Dorrik slammed his shoulder into the frozen Iron Automaton, sending the whirring golem into the dungeon wall with enough force that two of its eight limbs were torn from its body. The remaind...
2021-03-07 18:25:13 +0000 UTC
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The sickly green ray of energy struck the first guard, engulfing the man. He collapsed bonelessly to the ground as his companion jumped in shock. Before she could draw the horn from her...
2021-03-06 05:50:43 +0000 UTC
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The catamaran cut across the waves, sending a spray of saltwater into the air as it hit each rolling crest of water. Dorrik sat dead center in the ship, their black scales showing a hint of g...
2021-03-05 02:16:00 +0000 UTC
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[AN] I was reading over what has been written, and I strongly think that the jump from Micah settling down after the Luoca breaks free transitions way too suddenly to the encounter with it. A...
2021-03-03 03:22:28 +0000 UTC
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The other woman staggered back, massaging her wrist as she glared at Kat. Iris glanced at her friend on the ground before scowling at Kat once again.
“You said something about Jasper ...
2021-02-28 06:26:08 +0000 UTC
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“I expected more out of Westmarch.” Jo glanced around the dreary rolling hills, unimpressed. “Seriously, back in Basil’s Cove they constantly talked about how it was a massive f...
2021-02-27 01:58:26 +0000 UTC
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Kat soared through the sky, Levitation active as she steered her parachute toward the brightly lit neon street below. She pulled one of the cords, slightly redirecting her descent. Stra...
2021-02-25 17:55:28 +0000 UTC
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Micah leaned back, hands on the hot rocks of the dungeon floor and let Regeneration heal the burns on his forearms. The Decrepit Behemoth’s cooling body lay in the corner of the ca...
2021-02-24 17:08:03 +0000 UTC
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Maybe an extra point in Agility and Reaction was overkill, Kat mused as she hopped over a trapped step in her college’s stairwell. Still, until she learned magic that would let her stop bul...
2021-02-21 16:58:32 +0000 UTC
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“I wasn’t followed here,” Kat responded, slowly. “I had my driver drop me off one street up and two streets down, and I made sure that he left before I started moving. The only ...
2021-02-20 16:20:38 +0000 UTC
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“Do you care to explain why we’re doing something this stupid?” Sarah hissed at Micah, her back to a stalagmite as the Decrepit Behemoth milled about in the center of the room.
“Becau...
2021-02-16 17:21:10 +0000 UTC
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A woman in a demure dress led her through a wood paneled hallway toward the parlor where the Worker’s Liberation Vanguard was meeting. Lining the passage were paintings, oil on canvas, most...
2021-02-14 20:31:31 +0000 UTC
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Congratulations Adventurer!
You have completed the Wood Tier Level Three Dungeon, Ice Sands.
Three of Three party members surviving. Good Job!
Assigning awards:
2021-02-13 20:02:23 +0000 UTC
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Micah shifted in the uncomfortable bed. He’d gotten better at building walls, and ensuring that the roof on his log house didn’t leak, but he’d never really gotten the hang of beds. &nb...
2021-02-11 16:14:52 +0000 UTC
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“So your faction is in the middle of a power struggle?” Sikka asked, adjusting the new bandoleer strapped across Kat’s chest. “Be a dear and tighten the buckles on your armor, t...
2021-02-08 19:23:07 +0000 UTC
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The sky above them erupted into an aurora of gold and red, a beam of scintillating yellow magic erupting from the sturgeon’s mouth and slamming into the side of the Luoca as it dove toward the en...
2021-02-06 02:48:05 +0000 UTC
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Kat exited the maglev into what looked like a military checkpoint. Security wearing GroCorp armor guarded every exit, and an armored waypoint made of reinforced concrete sat next to the custo...
2021-02-04 08:16:37 +0000 UTC
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“So,” Sarah’s arms were crossed, her right foot tapping the dirt as she stared at him, “do you care to explain what in the name of the Sixteen you thought you were doing? Don’t try ...
2021-01-31 19:59:21 +0000 UTC
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Micah drew temporal energy from the ancient badger, ignoring the way it writhed and shook in the wicker cage Jo had made for it as he focused on the ritual. The flickering green flames burned...
2021-01-29 17:03:56 +0000 UTC
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“How is your mana Miss Kat,” Dorrik stood next to her, back against the wall as they watched the rest of the party through the mist.
“Almost up to full,” she replied after checking he...
2021-01-29 03:41:19 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 1
Eli swung his sword for the hundredth time, sweat pouring down his face and back. On either side of him, the other candidates matched the motion. They h...
2021-01-28 04:15:09 +0000 UTC
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The light from the ritual faded, leaving a ring in the center of the engraved circle, glowing dimly. Micah tapped his chin with an index finger, contemplating the complex and beautiful piece ...
2021-01-27 04:42:27 +0000 UTC
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Kat opened her eyes to the dungeon’s clinging mist. Nothing about their surroundings had changed since last night. The initial spawning room, safe until they passed its threshold, was...
2021-01-26 06:27:11 +0000 UTC
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Kat worked her knife under the access panel, popping up the plate of plastic that was designed to look like wood paneling. A quick glance behind her revealed that the night guard patrolling t...
2021-01-24 08:19:49 +0000 UTC
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Micah closed his eyes. The Luoca struggled against the burning strand of energy embedded in its chest, it’s mouth flapping wordlessly as it grunted and wailed.
The pale woman grunted,...
2021-01-21 07:01:42 +0000 UTC
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“Still doing homework I see,” Emma’s lunch tray clattered onto the marble tabletop next to Kat. “I don’t see why. You’re so far ahead of the rest of the class in biology tha...
2021-01-18 18:41:10 +0000 UTC
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Green flames crackled, consuming the reagents carefully placed in a wide circle around Micah as he sat with his legs crossed in its center. One by one, he recited the eldritch phrases from th...
2021-01-16 04:21:31 +0000 UTC
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“Kat!” Sikka shouted, elbowing past Dorrik as they walked in alongside Kaleek. “Have you been keeping Dorrik out of trouble? I heard they got into a tussle with the moles out on t...
2021-01-14 07:42:43 +0000 UTC
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“This might be the most boring thing we’ve ever done,” Trevor leaned on his spear, glancing past the steady roar of the waterfall at the rainy afternoon outside. “I still can’t beli...
2021-01-13 07:16:46 +0000 UTC
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Micah stepped to the side, bursts of wind mana accelerating his feet until they were almost too fast to see as Jo’s knife whistled past him.
He backpedaled, shoes trampling the ankle high g...
2021-01-09 19:39:24 +0000 UTC
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