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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 8

“Are you mocking us, girl?”

“I assure you that my request is entirely genuine, Master Falagrim.”

This damn Human…

She was undoubtedly mocking them.

Just b...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 7

They followed Iliky’ie up a small river that joined with the Abelion after carving its way through the hills on its eastern flank. The bottom of its gulley was wooded and steep, bringing them pas...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 6

“Lady Albedo has replied to your correspondence.”

Florine eased her Soul Eater to a halt. She looked over her shoulder to stare into the night. The Dark Dwarves had long parted ways with ...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 5

23rd Day, Lower Wind Month, 1 CE



“I thought I would be helping to keep unruly tribes in line, but this is…”

Boobeebee lifted a box filled with docum...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 4

21st Day, Lower Wind Month, 1 CE



Florine spent the next few days with the Zern, learning what she could about the Abelion Hills, its people, their relationships...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 3

“Pip!”

“Pip!”

“Pip!”

Liolio’s calls drifted through the trees as Florine and her entourage made their way through the sparse woodland of the northern Abelion Hills. ...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 2

The following morning, Florine woke up to find the Vampire Bride kneeling beside her cot.

“Good morning,” Florine yawned.

“Good Morning, Lady Gagnier,” the Vampire Bride replied...

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Stone and Blood: Act 2, Chapter 1

Are we lost? I hope we’re not lost…

One set of trees didn’t look much different from another. Once in a while, they would cross a brook, but those mostly looked the same as wel...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 12

16th Day, Lower Wind Month, 1 CE



Extirpated.

Extirpated.

Extirpated.

Extirpated...

Florine released ...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 11

“I’ve been wondering for a while now,” Florine said. “That stockpile we pass by every time we go back and forth from the Upper Reaches…what is it?”

Ludmila glanced over her should...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 10

“Yo, Baroness. I heard that you just got back yest…”

The imposing figure of Chief Esses filled the doorframe and froze. His gaze went down to the Orc on the floor of Ludmila’s hall. View Post

Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 9

Ludmila and Florine lingered for a while longer, taking the time to familiarise themselves with the Orc elders before heading back to Warden’s Vale. Nobles normally took the time to memorise thos...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 8

Florine shivered, and it wasn’t because of the chill. She always chided herself for doing so, yet it happened anyway.

Several Orcs scrutinised her as they made their way deeper into the for...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 7

As Florine declined to take a break for dinner, their wagon followed the road north to the farming villages, going through the citadel area and over the dam. Ludmila informed the manor staff of the...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 6

『That’s an amazing expression you have there…』

Ludmila glanced to the side at Florine, who was riding beside her on the front bench of the wagon. Through the cabin windows, t...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 5

Ludmila stepped through the threshold of Lady Shalltear’s Gate, taking a deep breath as the heat and heavy odours of the city were replaced with the crisp, cool air of Warden’s Vale. F...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 4

On silent footsteps, a lone hunter stalked through the undergrowth. Her quarry, a buck over twice her mass, picked his way through the woods ahead of her. It stopped on occasion, checking its surro...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 3

Much to Florine’s relief, the argument didn’t continue into dinner and things reverted to how they usually were between everyone. As expected, most of their discussion revolved around the upcom...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 2

“My lady,” Tierre lowered her head before Florine at the entrance of the Royal Villa.

“I’m sorry,” Florine said. “I didn’t get a chance to ask how long we would be. How are thin...

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Stone and Blood: Act 1, Chapter 1

“This is bad, boss.”

“I know.”

“Seriously, this is–”

“Shut up!”

The grey robe fell silent. Falagrim crossed his arms silently, glowering at the evening sha...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 14

6th Day, Lower Wind Month, 1 CE



I don’t get it.

Ainz kept a straight face as Albedo rolled out a seemingly endless parade of reports before him...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 13

A layer of disturbed dust swirled into the air, rising as if stirred from an ageless tomb. Ludmila stared up at the unknown ceiling of a chamber shrouded by eternal night.

She shifted where s...

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Stuck in the air...

If you're seeing this post, I am still somewhere en route to home. Weather has been causing delays with my 14 hour flight back overseas -.-

The chapter will be posted when I finally get back ...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 12

Hoh…the Royal Army has become so good at waging war that enemy armies just fall over all at once after a bit of fighting.

High above the Azerlisian Arsenal, in the headquarters of ...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 11

『Gladestalkers, fan out. Keep enemy eyes off of us.』

Saraca’s brief pursuit of the Undead Commander ended not with closure, but with an ever-increasing sense of unease. He gazed down at...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 10

Mistress!

Ilyshn’ish bolted upright from her litter, eyes wide with shock. At the same time, an indescribably horrible sense of wrongness suffused her entire being. Someth...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 9

The grass alongside the highway streaked by after Ludmila was blasted back by the Beastman Lord’s attack. Her world was a haze of blinding pain before she distanced herself from the sensations of...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 8

A grim expression graced Ludmila’s features as she silently watched the advance of her forces. It was true that they were rapidly gaining ground, yes, but the manner in which they did so was more...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 7

Another Death Knight crumbled to pieces amidst the cheers of Rol’en’gorek’s warriors. Mitra moved with the growing number of freed-up guards to dispatch the next. Several defenders from clan ...

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The Tiger and the Dragon: Act 13, Chapter 6

“Well,” Girika said, “that escalated quickly.”

“That’s just a bit of an understatement,” Saraca replied.

“Nothing we’ve heard about the Undead since their app...

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