Oscar's eyelids trembled in his deep sleep as visions of the past swirled in his dreams, his thoughts unable to focus on a single one. It felt uncomfortable, very unsettling, like an itch in the th...
2023-06-04 19:05:47 +0000 UTC View Post"A mistake?" Oscar saw the Elder, the picture of health for a middle-aged man, sit down, forlorn and visibly weary and older than before.
"It was my foolish hope that led to all of this," Sev...
2023-06-03 16:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post"Avril. What are you doing?" Oscar reigned in his shock at the brutal scene of Avril stomping on a man's chest; at least, that's what he could tell. The corpse was torn apart, limb from limb, head ...
2023-06-02 03:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostAn explosion of light knocked Oscar and everyone else away from the center of the main hall. For a brief moment, he caught sight of Adam fighting against Caen, the Lord of Brightburn, and a mysteri...
2023-05-31 19:40:19 +0000 UTC View PostOscar's army entered Brightburn City in droves, fighting to breach through the recently-destroyed flimsy defenses. The city would have a sight to behold, a strange marvel he would never find in his...
2023-05-31 03:04:12 +0000 UTC View PostThree armies, numbering a few hundred each, struck at their backs. Realizing the outlook of the battle was grim, Oscar rode out on Erden to better understand the situation. Adam's side with the Fou...
2023-05-29 22:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostBack long ago, in Ashen Grove, Oscar pounded metal on the anvil, creating the pieces needed to assemble a cannon according to Gol-4's instructions. He focused singlemindedly on hammering out each s...
2023-05-29 05:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostOscar led Adam through the fortress with Avril and Erden, red light peering through the windows of the wide hallways. Once they entered the room, Adam exclaimed. Oscar groaned and sat on his chair,...
2023-05-29 04:24:07 +0000 UTC View Post"The butcher?" The envoys all turned pale, struck by the fear of the very mention of that name. They all retreated a step away from Adam, his gleeful smile still wide across his face. Oscar never k...
2023-05-29 00:46:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Here are all the records and censuses of our Ashwolf Clan." Fenu placed a pile of papers and scrolls on Oscar's table. The sheer volume nearly made Oscar click his tongue, but he held it down and ...
2023-05-27 05:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostWith the loyalty of the Ashwolf Clan secure, Oscar went over to the main battlefield to identify their losses. The bodies of the people he had come to know for the past month were lifeless, covered...
2023-05-26 23:30:46 +0000 UTC View Post"Ashwolf!" Fenu shouted.
"Azure Sea!" Oscar shouted.
Oscar and Fenu projected their voices with Ein and filled the battlefield with their presence, the full might of powerful Middle Kni...
2023-05-26 18:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostAvril coughed out blood, feeling her heart about to burst through her chest. Her nose could only smell the foul volcanic scent, not helping her nausea. The Reis was truly a useful power but gave he...
2023-05-25 03:33:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Ashwolf Clan outnumbered his forces three-to-one. Large amounts of Ein poured out from the seventy members of the Ashwolf Clan, rumbling above into a chaotic storm. Their ferocious expressions ...
2023-05-24 00:00:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Desmond!" It was time. Oscar gathered up his things. Desmond entered the main hut and saluted. He had a cleaner look since the first time they met.
"You called for me, Boss?" Desmond asked, ...
2023-05-22 03:41:36 +0000 UTC View PostOscar sat in the main hut of the Firebear gang, now renamed the Azure Sea Company. Various papers were scattered on the rough stone table, now cleared of food. These papers were useless, containing...
2023-05-21 23:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostDesmond laughed while sharing cups of lukewarm water with the rest of his crew. They had just received the monthly tributes from the towns and villages in their territory, a good number of ores, an...
2023-05-21 20:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Interesting. I hope you become a Greater Knight Exalt before I try for the Marshal Exalt realm. I haven't fought against anyone who made me feel the true thrill of battle yet." Adam stretched his ...
2023-05-20 17:43:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Oscar, are you a fabricator? You possess a hammer in your space pocket along with some grade-three ores." Sevon asked, a glow of interest in his eagle eyes. "If you are, then what star fabricator ...
2023-05-19 02:12:13 +0000 UTC View PostSevan and Adam stepped farther away, their figures growing smaller in the distance. Oscar struggled to get up, his joints creaking and his fingers trembling. The weakness of his body persisted desp...
2023-05-18 03:01:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe old man sat on the chair as Adam stood to the side like a bodyguard with a stern face, unlike his previous demeanor. Oscar became short of breath before the old man's presence. Avril was trembl...
2023-05-17 04:02:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe smell of fire and ash swarmed his nostrils, and Oscar woke up from the choking of the dirty air. Having no sense of where he was, Oscar tried to regain his sight to no avail. Through the blurri...
2023-05-16 03:58:27 +0000 UTC View Post"I have to say I'm impressed. Even though the marauders and people in this part of the Burning Valley are less equipped, less honed in spells, and have a horrible mental fortitude, you still killed...
2023-05-15 22:58:00 +0000 UTC View PostOscar cared not for who these vile bastards were or why they were so insistent. His only concern was currently suffering in the dead-end of the alleyway; her cries had died down, but her eye had lo...
2023-05-14 17:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post"Brother Oscar! That hurts!" Quinn rubbed his shoulder while lying on the floor. "Can't you go easier?"
"You're the one who was so insistent on having me train you. No complaining about that....
2023-05-12 22:12:33 +0000 UTC View Post"I'm surprised you have grade-three spells. Though, the rest of your spells were grade two." Oscar said. Taren lay before his feet, weakened and injured. His gasps and pained grunts didn't evoke a ...
2023-05-12 01:58:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe gorge turned into a ghost town. None of the villagers made a sound, huddled in their stone homes, not even peeking out from their windows. As the clouds of ash approached the gorge's entrance t...
2023-05-11 20:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostOscar sat on his bed, leaning against the wall. A faint blue flame was slowly waning, burning for a while now. Oddly, the sparks and embers floating from it resembled snowflakes and ice crystals. N...
2023-05-10 02:47:54 +0000 UTC View PostFire, brimstone, ashes, and soot; all manners of desolation enveloped the land and choked the skies with black clouds of thundering flames, not lightning. Oscar quickly covered his nose, stung by t...
2023-05-09 00:07:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe two suns bathed the grasslands in their warmth from their off-angle positions, and a familiar loud ruckus kicked off with their rising as the beasts awoke from their dwellings and resumed their...
2023-05-07 05:04:20 +0000 UTC View Post