Time felt like it was moving in slow-motion as Elijah struggled against the fiddler crab’s oversized claw. Even as he levered it apart, he knew it was pointless. The girl, who was fiercely trying...
2024-03-19 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTraveling through the undead kingdom El’kireth made Zeke feel like a trespasser. Weeks had passed since he’d first passed into the land of the unliving, and every step had come with a cost. In ...
2024-03-19 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“What are you humming?” asked Bryce, who was perched on Elijah’s shoulder as he made his way through the swamp. Because of her gangly height, she kept digging her knee into his neck, which wa...
2024-03-18 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Idiots,” said Roman with disgust as he looked out across the battlefield. The sun had long since set, and even though thousands of fighters had already fallen, the battle continued to rage. At...
2024-03-18 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“This isn’t up for d...
2024-03-18 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostI had a really good week this past week. I got a ton of work done on both Death: Genesis and Path of Dragons, but the highlight was that I finished Mistrunner. The last chapter is sched...
2024-03-17 15:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostElijah could scarcely see the girl, as she was hidden in the branches, but he certainly heard her scream. He also saw the small fireball she tossed down at the hydra. It hit with a splash of flames...
2024-03-17 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostFireflies danced to the tune of croaking frogs as night descended on the swamp. In his lamellar ape form, Elijah waded forward, trailing his claw along the wide trunk of a cypress tree. And as he d...
2024-03-17 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBeing the most powerful person on the planet doesn’t mean anything if the entire universe is arrayed against you. Sometimes, you’re just destined to lose. 2024-03-17 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
All the worst sorts of insects buzzed around Elijah’s head as he crouched beside a bald cypress tree whose roots and the lower reaches of its wide trunk were submerged in the murky water. Beneath...
2024-03-16 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t like it,” said Carmen. “Seems too…I don’t know…”
“Gonna need a bit more’n that, boss,” Colt said, kneeling beside her. His stump of a hand rested on his knee wh...
2024-03-16 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI’m not special. Not unique. Yet, I’m surrounded by the best of the best. Gala. Alistaris. Even Freddy was strong for a Templar. But me? I’m only a little better than ave... 2024-03-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Are you sure Delilah’s not going to be back anytime soon?” Elijah pleaded.
“I’m positive,” said Isaak. “And you’ve got sauce in your beard.”
Elijah extended his tongu...
2024-03-15 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the wake of the hellish storm, the whole of Argos came together. In a way, it reminded Elijah of what he’d seen in Ironshore, which further confirmed his judgment of the city. It was such a sh...
2024-03-15 15:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post“How many?” Zeke asked, looking up at Kianma. She stood near the edge of the pool of the Crimson Spring, her hands clasped behind her back.
“Seven-thousand,” she answered. “Mostly b...
2024-03-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA hundred guards, fifty to a side, lined the throne room. Each one was immaculately dressed in their formal, blue-and-white uniforms. Their boots had been glossed to perfection, and there wasn’t ...
2024-03-14 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind whipped the trees with an unmatched frenzy that reminded Elijah of the strongest hurricanes. Yet, he was hundreds of miles from the shore, which meant that the storm shouldn’t have been ...
2024-03-14 15:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostSilver light tore through Zeke, making him feel like he was being ripped apart, piece by piece. However, he maintained his wits enough to counter it by flooding [Aura of Desolation] with as much ma...
2024-03-14 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“They won’t last much longer without rest,” said Theresa, the Chemist who’d so far kept everyone in Carmen’s group on their feet. “I don’t know how they’re still on their feet.” 2024-03-13 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elijah cursed himself for not traveling in his draconid form. Not only would it have allowed him to cross the wilderness much more quickly – even without the Dexterity and Strength boost it provi...
2024-03-13 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFighting an invasion is difficult, especially when the forces are uneven. Because of that, desperate measures are often necessary. Moral sacrifices have to be made. Boundaries must be c...
2024-03-13 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostA fire flickered merrily in the shallow pit Elijah had dug. It wasn’t strictly necessary, especially with his new Cloak of the Iron Bear protecting him from extreme temperatures. Yet, there was s...
2024-03-12 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment Elijah leaped upon the Voxxian monster’s back, he got a surprise as his claws failed to find purchase. Instead, they skated off of a shimmering purple shield, and when he snapped out a...
2024-03-12 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostZeke was disappointed.
[Wrath of Annihilation] had torn the dome-like shield completely apart, but the damage it had done to the city of Ivern was minimal.
“Minimal?” Eveline said, ...
2024-03-12 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA gentle rain fell upon Elijah’s upturned face as he floated on the surface of a small pond. He could feel fish and freshwater eels, turtles, and frogs among dozens of other aquatic creatures. Mo...
2024-03-11 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere were seven opponents, all of equal skill, though none had the benefit of Roman’s attributes. Even without the enhancement provided by the Seal of Authority, his level far outstripped that o...
2024-03-11 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWith a crack of thunder, the sky broke apart to reveal a sea of roiling flames and molten rock. For a second, nothing else happened, but then, a cataclysm of unprecedented proportions fell upon the...
2024-03-11 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got another week in the books, and this was a big one. Not only did Path of Dragons reach the front page of Royal Road (on the Popular This Week list, which means it was in the top ten ...
2024-03-10 15:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostThor leaped backwards, fending off the Voxxian monster with his spear. At the same time, he used Ancestor’s Torpor, and a translucent spirit climbed out of the ground and wrapped itself around cr...
2024-03-10 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Can’t believe you fought that monster by yourself,” Kurik said, shaking his head as they strode through the pass where Elijah had once fought what he’d since learned was a sovereign spider...
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