The not-so-little crocodile had obviously taken well to Kybas’ concoctions. The last time Alex saw him he’d actually grown quite a bit, but now, he was at least another foot longer than at the ...
2022-09-02 21:45:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe beach on Oreca’s Fall had been transformed in the afternoon light.
When Alex was last there, the sand was thick with the dead: most were demons, but the rest were his comrades from the ...
2022-09-01 21:56:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, Alex, how’s that cake coming over there?” Thundar asked, stirring a pot of goat stew.
“About the same as the last twelve times you asked me,” Alex fired back, carefully measur...
2022-09-01 01:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, ain’t that real bloody ominous,” Cedric growled, firelight reflecting off his green eyes and the silver on the morphic weapon wrapped about his hand. His fingers clinked as he tapped t...
2022-08-30 22:12:12 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no mistaking that up ahead and above the tunnel floor, she could sense another source of the Traveller’s magic. Excitement rose at the thought of another pocket of the dead Saint’s po...
2022-08-28 00:33:41 +0000 UTC View Post“It was the same time the Ravener came back,” Paul said, shaking his head. “Turned eighteen that very day and then—that evening—we heard that the Heroes were marked and a new Ravener cycl...
2022-08-27 01:02:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Is this what it’s like to be in a dungeon?” Peter whispered. “All dark and spooky like this?”
“Oooooo, spooky,” Paul whispered back in a creepy voice. He angled his lamp below ...
2022-08-26 00:57:42 +0000 UTC View Post“Holy Heroes, it’s good to have you back with us.” The priest bowed to Cedric, Drestra and Hart. “Though…I must say, your presence here is a little irregular.”
The holy man adjust...
2022-08-24 23:33:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, do not be such a prude, Alex!” The chancellor rolled his eyes, pouring himself a cup of pineapple juice. He waved the pitcher. “Care for a cup?”
The young wizard shook his head. ...
2022-08-23 22:09:56 +0000 UTC View PostTo Baelin’s credit, he did not twitch, flinch or show any reaction to the demon’s words.
“Indeed, I am one and the same,” his voice was measured. “I gather you are revealing that in...
2022-08-20 23:47:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Come in,” Baelin’s voice boomed through the doors. “But mind your step.”
“Mind my step?” Alex wondered aloud. “Why do I have to mind my—”
His words faded.
Why...
2022-08-19 23:49:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, congratulations on third-tier spells, but uh…no offence, that’s a little light compared to ‘hey, there might be a conspiracy set up by my own god.” Thundar rubbed the side of his fa...
2022-08-19 00:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostAlex Roth broke through to third-tier summoning spells the very next day.
The day before had been a long, full one with revelations, feasting and new friendships formed.
When they got t...
2022-08-17 23:35:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe elder witch floated to the nearby guest table, the cauldron following like a loyal familiar. The witches had gone quiet—all settling down for the ceremony—as were Alex and his companions. 2022-08-16 21:59:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Professor Jules stepped back, giving Carey space. “What do you mean, Carey?”
The young woman wiped her tears. “I mean…Uldar left for his divine realm cycles ago. He left the holy Hero...
2022-08-13 22:02:33 +0000 UTC View Post“This is such a wonderful place,” Carey’s eyes couldn’t stay still as the group trudged through the village. “It’s like something from bedtime fairy tales my nursemaid told when I was l...
2022-08-12 23:10:09 +0000 UTC View Post“How is Ffion?” Alex asked Drestra.
“Mmf,” came the Sage’s muffled reply.
She was turned away and held up her index finger—indicating that she needed a moment—as she chewe...
2022-08-12 01:03:50 +0000 UTC View PostSome would have gloated. Some might have paused for effect. Alex, however, wasted no time.
‘Stab her!’ he thought.
Before the demon could reclaim her spear—Claygon thrust its tip ...
2022-08-10 23:23:57 +0000 UTC View PostIt overwhelmed his senses.
His ears rang and his skin crawled. White light flared in his vision. The scent of ash clung to his nostrils, the taste of it filled his mouth. Nausea boiled as his...
2022-08-09 22:51:02 +0000 UTC View PostScreams and roars filled the air as the Champion of Uldar met the cult with maximum violence.
To Drestra, though?
It was music to her ears.
The Sage dove under water and gave Angh...
2022-08-06 23:56:25 +0000 UTC View PostZonon-In’s goading had worked better than she’d expected.
This ‘Chosen’ was tearing through the sky shadowed by the other two flying mortals, the giant clay soldier, and a horde of ai...
2022-08-06 00:14:37 +0000 UTC View PostScreams rang out over the Skull Pits.
Armies clashed in a storm of magic and death.
In the sky above, Alex battled demons.
He weaved past the sticky tongues of green-feathered dem...
2022-08-05 01:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostDrestra’s Orb of Air and spell of warming surrounded her as she felt her way through the murky swamp. Sounds were distorted. Visibility low. In some places, she could only see a few feet in front...
2022-08-03 22:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Here they come,” Theresa whispered from the belly of the boat.
Ahead—through pines and willows—the enemy army came. Cultists—rowed like their lives depended on it—powering strang...
2022-08-02 22:55:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Now?” Zonon-In demanded. “You are sure?”
“Yes, leader,” one of her higher ranked demons growled from two crocodilian snouts. Its voice was like gravel. “Sniffe...
2022-07-30 22:31:59 +0000 UTC View Post“What are your names?” the elder asked.
“Llyworn,” the young woman said, her tone distant.
“Rhodri,” the male witch spoke without emotion.
Both were now freed from the...
2022-07-29 22:37:41 +0000 UTC View PostImages of the carnage he’d just seen filled Alex’s mind as he and Claygon flew back to the boat. He’d seen violent deaths before, he’d even helped cause some; Hive queens, Mana vampires, mo...
2022-07-29 00:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe biggest man Llyworn had ever seen came surging from the murky depths, seized the edge of their dugout, and pulled hard, before she could even react.
The boat shifted violently to the left...
2022-07-28 01:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe seven companions hid beneath a mud covered tarp in the belly of Baelin’s boat, moving stealthily toward unknown voices.
The cloth was draped over the sides, blending with their surround...
2022-07-27 01:01:34 +0000 UTC View Post“And look who I found!” Baelin said breezily as he reappeared in Crymlyn village.
Beside him was the familiar figure of Theresa Lu, looking ready for war. She carried an immense pack over...
2022-07-23 22:38:32 +0000 UTC View Post