Double-Blind CH197
Either he cut the rope on his own, or something cut it for him.
I was already moving before the realization fully registered. Even a half-second hesitation could be the ...
2022-12-29 00:52:55 +0000 UTC View Post
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Monarch - Whitefall XV
Leaving the wagon and caravan behind, they ushered us into the main gates and through a side entrance. Before we were through, I glimpsed the major thoroughfare to the palace, lined wi...
2022-12-29 00:51:59 +0000 UTC View PostSchedule, Big Updates, and More!
Hi, I'm Eligos. I'm trying to be better at communicating.
First, I want to apologize for the absolutely-all-over-the-place schedule over the last few weeks. There's been a couple big things g...
2022-12-23 14:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Whitefall XIV
“My prince.”
I glanced down from my perch on the top of the wagon, looking for the source of the voice. A servant stared up at me, blinking away snow.
“Time to prepar...
2022-12-23 11:37:02 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH196
Before
The physical therapy room smelled like lemon pledge, sweat, with a subtle yet distinct undercurrent of feces. I didn’t know if they were all like this, like it was some ki...
2022-12-23 11:28:53 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH195
Nick pushed greenery aside as he led us along a small stream that cut directly through the island. It wasn’t far removed from something we saw during one of my father’s many nature outings—m... 2022-12-23 11:27:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH194
At this range, I barely had to adjust for drop. I fired into the dirt, skewering another Mandrake without bothering to uproot it first.
A notification popped.
<Gilded Tower...
2022-12-23 11:25:55 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH193
The sense of dread hung over me like the vestiges of a bad dream. I knew, intellectually, that whatever we were about to get into wouldn’t be as dangerous as the trial, or even the early floors ... 2022-12-23 11:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH192
<Miles: Wasn’t sure about the message, but the way you just played that little clusterfuck outside was obvious bait. You clearly wanted me here. I’m here. What now?><...
2022-12-17 04:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH191
Dearest Kinsley,
I go on to prepare a place for you. Even now, I ascend to find that which you deserve. Along my ascent I found others like me, of which there are ma...
2022-12-17 04:44:09 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Whitefall XIII
Despite all efforts to still my reaction, something in my face answered for me.
Melody immediately backpedaled, physically and literally. “Not like that! It’s just—at the c...
2022-12-17 04:40:53 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH190
Kid Rock’s muffled, highly processed voice screamed pseudo-rap into my ear. Which led me to the next inevitable question.
What fucking year was it?
With Kinsley’s door, there was ...
2022-12-10 02:19:32 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH189
Sybil—the woman I previously referred to as Seer—saw us off. The exits were towards the top of the silo in a large cubic room that was littered with narrow stairways that led to va...
2022-12-10 02:14:41 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH188
AN: Got caught up with a difficult chapter, should be a 3-4 chapters of DB in addition to this by Friday.
In an odd reverse, Nick white-boarded the op while I mostly sat and listened....
2022-12-08 01:26:32 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Whitefall XII
In the stories, they always colored the end of battles and conflict with orange rays of a magmatic sunset. Even the most narrow victory invokes this, no matter how heavy the toil or many the falle... 2022-12-08 01:24:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Monarch - Whitefall XI
Dirt, grass, and plant matter showered the camp. The sparse cries of alarm turned to a dull roar as more and more drephin poured from the tents like angry bees, searching for the sourc...
2022-12-08 01:23:00 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH187
Aaron showed me around and told me a little about the history. Apparently, the entire compound was a retired missile silo. After it was decommissioned, it was privately sold, and was i...
2022-12-01 03:26:09 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH186
Sunny loomed over Aaron by at least half a foot, doing the most accurate impression of foaming at the mouth I’d ever seen. Despite the intensity, Aaron seemed unaffected, almost bland, hands sho... 2022-12-01 03:24:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH185
I woke up on the floor. Something soft cushioned my head. Before I collected myself, a scathing pain shot down my forearm. I pulled back the gauntlet far enough to see the source—a f...
2022-12-01 03:22:15 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Whitefall X
My father was a sight to behold. And almost entirely unrecognizable. He was unarmored, his expensive tabard tattered and torn, but otherwise unwounded. There was mud smeared across his...
2022-11-24 07:20:27 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH184
Around us, the funeral ground to a halt. My mother’s cries stopped. The line of never-ending people froze in place, along with everyone else.
Hastur repositioned himself, taking ...
Double-Blind CH183
The roar of traffic beneath the overpass overtook everything else. I blinked several times, the ferocity of the summer sun oddly intense. Beside me, the super-heated asphalt of the rec...
2022-11-24 07:16:25 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH182
1. Keep the affairs of the Order of Parcae shielded and secret from outsiders.
2. Answer official queries from Order authority figures truthfully and completely.
<... 2022-11-24 07:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH181
Several strategies came to mind, each quickly abandoned. I’d never dealt with someone as explosively unstable as Sunny before. Judging from the unkempt hair, the blood-soaked state of his shirt,... 2022-11-19 01:25:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH180
In yet another quirk of inconsistency, the <Allfather’s Mask> stayed stubbornly permeable even as I attempted to tie the blindfold around the back of my head. ...
2022-11-19 01:24:21 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Whitefall IX
I snapped back into my body.
Disappointment washed over me. The presence of the black beast could only mean one thing. I’d failed. And if the persistent throbbing pain that permeated thro...
2022-11-16 00:58:50 +0000 UTC View PostMonarch - Whitefall VIII
I approached the forest, trying to keep the direction the woman fled in my mind. My thoughts wandered as I jogged towards the clearing. Demons were immune to the flame. Its only real practical use... 2022-11-16 00:54:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Double-Blind CH179
I couldn’t fully comprehend what was happening. I’d fixated so purely on this moment, on every possible, painstaking step I’d might have to take to get to this point and permutat...
2022-11-10 02:33:46 +0000 UTC View PostDouble-Blind CH178
“This looks more like a bachelor’s pad than a prison.” Kinsley complained. She lugged a bag of freeze-dried food behind her, readjusting her grip. “And seriously? You’re lett...
2022-11-10 02:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post