116. Splendid Weaponry (VI)
A/N: Bonus Chapter #2. See y'all Sunday. :)
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Kaya gasped. “Is that where we’ll be fighting?”
She turned to Dorian, eyes wide. “It’s hug...
2022-09-16 13:11:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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113. Splendid Weaponry (III)
A/N: Bonus chap again! I don't know how this happened either. I'm in a rhythm! :D
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When Dorian opened his eyes, he found, to his annoyance, he couldn’t quite l...
2022-09-13 10:39:24 +0000 UTC View Post112. Splendid Weaponry (III)
Streaks of golden sunlight slipped in through the tent flaps. Kaya yawned, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, and stretched. Then she stilled.
“Huh.”
She expected to feel sore. But ...
2022-09-11 12:13:09 +0000 UTC View Post111. Splendid Weaponry (II)
A/N: Bonus chap!
Morning found the Heilong Estate in shambles. It was as though a giant spoon had scooped a chunk out the middle, leaving nought but charred slumps behi...
2022-09-09 22:39:29 +0000 UTC View Post110. Splendid Weaponry (I)
“You swear to wield this weapon… to vanquish the Ugoc threat!” screeched Bin, eyes shot with blood, angry purple veins bulging out of his neck.
Dorian hesitated. What to do? 2022-09-04 22:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Interlude III (II)
The dying day bled out in furious reds and stark yellows. The far edge of the sunset melted to violet as night crept up the horizon.
Assembled on a battlefield was a most curious scene: a Pat...
2022-09-01 18:33:38 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude III (I)
Northern Izod Desert.
The battle was all but won.
The Heilong Patriarch stood with his lieutenants around a hidebound roundtable. One grimy lantern hung above them, swa...
2022-08-29 23:48:28 +0000 UTC View Post109. The Highest Bidder (V)
A/N: Why is there a bonus chapter on a Saturday? I’m not sure! I probably should've saved this for tomorrow, but I couldn't help myself.
Fair warning: This release ma...
2022-08-27 13:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post108. The Highest Bidder (IV)
A/N: New chapter! Your thoughts are much appreciated :)
Silence choked the air.
Jaws sagged open. Eyes popped. Cheeks twitched. One Patriarch let out a reedy whee...
2022-08-22 21:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post107. The Highest Bidder (III)
A/N: Bonus chapter! Woo! See y’all again on Sunday!
Dorian stared, speechless, as the ships rolled in. The earliest to arrive was a chunky steamer studded with masts of all...
2022-08-19 13:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post106. The Highest Bidder (II)
A/N: Sorry for the late upload! I hope to get a bonus chap out this week on top of the usual chap! I’ve got a week off this week. Fingers crossed it’s a produc...
2022-08-15 21:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post105. The Highest Bidder (I)
Dorian and the Heilong Elites stood in a crater, a blackened ruin of a once-great chamber, its sizzling grounds sloshed with half-melted gold and iron. Smoke wafted up like incense over heaps of fr...
2022-08-07 23:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 104. New Horizons (X)
The scale sank within him, down his throat, and nestled into his Spirit Sea. Right in the eye of the storm.
Dorian felt the shockwave of qi from his bones to his skin. His whole body vibrated...
2022-07-31 22:30:36 +0000 UTC View Post103. New Horizons (IX)
Dorian, of course, had no clue about the hubbub above him. Even if he did, he couldn’t afford to think about it. Fierce gales of qi scythed in and out of him, intent on carving his body from the ...
2022-07-24 22:32:20 +0000 UTC View Post102. New Horizons (VIII)
Note: I’m so excited for what’s coming, y’all.
Dorian would’ve never dreamed he’d get a Bloodline piece this early.
As he sprinted into the chamber p...
2022-07-18 00:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post101. New Horizons (VII)
Note: I will be trying to publish weekly on Sunday evenings from now on, likely ~6 PM EST
“THE HEILONG FORGES,” read tall, stern block letters inscribed in the wrou...
2022-07-10 23:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post100. New Horizons (VI)
“Sure!” beamed Tan. “This way…” and they were off.
They passed the first great door in the chamber, which was emblazoned with a hulking anvil symbol. “The forges,” said Tan airi...
2022-07-05 01:13:18 +0000 UTC View Post99. New Horizons (V)
“Do you know the origin of my name, Heilong?” said Tan, a glint in his eye.
“Tell me,” breathed Dorian.
Tan smirked. “Every year after the solstice, my father braves the dark ...
2022-06-16 22:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post99. New Horizons (V)
“You’ll see,” grinned Tan. “First, let me tell you a little story. My family name is Heilong. It means black dragon. It is my family’s signature Bloodline.”
He p...
2022-05-03 02:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post98. New Horizons (IV)
A/N:
Hi! I am alive, actually
sorry for the long break :/ schoolwork getting bad + bad writer’s block really got me at once
I suspect it will take a few chaps f...
2022-04-27 00:26:25 +0000 UTC View Post97. New Horizons (III)
Dorian was catching odd looks left and right as he waddled down Main Street. He sighed.
Yes, I know! I look like a clown.
He was wearing a bestiary’s worth of body-parts. Kin...
2022-04-06 19:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post96. New Horizons (II)
A/N: sunday bonus chapter! :D
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Longfoot flailed back, crying out in pain.
“RUN!! I’ll hold them off!” she yelled. The little girl nodded, wide-eyed, and scampered off. The...
2022-04-04 01:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post95. New Horizons (I)
Kaya felt weirdly good tonight, considering she’d been bawling just hours before. But now she couldn’t stop grinning. The world seemed twice as bright, chock-full of life. She thrummed...
2022-04-02 18:29:31 +0000 UTC View Post94. Mister Popular (II)
“So?” Receptionist Tao sniffed. “What will it be?”
Dorian took a shallow breath. This little stunt might be risky…
His first move had to be off-balancing the mob. The...
2022-04-01 04:47:50 +0000 UTC View Post93. Mister Popular (I)
Note: Due to the tonally dissonant nature of the last two chapters, I’ve decided to make them a side-story!
Next chapter also coming today (Thurs)
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Dori...
2022-03-31 04:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostSide-Story 1. The Witch and the Brute (II)
Morning found them tangled up in each other. Eudora woke first; she’d also slept first, in a manner of speaking. Her last waking hour was hardly conscious; she spent it in some addled ...
2022-03-28 18:55:38 +0000 UTC View PostSide-Story 1. The Witch and The Brute (I)
A/N: Content warning! NSFW and Sexual Manipulation. These chapters are tonally pretty different from standard Speedrunning fare; covers Eudora & Feiyan'gs relationship. Ca...
2022-03-28 05:48:22 +0000 UTC View Post92. Friends! (III)
Sure enough, the old waiter stopped right between Dorian’s and Young Mistress Tao’s tables. He frowned as he jerked a thumb at Mistress Tao.
“Up, girl!” snapped the waiter. “Young M...
2022-03-26 01:29:53 +0000 UTC View Post91. Friends! (II)
“I wish to be more than mere friends, Io Rust,” she purred. “I find you very promising. I saw your work in the Guild. I wish to sponsor you in the Tournament. I want you as a vassal ...
2022-03-25 04:13:06 +0000 UTC View Post90. Friends! (I)
A/N: Not sure how this chap turned out b/c it was written while sleep deprived--hopefully p solid!
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As Dorian trudged through bustling Oasis streets, he realized he n...
2022-03-24 02:26:47 +0000 UTC View Post