One hour earlier…
Sherry stood on the portal altar of Kordas, with a portal to Rene closing behind her. As she looked back through it, she caught one final glimpse of Yorgi waving her off. Once the portal had closed, she looked around at the quiet, peaceful city nearby for a mome...
2023-06-08 09:56:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe air between Aegis and Emerill filled with tension as they glared at each other unmoving. The sounds of birds chirping, and various other animals mooing and clucking could be heard coming from the nearby farms of Orm. Players and NPCs were not present, though, instead only the faint ringing of...
2023-06-07 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Coming at you live from Kordas in Kalmoore, I’m Samathara of the S-News gaming network. We’ve recently received word that the invasion of Kalmoore is beginning, and we have confirmation that it is case. Our investigative reporters are claiming to have sighted the abysslings and the black m...
2023-06-06 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostEli sat down in his Simbox and laid his head back on the cushioned headrest. He looked down at his Sim-suit and carefully placed the foot socket into the plug to hook it up and activate the lights on his suit. Once it was all ready, he took a deep nervous breath and stared blankly up at the top o...
2023-06-05 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“So, how much do you wanna bet?” Hae-won asked Shinji as the two sat in the cafeteria room of the Fanta-see network building. An intern was scurrying about using the machines on the counters to make them coffee and lunch.
“Bet on what?” Shinji asked with a lack of interest as he loo...
2023-06-02 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“You know…” Emerill leaned back in a red cushioned chair, set in the midsts of a large, eloquently furnished brothel floor. The chair was positioned in a circle around a large iron pole that was bolted in place from the floor to ceiling. It was one of many circles of chairs that had been ar...
2023-06-01 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“This version might do it…” Aegis mumbled to himself as he scurried around the Night Hunter’s crafting chamber. He continuously moved between the stonecutting, smelting, tailoring, and leatherworking stations as he did, giving odd orders to Tullan, Yuki and Savika along the way. All the w...
2023-05-31 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“How long have I been asleep?” Ysil’mareina asked, directing her words to Ysil’atrilios while everyone else became speechless at the sight of the dragon’s jaws opening and shutting with each word. The giant silver scaled beast in front of them was speaking in english, in a soft clear vo...
2023-05-30 10:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor note: Previous mentions of Aegis' advance class quest had more steps, and higher difficulty, but I've since lowered them and they'll remain lowered from this point onward.
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2023-05-29 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAegis stood alongside Tullan atop the Kordas Skyport with Lina, Pyri, Darkshot, Rakkan, and Snowflake standing behind him. It was mid-afternoon, a few hours after the meeting had taken place. A light breeze blew through the air that billowed their cloaks as they looked down across the city below ...
2023-05-27 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAegis sat in a chair at a large, round, dark brown wooden table with thin swirling vines engraved into a border that went around the edge of the table. Standing tall behind him stood Chax on one side, and Lina on the other. A meter away on either side of him sat other players, leaders of guilds t...
2023-05-26 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Yeah, as I figured… there it is.” Herilon sighed anxiously amongst the other members of his and Artaphernes’ guild as they continued waiting around the portal altar of Kordas.
“Where the hell did he get an enchanted, mastercraft mithral weapon?” Artaphernes replied nervously. 2023-05-25 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
“What the hell was that?” Quinn shouted as she pushed her way through the crowds of other players to get to Baffo, Sapphire and Cheryl as they stood back up from being knocked down through the portal.
“That battlemaster hit us with some weird shockwave attack.” Sapphire grumbled bac...
2023-05-24 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s high level, and giants are known for having very high health, but…” Baffo shouted out to Aegis’ party as they stood behind him, unloading their strongest attacks onto the giant as it stomped towards them, wading through the magma river. Lina had gone from throwing shadow daggers t...
2023-05-23 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostArtaphernes stood on the frontlines alongside Herilon and several other melee class players. In his right hand he held his spear, twirling the sturdy shaft around in his fingers before solidly gripping it in his fist, the spearhead pointed forward towards the Blacklion guild members. The moment h...
2023-05-22 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTommy and Hae-won stood side by side in the Fanta-see Network studio's main office room. Several interns had been hired and were now scurrying about the office around them as the two looked at a large flat screen hanging on the far wall of the room. Tommy had a coffee in his hand wearing his stan...
2023-05-19 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAegis led his party through the glowing moss and mushrooms of Reltrak forest. Snowflake walked beside him, with Rakkan and Lina at his back, then Pyri and Darkshot with Darkwing on his shoulder further back still. The group were each sitting at level 138, up from 135 thanks to the massive experie...
2023-05-18 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAegis and Chax made the rounds through the streets of Rene, with the goal of ensuring that every single NPC within the walls of the town were hit by his aura of light at least once. Thanks to him having trained the skill back in the Mosmir hive, the radius was quite large, resulting in Aegis fini...
2023-05-17 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAegis walked through the townsquare of Rene on his own, taking in the sight of the many players haggling with each other over trading goods. There were several market stalls set up by other players selling their crafts, but also many NPCs.
Gathered around his fountain he heard shouts of pla...
2023-05-16 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Hm.” Tullan grunted as he began to stroke his beard, pondering on Aegis’ words. The two were standing near the edge of the upper palace platform, looking down over the city of the white tree below. Some distance away, talking amongst themselves, were Aegis’ party and the rest of the Nigh...
2023-05-15 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Where exactly are you taking me?” Aegis asked Kaef’aktos as he followed behind him. They’d initially been traveling through the elegantly bright halls of the palace, illuminated by the natural interior wood of the White Tree. But as they continued on, the halls went deeper into the core ...
2023-05-13 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“So… you doing alright?” Quinn asked Aegis as the two walked side by side into the main hall of the Palace, Viella leading them by walking a few meters ahead.
“Huh? Yeah… just… sucks.” Aegis shrugged.
“Was teasing about the portal, by the way. I watched the fight. Most...
2023-05-12 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHae-won, like Aegis, had a blank expression on her face as she stared in disbelief at Aegis’ broadcast. The broadcast itself on the screen behind her showed Aegis sitting on his knees on the platform in front of the inner sanctum, staring blankly at the item orbs of purple and blue quality roll...
2023-05-11 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Viewership is still climbing…” Shinji mumbled nervously from inside his editor simulation. He had screens containing multiple points of view around Aegis as he stood between the door of the inner sanctum and the void beholder as it began to emit its red enraged aura.
“Of course it ...
2023-05-10 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostBefore the smoke had finished clearing, the boss turned its hovering body away from Aegis and towards the large glowing white door that was carved into the tree behind it. A small tendril extended out of the base of its spherical form holding the pendant-key that had been snatched from Kur’akto...
2023-05-09 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLina quickly shadowstepped back outside of Kagil’aktos’ office and across the tavern floor until she was standing back beside Viella.
“It’s done, we can get out of here.” Lina said to Viella as she continued to hold her hands in front of her body, emitting an aura of shadows that ...
2023-05-08 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostLina took the lead, using her shadow step spell to find suitable shadows cast by the buildings of the Royal Ring. Initiailly, she moved slowly in fear that Viella wouldn’t be able to keep up though.
“Come on, go faster.” Viella urged her after a few jumps, prompting Lina to speed up. ...
2023-05-06 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“This is going to get out of hand really fast!” Pyri shouted to Darkshot as she continuously jumped backwards and recast cinderbolts to protect herself. She was able to deflect the strikes of several seekers using the balls of cinders for a few moments at a time before the black hole spell of...
2023-05-05 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Shit!” Aegis shouted as he shot up from his chair, realizing what had just happened just as Kur’aktos suddenly let out a violent cough and stumbled up onto his feet. Almost immediately, Aegis saw red damage numbers popping up above his head. The moment they’d appeared, everyone else in t...
2023-05-04 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAegis, Lina, Pyri, Darkshot, and Mayiera all stood a few meters out from one of the many large gates leading into The City of the White Tree. There was a wide, sturdy obsidian bridge in front of them built overtop of the slow flowing moat of magma that surrounded the city, and it was covered with...
2023-05-03 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post