As the crew crept toward the demon’s glade, Edge reviewed their plan one final time.
They would open with an alpha strike, hitting the monster with their strongest ranged attacks before it ...
2025-03-18 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostAs the crew began the second half of their day, they speculated on the theme of the Savage Garden while battling their way through the maze.
Lilly thought it was an homage to the primal law o...
2025-03-17 17:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post150 feet. Come on, Pax. Don’t let me down. Just when Nick was certain that he had found a spectacularly dramatic way to kill himself, the crimson forcefield flickered and then faded away...
2025-03-17 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostEdge stared down at the monster’s gory remains. He did his best to stoically endure the pain of his wounds until the grenade’s effects wore off and Regeneration kicked in, providing blessed rel...
2025-03-17 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostEdge reached down and detached his chakram from his toolbelt.
He ignited his core and cast Elemental Blade, visualizing the magic suffusing the bladed ring instead of forming an iceblade from...
2025-03-16 16:17:39 +0000 UTC View PostEdge had been fascinated by Lilly’s magitech boltcaster ever since he had first laid eyes on it in the Mortium exchange. He watched closely as she engaged the boar monster—thrilled to finally g...
2025-03-15 19:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey, just wanted to drop a quick update. After talking with my publisher, we decided to release Skill-Eater before Labyrinth of the Mad God. To help get some more of the chapters proofread, I'm sta...
2025-03-14 17:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Nick was terrified, he trusted his friend’s judgment. Instead of panicking, he followed Devin’s command, shutting his eyes tight and pressing his lips together.
A bare heartbeat ...
2025-03-14 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFive minutes later, Tessa flashed a hand signal, and everyone froze in place. She had detected something ahead and needed to investigate before they came any closer.
She walked out a few feet...
2025-03-14 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWith that, everyone moved into formation, drew their weapons, and started walking down the path.
Edge soon learned that the visibility varied depending on what was growing nearby. The spaces ...
2025-03-13 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t suppose that whatever you’re planning is ready to go?” Devin frowned as the army of streaking stones drew closer by the heartbeat. “I’d rather not have my first meteor shower w...
2025-03-12 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Fox, Mel, and Snake disappeared through the fog door, it was Edge’s turn to enter. As Trapper’s crew offered words of encouragement, he braced himself—ready to take his first step into ...
2025-03-11 17:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostWith that, the voice in his ear was gone, leaving Nick alone with his thoughts once more.
A part of him was afraid that Pax was using him as a pawn in a game of gods far beyond his understand...
2025-03-10 17:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostEdge’s explanation seemed to satisfy everyone.
They spent the next half hour discussing their primary formation, then moved on to contingencies for how they would respond to a wide range of...
2025-03-10 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostTwenty minutes later, the final beast died, spasming as Nick’s ray drilled a hole through its heart.
Winning the fight had required every trick he had learned on his adventures to date. But...
2025-03-07 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEdge took a nap to recover some stamina, then got ready to enter the dungeon.
He performed a full inspection of his gear, making sure that everything was in good repair and ready to use at a ...
2025-03-07 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostEdge Shadow Stepped, and the world turned to smoke and mist.
The skill naturally accelerated the movement of his body, and he Leapt to travel even faster, using his shadow form to obscure its...
2025-03-06 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next four hours, Nick and Devin leapt for their lives, enduring the toughest environmental challenge they’d experienced to date.
It was unbearably hot down in the crater, hopping f...
2025-03-05 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA runner came to a skidding stop beside the wagon, raising her voice over the clamor as the members of the expedition readied themselves for combat.
She paused long enough to share what she k...
2025-03-04 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostBy now, Nick was adapting to these abrupt changes to his environment.
When the room started shining before revealing a new location, he didn’t waste a second. He started scanning his surrou...
2025-03-03 18:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Edge opened his eyes, the navy blue of a predawn sky met his gaze.
He slipped out of his bedroll, repacked his gear, then sat down beside his friends while Violet cooked breakfast over t...
2025-03-03 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostGram gave the order, and the wagons came to a stop an hour before sunset. In part to give everyone a chance to get situated before they lost the light, but mostly to maintain enough distance that t...
2025-02-28 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAbout an hour after lunch, Edge felt a tingling sensation building around his temples.
This time around, he knew what it meant. “Sakura, is that you? I didn’t expect to hear from you agai...
2025-02-27 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNick and Devin sliced the trunks into even segments, finished stripping the branches, then carved two grooves into the end of each log so they would form a rigid framework when stacked. Then they l...
2025-02-26 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ivory Plains were vibrant in the last weeks of summer. Hoots and caws resounded on all sides, as the creatures that called Ord home feasted on the biome’s abundance in preparation for the lea...
2025-02-25 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“And there it is.” Devin winked and then brandished his axe. “Whenever something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. It’s Devin’s second law of the System.”
Before Nick cou...
2025-02-24 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostNow that he had met the members of his dungeon-clearing team, Edge decided to finish touring the various organizations filling the green. It was a rare chance to see the town’s elite forces assem...
2025-02-24 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a bright flash of light and an abrupt sense of motion, like he was sliding along a vast sheet of ice. When the world congealed and his vision stopped swimming, Nick found himself standing...
2025-02-21 18:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostTrapper’s crew awoke before dawn.
While Edge took out the trash, Jumo locked the sliding-wall panels and latched the windows, and the women moved supplies into the wagon. Everyone was excit...
2025-02-21 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post