The Silversmith estate stood near the center of the town. From the outside, it did not look like much, merely a brick building surrounded by high hedges. The waxing days of winter had revealed hole...
2022-08-30 19:09:57 +0000 UTC View PostMostly correct. Might still have a few typos> I think I corrected the wrong numbers on Viv's profile but I'm not sure.
2022-08-27 09:34:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt started as pressure in Viv’s ears, the same feeling as sitting in a plane taking off. She yawned by reflex but it didn’t do anything. Air was not the issue there, mana was. She didn’t need...
2022-08-27 09:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostSinead mentioned that fae nobility cultivates bloodlines. I suspect their version is to mine as fine horticulture is to shoveling pig shit on a cabbage field.
When I first recovered Constance...
2022-08-23 17:58:47 +0000 UTC View PostViv’s perception of time slowed before her brain even registered the lethally dangerous undeads barrelling towards them.
The two nascent necrarchs on the side bumped into each other, slowin...
2022-08-19 14:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt was hot inside of the small cottage, hotter than it should reasonably be. Everard unconsciously patted down his red armored robe for specks of dust, conscious of the lush persian carpet lying ne...
2022-08-15 23:47:50 +0000 UTC View PostViv watched the bewildered Harrakans exit her portal, spreading out on the open meadow and marveling at the wonders of magic she had just unveiled for them. Ten days of harrowing trek across the De...
2022-08-12 13:39:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe strings of fate tease me once more, sneaking upon me one fine summer night. I am more sensitive to them so long as I am in my domain, or the lesser version of a Dvor domain in any case. I can f...
2022-08-08 15:55:49 +0000 UTC View PostAN: Sorry I reuploaded with the pdf and epub files. Additionally, a small update will be made of the previous chapter as I kind of neglected the Hallurian siblings. Nothing major, they just...
2022-08-04 18:26:38 +0000 UTC View PostEsme’s bones creaked when she bent over the counter to wipe the far side. The rag left a stream of droplets in its wake, so many globules catching motes of ember light in their tiny prisons. Soon...
2022-08-01 03:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe convoy followed a torturous route through the forest, expecting trouble. Armored soldiers in loose formation formed a vanguard, their eyes fixing the thick forest with vigilance. They had their...
2022-07-29 12:52:42 +0000 UTC View PostOk first the boring part. I’m taking a week off. Sorry for being abrupt about it. My decision stems from the fact that I need to seriously structure the next arc both in Journey and Bob, I know w...
2022-07-18 14:44:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Convincing the mortal military of the seriousness of the situation is paramount, Ariane. Please do not take umbrage when I say this but… in this instance, your appearance might do you a disser...
2022-07-18 14:41:29 +0000 UTC View PostClean collection of chapters.
2022-07-17 16:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostCollection of chapters in a cleaner format.
2022-07-17 16:24:26 +0000 UTC View PostAfternoon sunlight reflected on Viv’s shield and its latest addition, a letter from an unknown alphabet hammered on by a Hallurian smith.
What had started as a light shield was now consider...
2022-07-14 18:53:14 +0000 UTC View PostWe did not, in fact, leave immediately. I stopped to grab the explosives. Now the nightmares cut through the snow-encrusted boughs and frosty glades alongside the tracks, which we spot sometimes wh...
2022-07-11 15:59:13 +0000 UTC View PostViv sat on the battlement of the Academy’s outer wall, watching Helock burn. Black plumes as thick as hills rose from the cereal gate to the south and the wharves by the sea. A northern wind carr...
2022-07-08 15:53:21 +0000 UTC View PostA dazzled Bingle uses the dragon claw’s edge to cut the bars of his prison. He appears to be in a state of shock, to the extent that I must hold the severed metal rods before they fall on his fac...
2022-07-05 16:50:50 +0000 UTC View PostSolfis stopped on the second roof, placing Viv down on the flattish roof’s surface with gentle care.
“We’re not joining the others?”
//Your high willpower is keeping you...
2022-07-01 18:22:47 +0000 UTC View PostSomeone has sliced through the ancient earth with unstoppable will. Diggers have carved up old rocks and blasted through antediluvian formations. Centennial trees were felled and processed to produ...
2022-06-28 17:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a beautiful day to be She-Who-Feasts-On-Many-And-Gets-Much-Gold.
The wind and the gray caressed her scales when she took flight, their presence light and familiar. Far above the city, ...
2022-06-25 07:44:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe powerful man sat at his desk. To his right, the snow-covered meadow led to a frozen fence from where small icicles hung like diamond ornaments. Guards in blue uniforms and cloaks fought the chi...
2022-06-21 18:55:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt was now five weeks into the semester and Viv was busier than she had ever been in her life. A part of her wanted to drop everything and dedicate herself solely to finding precious things to feed...
2022-06-17 18:06:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Hello Urchin, I have something for you.”
“Heard you were distributing faerie gifts, boss. I’m glad you didn’t forget your Urchin.”
“Naturally. You h...
2022-06-15 15:49:23 +0000 UTC View PostLight filtered through the thick windows in that peculiar pale hue dawn possessed. Sterek had slept poorly. He had slept poorly for several nights, and now even endurance could not save him from a ...
2022-06-10 15:53:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Almost forgot, ART.
This is Ari in the library of Alexandria as she soars above the fleshy mess of blown up Merghol mana hounds.
2022-06-08 11:43:38 +0000 UTC View Post“You know, if you wanted to remodel the place there were better ways,” I idly remark.
Melusine’s face twists with rage.
“You jest? A third of my warehouses went up ...
2022-06-07 16:25:41 +0000 UTC View Post“What is he even up to?” Magister Sterek grumbled.
“The Glastian? Sir?”
Sterek turned to his assistant and contemplated slapping her across the room, but that would be stupid an...
2022-06-03 15:10:31 +0000 UTC View PostJune 1872
Of all the major industries that graced the humble city of Marquette, none were more emblematic than the designing and making of weapons of war. IGL, Illinois Guns of Liberty, had c...
2022-05-31 14:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post