Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 23 - Reluctant Messengers
Zalan stopped in his tracks, the loud audience roaring above him making him second guess what he heard.
“You saw Slasuon in the Castle of Docrun?” Zalan asked Rep.
“No, but I re...
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Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 22 - Help in the Tents
“Quickly now, come here!” Doctor Quill demanded.
Rep and Zalan made their way to her side next to a patient breathing faintly on a cot. His chest was bare, his clothing cut open by the d...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 21 - The Slaw
Rep and Zalan sat next to one another in the stone stands, watching the arena intently.
“It’s a lot of fun to watch. A lot less pressure. I can see how they pull such a big audience,” ...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 20 - First Bouts
Zalan imbued himself with a thin layer of lightning, ready to share the power for the first time in public.
“Raah!” Leon ran forward and threw out a ball of fire immediately, trying to c...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 19 - To The Arena!
Zalan and Rep made their way back to the healing tent, hoping to find Nold before their first fights.
“What are we going to do?” Rep asked, his arms gesturing more than his words called ...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 18 - Those Are The Rules
The tent of fighters began to cry out at Umdarr in protest as the news sank into them.
“That is not fair!” someone screamed out. “I am only Level 3! How am I to compete against those t...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 17 - Tournament Entryway
Zalan and Rep awoke to the daylight, Nold evidently having kept his promise of taking watch for the entirety of the night. As he broke down the sand walls, the two students stretched themselves, no...
2024-04-24 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 16 - Fireside Chat
Days of travel went by without any more monsters. Nold spent the hours of sunlight disappointed at the lack of enemies to train against. He filled the evenings with a series of challenges for Zalan...
2024-04-22 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 15 - King of Shells
The Shell King ran forward, brandishing its halberd as it took long, ponderous strides. Zalan and Rep reacted immediately, throwing out a flame and blast of lighting that merged to explode upon imp...
2024-04-19 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 14 - Monsters on the Road
There was a path that led from the city to the tournament, but Nold deliberately led them far away from the path, looking for more monsters for his pupils to face before the tournament. To their su...
2024-04-17 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 13 - Tournament Ready
Zalan shot out of bed in a matter of minutes. He tenderly stretched his hands and arms, until satisfied that he’d fully healed himself. He punched his arm out excitedly, not having been able to u...
2024-04-15 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 12 - Rest
The next day’s travel was spent very similarly to the morning’s encounter with the Fogfangs. Occasionally, Nold would spot monsters at a distance and take his students to fight them. The monste...
2024-04-12 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 11 - Foot and Fog
Zalan awoke the next morning to the sound of a waterfall of sand breaking apart around him as Nold took down the protective wall. He had slept surprisingly well, his body taking advantage of every ...
2024-04-10 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 10 - Buried in the Sand
Rep raised his arm defensively as the Sand Shark descended upon him. Zalan tried to get there in time like he had with the Slimescorp, but was too late. The Sand Shark latched onto Rep’s outstret...
2024-04-08 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 09 - Titles and Teeth
The three travelers sat around the evening fire. Zalan’s system was sore and throbbing mercilessly. His hands were wounded from combat or sparring. His chest still burned from the blow Nold deliv...
2024-04-05 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 08 - Sparring
Zalan decided that he would be the first to spar his instructor, rolling up his sleeves. Nold rolled up his sleeves as well, revealing a strange, deep purple and black scar on his wrist where his s...
2024-04-03 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 07 - Relentless Training
Zalan breathed hard, throwing out as much lightning as he could with his good hand, the other in too much pain for him to want to use. The monsters that Nold raced to catch up with ended up being B...
2024-04-01 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 06 - Slimescorps
“Nold, they are too dangerous, we need our weapons,” Rep said as the Slimescorps closed in on them.
“Then take them,” Nold suggested.
“This is not a game, give me my sword b...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 05 - Off the Path
Zalan and Nold walked in step to the exit to Oriton, Rep just slightly behind them. Zalan was eager to engage in any kind of conversation with Nold and began asking questions that he normally didn...
2024-03-27 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 04 - Total Novices
“Tell me, where was your Elemental found?” Nold asked Zalan as they made their way back into the city.
“The Lost City of Xagon,” Zalan replied.
“I cannot say I have heard of...
Book 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 03 - An Instructor of Nold
Rep turned to see who had addressed the two of them. It was a man at the beginning of his middle-age, hints of gray peeking out of his stubble beard. He wore a long cloak and gloves, covering every...
2024-03-22 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 02 - Anger in Color
Zalan woke up in a groggy daze, knowing that he was supposed to be doing something, but not certain as to what. His mind was reaching out, clawing for something to reenter the forefront of his mind...
2024-03-20 16:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 - The Homeseeker - Chapter 01 - A Surprise Visit
Zalan threw himself out of bed and stomped his way to the door exiting the guild, manic frenzy in all of his movements. Rep, his close friend and guide in this world, hesitantly got out of his own ...
2024-03-18 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Homeseeker - Book 1 Afterword
All right, yeah, I know I was supposed to take this week off, but let me have this! I'll still be returning with book 2 on March 18th, this is just some extra stuff in the meantime!
Thanks f...
The Homeseeker - Chapter 51 - Homesought
Chapter 51 - Homesought
Zalan felt before he saw. He was lying in bed. Before he opened his eyes, a huge smile stretched its way onto his face. He had successfully surv...
The Homeseeker - Chapter 50 - Goodbyes
Chapter 50 - Goodbyes
“Are you prepared to go home?” Rep asked Zalan.
“Yeah, I’m ready,” Zalan said. “We came all this way, right?”
“You m...
The Homeseeker - Chapter 49 - Dragon Hoard
Chapter 49 - Dragon Hoard
Rep approached Zalan with the Homeseeker in hand. The golden cube with black corners, about the size of a brick. There was an extrusion in the...
The Homeseeker - Chapter 48 - Sorrow
Chapter 48 - Sorrow
Zalan watched in awe as the hulking monster collapsed, rumbling the chamber as it fell into its final resting place. They had killed an Elemental Dr...
The Homeseeker - Chapter 47 - Broken Dragon
Chapter 47 - Broken Dragon
Zalan felt many things happen at once that he didn’t fully understand. The first was the new sensations running through his body. He felt s...
The Homeseeker - Chapter 46 - Free
Chapter 46 - Free
“No!” Zalan screamed as the lightning blasted into the floor where Fran stood. The entire room shook powerfully as the thunder echoed through the ...