No sooner did she turn her eyes to the cathedral’s door that there came an earth-shaking impact, followed by a scream that resounded clear-as-day even through the hair-thin gap which had just ope...
2022-11-01 20:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post“...Your Divinity, the Courier has returned,” a eunuch official relayed to the Divine Emperor.
Raising an eyebrow in genuine, if minimal surprise, the man-god replied: “Oh? Send him in....
2022-11-01 04:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Taking the weekend off, next chapter on Monday, 31st October. No reason, just feel like I need a bit of a mental refresh.
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2022-10-28 21:26:14 +0000 UTC View PostAs for the Deterrence Fields, the guardians of that place simply didn’t pay him any mind, just as they hadn’t paid any mind to other travelers. The Armor of Pure Purpose, though it was undoubte...
2022-10-27 21:45:38 +0000 UTC View PostVic reabsorbed his construct and they continued on their way, walking through the great flower-filled cavern at a leisurely pace as they took in the scenery, with Zefaris taking at least a half-doz...
2022-10-26 23:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostIt was blinding, impossibly so, shining down as though the sun itself. The only thing most of them could make out was the twisted, vaguely bulbous shape, affixed to the cave ceiling by a black rod....
2022-10-26 03:27:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe pool of blood shuddered, waves lapping at its edge as the walkway retracted and the outermost ring began revolving, suspended in thin air. It passed through the liquid as if it weren’t even t...
2022-10-25 02:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry for the delays. Been moving stuff around a bunch in editing.
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A horseshoe-shaped double sta...
Just as Aeshador had promised, two particularly large molemen arrived at the settlement after the second day of their stay. They were in good spirits, and it quickly became evident why when they ex...
2022-10-23 06:01:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe moleman turned his beady little eyes towards Jorfr.
“Ask me fer summin’. Within reason. Food an’ lodgin’ fer the night, a chunk o’ metalbug carapace, summin’ like that.”
... 2022-10-22 14:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the dwellers’ diminutive size, the ceilings of this dwelling were surprisingly forgiving.
“I’m tellin’ ya we can’t fuckin’ go diggin’ shit up while the Dungeon Core’s ...
2022-10-21 12:11:23 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry for the no-warning break in posting, had another hay fever flareup yesterday and passed out for twelve hours trying to sleep it off. At least it worked.
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2022-10-19 23:06:33 +0000 UTC View Post“The Primary and Secondary clans are also called the great clans or greater clans, though the term can refer to any clan that earns it in the popular consciousness.”
Taking a sip of Liqui...
2022-10-18 10:24:49 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I'm not doing a bunch of fuckin cave crawl chapters lmao
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The first leg of our journey into the dept...
2022-10-16 00:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Zel tended towards a widely varied diet out of an inherent curiosity for flavors and her body’s ravenous demand for nutrition, Jorfr’s overwhelming preference for meat meant that most of ...
2022-10-15 09:23:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt quickly became evident that both of the Sturmgandrs had been pushed too far. Dissatisfied but also altogether unsurprised, Zel grumbled: “Well, we could still ride them, but it would be a trem...
2022-10-14 08:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostOne lung, one motorbike; she had to push herself to generate enough Fulgur to push both machines to maximum output, releasing bodily limiters and digging into her deeper reserves, but by the Dead O...
2022-10-13 05:51:34 +0000 UTC View PostFor a half-minute or so Victor sat still, focusing Viriditas in the eye of his staff as brambles grew out of it and bound the implement to his hand; Zefaris was dumbfounded by how utterly calm he r...
2022-10-12 05:05:55 +0000 UTC View PostPreparations took less than a minute; Zefaris donned her mask with a fresh canister, while Victor settled himself in a backwards-facing position behind Jorfr and downed over a liter and a half of l...
2022-10-11 03:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I've fallen ill with a severe flareup of hay fever, and basically could barely function for most of the last two days. It's getting better now. This chap was delayed by a day as you can tell a...
2022-10-10 00:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostDrawing in a deep breath, the comms officer nodded, reaching for the talismanic knife. The Courier and the Commissar both evacuated the chamber with some reluctance, making their way to the ground ...
2022-10-06 23:23:44 +0000 UTC View PostBefore putting the second spindle in place, the Courier donned an Ikesian gas mask and a leather apron, both salvaged from the boiler room. With these new protections in place he hefted the spindle...
2022-10-06 03:07:57 +0000 UTC View PostAll at once, it came flooding back to the Courier, and he instinctively prised an immense, silver plate of armor from its silk-padded recess. It was lined from within by Itrian demon-sealing talism...
2022-10-05 06:21:18 +0000 UTC View PostDay 1
I was tasked with delivering the Armor of Pure Purpose yesterday; it is an artifact wrought by His Divinity the Emperor himself, or so I was told, as the only thing...
2022-10-04 07:14:22 +0000 UTC View PostSighing, Zel dialed back the coyness and asked an earnest question: “Just one thing; how do I know you won’t use my blood for some of that sympathetic magic you mentioned earlier?”
“I...
2022-10-03 04:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Instant Pyrography…” she uttered; smoke and sparks emerged from the first scroll and flowed to the second, new burn marks appearing on its wood. A few seconds later, she threw the still-smol...
2022-10-02 07:50:10 +0000 UTC View PostSilence. Then, a confused exclamation: “What?”
“This thing was one of Koschei’s most beloved possessions and you’re surprised that he used it for one of its intended purposes? An An...
2022-09-30 07:44:48 +0000 UTC View Post“And yet my Aether rating is my lowest attribute,” Zel said.
The Smoke Witch scoffed, “So you have a Tablet. Give it here, let me take a look.”
Zel did as asked, and after a few...
2022-09-29 04:12:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Tian… Who?”
“Come on, now you’re just pulling my leg. Tian Feng? One eye gold, one silver? Face all uncanny looking from overzealous magical beautification? Has a hate-boner for th...
2022-09-28 02:32:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman dropped from the sky like a stone, landing in the middle of the clearing right between the four of them; she stopped herself just short of a hard landing with nary a sound, and revealed h...
2022-09-27 00:31:53 +0000 UTC View Post