You have entered the safe zone of sector 45,104 of the Forever Kingdom, an open sector forming part of the region known as the Coral Islands. It is currently neutral territory, unclaimed by...
2025-01-15 19:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostDay 4 of Michael’s Deadline
You have slept 8 hours. Your stamina, mana, and psi reserves have been fully restored, and your blood memories have recharged.
You...
2025-01-15 05:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostI spent the next few minutes improving the two tier three Dexterity abilities I’d marked for advancement.
You have upgraded your trap disarm ability to superior trap disarm. The fou...
2025-01-11 07:59:19 +0000 UTC View Post“I can get you all this,” Sedgwick said once he was done perusing my list.
“You can?” I asked, a little surprised by his easy confidence.
The merchant nodded. “Provided you ca...
2025-01-10 16:10:06 +0000 UTC View PostAl-Takor closed his eyes, savoring the intense heat of the gelatid crystals he was submerged in. He had missed such pleasures while traipsing by ship around the galaxy.
Thank the Creators...
2025-01-10 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI had to meet Sedgwick immediately, of course.
After promising Adriel I’d greet the new nagians tomorrow—she’d rehomed another fifteen during the course of the day—I bid good night to...
2025-01-09 14:32:18 +0000 UTC View Post“Dace, we don’t have time for this,” Everett complained.
“Whatever this is,” Bayan muttered from behind him.
“I promise, it will all become clear shortly,” I said ex...
2025-01-09 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostDawn rose, bright and beautiful.
Sitting down on the eastern slope of the hill that had so recently borne witness to a bloodbath, I gazed into the rising sun. Plans were already underwa...
2025-01-08 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAdriel’s scolding began every bit as fiercely as I expected, but I weathered it stoically, and in the end, her tirade was short-lived—the lich was too exhausted to stay worked up for long.
<... 2025-01-08 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Night, tell me what you see,” I ordered as we neared the bottom of the hill. The black dragon spirit was flying in the air above me.
“There are twenty ratkin directly...
2025-01-07 12:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostI was only mildly surprised that my target sensed my analyze.
Given its size and stature, I had expected the stygian to be powerful. However, that was not to say my inspection results d...
2025-01-07 06:25:42 +0000 UTC View PostUnsurprisingly, the Wardens proved adept climbers, and it turned out to be easier than I expected for their scouts to scale the back of the amphitheater walls and lay down ropes for the rest of us ...
2025-01-06 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“What did you find?” I asked and held my breath, dreading her answer.
“The amphitheater still stands. Its gates are barred, and hundreds of humans are sheltered within...
2025-01-05 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy sword rose and fell.
I didn’t have to judge the angle of my stroke or pause to aim. I was guaranteed a hit every time. There were more than enough foes press...
2025-01-04 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Night,” I whispered, “clear the doors.”
“My pleasure, Dace,” she replied.
The black dragon took shape outside and bathed the ratkin clu...
2025-01-03 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI stumbled through the doors, and someone yanked them close behind me.
I wrenched my helmet off. It was blackened in places, but otherwise undamaged. Setting the helm aside, I exhaled in reli...
2025-01-02 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Night was done relaying everything of interest that she could see, I imparted the information to the Paragons.
Bayan’s brows drew down after I finished. “You couldn’t tell why the ...
2025-01-01 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all,
The second boxed set in the Grand Game series is out today. It gathers together books 4-6 of the Grand Game in one volume. If you're keen for a re-read or just want to support the se...
Bayan didn’t like what I had to say.
But he didn’t dismiss my words out of hand as I feared he would. In a marked change from the previous times I had approached him, he listened attentiv...
2024-12-31 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI emerged from the aether in the shadow of a hydra, but I barely registered the creature’s presence. Open ground lay ahead of me, and without hesitation, I hurtled toward it. Behind me, the hydra...
2024-12-31 06:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostDay 3 of Michael’s Deadline
Safyre was still not back when I woke up the next morning, and Adriel had already resumed work on the golems. So, deeming it past time, Ghost an...
2024-12-31 05:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostI couldn’t believe it.
Shellshocked, I stared at the cruel System message while disappointment lashed at me. I had arguably just received the most valuable piece of loot I had yet fou...
2024-12-30 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostYour psi is now at 100%. Your meditation has reached rank 23.
Five minutes on, I was still at the river. The entire time, the void tree’s assault did not abate. It struck m...
2024-12-30 06:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostConsciousness returned slowly.
“Dace, are you awake?” Beth asked, slapping me lightly on the face. “If you can hear me, you better bloody well open your eyes.” She paused, sounding an...
2024-12-29 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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2024-12-29 07:32:55 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
My week-long hiatus is over! I hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the festive season. And don't worry, I will post the next Grand Game chapter soon. :)
In the meantim...
2024-12-29 06:07:09 +0000 UTC View PostYour max health has increased to 297 HP.
Your movement speed, attack speed, and damage have increased by 10%.
I entered the boss’ chamber fully...
2024-12-28 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip east was uneventful.
In fact, it was so quiet, I began to wonder where all the forest beasts and creatures had gone. Not that I minded. I spent most of the journey getting used to my...
2024-12-27 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostI stared at Beth’s receding back.
She had left so quickly she’d left me no time to question her further.
I had only two choices now. Follow after her or ignore the Parag...
2024-12-26 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDay Six
I opened my eyes the next morning to find light streaming in through the room’s single window.
“What time is it, Adi?” I asked.
“8 AM, Dace.”
I ha...
2024-12-25 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post