After his run-in with Theodoro and his girlfriend, Thurain spent most of the night mixing colors and covering the walls in thin lines of qi-conducting paint. By the time he was done with the main s...
2020-11-30 02:19:39 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time a well-fed Thurain returned to the apartment building, it was late afternoon. If Theodoro was out for as long today as he had been yesterday, there was a real chance that he would only ...
2020-11-30 02:17:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Hah, finally, the king shows his true nature, acting like a tyrant towards his equals.” Mayu’s bitter laugh and harsh accusation rang across the snowy camp. Though Corco knew that his cousin...
2020-11-30 01:58:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs he had done in the days since his arrival near Kapra, Corco sat atop his command hill, surrounded by snow. While he watched the city with Ogulno Castle at its center, he thought about his future...
2020-11-30 01:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostSoon after he had begun his search for a buyer, Thurain managed to find a section of the market which did not deal in the fruits or vegetables of the city's fields. Instead, he could feel all manne...
2020-11-23 01:59:42 +0000 UTC View PostAfter he said his goodbyes, Thurain's strange new friend turned and disappeared among the masses of the day market. Even now, he still didn't know what to think of this acquaintance he made on his ...
2020-11-23 01:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostQuiet as thieves, two dark shadows climbed down a building's facade in the pre-dawn's twilight of Heliana.
“Mr. Vartel! Good morning we're having, isn’t it!?” a sudden bellow startled T...
2020-11-23 01:58:13 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Theodoro had destroyed his fleeting good impression, he and Thurain marched through the night in awkward silence, towards a goal that was unknown to the young cultivator. At least they didn't...
2020-11-23 01:57:06 +0000 UTC View PostAs he sat and ate some hot soup to warm his body on this icy cold day, Corco looked at the picture outside his tent. Beneath a sky as clear and blue as ancient ice, he could see the goal of his arm...
2020-11-21 17:19:29 +0000 UTC View PostCorco had been attacked by his own people. That much became clear with one look at his prisoners. Since the details of his enemies still eluded him for now, he ordered his men set up proper restrai...
2020-11-21 16:57:44 +0000 UTC View PostSmoke rose from the cup, and into Corco’s nose. He had always liked the aroma of coffee far more than the taste. Today, he needed both. As he sipped his liquid breakfast, he watched his troops ge...
2020-11-21 16:53:00 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Corco and his fleet finally returned to Saniya, every corner of his kingdom was on fire. At least with the radio, he was already informed of the most important details. Though in this c...
2020-11-21 16:50:21 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough negotiations ended quickly, the logistics of it all weren’t quite so easy to resolve. While the captains had no choice but to give in and return to their previous role as servants under ...
2020-11-21 16:49:13 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Atau’s fleet docked in Rasacopa’s harbor with Corco on board, preparations had already been made for the king’s arrival. With the new radio, announcing and planning these things early ha...
2020-11-21 16:48:12 +0000 UTC View PostOne by one, Corco carefully checked the brass sliders in front of him, as well as the complex machinery that connected to it behind. In the end, he saw one that didn’t properly grip the correspon...
2020-11-21 16:46:24 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Pacha was forging new deals with his dysfunctional family, young master Loreius Divitius Ichilia was busy putting together the final pieces of his own family’s plan. With all other pieces i...
2020-11-21 16:44:34 +0000 UTC View PostSurrounded by half-empty bookshelves, King Pacha leaned over a map of the Medala Empire. This map depicted the territories of all the noble houses, as well as their allegiances marked in different ...
2020-11-21 16:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostHerak was equal parts annoyed and bored, as had been the case so often over these past years.
His arm swung down, and the axe head at the end of the handle sank deeply into the flesh. Lodged ...
2020-11-21 16:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as Alcer’s men heard his warning, they became alert. Their shields and spears raised, they set themselves up in a semi-circle formation, with their front towards the bamboo trap and their...
2020-11-21 16:42:06 +0000 UTC View PostThere were many tall trees in the jungle of Iskay Island, but this one was the largest Alcer had found in the area. After he had climbed halfway up, he rested on a branch and pulled a handkerchief ...
2020-11-21 16:41:30 +0000 UTC View PostIn the humid air, a little creature flapped its wings and flew around in an erratic pattern. As always when its instincts didn’t draw it to a mate, it was in its eternal search for food. Then, so...
2020-11-21 16:40:33 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Corco was busy preventing trouble in Saniya, Sumaci was still in Rasacopa, dealing with her very own brand of problems.
“Queen, this servant brings news from the captains,” Captain ...
2020-11-21 16:39:23 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the topic of separate universities was breached, Corco got excited again. After all, this was one specific area where he applied some of his own ideas to the educational system of the other wo...
2020-11-21 16:36:56 +0000 UTC View PostOut of Corco’s view, trouble was brewing in the country of Medala. For now though, the king was still happily dealing with what he dealt with most happily: Country development. After his return f...
2020-11-21 16:34:54 +0000 UTC View PostEven though Ogulno had come to Saniya because all the other lords were here, Mayu’s explanation wasn’t something he wanted to hear.
“Although you may have to stay in this place, it woul...
2020-11-21 16:32:25 +0000 UTC View PostEvery day, countless people entered the city of Saniya, eager to find their fortune hidden somewhere in the maze of roads. Even with the impossibly fast construction methods of the local workers, t...
2020-11-21 16:31:32 +0000 UTC View PostAfter their visit to the cotton fields and the jungle reclamation, Corco and Llamka had completed their inspection of the raw material procurement for Rasacopa’s new textile industry. After, the ...
2020-11-21 16:30:33 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough the war was still raging on within the Verduic Sea, the ongoing transformation of the Green Island's political and economic landscape couldn't be neglected. Thus, Corco had set off to insp...
2020-11-21 16:29:39 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, Felian Northdale had been forced to take on a thankless task against his will. Ever since Duke Herak had enlisted him as part of his entourage, things hadn't gone right for him even onc...
2020-11-21 16:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough Dedrick had already been an experienced commander when he had met Corco, even he had learned one or two tricks about combat from the layman merchant king. Back in Arcavia, one of the king'...
2020-11-21 16:26:55 +0000 UTC View Post