Chapter 59 - The Bravado of Man
Chapter 59
The Bravado of Man
A voice cried out only for a moment before being silenced.
A’stul watched emptily as a listless body of a human fell, eyeless, be...
2023-09-18 19:46:49 +0000 UTC View Post
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Chapter 58 - Changes
Chapter 58
Changes
Ethan cringed at the sight.
A splayed entrance of a tunnel that was doused in thick layers of fog and miasma stared at him from the screen, ta...
2023-09-16 19:56:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57 - Hymns of Death
Chapter 57
Hymns of Death
Ethan pulled back the crimson blade, revealing a soft, old face that paled almost immediately, drained of blood. Colonel Quincy Jeeves lay de...
2023-09-15 20:23:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56 - Dreaded Dark
Chapter 56
Dreaded Dark
It stalked.
The dark alleyways were its home, the damp, rancid holes between the buildings filled with trash and things unwanted. It, too...
2023-09-14 19:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 55 - Crimson Lullaby
Chapter 55
Crimson Lullaby
Michael and James stared flabbergasted at the man standing some twenty feet from them. He was being serious–he was effectively inviting th...
2023-09-13 20:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 54 - The Tidings
Chapter 54
The Tidings
Michael put down the phone and, with a deep sigh, leaned back into the chair, his expression sombre and thoughtful.
“Any luck?” a voic...
2023-09-12 19:16:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 53 - Deal With the Devil
Chapter 53
Deal With the Devil
The phone rang.
Ethan groaned himself out of sleep and reached toward the nightstand, grabbing it. The first thing he noticed was ...
2023-09-12 19:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 52 - Necessities
Chapter 52
Necessities
Ethan withdrew a blood sword from the guts of a dying zowolf, digging into the creature’s corpse for a moment and taking out a small crystal, ...
2023-09-11 20:07:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 51 - The Games Played
Chapter 51
The Games Played
“Y-yeah, it’s me,” Elijah spoke softly into the phone that Michael handed him. It was a secured one–though he could have had his me...
2023-09-10 19:32:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 50 - In Blight and Blindness
Chapter 50
In Blight and Blindness
An array of golden light flew forward at blinding speeds, illuminating the dark-thatched forest around it. The barks of the trees sh...
2023-09-09 17:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 49 - Truth Beckons
Chapter 49
Truth Beckons
The heart of mankind ultimately beat good–that was what Elijah always believed. Ever since he was a young little boy and his mom used to tak...
2023-09-08 19:30:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 48 - The Spinning of Wheels
Chapter 48
The Spinning of Wheels
Everything was normal–least so far Ethan could tell after skimping over the internet for a while. While there was bombasti...
2023-09-06 20:07:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 47 - Mourner's Voice
Chapter 47
Mourner’s Voice
Ethan, Elijah, and Ronald stood in line just in front of their temporary base when the spacetime in front of them shuddered and, a moment ...
2023-09-05 15:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 46 - Songs of Silence
Chapter 46
Songs of Silence
The bounty for clearing the Tunnel was massive. Even Ethan was taken aback when he had the opportunity to glance through the stream of noti...
2023-09-04 23:05:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 45 - Memento Mori
Chapter 45
Memento Mori
Ronald didn’t see when it happened–he was too deep in shock, staring with parted lips at the sight that defied reason. He didn’t even not...
2023-09-03 21:55:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 44 - Hollow Heart Forsaken
Chapter 44
Hollow Heart Forsaken
A roar erupted into the seamless void of fire–the beast's obsidian fur kindled, sparks of fire like starlight beginning to dance aro...
2023-09-02 16:10:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 43 - Aurion, the Last King
Chapter 43
Aurion, the Last King
Of all three types of foes, antelopes, strangely, proved to be the most challenging even for Ethan. It wasn't because they posed any p...
2023-09-02 16:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 42 - Song of the Crimson Death
Chapter 42
Song of the Crimson Death
Ethan escorted Elijah with a strange gaze as the boy sped out of the tent and down the tunnel. In some ways, he was being...
2023-09-01 21:24:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41 - Thus Unbecoming
Chapter 41
Thus Unbecoming
Tara stumbled and fell, her legs giving out, lungs surrendering. She couldn’t move any longer, slinking herself sideways and onto her back...
2023-08-31 18:48:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40 - Hell Thus Began
Chapter 40
Hell Thus Began
Some six hours into their second hunt, the group, for the first time, ran into a different monster from the lions–it was a six-foot-long c...
2023-08-30 19:36:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 39 - Matter Over Mind
Chapter 39
Matter Over Mind
The night—or, at the very least, the Scorching Savanna’s version of the night—descended upon the flat plains. As it did, the four cra...
2023-08-29 20:33:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38 - Boiling Alive
Chapter 38
Boiling Alive
Ronald grunted as he heaved himself out of a waist-deep hole, sitting on the edge and quickly taking out a bottle of water. His entire body wa...
2023-08-28 20:54:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 37 - Scorching Savanna
Chapter 37
Scorching Savanna
Ethan, Tara, Ronald, and Elijah stood about twenty feet from the surging vortex that had evolved over the last ten days. Rather than it be...
2023-08-27 17:53:19 +0000 UTC View Post