"Has everyone understood that? Anyone need another explanation?" Corco asked, as if to imply that anyone with a question was an idiot.
"Please spare us, master. We have all understood," a tir...
2024-01-05 21:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostSoon after Corco's return to Saniya, his spirits were lifted, almost by accident. Although the king had only come to this military training yard to check on the progress of his troops — and of co...
2024-01-04 21:45:56 +0000 UTC View PostHermit's Notes: My PC arrived this evening. But setting the thing up will take a while. That means I will start posting EnEm chapters again from tomorrow onwards.
In the meantime, here is t...
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By the grace of God, I have returned, though more lost than ever. Once more I live. I thought that I would never return to see my parents.
The dreams at night have m...
Charlie still remembered the day he died.
He had stood in the trench, the soles of his boots grabbed by the inescapable mud. At the thought of his many problems, most without solution, his b...
Tl;dr: Still alive, will post random stuff the next few days, then new EnEm chapters from Tuesday or Wednesday. Book to be published Jan or Feb.
Hello. Here I am, once more. Far too late wit...
"I burnt it," a motionless Corco said, as he stared at the blackened vegetables.
"They're not too bad. The base ingredients are good, so a bit of char isn't a big deal," Sumaci argued back, a...
2023-05-27 00:57:48 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Corco and Sumaci had retreated from their veranda, they came to their dining room. Although the entire building had been built at break-neck pace to accommodate the erratic travel schedule of...
2023-05-27 00:56:15 +0000 UTC View PostOut in the green waters of the Verduic Sea, a diver broke through the surface and clung onto a readied flotation device made of cork. Deep, desperate breaths returned life-giving air into his lungs...
2023-05-27 00:52:40 +0000 UTC View Post"Let's get to the interesting parts then," Corco said. "Group One just confirmed that people can cultivate. So what about Group Two? That's where the magic should have happened, right?"
In re...
2023-05-19 20:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostJoren, one of two head researchers of Corco's cultivation research project, looked, in many regards, quite similar to Eclestius. Both men were carefully groomed, both looked like scholars, and both...
2023-05-19 20:27:47 +0000 UTC View PostA ship's bow lightly dinged against the pier on a small island in the middle of the Narrow Sea. For decades, only an old, decrepit ferry had landed here, to supply the locals with the necessities f...
2023-05-19 20:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostHello, all.
Since the next chapters require quite a bit of preparatory work to get right (since the details of cultivation will be crucially important for future arcs), I'll be spending the r...
2023-05-12 20:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post"That sounds incredible. I never thought about it this way. So do we already know how it works, teacher?" Sumaci played her usual role as the inquisitive student, ready to prod her teacher into fur...
2023-05-07 23:11:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe cool, salty wind of the Narrow Sea blew across Corco's face, as the soft sound of flute entered his ear and enveloped his being. His body relaxed as he sank into his seat placed atop the ship's...
2023-05-07 23:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post"Riding a bicycle is easy," Corco explained to Fadelio, as he was still driving circles around him, "and you'll never forget once you learn. It's like..." Well, that's not gonna work, he r...
2023-05-05 20:28:31 +0000 UTC View PostToday had been a great day. First, Corco had woken up next to his wife, by himself, with the rising sun. With how busy both of them had been for years now, that much was already a rare enough occur...
2023-05-05 20:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostA thousand miles away from the site of Medala's most bizarre proposal, a strangely similar type of play was being staged by Inti's very own brother.
"Hey, let's get married," Fadelio said tow...
2023-05-05 20:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough it took Inti quite some time to return from the Old Well, she was still upset by the time she reached her temporary stay in Challwala, a courtyard attached to a local Wonders of the World ...
2023-05-01 20:27:07 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, Inti found herself in the Old Well, the same secret room she had sought out two days prior. Just like the first time, she once again found her mother already waiting for her inside. How...
2023-04-30 17:39:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs he looked up at the Wonders of the World shop in Challwala's outer city, Amautu once more realized how poor his initial negotiating position was. After the events from last night, the southern m...
2023-04-28 22:07:49 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a night of violence in Challwala, King Amautu reacted quickly to the shifting situation. After all, he had been ready for a failure of the operation well in advance. While the outcome had bee...
2023-04-28 22:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post"What happened?" Lord Gratidia mumbled when he opened his eyes, shortly followed by: "What is this place?"
When the confused lord rose from the bunk with the soft bedding, he found himself in...
2023-04-24 18:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostWhile most of Challwala's citizens were peacefully sleeping in their beds, they were completely oblivious to the spy war which had been taking place throughout the city just outside their windows.<...
2023-04-24 18:35:40 +0000 UTC View PostNot for the first time, Inkasius stood in front of this nondescript stone block on the edge of Challwala's inner city. Hidden behind these walls was one of King Amautu's newest projects, and, as fa...
2023-04-20 22:28:27 +0000 UTC View Post"Mother, what are you doing here?"
Some time had passed since Inti had entered the Old Well. By now, she sat opposite her mother — Antaya di Pluritac — but she was still as confused as sh...
2023-04-17 19:17:36 +0000 UTC View PostDeserted Wonders of the World shops were a familiar sight to Brym by now. Thus, as he sat in the center of his empty store and stared at the entrance, he wasn't bothered by the eerie calm. Unlike m...
2023-04-15 21:11:02 +0000 UTC View PostChallwala, pearl of the north.
As the largest port along Medala's northern coast, it had also been, for centuries, the most important port in Medala. Unlike Saniya, which had only been a hub ...
2023-04-13 22:34:51 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been almost three months since Brym had left Rhodanos. Now, he found himself in a nameless little forest on the western foot of the Sallqata Mountain Range. Until recently, this place was un...
2023-04-11 21:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostFor a full trium after the arrival of the scholars, Rhondanos had turned from a vibrant city into a stale pond. After most enjoyable things in life had become illegal over night, the citizens had r...
2023-04-08 22:39:33 +0000 UTC View Post