Soulweaver 92: Ranking Up
Congratulations! [Initializer] has leveled up to Foundation - 8. Max Essence Increased from 270 to 290. Essence Utilization: 235/290. Would you like to reclaim Initialized equipment? 2024-08-21 19:37:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Congratulations! [Initializer] has leveled up to Foundation - 8. Max Essence Increased from 270 to 290. Essence Utilization: 235/290. Would you like to reclaim Initialized equipment? 2024-08-21 19:37:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Well before Cirayus arrived, Tara already knew what she had to do. As the only person present with any meaningful healing capacity, the burden fell upon her shoulders.
And what a bur...
2024-08-20 17:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s Eskil Magnussen,” I said, looking at the giant fighting in the distance. If his roars of Odin and Valhalla weren’t enough, the way he fought easily marked him as… Differe...
2024-08-19 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“We have to run!” Tara said, half in panic, half because she knew the fate of those who dared fight one of those.
“Afraid that doesn’t seem to be a choice, lass,” Cirayus s...
2024-08-17 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNOTE: Hey everyone! Added a bit more art for soulweaver arc 2, which you can find on my site. Basecrest, Rogar, and Rogar's workshop for now, with more to come soon! Link here: 2024-08-16 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“It’s just… gone,” Vir muttered, kneeling. Ash fell through the gaps in his fingers. “How?”
“The Ash covers all, lad,” Cirayus said, putting his hand on Vir...
2024-08-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re not serious,” Aerion said, no doubt hoping for a response. So was I.
When Richard didn’t reply, however, we both learned something new about this elf. He was just a <...
2024-08-14 18:17:02 +0000 UTC View Post“This was a waste of time!” Riyan spat, rising to his feet. “I should have known better than to believe this could ever work.”
“That’s funny,” Ira said. “Because it s...
2024-08-13 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“So, I guess we found the core…” I said, staring at the scene unfolding before our eyes. Something felt off about the whole thing, and it wasn’t until I moved around the window tha...
2024-08-12 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe minutes before the meeting were oddly quiet, as Maiya circled the small room.
The venue itself was nothing fancy. No elaborate ballroom, no banquet prepared—although the food t...
2024-08-10 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostI swiveled the handle, fully expecting rushing orcs, and instead… A small horde of blue floating gelatinous… blobs came rushing through, followed by a Skeleton holding a staff. 2024-08-09 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A line of handmaidens stood before Maiya’s makeshift desk, all waiting their turn. Maiya could barely see them through the towers of papers piled so high that they threatened to co...
2024-08-08 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI wiped away some forehead sweat and blinked. “So, you basically have no idea how it works.”
“Well, I wouldn’t go that far,” Richard replied. “For example, I do know that...
2024-08-07 18:00:46 +0000 UTC View PostMore to distract myself than anything, I took a quick moment to inspect my recent gains as we walked deeper into the compound, and I couldn’t resist doing a little mental fist pump. Aerion, obser...
2024-08-05 18:23:03 +0000 UTC View PostThaman put a hand to his face and groaned. “I told him not to do anything rash. Praise Janak that you’re as level-headed as you are. What was he thinking?”
“What was...
2024-08-03 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostI darted out the door, but Aerion beat me to it, bounding off into the snow ahead of me. Given how compacted the ground was from our earlier traversal, she made good time, while I, with larger, hea...
2024-08-02 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“They’re still there,” Aida seethed. She’d snuck a peek outside, but recoiled from the window just as soon as she’d cracked the curtains open. “It’s been hours and t...
2024-08-01 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the trek went fast, mostly thanks to the snowshoes I’d rigged together.
“I have to admit, these work better than I’d thought,” Aerion said as we neared the base. “That w...
2024-07-31 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“This is a travesty! An outrage!” Raja Matiman Chitra roared, throwing his drink on the ground. The glass shattered, staining the priceless silken rug with shards and liquor. “Not on...
2024-07-30 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMaking hot water was easy when you had an infinite supply of snow, and a fire. I pilfered one of the several cookpots that hung above what used to be the kitchen, before I repurposed the table for ...
2024-07-29 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostVir hadn’t quite known how the crowd would react to his speech. He’d braced himself for all-out pandemonium, with magic being hurled his way from all directions.
As it tu...
2024-07-27 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTo say that I was woefully unprepared for the environment that greeted me was a comical understatement. The weird thing was, I didn’t even panic.
Instead, I contentedly ate the ice-cold sno...
2024-07-26 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Now that’s a move!” Samik roared into his mic. “What sort of movement do you think that is, Nakin?”
Nakin, similarly on the edge of his seat in the commentator’...
2024-07-25 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostOnly about four hundred yards separated the forest from the castle. Not a long distance, by any stretch of the imagination.
The issue was that the ground in between was covered in uproo...
2024-07-24 18:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostVir again Blinked across the stage, and for the first several moves, their bout went much the same as it had before, with Vir attempting to bypass Sikandar’s enormous reach whil...
2024-07-23 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m afraid I cannot allow that,” the guard said, shaking his head. “Our sworn duty is to protect you.”
“No, see, that’s where you’re wrong,” I said, desperately tr...
2024-07-22 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThat would’ve been a solid plan… Had it been any normal animal.
“Well,” I said. “I guess we now know what happened to the other strike teams.”
“Guards! Defense!...
2024-07-19 22:02:32 +0000 UTC View PostIt was with an odd sense of calmness that Vir stepped into the waiting area for the finalists’ tournament, and he couldn’t quite explain why.
The deafening crowd—louder by far ...
2024-07-18 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostOur departure had little fanfare. No parades or ceremonies to see us off. Aerion and I left in the middle of the night, on empty streets, alone, with no one the wiser. We both wore hoods o...
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