“I am no longer a father to you,” Talod told him, placing a hand on his shoulde...
2023-09-12 04:16:13 +0000 UTC View PostHe’d been in the mana surge for five years. Zed wasn’t certain how he felt about it. He still remembered the notifications he’d woken up to in the forest. They had been detailed but not much. Five years was a long time to have so little noti...
2023-09-12 04:00:35 +0000 UTC View PostSeth’s hand held his sword without wavering. His grip was steady and his poise unshaken. He had a guest now, unplanned and unwanted, but here, regardless.
“Who are you?” he asked the darkness, still unable to see the man.
“Thos...
2023-09-11 04:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostFather Talod came at the fourth hour with a cassock for Ezril and his brothers. He met them awake, and waiting, fully clothed with Sunders strapped in place.
Only Ezril carried a bow.
“Get to it,” he told them. “Best get you lot ...
2023-09-11 04:08:13 +0000 UTC View PostFestus stared down at his dying script of dream runes. Half of it was already gone, its once soft blue and tainted green now translucent. Whatever he’d attempted to do, he’d only succeeded in powering whatever spellform Zed had apparently used...
2023-09-11 03:48:22 +0000 UTC View PostZed struggled out from under a mountain of rubbles. The night was lit with a multiplying cascade of colors that filled the sky. Cars were abandoned to the sides of the road in a clogged traffic jam, the roads broken and upheaved. Buildings half-cr...
2023-09-08 05:50:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe thumping sounds of arrows as they found the target boards brought a sense of satisfaction to Ezril. He found he preferred it to the sound that came with it piercing flesh. The darkness of the bow hall around him was disturbed by the soft glow ...
2023-09-08 05:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostLater that night sleep came to Seth. It was a welcome slumber in darkened shadows and endless night. His fire had since gone out, and while his shelter smelled of burning meat, it was faint, washed away by the shrill smell of violent snow and angr...
2023-09-08 05:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostFestus’ focus was waning, keeping such a collection of runes active in a dream-script was taking a toll on him. He could feel his command over the script slipping when he heard the first gunshot boom through the forest.
With so much focus,...
2023-09-07 05:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe boys tracked through the night, Ezril and Olufemi directing the hunt. They moved at a slower pace, but there was always a trail to follow. When morning came, Olufemi took over, increasing the speed of the hunt.
As evening drew nearer, Ol...
2023-09-07 04:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostNot long after, Seth’s fingers began tingling where they touched the core. It was a soft sensation, the soft prickling of a million tiny needles too small to even be felt. It reminded him of the first time he’d touched electricity, when Jonath...
2023-09-07 04:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostYou sure this is the right choice?
Seth ignored his minds’ bickering as he rested against the tree. It had been three days since he’d been lured into the nest and survived. Three days since he’d been outsmarted by a snow hare....
2023-09-06 08:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe test of the hunt came in the early days of the month of Setemis. They were required to carry their Sunders, hunting knives, bow and quiver, water canteens, and flints, along with their cloaks. They left the seminary by the west gate where Fath...
2023-09-06 07:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostFestus stared down at Zed’s unconscious body, a deep frown on his face. He could feel the dream mana gathering to his head as well as the ones leaving.
Most people called it mind mana, but while they were correct, Mind mana was too broad a...
2023-09-06 07:04:49 +0000 UTC View PostEzril held back his ire at the sound of whistling. It was an odd strategy as far as strategies went, and only served to reveal the whistler’s location. Obviously, that was the intent.
The time of day was difficult to discern considering th...
2023-09-05 03:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostZed stared at his glass with a touch of consideration as its color garnered a hue of pink then red then green from the club’s flashing lights. Around him his friends watched and waited.
· You have consumed [Blue night slumber (Alcohol)].<...
2023-09-05 03:49:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe first difference in Seth’s torture came into his third week. How he knew it was a Tuesday was not truly a mystery, his minds had embodied an unnatural habit of keeping track of time at all times. He could wake suddenly and his mind would kno...
2023-09-05 03:38:33 +0000 UTC View PostTracking late into the evening didn’t gain Seth anything of real worth. He caught two rodents of meager size and was lucky to stumble upon a snake on his return through the night’s chill. In truth, he didn’t so much stumble across a snake as...
2023-09-03 23:18:59 +0000 UTC View PostIn the darkness of Zed’s unconscious, a notification came alive.
· You have unraveled [Pocket memory(incomplete)] (who am I?) 1/3.
· [Pocket memory(incomplete)] (who am I?) remaining 2/2
· Duration to next unraveling: 00:00:...
2023-09-03 23:18:59 +0000 UTC View Post