“Kaen, get yer arse over here before I shove this pick-axe up it!”
Kaen came running out of the woods as he pulled his pants up. Hess was waving and shouting at him as usual; Kaen often lost count of the number of times a threat of bodily harm came from him each day.
“Sorr...
2023-08-07 12:45:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Tomorrow. Tomorrow, she would escape or die, taking her child with her either way. She had been watching and waiting for this chance for months.
She watched her brown and copper-colored egg vibrate slightly as Stioks ran his hand along the top of it.
“You should be proud to know you...
2023-08-07 12:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostRunning down the hallway brought us to a room with a sturdy metal door that was set into the stone walls. Dirk prepared to kick it when Vreek grabbed his should and waved a finger at him. Vreek reached out, put a hand on the handle, and gave it a turn.
I heard Dirk groan as Vree...
2023-08-02 21:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostI was finally starting to get a footing on the floor as it rolled up and down and flexed simultaneously. Body parts, armor, weapons, and gore were all being flung around by the wave of movement from the king’s hammer. I watched as Dirk retreated somewhere behind my by jumping to a s...
2023-07-25 16:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post“They know we are here now!” Vreek complained as we were forced to retreat from the doorway as spells exploded in the doorway.
It had been a mistake, I realized, sticking my head out like that. I should have let Dirk jump across the room via a shadow and scout and come back before...
2023-07-22 22:20:24 +0000 UTC View Post“Kill me ya filty green bastard!” shouted an older dwarf as he spat at Turk. His long beard was white and tied off at his belt so as not to get caught in the fire I guessed. “We won’t be traitors to our king!”
Dirk strode forward as Turk sighed. They both knew there wa...
2023-07-21 12:22:19 +0000 UTC View PostMy eyes adjusted to being back here with the boys and Vreek. I saw Turk facing toward me and shooting arrows toward my back. I noticed the wall of fire was still burning blue in the doorway.
“Behind you!” Turk shouted as I realized there were sounds of fighting coming from t...
2023-07-18 18:50:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe room was in chaos as I heard Turk shouting and saw arrows launching from Turk for a moment before a wall of fire sprang up.
“VREEK!”
Vreek turned to look back at me, risking a glance as he stood before Turk, holding his sword out as he tried to block anything that might come T...
2023-07-13 14:47:05 +0000 UTC View PostIn the middle of the room, massive chains covered a large dragon from head to tail. Its mouth and head were wrapped multiple times and connected to collars and even a solid body brace. I could hear it breathing as its labored breaths echoed across the room.
Opening the door a little wider, ...
2023-07-11 02:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostI could not believe what was inside this chest. I reached down and picked up the solid black metal chess piece. It had skulls on both shoulders, and it could see the back piece waiting to attach to the front.
“Oh, shite that's badass!” Dirk shouted as I held up the treasure ...
2023-07-11 02:27:37 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to all my patrons!
Just wanted to give a heads up. I help mentor and work with teens. This next section of time is two camps back to back I do every year at this time. I'll try to get some time and type / upload some stuff, but if I fail just know internet is limite...
2023-07-09 20:31:56 +0000 UTC View PostJumping through the portal brought us into a massive circular room made up of solid blue and white bricks that each was bigger than a house. Perhaps calling them stone sections versus a brick was a better decision I thought as I admired the thirty-foot by thirty-foot blocks. The room ...
2023-07-07 14:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostA sense of dread filled me. If Dirk was hurt and returning to us, how bad could things get in the coming minutes?
Surging forward, I felt a rage flowing through me. I was scared and angry. Fears of my boys getting killed flooded through my mind like they had the first few ...
2023-07-06 22:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post“What the hell are those?!”
I ignored Dirk’s question and focused on the rock creature that towered over me. Easily twelve feet tall, it matched the color of the rocks and the canyon walls. They were incredibly slow-moving. Dirk had tried using his dagger on them onl...
2023-07-05 21:29:58 +0000 UTC View PostGot a lot of chapters to edit and upload! Holiday with 6 kids been crazy but I'll get a few more done in next day and uploaded! Thanks for following me and enjoy your July 4th!
2023-07-04 14:42:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Over here!”
I swam to where Turk had come from in the water and motioned to Dirk to keep working with Vreek. He was trying to teach Vreek to swim but things were not going well. Even with the heart he had eaten and the endless energy he felt right now, Vreek was barely able...
2023-07-02 01:24:57 +0000 UTC View PostVreek and I held the shields we had acquired from the Tabaxi from the last floor, between us and the spears coming at us. Two bounced off, leaving some good-sized dents on the inner part of my shield. I was thankful neither of them had pierced these metal shields yet.
When we go...
2023-07-01 20:24:19 +0000 UTC View Post“I can’t fight these,” Turk stated as he stared at the creatures before us. “It goes against everything I have ever wanted.”
I groaned and rubbed my neck with my hand.
A pack of four female Tabaxi was about fifty yards from us. They looked like muscle-bound Amazo...
2023-07-01 19:59:11 +0000 UTC View Post“Where the heck is Dirk?” I asked.
Vreek and Turk were smiling at me, and both of them shrugged.
I glanced around the zone and could not see Dirk anywhere. I had slept a while and with no way of tracking time, I just knew it felt like I had slept a whole eight hours.
T...
2023-06-24 20:54:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Uh, is that you, Goblin King?” I asked like an idiot as I moved further away from the other three. I wondered who else could contact me like this as I looked at the ring that Brar had given me for the king.
I could hear the chuckle vibrating through my skull. I could not fi...
2023-06-24 20:45:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe next nine floors were no challenge at all. Everyone, including Vreek, could kill any of the normal creatures with a single hit. We dodged as many monsters as possible, and Turk's ability to see far away helped us avoid many of them.
The twenty-fifth floor had a pack of forty...
2023-06-24 20:38:28 +0000 UTC View PostI cast fear as I gazed at the two of them. I had not used it in a while, but I hoped it would work on them. We just needed a few more seconds to reach them.
Both of them thankfully froze mid-movement. Vreek and I descended upon them, removing their heads like the other five.
The three...
2023-06-24 20:28:55 +0000 UTC View PostWe hit the ground again and, this time, did not stumble. We were in a vast cavern filled with grass and had sunlight in the sky. You could smell the grass and feel a breeze blowing across us. The cavern walls seemed to go on for miles, but it looked like it was limited in size.
"This does n...
2023-06-20 19:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post"OH I'll pull her beard if you kiss her rear, and I'll see which one kisses better!"
"I'll kiss her muther and hope its not her brudder if she won't kiss me!"
"Well I'll kiss her pet and I know it gets wet when I dip it i...
2023-06-20 19:53:54 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as it was dark and the lights in the house were out, Dirk made a beeline for the home. Thirty minutes later, he was next to us with three hearts in a pouch.
"They are dead, and in another half hour, the house will be on fire."
"You sure?" I asked. We could not afford for it no...
2023-06-20 19:50:45 +0000 UTC View Post"You what to buy us off!" the father screamed as he tossed the bucket they had been using for a restroom against the wall near us.
Crap splattered against the wall, and I saw some hit Turk's leg.
Turk sighed and looked at me, and shrugged.
"Sir, you have kept your part of the de...
2023-06-20 19:49:04 +0000 UTC View PostVreek and Dirk were making their way toward us after the tree Turk had shot exploded. They were moving at a good pace, but I sensed that they would not make it before Turk showed off what he had been waiting to show me.
The smile that crept across Turk's face reminded me of a time he had so...
2023-06-20 19:48:22 +0000 UTC View Post"Say what?!" I shouted across the field. I didn't need Brar to repeat it a third time, but he felt he did.
"Two sets of twin girls, Zolb!" I could feel the excitement coming from Brar. It reverberated through my entire head. Like someone was playing drums on ...
2023-06-20 19:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostCapturing the family was a simple task. There was a mother and father and two younger children. They also had four Tabaxi slaves.
Turk and Vreek decided the best way to capture them was to take the children captive and convince the parents they should give up if they wanted them and their c...
2023-06-20 19:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe three days we took to find a farm were not the best. A rain storm had shown up, and it was a wet and cold day as we ran along the edge of the woods we were in. I was amazed at how big the forest was. I could not imagine ever spending days upon days jogging through one in our own world. Mainly...
2023-06-20 19:45:58 +0000 UTC View Post