“Are you still set on this?” Tiraeses asked Leon as they gathered the morning after defeating the raelon—or so Tiraeses claimed, Leon could hardly tell if it were morning or evening given the...
2023-12-01 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostAs the raelon’s final breath rattled across the dunes, Tiraeses, still covered in blood, roared incoherently in savage triumph and launched himself at the creature’s corpse. Leon followed, thou...
2023-11-29 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLeon walked through the empty halls of the monastery that Tiraeses called home. The chamber they’d briefly fought, and then made peace in, was rather spartan, with little else in the large room s...
2023-11-27 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Two hundred years ago, these mountains gave shade to fertile plains and peaceful villages,” Tiraeses began, his tone tinged with nostalgia. “Several hundred thousand people lived here in pea...
2023-11-24 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA ninth-tier mage was powerful—nearly untouchable in a conventional sense. However, as lightning surged through Leon’s body, he only had to turn his body slightly for his opponent’s strike to...
2023-11-22 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post[You’re not going to get through this way, human,] Xaphan chided.
Leon ignored the demon as he continued focusing his power on the smooth stone wall in front of him that the ninth-tier man ...
2023-11-20 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostLeon’s injuries were barely healed before he took off from the dunes toward the mountains nearby. The quaking wastes told him that something massive was coming, and while he was strong, he wasn...
2023-11-17 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLeon reappeared in the blue room where the Grave Warden was waiting for him, looking almost like he’d never left in the five days since returning Leon to Stormhollow. Only a glass goblet of some ...
2023-11-15 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFive days was not a long time, but Leon resolved to use it as well as he could. He’d already made most of the plans he needed to, but there were a few others that he wanted to see to, as well. 2023-11-13 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Leon wasn’t sure precisely when the Grave Warden was going to arrive, but when Tikos came to the palace with the latest batch of Hesperidic Apples, he couldn’t help but feel like he was down to...
2023-11-10 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostWith plodding, ponderous steps, the nine-foot-tall golems clumsily walked around the courtyard, as if they weren’t used to moving.
And they weren’t, for within their chests were polished ...
2023-11-08 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“What makes you think you’re qualified to tell me how to build a golem?”
Such were the first words Nestor spoke as soon as he stepped off the Ravens’ ark. He’d ignored Leon...
2023-11-06 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAfter thirty-three days, Silver Spear, followed closely by Cassandra’s personal ark, came flying in low over Stormhollow. As much as Leon enjoyed being back in Occulara and the Bull King...
2023-11-03 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a truly strange thing, not needing to breathe. The human body, at higher magical tiers, was able to sustain itself entirely on magic power, whether produced internally or absorbed from the e...
2023-11-01 15:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostOcculara, once again.
Leon smiled as Silver Spear landed in the fields next to his villa. It still felt great to return, and they were going to stay just a little bit longer this ti...
Leon spent much of his time on the flight back south conferring with his advisors on Kataigida. Nothing of great importance was discussed, but he wanted to be kept informed on the progress of certa...
2023-10-27 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostWith an astute gaze, Leon scrutinized the young man kneeling before him. He left the man some bodily privacy, but otherwise, nearly all of his secrets were bared to Leon’s tenth-tier senses.
<... 2023-10-25 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostIt was with a pale face and mildly pained expression that Leon hurried back to Ariminium. So hurried was he that apart from letting his people know he was on his way back, he didn’t wait for anyt...
2023-10-23 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Crater Tribe. In the two years since Leon’s last visit, it appeared much the same, though as he flew over in avian form, the number of giants down amongst the basalt pillars and trap rocks se...
2023-10-20 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been nearly two years since his last return to the Bull Kingdom, and Leon couldn’t help but marvel at the difference. He was now tenth-tier, bordering on divinity; he brought with him two ...
2023-10-18 15:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostLeon and his people remained in Occulara for only a day. He was happy to be back in the city and his villa, but the deadline given to him by the tau loomed large over him, so staying for any real l...
2023-10-16 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you sure this is wise?” Marcus asked as Leon led him and a small complement of Tempest Knights through the halls of his palace on their way to Leon’s private arkpad, where Silver Spe...
2023-10-13 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostA small stone hovered over Leon’s hand, spinning through the air while slowly changing shape. Sphere to square to pyramid and then back to sphere, over and over again.
Leon had been practic...
2023-10-11 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, Nestor!” Leon called out as he walked into the dead man’s workshop. Immediately, he realized that Nestor hadn’t been slacking at all in his experiments, as not only were there several...
2023-10-09 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t long after Leon met with Keeper and the tau that the final documents solidifying Leon’s peace with the Sunlit Empire came through. With the peace agreement in writing, Leon wasted no ...
2023-10-06 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sure you two have much to discuss,” the tau said as he sat between Leon and the Keeper of the Sentinels.
The three were alone, Leon’s family, the Director, and Penelope having gi...
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2023-10-02 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLeon stared at the corpse of the Sunlit Emperor, reveling in his victory. All he needed was a brief glance at his forces to know that the victory was complete. It appeared that the Thunderbird Clan...
2023-09-29 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sunlit Emperor was blasted thousands of feet back by Iron Pride, but Leon caught up to him in an instant. He stabbed forth with his new weapon, silver-blue lightning dancing all over his body a...
2023-09-27 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWith trembling fingers, Metellus wiped his brow. His fingers came away drenched in sweat.
The Sunlit Emperor’s chief military advisor was nervous, to say the least. At the eighth-t...
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