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“What the fuck was that?” Shina demanded, her initial professional demeanor forgotten. She turned a dial on her watch, and Energy Instinct felt it release a pulse. The arcane signature reminded...
2024-04-04 05:30:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Nox Brews Stories posts
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“You were fucking amazing!” Andrew exclaimed, rewinding the last few minutes of the battle royale and restarting from when Nil arrived at the arena’s heart. “You literally kicked his ass wi...
2024-04-04 05:25:59 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 58
Fatima’s little rampage had damaged, if not destroyed, most of the pouches and their contents. After some digging, Nil found a couple of bottles of water, a broken vial of healing serum, an intac...
2024-04-03 04:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 57
After their mage fell, the enemy fighters had little chance. One was a knight whose hammer caused miniature explosions whenever it struck. The air rippled with every collision, and the sound echoed...
2024-04-03 04:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 56
“I think we're incentivized to collect enemy pouches,” Nil said, going through the stolen supplies. In addition to water, the pouch contained an energy drink—or a green concoction that smelle...
2024-04-02 17:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 55
“Ready?” Xiang asked, tightening her vambraces.
Golden Aegis partnered with several small companies, one of which was a small Artisan Firm that made armor for Iron and Bronze arena ...
2024-04-02 06:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 54
One of the building’s armored guards interrupted Nil's training the third evening after their arrival, two days before the battle royale. He and the women had tired each other and parted ways to ...
2024-04-01 17:07:29 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 41
By the evening of the event, the Oakheart estate’s gardens looked like a fairground from a fairy tale. A fire dancer family with generations-old, protected magic entertained the arriving guests w...
2024-04-01 15:01:51 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 53
Xiang proved almost as much a taskmaster as Isabella. She drilled with Fatima and sparred with Nil. Then after a break, swapped their roles and did more of the same. She wished to close the gaps in...
2024-04-01 05:35:19 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 52
“The Scourge is forever growing stronger. They seek to indirectly create Dark Worlds so they can thrive, develop their armies, and go to war against realms that treasure life and freedom. The...
2024-03-31 16:44:15 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 51
The governmental benefit requirements allowed Nil to spend one night a week away from the ludus—when not on a quest. He spent the rest of his Saturday at Andrew’s place. The pair discussed Symb...
2024-03-31 05:25:56 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 50
Saturday morning involved more warm-ups on the running track and obstacle course. Nil could feel himself getting faster and more sure-footed. Finesse’s gifts weren’t as tangible as Might's bonu...
2024-03-30 20:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 49
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Andrew asked. It was Friday evening, and even though Nil had a busy Saturday, he took a taxi to the scrap yard. It had been a while since he got quality one-...
2024-03-30 05:45:32 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 48
“I’ll keep my word,” Isabella said when Nil revealed his recent growth. “The wording on this event’s entry requirements is ambiguous. You need to be on the verge of Iron Realm for this qu...
2024-03-29 17:26:57 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 47
“Is this the first time you’ve lost someone on a quest?” Lise asked.
The teleport dropped them off at the Fountain of Pyrene, and Nil used the maximum healing available to relieve...
2024-03-29 07:14:15 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 40
“Cultural and social ceremonies and rituals change drastically the further one moves from Ygg. The world tree's presence significantly reduces magic beasts, rifts, and dungeons in the immedia...
2024-03-29 06:59:38 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 46
Lise had warned the party about the guardians.
“Even though the thralls are devoted to their masters, vampires don’t trust anything besides their sires and sired, or anyone with any...
2024-03-28 19:10:42 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 45
On their first day in Old Oaksfield, Nil and Lise followed the thralls and their cart through the city. The hooded men pushed the cart into an almost abandoned neighborhood. The rough wooden shacks...
2024-03-28 12:17:13 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 39
The Oakheart Library’s offerings proved far more valuable than Nox anticipated. Besides Wilson’s Stasis, he also found a spell capable of stopping time for up to ten seconds. Its cost three-dig...
2024-03-28 12:16:06 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 44
It was the second day of the quest, and the vampire hunters were yet to make notable progress. They expected the vampires to attack the divining ritual as they had during every previous event. It s...
2024-03-28 07:31:21 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 43
The summoning brought the trio to a grand but decrepit building. It looked like it was once a temple, shrine, or seat of power. Grand statues stood on one end of the room. Pillars and intricate wal...
2024-03-27 17:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 38
ilThe Greywing arrived at the Oakheart restaurant early in the afternoon. As expected, Lord Oakheart was too busy to greet them, but Annabelle found time to do so. Two carriages collected the party...
2024-03-27 17:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 42
Nil tracked the Nexus's ever-changing quests after he felt fit enough for regular training. Now that he was officially done with his first two, he could look through what was available whenever he ...
2024-03-26 19:24:11 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 41
Nil's leg needed a couple of more days to recover enough from the break. So, he had to take it easy with training, which frustrated him immensely. Isabella reduced the launchers’ firing frequency...
2024-03-26 08:42:31 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 37
Aria had only expected to spend a night in Drachenberg, the city-state. So, when the Greywing arrived a day and a half later, she was ready and appeared worried. The future baroness ran into Nox’...
2024-03-26 08:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 40
When Nil visited home, he took Andrew, Katherine, Susan, a slab of pork belly, coals, and a rub with him. As he had hoped, the food and company delayed the inevitable volcanic eruption. Andrew’s ...
2024-03-25 16:44:18 +0000 UTC View PostAA. 39
Nil woke in the infirmary with an Arthurtech device wrapped around his right leg. It throbbed with a dull ache but wasn’t too uncomfortable. Bandages covered his hands and stank of Symbiotech’s...
2024-03-25 13:18:36 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 36
The Gorgon Sisters’ lair started collapsing within seconds of the final sister’s beheading, marking the death of their domain, too. Alexander had made a point of leaving marks on the walls so t...
2024-03-25 13:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post