Epilogue
Flavia Vin fidgeted behind her desk as she desperately tried to forget the hills of paperwork, not quite tall enough to be considered mountains, in front of her. She did so in the way ...
2023-11-03 02:27:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 75: Growth
Leif forced himself to look away from the dozens of terrified faces that stared in horror at the retreating Empire’s Mercy. Far below, the wreckage of the bisected skimmers smashed i...
2023-10-20 06:44:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 74: Dark Skies
In the skies above Far-reach a formian princess fought to kill. No longer was it good enough to simply keep the humans away from her sire. The very last of her family was now actively ...
2023-10-18 06:55:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 73: A Moment More
A team of three imperial thaumaturges cleared the street wide stone arch with wind and heat controlling skills as streams of people moved to where the three sky skimmers were hastily b...
2023-10-16 06:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 72: Of a Feather
Kaan Alfredi, commander of the Ahle-ho garrison, captain of the Empire’s Mercy, bondmate of an ancient guardian, and grandfather to forty seven grandchildren made the sky weep at his...
2023-10-15 06:34:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 71: Downpour
The stormfront rolled in as the walls were abandoned. Carts, crates and debris were pulled into makeshift barriers to stem the undead’s advance through the winding streets. Leif ducked...
2023-10-13 05:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 70: Above
Or rather, he was about to do something stupid. As he stepped up onto the sharpened wooden parapet a deafening roar split the battle. The undead seemed to shy back, recoiling from the ...
2023-10-11 06:02:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 69: Living
Undead streamed up the hill in a near continuous tide. Some were skeletal, almost fragile looking. Others were still possessing their skin, muscles or fur. Beasts, goblins and bizarre ...
2023-10-09 05:49:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 68: Skimmers
The dawn broke, the sun lighting up the underside of a blanket of wispy clouds, causing the sky to burn as if aflame. Then turbulence asserted itself, and smoke began to rise up from t...
2023-10-08 05:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 67: Suspicions
The smell in the air was sterile and clean. The scent of blood and sweat mixed with medicinal balms and clean bandages. There was a pervasive sense of barely contained panic as the num...
2023-10-06 05:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 66: Far Reach
The slopes fronting the imperial outpost became still. Smoke rose in faint wisps where blasts from skills had scorched the hillside or ignited abandoned fields.
Among this smoke ...
2023-10-04 05:16:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 65: Lure
A behemoth of twisted flesh and bone lumbered towards the imperial outpost. Each step shook the earth beneath its colossal legs. It wasn’t the first of its kind to approach the forti...
2023-10-02 05:44:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 64: Siege Breakers
Soldiers fought atop palisade walls built barely a month earlier. Undead shambled, ran and prowled towards the encampment. Few could ascend the three metre high fortifications, clumpin...
2023-10-01 05:59:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 63: Malice
Leif put a golden fist through the skull of what had once been an evolved wolf. The monster, rotting and twisted, perished with a low gurgling growl. Overhead streaks of white light fl...
2023-09-29 05:16:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 62: Names
A flock of Highland Runners crested a distant hill. Their shrill cawing split the morning air. The caravan was in full momentum, they had awoken early and set off as fast as possible.<...
2023-09-27 05:39:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 61: Noble
The wind picked up, it rustled leaves and billowed clothing. The sound was not that of a raging gale, instead the wind possessed an almost shrill melody. In the distance, motes of purp...
2023-09-25 05:07:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 60: Goals
“Heal.”
The word hung in the air, the sound seeming to come from all around, not just Leif’s mouth. Then something shifted, power built up in his hand, rising with ev...
2023-09-24 05:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59: Will of the World
Kala had told Leif he should read through the introductory chapters of ‘a novice’s guide to restoration’ before picking his newest skills. When Leif had told her the skills would be automatic...
2023-09-22 05:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58: Healing for Dummies
Two hours later the expedition and nomad clan were on the move. Surprisingly there had been zero fatalities. The monsters had seemingly been more interested in disabling and stealing t...
2023-09-20 05:12:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57: Respite
Level up! Class [Forest Deer] is now level 10!
For being the reason your herd was alert and ready, leading to them surviving an ambush you have gained a le...
2023-09-18 06:11:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56: The Charge
Heat built under Leif’s bark and every muscle went tense. The paralysing cold was shunted to the side, his body regaining control. But that wasn’t all. Far from it.
All over ...
2023-09-17 05:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55: Inexperience
An arrow of light was fired from atop the hill where the nomad camp was situated. It flew in a high arc, a radiant streak of white that illuminated the night like a personal star.
<... 2023-09-15 05:03:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54: Camp Chaos
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Countdown to disaster: Ten minutes.
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Johan dreamt of home. Of the canyon walls the size of mountains, the washed out rainbow colour dividing the hundreds of ro...
2023-09-13 05:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53: Showtime
The conversation continued with Liv and Samil speculating about the strength of their respective monstrous ancestors. Leif tuned them both out, not on purpose, he was simply too distra...
2023-09-11 06:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 52: Assistance
Leif felt the attention on him, like gusts of wind constantly poking at his soul. Actually, some of the intent felt different, as if his aura was being questioned. Not understanding th...
2023-09-10 05:01:50 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51: Ruckus
There was a brief moment of tension as both groups stood still. Then the leader of the visiting nomads laughed.
“I like your attitude northman!” He bellowed. “Nowhere does ...
2023-09-08 05:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 50: Distance
As the expedition drew closer they caught the attention of the nomad camp. Individuals, too far away for any recognisable details, grabbed weapons and began scrambling around. Clearly ...
2023-09-06 05:06:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49: Scouring
The crimson glow from the closest moon’s cracked surface filtered down onto the planet. Where water pooled red was reflected like glistening blood.
As season’s devastated sid...
2023-09-04 04:57:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48: Adept or Attuned
Leif looked rather unassuming under his new cloak. He was roughly the size and shape of a human adult, though he had different proportions. His arms were longer and his hands were larger, possessin...
2023-09-03 05:04:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 47: Imperfect
Combat experience: Lesser!
Error: Target invalid!
Error: Target invalid!
“Huh?” Leif asked. Looking blankly at ...
2023-09-01 04:58:56 +0000 UTC View Post