Daubutim stared at the gray cloud that spread out to cover the entire ceiling. As it began lowering, his fear vanished as his training took over. He prepared his cards, readying himself to defend h...
2023-07-23 18:56:12 +0000 UTC View PostTwo days after Ignalia returned and five days after Greldo and the others had gone through, the temporary portal closed. A wave of sadness coursed through the town as nearly everyone had loved ones...
2023-07-22 20:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin walked deeper into the caverns, moving through the narrow passages. To his surprise, as well as Crithann and Scintilla could see in the dark, he was still able to see even farther. So, as he ...
2023-07-21 19:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostJake didn't move as Emma remained nearly plastered against him. As her neck wrapped around his, and she shuddered, he was again reminded of how much he had grown. She had been smaller than him befo...
2023-07-20 18:43:26 +0000 UTC View PostEveryone looked at each other, then Yogog stomped his food.
"Please don't tell me that is what I think it is?" he snapped.
Another horn came, and this time it was a drawn-out call that ...
2023-07-16 18:42:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt was quiet in the room as everyone watched Relinda.
"I was walking with a few others back to the smithy when a dozen of them just jumped out from behind a building and out of the shadows. T...
2023-07-15 19:28:19 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin stared at the swirling patterns of colors and imagery that hung above Ambraz's shiny surface as he brought down the hammer perfectly in time with the soft tune he was humming. All of his card...
2023-07-14 19:14:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Wu- what? Jake? Why are my legs stuck?"
Jake gritted his teeth as he kept flying forward at his top speed. The massive bat chasing him was still chasing him, and although the distance was gr...
2023-07-13 19:59:11 +0000 UTC View PostDaubutim watched as a group of badly dressed, dispirited people walked across the square towards Tensor's smithy. Three silver-eyed heart-carded guards walked with them. He stared at a petite woman...
2023-07-09 19:26:02 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin shot upright in his bed, his mind groggy as he tried to understand what had just woke him up. Ambraz let out a string of curses from the ground, having been thrown off his chest.
Wh...
2023-07-08 19:22:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Hairy punk! Clear out those at the left!"
Greldo held back an angry retort toward the Ignitzion group leader. Instead, he rushed to where he was directed, Coal behind him. Five imps sprinted...
2023-07-07 15:31:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo far for hoping that it would leave, Jake thought as he gazed into the deep waters below the massive iceberg.
The shadowy shape of the massive Hydra had circled back around, and as...
2023-07-06 20:24:56 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin gazed down the damp crevice. There was barely more than two feet left between the trunk of the tree and the rocky walls. Drops of water leaked down, and far below, he saw the glistening water...
2023-07-02 18:28:32 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you two alright?" Yogog shouted as he came jogging toward Irwin and Scintilla.
The others were close behind while Greldo sprinted past and toward Irwin, muddy sand spraying everywhere. 2023-07-01 19:24:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Irwin snuck after the others, the thin sand of the desert flowing down below his feet and making it hard to climb up without sliding back down. When he reached the top, he barely held back an angry...
2023-06-30 18:24:50 +0000 UTC View Post"Chase it to the side," Mason shouted as he flew across the murky water like a ballistic rocket.
Clankrin stood on a toppled-over log the size of a redwood, blowing a stream of fire at a yell...
2023-06-29 19:33:29 +0000 UTC View PostDaubutim kept a calm look on his face, staring at the man he'd heard and read legends about his entire life. The glistening eyes widened minutely.
"Master Librarian, this is Daubutim, the you...
2023-06-25 19:31:30 +0000 UTC View Post"Alright, now explain to me why a horde of Imps dared attack my town," Crithann said.
Irwin and the others were standing near the gate while a group of curious Viridians had come out to liste...
2023-06-24 19:39:50 +0000 UTC View PostThree days after they returned from slaughtering the wyrms, Irwin stood inside a newly created expansion to their building. It was just a roof and a back wall with a table, but it doubled as his te...
2023-06-23 19:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe enormous reef continued ahead, seemingly without end. Enumerable fish, eels, and crustaceans surrounded towering heat vents that billowed out dark plumes.
"Do you think they will allow me...
2023-06-22 19:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostLamia quietly stared at Daubutim, noticing the massive warrior's eyes narrow.
Come on, come on. Please just say you will help, she thought, trying to will the other to say he would c...
2023-06-18 19:15:48 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin watched for a few moments how Numilli's eyes turned watery. Then he turned to Greldo, deciding he was just going to ignore her for now. Still, something about her reaction made his anger die ...
2023-06-17 20:35:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Do you think he will help us with some cards?"
"You know how these smiths are."
"Not all of them! Remember Zendril's cousin?"
"Bah, that was because he was her cousin!"<...
2023-06-16 19:02:58 +0000 UTC View Post"We can't go back," Mason said with an angry sigh.
His gaze was stuck on the distant mountain range behind which he knew the ruined city was.
None of the others responded, but Faelina w...
2023-06-15 19:23:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Hold him," Numili screamed.
"Kid, fight it! Don't touch that piece of meat!"
"Numili, what is going on?"
Irwin was confused. Why were they all shouting? He took a shaking s...
2023-06-11 19:05:17 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin snuck forward, hammer in one hand, eyes constantly scanning for threats that might lurk deeper in the caves. The smooth, bumpy rock inside the tunnels was a stark contrast with the angular bl...
2023-06-10 19:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin felt like he stepped into an oven, and he actually felt slightly uncomfortable by the heat. He also couldn't see anything. A sudden shudder ran through the ash, and then he felt as if he was ...
2023-06-09 19:59:13 +0000 UTC View PostMason lay to the side of one of the buildings while Sandra prowled around, a dangerous glare in her eyes.
Most dragons were now hanging from rocks near the distant tunnel entrance, with only ...
2023-06-08 16:52:27 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin lay on his back, breathing raggedly.
"Has anyone ever told you, you have cinderblock-sized balls, hot stuff?"
He didn't bother to reply, nor was he surprised someone had entered h...
2023-06-04 20:48:35 +0000 UTC View PostNothing? Irwin thought as he dully eyed the mission log.
"Are you sure?" he asked, tapping his pocket.
"If you think you know better, by all means!' Ambras snapped.
Irwin...
2023-06-03 20:13:56 +0000 UTC View Post