Now that the Woodblades were officially a tribe again, and the Magmablades’ hidden den was no longer hidden, several of the pups Kyla knew were gone, while others had come from the main den. Thes...
2025-01-08 01:23:15 +0000 UTC View PostIf you were a character in Broken Knife, and you met someone who could answer questions about Qiangde, his court, the making of the kobolds, etc, what questions would you ask? Not that I'm...
2025-01-07 02:50:31 +0000 UTC View Post“-and then she went into the Luzhijia!” Kyla finished, looking from Lianhua to Yingtao. They were standing in the human hut, with no one else around, but as soon as Kyla started talkin...
2025-01-07 02:43:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Twenty-three -
As soon as Pandy hit the ground - or rather the shrubbery - her wings vanished, which was exactly what happened in the game. Wings of Glory was a spell that took ...
2025-01-05 23:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostKyla lay on her side, staring as Mei licked her first pup, cleaning away the fluids and other things that coated its skin. It was barely larger than Kyla’s thumb, its dark eyes visible beneath fr...
2025-01-03 22:12:19 +0000 UTC View PostAs with most of the other ‘secret’ doors Kaz had found, this one was decorated with a map. It focused on the mid-levels, and for the first time, he was able to pick out the rune for the number ...
2025-01-03 02:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe voice sounded like a whole tribe howling at once, with an odd echo as the last tone faded away. Kaz froze as it entered his mind, but Li was already moving, dipping her shoulder as she pushed a...
2025-01-01 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThey checked all seven arms of the cavern, finding dragon skeletons down three of them. There were broken eggshells in several of the egg alcoves, though always in the first hundred or so down a ne...
2025-01-01 04:15:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe pit was deep, and with the unknown binyi-thing possibly at the bottom of it, Kaz and Li didn’t dare fly down quickly. Instead, Li glided as much as possible, flying in tight circles ...
2024-12-30 23:02:07 +0000 UTC View PostStill working on those images, but I'm using this one on Royal Road to try to get more people interested in Lucky Rabbit, so you get it first!
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As soon as the front door opened, Pandy could hear the subdued murmur of many voices coming from the dining room. This room was usually only used for dinner, with breakfast, lunch, or tea taken in ...
2024-12-30 05:36:16 +0000 UTC View PostThey were out of paints and charcoal, and the wall was less than half done. Still, it was enough to see the outline of several winged xiyi figures, and bring out details of the rectan...
2024-12-28 01:23:44 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I first write these chapters, I really am focused on getting the story down. I won't say it's like a fully-fleshed outline, because it's definitely more than that, but there's a lot&n...
2024-12-27 19:59:48 +0000 UTC View PostThere were a surprising number of rooms in the first two towers, so it took a while to explore. In the process, Kaz realized that someone had indeed lived here, or at least planned to do so. Most o...
2024-12-26 23:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostThere were so many kobolds crammed into the cavern that Kyla couldn’t even count them all, and every one of them was looking at her. Well, that might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but not m...
2024-12-25 02:10:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe howl was about to begin, and Kyla’s stomach felt like she’d swallowed a dozen jiyun grubs without chewing. Not only was this the first howl she’d ever attended that was for ...
2024-12-24 03:37:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The next week passed with no sign of Lian’s return. Thaniel asked about his brother every day at breakfast, but the answer was always a soft, understanding smile and the words, “You’ll be the...
2024-12-23 01:22:58 +0000 UTC View Post“The Dragon?” Kaz repeated, while Li turned her gaze on the core before them with sudden interest.
Heishe sighed, nudging the silent core with her nose almost as if she expected it to wak...
2024-12-20 23:13:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe wall twisted, but unlike the other hidden doors Kaz had found in the mountain, this one carried the floor with it as well. Stone ground against stone as what seemed like half the cavern dropped...
2024-12-20 00:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostStuck on gift ideas? Skip the socks and give the gift of a subscription to The Broken Knife (and maybe even Lucky Rabbit!)—where stories come to life, and your loved one ge...
2024-12-19 20:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post<Those are hoyi?> Li asked, staring at the horde of insects scurrying through the cavern below. They stood on the stairs that led into the hoyi nest, and from there int...
2024-12-19 02:25:43 +0000 UTC View PostA dozen puppies ran in circles beneath Li, barking and leaping up toward her dangling tail-tip. This was particularly amusing because not all of them were kobolds, and the tiny round-pups rolled an...
2024-12-18 02:08:06 +0000 UTC View PostKyla stared at Ija, and for the first time in a long time, she didn’t know what to say. Usually, she was ready with a story or, better yet, a distraction, but there was no talking her way out of ...
2024-12-17 07:48:21 +0000 UTC View Post<Minor Heal. Minor Heal. Minor Heal. Min->
Casting of Minor Heal successful. 5.26% experience gained towards next level.
You have no Mana. Using Life Forc...
2024-12-16 06:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostMei lay in the little nest her Monster had made for her. She could feel her young move in her belly, and somehow knew that they would be born in only a few more days. That would be good, because sh...
2024-12-14 05:07:10 +0000 UTC View PostKaz and Li had been slowly slinking closer and closer to the door for at least half an hour. Or, if Kaz’s mental time-keeping was correct, a minimum of three days. The people in the room didn’t...
2024-12-13 07:01:25 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you still there?” Dax asked quietly as a large husede male stepped toward the pedestal. Several other people had been waiting for this platform, but Dax had insisted upon hav...
2024-12-12 05:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostKaz hadn’t offered his name, any more than Dugo had, but obviously his blue fur had given him away. He wasn’t sure he liked having strangers know who he was, but it did explain why Dugo had bee...
2024-12-11 06:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe bright lights of the yumi fields shone down as Kaz allowed his wet paws to dry naturally, rather than using red ki to hurry the process along. He and Li had spent the last hour or...
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