Riftside 2 - Chapter 63
I stood on the main street, the Adventuring Guild at my back. The Royal Bank sat behind Veyron, closed like a Steel Scuttler withdrawn in its shell.
I spun Roq in my hand. 2025-05-28 21:45:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I stood on the main street, the Adventuring Guild at my back. The Royal Bank sat behind Veyron, closed like a Steel Scuttler withdrawn in its shell.
I spun Roq in my hand. 2025-05-28 21:45:10 +0000 UTC View Post
“I’m impressed at your self control,” Eryn said to Knut as I opened the door to the adventuring guild. “I checked my stats as soon as I woke!” she continued.
“Want to share ...
2025-05-27 23:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostI stood in Knut’s room looking down at him, listening to Roq and Arclight talk of how we were going to turn him into the perfect tank.
“Bones, Ash!” Roq said. ...
2025-05-26 23:27:00 +0000 UTC View PostI stretched and grimaced as muscles, overworked and abused, screamed in protest. The Timberline’s backroom was filled with the fruits of our labour. One and a half days of intense forging. There ...
2025-05-23 08:07:39 +0000 UTC View PostI held the door to the Timberline open, and Eryn smiled as she stepped past me. The tavern was packed tight as a crate of horseshoes and noisy as five smithies in a hammering contest. A minstrel tu...
2025-05-22 20:05:27 +0000 UTC View PostI stood on one of our chairs in front of the unlit fireplace. The weight of Quarris’s black crystal crown was substantial yet comforting. It was heavier even than if it had been made from steelhu...
2025-05-21 19:11:10 +0000 UTC View PostI smiled as Pa slapped a hand on the giant carcass’ chest. It echoed with a resounding thud against the giant chest.
“Let’s start with this, because it has several sets of heavy plate w...
2025-05-20 20:34:38 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we entered the adventuring guild, a shared exhaustion fell over us like a shroud. We’d agreed on the way to the debrief. Our faces were grim and demeanour serious. Not a hint of our triumph ...
2025-05-19 21:01:16 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here we go!
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“Edwin?” I asked, rising but already moving towards the hole in the wall. I shot Ming and Alex a glance, too, just to check they were alright. “What are your...
2025-05-16 18:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostHere we go! Thanks for your patience :) Chapter 55 should come out later today or tomorrow.
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More and more energy flowed from my core and into Roq as Hammer To The Face charged up,...
2025-05-16 05:47:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Heya!
I'll drop today's chapter tomorrow and then tomorrow's either then or Saturday, because I flew Asia-Europe yesterday and got the drafts done and Cassius has done edits but I'm too knac...
2025-05-15 19:05:08 +0000 UTC View PostI stood just inside the tunnel, looking at Quarris’ throne chamber. Four crystalline pylons rose in a square formation at the edges of the room, each as thick as a steelhusk tree and easily three...
2025-05-14 18:13:25 +0000 UTC View Post“I vehemently oppose your implication!” Roq protested.
“As if I would lower myself to mate with someone so…crass!” Arclight huffed.
... 2025-05-13 01:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostWith this we are back on track!
Apologies for the delay, and thank you very much for your support :)
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We headed back to the ambush room and started exploring the tunnels, ca...
2025-05-12 02:30:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe next wave, another twelve Crystalkin, tried to flush us out or overwhelm us in the confined space. But without the element of surprise, they were simple targets.
“As it sh...
2025-05-12 02:25:21 +0000 UTC View PostI glanced around as I scrambled to my feet. The Strikers were still fixated on Edwin and attacked him with a fury, likely because of his taunt ability.
More Strikers and Vanguards were ...
2025-05-12 02:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostWe headed for the cave mouth, Knut holding up his one-handed mace, and Edwin with fire already dancing along his sword’s blade. I walked behind them, Roq a comforting weight in my hand, with Eryn...
2025-05-08 09:01:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe rhythmic sound of hammers slamming down on wood echoed around us from the walls of Sentinel Station. The frantic energy of the days after the siege had subsided to a more measured pace that mor...
2025-05-06 15:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
A heads up that my co-author, Cassius might be out of action for a few days as he's on a trip for some health stuff. I don't currently have a backlog of chapters, except tomorrow...
2025-05-05 16:12:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe Adventurer’s Guild Hall was oddly quiet. Maybe it was simply that we were there early, or it could be related to how few monsters we saw Riftside, or even to Harold’s purse string being tig...
2025-05-05 16:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostHalf an hour later, scrubbed and slightly less grimy, Eryn and I walked side-by-side down the darkening street. The air was rapidly cooling, and it carried the scent of woodsmoke from the many cook...
2025-05-02 14:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe familiar heat and rhythmic clang of Steel & Scale put a smile on my face as we entered the wide open doors. Pa whirled from his anvil as I rapped on the door, hammer rising. Not Platemaw’...
2025-05-01 12:10:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe familiar green shimmer of the Branchway Rift spat us back onto the packed earth of the central rift platform, and I drew a deep breath of Noros air. It was always a special occasion whe...
2025-04-30 17:50:59 +0000 UTC View PostWe headed for the rift, crossing the wooden bridge, our boots thumping down against wooden planks and boards slick from last night’s rain. The water below was dark, and I knew spikes waited withi...
2025-04-29 14:18:13 +0000 UTC View PostEryn’s bedroom felt less like a room and more like an operating theatre prepared for war. The Windows were shuttered, door was locked, and furniture pushed back toward the walls. Ma had insisted ...
2025-04-28 14:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostI stood in the center of the forge, my mind reeling with the number they’d dropped on us
Four hundred and seventy-eight gold, and all we had was five days. 2025-04-25 13:33:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I ran through Dawnwatch, my boots pounding across the dirt and cobbles. Knut and Nabeeh were right behind me, though the fire mage was lagging behind.
“If they’ve hurt Ma, w...
2025-04-24 18:12:50 +0000 UTC View PostI stepped out of Harold’s office, shut the door behind me, and leaned against it. Madeleine shot me a curious glance, both of her eyebrows raised questioningly. I gave her a smile and tiredly wav...
2025-04-23 19:19:52 +0000 UTC View PostI pulled Pa's legendary forging hammer from my spatial storage and set it on the table before the guild officials. The hammer landed with a solid, resonant thunk, the sound echoing through the offi...
2025-04-22 17:32:35 +0000 UTC View PostI sat at the dining table in our home, surrounded by concerned faces. Roq and Arclight were safely stored to give us both some peace of mind.
We’d just finished sneaking back into Daw...
2025-04-21 12:43:42 +0000 UTC View Post