Luke eased himself down to the nearest shelf to rest and recover. His HP was dangerously low, not only from the King’s attacks, but from his followers and the toxic aura surro...
2024-05-18 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke wrung out his cloak while Jimmy looked nervously at him. The pool of water shimmered nearby, casting odd shadows on the cavern walls.
At least it was clean water,...
2024-05-17 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
James Candle sat atop a throne of polished bone, crossing one ankle over his knee and casting an avuncular grin at the kneeling masses of loyal new family members.
Tumbling through the air, Luke plummeted into the yawning abyss of darkness. He bumped and skidded off the side of the massive pit, sending rocks and dirt flying, before he slip...
2024-05-11 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“We would be allies then, I take it,” Luke said.
The Dragon gave him an odd look. “In the loosest of definitions. I would like to consider us… friends.”
Th...
2024-05-10 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke stepped through the swirling vortex of darkness and into the Discordant Dragon’s domain.
Any hope of sauntering, head held high, into the Dragon’s home at the hea...
2024-05-07 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Though Luke originally wanted to use the unusual-rarity plates to create an enchantment, he needed another 128LP first. That way, he could test his theory.
Since a simple ...
2024-05-04 21:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Looking around at all the books and scrolls, Luke realized that the Gordian was now in his possession. He didn’t need to pilfer every book from this room, though he did take a...
2024-05-03 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke opened his eyes, surprised that he was still alive. The obelisk’s orb of light had gone dull and listless. The obelisk cracked open along its middle. The entire room stretched t...
2024-04-30 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke hauled both bodies to the ground, rolling to get leverage on Yind’s bulky form and topple her to the side. The cat-like drake scrabbled, made a sound a lot like a yowl, and then...
2024-04-27 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke mentally swiped through the notifications until he came to the two important ones.
Level Up! Your [Thief] Class has reached Level 36.
Stat poi...
2024-04-26 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It took Alfair several hours to drag Yindferl away from the patch of shadow Luke’s body left behind.
The shadow drake sulked the whole way. He couldn’t blame her, but at the ...
2024-04-23 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Throughout all the battle and crafting, Luke rose through the levels with blistering speed. Those latest kills pushed him over another skill selection hump.
You have defe...
2024-04-20 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“Nearly done!” Alfair called out, hunched over the burbling contraption full of colorful fluids in glass-fronted steel-cased pipes.
“We can’t hold them forever, Alfair!...
2024-04-19 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hadron Riser, hands clasped behind his back, paced up and down the line of kneeling men. “I will ask once more and only once more. Somebody had to see something. Who killed ...
2024-04-17 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke went to work crafting the next conduit rune. The horned horrors had dropped some high-flux equipment, so he had more flux than what he knew to do with at the moment.
...
2024-04-16 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke quickly found another horned horror and hunkered down behind a stalagmite the size of a Buick.
Yindferl sidled up alongside him, as silent as a shadow. Her every moti...
2024-04-13 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“I could get used to this!” Luke said, watching Yindferl leap from the shadow of a tentacled horror and sink her teeth into its rubbery hide. It let loose a shrill scream, f...
2024-04-12 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’d like to work with you,” Luke offered, motioning to the table Alfair was at. “To fix the Gordian.”
The Shadow Drake snorted a curl of black shadowy flame. Luke could feel...
2024-04-10 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
When Luke didn’t immediately shake his hand, the elf looked at it, then back at him. “They don’t handshake where you’re from? I’m pretty sure that’s universal for pe...
2024-04-09 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Luke was committed to venturing deeper into the Gordian. He had one sealing rune down, and many more to go.
There was no telling how many more platforms he had to fix, or ...
2024-04-06 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
“Nobody is going to hurt you,” John said soothingly to the young, bedraggled man. “Our group, Havenholm, has laid claim to this area. You happen to be in it. We’re not c...
2024-04-05 19:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThough it felt like he was crawling over shards of broken glass that were inside him, Luke made it to the vortex just as the pool began to froth and churn once more.
Rea...
2024-04-03 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostExamining the creature didn’t do Luke any favors.
[Thurskite - Level ??]
Luke didn’t like his odds, but he had plenty of shadowy corners and enough roo...
2024-04-02 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLuke didn’t know what to expect, but he certainly never expected to find himself in the middle of a hallway upon entering the Gordian. Tall windows showed impossible landscapes beyon...
2024-03-30 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJohnathan Case rubbed his temples and did his best to keep his face impassive. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t endeavor to strengthen ourselves,” he said, for what felt like the 3...
2024-03-29 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLuke carefully looked over the choices for his profession’s class evolution, paying particular attention to the number of stats awarded per level. That would be one of the most impor...
2024-03-27 17:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostNow able to exclusively find large quantities of flux, Luke’s days and levels passed in a blur. By the end of his first week in the assessment test, the slow-motion explosion of the ...
2024-03-26 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostLuke found some solace in the fact that his crafting attempt had at least been successful.
He had something to show for his effort, even if he had nearly failed and wasted an exc...
2024-03-25 17:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe addition of a Dunamis rank below Luke’s race was new, signifying that it was clearly important enough to track on its own.
So that’s my rank, but what’s it do?...
2024-03-24 17:00:31 +0000 UTC View Post