Shocker's Stories

EA Chapter 23 - Brawler Vs Brawler

It was well past noon, and the Brawler Tournament was in full swing. The first few rounds had, unsurprisingly, been knock down, drag out fights that left the arena in an awful state. Brawlers, by t...

EA Chapter 22 - The Hawks Take Flight

The silence hanging over the arena had grown so thick that one could cut it with a knife. The instructors, seated upon their raised dais, watched Luna with some fascination.

“You...” Leth...

EA Chapter 21 - Let the Games Begin

The start of the Cadet’s Tournament was marked by an opening ceremony, presided over by the instructors of the Citadel who were congregated on a dais overlooking the cadets. And, at the head of t...

EA Chapter 20 - Intermission: The Ashlands Massacre

Wailing sandstorms crossed the dunes of the Ashlands, kicking up great grey clouds that were near blinding in their intensity. The Ninth Expeditionary Force had, by Captain Quirk’s estimation, ve...

EA Chapter 19 - The Branding Rune

“I have to admit,” Kane said, tilting his head to one side, “for a Tin-rank cadet, you have some truly phenomenal qi control.”

Luna said nothing initially, too focused on balancing he...

Chapter 18 - Tournament Preparation

One of the books open on Luna’s desk was a faded tome with pages that had been yellowed with age, a text detailing ashborn anatomy. On the left was a great black and white illustration, depicting...

Chapter 17 - The Weight of Training

When the weekend came about, two days in which there were no classes and the cadets were given a measure of freedom, Luna decided it was in her best interest to at least hear Calvert out on his off...

EA Chapter 16 - Days of an Academic

When it came to classes, Luna considered herself to be astute and well-read. But that still led to her having notions that raised concerned eyebrows.

Proctor Castor, the lecturer on military ...

EA Chapter 15 - Asserting Dominance

Luna led the way toward the middle of the arena, where Gallow Cade was standing to attention with her hands behind her back. She watched the girls with a sharp gaze. "I expect punctuality, cadets. ...

EA Chapter 14 - Last Place Squad

In the first few days that followed, Luna found herself immersed in a whirlwind of classes and drills that served as a basic introduction to life at the Citadel. The classes were simple affairs, wh...

EA Chapter 13 - Welcome to the Academy

The various students enrolled at the Citadel were lodged at the myriad towers that dotted the structure. Luna would later come to find that the more accomplished and tenured students, those on the ...

EA Chapter 12 - First Test

The path from the airship docks, at the base of the Citadel, was flanked on either side by flapping flags that all bore the flag of Elthreme. Everywhere she looked, Luna could see patrolling guards...

Chapter 11 - Flight to the Citadel

Luna had flown plenty of times in the past. Usually under her own power, via a levitation spell. Occasionally astride a tamed griffon. And, once or twice, on the back of a drake. The latter was the...

Chapter 10 - Farewell to Home

The next day, a group of men from the docked airship arrived to give Luna a cadet's uniform. It was a rather striking thing, a formal white jacket coupled with black trousers and leather boots that...

EA Chapter 9 -War With the Gods

After being given time to dress, and drinking a concoction of fruit juices that her mother insisted on, Luna ventured outside with the stranger, who was flanked by a pair of guards toting halberd r...

EA Chapter 8 - Freshly Recruited

Luna opened her eyes to find herself not in her alcove, but rather in the semi-familiar surroundings of Tulpa's office. She sighed, annoyed, as she scanned the area.

As before, a rush of embe...

EA Chapter 7 - Old Scratch

Helsen's home was as humble as the man himself, a bungalow that sat squat on the outer edge of the village. The building looked out over the sea. And, on a clear day, his home gave him a good enoug...

EA Chapter 6 - Dire Crayfish

The sea monster was elephantine in size, scuttling about on his angular legs and swaying with the unease common in all undead. And, slowly, the slobbering monster turned his full attention to Luna....

EA Chapter 5 - Creatures of the Mire

More undead were emerging from the water, retching and gargling as they trod upon the sands. The militia men pulled back, too dumbstruck with fear to attack. One or two drowned men wouldn't have be...

A New Story!

Hey all.

Just yesterday I launched another story on Royal Road, Empress Ascendant. An isekai progression fantasy focused around an evil overlord reincarnated into a xianxia-e...

Chapter 82 - Home at Last

It was dark by the time Coin made it back to Elijah’s estate, by which point the numbing aches of his battle had fully subsided, and he was greeted to a sight that immediately made his heartbeat ...

Chapter 81 - Down She Goes

Coin’s steady striding led him to a makeshift bridge forged from stone and wood, positioned over a great chasm that stretched down into impenetrable shadows. Lanterns had been hung from the sides...

Chapter 80 - A Bloody Vengeance

Chaos had rapidly descended upon the Brotherhood’s bolthole. As soon as the goblin scouts returned, jabbering about seeing a squad of humans attacking them, two teams had been set up. One to hast...

Chapter 79 - One Monstrous Man

Ten men had emerged from the darkness to clash blades with Domajor, and all ten had been brought down one by one. Severed limbs were scattered among the floor, while arterial sprays of blood had gu...

Chapter 78 - Freeing the Artisan

Despite the initial shock of the situation, the Manticores were quick to regroup. Ladoss ordered two of his men to bring the dead back to the tunnel’s exit, and then to venture topside to deliver...

Chapter 77 - A Smoking Gun

Coin had opted to simply use shapeshifting to replace his bloodied clothing when he first returned to Elijah's home, and he was damn glad of that decision. It made it so much easier to morph his bo...

Chapter 76 - Domajor Goes Forth

Essine watched Domajor nervously as the looming man continued his dusting. He walked through Elijah's study with the thoroughness of a professional killer, his duster like a blade that extinguished...

Chapter 75 - Gravity is Indiscriminate

"Your friend..." Coin growled, glaring up at Velasco, "tried to kill me!"

"Oh?" Velasco tilted his head to the side. He kept his right hand outstretched, an aura of ghostly green l...

Chapter 74 - We Meet Again

Coin sat silently on a bench outside the looming doors of Velasco's chamber. Many guards and civil servants had passed him by as he waited to be allowed inside, sparing him not a single glance.

Chapter 73 - In the Dark

Sentinel was an ancient city that had weathered many sieges, catastrophies, calamities, and assorted crises that had led to great sections of it being destroyed or washed away with the passage of t...