A deluge of sludge blasts my way as the worm disgorges its vast, rotund belly of goop through its mouth. Dodging to the side isn’t really an option, since I don’t want the sludge to enter the safe-zone at all, so I return fire with… fire.
Dragon’s fire!
When mucus and f...
2024-11-03 11:48:28 +0000 UTC View PostWARNING: This is only part one of the status ritual! I'm sorry! Please don't hang me! This chap is almost 4k words and has taken me over ten hours of fiddling to get to this point! It's late, I need to sleep!
SECOND WARNING: We are approaching the climax of this arc...
2024-11-01 11:09:08 +0000 UTC View PostA flash of light caught Tyron’s eye, and for a moment he was confused. The array was set into the wall, flashing a bright orange light right in his face. A second later he remembered what it was: his alarm.
Someone had entered the shop.
Since Almsfield Enchantments was closed...
2024-10-31 09:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostPosting early due to travelling tomorrow. Be out of town for two days, but I'll get Bod posted over that time.
Tungstant wasn’t happy. Well, that wasn’t totally accurate, she was building, up to her antennae in a complex building project that was truly grand in scale, w...
2024-10-30 07:25:58 +0000 UTC View PostWell, well, well. It’s been a couple of days since I managed to capture that grey looking slug and we locked him up. Other than invading his cell and poking him with my antennae for a few hours every day, I don’t have much to do with him. Solant is handling the questioning and I’m to...
2024-10-30 04:43:47 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean?” Chozth demanded, her voice low and dangerous.
All the Krath could sense the tension in the air, growing still and turning their stalks towards Zluth covertly. He knew what they were thinking, that he was about to become the powerful tribe-leader’s next meal....
2024-10-30 00:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostHow does one negotiate in good faith with someone you fundamentally cannot trust? Going deeper, how does one negotiate in good faith with someone fundamentally incapable of trust?
With difficulty.
- Excerpt from the ‘Guide to Diplomacy...
2024-10-29 03:55:26 +0000 UTC View PostTo say this wasn’t how Goszi had assumed his day was going to end would be something of an understatement. He’d been pushed to the edge by Zluth, and his tactics had worked out remarkably well, but to fall into the soft, fleshy hands of the enemy in the process of escaping had not been...
2024-10-25 10:08:19 +0000 UTC View PostNostas Jorlin strode through the streets of Kenmor like an avenging angel. Around him, the highest level Soldiers of his House were arrayed, and he dove into the depravity of the city every day, hunting. Yet despite his best efforts, the trail of the Necromancer was infuriatingly cold.
... 2024-10-25 01:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post“No, you can’t just hang around,” I roar at Leeroy as she helps pull the trapped and struggling members of the Immortals out of the mucus that still clings to them. “You have to get back to the Colony as soon as possible! All of you are going to be infected with toxic ener...
2024-10-24 04:40:20 +0000 UTC View PostFirst for the week! Second will be... when I finish it.
Losing oneself to magick was such an easy process for Tyron. Perhaps he was addicted to it. There were all kinds of addicts in Kenmor; people unable to function without drink, or women, or gambling, or any number of th...
2024-10-24 04:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post“What is happening?!” Zluth raged.
“How would I know?” Gozsi spat back. “I’ve never seen anything like this!”
The ants behind them continued their charge, seemingly inexhaustible and unafraid.
“This was your strategy Goszi!”
“Oh, so...
2024-10-23 07:28:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt was understood from the beginning that it was simply unacceptable for a single member of the Colony to be captured during the invasion. Considering the Krath were infamous across Pangera for their disgusting methods of converting captured enemies into corrupted versions of their for...
2024-10-23 03:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostI trust my sisters will be able to handle the attempts to capture their siblings and turn my attention to the Krath. If they think they can wreak this much havoc and get away without suffering the pain, then they have another thing coming.
And that thing is me, beating them up.
The snake-slug is a big beasty, having returned to its full size as a result of the Krath fattening it back up in preparation for this assault.
No problem, I can shave a few tons off of it without any trouble at all! Just need to get my mandibles on it.
Doing so isn’t very ha...
2024-10-22 04:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostThey’ve really gone all out this time. The tunnel is awash with monsters and a tide of mucus that is several inches thick just outside the blue zone. The slime is sizzling and fizzing where it comes into contact with the safe-zone as it’s immediately cleansed, but burns away at the blu...
2024-10-21 11:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostTrying to catch up now that I'm feeling better.
If there is a type of warfare that suits the Colony’s talents better than a defensive siege, I don’t know what it is. Our capacity to build, fortify and repair is exceptional, and we can pack far more numbers in...
2024-10-21 11:04:33 +0000 UTC View Post“I have three more for you today,” Tyron announced as he walked into the room abruptly.
Cerry flinched at the sudden disruption, but Tyron didn’t pause, placing down three stones upon the table in the middle of the room. Flynn eyed them, looking vaguely ill, however he chose no...
2024-10-17 11:07:31 +0000 UTC View PostTalking about the pain in my throat.
Turns out my optimism regarding my post-PAX illness was misplaced and I developed a pretty severe throat infection. Doc has me on some serious gear and I'm trying to make sure I hit the chapter targets, but, as you can already tell, they're going to be l...
2024-10-17 09:19:25 +0000 UTC View PostZluth was frustrated.
At first, everything had been going well. His promotion to Krath’sizz hadn’t gone without controversy, as he’d been promoted ahead of many worthy Krath from the larger tribes, but with the blessing of Chozth herself, who was going to argue? Certainly nobod...
2024-10-15 08:47:13 +0000 UTC View PostWorthy Steelarm had never felt so tired. He was stronger than he’d ever been in his life, much more powerful than when he was an active Slayer, but even so, he felt an exhaustion that went down to his bones. It had started ever since Tyron went missing, and had really set in when he’d ...
2024-10-15 04:46:16 +0000 UTC View PostEyyyy. Back from PAX Aus and it was a great experience.
First of all, I got to hang out with fellow litRPG authors like, Haylock (Heretical Fishing), Hannibal (lots of stuff that he needs to finish), Shirtaloon (He Who Fights With Monsters), Tevagah (Prophecy Approved Companion) and ThinkTw...
2024-10-14 05:03:31 +0000 UTC View PostSolant stood, as always, in the command centre. She was, as always, calm, centred and focused.
Around her flowed the organised chaos of the HQ, a constant stream of pheromone conversations, scouts coming in and out, generals discussing, theorising and carvers planning, plotting...
2024-10-14 04:57:33 +0000 UTC View PostMorrelia looked out into the tunnel, her highly trained senses taking in every subtle shift, every tiny sound. Something was off, that much was obvious, but determining what and then acting accordingly was her responsibility as a leader.
She already knew what the problem was, t...
2024-10-11 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt almost felt unnatural to be sitting alone in his study as if nothing had happened. An entire Noble estate, every man, woman and child within, dead by his hands, but here was, sitting in the brick-walled room beneath his shop as if he’d never left.
Yet he had.
He thought he...
2024-10-10 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBella and Ellie looked at each other then back to their creation, antennae waggling with concern.
“Were we successful?” Bella said.
“I’m… not sure,” Ellie replied.
In front of them, the wuffer continued to wobble, and wiffle, happily, chuffing away as it consu...
2024-10-10 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostReally fluffed the posting schedule this week T_T
Zluth made his way through the cracks along with the rest of the scouts. He’d not expected to catch the giant ant, not truly, but even so, the dreadful creature had once again proven its might in evading capture. 2024-10-09 01:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It was difficult for the Colony and the Krath to understand each other. In fact, our nature and theirs were truly incompatible. They could not understand our unity, could not imagine living with our unconditional trust. Likewise, their suspicion and competitive instinct were incomprehe...
2024-10-09 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe door to the Duke’s study burst open as a golden-haired young man stormed through in a rage. Duke Raugrave looked up, managing to keep his features smooth only thanks to the forewarning he’d received. He stood and folded his hands together, offering a short bow of the head in respec...
2024-10-08 01:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt was never possible for there to be peace between the Colony and the Church of the Path. How could there be? The Church was almost as virulently anti-monster as the Abyssal Legion, though for very different reasons.
The Legion has always feared the Dungeon, believing t...
2024-10-07 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post