"Ow! Could you watch where you're going?"
For the umpteenth time, I listened to Aurora gripe as the carriage collided with a fallen branch. The path was abounding with potholes and roots, non...
2023-02-09 15:57:54 +0000 UTC View PostI Dashed from the second-story window and used Featherfall to land softly on one of the adjacent buildings. My steps made little noise against the wooden rooftops of the smaller businesses as I ven...
2023-02-02 18:32:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe small door carved beside the heavy wooden gates creaked open slowly. I scanned the top of the wall, where a few guards with bows or crossbows stood staring out into the woodline. One glanced in...
2023-01-29 19:32:33 +0000 UTC View PostAurora swallowed and focused on the task ahead. She could do it. She had to do it, but... just what had she gotten herself into?
"Aurora! It'll die of starvation if it stands there any longer...
2023-01-22 19:44:20 +0000 UTC View PostI shuffled the contents of the flaming red Deck Box back and forth as I considered what to do. The metal Cards clinked quietly beneath the wooden table with each motion. Though I'd done what was ne...
2023-01-17 16:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostSummary if you don't wish to read the full post: Book 1 is finished! Doing a lot of edits. I will make them available and not expect you to have to pay a second time for the E-Book...
2023-01-09 20:05:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe Cards documented below are listed at base value for their Levels and Ranks. All figures are shown without the amplifying Effects of the Origin Card or Enhancements.
Origi...
2023-01-09 18:14:12 +0000 UTC View PostFrom his perch in the Origin City trading quarters, a drunken man had a good view of the central bazaar. He took a long drink from an oddly crafted gourd and slammed it on the table.
"Baarkee...
2023-01-09 18:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post"It's almost morning," Nathaniel muttered, peeking through the heavy drapes of the common room. It was still dark, but a bit of orange was beginning to show in the sky. Beyond the iron gates, he co...
2023-01-07 17:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe walked silently at this point, every step carrying us closer to the ambush that Zachary had set. I'd hoped that he would reconsider and change directions after a bit of conversation, but my hope...
2023-01-04 10:33:21 +0000 UTC View Post"I'll return late this evening," I looked back at Nathaniel, who stood stalwart by the staircase. Making a gesture to the second floor, I added, "Keep an eye on her, alright?"
He nodded, "And...
2022-12-30 16:18:42 +0000 UTC View PostAs I sipped from a cup of freshly brewed tea, I reached for the morning paper I'd snagged from the post box. Now that the manor and grounds were wholly energised, the post would materialise in the ...
2022-12-23 03:30:50 +0000 UTC View PostBreathing heavily, Aurora jumped into the next alley and turned to look behind her. Nothing. Again. Ever since she'd first followed the whim of Precognition into the back alleys of Grandhardt, she'...
2022-12-17 23:42:33 +0000 UTC View Post"Oi, lad!" my hand was on the door, ready to leave, but I heard Crook calling me back. I turned and gestured to him to continue, "Don't you forget about those Pearls. Wasted a favour on them, so ma...
2022-12-14 02:15:57 +0000 UTC View Post"This... isn't right..."
Tears formed under the eyes of a young woman as she looked down at the apathetic child before her. Her own visage was torn between sorrow and anger as she turned to f...
2022-12-10 09:54:09 +0000 UTC View PostI whistled a tune and twirled my cane while strolling down the paved walk. On one shoulder, I carried a small wooden trunk, weighed down with the goods I'd acquired on the First Floor. It was a fin...
2022-12-06 23:13:08 +0000 UTC View PostAurora heaved a deep sigh, stopping in front of a small patio. Two rocking chairs teetered back and forth squeakily beside an old stone table. The low-cut grass and flowers in the small garden sway...
2022-12-03 14:30:55 +0000 UTC View PostMy eyes darted between the five mirrors set in a semi-circle around a low dais. I smiled, admiring the new garments Mr Mikelian himself had prepared for me.
The suit pants and jacket were a p...
2022-11-29 04:25:11 +0000 UTC View Post"Why does it feel so awkward..?"
Sunlight filtered through the sash windows of a large hall where three figures sat at a long wooden dining table. Though there were plenty of seats, the indiv...
2022-11-26 18:54:52 +0000 UTC View PostI breathed heavily as I focused on the link and removed the Inspection Spell from my Deck. Sweat dripped down my brow, and I clenched my teeth, wishing I had a Relic to ease the pain. Inspection ha...
2022-11-25 22:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe bandit was long gone by the time I reached the window, my Tracking Enhancement not even picking up the dull glow of the figure's footsteps. That was troubling. I looked carefully down the hallw...
2022-11-19 04:44:53 +0000 UTC View PostBeing back on the Origin Floor, I felt uncomfortable toting around the heavy strongbox. Due to the inferior benefits available on the First Floor, there were few Wielders with powerful Cards lurkin...
2022-11-19 04:42:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This was supposed to go out with the chapter before I fell asleep, but I was dead tired. Cheers! 🍻
2022-11-13 19:47:53 +0000 UTC View PostWith an hour left until the century's end, the most spectacular display of Spells were fired off in the farmer's fields. The night turned to day, and even the great mountain to the north of the cit...
2022-11-13 10:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostI turned a corner and jogged down another back alley, stepping from one shadow to the next while avoiding the scattered bottles and mugs from the day's festivities. It was already nearing midnight,...
2022-11-12 07:38:28 +0000 UTC View PostI yawned and pulled back the thick drapes blocking the window in my bedroom. The sun trickled lazily in through the window, warming my bare skin as I stood there in my knickers. My timepiece lay wi...
2022-11-08 17:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostSorry to bother you ladies and gents on your Sunday! Just wanted to inform you that our Patreon has reached its first Goal of 300 Patrons! For reaching this goal, we will be expanding the chapters ...
2022-11-06 18:28:34 +0000 UTC View Post"Squueeaaaa!"
*squelch*
"So much for having a month's supply," I grumbled and pulled my blade from the boar-sized rat I'd just skewered. I grieved for my dwindling supply of Infernal Wa...
2022-11-05 04:15:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Silence!" a blaring voice boomed in the circular chamber, followed by a chilling aura, instantly settling down the cacophony of ancient voices. Nine heads snapped to the head of a long, marble tab...
2022-11-01 19:40:46 +0000 UTC View PostStones rolled down the cliff as I lost my grip for what had to be the hundredth time. My hands slid down the rock face, searching for a grip while my pack threatened to tilt me back and toss me fro...
2022-10-28 05:43:44 +0000 UTC View Post