There is so much more to this universe than I can ever understand. Rings within rings, plots inside plots, and all of it built out of people lying to one another. Nobody has th... 2024-01-17 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It had been almost three weeks since the stranger had come out of nowhere, brought hundreds of people back from the brink of certain death, and then declared he would conquer the tower that had pla...
2024-01-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZeke waited.
He would’ve liked to have claimed that he did so patiently, but the reality was so far from that standard that he didn’t even try to fool himself. Instead, he clenched his fi...
2024-01-16 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostElijah twisted away from the lacerating pain, trying at the same time to keep a grip on the monster’s bony shoulder. But he couldn’t do both at the same time, so his hind brain kicked in, forci...
2024-01-15 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“You don’t have to do it,” Pudge said. “We can –”
Sasha cut him off, saying, “I know that, but I’ve already decided to go through with it.”
Indeed, she had been workin...
2024-01-15 14:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostAnother week has come and gone (time doesn't seem to want to stop!), and there's some fun stuff going on. First, I'm getting closer to hiring an artist for my little marketing push, so I'm ex...
2024-01-15 04:29:31 +0000 UTC View PostMira almost never encounters something she can’t simply overpower, but when she does, it spurs her forward like nothing else can. She doesn’t like to lose, but I think it... 2024-01-14 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Ours is a universe of obvious intention. The mighty crave power so they can maintain their wealth and influence. The weak need to grow stronger so they can throw off the yoke o... 2024-01-13 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
If Elijah hadn’t been keenly aware of how close he was to the elves – and more importantly, to the Reaver himself – he would’ve sworn that he was watching a high-budget fantasy movie. The t...
2024-01-12 16:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd went silent, as if they were unsure how to react to the fall of the Champion. That silence stretched for what felt to Elijah like a...
2024-01-12 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostKnight-Champion Marcus stood atop the battlements, glaring down at the army beasts and monsters that had gathered less than a mile away. He seethed as he saw the creatures walking around and acting...
2024-01-12 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostIn most cases, a frog alternates between disgusting and cute, depending on who’s looking at it. Rarely are they considered horrifying, and yet, that was precisely the thought that crossed Elijah...
2024-01-11 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Quick progress,” said Zeke, kneeling at the edge of the forest. The tree line was almost a mile away from the river – and subsequently, from where the beastkin enslaved by the Knights of Ado...
2024-01-11 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAfter examining the dark elf’s corpse, Elijah came away with an extra sword and three silver Ethereum, which was the most he’d gotten from any individual kill. Fortunately, when he returned to ...
2024-01-10 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostPower without intention is the worst sort of sin.
Alistaris Kargat
Templars had a reputation.
Even on Earth, which was...
2024-01-10 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFinishing the two-headed ogre that was Tuk and Tok had come with a couple of benefits. The first was the enormous staff Elijah had thrown over his shoulder, but even more importantly, he’d gained...
2024-01-09 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZeke returned to the tower, intending to take a few days to rest and relax while his underlings managed the necessities for the coming war. However, he got quite a surprise when he stepped on the t...
2024-01-09 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIce tickled the pads of Elijah’s feet as he stalked through the frost wing. On the surface, it looked little different than when he’d left it behind the first time. However, the halls had grown...
2024-01-08 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostZeke stumbled free of the dungeon and fell to his knees. Hastily, he dismissed his prize – as he’d so flippantly labeled it – into his spatial storage. However, even the brief time he’d bee...
2024-01-08 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostAlright - it's time for everyone's favorite update! There's a part of me that hates doing these things, but I also find that, once I've finished, they give me some context for my work. ...
2024-01-08 01:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostBit by bit, we’re losing her. I see it every time she comes back from one of her missions. They’re sucking the humanity right out of her. We both know it, too. She can feel... 2024-01-07 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
On every world, and in every instance, war is ugly. So it has always been, and so it will always be. But when Mira fights a war, even battle-hardened veterans blanch at her commitment t...
2024-01-06 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Stay on your side, fiend!” bellowed the blonde elf. As he spoke, he brandished a long, slim sword that glinted in the flickering firelight. “If you cross, we will be forced to take action!...
2024-01-05 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke collapsed the moment he passed through the doorway, but he flared [Cambion’s Awakening] with as much mana as he could muster. The skill’s power swept through him, soothing the devastation ...
2024-01-05 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostIcicles hung from the ceiling, and thick frost coated every surface, but Elijah forced himself to ignore the biting cold as he raced through the corridor as quickly as he could manage. Behind him, ...
2024-01-04 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFor a few minutes, Zeke lay on the cold ground, letting [Cambion’s Awakening] flow through him. However, the lack of acid falling from the sky was probably even more soothing. His skill was power...
2024-01-04 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe first time Elijah attacked one of the ogre guards in the fire wing, he got quite a surprise when it summoned a fireball and tossed it in his direction. Fortunately, he’d kept one facet of his...
2024-01-03 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLoose cannon. A bomb waiting to explode. An uncontrollable agent of chaos. All of those descriptors apply to Mirabelle Braddock. And yet, that is precisely what this world need... 2024-01-03 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
As Elijah slipped from one shadow to the next, every exhale brought with it a cloud of mist. The temperature had been falling for a while, and with every step, it had grown ever colder until frost ...
2024-01-02 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostA gentle rain fell, casting a seemingly peaceful pall across the ravine. The pitter pat of raindrops hitting the ground was almost enough to mask the sizzling sound that came with each one. But for...
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