The Keeper heaved labored breaths. His face contorted in fury that looked beyond us, past us. Alice moved to my side. Her axe was ready and her fingers wafted cool air that brushed my skin.
<...
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The dungeon was dark and gloomy, the walls dull and the pathway empty.
Except for the hidden monster waiting on the ceiling.
Sereza threw a single spectral blade and it sailed thr...
2024-05-31 18:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe void curtains draped across my back and tugged at something deep inside my chest. Before it could sink its roots, my cloak bubbled outward and pushed it away.
As colors returne...
2024-05-29 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Ready?” Alice asked.
I nodded and she stepped into the portal. As I approached, Grim gripped my shoulder.
My cloak pushed his hand away, and I comp...
2024-05-28 17:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post"No. I'm not scratching you anymore. It's been an hour!" Isaac shouted.
Zagreus flipped around and gently bit his nose with all three heads. The rogue brushed him off but the thumping tail sl...
2024-05-27 17:19:01 +0000 UTC View Post(Patreon messing up my spacing again. yaaaaay----- :(
The heavily bearded man fully emerged onto our side of reality and examined the scene. Before they could reach for the hammer belted ...
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I kept my eyes closed for a while and listened to the conversations around me. Eodyne and Igas were fighting or playing rock-paper-scissors. I couldn't tell which between the grunts and yelps o...
There was only so much training one could squeeze into a couple of days. The incantations were a bust. Whatever magic spells Grim had thrown at me were too complicated. Beyond the one I managed...
(So if I'm being honest, somewhere somehow part of this chapter got deleted. And I for the life of me can't understand what. So this is by far the shortest chap in FHC history.)
Wh...
I checked my status sheet but there was nothing changed.
My familiars watched me while adjusting to their seats. I asked them how it felt and received a round of replies.
A...
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Five hours. Five hours of searching and nothing to show for it. Astra had to leave, called away by Grimms I didn’t know for something important.
Eventually we relocated to a side room with ...
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The stairway down was more like a trip through Wonderland. After a certain freefall down the stone chute, I'd feel the hidden portal activate and instantly cart me to somewhere else.
It r...
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She handed the journal over and I stared, not entirely comprehending what I was looking at. Alice stabbed the page and began tracing a jumble of lines. Slowly, I made out the rune hidden behind...
“So that just happened.”
The chain wound around my waist uncoiled and returned to its owner, who was staring at where the door used to be.
“That’s never happened befor...
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It took a solid minute of shutting everyone up before I explained what happened. People started to line up behind us, so I took the token from the clerk and we moved on.
"We should torture hi...
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“You better explain what you mean by that.”
Astra raised her chin and stared directly into Alice’s eyes.
“They are not untrained. Idren, Uryss, Holden. They’ve been training f...
2024-05-13 17:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostI blinked away the grogginess and stared at the ceiling. Nothing happened; No buzz, no spasm of pain or bad memory.
It felt wrong.
Slowly, I sat up and stared at the reflection in the m...
2024-05-10 18:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostEven with Áine's healing, Sereza stayed unconscious. It wasn't hard to take a look into her body through Áine's memory, so I knew the state of her mana channels.
All the damage she evaded ...
(For those who read FHC, a little similarities of the end scene :P Anyway enjoy the chapter!)
Dark crimson hair, reddish-brown skin, and two blade-like horns that jutted from the s...
Cursed, wretched, twisted roots.
Strangle, constrict, deny the blood.
I hunt, I must. Shackles that tie, bindings that dig deeper than fur and flesh.
“What the hell?” I asked. “What do you mean?”
Alice shrugged. “That was it. To avoid you during the Blood Harvest.”
Anger flared up, but I swallowed it and studied her. ...
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The world stretched my insides, but I flexed and my mana solidified, resisting the tearing chaos that was the transportation between dimensions.
Magnus and Zharia were protected in my arms, a...
2024-04-29 17:19:01 +0000 UTC View Post
(Heya. Head's up, I'll be taking next week off. I can't avoid it, need some time to go thourgh B1 edits. Hope y'all enjoy the week, and see yah next chaps :)
“And all I have to d...
2024-04-29 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostIsaac lifted her head and slapped her good cheek.
She didn't respond.
He began shaking her, but Teddy gripped his shoulder and shook his head.
"She's gone," Teddy said softly.<...
"I'm coming," Alice said, following me out of the tea shop.
I snorted. "I appreciate the backup."
Still, why was Hildegrim here? Why risk coming into town when it was filled with Gr...
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There was an explosion of light, and the flames died, leaving behind an empty circle that continued to burn.
Burning pain shot through my veins, and I gritted my teeth as it surged toward...
2024-04-23 17:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I spun my spear and ran a finger along the blade. The bone pushed at my skin but it only cut after I applied pressure.
"Are you sure?" Teddy asked.
I glared.
He sighed and pul...
2024-04-22 17:19:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It was a bold statement.
Despite our badgering he remained tight-lipped as he led us out of town. The doors we passed were all painted with a rune and had windows bound in iron. It looked ext...
2024-04-22 17:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Cal clapped my shoulder and grinned wide enough that it looked like it hurt.
"I'm proud of you. Made some interesting choices I'm excited to see," he said.
"Any idea what's up with ...
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For a second, it looked like the metal cage wouldn't be enough and the creature splashed against the iron rods before a claw formed and left hazy lines in the air.
The creature roared, a ...
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