Alex stood before the mirror in his darkened room, examining the golden symbol on his shoulder. The mocking jester’s face stared back at him—its grin as malicious as ever—faintly glowing like...
2022-02-09 23:32:39 +0000 UTC View PostAs the days passed and both the demon summoner and The Games of Roal receded into memory, things started to return to normal in Generasi.
Classes resumed, that atmosphere of competitiveness...
2022-02-09 01:21:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Hannar-cim…Hannar-cim,” the chancellor rolled the name around in his mouth. “Interesting…there’s a familiarity to it.”
“Really?” Alex sat bolt upright.
“Yeees….ho...
2022-02-06 00:18:54 +0000 UTC View Post“So there has been no pain at all?” the blood mage asked Alex as he examined his sling.
“None,” Alex said. “My arm was itchy until a couple of days ago, but even that’s almost gon...
2022-02-05 01:53:56 +0000 UTC View PostTheresa, Alex and Selina stared at the sheathed blade in Mr. Lu’s hands. The blade and its twin had held legendary status in the Lu household while they were growing up: always to be kept stored ...
2022-02-03 23:44:15 +0000 UTC View Post‘I have a feeling this won’t be the last memorial service I attend,’ Alex thought grimly, his eyes falling on the stone monument as a sombre feeling welled up in his chest.
A grim image...
2022-02-02 22:35:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey Selina,” Alex said as he and Claygon trudged up to her on the path. The golem’s massive clay feet splashed through the growing puddles on the cobblestones.
“Hi Alex,” she said....
2022-02-01 23:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostAlex’s Wizard’s Hands flipped through the pages of Life-to-Mana’s spell-guide as he gently scratched the skin around the dressing under the sling on his left arm. The healers had warned him t...
2022-01-29 21:42:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn the next few days, Generasi focused on healing and justice.
First came the grim task of collecting the bodies of all those who had fallen, and returning them to their families. Alex and hi...
2022-01-29 00:07:58 +0000 UTC View Post“You mean like…summon any demon I can and ask them a bunch of questions about the one I’m after? Or try to work out a deal with them?” Alex asked his professor.
“In a sense…but th...
2022-01-28 01:43:40 +0000 UTC View Post“The festival of ghosts will be different this year…I think.” Khalik poured himself a third cup of wine before sliding the pitcher back across the table.
“Thanks, man,” Alex said, p...
2022-01-27 01:39:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Imagine my surprise when I learned that you were a former student of Generasi,” Baelin said.
The ancient wizard sat at a white table across from a young man who had so many white chains ...
2022-01-26 01:24:22 +0000 UTC View PostAlex couldn’t remember the last time he felt so tired.
He’d been teleported into the middle of the stadium by one of the referees, and immediately began searching for his family and frien...
2022-01-23 00:33:29 +0000 UTC View PostEvery object the demon’s radiance touched shattered like light passing through a prism. Plants, soil, and stone were undone down to their component elements before Baelin’s eyes.
The chan...
2022-01-22 00:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostAlex dodged across the beach as Burn-Saw rushed after him, churning loose sand beneath his hooves.
“Little wretch!’ The demon screamed, half-delirious with rage and sensory impairment. ...
2022-01-21 01:01:34 +0000 UTC View Post“He’s here,” the abyssal knight announced.
“What….who’s where?” the summoner asked.
“The powerful wizard. The horned one that bears the likeness of Baphomet,” the demo...
2022-01-20 01:14:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe world seemed to slow down around Alex while his mind worked to process what had just happened.
A demon had spoken to him—directly to him—like it recognised him…like it knew him.
... 2022-01-19 00:26:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe demon summoner had taken every precaution, but knew there was a risk. Sometimes though, a risk had to be chanced if the cause was just.
And there was no cause more just than this.
A...
2022-01-15 23:57:21 +0000 UTC View PostKybas cocked his head toward the dull thud of heavy footsteps above his lair. At first, he hadn’t paid them much attention: he’d heard the odd person passing by earlier, but they hadn’t linge...
2022-01-15 00:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe ambush was devastating.
Vesuvius shimmered into being beside Tyris, and the pair poured lava and flame down on Claygon and the elemental knights from the Outcasts of the Divine Wind. The ...
2022-01-14 00:41:54 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s it!” Baelin loudly clapped his hands together.
Far below, the battle between the two remaining centaurs from the Outcasts’ team, and the team of his COMB-1000 students who wer...
2022-01-13 00:26:00 +0000 UTC View PostTyris Goldtooth grinned as her lava blasted the final wizard on the enemy team. The marsh boiled around her, sending steam rising into the air while Vesuvius roared in victory.
“Perfect,”...
2022-01-11 23:37:25 +0000 UTC View PostDerek Warren gripped his sword as he waded through the sea of grass. There was something comforting about having a weapon in hand, whether blade, or pen.
The other Ursa-Lupines pushed t...
2022-01-08 23:22:00 +0000 UTC View Post“All goes well?” Baelin asked.
The ancient wizard floated high in the sky, speaking to what seemed to be nothing but empty air. Silence for five heartbeats followed his words, and then- 2022-01-07 23:17:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everybody and welcome to the second cover for Mark of the Fool!
This artwork done by the magnificently talented Shen Fei and the lettering by Asviloka! This...this really puts a smile ...
The enemy team soared from behind the ridge, ready and poised to attack. Mana from their spells blazed in Alex’s senses, growing as they closed the distance. Incantations roared ...
2022-01-06 23:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Surprise, friends!” Alex called cheerily as he raised the hidden trap door of a tunnel. A few of an enemy team—packed into the hole—startled, caught off guard. “Nice plan, hiding down he...
2022-01-06 01:43:41 +0000 UTC View PostAlex charged through the forest with his team at his back.
He heard Claygon’s thundering steps, Grimloch’s crushing rush through the trees, the clinking of Svenia and Hogarth’s armour, ...
2022-01-05 00:19:59 +0000 UTC View PostTheir team marched through the dark, armed and equipped with every resource and weapon they could bring.
Alex had a full bag of potions—both regular and booby-trapped—hanging at his side....
2022-01-02 02:02:13 +0000 UTC View PostTheresa beamed, standing atop the podium with Thundar—who was pumping his fists in the air—and a grinning Grimloch who spread his hands in a ‘come on’ gesture.
The crowd roared,...
2022-01-01 00:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post