It was the third day of the celebrations before we got word that the Dominion was making its move. Still quite fast, all things considered. As I paced up and down the rooftop terrace, I couldn’t ...
2020-11-30 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This is supposed to be written, in-universe, before the wedding.
I find myself baffled on more than one occasion when trying to understand the Zarian Dominion....
2020-11-29 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I woke up, I spent a moment just lying there, thinking through the dream I’d just had. Of course, it being my dream, it was more like a controlled hallucination, and I’d had a lot of time ...
2020-11-27 20:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe full moon shone down on the courtyard, and it almost felt like the qi flowing through my veins hummed in response, thrumming in the night as my connection to Rijoko sat sharp and clear in the b...
2020-11-25 17:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostLooking around Yarani’s room, I couldn’t help asking myself if I should move her. It was pretty close to my rooms, certainly indicating a favored position. Maybe even intended as a home for a l...
2020-11-23 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnyone who knew me probably wasn’t surprised that unlike Kajare, I didn’t hurry back to join the negotiations. Instead, I went to the lab. The last few hours and days had demanded a lot from me...
2020-11-22 20:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I couldn't get this idea out of my head, so here we have our first scene from another character's perspective. This will not become a regular thing, although I might do a few more interlud...
2020-11-22 19:30:15 +0000 UTC View PostI’d almost forgotten how sharp and vast my sense of the ocean was, especially of the incoming tide. It was a weirdly specific sensation granted to me by my bloodline, but hard to compare to anyth...
2020-11-20 20:47:15 +0000 UTC View PostAs the seconds stretched on, doubt started encroaching on my determination. Am I really sure this is a good idea? Or at least a well calculated risk? After being burned once, you aren’t suppo...
2020-11-18 20:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This one ends on a cliffhanger. Fair warning.
“Come on, Nari!” Al called, grinning. “Get a move on, you don’t want us to leave you behind!”
Grudgingly...
2020-11-16 20:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time noon rolled around the next day, I was seriously considering my life choices. Maybe some other ones wouldn’t have led me to the pounding headache that was attacking my brain, making m...
2020-11-14 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N:
There will be another extra chapter this weekend.
It's a little strange to realize how much I've already written. According to my (very) rough plan, we're alm...
2020-11-13 20:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor some reason, I resented that I wasn’t able to take a nap during the flight, even though I knew I probably wouldn’t have done that. But now I felt disgruntled about it, knowing that I should...
2020-11-11 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! It's about time I shared some bonus material for you awesome patrons. And if there's anything else you'd like in this vein, please let me know!
As the first tidbit, we h...
2020-11-10 15:15:50 +0000 UTC View PostComing back to the others felt like someone was finally lifting the weight they’d been pressing down on me. I wanted to run forward, but controlled myself. I knew Al was tired, even if the prospe...
2020-11-09 20:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostExtra chapter this weekend. Next one will be on Monday as usual.
At first, I thought I was imagining things. But as we continued walking, it became clear that there really...
2020-11-08 14:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe door at the end of the corridor held even more qi than the one we’d just come through. It opened with only a bit of scratching and groaning, though I could see that most of it functioned mech...
2020-11-06 20:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostUnderwater, there was no way to tell the time. Little light filtered down, so it probably wasn’t day yet. While I finally had a mechanical watch, tucked away in my storage ring, I didn’t want t...
2020-11-04 20:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostHow do you keep together an empire spanning thousands of kilometers, multiple landmasses, and dozens if not hundreds of peoples?
The local answer seems to be, mostly: with a common language a...
2020-11-03 20:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostI twisted in the grasp of the tentacle, steadying my hold on my little brother. A part of my mind was calmed by his presence, the rest still split between raging at our enemies who dared to hurt hi...
2020-11-02 20:45:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs it turned out, there wasn’t much to do on the coast or in a coastal town at night. I still wanted to explore the ruins of the old city through those caves, but we’d decided it was best to wa...
2020-10-30 20:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post(I'm also including this poll on RR and SH in the latest chapter to get more opinions.)
Which sort of elements do you like and would you want to see more of? If there's something I'm missing,...
2020-10-30 20:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostI was just starting to get bored with the town when Lirta contacted me. Apparently, the dolphin spirit beast had returned, along with a few companions. I was a little surprised, since we’d barely...
2020-10-28 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostQuicker than I thought, the weeks slipped by. I was constantly busy with establishing our research team, planning and checking the construction of the new defensive line, and setting up the univers...
2020-10-26 20:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe generator didn’t look like I was expecting, I mused as I stared up at it. I’d pictured a windmill, like one of those old ones people had used for grain mills, just a bit bigger and better.<...
2020-10-23 20:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI leaned back a little in the chair, grateful they’d at least put a cushion on it. And that I didn’t have to look up to people, since they were all kneeling or bowing if they approached, or fur...
2020-10-21 19:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I've decided to change 'The Wanderer' to 'The Pioneer'. So that refers to the same person.
“You should probably get down and into the airship,” Mother said.
I took a quick look around the corridor before knocking on the door in front of me. The only people were in the few pictures hung on the wood-paneled walls, except for a few guards. Those had been ...
2020-10-16 19:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Coming in,” Lei yelled.
I ducked my head out of reflex, then looked up. A black spot fell from the sky, quickly coming close enough that I could make out all the details of the small fli...
2020-10-14 19:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I messed up when I intended to release this, so I'm going to post it pretty quickly to RR and SH, too. But I'll put it up here now.
This is supposed to be written before the...
2020-10-14 07:48:46 +0000 UTC View Post