Nox Brews Stories

116. Storm And Shadows

[Sorry folks. I've been down with a super high fever. Spent most of the last few days delirious and in bed. I'll make up for it with chapters throughout the weekend.]

It was ...

115. When The Cat Is Away

“Why won’t it reach the fucking threshold?” Flukas groaned, slumping back in his chair. Lightningfire spheres floated around him, and a Shadowfire hovered in front of his floating hand. The c...

114. Coming Clean

Never enough clones.

The ‘special’ clones already used almost half of Lukas’s clone slots. Eins continued to toil in the workshop, crafting weapons and tools of varying strengt...

113. Trials of Aquila

“Fight!” Shouted a woman from the floor above. 

Xander moved first, charging. He slid along the stone floor without moving his legs, knees bent, and one round shield held in front of...

112. Clones At Work

“Rolls that add up to four or multiples of four are bad news, boss,” the new clone said. Playing with a pair of black metallic dice. Gold studs planted on all the sides served as the number mar...

111. The Shadow Seekers' Mission

“We expected bad, not this bad,” Ogden said, slumping in his heavy metal armchair. It appeared uncomfortable, but didn’t seem to bother the man. Sections of it looked like joints, leaving Luk...

110. Progress On The Home Front

More notifications awaited Lukas when he returned home. He dispelled the clones still in the city and resummoned them straight away.

Arcane Smithing has progressed to Tier 5!...

109. Returning To The Gray

Lukas loved his spindle. 

The only reason he accepted a familiar was because he loved the idea of a spell-casting assistant. It manifested as a forearm-wide wooden cylinder with a half-a...

108. Tools For Greatness

Lukas couldn’t be more pleased with his growth.

It went without saying that he owed it all to the clones. They were the reason he had covered ground that others had taken years to overcome....

107. Much-Awaited Progress

Lukas’s theory proved correct.

The victims of the Void slugs all resided in the neighborhoods along the river. All basements and cellars contained evidence of body-snatched individuals. It ...

106. Hard Won Victories

Lukas had hoped his role in the battle for Reistein—and Fracture since they were dealing with the Void—would be over after he took care of the ritual and set the floor on fire. Much to his disa...

105. Tactics Don't Come In Boxes

Lukas looked inward, focusing on Spellweaver, and left the clones to their work. He trusted them to keep the enemy busy and off his back while he played with the threads of magic. The weave was far...

104. A Battle On Two Fronts

Lukas let the clones enter the building first. They used the same roof entrance as during their previous infiltration. The party intended to enter through the ground floor, as there were too many o...

103. It Never Hurts To Be Prepared

The auditor and her apprentice were both subjects of concern. Lukas set a clone on the pair while having Mira teach him psychic defense exercises. It was a good excuse to spend time with her, which...

102. Leading A Horse To Water

 “What do you mean they tried to kill you?” Liesel demanded, frowning. The party had gathered in her and Mira’s suite. The auditor and her apprentice weren’t present, preferring to sta...

101. What Lies Below

Using rituals to train Spellweaver was an expensive endeavor. Having the clones cast spells and unraveling the threads didn’t help as much as he had hoped, confirming Lukas’s suspicions that as...

100. Ritualweaver

Lukas stirred from a deep slumber almost a full day later, still feeling exhausted and mentally drained. The ritual had taken more from him than he expected, awakening a new respect for Penelope. T...

99. Things Are Not As They Seem

Morph didn’t really care that he didn’t get to visit the hot springs. He was constantly experimenting with his physiology under his clothes and wasn’t too keen on showing off the changes. Com...

98. Reistein

Reistein came into view during the fifth day of their journey. The party hadn’t faced any trials following the giants’ attack. One of the stalkers sighted a warband of snowmen across the river....

97. Confessions And Half-Truths

Lukas couldn’t tell whether it was a part of the Aquila guild’s training regimen or if Mira and Xander were equally dedicated. The pair rose an hour before the rest of the party every morning. ...

96. Silver and Black

“My name’s not Hammer,” the hammer-wielding vanguard member said, wincing as the auditor’s apprentice tended to his wounds. “It's Haima. Hai-Ma. Is that clear?”

“No need to get ...

95. Storms and Shadows

“You’re on vanguard duty,” Xander whispered, rushing past Morph. It seemed the man had something akin to a Charge ability that allowed him to move at incredible speeds but only in straight li...

94. Strategic Assaults

Unlike the rest of the party, Lukas was delighted when the caravan came under attack. At first, it seemed like a swarm of burrowers had found the road. Leisel announced it was unusual and commanded...