Elijah turned his back, sheltering the dogs as best he could as they were pelted by hundreds of thousands of sharp crystal shards. They cut through his armor, embedding themselves in his musc...
2025-04-24 15:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostLightning arced from one crystal to the other, blistering through the air with deadly finality. It was the signal Elijah and the pack had been waiting on. They sprinted forward as one, ...
2025-04-23 15:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostElijah landed for what he hoped was the final time and allowed Oscar to climb off his back. The other dogs erupted into a cacophony of barks as he set Escobar down, and at last, Elijah allowe...
2025-04-23 15:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostAnother updraft slammed into Elijah just before he reentered the broken tower, and with enough force that he would have broken bones had he been a pre-World Tree human. Thankfully, he wasn’...
2025-04-22 15:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe tower was broken.
From afar, that wasn’t entirely apparent, but as the group drew closer, Elijah saw the jagged gaps between the silvery sections. At first, he found himself wonde...
2025-04-21 15:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostI've been going back and forth on this for a few days, but I've finally made a decision to take a week-long break from Death: Genesis. As much as I hate to mess with the schedule, I think it's nec...
2025-04-21 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Elijah returned to the cave, Oscar and the pack were gone. However, it only took a few seconds for him to realize that it was temporary. Not only was there evidence of their contin...
2025-04-20 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostInstinct is an interesting concept. Most of the time, it functions as it’s meant to, running in the background to ensure a person’s survival. Other times, it drives a man forward in...
2025-04-19 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostElijah flopped onto his back with an audible groan. “Remind me again why I came into this hell?” he complained. Without waiting for an answer, he said, “Oh, right. Because I...
2025-04-18 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostZeke sat on the bench, his elbows on his knees as he stared at the gravestone. He knew there was nothing beneath the ground. No body had been recovered. Yet, his family had correc...
2025-04-18 13:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostSix hobgoblins closed on the ogre, spears at the ready. Each one moved with sinuous agility, their footsteps light and their muscles bunched. By comparison, the ogre was like a mountain...
2025-04-17 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“You’ve changed,” Zeke said, glancing at Talia. She was so close that he half expected her to take his arm. Thankfully, she hadn’t, but she clearly didn’t intend to let him ge...
2025-04-17 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostA scythe of water sliced through the air, narrowly missing Elijah’s tail. He flipped backward, acknowledging the addition to Heart of Fire, but immediately discarding the errant thought.&nb...
2025-04-16 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostEven as Elijah stood only half a mile away, he couldn’t deny the creature’s power. It was no mere water giant. Instead, it was something else. Something primordial. Like...
2025-04-16 15:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostThey remained in the cave for two weeks – not because they needed the rest, but rather, because the environment offered a perfect opportunity to grind out some experience. For Elijah, the i...
2025-04-15 15:00:28 +0000 UTC View Post“They are waiting for you,” Oberon said, leading him through the forest. Zeke could feel that most were inhabited, much like the embassy back in the Nexus had been. Though unlike th...
2025-04-15 13:01:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Elijah peered out across the island, an alien landscape stared back. In a lot of ways, it resembled what he might see at the bottom of the ocean. Some of the characteristics were s...
2025-04-14 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostZeke felt the Waymaster’s attention settle onto him, though he ignored it as he left the site of the battle behind. If the powerful figure wished to hold him accountable, then there wasn’...
2025-04-14 13:00:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe water was warm.
Elijah surfaced with a sharp exhale, but after only a second, something sliced into him. He grunted audibly, then felt another dozen attacks slicing through his side...
2025-04-13 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostTo date, I've blocked exactly one person on this Patreon. I've blocked less than ten on Royal Road (and if you know anything about how toxic that place can be, you'll recognize that's a low figure...
2025-04-12 23:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostElijah crouched in the entrance, the butt of his scythe planted in the ankle deep water as he studied the chamber before him. The room itself was more of a hall, lined with weathered but stil...
2025-04-12 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostElijah clutched his arms before him, using his thin Mantle of the Chimera as a coat. As he did, he muttered, “I miss my other cloak.”
Indeed, he very much did. He’d habitual...
2025-04-11 15:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re not going to get pissed if I slaughter a bunch of assholes in your little city, are you?” Zeke asked aloud.
“Who are you talking to?” asked Eveline.
“The Wayma...
2025-04-11 13:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post“My mom would be so angry,” Elijah muttered, holding the small shaving mirror at arm’s length as he used it to inspect the results of his labor. The glyph had been burned into his chest...
2025-04-10 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn all, Zeke stayed at the Dusty Lizard for three days before he decided that he’d recovered well enough to continue the journey through the Ways. During that time, he’d met a few helpful...
2025-04-10 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe air shimmered as a wave of heat washed over Elijah. He barely felt it as he focused on the oncoming rapier. It moved with blistering speed, and despite his vastly improved reflexes,...
2025-04-09 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe attack came out of nowhere.
One second, Elijah was leading the pack along the path, and the next, a monster of ash and coals loomed over him. The thing was at least twenty feet tall...
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