A Devil walked with some Humans in a dirty, overgrown forest. The Humans were obviously unhappy to be traveling with a Demon – especially that one. They walked with a wide berth around t...
2022-12-24 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil walked through the streets of a loud, bustling city. He was being escorted through, of course, by the same crowd of weapon-wielding Human guards that’d ushered him through before.
T...
2022-12-23 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil sat at a desk in a damp, dark room. On top of his desk was a miniature illusion of the Kingdom of Koinkar. It had all provinces, territories, borders, roads, notable monster locations, and ...
2022-12-23 01:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostErani and I went back to the Faerie village, taking the Dryad with us, to inform them of the job we’d completed. I didn’t mention that the Dryad was the one that did most of the work.
“...
2022-12-22 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Where are the soldiers coming from?” Erani asked the Faerie Queene.
“Near the entrance. They’ll be here in a few minutes. We have some spies currently tailing them.”
“Oh, s...
2022-12-21 19:04:54 +0000 UTC View PostI stood in front of the newly-opened gate leading into the Faerie village, facing the diverse crowd of citizens within, staring at me. None of them attacked – at least not immediately – but the...
2022-12-21 19:03:40 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then I was back, reawakening in my body as we walked the all-too-familiar trek to the Faerie village, an hour before I died.
“That fucking bitch!” I cursed the moment I had a mouth ag...
2022-12-21 19:01:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Your objective is to survive by any means necessary,” the Queene said. “Do not hurt non-combatants. Go.”
I immediately ducked as a knife flew over my head, right where my back would...
2022-12-21 18:59:12 +0000 UTC View PostI came to consciousness in the all-too-familiar black void of Time Loop. The first thing I realized was that I had died. Gods damn it. The second thing I noticed was that I had many, many more choi...
2022-12-21 18:57:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Faerie village was surrounded by a strong-looking wooden palisade. It was made of thick logs and connected by rope strung of green plant fibers. Roofs of thatch poked out from the top of the wa...
2022-12-21 18:56:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe walk to the Faerie village was tiring, especially when I was forced to spend all of my Stamina on Regeneration in order to keep myself alive. Despite the extra Health from the Talent, I was sti...
2022-12-21 18:53:45 +0000 UTC View Post“The poison isn’t going away,” I groaned to Erani.
Venom is coursing through your veins. 1 damage.
Your
The Banestinger charged at us, and Erani and I leapt to the side, dodging its massive stinger. If the sword-length injector didn’t kill me, the venom surely would.
“We need to run,” Era...
2022-12-21 18:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe continued walking for Kingdom’s Edge. It’d been enough time that I was pretty confident we were getting close, but I really had no way to tell. Not only were we lacking a map, but beca...
2022-12-21 18:44:33 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then I was back, searching for food in the forest before I was ever shot and killed by that woman. The spot on my palm tingled where it’d been pierced. I took a deep breath, trying to think t...
2022-12-21 18:43:44 +0000 UTC View PostOver the course of the next couple days, we continued on our path toward Kingdom’s Edge with surprisingly few complications. The forest was normally a relentless predator, full of monsters to con...
2022-12-21 18:42:05 +0000 UTC View PostAfter our rest, Erani, the Nymph and I got up and started on our way, heading to Kingdom’s Edge. It would be a long journey, but heading anywhere away from Carth would be a good development in ou...
2022-12-21 18:36:18 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil stood outside of a city on a bright, sunny day. Or, it wasn’t really a Devil that stood there, a false body of the Devil being projected from the Underworld. The Devil looked down at his ...
2022-12-21 18:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostA Devil sat at a desk in a damp, dark room. Long-forgotten papers were scattered across the floor, covered in so many dirty footsteps it was impossible to tell what was written on them anymore. The...
2022-12-21 18:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostWe ran for what felt like hours, keeping up the fastest speed we could manage for as long as we could. The Nymph we managed to save ran along with us gracefully, seeming barely tired from the gaunt...
2022-12-21 18:29:42 +0000 UTC View PostAnd then I was back, nine minutes beforehand, walking through the forest with Erani before we’d ever heard any signs of fighting. I immediately had a decision to make. I’d Leveled to 9 during t...
2022-12-21 18:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostI charged forward into the battlefield of Nymphs and Infernals, and Erani scrambled behind a tree. She may have gotten a defensive Spell, but her Health was still abysmal. The Infernal I’d shot h...
2022-12-21 18:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe began our journey to the Barinruth Empire. First, we would go back to the Nymphs’ river to reorient ourselves, restock our water, and enjoy a bit of a rest inside the monster-calming aura of t...
2022-12-21 18:20:34 +0000 UTC View PostI sat and rested for a few more minutes, waiting for Erani to finish up, but she never did. It’d been much longer than I’d expected her to take at that point.
“Erani? You good?” I ask...
2022-12-21 18:18:11 +0000 UTC View PostAN: If you want to read the chapters before this one, they should all be up on the RoyalRoad page, at 2022-12-21 18:17:01 +0000 UTC View Post