Elijah stood on the beach, staring out into the surf and feeling a wave of nostalgia for home. Not because it looked all that similar. Indeed, it looked more like what he’d seen in va...
2024-09-17 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“What do we know about this army?” Tucker asked, reclining on the bed within the Mercury’s stateroom as he watched Iris getting dressed. They’d been together for some time, but his en...
2024-09-17 13:00:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt took three days for him to recover.
But in the wake of the challenge of Ignis, Elijah felt better than ever before. For one, he had a brand-new spell – or five of them, if he wante...
2024-09-16 15:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe arrow whistled past as it narrowly missed Miguel’s head, but the next projectile had much better aim. It slammed into the segmented plate of his helmet, skipping off the lacquered wood ...
2024-09-16 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostZeke stepped out of the latest dungeon, his shoulders sagging in mingled relief and exhaustion. Adara followed behind, though she was in much worse shape. Her complexion had turned even...
2024-09-16 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt should have been an expected turn of events, but Elijah was still a little surprised when he saw that an evolution was available for one of his spells. From the guides he’d read – as w...
2024-09-15 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Just grab the reward, and let’s go!” shouted Elijah, struggling to maintain his balance. It wasn’t just an earthquake. Nor was it simply a volcanic eruption, though in one face...
2024-09-15 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAgony coursed through Elijah’s veins as the monster wrapped its unnaturally long arms around him. He flexed his every muscle, pushing against it with every ounce of Strength he possessed, b...
2024-09-14 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostElijah ignored the ta’alaki summoner’s monologue, instead preferring to focus on the task at hand. He crept forward under the concealment of Guise of the Unseen, covering the ground as qu...
2024-09-14 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I repeat – what the fuck was that?” Ron muttered.
“Did you just ask if it wanted to be friends?” added Kurik.
“Bro.”
“What?” asked Elijah. “It’s kind ...
2024-09-13 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostEvery bridge in the cavern shook as if under the influence of an earthquake as hundreds of enormous giants waged war against one another. Magma flew in every direction as the sound of uncount...
2024-09-13 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTalia stalked through the forest, moving slowly. For her, at least. For anyone else, it would have been a dead sprint. With her incredible agility and dexterity, she was capable o...
2024-09-13 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the certainty he’d displayed with his companions, Elijah was anything but confident that his plan would work. For one, it required him to act in an uncharacteristic manner. Mo...
2024-09-12 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostElijah was not entirely convinced that his companions were wrong. Indeed, every ounce of reason within him screamed that he should turn around and flee towards his companions. Certainly...
2024-09-12 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZeke felt himself progress closer to level ninety-nine, but as he stepped out of the dungeon, he knew he was still a long way from reaching that mark.
“Don’t be upset. For most peop...
2024-09-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostDespite being more than a mile from the nearest giant, Elijah found himself instinctively crouching in place as he tried to make himself smaller and less noticeable. He would have been embarr...
2024-09-11 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostElijah burst through the gate, eliciting an ear-splitting screech as the pivot points were ripped free. The gate itself flew inward, crashing to the ground with a heavy clatter that echoed th...
2024-09-11 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground rumbled as the enormous magma golems raced away from the gate. Hobgoblins, each one with skin that looked like the bark on a well-cooked brisket, jogged alongside the huge creature...
2024-09-10 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostSadie was not a stealthy person.
Indeed, given her prerogative, she would simply stride toward any obstacle and dare it to stand in her way. But that wasn’t the way the world wo...
2024-09-10 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post[Unleash Momentum] ripped into the enormous creature, knocking it backward. It only moved a few feet – which was nothing, given how huge it was – but even that small reaction was enough t...
2024-09-10 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostElijah perched upon one of the boulders made of black, volcanic rock. Cloaked in Guise of the Unseen, he was entirely undetectable, which gave him a perfect view of the battle a few dozen fee...
2024-09-09 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I feel like I’ve come home,” said Kurik, a twinkle in his blue eyes as he stared at the massive volcano in the distance. “It’s beautiful, ain’t it?”
Even from miles away,...
2024-09-09 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFor what felt like the thousandth time, Zeke brought Voromir down in a massive sledgehammer strike that splattered the hunter’s brains all across the stone floor. Yet, only a second later, ...
2024-09-09 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostElijah leaned back, his arms resting against the granite rim of the hot spring. Despite the slightly sulfuric smell and the rough edge of the rocks under his arms, he couldn’t have been mor...
2024-09-08 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostMiguel ripped his spear from the Voxx, then whipped around to see Trevor trampling one he’d already injured. No matter his preference for swordplay, the spear was a superior weapon against ...
2024-09-08 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMiguel bent forward as Trevor raced across the landscape. The young stag never ran in a straight line. Instead, he leaped over obstacles, launching himself even higher on planes of moon...
2024-09-07 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostA deathly aura lingered in the air, but it was nothing compared to what Elijah had felt in the tomb. Part of that was due to the fact that they’d left the immediate area of the challenge, b...
2024-09-07 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith Ron’s sparkly robe wrapped around his waist like a towel, Elijah looked down on his dismembered legs with narrowed eyes. “This is really weird,” he said. He’d sometimes won...
2024-09-06 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostWith the rhythm of Elijah’s waning heartbeat, blood spurted from a dozen different wounds. He pushed with all of his willpower, trying desperately to stave off the darkness creeping into hi...
2024-09-06 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Who are they again?” asked Tucker, standing at the bow of the ship and staring at the makeshift and obviously new sky dock in the distance. It was surrounded by an enormous ...
2024-09-06 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post