Thane could swear he could feel the weight of every single glare in the line boring into his back as he walked into the Devil’s Den. Even though Madiv had ushered him through, something about cut...
2025-09-16 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone split off immediately. Arwin, along with Olive, Anna, and Kien, headed up with Lillia to the main floor of the Devil’s Den. She then headed up the stairs to the second floor of the taver...
2025-09-16 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostThane’s eyes snapped open and he drew in a sharp gasp, bolting upright like he’d been stung in the behind. Cold sweat coated his back and stuck his shirt to his back like it had been pasted on....
2025-09-15 16:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostAlex studied the two Soul Flames burning before him. The difference between them was almost laughable. Spark’s fire burned at just roughly the size of a baseball, small enough to fit comfortably ...
2025-09-15 16:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Alex!” Alyssa exclaimed as he stepped back through the portal. Her eyes darted around the shimmering red-purple smoke that twisted all around them. She had her brush held before her like a swo...
2025-09-14 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostAlex stepped out from the portal and into the Ancestry with his magic ready. He threw himself into a dive the moment he felt the world materialize around him, prepared to dodge an attack from the F...
2025-09-13 05:13:40 +0000 UTC View PostIt was morning when Arwin’s thoughts drifted lazily back to his body.
At least, he was pretty sure it was morning. Telling the time was impossible when he was in Lillia’s room. But, judgi...
2025-09-12 16:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostSorry! I uploaded the wrong chapter! It is now fixed!
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The crack of lightning tearing through a dark room split the din of battle. It was followed an instant later by the dying ...
2025-09-12 16:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostWind sliced by Noah’s hair and stung his eyes. He squinted at the map clutched in his hands before him, trying to make it out through the whips of fog lashing him as he passed through the low-han...
2025-09-12 16:00:27 +0000 UTC View Post“What is this?” Rodrick asked.
Two looked back at the other man with weary eyes. He was so tired that he could barely think straight — but he could think just enough to realize just how...
2025-09-11 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostSeleth longed for home.
It had only been three days since she’d left, but a large part of her already wanted to return. Her pack hung heavy against her shoulders and her sides hurt somethin...
2025-09-11 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostFar-sed watched the clouds. He kept his hands crossed behind his back, face unreadable and posture as stiff as a rod for long after no traces of the man remained upon the horizon. Far-sed may as we...
2025-09-10 16:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE TO ADVANCED TIER READERS: Please be aware there were a number of chapters uploaded during the break that were single chapters. I'm going to upload them as a large chunk soon in case you happen...
2025-09-10 16:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostRodrick was a very complicated man. But making armor for him was surprisingly straightforward. Arwin didn’t even have to think for more than a few minutes before he’d determined exactly what he...
2025-09-10 16:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostTwo had always considered himself something of a rather empathetic individual… but he preferred to keep a certain degree of professional boundary whenever possible with everyone he worked with. 2025-09-09 16:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Noah leaned back in his chair, unable to resist the urge to rock it back onto its hind legs. Far-sed sat across from him, his tanned skin slightly pale as he watched Noah with flighty eyes. He look...
2025-09-09 16:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostArwin wiped sweat from his brow. His arms ached. He couldn’t remember the last time that he’d actually gotten sore from smithing. Arwin also wasn’t entirely sure how long he’d been working....
2025-09-08 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostArwin lost himself in the song. His body moved to its own accord and the ring of Caldera against metal echoed through his mind like a distant drum. It was impossible to say for how long they’d be...
2025-09-08 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostAlex activated his domain instantly. He blinked away from the Forsaken Revenant, re-appearing beside Claire and the others, but the monster didn’t even try to stop him. It just stood there.
“Give it back,” the Revenant wheezed, its entire body twitching and jerking like a glitching game avatar. The vertical seam splitting the monster’s body undulated. Gossamer thread spilled out...
2025-09-07 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post“You can’t do that,” Thane said.
Vireth stared at him.
He stared back at her.
“What?” Vireth asked, so stunned that the malice in her voice completely cracked.
“...
2025-09-05 16:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe rocks reminded Noah of cereal.
Not the kind of cereal that anyone ever should have been putting into their body — and that wasn’t because they were rocks. It was the colors. Nothing t...
2025-09-05 16:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe Forsaken Revenant didn’t need to be asked twice. The monster lurched forward in a blur of shadowy limbs, closing the distance between itself and Alex so fast that he barely even had an instan...
2025-09-05 16:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostDinner came shortly after a bath — one which Arwin made absolutely certain not to be late for — and he joined the gathering members of the Menagerie in the bottom floor of the Devil’s Den. 2025-09-04 16:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Thane took another step back, his mouth going dry. He normally considered himself the type of man who took calculated risks. Esmerelda had made it clear that the cursed weapon wasn’t going to tak...
2025-09-04 16:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostLorne drew in the hissing breath of a man torn abruptly from a deep, deep sleep. His eyes snapped open and his back went as straight as a rod. A dozen thoughts slithered through his head in a flurr...
2025-09-04 16:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post“This action is inadvisable,” the Heart warned. “Passage through the Beyond is—”
“I didn’t ask if it was advisable,” Noah said sharply. His eyes went narrow. He didn’t need ...
2025-09-03 16:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostAlex took a step back. He stared up at the Forsaken Revenant through the hole in the ceiling. Never before had he been this close to it — close enough to see strands of frosty power that coiled h...
2025-09-03 16:00:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Vanessa!” Thane exclaimed, his voice full of false cheer. “What are you doing here? I thought you were busy working!”
“Oh, you know,” Vanessa said, waving a hand dismissively bef...
2025-09-03 16:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostDays flew by. Noah spent the majority of his time in Access Point 4, getting very well acquainted with the training golem. The prediction he’d given the Devourer proved to be even more accurate t...
2025-08-23 16:04:54 +0000 UTC View Post