A Novel Approach chapter 69
We emerged on the outskirts of the island that Highhaven was in the center of. “Island” might actually have been a poor choice of words. Continent was closer, though admittedly it was a small o...
2025-02-17 22:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post“So, you’re hoping for an intro to Dezi’s territory?” asked the Citizen with a jovial grin. He tossed back a huge mug of beer, smacking his lips and pulling a small comb from his pocket to ...
2025-02-14 22:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostWe stopped in front of the building we’d been directed to, and I couldn’t help but stare. “Friendly Bar,” I read aloud. “I can’t tell if this person is really lazy or a recursion genius...
2025-02-14 00:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe followed the cloaked figure into a long hallway, then up a flight of stairs into an office. Most of us were led to a waiting room, with only me, Callie, Abel, and Bethy following the figure insi...
2025-02-13 00:36:48 +0000 UTC View Post“I expected it to be more…on fire,” I said lamely as we all studied Abel’s new form. “Or maybe steaming? It looks the same.” His Ragam Blood Body had been adapted by the both of us work...
2025-02-12 01:02:37 +0000 UTC View PostI woke feeling oddly refreshed. No pain, no exhaustion, if my memory wasn’t so good I might have forgotten how I fell asleep in the first place. This feeling of refreshment ended nearly instantly...
2025-02-11 01:07:28 +0000 UTC View PostCallie beamed at me as she called up her stats. Then paused. “Um…do you have some paper I could use?” She helplessly held up her hands. “This isn’t the real world, so I can’t bring my s...
2025-02-07 20:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostCallie was waiting with the others when we got back inside, and she tackled me in relief. “Shane! What WAS that? Those screams…” she shuddered. “I felt like it was drowning me in my worst f...
2025-02-06 23:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe forms that emerged from the sea mist were only nominally “men”. They had all the parts that made up a human: skin, eyes, even hair to an extent, but those parts were…lacking. The skin was...
2025-02-06 00:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostLanding inside the Screeching Shoals was surprisingly anticlimactic. I was half expecting to be attacked right off the bat, but glancing around, it was clear that we weren’t in any immediate dang...
2025-02-04 23:49:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt took less than a day to get to the entrance to the Screeching Shoals. Like my grandmother had said, the Acheron was a whole different beast when she was the one commanding it. I hadn’t noticed...
2025-02-03 23:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post“So, dungeons,” I said as we all settled into the Acheron. ‘Are they all like the Moonsong Glade?” We’d just gotten off the damned ship, so it was annoying to have to get back on, giving ...
2025-01-31 20:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post“So, what have you all been upto?” My mentor asked as he flopped back down onto his chair. “Heard you’ve had some decent fights. Even killed a C-ranker at early D-rank, that’s pretty wild...
2025-01-30 23:50:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Simon comes face to face with the darker side of Brockton, and how people can be more monstrous than actual monsters.
2025-01-30 23:43:46 +0000 UTC View PostOur next stop was the Imperial clan descended from Alkem, the Varhana clan. They were a Ducal clan under Duke Darius Varhana, known for their wind attribute abilities. Apparently even in Alkem’s ...
2025-01-30 01:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe banquet was surprisingly energetic. Most of the ones I’d been to were somber, formal affairs, but the Dryads were incredibly lively. Dancing, singing, party games. Rather than champagne or wi...
2025-01-29 01:17:30 +0000 UTC View Post