When Nate returned to New Nashville, the first thing he did was to square himself away in his forge. He let the others rest, processing their day's experiences to build a stronger tomorrow. For him, though, it wasn’t so simple. He’d dragged back a problem, the type of problem which sat in you...
2025-04-28 00:12:57 +0000 UTC View PostColt settled into the hot waters of the bathhouse, feeling the warmth sink into his skin and leave him with a much-needed respite after so many days in the freezing cold that had been his reality for the last couple of weeks. The layer of frost accumulated on his soul melted away in an instant. T...
2025-04-27 01:20:58 +0000 UTC View Post———
You have completed the quest: Halt The Seed
Reward: Medallion Of Frozen Time
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Colt barely had a second to blink after stepping through the portal, before a medallion appeared in his hand—it was cold to the touch, and the crystal and energy it gave off ...
2025-04-26 01:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostSeth had no choice but to continue the expedition with the people who'd dragged him back this far. His eyes were always locked on the sky above, remembering his fugue-state-driven flight. It seemed a cruel comedy that he’d been forced to return the exact way he’d come, only this time on foot....
2025-04-25 23:06:25 +0000 UTC View PostWhen they attacked, they did so in a fully coordinated and deadly strike. The moment Nate said, "Go," they unleashed all they had, as if heaven's fury had descended upon the seed and condemned it for challenging the divine. Colt struck first, given the edge of his Movement Edict—and the sheer w...
2025-04-25 20:25:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe light began to dim, and the air grew colder as they descended the tunnel. It was like stepping into the Arctic without a coat. Colt only figured he was still alive because it had been cold above; now, this cold sank deeper, numbing his skin and making his face burn. It was as if any second hi...
2025-04-25 02:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe world transformed into a complex blend of colors and strands of threads of Edicts, interweaving and mingling with one another. And it was everywhere, a stunning blend of color and energy that made Colt’s eyes ache and his soul strain even as he forced himself forward through his powers. His...
2025-04-24 03:41:47 +0000 UTC View PostJulia's only job was ensuring everyone lived, which was a tall task to accomplish, given that so many things around them wanted the opposite. Phantoms crashed into them with a wave of spells. Every second was a blur of light and elements, filling the air with a hostile wave of death. Worse than t...
2025-04-18 14:52:05 +0000 UTC View PostUtter war—there could be no other series of words to describe what Colt witnessed as he looked out the Academy window and saw the battlefield that was the Academy grounds. The whole place blazed with an overwhelming reddish-white churning blizzard. Snow and ice smashed into the window with enou...
2025-04-16 22:28:38 +0000 UTC View Post———
You have leveled up!
You have leveled up!
You have leveled up!
You have leveled up!
You have 12 Stat points to spend. You have gained 4 points of Dexterity and 4 points of Soul.
Thread Weaver (Intermediate) has gained a level!
Threa...
2025-04-14 20:32:44 +0000 UTC View PostColt's first reaction to seeing his friends speeding down the hill and gathering enemies was preparation. If his guess were correct, he had about 15 minutes before they would reach the Academy at the speed they were going. Behind them, the blizzard blazed forward, spiraling but outsped by them, y...
2025-04-13 04:32:29 +0000 UTC View PostColt couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was a level 40 monster that was talking and afraid of him. He didn't know what to do with this. He held it in place for a second and walked around it, considering it from a full perspective.
It was, in a way, more ‘human’ than the other monst...
2025-04-11 20:56:24 +0000 UTC View PostSitting in front of the frozen time crystal, Colt fell into the churning Edicts around him. This thing had the capability to change him. Of course it did. It was a relic laden with some of the most fundamental principles of the universe. Within that, he knew there were two Edicts he had personal ...
2025-04-10 19:42:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe next couple of days of exploring the Academy were relatively simple. Colt fell into a rhythm, with him mostly just putting off the need for sleep, since getting any at all here was impossible.
Even though he didn't feel fear, there was a constant sense of danger. Unlike in the caves, wh...
2025-04-09 21:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostDays bled into nights in this crimson-soaked hellscape. Sarah couldn't make heads or tails of what time it was. When they took rests, it was for sleep—God only knows how long. Just enough to get them going again, to move more.
Since there wasn’t a good way to tell if it was day or night...
2025-04-09 01:32:12 +0000 UTC View PostA gale of cold and ice pinned Colt against the wall. The phantom in front of him swayed forward, its feet not moving, but it advanced. It had legs, and it even had arms—one still stretched outward where that gale of wind came from. On its back was an odd billowing cloak that looked like an anci...
2025-04-08 21:30:19 +0000 UTC View PostColt reached the massive, dark Academy. The outside of it was just as desolate as the hundreds of miles of frozen glacier that led it way to it. But here he was, at the blissful dark beacon that dominated this landscape. Its walls towered upward, radiating a presence that made him feel small and ...
2025-04-05 18:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter putting as much distance as he could manage between himself and the Yeti, the first thing that Colt did was find a place to rest. It was a deep cave further down on the slope, just miles from the inky black fortress of the Academy. The inside of which, like every cave in this godforsaken la...
2025-04-04 19:37:08 +0000 UTC View PostNick huffed in the corner of the cavern. To Nate’s eyes, the man was far too pale and light-skinned. Thankfully, he had Julia next to him. A small but refined water barrier was drawn close around the two of them to help Nick regain whatever strength he could. Deep down in the cavern, it was eas...
2025-04-04 16:47:58 +0000 UTC View PostColt kept his distance from the monstrous Yeti.
The more he played around with this creature and struggled back and forth in the icy wasteland, the better sense he got of the vast difference between them. Though he had loaded his Soul up and now crested above 200 points in it, he stil...
2025-04-04 02:09:19 +0000 UTC View PostJulia wiped a bead of sweat while gazing at the ice sculpture of a Yeti in front of her. The blizzard raged around, taking control of the landscape. It was worse than Julia thought. Any attempt to control her water as pure water was thwarted. The water would not cooperate in this environment, as ...
2025-04-03 02:49:12 +0000 UTC View PostNate kept moving forward. Every step through the cold wasteland around him was challenging, yet each movement was vital. He had an ally on his back. He ignored the creaking of his legs and the spike of pain in his arm from the wolf bite a day before.
Those would heal as his Forge Edict rema...
2025-04-02 23:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Julia noticed when looking over at the massive ice wall was the thick Edicts in the air.
It was hard to pay attention to the screams and pain from her allies or the flare of light that slammed into the ice wall.
No, it was those Edicts. They were a thick pool of freezi...
2025-04-02 00:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostThat night was a restless one.
It was hard to find sleep in the depths of a cavern with cold pressing against his side. A chill would creep in whenever Colt thought he had found comfort in the cavern’s dark recesses. And with it came the reminder that time was passing ever forward. Second...
2025-04-01 03:40:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe horrid glacier and tundra of the Frozen Academy were a far cry from the lush, misty forests surrounding New Nashville… And this wolf was the epitome of danger, but still, they had conquered it.
And following that, the most appropriate action for the group after gathering their bearing...
2025-03-30 22:31:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe biggest and most immediate concern in Colt's mind was the cold. The way it pressed against his skin and seemed to leech strength was an unexpected and terrifying aspect to this dungeon. Outside it, in New Nashville, the mist merely stole warmth, but here it drained something more vital.
It didn't take long for their group to return to the dungeon, but those hours were filled with tension.
As they moved through Nashville's frozen mists, Colt couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. His eyes constantly scanned the forest around them, catching nothing but shifting shadows...
2025-03-29 02:35:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Your Kingdom’s first friendly competition,” Forrest said, a grin on his face as he looked across from the table at Erec. He ran a hand through his greased pompadour. "So why not? Between you and me, who can handle the liquor more? That is, once you catch up with me. I’m four cups deep…...
2025-03-28 01:01:10 +0000 UTC View PostThree days can be an eternity, or pass in a blink. While waiting to enter the dungeon, Colt balanced rigorous training with essential rest, making the most of each hour.
With balance as the key, his three days followed a simple structure.
First, he'd get coffee, then meet Julia ...
2025-03-27 19:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostSeth, once Denny's loyal Wind-Mancer, had traveled far from New Nashville. Too long, in fact, and through this dreaded weather and path he'd foolishly chosen. The wind in his hair, once a familiar friend in this nightmarish world, had become his enemy as he soared hundreds of feet up in the sky.<...
2025-03-27 14:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post