PreCursive

Chapter 25 - Justifying Trouble

The next morning found Azarus and I walking down the path to town again, this time wearing packs. Azarus had woken me up much earlier than the usual time that we did. I had no idea what time it act...

Chapter 24 - Shape of the Wild

I stumbled my way into the clearing that Azarus’s house sat in, pushed from behind by a bored dwarven guard. I didn’t say anything in response to the shove, I just got my feet back under me. No...

Interlude 2 - Weird Guy

Walter Meyers tried to keep his head down while he followed his new dwarven master through the markets. This wasn’t difficult for him, as he had already gotten a harsh lesson about staring from t...

Chapter 23 - Assassin's Potential

For the first time since I’d met him, Azarus looked genuinely uneasy. “Tha’s not good. Tha’s not good at all.” He said, his accent thickening in his distress.

I looked over at Azaru...

Chapter 22 - Paper Cut

I panicked.

I let go of the spear still lodged in Azarus and sprang away from him clumsily.

“Oh shit, oh fuck, oh shit, oh fuck.” I chattered uselessly, staring at the point that th...

Chapter 21 - Aurora

I made my way downstairs, still somber from my nightmare. I was trying not to let it affect me too much, but it was difficult considering my past experiences with them. Luckily, it didn’t seem li...

Chapter 20 - To Be A Magi

“I’m pretty sure I’d prefer to be a Magi,” I told them.

Azarus rolled his eyes. “Saw that one coming.”

I raised an eyebrow at him. “What, was I that obvious?”

“O...

Chapter 19 - Bio Spheres

Mentally selecting the yes button, the small mirror exploded with little blue boxes.

You have gained four levels!

You have gained the General Talent, Spear Proficiency!

Spear Prof...

Chapter 18 - Scars

I jerked awake with a gasp.

Lurching forward into a sitting position, I looked around wildly only to slow down in confusion. The last thing I had remembered, I had just succeeded in killing t...

Chapter 17 - Racked

Our trip through the forest would continue in a similar fashion for the next several hours. Azarus would stomp through the forest, making as much noise as he possibly could. The racket that he made...

Chapter 16 - Check A Look

Despite how I had thought this was going to go, Azarus made no effort to move quietly through the forest. In fact, he seemed to be doing the opposite. He was loudly stomping through the underbrush ...

Chapter 15 - Pokey Stabby

When I reached the forge that Azarus had mentioned, I found that he was rummaging around in a large cabinet in the back. Looking around, I could see that the structure was pretty well outfitted, as...

Chapter 14 - Divine History Lesson

We stepped out directly into the sunlight outside Vandimar’s butcher shop. Taking a guess based on the intensity of the sun, we might have only been inside for an hour and a half. It must have on...

Chapter 13 - Steak and Surgery

Stepping through the door, I entered what seemed to be a preparation room. It was tiled, with long tables laden with tools and knives along the wall. There were hooks hanging from the ceiling, and ...

Chapter 12 - Gyre?

I was woken up by pounding on the door to my new bedroom.

After our discussion yesterday, we discovered that we had spent all day talking. It had been twilight by the time we had finished, an...

Interlude 1 - Candlelight Liquor

In a darkened room lit only by candlelight, two people sat at a small table nursing drinks. The sun had long set, and the calls of the various wildlife could be heard echoing outside the building. ...

Chapter 11 - The Eighth

“Nathan, please repeat that,” Grey said hoarsely. “Are you saying that you still have open Profession Rings at each of the Professions star’s vertices?”

“Uhh,” I said. “You me...

Chapter 10 - Unexpected Circles

I looked between both Grey and Azarus, somewhat bewildered. “Alright, that doesn’t help me much, you know. Can’t just tell me to choose a couple of Professions when I don’t know anything ab...

Chapter 9 - Breakfast and a Choice

I woke up feeling completely fine.

Groggy, I didn’t even open my eyes at first. For a moment, I didn’t remember anything of what had happened to me over the last week. I just luxuriated i...

Chapter 8 - Misdirection

Grey sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Azarus, I asked you to leave it in your workshop to prevent this exact situation.”

“Aye, well,” Azarus said, not taking his eyes away ...

Chapter 7 - Welcome to Vereden

Alright, okay.

I didn’t know what this was, but I could take a guess. I’m guessing that whatever this is, it was a result of whatever Grey had done to me last night. Beyond that, I was go...

Chapter 6 - A Grey Introduction

“A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Hart.” The old man began, placing a hand over his heart and bowing at the waist as best he was able. “You may call me Grey.”

I raised an eyebrow at him. �...

Chapter 5 - Awakening

I emerged into the entryway of the house, too tired to even be apprehensive at this point. The march from earlier combined with my generally poor state had led to a case of complete exhaustion that...

Chapter 4 - A Panicked Squint

As we were marched in, I took in my surroundings as best as I was able.

Honestly, the way the small town was set up reminded me of an old west reenactment. Off to the side, I could see that t...

Chapter 3 - Haggling Before the Gates

Actually, farm didn’t do it justice. It was more of a plantation.

Stretching out in vast fields in front of me were crops, as far as my eye could see. From a cursory look, it didn’t appea...

Chapter 2 - Sadism Trek

I was jolted awake by a boot to the ribs.

Somehow, I managed to get some fitful sleep in the aftermath of the caravan ambush. It didn’t feel like more than a handful of hours. I was still e...

Chapter 1 - Arrival in Green [Vol. 1 Start]

From one moment to the next, I was somewhere else. There was no in-between frame, no flash of light, or expository dialogue to explain my change in circumstance. I didn’t get a reason for the com...