058 Death is Just a Choice
I’d experienced Byron’s [Frost Aura] enough times to recognize it. But, he wasn’t supposed to find us this fast!
Hey! It seems you are afraid.
+1 has been...
2024-04-03 23:44:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Ser Patrick Pent posts
057 Meat Grinder
“Seal the door, Paz!” Nicola said, tossing empty potion bottles aside.
“It won’t budge,” he answered. “I think it’s busted!”
“You mean, you busted it?!”
... 2024-04-03 23:42:17 +0000 UTC View Post056 Sea Locust Chickens
We spent the next two days in a nearly endless cycle of eating, grinding, and sleeping.
Two new breeds of chimera appeared as we delved further into the Labyrinth: A Scorpion Goat hybrid with...
2024-04-01 23:56:41 +0000 UTC View Post055 System Error
[System] boxes hovered atop a pyramid, fading in and out of existence in rapid sequence—faster than a human eye could blink.
A multitude of screens exploded into being in one second, only t...
2024-03-23 21:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post054 The Way-Keeping Boss
“Are you crazy?” I yelled as the noxious mist wafted over our group.
“I am,” Paz said with crossed arms. “And, you are not crazy enough. You wish to avoid facing Byron until we are ...
2024-03-20 19:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post053 Routes and Choices
Paz pushed Nicola out of the way.
The spears riddled him, punching large holes into his body. Blood splattered the floor in showers and sprayed onto the wall.
Despite the brutal trauma,...
2024-03-18 18:51:07 +0000 UTC View Post052 Chimera
As expected, the spectators loved Nicola.
Petals and wolf whistles bombarded us as we made our way past a gloomy Ezin to the entrance of the Labyrinth.
The adulation diminished somewhat...
2024-03-13 16:53:03 +0000 UTC View Post051 Dungeon Diver
The Skeelien Labyrinth consisted of a flattened disk, formed out of sand, with a depressed entrance connected to a short flight of stairs.
The black spire—its most imposing feature—protru...
2024-03-09 19:12:10 +0000 UTC View Post050 The Calm Before the Storm
We recovered incredible loot from the adventurers, a trait that made fights with rankers more profitable than killing monsters.
Aside from the loot they had stolen from the Primal Rock Lurker...
2024-03-07 13:41:51 +0000 UTC View Post049 Death, Quickest Mercy
My heart thumped violently in my chest.
If the enemy party expected to be hunted and retaliated against, they didn’t show it.
They talked in hushed voices around their campfire but at...
2024-03-07 13:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostImportant Notice
I apologize for my absence. Life threw a few problems my way at once, making it hard to focus on writing. To that end, I am slowing down to a three chapter a week schedule (M-W-F).
I'll post ...
2024-03-07 13:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post048 Kill Steal
Kill steal.
The thought left a bitter taste in my mouth. I stood at the edge of the shelf and watched the broken Primal Rock Lurker, unable to loot it for the sweet rewards we deserved.
047 Rock Falls Everyone Dies
I barely read the notification. The Primal Rock Lurker hurled a boulder at us from its own arm, scattering our party.
I snuck behind a tree with the help of [Stealth] and dodged the gravel th...
2024-02-16 07:17:58 +0000 UTC View Post046 Understanding the Dao
The next day, we went out to clear more Rock Lurkers.
The instant we arrived at the spawn point, a dozen Rock Lurkers threw themselves at us. The sudden ferocity of the ambush surprised me, b...
2024-02-16 07:16:05 +0000 UTC View Post045 Power Initialization
Paz’s idea of a training ground was a small swamp sequestered in Dreadwood about a day’s walk away from Skeelie.
We’d gathered our meager possessions and struck out at midnight, an hour...
2024-02-08 20:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post044 Hitmen
“First off, Byron’s a Guardian,” she explained to Paz and I, who had taken seats on the bed. “It means we can reasonably expect him to focus on Strength and Endurance above all other stats....
2024-02-08 20:27:42 +0000 UTC View Post043 Statuseses
“We need a plan.”
Nicola and Paz glanced up at me, from their spots around the table.
I’d convened the first official meeting of our party in the inn I’d rented. Nicola didn’t...
2024-02-08 20:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post042 DPP
To Byron’s credit, he swung back near instantly.
A punch sailed past the tip of my nose, bringing with it enough force to shatter a face.
I pivoted and slammed my foot into his jaw. H...
2024-02-06 20:17:23 +0000 UTC View Post041 Escalation
The genial, old clerk brought two boys to meet us, both dark-haired and dark-skinned, ages ten and twelve respectively judging by their appearance.
Nicola brightened up the moment they entere...
2024-02-06 20:14:53 +0000 UTC View Post040 The Archon Bank
I helped Nicola to a seat by a fountain.
She grasped her head, breathing in sharp huffs. “I don't know what came over me. They’re going to try to kill me now, won’t they? What do I do? ...
2024-02-03 07:45:50 +0000 UTC View Post039 Second Strike
The hairs rose on the back of my neck. “I don’t understand.”
“Oh, I’m sure you do,” Ezin said with a smile that lacked any warmth whatsoever. “Nicola here told me about your run...
2024-01-31 21:30:06 +0000 UTC View Post038 Ezin
The quest system didn’t fire all through that night or the next morning either.
I lay awake in bed, frowning at the Spirit orbs in my Inventory. The icon bore a bold x2, numerical proof of ...
2024-01-31 21:28:20 +0000 UTC View Post037 Three is a Crowd
“Y-you . . . k-killed him,” Mathideus said, holding a hand to his head.
“Gladly,” Beelith replied. She wrung her arms of bloody matter and shifted back into a fully human appearance. ...
2024-01-31 21:26:24 +0000 UTC View Post036 Duelist
The already quiet tavern grew deathly still. No one so much as twitched.
“A discernment skill?” one of the Red Wyrm casters said, breath misting from the chill. “Those are exclusive to ...
2024-01-30 19:34:43 +0000 UTC View Post035 The Naked Bard
I walked into the Naked Bard, one hour later than Nicola had suggested.
I’d taken a hot bath and changed into a set of soft, clean linens. Vizhima had actual plumbing!. . . which was nice, ...
2024-01-30 19:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post034 New Quest!
I lay in a jail cell two hours later, bored out of my mind. The customs officers had detained us, pending the arrival of a representative from the Adventurers’ Guild to plead our case.
The ...
2024-01-30 19:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post033 Skeelie
The Primal Dread Monkey dropped some impressive loot.
I received a monkey tail from it, alongside a monster core and two lengths of chain, all of Greater rank.
The chain weapons piqued ...
2024-01-30 19:22:51 +0000 UTC View Post032 Recovery
Who’s a winner?
You, that’s who!
You have participated in the killing of Primal Dread Monkey. An appropriate amount of XP has been allocate...
2024-01-30 19:21:17 +0000 UTC View Post031 Monkeying Around
I wasn’t a frontline fighter, so I scrambled for cover. But, that left Ben as the only one with the capacity to weather aggro.
He fought valiantly, but the gap between monster and man was j...
2024-01-30 19:17:34 +0000 UTC View Post