Day Two in Nexus.
The cell where the blackguards had been holding me was on the tower’s ground floor, and I raced past the silently watching mass of dark-clad soldiers without pause.
The building opened directly onto the streets, and I made straight for the exit, but as I burst thro...
2022-06-07 13:55:06 +0000 UTC View PostA hostile entity has failed to detect you!
A hostile entity has failed to detect you!
...
The second ticked by, and still, the knights failed to see me.
“Get a bloody diviner up here!” an officer roared. “They must b...
2022-06-06 13:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi people,
This chapter and any successive ones labelled, 'Empyrean Interlude' are not part of Michael's story. The Interlude follows a second character, and when (or even if) her path shall cross with Michael's is unknown at this stage. :)...
2022-06-05 14:13:50 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys, below is a litrpg short story I wrote for an anthology: available here. You can read the full story below. If you do, let me know what you think!
I made my way to the east gate without incident.
Drawing to a halt thirty yards away, I spent a moment observing the area. The gate remained open, and players were still passing through, if more sporadically then I had observed during the day. Making sure I remained in the shadows, I walke...
However Kesh’s people store their wares, it was only a matter of moments before my items arrived, and I wasted no time equipping my gear and learning my new abilities.
You have acquired the basic ability: simple set trap. This ability allows you to deploy simple traps, consumes st...
2022-06-01 05:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Before we get down to business,” Kesh said, “there are a few ground rules.”
“Go on,” I said.
“One, I will not buy stolen goods. I have neither the time, nor the patience, to fence such items.”
I opened my mouth, but before I could interject, the merchant went on...
2022-05-30 13:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostYou have killed Rex.
You have killed Gatar.
You have killed Lexion.
Slaying my charmed minion, and the injured Rex and Lexion went off without a hitch. Once my grim work was done, I took a long hard look at the surroundings.
... 2022-05-26 13:04:17 +0000 UTC View PostMorin described the item and its location at length.
From what I could gather the object I was to steal was some sort of chalice stored in the vaults of the Power, Paya. The Power, it seemed, had only recently risen to the deity ranks—recent being relative of course—and was yet only a l...
2022-05-25 13:21:50 +0000 UTC View Post“He is a tricksy bugger, isn’t he?”
I looked up to find Bornholm studying me sadly. Ignoring the dwarf’s comment, I planted my elbows on the table, and rubbed at my temples as I tried to make sense of the sudden shift in my reality. My time in the Game numbered not days but months.<...
2022-05-24 13:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostYou have exited a magical dampening field. Access has been restored to your pools of mana, psi, and stamina.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I ducked out of the bank and its dampening field. Without delay, I skipped across the stepping stones and to the other side of the poo...
2022-05-24 05:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostI sat unmoving for a long while after Vivane and Devlin left.
The Power was only the second I'd met since awakening my Wolf bloodline, and she had been no more aware of my heritage than Loken had been.
Only the second?
I snorted at the idea. I was getting too used to ru...
2022-05-19 05:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostI was left wondering for hours.
The entire time, none of my ten captors said anything. After the first hour, I was well and truly bored. With little to occupy me, I tried to use my mindsight.
You have failed to trigger your mindsight. The ability has been blocked by a ma...
2022-05-19 05:39:47 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the half elf left, I chewed over his parting words.
I planned on staying far away from the bounty hunters guild. With an open bounty of one thousand gold on my head, I didn't want to tempt any more hunters onto my trail. But the information brokers and the pl...
2022-05-17 05:47:02 +0000 UTC View PostDay One in Nexus.
The words resonated through my mind, strident and loud. Quickly I snatched my hand away and looked around.
Had anyone else heard that?
But no one was paying me the slightest heed, and my tension eased. Well, no one except the bard standing not ...
2022-05-16 05:08:51 +0000 UTC View PostI stepped out of the portal into a world filled with noise.
The transition was sudden and disorientating. Between one step and the next, I moved from the still and quiet darkness of the wyvern's lair to the hubbub and noise of a crowded square.
I tensed, hand...
2022-05-12 05:06:17 +0000 UTC View PostLevel: 76. Rank: 7. Current Health: 100%.
Stamina: 100%. Mana: 100%. Psi: 100%.
Species: Human. Lives Remaining: 3.
True Marks (hidden): Pack-brother.
“You’re full of surprises, Michael,” Loken said, appearing behind me the moment Saya was gone. “I never thought to see you become a merchant.”
I chuckled. “I didn’t either.”
“Are you ready to talk?” Loken asked as we strode back int...
2022-05-11 03:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe three dead mages—Ishan was still locked inside his bubble—carried a treasure trove of equipment. Unfortunately, most of the gear was not suitable for me.
Still, amongst the ones I could use, there were a few gems that had me all but rubbing my hands i...
2022-05-11 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
the above is a cover I've commissioned for the Gods Game Book 1-5 Omnibus. What do you think?
2022-05-10 07:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostA few minutes later, I was back in the tunnels with a reluctant Saya in tow.
On my way to fetch the gnome, the thought had occurred to me to ask Saya to teleport me somewhere else—anywhere else. But there were still some things I had left undone in the sect...
2022-05-10 03:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIshan’s eyes narrowed as he analyzed the potion in my hand. The next moment, he gasped and snatched desperately for the flask. It was laughably easy to pull it out of his reach.
“An antidote! Gimme!” the mage demanded.
“Tsk, tsk,” I said, shaking ...
2022-05-10 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor a second, I could only gape at the Game messages.
The Adjudicator was offering me a Class evolution? And now, in the middle of a battle? It couldn’t have come at a worse time.
I knew I didn’t have time to ponder the choice, but at ...
2022-05-09 11:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostSaya’s eyes rounded in shock at my sudden appearance. “It’s done?” she gasped.
“It’s done,” I confirmed. “Or it’s begun,” I amended. Through my mindsight, I still watched the wyvern in the tunnel below. She rushed past my position without paus...
2022-05-09 11:18:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
The Audiobook of Dungeons, the Dragon Mage 2 is finally out. You can get it here: 2022-05-07 04:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post
It took me only a few minutes to position Saya and a little longer to explain what I intended. After that, I returned to Besina’s cavern.
I felt a bit guilty about using the young gnome, especially after mentally chiding Gelar for sending her into the forest al...
2022-05-05 03:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostReaching the crevice opening, I looked back to see how the gnome was doing.
Her face upturned, she stared at me fixedly. Giving Saya a thumbs up, I ducked into the fissure, hoping she continued to remain calm when I disappeared from sight.
I wriggled out of...
2022-05-05 03:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostTemporarily setting aside the mystery of the gnome, I cast analyze upon the beast.
The target is a level 198 green wyvern.
I gulped. The bounty notice had been correct. Given that, I was not about to attempt taking on the wyvern mother myse...
2022-05-04 03:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostI followed Sulan with my gaze until she vanished entirely but didn’t immediately move on. Crouching down low, I examined the passage in both directions. To the left, it sloped gently downwards, and to the right, it angled upwards.
The darkness in the tunnel was...
2022-05-04 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe crinkle of shattering pottery echoed loudly in the tunnel’s silence. Still hidden and poised on the balls of my feet, I waited.
A heartbeat later, flames roared out of the activated projectile. Shooting upwards, they fell back down to envelop everything wit...
2022-05-03 03:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post