Yuriko spun away from the stream of venom ejected by one of the giant scorpions, only for her to almost get her hand caught by a pincer as another scorpion scooted forward. She managed to parry and cut off the pedipalp, handily avoiding the ichor spray even as she sidestepped a stinger.
Her...
2021-09-06 13:31:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe Full Moon on this night was incredibly beautiful, Yuriko decided. Despite the plane’s atmosphere causing the normal lunar projection to fade, the Atavism Moon was powerfully bright.
Today was the 1st Day of Fire, After Founding 2998. It had been a year since she went through her Atavi...
2021-09-06 13:03:11 +0000 UTC View Post‘The currents of the Primordial Chaos Sea were quiet today,’ The Breaker of Bonds mused even as he and a small company of Chaos Lords swam through the Waypoint. There were five other Chaos Barons behind him, the lowest level of his kind that were truly sapient.
Well, he was also a Baron...
2021-08-30 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostJacqueline Sayer Yoran channelled her Animus into her Facet, generating a thin lance of coherent light. She directed it into the tip of her index finger and pointed it at a Hunter. The Wyldling’s visual camouflage wasn’t enough to deter her senses, and the light lance punctured the creature...
2021-08-30 13:45:26 +0000 UTC View PostIt turned out that the beasts were afraid of Yuriko’s flared Anima.
She found out when a four-eared rabbit wandered into her camp while she was cooking dinner. She couldn’t bring herself to catch it; it was as cute as the fluffers back home.
She’d taken to weaving the grass she...
2021-08-30 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnda pulled the fingerless gloves tight against his fist. It was made of supple leather, much like the rest of his outfit, but the glove’s back had metal plates attached to them. He wiggled his fingers, feeling the tightness of the weave. It was a good glove, one from Master Kio’s leatherwork...
2021-08-30 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome and congratulations, Hunter, for reaching the Obsidian Shard.”
“Error, no record exists of the Hunter’s entrance in the Polus Coelum. Scanning.”
“Anima is below the requisite level.”
“Radiant Alignment.”
“Unlocking last words.”
A series...
2021-08-30 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostA Skybeast?
Damien spoke in her mind while she continued on her way. After the creature stole her food, she’d been forced to hunt for another meal. She caught, skinned, gutted, and spit-roasted one of the smaller forest rodents. She only cooked it for a little while, being too hu...
2021-08-23 14:25:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Radiant Sun rose and fell, followed by the faint Luminous Moon. Days passed, blending together such that Yuriko had to resort to her time-sense and the marks left on the trunk to determine the date. It wasn’t as if she instinctively knew the date. It was more of an instinctive feel of how m...
2021-08-23 14:13:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis time, Lucille Sybil Kinnock wasn’t late for the council meeting. Despite it being an emergency meeting, she had been forewarned by her sons’ letters of what happened. Today was the 52nd Day of Water, not a normal council day, but High Adjudicator Sharine had been adamant.
The grand...
2021-08-23 13:36:50 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko’s first instinct was to fight. Anything that attacked her should be met with lethal force!
She had dropped into a combat stance her Animus circulated in the sword dance, and from her index and middle fingers, a golden blade extended to its maximum length of nine and a half inches e...
2021-08-23 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe days passed like water down the stream. If not for her innate time-sense, Yuriko would have lost count of the days after the third week. She finally managed to figure out the date when she saw a sliver of the Luminous Moon. It was far too faded and was easily concealed by a cloudy night. But ...
2021-08-23 13:01:09 +0000 UTC View PostThock! Thock! Thock!
With a stone in hand, Yuriko pounded a vine against a rock. After a few twacks, she put the stone aside and picked at the mashed plant, taking the fibrous bits before discarding the rest. Later, she would weave it into a rope.
It’s been a few days since...
2021-08-16 14:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko trudged in the jungle, grumbling angrily to herself. The canopy dripped rainwater and every now and then, the wind jostled the leaves and dropped a veritable flood on her head. Her first week on the plane had fooled her. It had been warm and balmy but it was still the Season of Water after...
2021-08-16 13:53:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe wooden dummy crashed against the wall even as Marron whirled to the next one. He drove his heel into the floor and he struck, sending the second target flying next to the first. He kept at it, spinning and punching, even kicking once in a while. The training room kept popping up targets every...
2021-08-16 13:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe fire blazed merrily while fat dripped down from the roasting meat. It gave off a mouthwatering aroma that made Yuriko’s mouth water even more. She glanced back at her campfire, at the chunk of meat she skewered on a stick. She had several MiJin worth, most of it from the creature’s tail a...
2021-08-16 13:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostGlaring at the dawn’s light, Yuriko scrubbed at her eyes, then blinked at the sand.
“Ow...” she groaned, shaking her head. Her hands were covered in sand, so she shook them off. Thankfully, they were dry and the sand didn’t stick.
Her campfire had burnt down to embers, though ...
2021-08-16 13:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Oooh.”
Yuriko groaned as she stirred awake.
The incessant waves turned out to be a potent enough lullaby to knock her out. The warmth of the afternoon sun didn’t help either. Plus, her body ached. It was as if someone had beaten every inch of her from the inside out. Dull sore ...
2021-08-09 14:00:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe plane’s Veil shimmered as Chaos winds blew against it. The barrier was much thicker than those of the civilised plane of Rumiga, or even its neighbour, Delovine, with good reason. This particular plane, named Kogasi by the few sapient inhabitants, was situated much deeper into the Chaos Sea...
2021-08-09 13:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostIvala City was a fortress masquerading as a city. Willem Sarosha snorted at the inelegant square city blocks. Every road was straight and with every corner a perfect ninety-degree angle. Where the terrain would not have fitted such a rigid scheme, the Ivalans had done their best to bend it to the...
2021-08-09 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post“The swarmlings are reaching the shore,” Virgil noted quietly from his vantage point, a stone tower built on top of a hill some four longstrides away from the frozen sea.
“How long has it been?” Balliol grunted.
“A Season,” he replied grimly. “It took a season. The Wande...
2021-08-09 13:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostIf the pressure Yuriko felt during the Chaos Storm, during that first instance when she was nearly crushed to the floor, felt bad, then the pressure she felt now was a hundred times worse. Fire burned her nerves, melted her skin, ignited her hair, and scorched her lungs. Lightning shot through he...
2021-08-09 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostGwendith couldn’t believe her eyes. Where did that greatsword come from? One moment, Yuriko was barehanded, the next, a ridiculously huge weapon appeared in her hands. The width of the blade must have been at least ten inches or so.
How is she even carrying that thing?
Gwendith knew...
2021-08-02 15:12:18 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s happening?” Gwendith murmured. She could barely feel her wrists, bound with leather cords pulled tight by those filthy barbarians.
“They’re distracted,” Ella-Mai whispered. “I think Miss Davar is fighting them.”
“She should have run,” Gwendith grunted. “S...
2021-08-02 14:54:34 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t remember defeating you,” Yuriko said in a neutral tone. Her side-blade was in her left hand while the Plasma Lancet was held with her right. She wished she had two side-blades instead but the rate at which she broke them in battle cost her a pretty penny.
Seeker flourished he...
2021-08-02 14:04:21 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s strange,” Yuriko muttered.
The small group of barbarians wasn’t joining up with the bigger group at all. The sun was close to the western mountains, a good hour before it would normally sink into the western mists, but that was something she’d had nearly a couple of season...
2021-08-02 13:40:55 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko dug into the snowdrift with her bare hands. The stench of charred wood hung heavy and low in the air. What was left of the longhouses still smouldered. At least the blizzard had covered the tents with a heavy pile, giving her a slight chance of recovering her tent, backpack, and duffel. 2021-08-02 13:31:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Yuriko felt the hot burst of rage fade away after she kicked the offending cad all the way across the clearing.
Satisfaction.
She grinned to herself.
The barbarian had been a good fighter, much stronger than even senior Kale, though far less skilled with weapons. He’d provided...
2021-07-26 14:07:36 +0000 UTC View PostThaer couldn’t keep the grin off his face as he and his honour guard followed the tracks laid clear on the snow. His father’s decision to send him east to Cinderfield had at first frustrated him.
The invader’s camp couldn’t have been manned by many powerful warriors, newly founded a...
2021-07-26 13:51:49 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s going on?” Ella-Mai yelped.
Yuriko didn’t answer, instead, she dove into her tent and grabbed her Plasma Caster. She came out a second later, eyes darting about. The skies were still overcast, just dark enough that the flash of expended Animus was obvious. It was towards the...
2021-07-26 13:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post