After weeks of sitting around, the Retribution finally got to fly again.
Knowing we were leaving, the harbor was a beehive of activity. Cobbled together crews were drilling aboard the other c...
2022-03-05 16:18:21 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about the late chapters, I have no excuse, I simply spaced on it.
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I watched as the workers placed the last armor panel in pos...
2022-03-05 16:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Grulaine hissed in annoyance as his second in command handed him his “orders”. His second flinched back and hurried out of the room. If he hadn’t, Grulaine may have cut him down in a ...
2022-02-26 13:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostAdmiral Levins surveyed the destruction with disconnected apathy. When his fleet of five had arrived, they found the city under siege from slaves and commoners alike. He had immediately ordered all...
2022-02-26 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostShip repairs were progressing adequately. I say that not to disparage the time and efforts the workers put in just that I had never accounted for proper major repairs when I built the Retribution i...
2022-02-19 13:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostSarvis limped past a line of bloody and broken men as they kneeled on the deck. He didn’t follow the policy not to show weakness to subordinates. For him, it was more important to show that he wo...
2022-02-19 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostI had to remove my armor before I could shove myself into the tight crawl space behind the bulkhead and wall. Thankfully I fit. Otherwise, I would have to remove an entire wall section to get at th...
2022-02-12 13:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostI realized as I was about to rejoin the battle that something had changed. It took me a moment to figure out what it was. The pirates had stopped fighting amongst themselves and the survivors were ...
2022-02-12 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostKhikall grumbled as the captain left him to fly the ship and man the weapons. It wasn’t that he couldn’t do it but he knew it wouldn’t be as effective. Especially with the captain telling him...
2022-02-05 13:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe first shots came from our pursuer, ranging shots to increase accuracy. It wouldn’t have been an issue except one of the shots managed to land, disrupting our cloak and ruining our approach. T...
2022-02-05 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostTurns out I probably didn’t need to make a statement by killing the guard. I forgot one thing. It was small but very important. A lot of slaves still had families.
The next morning the town...
2022-01-29 13:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostEm’ah slipped through the grimy back alleys of the port town in the guise of a malnourished adolescent male. It was hard taking a form so small but she found over her years that slaves tended to ...
2022-01-29 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This one I left a lot to artist interpretation, mostly because he is better at non-human characters. It still turned out pretty good though, so no complaints here.
2022-01-26 21:46:41 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a week of following the faint trail of the ship that left the pirate haven, we finally caught up with it. Or at least where it stopped. It was another pirate city but it appeared a massive ba...
2022-01-22 13:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt was less than two weeks since we had left the island to its own devices. So I was a bit surprised to see two pirate ships docked at the port. Careful of a trap, I dropped Barcos and Em’ah off ...
2022-01-22 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Another piece of fantastic art from williamrliberto. I didn't expect to see this until sometime next week but he finished it much sooner so I figured why wait.
2022-01-16 17:11:51 +0000 UTC View PostAfter fixing the Retribution and rounding up most of the hidden pirates, my small group set sail again. Everyone was in good spirits after our little battle, even Barcos. Mostly because there was e...
2022-01-15 13:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe circled the island as the defenders took potshots at the Retribution.
Few of them hit and the volume of fire wasn’t enough to worry the shields.
“Why do you want this island?” ...
2022-01-15 13:14:48 +0000 UTC View Post
What do you guys and gals think of this commissioned art I got of Ska?
2022-01-13 14:19:34 +0000 UTC View PostI anxiously sat in my chair in the command room. We had arrived at the location of our ambush a week ahead of schedule in order to allow any possible disturbed mana trail to dissipate and not give ...
2022-01-08 13:09:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day was rather uneventful. Khikall showed me where to purchase the materials I needed to ‘repair’ the ship. Really it was more of an upgrade because I had plenty of spare mana lasers a...
2022-01-08 13:08:55 +0000 UTC View PostI disconnected the three mana cannons from the front-mounted turret and inspected them. There were signs of damage from use. I frowned, pulling out a notebook and scribbling down my findings. I did...
2022-01-01 13:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostUlq and Xiph stepped out of the portal of the Bazaar. Xiph’s tentacles twitched in distaste at the thin environment before he reached out to his partner mentally. [Do you have a trail?]
Thi...
2022-01-01 13:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Christmas and happy holidays! Enjoy this Extra chapter as my Christmas gift to you all.
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I exited the interior of the ship to see Barcos and Em’ah ...
2021-12-25 13:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostWith Em’ah’s directions, Khikall was quickly able to get us to the location where the Courier was last spotted. It wasn’t where they were attacked but that was fine as we knew where they had ...
2021-12-25 13:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe entered the first port town without anyone batting an eye. Apparently, it wasn’t all that strange to see two humans and a Jerboa walking about together.
At first glance I estimated the c...
2021-12-25 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostKhikall and I had spent the better part of an hour watching the soldiers try different attempts to get on board. Thankfully – for their sake – none of their attempts caused any damage. Although...
2021-12-17 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to release this weeks chapters along side the RR release schedule. This way you don't have to wait until Saturday to enjoy the chapters. On the 25th I will resume my normal Saturday relea...
2021-12-13 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Dammit, Barcos, would it have killed you to tell me Khikall was a former pirate?” I complained as I sat down in the command room.
Khikall grunted but Barcos just shrugged. “Wasn’t my...
2021-12-05 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Director Tolish, here are the weekly reports,” his assistant said, handing him a stack of papers.
“Thank you, Vetor, anything of note I should look into first?”
“I have arran...
2021-12-04 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post