It turns out Harrowood shuts the city gates at night. Probably not a bad idea, what with nightbanes prowling the nearby mountain range.
It’s also rather inconvenient for me to slip out of t...
2024-11-17 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWe gather around Beryl’s bedside. There’s no sign of injury. Her bloody clothes have been replaced, and all the cuts and bruises she sustained from the Jorrians healed. But she’s never looked...
2024-11-16 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe man appears to be about my age, somewhere in his early twenties. He’s definitely not a dhampyr, as his skin is a shade of dark brown instead of gray. His black hair is woven into dozens of ti...
2024-11-15 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI stop outside Mirzayael’s chambers. Her door is closed, and I’ve never actually been inside before. Funny that I only now realize how it’s always her coming to visit me in my lab—or the th...
2024-11-14 13:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post“Sanity level?” I repeat. “What the hell does that mean?”
“You have to do it,” Hans says. “Whatever she’s telling you, if you don’t, it’ll only get worse.”
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2024-11-13 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostAgainst better judgment, I crack my eyes open. The stone room is lit with a soft yellow light, but even that sends lances of pain shooting through my skull. I squeeze my eyes shut once more and gro...
2024-11-12 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostDespite half the vines being blown away, more spine-covered limbs are already crawling toward me. At this rate, I’m going to be plant food.
“Crap.” I try to roll over onto my hand...
2024-11-11 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Closed?” I repeat, staring at the sign. “What does that mean?”
Zyneth frowns at the door. “It means it does not appear to be open.”
I wish I had eyes so I could give him a ...
2024-11-10 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe fighting breaks out in an instant, and by the time I’ve even registered this fact, it’s too late to stop it.
Arrows fly toward us, and the guard Zakaiya steps forward, raising a...
2024-11-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs I kick the shield, I belatedly realize I did so with my injured foot. The worst consequence to this should have been that it just kinda hurt and was a little stupid and unnecessary. Instead, it...
2024-11-08 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostMirzayael leaves to gather her guards as Beryl, Nek, Hetlanir, and I head for the tunnel to the surface. Dizzi and the other non-combatants stay behind, but no one objects to me accompanying the le...
2024-11-07 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSand and chips of dried clay explode upward as the monster erupts from the earth. Long, spindly vines of cacti crawl from the opening like feelers on an insect.
Okay, so, looks like Hans migh...
2024-11-06 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe mess hall is a roar of voices. The entire population of the underground is packed into one extravagant and sprawling hall. I’d even opened up the back wall to allow Ollie access, though he on...
2024-11-05 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostA wave crashes over my head as I open my mouth to yell for my brother. It hits me like a punch to the jaw, and I’m sent reeling, spinning beneath the waves, bubbles crackling in my ears as I flai...
2024-11-04 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostI step off the dock and onto dirt.
Actual, real dirt.
“Finally.”
Zyneth pauses beside me. “You can say that again.” He takes in a deep breath, then winces.
“Not as...
2024-11-03 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe halls of the palace are warm and humid, thick with the rich aroma of a dozen brewing cauldrons of stew. Beryl and Hetlanir are coordinating a feast for when the last of the newcomers arrive. Ne...
2024-11-02 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“...but when spring arrived, something miraculous happened,” I recite, scratching the scales on Ollie’s head. He heaves a contented sigh, curling tighter around his pile of found treasures. T...
2024-10-31 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLike frost from a long winter finally melting in the spring, life begins to bloom in Fyreneth’s Fortress. Over the next week two groups arrive from the lost colony and begin to make new homes wit...
2024-10-29 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNoli is bouncing from foot to foot in excitement. Zyneth nervously fiddles with his sheath, watching me intently, and even Rezira seems curious. The predator doesn’t know what’s going on.
Nek is so excited to show off the palace that he speaks more than I do.
“And here is where we’ve relocated the dracids,” he says as we pass a large hall from which a warm breeze w...
2024-10-26 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“The clouds?” I ask. “What do you mean?”
“THEY’RE FLYING,” Ollie says. “WITH WINGS!”
I might have guessed that last part. ...
2024-10-24 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI've been toying with the idea of Kanin giving the predator a name, but I'd love to hear your input! Calling the predator "the predator" over the next five books might get a little old. But would i...
2024-10-23 00:03:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe migration doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it takes a bit of convincing from Nek, Mirzayael, and the guards for people to even risk venturing their first trip out to the Catacombs. Centurie...
2024-10-22 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed A Little Salty :) Needless to say, we'll be seeing more of these characters in the future.
I recently finished the first draft of Nyte in...
2024-10-21 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostZyneth holds my vial in his left hand, craned over me with a concentrated frown. In his right he holds an ink-tipped paint brush, which he brings down to paint over my surface in giant strokes.
... 2024-10-20 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTiny flecks of molten sodium fling in every direction, and several pinpricks of pain suddenly sear through my hands, raised in defense.
[4 points of Fire damage sustained. Damage reduce...
2024-10-19 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostShirasil feigned mild curiosity as the gods blinked into the room, one at a time, answering Widengra’s emergency summons. The God of War paced angrily about the central pedestal, while others hun...
2024-10-18 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Bad news,” Beryl says, glancing from the pot she’s stirring to the Jorrian symbol we place at her side. She tosses some herbs into the stew and a bubble pops, splashing drops of liquid acros...
2024-10-17 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe storage room is subdued as healers tend to everyone’s wounds. The same healers who were happy to stand by and watch as we slaughtered each other in the stadium. I guess it’s different when ...
2024-10-16 12:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFire explodes down the hall.
[Mana: 231/250] Echo reports, the numbers rapidly depleting. I dismiss the visual notification, and focus on the fight. I pour more mana into the attack, ic...
2024-10-15 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post