Zalan witnessed fireballs, wind-fired javelins, and flaming spikes fired from atop the walls, barrage after barrage of endless projectiles against the incoming army. But for every Grimfang that would be brought to its knees, another leapt over it, ready to continue the pursuit into the city. A br...
2025-05-02 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZalan looked down at the walls, then the Elemental Dragon circling above. He knew it was preparing another attack, but couldn’t get a good look at its eyes to know what Elemental it would be attacking with. Zalan was certain that the monster was the same one that attacked Libreville the night b...
2025-04-30 16:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostGorb jumped and thrashed his arms out powerfully, sending a wall of wind to deflect the oncoming spears. Many were thrown aside, but two successfully struck the hot air balloon. One stabbed through the floor of the basket, and another sliced off one of the ropes holding the basket to the balloon....
2025-04-28 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“A plane is something from my world that could fly around! We could make something like a makeshift plane to put ourselves on. Then use Gorb’s air so that we could ride up to Aetheria,” Zalan said, sliding his hand in the air.
“I do not understand,” Moss said. “Gorb used h...
2025-04-25 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“How did you intend to get yourselves to Aetheria?” Gorb asked, then quickly corrected himself, frowning. “I mean, how did you intend to get us all in the sky?”
“That’s why we came to see you,” Zalan said. “You always said you wanted to fly, right? Is there any way you could...
2025-04-23 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe city of Wollstone was approaching them, bringing Zalan a sense of bittersweet dread. On one hand, getting closer to Gorb meant it would be one step closer to resolving the conflicts in the realm. On the other hand, getting to Gorb meant he was one step closer to facing off against Morloch. He...
2025-04-21 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the night had gone largely without incident. When Zalan was on watch, he had to burn through Fogfangs that raced toward the camp, but it wasn’t enough of a confrontation that he had to wake any of the others. Rousing the rest of them when the sun touched the land, the group was read...
2025-04-18 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe full view of Aetheria’s shadow was cast upon the plume of smoke. Zalan was a mix of baffled, amazed, and excited at the sight. The city was a lot larger than he expected a sky city to look like. By the different heights of the shadows, it looked like there could easily be a few hundred buil...
2025-04-16 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMoss led the way once they had exited the gates of Libreville. Zalan shined a light ahead of them and Rep and Slauson kept flames going to maintain warmth.
“I did not think I would miss the undead creatures, but being out here without them…” Moss trailed, and the others silently...
2025-04-14 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe four travelers made their way to the next town, the sun getting dangerously low on the horizon. Zalan was carried on his stretcher by Rep and a Fleshless. Slauson was carried on his own newly created stretcher by Moss and the other remaining Fleshless.
“I understand Zalan holds the se...
2025-04-11 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wrathgaze continued its approach toward him, ravaging the earth with every movement. Its one eye oppressed the air above Zalan, consuming his vision with the single, wrathful organ. The monster used its impressive momentum to swing its head down, moving in to eat him.
The stratosp...
2025-04-09 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You want to feed the Storm Caller to that thing?” Rep asked, bewildered.
“Only if we’re sure it’ll activate correctly even when Elementals are running away and migrating all over the place. Would one show up here?” Zalan asked.
“It must,” Slauson said gravely. 2025-04-07 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Panic set into Zalan’s body, pumping him full of adrenaline. He could barely make out the shape of the Beast of Slumber, and couldn’t imagine it looming over him. It was a faint image on the horizon, yet seemed to take up the entire sky. And it was crawling towards them.
“We need to g...
2025-04-04 16:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe four travelers arrived at the gate of Winkerton, looking up to the guards to be allowed to go outside.
“You!” a guard pointed at Slauson. “These Fleshless are with you? The ones you assigned to fight with us overnight?”
“Indeed,” Slauson said, a little tense.
... 2025-04-02 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMoss opened his arms ahead of him, presenting the woody mansion that was his home. Vines and branches twirled together in intricate shapes to make a series of rooms and stairs that all seemed to blend into one another with plain browns and cool greens complimenting every corner. Windows were shro...
2025-03-31 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostRexler opened the short, intricate wooden gate to the courtyard, Zalan following him in with a frown on his face. Rep and Slauson remained on the outside, leaning on the gate to get a good view of the impending skirmish. Rexler raised a hand to Zalan, indicating for him to stop, and walked to the...
2025-03-28 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZalan felt like his limbs were complaining as he stepped through the increasingly marshy terrain. They were slipping between deep and shallow points of a bog, moving to what looked to be a decent-sized city on the horizon. Rubbing his eyes, Zalan felt like he didn’t get a hint of sleep overnigh...
2025-03-26 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostFleshless crossed in front of Zalan’s light, casting faint shadows on the approaching monsters. Wherever they weren’t met with direct light, the Nightwolves shifted into significantly larger creatures, with long humanoid arms pulling them forward instead of paws. In the time it took Zalan to ...
2025-03-24 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostZalan was startled awake by the sound of a dozen feet racing off into the distance. Slauson had assured them that none of them needed to keep watch overnight while the Fleshless were around them, but Zalan couldn’t get into deep sleep. His bleary eyes could barely make out the Fleshless running...
2025-03-21 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank the Lord you are leaving us,” a guard said as she pulled the gates open for Rep, Zalan, Slauson, and all his Fleshless.
“Good to know I will be missed,” Slauson said with deadpan sarcasm.
“Not you, Slauson. Those wretched creatures you brought in with yo...
“How did Fleshless even get in here? I thought they were like mindless dead things?” Zalan asked.
“I do not know. They must have migrated from Castle Docrun during the chaos outside the walls!”
Rep and Zalan both drew their swords. The Fleshless all turned to them,...
2025-03-17 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostZalan’s mind was ablaze with rage and confusion. He had been so handily overwhelmed, that he didn’t even have time to put up a real fight. Rep was behind him, arms and legs bound by summoned Elemental Earth, but free from a second set of the Shackles of Stasis. Trying desperately to speak, Za...
2025-03-14 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostApproaching the walls of Moonwell, Zalan noticed that the number of guards stationed around it were more than he normally expected. One or two guards were stationed at any gates of other cities he had visited, but it looked like entire guilds were hired to keep the city on watch overnight. Zalan ...
2025-03-12 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter some rest they went to replenish their arms. Junill didn’t even make mention of them losing their swords, a somberness in her granting new weapons, but a tenderness in how she made sure Rep was well-balanced with his blade.
Rep and Zalan journeyed outside the walls...
2025-03-10 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostRep, Zalan, Oshrad, Kilile, and Rolcoth all struggled anxiously against their binds. Zalan resigned himself to the fact he was going to die on the head of a giant monster, but hoped he would at least get some last words. Fran got to say she had a great time in battle. Even Xavier got to flash one...
2025-03-07 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostZalan’s eyes went wide, his face colored hot red. All the blood was forced to stop flowing in his body by the tight constrictions of the Swampstomp’s vines. His only consolation would be that he died fighting. Even then, he couldn’t find the satisfaction that he saw in Fran and Xavier’s f...
2025-03-05 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostKilile, Rep, and Zalan briskly made their way to the Swampstomp approaching the city of Oriton. Each of them gripped tightly to their weapons. The beast’s round black eyes made it difficult to tell what it was looking at, but Zalan suspected it could see them approaching.
“What ki...
2025-03-03 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostZalan woke to the sound of the guild door swinging open, Rep making his way inside. As Zalan rubbed his eyes, Rep went to gather funds from under his cot as well as grab his sword. Rolling out of bed, Zalan began to prepare himself for the day.
“Excellent wedding!” Heron told Rep....
2025-02-28 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“I think I see why she wanted to know your favorite food now,” Zalan said, looking around.
“She had a Poniwhale slain and cooked for me in the span of a night!” Rep said, pure joy radiating in his voice.
The wedding had been set up on the largest ship in the dock, ...
2025-02-26 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostRep stumbled out of Ma’s mansion, Zalan close behind. They crossed the path on Ma’s property and stopped at the point where land met sea. Breathing in deeply, Rep looked out at the water ahead of them in a daze. Zalan put a hand on his shoulder.
“How are you feeling?”
“That ...
2025-02-24 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post