“I don’t like it,” Sadie said, her hands clenched into tight fists as she looked back at the town. “I don’t like this at all. We’re supposed to be helping people, not…aban...
2024-08-06 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA beam of pure destruction cut through the mass of trolls. Hundreds of them burst into flame, burning to ash in only a moment, while the strongest among them were merely cut in half. A ...
2024-08-06 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“What kind of a problem?” asked Sadie, her tone intense. “What’s going on?”
“The Immortals.”
“What about them?” Elijah asked before Sadie could cut in.
“...
2024-08-05 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Are we certain that it’s stabilized?” asked Zeke, glancing away from the dungeon portal and looking at Sasha. In addition to leading the academy in the Crimson Tower, she was also the ...
2024-08-05 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA gentle wind rustled the leaves above, and a cacophony of chirps cascaded across the canopy. Twinkling motes of ethera danced in the air, casting the forest floor in a slightly blue glow tha...
2024-08-04 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostElijah crept forward, his footsteps barely making a sound as he held his hand outstretched. His fingers trembled slightly as he reached toward the creature. It cringed away, letting out...
2024-08-03 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGwenivere sat at the bar, staring into the tumbler of whiskey in front of her. It remained untouched, though she wanted nothing more than to take a drink. After everything she and the r...
2024-08-02 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIgnatius, the High Abbot of the Radiant Host and the Lord of the Imperium, took a deep breath. He didn’t see his surroundings, no matter how grand. Nor did he feel secure in his own p...
2024-08-02 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostSadie sat atop what was left of the ruined wall, her head in her hands as she tried to come to grips with everything. It didn’t happen often, but every now and then, she found herself overw...
2024-08-01 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostSomething smashed into Zeke’s hip, sending him stumbling to the side. At the same time, another force hit him from the other direction, followed by the Karag Morn, the level ninety-four Kni...
2024-08-01 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostRamik was frustrated.
After five years of clawing toward prosperity, Ironshore was finally on the verge of turning a profit. He could see it in his mind’s eye, looming just out of rea...
2024-07-31 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn a daze, Elijah left the ruins behind. He still paid attention to his surroundings, but he struggled to pull his thoughts away from contemplation of his recent experiences. The puzzle...
2024-07-31 15:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostElijah ran his fingers along the damp wall, then pressed his thumb and forefinger together. Because of the algae that covered the stone, they stuck together, though only slightly. In ad...
2024-07-30 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“It was a trap,” Eveline said in Zeke’s mind as he stared out across the battlefield. His people were hard-pressed, being attacked from three sides, but they were holding their own.&nbs...
2024-07-30 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s the biggest damn ingot I’ve ever seen,” Kurik said. He tore his eyes away from the bar of celestial gold and asked, “Can I touch it? Just once, so I can tell my clan I...
2024-07-29 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe hammer fell with inevitable finality, crushing a mighty Knight of the Radiant Host into nothing. Zeke felt a wave of kill energy sweep through him, announcing the Knight’s death. ...
2024-07-29 13:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostElijah lay on the floor, his breath coming deep and slow, as he came to grips with the previous battle. In the beginning, he’d thought that his new abilities hadn’t been effective, but as...
2024-07-28 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Tell me,” said the four-legged amalgamation of flesh and metal as he loomed over Sadie. A huge circular saw whirred to life, its blade glistening with ethera. “Does your world kn...
2024-07-27 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostElectricity arced from one wire to the next, never stopping even for a moment. Somehow, Dat managed to tiptoe through them, his feet never touching a single wire as he made his way to the con...
2024-07-26 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTucker took aim and shot an alchemical globe above the enemy ship. When it was halfway to its destination, it split into ten smaller balls that spread out to cover the whole ship. Once ...
2024-07-26 13:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Sadie slammed into the wall, her pauldron crumpling as the impact sent a web of cracks spreading across the concrete surface. But the armor – as well as Bulwark of the Faithful...
2024-07-25 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostZeke cracked his knuckles as he looked at the freestanding arch. The interior was filled with gray fog, through which he could see nothing. That wasn’t surprising, given what he was l...
2024-07-25 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostElijah was on fire, and he regretted ever volunteering to lead the horde of robotic insects away. He dove aside as a roach-bot descend upon him from above – who knew they were capable of fl...
2024-07-24 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe noise was deafening.
Hundreds of metal creatures, all clanking together as they chased Elijah away from the facility, created a cacophony of sound that Sadie would never forget. It ...
2024-07-24 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo, those who frequent my Discord probably know that I've come up on a bit of an issue with the current book. As far as I'm concerned, it's a good problem to have, but it does force me to make som...
2024-07-23 21:14:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Here’s how I see it,” said Elijah. As he spoke, he pointed to a rough diagram he’d scratched into the mud. It had begun to rain, so the lines he’d drawn had started to fill w...
2024-07-23 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAbby blazed across the sky as a streak of sunlight, and if she’d had a heart, it would have been beating out of control. Of all the people she might have expected to meet in battle, Talia N...
2024-07-23 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe tree was twisted, with gnarly branches and lacking any leaves. To most casual observers, it would have seemed dead. But as Elijah laid his hand on the trunk, feeling the rough bark ...
2024-07-22 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Inashi fell upon the Radiant Host’s support personnel in what seemed to be an indiscriminate campaign of slaughter. However, their targets had been well-chosen, and their strikes were surgic...
2024-07-22 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostBenedict was trying.
He truly was. Throughout his time in the Trial, he’d done everything possible to mind his own business and leave everyone else alone. And for the most part,...
2024-07-21 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post