I like Honours, Honours are fun. However, Honours are also right bastards in that I have the cultural weight of a million different title systems in my head constantly trying to steer me towards (y...
2025-02-09 22:03:39 +0000 UTC View PostKaius held his sword in a mid-guard, a neutral stance that allowed an easy flow into a variety of attacks and alternate guards. The lights of the training hall were as harsh as they always h...
2025-02-09 20:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostKaius leapt to the side, feeling the tepid air of the training hall caress his skin as he desperately sped away from Porkchop’s claws.
It was their first day sparring, and Rieker...
2025-02-08 20:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostKaius stared at the description of The Veteran’s Blade—his Mentis Aspect—in shock.
It was huge—and far more involved than any skill or honour description ...
2025-02-07 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostReclining deep into the overstuffed armchair next to the fireplace in his room, Kaius did his best to tune out the desperate keening of his ignited aspect.
After their discussion w...
2025-02-06 22:04:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe cushioned back of Kaius’s chair felt extra plush as Rieker stared at him and his brother with a slack jaw, clearly struggling to reassemble his worldview and failing.
“...
2025-02-05 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post*Ding! Pillar of Self Discovered, Mentis Ignited. Would you like to initiate Aspect Formation?*
The system dinged in his mind, waiting for his command. Wi...
2025-02-04 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe ghosts of Kaius’s fingers spasmed.
Grunting at the discomfort, he scratched at the stump of his limb. It was a smooth nubbin, muscles and skin slowly distending as his ...
2025-02-03 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKaius watched in shock as the guildmaster stabbed his brother between the shoulderblades, the dagger severing Porkchop’s spine.
Porkchop went limp, legs splaying out. With his ch...
2025-02-02 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKaius stood in the training hall. It reeked with the scent of iron, the cold corpse of the infernus hound still laying where it had been slain.
His team was with him, Porkchop stan...
2025-02-01 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostKaius sat around a table laden with the most delicious food he had tasted in his life. His armour was damp, soaking the cotton and leathers of his traveling clothes beneath. Thankfully, it w...
2025-01-31 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKaius came to with a groan, shaking his head to clear out the fugue that clouded his mind.
The process of learning Slip Step had been almost identical to that of Stormlash 2025-01-30 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Kaius shook his head at Porkchop’s antics, though he couldn’t help but agree that his latest glyph—Aelina—was rather graceful in its design.
As soon as ...
2025-01-29 21:12:09 +0000 UTC View PostKaius looked at Porkchop with desperate eyes, trying and failing to suppress his eager desire to rip open his notifications and dive into his next skill selection.
It was only fair...
2025-01-28 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostKaius drank in the battlefield, every fibre of his being in tune with the moment.
The infernus hound was battered, its coat reduced to a raw patchy mass of oozing flesh and blacken...
2025-01-27 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs Kaius watched the gate to the cage slam open, and the infernus hound step free of its prison, he felt a familiar tingle start in his fingers. His breath quickened, vitalising his body with the s...
2025-01-26 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostHaving told them of his plans for them, Rieker placed his Bloodstone shard on the centre of the table with almost reverent care.
“Now, to get the formalities out of the way, I’...
2025-01-25 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostSitting across from the guildmaster of Deadacre, Kaius felt the weight of the man's gaze. It settled on his shoulders like lead—peeled him apart like a butchered rabbit.
Riekerâ€...
2025-01-24 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostReturning to the Dusty Stables was like returning home.
Hensh had welcomed them with open arms, celebrating their victorious return with a pair of ales on the house. It was m...
2025-01-23 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostKaius stood in front of the heavy oak door to the Guild with a heavy seed of dread burning away in his stomach.
He was not looking forward to this conversation.
The smudge on the horizon that was Holsborough revealed itself to be a small town, stoutly defended with a thick wall of trunks and earthworks.
As they approached, Kaius was ...
2025-01-21 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving the wreckage and ruin that was the spider's nest behind, Kaius and his party made their way down the road to Holsborough, slowly trekking towards the edge of the Hanset Woods. Two days of t...
2025-01-20 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostSitting within the tent, Kaius enjoyed the lard fried spider.
Tender and juicy, it practically melted in his mouth, and carried the mild herbs and spices he had used beautifu...
2025-01-19 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs a group they left the hard packed road that cut its way through the sun-drenched Hanset Woods. Cutting across the berm, they made their way through the trees. Stout and healthy things, a mixture...
2025-01-18 20:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostPower rushed through every facet of his body; the sudden jump in levels bringing with it a heady rush that rolled over him in a wave. Pausing for a moment, he let himself feel the changes, adjustin...
2025-01-17 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe assassin spider watched them from a wary distance, lurching back and forth on its five remaining legs. Ichor coated it utterly, newly fused chitin and scorched ash showing the remnants of their...
2025-01-16 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostDriven by its rudimentary instincts, the massive assassin spider dropped its illusion and pounced forward. It hit the road at a dead sprint, seven remaining legs moving with mechanical precision as...
2025-01-15 20:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostFlicking his eyes back to the hulking brute of an arachnid that lay nestled in the crown of an oak, Kaius pondered their assault. The garish white and yellow of its carapace took on a new meaning n...
2025-01-14 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostMany moons ago (aprox 4 or so years) I wrote a
2025-01-13 22:42:16 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Updating the name of the previous sequence to 'Commute' for tonal consistency
In the day and a half since his minor revelation on his Mentis asp...
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