“I never meant to scare you,” Elijah said, sitting in the waiting area just outside the Conclave Spires. He hadn’t noticed the building directly after his arrival, but now that he’d h...
2025-06-01 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“One for them, one for me,” Carmen said, staring at the hunk of metal in the forge. It was a unique alloy made from uldrite, runesilver, and mithril that had been forge welded to include ...
2025-05-31 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“So, this used to be central Africa, right?” Elijah asked as he followed Aybara through the lobby. It was an expansive space, airy and open, with plenty of natural light filtering in from...
2025-05-30 22:24:10 +0000 UTC View Post“They did nothing to you!” bellowed Terra as massive earthquakes swept across the entire planet. Magma erupted into geysers, and the atmosphere was filled with ash. The planet was d...
2025-05-30 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe stars twinkled overhead, and the moon shone bright, casting silvery light over the glade. A gentle wind whispered in Elijah’s ear, rustling the surrounding grass and mingling with the s...
2025-05-29 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostZeke gripped the railing, staring into the gray cloud. He felt it out there. The Framework. It hummed with every movement, infusing everything while infesting the very notion of r...
2025-05-29 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostSome of you may have noticed that I released three extra chapters today. I announced it on my Discord, but I kind of forgot to give an explanation via other channels (like this Patreon). So, here i...
2025-05-28 23:40:56 +0000 UTC View PostAs he knelt beside the slain creature, Elijah’s shoulders slumped. It was just a rat, common in every way except its size and level. Even then, the rodent’s death should not have af...
2025-05-28 22:53:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Toothpaste?”
“Yeah,” Elijah said, running his hand through his hair. If there was one thing he liked about fighting in his various bestial shapes, it was that the blood and oth...
2025-05-28 22:53:06 +0000 UTC View PostPurple lightning crackled as dark clouds raced across the sky. The world inside the rift was one of thunder and desolation, with enormous and craggy rocks reaching for the roiling sky. ...
2025-05-28 22:52:48 +0000 UTC View PostElijah looked inward, focusing on the facets of the mind. He’d always envisioned them as crystals that were somehow also apertures that he could open and close to permit more ethera into hi...
2025-05-28 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, it took Elijah nearly half a day to heal from his ill-advised but absolutely necessary misuse of Roots of the World Tree. However, he didn’t waste that time. Instead, he s...
2025-05-28 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFrowning, Elijah left the guild headquarters behind. He could feel eyes following his every move, and he suspected that he’d not lose the tail for the rest of his time in New York. Of...
2025-05-27 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Everyone benefited greatly from the recent campaign,” said Silik, his hands behind his back. His breastplate glimmered in the light while his shield and spear leaned against the nearby w...
2025-05-27 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostDesmond Farina stood aside, leaning against the paneled wall. For the most part, the Inner Council ignored him, though that was the way he liked it. After all, he’d picked the Ranger ...
2025-05-26 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZeke stared up at the ceiling, his hands behind his head as satisfaction and regret danced in his thoughts. Had he really made a mistake? Or was his disregard for his own contentment so...
2025-05-26 13:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe square was bustling with people, most of whom hustled to and from the buildings along the edges. Between the skyscrapers were much more modest structures – at least in comparison. ...
2025-05-25 15:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Conclave Spires flashed with ethera, and a second later, Sadie felt the familiar but cloying embrace of death-attuned energy. She wanted nothing more than to lash out, to carve her way to...
2025-05-25 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostGunnar knelt next to the child, wrapping the bandage around her wounded leg. “You need to be more careful,” he chided. “The Healers won’t come down here for another week, and by...
2025-05-24 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Okay, so I really didn’t think this through,” Elijah muttered to himself once he was out of sight of the guards. Not only was he still wearing his suit, which he’d worn in an effort ...
2025-05-23 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt took three more days for Zeke to truly get ahold of himself, and only then did Eveline reawaken. But for a whispered assurance that she was okay, she remained silent, though. As if s...
2025-05-23 13:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostIn a lot of ways, New York’s skyline looked the same as it ever had. There were plenty of recognizable buildings like the Empire State Building, Freedom Tower, and the Chrysler building.&nb...
2025-05-22 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe last time Zeke had used [Primordial Wrath], it had presented similarly to its predecessor, meaning that it conjured a massive black orb that, upon implosion, destroyed everything for hundreds o...
2025-05-22 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostFor those of you who frequent the Discord, you already know this because I made the announcement a few minutes ago. However, because there are many of you who don't use Discord, I'll make the anno...
2025-05-21 18:18:12 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: Made a slight adjustment to the chapter regarding specialization/evolution to correct a mistake I made while editing. It should be better now.
2025-05-21 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elijah thought about wearing armor.
It probably would have been fitting, given that he didn’t really know what he was walking into. There was every chance that his upcoming meeting wo...
2025-05-21 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe geode’s elemental power was overbearing. Even secluded in the cave on the south end of the island, it was enough to skew the balance in a way that even Elijah could feel. So, he g...
2025-05-20 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostFighting a greater god on unfamiliar ground was very, very different than trying to kill one on his own turf. Zeke discovered the truth of that assertion the second the battle against Simeon ...
2025-05-20 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Uh…what is this?” asked Sadie, staring wide-eyed at the small, velvet-covered box. “Why are you giving this to me?”
Only then did Elijah realize that he’d made a mistake in...
2025-05-19 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTucker grinned broadly as he hefted his new toy onto his shoulder. Vaguely, it looked like a rocket launcher, though one passed through a steampunk filter. Made of brass and with wooden...
2025-05-19 13:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post