Zachary Scott

Chapter 48 - Hard to Come By

Rake

“Of course we’ll split it even,” I said, leaning back in my chair.

The man across from me was supposedly some kind of “poison” mage. He claimed he was only a qua...

Chapter 47 - Claiming the Loot (Pt. 2)

I held the purple, metallic coin between my thumb and forefinger, turning it over in the torchlight of Lyria’s personal space.

Both sides of the coin showed a slightly raised plus symbol bu...

Chapter 46 - Claiming the Loot (Pt. 1)

We were given a “temporary” personal space key for five silver from an innkeeper, and then headed downstairs. The hallway leading to the personal space in this particular building was downstair...

Chapter 45 - Dark Mana

“Dungeons are a different beast?” I asked. “How so?”

My question had drawn the attention of some of the Riverwell townspeople, who were now shifting their attention from Bloody Steve�...

Chapter 44 - The Clock is Ticking

Bed bugs? Seriously?

I reread the stats several times, quietly trying to convince myself I hadn’t just made a terrible mistake.

Lyria stood beside me, one arm folded over her...

Chapter 43 - Claiming the Vouchers

After what felt like two or three solid minutes of walking downhill, we reached a simple door. My sense of direction was completely thrown off, but I thought we must have passed all the way beneath...

Chapter 42 - What is a Grommet?

Our group of fifteen headed for a huge table in the back of the tavern’s common room. More people were playing Vice inside the tavern, and a small crowd was watching and placing bets. Vi...

Chapter 41 - Comm Cards

Everyone was waiting outside Trustworthy Quillon’s shop when I stepped outside.

Kass rolled out his neck as I emerged. “Finally, Helmet. I thought maybe we’d have to heroically go in th...

Chapter 40 - Trustyworthy Quillon

The alchemist’s shop was loaded with things I wanted. Exotic scents filled the dusty air, drifting from packed drawers, shelves, and crates. There was an entire section of mushrooms and fungi, wh...

Chapter 39 - The Descent and Arrival

When we made our slow way across the crowded bridge, the sunlight was already fading fast. The strange blue planet in Eros’s sky was tinged pink from the receding sun. 

I stood on the ...

Chapter 38 - The Rolling Woman

I was beyond exhaustion by the time we finally reached a road. Maybe the word “road” was generous. It was a flat stretch of dirt, packed down tight by what looked like countless pairs of boots ...

Chapter 37 - The Prize

I followed the group, feeling completely wiped out. Minara had patched up my wounds, I had chugged all my remaining recovery potion vials, and I still felt hollowed out.

I pulled up my notifi...

Chapter 36 - Impossibly Filthy

Lyria

I paced at the center of camp, gnawing on one of my nails. Brynn left to get firewood almost an hour ago. Before that, he’d been dumping poison all over his body, screaming b...

Chapter 35 - Bug Town

Musky pheromones dripped from my chin, fingers, and clothing. I stood in complete silence, eyes wide beneath my helmet as I watched the largest carapax of the group approach me. It was holding a tw...

Chapter 34 - Pheromones

The carapax guard came toward me, halberd drawn back as if it was planning to cut me in half from my nose to my crotch.

I didn’t know if it was my adrenaline, my steadily increasing experie...

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Chapter 33 - Who Needs Pinky Toes?

Minara was surprisingly willing to be on hand to heal me if anything went wrong. Bloody Steve was happy to watch—not that I asked him to—as long as I agreed to let him have any blood t...

Chapter 32 - Tier Two

The morning was unusually cold. I wondered if it was a lingering effect of the briarwraith’s presence. As usual, I drifted toward the back of the group and spent time practicing my abilities. I w...

Chapter 31 - The Terror of Gods

Lyria, Minara and Bloody Steve leaned over me. I was on my back in the cave where we’d left the townspeople.

“What?” I asked. The last thing I remembered was the briarwraith, freezing e...

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Chapter 30 - Compatible Memory Detected

The Acolyte ran for the cauldron of liquid bait, lifting it and nearly sloshing it on his tunic. He was headed for the rest of the party, who were on their feet but still too dazed to see what was ...