Velkan guided Sam and Bill away from the warmth of the firelight and the festivities of the night. Sam wasn’t at all surprised when the taciturn Wolfman brought them past The O’Baba’s long house and to the carved tox totems that connected to the Wolfman marketplace.
“Ha! I knew it,...
2021-09-28 14:34:24 +0000 UTC View PostIn the same instant that the King had ordered the start of the duel, an astral wind began whipping around the five members of Heaven’s Earth. One of the men was chanting something, and it appeared to be creating a large-scale group buff. Luke glanced at Zed, then the Knights, and ...
2021-09-27 14:55:05 +0000 UTC View Post“The Four are permitted to enter the Grand Hall.” A royal guard announced after they had been left waiting outside the doors for at least a full hour. Luke was staring at the man near-hungrily; he could practically taste the Etheric Xenograft Potentia surging through this man.
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2021-09-24 15:17:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt took nine hours for Sam, Finn, and Bill to make it back to their Dungeon-turned-Den. Word about the dissolution of The Accords spread like wildfire through the streets of Ardania, and though the remaining mages tried to stamp down the rumor mill, those ugly whispers had taken on a life of thei...
2021-09-23 14:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post“So there he was, first step out of his training, and Luke punched Archmage in the face!” Zed’s story made the patrons of the tavern howl with laughter, even more so when he recounted what the Archmage had done to Luke directly after he got over his initial surprise.
He would have lef...
2021-09-22 15:00:51 +0000 UTC View PostSam lost the thread of the conversation as he pushed and shoved his way through the press of bodies with Finn in tow, trying to get to the next archway. Clearly, something had happened to the Accords, though what, he didn’t know. Was it possible that killing so many of the Trustees had somehow ...
2021-09-21 14:25:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe newly-promoted Marquess Woodswright settled heavily back into his ornate chair and took a hefty swig of his drink to calm his nerves. He looked at the documents in a daze, then up at the Ascenders that had joined him in his meeting hall. “Do you have any idea what this means?”
“I...
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2021-09-17 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post<Celestial feces but that was close!> Bill swore in Sam’s head as he skidded through the door, panting from the effort.
Sam’s retort was cut off as golden light enveloped him in a halo, briefly lifting him from the ground. The experience from the final kills had only been...
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2021-09-15 15:09:24 +0000 UTC View PostSam bolted down a spiral staircase that cut through the annex, his legs pumping furiously as he tried to make up a little extra time. He rounded the last turn when a wave of vertigo slammed into him like a shield bash. The whole world wobbled and his knees threatened to give out on him completely...
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2021-09-10 15:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostSam cleared his mind, squared his shoulders, and casually strode beneath the portcullis and into the courtyard situated outside the eastern entrance to the Mage’s College. Today was the day they were going to break the College… or die horribly in a blaze of glory.
The College was a rath...
2021-09-09 14:51:16 +0000 UTC View Post“You. Aren’t. Allowed to die!” Grant came out of the darkness of unconsciousness to terrible pain. Suki’s fists were rhythmically beating on his now-unarmored chest, alternating with lightning surging directly into his heart, now that he had no resistance to the spell.
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2021-09-08 16:03:10 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! I'm headed to dragoncon in Atlanta today!
That does mean that I'm without my computer for the rest of the week, so I'll see you here next Wednesday! If I get to see you in person at the Con, awesome! If not... next time!
Oh, and we'll be starting MURDERHOBO 2 when I get back! ...
2021-09-01 13:13:43 +0000 UTC View PostGrant peered at the map Suki was showing him and found the closest point to their destination as he remembered ever going. His sword lashed out, and a hole appeared, hanging in the air. She stepped through, holding his hand so they could travel together. An infinite moment passed in this place be...
2021-09-01 13:10:49 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no one in the Barracks, and the Training Arena was equally lifeless. Sam was starting to get worried that something had happened when the smell of fried chicken hit his nose like a sucker punch. His mouth watered and his stomach grumbled in angry protest. “Just how long had it been si...
2021-08-31 14:09:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I think you… misunderstand.” Grant shook his head as the assembled people sucked in a collective breath. With a simple thought, his name changed from Lord February to Lord January. Names could be hidden or changed, but only minorly. The system wouldn’t allow someone to falsify a...
2021-08-30 14:22:41 +0000 UTC View PostDo you, Grant Monday, wish to absorb the power of February 1: Power Through? Accepting Power Through will override any previous Wielded Weapon power absorbed in the current monthly series. If not overridden by another weapon of the same month, this ability will return to its current Wielded W...
2021-08-27 14:26:33 +0000 UTC View PostSam stepped out of the entrance from the marketplace and back into New Narvik, breathing in the crisp air.
“We should be getting back,” Velkan’s words were clear, but Sam lingered. His business was done with the merchants of the Wolfman Marketplace, but his gaze fell on the longhouse,...
2021-08-26 14:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostGrant nodded and stepped forward to face down his opponent. He’d be lying if he’d stated that he was ready to take her on. After watching her easily defeat three Vassals and one Wielder without breaking a sweat, he knew better than to hand her another easy win. Rather than running to share th...
2021-08-25 16:01:26 +0000 UTC View PostSam followed Velkan through the pillars, bracing for the worst. Unlike last time he’d stepped through a totem portal, he didn’t find himself in the heart of a blizzard with a couple of monsters waiting to mob him. Instead, he emerged into an enormous underground cavern, the ceiling two hundre...
2021-08-24 14:08:47 +0000 UTC View PostA fragment of Grant’s awareness remained in the darkness of his unconsciousness and traveled inward to places normally inaccessible within the human mind. Isolated from the world, a mental representation of Grant walked through darkness. Curiously, he didn’t feel fear as his bare feet trod ac...
2021-08-23 14:40:29 +0000 UTC View PostWith the finish line in sight, he couldn’t help but feel a sliver of hope wash over him. Just a few minutes more, and he would beat the best that February has to offer.
*Smack.*
A stray boulder the size of his fist slammed into the side of his head. Momentarily dazed from t...
2021-08-20 14:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostDying, although painful, had a great upside—Sam had a little free time without Bill to touch base with his parents, check his emails, and surf the web. That took all of an hour, and then he spent the rest of his time pouring over Eternium wikis and forums, although a lot of information was stil...
2021-08-19 15:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind howled, battering his ears and tugging at his sword and armor. Grant looked up into the air as a tornado made contact with the ground, greedily sucking up sand from the arena floor. The turbulent winds grew in magnitude until Grant’s feet left the safety of the solid ground. “I made ...
2021-08-18 14:55:56 +0000 UTC View PostSam broke into a sprint, his boots clacking on the stone pavers of the bridge as he closed the distance with the elemental golem. He was going to be at a significant disadvantage in this battle—his Shurikens dealt slashing damage, ineffective against heavy plate mail, and his Papier-Mache Armor...
2021-08-17 14:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Sorry for the delay on this chapter, I had a root canal yesterday and was useless for a good while.
At least a hundred athletic bodies in the peak of health filled the arena… and then there was Grant Monday. Overwhelmed, confused, and at half health. The only advantage he ...
2021-08-17 14:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe two took off running as soon as the portcullis of Citadel Saturday slammed shut. Both of them wanted to get out of the area as quickly as possible, equally eager to put the memories of their time behind them, as well as to be out of the seat of power for House Saturday.
Neither of them ...
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