Ekological Chimera

Chapter 49 - The nefarious Being X strikes again

“Stop,” I ordered as we neared the tent. 

I strode in first, glancing at the dead monsters placed on wooden tables. I hadn’t yet had the opportunity to return to my research, but i...

Chapter 48 - Rat hunt

I paced in my tent in full armour. It was the next day, and the entire affair hung over the camp like a dark cloud. 

Outside, the construction was paused as men spread gravel, dry leaves...

Chapter 47 - Murder Mystery 101

It was around twenty-five days after our departure from Cintra when we arrived in Marnadal. Rather good time. It was well into autumn now, but if the construction stayed on track, the fort would be...

Chapter 46 - Interlude: Aevinne

Overhead slash, side, stab. With each movement of her blade, Aevinne stepped forward, maintaining her stance perfectly, despite her closed eyes. After three repetitions of the set, she began moving...

Chapter 45 - I like portals

I smiled as the rabbit emerged from the portal, its body intact. It was evening, with most of the men resting after a hard day of marching, while I was standing by my tent, which was sparse but for...

Chapter 44 - The Lady of Dreadhold

My days in Cintra passed quickly and I stopped thinking about the so-called prophecy. I couldn’t know whether it was genuine or whether Being X was messing with me, but even if it was, the prophe...

Chapter 43 - Interlude: Ends and Beginnings

“Lady von Degurechaff,” Sigismund Dijkstra began, watching as the young sorceress wrote in a book, sitting behind a desk in her office. As she had not had enough time to properly furnish the pl...

Chapter 42 - Kingly matters

In the morning of the next day, I found myself standing in the throne room, two monarchs staring down at me from their thrones. I was outside my armour, in the blue riding outfit I had commissioned...

Chapter 41 - The Capital, Once More

After Haxo’s arrival, it only took a few days to get the transfer of power sorted out. The former castellan, though hesitant at first, proved more than up to the task, especially with the coopera...

Chapter 40 - Interlude: Haxo

Haxo of Coldwater rubbed his eyes, watching the streets of Attre from the window of his carriage. Everything seemed normal at first glance,

Haxo of Coldwater rubbed his eyes, watching the st...

Chapter 39 - Stop, you have violated the law!

The heavy door fell forward with a thud.  Baldemar stared from his seat. He sat at the head of a long, rectangular table, on the opposite si

The heavy door fell forward with a thud. ...

Chapter 38 - Attre

Our travel continued, though much slower than expected. After the first few monsters, I ordered the men to proceed more cautiously, allowing

Our travel continued, though much slower than expe...

Chapter 37 - Interlude: Ripples & The Rectoress and the Snake

Severin Mordain, the sovereign of Nazair, sat on his throne, utilising his inhuman willpower not to facepalm as yet another noble came forth

Severin Mordain, the sovereign of Nazair, sat on h...

Chapter 36 - On the road, once again

In the end, phase one took two weeks to complete. It left the landscape nearly unrecognisable. Large earthen walls with crenelations encircl

In the end, phase one took two weeks to complete. ...

Chapter 35 - Marnadal

I looked upon my officers, all assembled in my tent, around a table, though chairs were absent, “We’ve got some new orders,” I began. The me

I looked upon my officers, all assembled in ...

Chapter 34 - Aftermath

Torture, I mused, was annoying. Garrik Belhade was lying on the ground, tied to a fallen chair with a cloth over his face, gasping for air. 

Unfortunately, as my chief goal was breaking ...

Chapter 33 - A Slight Tumble

I slashed with my staff, cutting another infantryman in half as my horse reared. 

Things weren’t going according to plan. Despite the rapidly approaching serpent, the enemy infantry re...

Chapter 32 - Execution

I sat on my horse in full armour, one hand holding my metal staff. All ten of my Royal Guards surrounded me, though Roderic was not amongst them as he was once again commanding the bulk of the army...

Chapter 31 - Crimes against nature

I poked the unconscious snake with my staff. I should, perhaps, trust my own spellcasting ability, but it was only natural to double-check that the thing you were going to turn into a giant man-eat...