"Careful now! If you lot let it fall apart in the water, it will be your heads on the chopping block when asking for the Lord's mercy!" A gravelly and firm voice called out.
The Chief of Labor, Al'moore, one amongst barely half a dozen of minotaurs who had come back ...
2021-05-04 00:28:46 +0000 UTC View Post"What is it Darkan?" I asked as I cleaned my upper body off from the dirt and stains that I couldn't simply compel away as easily I did with blood.
I had just come out of the verdant jungle after doing some much-needed hunting and relaxation from the managing aspects...
2021-05-01 00:31:57 +0000 UTC View Post"My Lord, we already discussed this at the council yesterday," A large bugbear said, walking alongside me.
"No matter how impatient I myself am to get operations up and working with this veritable treasure trove, Build Master Mar'v has his hands filled with tearing d...
2021-04-28 23:53:38 +0000 UTC View Post"You know, I would've dressed nicer if I knew you would go to such lengths," Lily teased as she stepped into the large canopy along the coast of the lake.
It was far enough from the settlement that we wouldn't be disturbed by anyone with only the necessary staff to h...
2021-04-27 01:01:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe atmosphere was thick with a variety of different emotions. Excitement, respect, fear. Power.
With the horizon of the mountain range lit up in an orange glow from the sun setting, evening was soon upon the basin. And at this very time, a host of various different ...
2021-04-24 00:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe many smells and noises that assaulted my senses as I stepped out of my abode were both irritating and pleasant. There was just something about not only knowing, but also being affirmed that there was progress being made on multiple other fronts. Only a day had passed, ...
2021-04-21 23:48:07 +0000 UTC View PostWith a little more than a week passing, I was happy to say that the other half of the journey across the lowlands had us all unmolested, even if we did manage to draw a lot of attention from various greenskins settlements. But that was to be expected as tens of thousands o...
2021-04-20 00:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe procession of thousands upon thousands of various races and caravans caused quite a stir amongst the wildlife of the Ebonwoods. Before, those ferocious and fearsome beasts roaming the untamed woods dared not approach the road, and now, they outright fled far, far away....
2021-04-17 00:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostRe-reading the notifications over and over again, I tried to wrap my mind around exactly what was being presented. The [Heirloom of Sanguinity] evolving was not hard to understand as I've already been expecting it to do so. However, as soon as I moved to t...
2021-04-14 22:57:52 +0000 UTC View PostAs I weaved the mana with an iron grasp, my mind quelling any opposition the mana might've had to turn unstable or fluctuating as per its natural state, I barely even noticed the smirk that had crept itself upon my face.
Before me, stood a legion of blood puppets, mu...
2021-04-12 22:55:07 +0000 UTC View PostWatching the dancing darkness flicker about as Mia attempted to do as she was instructed by her teacher, I couldn't help but let the words of Lord Nosferas bounce around in my head.
"I want you to kill a Promethean,"
...
2021-04-09 23:36:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Beyond you... beyond this city?" I asked, if not a bit hesitantly. "Who has that kind of power?"
Instead of answering, Nosferas simply shook his head slightly, drinking from his glass and letting the silence run for a tentative moment.
"You needn't worry about...
2021-04-07 23:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostWith the deadened sound of silence permeating the banquet hall, everybody's attention was directed toward Lord Nosferas calmly scanning the crowd with a pleasant smile on his handsome and regal face.
As his gaze trailed along the many faces he eventually came to mine...
2021-04-05 22:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostEyeing the different powerful monster nobles making their way through the ostentatious courtyard of black and purplish marble with a wary gaze, Bob, Mia, and I followed in tow with the confident and regal-looking mother-daughter pair leading.
I was quite astonished t...
2021-04-03 00:24:43 +0000 UTC View Post‹ Xavier Tal'chor ›
"Wrong."
Swish - slap!
"Wrong again."
Smack!
"Gah!" I grunted with a dulling ache as I fell to the ground. "I thought I had improved?"
"You have, but you're still doing it wrong." Lana's cold tone...
2021-03-31 22:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post"H-HOW?!" Asethh shrieked, the uncanny clicking of the undertone in his voice vibrating.
Looking down, he held up his now lifeless amulet as he inspected it, incredulity and hatred burning in his eyes.
I simply smiled and closed the status window, very satisfie...
2021-03-29 22:24:16 +0000 UTC View PostStaring down my opponent; or rather staring up would be more apt, I wasn't sure what to expect from this fight.
-Appraisal!-
"So... my progeny has told me a l...
2021-03-27 00:03:49 +0000 UTC View PostKicking up a cloud of dust and rubble as the transformed lizardman decimated the ground beneath his point of impact, he hissed hatefully. He had intended to simply squash me right then and there, but of course, I wasn't so easy to catch as I had already disappeared both th...
2021-03-24 23:07:33 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a grueling week of training and battling, Bob and Mia were finally facing off in the last fight of the follower battles and the second stage of the tournament.
Opposing them up on that stage, were the familiar but arrogant figures of the lizardmen nobles, inclu...
2021-03-22 23:16:56 +0000 UTC View Post*BOOM*
Stepping aside, I watched on as a massive great orc was launched through the air, over the stage, to then finally crash into the cobbled ground beneath, crushing stone and dislodging nearby tiles.
"Winner, Mav'ithh's followers!" Tahl, the minotaur, annou...
2021-03-19 23:06:32 +0000 UTC View PostSmack!
"GAH!"
Thunk!
"Urgh..."
Laying on my back on the graveled ground of the château, I groaned.
"I thought the Matriach instructed you to teach me how to fight, not beating the ever-living shit out of me for two days straight..." I grumble...
2021-03-18 06:19:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe creak of the carriage as it pulled to a stop set the tone for the tense and somber atmosphere. Where we were, I failed to recognize, and for what exact purpose we had been kidnapped essentially was eluded of me.
Although the situation seemed very dire on paper, m...
2021-03-15 23:09:35 +0000 UTC View PostLetting go of the magic apparatus, Mia spared not a single of the thousands upon thousands of gazes directed at her even a glance as she walked across the stage.
It had only been five minutes since she initially poured her mana into the testing device, but seeing as ...
2021-03-12 23:09:24 +0000 UTC View Post"Truly a magnificent display of ability, wouldn't you say?" Tahl, the lumbering minotaur, exclaimed as he took the scene.
Letting the crowd roar in acknowledging excitement, Tahl gestured to the new set of apparatus and items being rolled in by the staff.
"Now, we've completed the two...
2021-03-10 23:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post*BOOM*
Another air-shuddering explosion of force resounded out across the plaza grounds. Just now, a behemoth of a Kroxigor had stock one of the mana-infused rocks with all its might, causing a ripple of small cracks to spill out from where he struck with his cudgel....
2021-03-08 22:57:09 +0000 UTC View PostBefore long, the massive plaza was filled to the brim with a veritable sea of monsters, of both grotesque and beautiful appearance. I hadn't seen such a gathering of monsters since witnessing the overpopulation of Maldrak and its cultural stigma of the arena bloodsports. H...
2021-03-05 23:18:06 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing my expectant gaze as Mia pulled on her dark robes, she nodded to me that she was ready. Although I had already expected that this Executrix Lana had already realized that Mia was an Elder Drow when we had been accosted on the streets by those nobles, also including ...
2021-03-03 23:07:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25 – “A Quatermaster's Furor”
In the perpetual gloom of the night, the chirping of critters died down to allow for the awakening roars of the night beasts. However, in a particular part of the dark and humid swamps, the sounds of those exact same powerful and ...
2021-03-02 23:16:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe creaking of the carriage as it rolled along the cobblestone streets was ever-present inside the muted interior of silky drapery and lavish decor. The ride was rather accommodating as even Bob as well as Mia, myself, and two other figures were easily able to fit inside ...
2021-03-01 23:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Master, are you sure we shouldn't try and escape?" Mia asked, her voice tinged with worry.
I sighed, reclining on the lavish furniture as I watched Bob hungrily feast on the wide array of dishes laid out before us.
"I already told you," I shook my head. "It's ...
2021-02-26 23:05:55 +0000 UTC View Post