As Zeke sailed toward the cube, he searched for any potential entrance. They were out there, though no one else – at least people to which he could speak – had been capable of telling him...
2025-06-17 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostMost people were under the impression that, if someone wanted to be a sniper, the most important skill to possess was being a good shot. While being able to hit what you were aiming to hit wa...
2025-06-16 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostZeke stood at the head of the Mercury as he stared off into the distance. The Shattered Belt was, in a word, beautiful. Thousands of asteroids, each one composed of different materials,...
2025-06-16 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostElijah awoke to the sounds of a breaking camp, so he quickly extricated himself from the furry blankets and crawled his way to the tent’s entrance. After pushing the flap back, he was surpr...
2025-06-15 15:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post“You did it?” asked Sadie, pushing her food across her plate. It wasn’t that she hadn’t enjoyed the salad. Rather, she was a little distracted by upcoming events. Now that...
2025-06-15 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostElijah chose not to let the war elf live.
Not because he wasn’t forthcoming with information. He answered each question, but every answer served to seal his fate. Still, Elijah ...
2025-06-14 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHak Tar gripped the haft of his spear, looking forward to slaughtering the powerful beast. The animal was strong. Otherwise, it would have been entirely disabled by the camp’s defense...
2025-06-13 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“I hate sitting still,” Zeke admitted, sitting on the bed and running his hand through his hair. They’d been in the Shattered Hold for a week, at least by his count, and the novelty had...
2025-06-13 13:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostThick columns of black smoke reached for the sky as the city burned in the distance. Even from miles away, Elijah could smell the acrid stench. He could even taste it. Using Eyes ...
2025-06-12 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostFor once, Zeke’s arrival was unheralded. There were no great monsters to fight, no new tortures to experience, and only a few passing glances following him. The people in the Shattere...
2025-06-12 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostOscar was content.
As he sat at the edge of the meadow, his back against a lichen-covered rock, he watched his pack live their lives as dogs should. Unconcerned about fighting giants or...
2025-06-11 15:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostEnormous walls of red sandstone loomed over Elijah, though he was separated from the bulwark by an empty moat, the bottom of which was festooned with sharp stakes and mud that smelled quite suspici...
2025-06-11 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostElijah felt like he was just wasting time.
He knew that wasn’t the case. There were quite a few demands on his time, each one clamoring incessantly for his attention. He was no ...
2025-06-10 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostCountless asteroids hung suspended in space, each one at least half the size of Earth’s moon. Some were much bigger, almost as large as a planet in their own right. The only reason th...
2025-06-10 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe clash of practice swords filled the air as Sadie’s dull, wooden blade met her foe’s. Miguel stepped backward, creating a little room between them, but Sadie pressed on. Her prac...
2025-06-09 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostJasper was not a general.
Yet, he stood a mile or so away from the city, watching as tens of thousands of kobolds – a horde by anyone’s measure – advanced. They did so with charac...
2025-06-09 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostElijah stared at the gnomish Sorcerer, barely even seeing the mushrooms still sprouting from her back. They’d ripped right through her robes, spewing spores into the air. If any other...
2025-06-08 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHiggins Hila hated Earth.
It was hot when it should have been cold, cold when it should have been hot, and wholly unsettled. A great place for a budding Claybinder to ply her trade and ...
2025-06-07 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostElijah cut through the air, traveling at a speed normally reserved for fighter jets. He caught a gust of wind that he rode to even greater altitude, then used Cloud Step. He kicked off ...
2025-06-06 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Aja,” he said, turning to face the woman. She’d once again changed her appearance, this time to emulate an elf. However, thin vines encircled her arms and legs, and a flower lay ...
2025-06-06 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait, what?” asked Elijah, crossing his arms. “Say that again?”
“I am sorry. I was under the impression that you had already agreed to permit me to bond with the grove,...
2025-06-05 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostIf there was one thing Zeke had learned, it was that people were, ultimately, just people. No matter where they went, regardless of how much power they accrued, they still had the same wants,...
2025-06-05 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll be back,” said Sadie as she clasped hands with Jari. She glanced toward the Conclave Spires behind her. “I’m not certain when, but…”
“You are a busy woman.&n...
2025-06-04 15:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostHe was a monster.
Nara could scarcely breathe. Her heart barely beat for fear of offending him. She wanted nothing more than to turn and flee, to leap into the ocean and swim away...
2025-06-04 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: I decided to go ahead and post the double chapter (intended for Sunday) today instead of frustrating everyone with another cliffhanger. Reminder that there will s...
2025-06-03 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elijah leaned back with a sigh, his breath misting in the cold morning air. Over the past week, snow had accumulated, practically forming a cocoon around him. And not for the first time...
2025-06-03 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostOberon’s domain was no longer safe. If someone like Simeon could violate its borders, then certainly, Aja or Oda could. Or worse yet, Shar Maelaine. So, he’d gathered all of h...
2025-06-03 13:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostNara bent down, helping one of the children to her feet.
“You need to let us know when you’re tired, little one,” she chided. “We can carry you.”
The little boy looked u...
2025-06-02 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe repercussions of Terra’s death, which followed closely on the heels of Simeon’s demise, echoed throughout the universe. From everything Zeke had been told, the Nexus was awash with ru...
2025-06-02 13:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s your plan?” asked Kurik as he settled onto a fallen log overlooking the beach. With the sun dipping below the horizon, the sky had been cast in various hues of orange and purple...
2025-06-01 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post