In the end, the stygian seed was not as firmly fused into the ground as I’d feared. After a few solid blows from ebonheart, it broke free and fell into my waiting hands.
You have acquired a stygian seed. This is an artifact of unknown rank. You are unable to discern its properties...
2022-07-11 05:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostI returned to my original observation point.
Crouched down on my haunches, I took a moment to watch the serpents. Their positions remained unchanged. Right, let’s be about it.
Readying my voice, I cast ventro. “Yoohoo, ugly monsters!” I yelled at the top of my voice, pr...
2022-07-06 07:55:35 +0000 UTC View PostYou have teleported into a level 114 stygian serpent’s shadow. A hostile entity has failed to detect you! You remain hidden.
The sleeping snake did not so much as stir as I emerged into being beside it. Leaving it undisturbed, I crept away and deeper into the nest.
...
2022-07-05 04:19:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Fifty,” I said.
“What?” Simone asked with a frown.
“I want fifty percent of the loot,” I clarified.
Barac barked in laughter. “Nice try, noob, but no way.”
I didn’t glance at the centaur and kept my gaze fixed on Simone. “I'm the one who will be taking...
2022-06-30 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostIn a flash, Simone disappeared, teleported presumably to the nether.
The others followed quickly on her heels, and I scrambled after, surprised at the alacrity with which matters were moving. I’d been expecting Simone to outline the plan at least.
“Why the rush,” I called out to...
2022-06-29 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostRinse and repeat.
That was what the next few minutes amounted to. We replayed the same successful battle sequence five times over, with Barac staggering the hydra, Moonshadow casting moonbeam, and me severing the creature’s heads while the others kept it preoccupied.
Of course, it w...
2022-06-28 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the others readied themselves for the battle, I saw to my own preparations. Turning my attention inwards, I acknowledged the waiting Game messages.
Status of bounty 674 updated. You have slain 2 / 20 stygian beasts. Time remaining to complete the bounty: 7 days.
A minute later, our preparations were completed. While Alon had put the finishing touches on our intended sabotage, Adalinda and I had seen to our progression.
Your Faith has increased to rank 7.
Adalinda’s Strength has increased to rank 2.
Only a little later, Adalinda began manifesting.
I remained stock still, barely daring to move, as the fire lizard slowly materialized outside my cell. I watched the Devil guard intently the entire time. If he reacted, our plan would likely fail before it even started.
Your co...
2022-06-25 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI woke to pain and darkness.
“Have you still not found it?” I heard a voice bark.
“It must have run off,” a second said.
I bit down on the groan that threatened to erupt—barely—as pain blossomed at the back of my head. The events of the last few minutes—or was it h...
2022-06-24 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAdalinda and I did not attempt retracing our steps. Doing that would not have been smart and would likely only have resulted in us running afoul of our pursuers. Instead, we ventured further into the unknown. And for a time, that seemed like a mistake. After what felt like hours, we were still wa...
2022-06-24 05:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostI stepped out of the aether and into the shadow of a stygian. Both my blades were still sheathed. They would be of no help in this battle.
But that did not mean I was helpless.
My empty right hand flew forward. Midway to my target, an astral blade coalesced in my palm, and I buried it...
2022-06-24 04:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostI attempted to sell what I knew of sector 12,560 and of the Awakened Dead’s machinations in the wolves’ valley to Arden. However, because of the age of the information and the fact I had no evidence, the gnome refused the transaction. It seemed that despite their disclaimer on the sign outsid...
2022-06-24 03:46:22 +0000 UTC View PostDisguise back in place, I strolled along the street. While I did, I checked the gains I’d earned from the last encounter. My player level hadn’t advanced—but then it was Eyes who had done all the work of killing Gintalush.
Still, many of my skills had progressed.
Your do...
2022-06-22 05:13:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe tier four jobs were primarily kill orders.
As Hannah had said, most were for multiple targets. A disproportionate number, though, were for stygian beasts. But that stood to reason given what Shael had told me about the city’s problem with rifts to the void frequently opening and the c...
2022-06-22 05:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostAfter another slow minute of creeping down the corridor, the four guards came into sight.
Up ahead, the passage opened up into a small chamber. I paused for a moment, studying the layout. There were two doors, one leading into the room and the other exiting it at the far end. Both had been ...
2022-06-20 06:52:13 +0000 UTC View PostI watched Alon and the Devils leave.
My friend had been superb. Brazen and brash, he’d convinced the ganglord of his authenticity. I only hoped the rest of his performance went as smoothly. Stay safe, Alon.
Alon would draw out matters with Cantos for as long as he cou...
2022-06-19 05:18:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe city of Mesina was the capital of sector 8,201 and one of the outlying provinces of Arinna’s territory. Like most border cities in the goddess’ domain, it had a heavily armed presence and was a more military base than a civilian town.
Yet, given the lives and homes lost to the war i...
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The door swung open all the way, and I slipped through.
Studying my surroundings, I saw that I was in an enclosed foyer. Contrary to my expectations, the room was well appointed and looked nothing like the outside led me to expect. A woven rug covered the floor, and gold frame paintings hun...
2022-06-16 12:34:11 +0000 UTC View PostMatters were back to normal on the streets outside.
It was like nothing had happened, and the building I emerged from barely attracted a second glance from the passersby. Huh, I guess being chased through the plague quarter isn’t that unusual.
I wasn’t sure if I could pre...
2022-06-15 13:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostLong minutes passed with no sign of my hunter.
Either he had been unwilling to give the trio the assurances they wanted, or they had deliberately delayed releasing him. Either way, I was grateful to the three players for the unwitting part they’d played in my plan. Although I was sure the...
2022-06-14 13:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostWengulax pursued, of course.
I kept ahead of him—barely—using both one-step and my smoke bombs. For all my pursuer’s speed and skill with his blades, his senses were not as finely honed as mine, and he struggled with navigating through the smoke.
I didn’t make the mistake of a...
2022-06-13 14:37:22 +0000 UTC View PostDescribing exactly what Adalinda was to Alon took longer than expected—in no small part because I wasn’t entirely sure myself. The explanation turned out to be long-winded, with frequent pauses while I consulted with Adalinda to fill in the gaps in my understanding.
“So, let me see if...
2022-06-12 09:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostI picked up the tarnished ring. The action spurred new words to spill across my mind.
This is a soulbound artifact of unknown rank: Shanasyn’s Legacy. This item houses a dormant celestial companion. Once the ring is worn, a spirit bond will be forged between the celestial and the ...
2022-06-12 04:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostBefore my fingers could grasp the bronze marble, the door to our shack burst open.
“Elena, was that Dorin I saw leaving? Is Soren all better now? Sergeant Cale will be pleased to—”
Alon broke off as he saw me kneeling on the floor and spotted the treasured items before I could c...
2022-06-10 15:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostI spun about to face the attacker closing in from rear and used a precious second to attempt analyzing him. This time, the ability succeeded.
The target is Wengulax, a level 162 human blade dancer.
My fear ratcheted upwards at my foe’s rank. I could assume his partn...
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How does he do that? I wondered. My conversations with Loken, as always, left me doubting. Not about how far I could trust him—because I didn’t—but about what to believe. The Power had a way of twisting truth and lies together, making it impossible to pass one from the other.