As the spiders on the ground moved toward Adon, he observed the way they were walking.
Two of the enemies advancing were completely uninjured. The other had a spine piercing through one side ...
2024-03-10 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhat do you think? Adon asked. He and Goldie had spent the last half hour enjoying the view and going over plans to deal with the Kleptomaniac Dewdrop Spiders. Despite their substantial sh...
2024-03-09 21:32:20 +0000 UTC View PostPrincess Rosslyn swung her practice sword in a wide arc, then made a little loop to avoid a parry—and just fell short of landing her blow.
The slave—the woman who Rosslyn now knew was cal...
2024-03-09 04:13:39 +0000 UTC View Post“After you were gone, we used a rope to lower someone down into the pit to investigate. Our unfortunate volunteer barely survived, although I believe he’ll be as good as new soon since we got h...
2024-03-08 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAre you crazy?! Goldie thought. Mantises eat spiders! You went out looking to fight with one?
In retrospect, Adon probably should have realized what sort of reaction Goldie ...
2024-03-08 03:51:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter James completed his shopping trip and said farewell to the Dungeon Core—who still seemed to be relieved and slightly surprised that he’d spared her at all—he met up with Alan and Mitzi....
2024-03-07 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAdon swung down toward the mantis, webbing firmly clutched between his front legs, and the mantis’s head turned.
But as Adon lunged toward the mantis, she clearly looked and saw the web mov...
2024-03-06 19:27:54 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Alan and Mitzi had recounted the journey from their home to the Fisher Kingdom, James asked them if they minded the idea of a pit stop.
“Not at all,” Mitzi said.
Alan shook hi...
2024-03-05 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the meeting finished, Mitzi and Alan watched James and his family from a distance as they spoke to their new subjects.
James found ways to make everyone who approached him feel importan...
2024-03-05 02:01:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning after the frenzied construction effort, Adon was tired and out of sorts.
Even though I don’t actually sleep, per se, it seems that late nights still take their toll. 2024-03-05 01:09:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Adon worked through the end of the afternoon and into the evening.
He had trouble just trying to execute the initial steps Goldie had described. He repeatedly found himself with multiple stra...
2024-03-04 01:58:28 +0000 UTC View PostYou. You would fight them? Goldie seemed to have trouble with the very thought. She stumbled over the words in her mind. Almost as soon as she had the thought, she was shaking her head.
Goldie jerked back as if startled.
Sorry to startle you, Adon hurriedly sent. He hoped she wouldn’t just run away from the strange creature talking into her head. I guess I def...
2024-03-01 17:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostAdon walked slowly and calmly through terrain he had fled through at a run before.
It was strange looking at the world through his repeatedly enhanced eyes. There was a kaleidoscopic whirl of...
2024-02-29 23:30:50 +0000 UTC View PostRotter began to speak from behind the podium.
“My name is Jeremiah Rotter, and I am one of those who experienced Orientation beside this man,” he began, gesturing toward James. Some loud ...
2024-02-29 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAdon focused again on that orb of light he had felt within himself.
The round orange light that floated suspended in a field of darkness reappeared before him.
He pulled at the orange l...
2024-02-29 03:41:55 +0000 UTC View PostAdon ultimately decided to double down on his existing assets.
It should cost me 150 Evolution Points to get Telepathy II and III. Better to rip the bandaid off now and upgrade it twice, ...
2024-02-28 17:20:50 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Alan had explained what he wanted, James issued another announcement with his public address system.
[Attention, everyone who can hear this message. Tomorrow morning, we will ha...
2024-02-27 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Hello there, um, little caterpillar, if you happen to be anywhere around here…”
Rosslyn spoke in a slightly raised voice, feeling extremely foolish. What would anyone think if they saw...
2024-02-27 17:26:03 +0000 UTC View PostGoddess damn it!
Adon turned his head one way and then the other. Another wave of ants was slowly crawling their way toward him on the log. They were coming from two sides at once ag...
2024-02-26 23:20:20 +0000 UTC View Post[You have entered the territory of the Fisher King uninvited. Surrender to him or his representatives, or prepare for battle.]
The words presented themselves like a System me...
2024-02-26 20:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIn the moments when the Little Brown Bat’s piercing scream shot through him, Adon’s body writhed painfully. The exposure to that horrid sound at such close range was much more than a little cat...
2024-02-26 06:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostDave and Paul gave it the effort of their lives, covering for Sam.
They fired stone after stone, Mana bullet after Mana bullet, as the hogs closed the distance. Paul managed to blind the prev...
2024-02-22 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI thought it was ill-advised from the start, Dave tried to communicate to Sam with a look. The idea of testing this man in this way. He’s much more dangerous than he looks. So just l...
2024-02-21 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you ready for this hunt, old man?” Sam asked as they waited for Robard to come back outside.
“I don’t know if any of us are,” Dave replied drily. “Is that thing even loaded?...
2024-02-20 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Hunting, huh?” James said. “Well, it was on my to-do list already. Let’s do it, absolutely.”
In fact, identifying people he could employ to help keep the small community supplied w...
2024-02-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For my secondary story, the Isekai Re: Butterfly (Reincarnated as a Butterfly).
2024-02-16 20:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostIn addition to minor familial drama, the morning brought with it its share of neighbor troubles.
When James reached the foot of the stairs, he recognized one of those he’d sheltered with th...
2024-02-15 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMina waited for James to answer her question.
She could think of many things that he might be able to do with the incredible powers he now possessed. She thought she knew where her husband’...
2024-02-14 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the morning light hit her face, Mina felt better able to continue their conversation.
She also noticed the possible increased gravity hitting her immediately, she thought. That, and some...
2024-02-13 22:27:31 +0000 UTC View Post