Their approach didn't seem initially hostile, but Tilly couldn’t help but notice that each rider held their weapons at the ready as their formation road out to meet his group. Once they got within range, Tilly’s Identify pinged, and he learned several interes...
2024-01-22 17:29:17 +0000 UTC View PostThey set off at a ground-eating pace, with Hilbert leading the way, following some sort of magical compass. The group stayed mostly silent as they ran, but Tilly found that he was a long way from feeling any exhaustion after the break they had just taken. His Endurance ...
2024-01-18 18:23:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wizard Apprentice met Tilly’s eyes after sharing a look with his silent companion, a complex expression on his face.
“I am afraid we most assuredly know where your quest objective is. That way lies the city of Requiem. It is the seat of power for the Whytes. &...
2024-01-15 22:25:04 +0000 UTC View PostLinus Level 65 Cosul
Not for the first time, Linus cursed his new class. It was an inefficient mix of political leadership and limited marital abilities. To make matters worse, all of the martial abilities were li...
2024-01-11 17:23:05 +0000 UTC View PostKindle rejoined the moving group half an hour later. They had fully skirted the sight of the battle and continued moving in the direction Ichiro indicated. None of them had forgotten the pressure the Alliance was facing, and pushed forward relentlessly, even after the inten...
2024-01-08 14:53:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe whole group turned and watched in concern as Tilly released his Mana-infused breath ability. The magic struck Gorock like a physical blow, causing his whole body to flinch and then go rigid. He releases a deep groan, and all of his wounds begin to seep...
2024-01-04 20:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostTilly crashed into the side of the hill, taking a few percentage points of damage right as his allies crashed into the confused and injured Strigoi. The blast had also been the final straw for the barrier and as soon as it collapsed, the Knight on the other end crashed through the mob ...
2024-01-02 02:30:50 +0000 UTC View PostOver the next several hours he avoided three more scouts as they moved through the screen of eyes and ears the Enemy had this far out from its main force. As they continued to move away from the conflict, scout encounters became rare, until after an hour, Tilly was almost s...
2023-12-28 02:38:35 +0000 UTC View PostJonathan Tillman Level 18 Son of Flame
Amelia flinched away, crying out at the sudden and unexpected magical reaction. For Tilly, however, time seemed to slow down. He didn’t know if it was a part of Origin’s magic, but every...
2023-12-21 21:07:50 +0000 UTC View PostIgor Level 84 Vampiric Mesmer
Igor smacked his lips in anticipation, not bothering to rub away the drool that ran down his chin mingling with the sticky brown bandages that covered every inch of his face.
The life energy pou...
2023-12-18 19:57:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Hold” Ichiro called back down the line in a whisper. The whole formation froze a few yards short of the boundary and crouched down. Tilly was still surprised to see just how difficult it was to keep track of the unit’s location as they melded into the surrounding forest. &...
2023-12-14 21:42:51 +0000 UTC View PostTilly made it to his room a little while later, choosing to take the trip at a light run. Kindle took turns launching herself from his shoulder and gliding back down to practice navigating the air at speed. As he looked up, she could tell she still had some trouble gaining ...
2023-12-12 02:20:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wife is in intermittent labor, which hopefully means I'll have another kid today or tomorrow.
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2023-12-05 04:34:18 +0000 UTC View PostLike stepping into a cold shower, the realization that he would have to head straight into the land of the enemy to find the Bloom shocked him free of his meditative state. Before he knew it, he had slammed back into his body and sat up retching as the sensations of the ...
2023-12-05 04:27:31 +0000 UTC View PostA soft muttering filled his consciousness like pleasant conversation overheard from the next room, and the darkness receded. Tilly’s eyes flickered open to find Erash standing over him concerned, her perfect features marred by two red stains running from her tear ducts past her chin ...
2023-11-30 19:56:04 +0000 UTC View PostTilly wasn’t the only one with impressive gains during this time. The few thousand refugees and lapins that had chosen the Flames Watch class drilled relentlessly. They kept an intense rolling schedule of 8-hour shifts around the clock. Eight hours of training, e...
2023-11-27 19:44:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of that morning was every bit as brutal as Tilly imagined it would be. Erash had to stop by a couple more times to put him back together, but by the end of the morning, Tilly entered into meditation with a lot to process and even more understanding about the shortcomings...
2023-11-24 16:19:53 +0000 UTC View PostKindle ruffled her feathers on Tilly’s shoulder,
“Cheep!” She cried in anger eyeing the giant towering above her.
Gorock's eyes shifted in confusion and dilated at the sight of the little chick. His eyes took on that characteristic blank look and he identified the creature...
2023-11-20 18:43:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe glow from his enflamed left hand lit up the gem in a thousand iridescent fractals. The effect of the flickering firelight on the object was so mesmerizing that it took Tilly several moments to notice a pulling sensation on the flame around his hand.
Tearing his eyes from the glowi...
2023-11-16 17:45:19 +0000 UTC View PostTilly spoke with Franklin for a while longer, not really saying much, just making a point to show the honu that he was thought of and appreciated. In the follow-up chatter, he learned that Amelia was actually just over the bridge, helping to oversee the last of the initial setup of the agri...
2023-11-13 20:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostIchiro was there in a flash, grasping his Father’s hand and heaving him out of the ground. Hiro exploded up in a shower of dirt, stumbling forward into the arms of his son. Ichiro held him there for a long second, before Hiro pulled away gently, and looked around at the small audience. As...
2023-11-10 15:05:41 +0000 UTC View PostA stunned silence choked the area around where Hiro had been lying just a moment before. Almost everyone stared down in shock at what now looked disturbingly like a well-kept grave. Even the whispered questions of those at the edges of the crowd who couldn’t quite see hushed as the ...
2023-11-09 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSet ablaze with proof that all this was making a difference, he took a few steps away from the troughs and settled down into his meditative pose. He fixed the guidance Ichiro had given him in his mind once again. Everything he had endured and everything still to come, was all fu...
2023-11-06 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostTilly finished out that evening by meditating and grabbing dinner before bed.
Well, he tried to meditate. However, meditation on the edge of the parade ground wasn’t nearly as productive as it had been on the side of the mountain. He spent most of the time trying to focus on breathing and...
2023-11-02 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostTilly tripped over his own feet as he followed Ichiro out to the middle of the section of the parade ground. He couldn't help but look back at the group excitedly talking amongst themselves as the Captain stood off to the side smiling.
“Are you ready?” Ichiro said, turning to face...
2023-10-30 16:06:16 +0000 UTC View PostCongratulations! You have learned a new skill, Meditation.
Your Meditation level has increased. Adjusting for previous experience…
Meditation level ...
2023-10-26 02:03:40 +0000 UTC View PostHiro handed Tilly a cloak at the entrance and t
2023-10-23 20:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post