“Not the finest of foods, but it will be tasty,” I said as I passed a plate to Lenna, who sat next to me in front of the fire.
She smiled as she took the wooden plate, disc...
2025-04-23 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment there, I wondered if I needed to get involved. While Alex was much less squishy than before, someone like the Knowledge-bearer was far above him.
Just like I was. Th...
2025-04-21 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t the only movement I felt along my border. The Grizzled Spinosaurous was traveling in this direction. He skirted the edges of the territory, barely touching it, but close enou...
2025-04-18 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“This is a great location, between the water and the cliff. We need to check out the cavern first, though.” He smiled. “You did good, Sprout.”
I cringed at the nickname. 2025-04-16 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The rope tied tight around my waist felt strange, but if this worked, it’d make the fight much easier. In the far distance, the moon vanished beyond the horizon and only the stars spar...
2025-04-14 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThat Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done 2025-04-13 16:24:55 +0000 UTC View Post
The trees weren’t spaced as far apart as last night, and the moon hadn’t risen yet when I took off on my own. I knew the general direction I needed to go, and followed that pull mark...
2025-04-11 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMary stood next to my father, both of them staring up at me.
I waved.
“I’ll be down in a moment,” I shouted down to them, before turning back to the cliff face.
“You did need to sleep,” said Noseen from somewhere near my right shoulder.
I blinked several times, trying to figure out what was happening. The tent was gone, and I lay on a bed ...
2025-04-07 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThat Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done 2025-04-06 16:54:10 +0000 UTC View Post
“What? I’ve beaten a boss ten levels above me before,” I muttered, thinking about the boss we’d fought as a group.
My father looked like he wanted to say something, but Lenna c...
2025-04-04 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe afternoon sunlight created interesting shadows from the canopy as I hiked through the jungle. My goal was to find the campsite, rest there tonight, and head out in the morning. A goo...
2025-04-02 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDengu napped in the sunlight next to me as we rested behind my house. Hanging with Ham and Cass, along with the other young humans, had shown me just how strange Alex had acted during the du...
2025-03-31 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
That Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done 2025-03-30 17:46:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I resisted tapping my fingers on my spear as I counted to a hundred in my head, and then started again. It took longer than I’d thought as I traced the path the Healing Maw took toward me....
2025-03-28 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI needed to think fast, before those smaller spiders came back. The Healing Maw might have scared them away for the moment, but the pack was huge and getting into a fight with them would...
2025-03-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAlex was back.
The connection snapped into place, making my wings speed up. The squishy one had really good timing. I flew high above the clouds, skirting around the Sanctuary on m...
2025-03-25 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostThat Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done 2025-03-23 16:43:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to find a way past this door, without a specialization or bond with a single crystal type.
“Here we go,” I said, my voice sounding weird in the cavern. I held the knowledg...
2025-03-22 02:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“We have been forced to close the portal off our world, but we’ve stagnated as a species. Our world can only get us so far, and the Elders are trying to find a way for us to keep gro...
2025-03-20 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostUncertainty filled me as I examined the inventory crystal. Words from the librarian echoed in my head. ‘May you pass the final challenge and be free to take up your duty. Study hard...
2025-03-17 15:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostThat Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done
Book Three: Rough Draft...
2025-03-16 16:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe early morning rays through the canopy made me smile. Birds chirped in the distance, and the closer we traveled to the village, the safer it was.
Dengu pounced ahead, energy rac...
2025-03-15 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe hunk of meat slipped from my hand as I hit the stone floor in shock. Everything moved in slow motion as I carefully wrapped my fingers around the meat. I shoved it in my mouth, almost ch...
2025-03-12 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMy brain hurt, but it was worth it. On the workbench in front of me sat a lantern made from a fire crystal, a healing crystal from a water crystal, and a protective crystal from a forest cry...
2025-03-10 14:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostThat Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done
Book Three: Rough Draft...
2025-03-09 17:41:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Think this will be a suitable area?” asked John. “I think these are the rocks you wanted me to check out.”
I stood up from the floor, pushing away the thoughts about the scien...
2025-03-07 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostDengu gnawed on the bleached bone I’d seen appear before my level shock, while Lenna had a second quiver tossed over her shoulder.
That left the round token on the edge of the founta...
2025-03-05 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe sand shifted near the opening and I paused, holding a hand up.
“Anyone else see that?”
It moved again, like someone stirring cake batter. Then the sand vanish...
2025-03-03 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThat Which Devours:
Book One: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done, Second Edit - 10/58
Book Two: Rough Draft - Done, First Draft - Done
Book Three: Rough Draft...
2025-03-02 16:53:11 +0000 UTC View Post