Elijah shifted into his draconid form and attempted to adopt Guise of the Unseen. However, when he tried, the ability refused to cooperate. That told him two things. First, he was not alone. And se...
2024-03-29 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“At least it doesn’t smell down here,” Eveline said as Zeke looked around. The chamber was clean, though he’d been in enough sewers to recognize the subterranean room’s previous pur...
2024-03-29 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe smell of decay mixed with moist odor of drifting fog as Elijah approached the pile of servitors. None of them even twitched, and as he drew closer, he verified that they were dead. Perhaps they...
2024-03-28 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostElijah had no intention of engaging the servitors in a straight fight. There were only ten of them, so he felt reasonably sure that, using Iron Scales, he could endure whatever they could dish out....
2024-03-28 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTalia crouched atop a pile of rubble, staring toward the city. Behind her, the huge, green pillar that represented the dungeon that had poisoned the Cradle of Life with unchecked vitality loo...
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I just got this finalized piece (depicting Elijah's draconid form), and I wanted to share it. It's by the same artist (Rashed Al Aroka) that did the previous piece, and I couldn't be happier with ...
2024-03-27 19:23:05 +0000 UTC View PostAnger coursed through Elijah’s entire body, gripping his mind with implacable fury as he laid waste to the monsters clambering across his scaley body. They bit, and they clawed, and despite his h...
2024-03-27 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostCool night air tickled Elijah’s skin as he stepped through the portal and into the lighthouse tower. For a moment, he ignored the notifications announcing his entrance and informing him of the ta...
2024-03-27 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostElijah held his hand out in a gesture of greeting, introduced himself, then added, “Nice to meet you.” The male elf, who looked a lot like K’hana, though with black hair instead of white, eye...
2024-03-26 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostSitting cross-legged in the center of the ritual circle, K’hana Tamira stared into the flickering candle flame. But no matter how hard she tried, she could not concentrate on her meditation. So, ...
2024-03-26 15:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostWith a flex of demonic mana, Zeke grew into his colossal form. Even as he transformed, he embraced his domains, one after another. First came [Burden of Sovereignty], which served to we...
2024-03-26 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA dozen elves, each no more than five feet tall, surrounded Elijah. None looked particularly aggressive, but they were all armed with bows, spears, or wide-bladed scimitars with curved hilts....
2024-03-25 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostSparks flew as Carmen hammered the red-hot billet of steel, and as she worked, she left her worries behind. Yet, even as the metal began to take shape, she couldn’t escape the reality of her fail...
2024-03-25 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip into the city was eye-opening. Not because of the obvious damage from the ongoing conflict. Nor because of the war-torn people he saw. Each one looked ragged – even mor...
2024-03-25 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostWell - another week's gone, and there's been a ton of growth around here. So, there are lots of newcomers around. Welcome to all of you, and thank you for your support!
First of all, we fin...
2024-03-24 23:56:22 +0000 UTC View PostHealing Rain mixed with normal precipitation as a storm gripped the island, bathing Elijah and his coffee tree in ethera as well as life-giving water. There was a time when he might not have remain...
2024-03-24 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post“No!” exclaimed Nerthus. “Cease that behavior at once! That is not for eating!”
Elijah broke out of his brief musings on elven beauty to see that in the couple of short minutes since ...
2024-03-24 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostLightning cracked, and thunder rolled as a summer storm swept through the area, dumping a deluge of rain along the way. Elijah sat back, leaning against the trunk of an oak tree as he enjoyed the a...
2024-03-23 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostElijah slammed his fist into the concrete foundation. The impact hit with massive force, sending deep cracks to spread across the area. Then, Elijah scooped the pieces up, throwing them into a plas...
2024-03-23 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostMany of you know that this is the last volume of Mistrunner. As such, this chapter is the last in the series. I won't claim that I'll never come back to this world. &nb... 2024-03-23 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Roman’s face twisted in disgust as the stink of the unwashed mass of prisoners wafted into his nose. He asked, “Can we not wash them, at least?”
“We could hose ‘em down,” offered ...
2024-03-22 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostA gentle breeze rustled the forest canopy, and the smell of blooming flowers danced in the air. Even in the shade, it was hot, but the Cloak of the Iron Bear kept Elijah from becoming uncomfortable...
2024-03-22 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe next week was more of the same. Zeke was continuously amazed by the level of destruction that had befallen the kingdom, but given that he’d just stepped out of a war, he wasn’t really...
2024-03-22 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“You ain’t never heard of shoes?”
Elijah looked up from his drink to see a burly man leaning against the bar next to him. Another one was on the other side, practically bouncing from fo...
2024-03-21 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Can I help you, friend?” asked the man leaning against the door frame in the back of the shop. He was tall, though not nearly as tall as Thor, with a slender waist and wide shoulders. It was t...
2024-03-21 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZeke ripped his leg free of the creeping glob of ooze that had wrapped around it, then bounded backward as another slapped down in the location he’d just vacated. It hit with a wet splat, then st...
2024-03-21 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostElijah finally climbed free of the bog with a deep sense of relief that was so prevalent that it made him want to simply flop onto his back and rest. Yet, just because he’d found the edge of the ...
2024-03-20 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostCarmen was in her element.
After spending so long away from the forge, she’d nearly forgotten how much of her identity had become wrapped around being a Blacksmith. But now that she’d bee...
2024-03-20 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThere is freedom in hopelessness born of necessity. Striving toward a goal you think is impossible to reach can sometimes result in miracles.
Riding an alligator in the middle of a swamp was an odd sensation, but Elijah had to admit it wasn’t even the strangest thing to have happened that day. Instead, that label belonged the fact that...
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