Crack!
The pillar sped toward them at a frightening rate; the sheer amount of mana raging from it was incredible.
But something was off.
That surge of mana…was it-?
... 2021-10-08 00:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post“It will sense us soon,” Khalik said, nodding to Najyah and sending her into the sky—above the range of the worm’s sensory abilities—to act as another pair of eyes. “It likely already f...
2021-10-06 23:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post“You kind of gave me the idea, Thundar,” Alex said. “Remember when that mana vampire got you?”
The minotaur glared at him. “No, Alex. I completely forgot that a monster nearly sucke...
2021-10-05 21:15:23 +0000 UTC View Post“This is paradise,” said The Fool of Thameland as he stretched out on the grass.
A glowing crimson hand floating beside him picked up a dried, candied pineapple ring from a basket and gen...
2021-10-02 22:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post“This isn’t working!” Drestra’s cry swept through the night.
The Sage of Uldar floated high above a circle of standing stones that rose from a misty hilltop. She chanted spells in a v...
2021-10-01 20:39:04 +0000 UTC View PostAlex’s eyes flicked to the map. “Where did the book say the creature was from?”
“Oh, the author had no idea,” Baelin said. “But there was a sighting, which one of my librarians fo...
2021-09-30 22:51:13 +0000 UTC View Post“A dune worm is a very dangerous opponent for the unprepared or…anyone,” Baelin said. “Partly because of its size. It grows to the size of a whale. Not the greatest of whale-kind, but certa...
2021-09-29 21:31:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You know what?” Thundar grunted. “This is getting easier.”
He flipped through his notebooks—filled with notes and reminders in his own handwriting and that of his entire cabal—an...
2021-09-28 22:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostIf there was anything that would never cease to surprise Alex about people, it was how quickly many bounced back from just about anything.
In the days following the attack on the patrizia’s...
2021-09-25 20:58:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe flight potion released in a cloud, mixing with the dust and spraying over Alex and his captor. The monster continued assaulting him, desperate to get around his shield with its claws.
Ale...
2021-09-25 00:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostAlex and Claygon chased the monster as it loped ahead, suddenly disappearing into a building with its doors wide open.
The young wizard recast lesser force armour as he guided his way through...
2021-09-23 22:02:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe bonedrinker’s remains blackened and sizzled: a monster that had taken Baelin’s class everything they had to kill,had been destroyed with a single blast from Claygon’s fire-gems. Their pow...
2021-09-23 00:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe lean hunter moved through the winding paths within the hedges, stopping at the edge of the maze and peering onto the battlefield.
It was almost time.
The first hunter and the scarre...
2021-09-21 22:23:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you all enjoying your evening?” Giuseppe strolled up to Theresa and Alex, smiling behind a mask that looked like the face of a regal hound. “I was very intrigued by your dancing earlier ...
2021-09-19 00:06:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe hunter crouched low in the tree, studying its quarry while keeping its senses sharp.
Mortals moved around wearing face coverings and strange garments that seemed heavy. Good. They would b...
2021-09-17 23:45:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky-yacht cut through the air, soaring above the countryside at speed. It banked as it approached the Patrizia’s grounds, slowing as it did. There were a great number of sky-yachts and gondol...
2021-09-16 21:48:34 +0000 UTC View PostAs the days passed, the group of friends kept visiting Thundar as his health steadily got better. Meanwhile, Alex continued to improve his dancing skills. He’d actually gotten to the point where ...
2021-09-15 20:57:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe time for the Patrizia’s ball had completely snuck up on Alex. He couldn’t really blame himself for almost forgetting about the upcoming party: life had been busy.
Very busy.<...
2021-09-14 17:28:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ravener’s hunter emerged from the sea, shaking the salt water from its iron-hard hide. Two splashes followed right behind; its two siblings quickly surfaced on the isolated beach. In its trav...
2021-09-11 21:51:27 +0000 UTC View PostAlex washed his hands then turned to Claygon.
“Professors, would you mind uh…helping me with the activation process?” Alex asked. “I know I’m supposed to do this alone, but I’ve n...
2021-09-10 12:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post[Author's warning, just as dark as last time]
Horror lay in the mana vampire’s eyes.
It looked semi-conscious and partially delirious, but seemed to comprehend—at least in part—w...
2021-09-09 21:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind whipped through their hair as Lucia drove the sky-gondola at its maximum safe speed. Alex hadn’t known that the boats could fly that fast, but was glad that they could since tim...
2021-09-08 22:52:08 +0000 UTC View PostTo say that the mana vampire had seen better days would be an understatement. It would likely be dead already if its battered body weren’t using its last dregs of stolen mana to cling to life. 2021-09-07 21:50:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Khalik gasped. “Theresa! Brutus! Get away-”
Boom!
Mana blasted toward the huntress and cerberus in a telekinetic wave.
Brutus yelped as it slammed into him, pus...
2021-09-04 13:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe group quickly moved through the streets toward the sky-pier, the atmosphere growing more tense with every step.
The jingle of guards’ armour as they searched the city w...
2021-09-03 21:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostAlex was using every ounce of will to try and get himself to his feet; his breath was laboured and his body felt like it weighed a thousand tons. The mana drain was still hitting him.
His hea...
2021-09-02 19:54:40 +0000 UTC View PostKhalik ran ahead, weaving through the crowd.
“Move aside! Move, I tell you!” he roared, drawing his short sword. As he shouted—in his panic—he switched back and forth between Te...
2021-09-01 23:10:56 +0000 UTC View PostThis was it, the day Alex and his fellow xyrthak hunters would be meeting up at the restaurant to celebrate. It was cloudy, but the air was its regular Generasi warm and he and Selina were having a...
2021-08-31 23:07:52 +0000 UTC View PostAlex was having a pretty damn good day.
He was laying on his back beneath the almost always sunny Generasi sky with a bed of soft grass cushioning him. Above him, an experiment with spellcraf...
2021-08-28 21:11:15 +0000 UTC View PostAlex appeared in the stadium just before Baelin and the rest of the group shimmered back into being. An exhausted, but triumphant cry rose from all around.
Theresa raced up and caught him in ...
2021-08-27 18:22:03 +0000 UTC View Post