Norman popped out of the teleporter near the ooraki village with Grobert and Noorani beside him. Eugene had elected to remain behind to defend the city if need be. Not that the other greykin likely...
2023-02-13 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Postooraki = oo-rock-e
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After cleaning up most of the mess left behind by the unknown attackers, Norman really had nothing to do but sit and stew. Nobody he had asked knew who th...
2023-02-10 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeven men dismounted their horses, tying them up in a small grove of trees beyond the view of the small village in the gentle valley below. More men would have been preferred for this mission but t...
2023-02-08 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
New cover art is done, let me know what you think.
2022-10-28 16:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostI have switched to the subscription billing instead of the first of the month billing. If you are already paid up, nothing changes unless you unsub and resub.
What does this mean for new memb...
2022-10-01 23:04:52 +0000 UTC View Post
This is still an WIP sketch. And no, I didn't draw it, I wish I was that talented.
2022-09-23 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNorman slicked back his unruly shoulder-length hair, catching a glimpse of the original brown color above the fading black dye. He sighed, hair dye wasn’t exactly a high-priority item when it too...
2022-09-14 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostNorman let out a loud yawn, rubbing his tired eyes before slapping the wet mop down on the floor to continue mopping the already spotless hallway.
His boss had called him the night before and...
2022-09-12 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNope, I'm not dead and I haven't fallen off the edge of the world. I wanted to have content ready for September first... but getting back into the swing of writing was more of a challenge than I th...
2022-09-02 21:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostNot something I wanted to do but I have decided I am going to be taking the summer off from writing. My normal work stress has got me not wanting to write and the uptake of the story has been prett...
2022-05-28 12:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip was rather uneventful until we started getting closer to the northern territories. It started slow, with a few people here and there, looking down on their luck. They didn’t even spare u...
2022-05-28 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You ready?” Master Thea asked as she stood in the doorway to my room.
“Almost,” I sighed. I was stuffing the last of my gear in my bag, the same bag that I had gotten from my father ...
2022-05-28 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostClack! Clack! Clack!
“Good job, Laris,” I said as I ducked his next strike. “You’ve improved quite a bit these last few months.”
“Still not enough,” he panted, “I still ...
2022-05-21 12:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're back!!! I just wanted to thank you all for your patience while I rested and recuperated from the writathon. It was needed. But now we are back to our weekly double posts. Hope you enjoy.<...
2022-05-21 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe were allowed a week to rest and recuperate after returning to the tower.
Nobody had attacked the estate in our absence, although, I heard the maids whispering about people seen watching th...
2022-05-06 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhat greeted us was a group of humans, they appeared from down the street after only a few short minutes. But they didn’t rush us. Their dead red eyes stared at us, the group slowly splitting dow...
2022-05-05 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe only rode for another hour, encountering multiple groups of corrupted monsters and even one man that was jerking around and mumbling to himself. I recognized the signs of the madness, it seemed ...
2022-05-04 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHolton was shameless as he sidled his horse next to mine as we rode toward the east.
“So, out and about again. Missed the action didn’t you,” he chuckled. “I wonder just how far you...
2022-05-03 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy thoughts were proven correct less than an hour later.
The servants were tasked to gather everyone in the house. Which consisted of only Master Estos, Master Thea, Master Mgumba, and the in...
2022-05-02 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostNot much changed over the intervening weeks since I had come to the tower. Once a week, I would spend a day in the tower meditating. With not much luck I might add. At least that little flame of en...
2022-04-29 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostGabrielle tapped her finger on the desk in irritation at that man that sat across from it. Each strike of her finger elicited a loud crack from the stone top.
“Where have you been,” she a...
2022-04-28 12:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post“What… what! You want me to teach swordsmanship?”
“Ah, yes, that’s the word I was looking for. It’s been so long that I forgot. And why not?” Master asked in return.
“I...
2022-04-27 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah, initiate Bakus, good, now that you are here we can get started. Sorry for pulling you away from your meditation,” Master Mgumba said, waving me to a seat in the library.
The other in...
2022-04-26 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe tower was something to behold. Made from the same white stone that the ancestors so loved to craft their marvels out of. It had seen better days and large sections on the sides were patched by ...
2022-04-25 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter dinner, I followed Lurian to the house armory.
“You won’t be allowed in here without a master or me in attendance,” he stated firmly as he unlocked the thick wooden door.
Th...
2022-04-22 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was hard to put into words just how good it felt slipping my filthy body into the steaming water of the tub. I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of satisfaction. I scrubbed probably longer than...
2022-04-21 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the few days I had been traveling with this group of Chosen, I had learned more about Chosen and the culture of the Orders than during my month with my former teacher Holton. Assuming that was t...
2022-04-20 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLost in my own thoughts, I only caught brief portions of the conversations between the three Chosen. The black-skinned, tall, bald man tried getting my attention a few times but I was in no conditi...
2022-04-19 11:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a bit of remorse on my part for having killed four men but I was starting to see my former mentor's point of view. Which gave me pause. The man seemed extremely jaded at life in the short...
2022-04-18 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAll of this travel had made me hungry so I stopped in at the first restaurant I found. I promptly walked right back out when I saw their prices. With a sigh, I spent the next hour looking for a pla...
2022-04-15 11:39:40 +0000 UTC View Post