Sleeping was bliss. It was the first time since he’d moved to Rosewind that Theo managed to get a proper night’s sleep. Normally, it wouldn’t be considered much—barely twelve hours—but it was a time during which he had the luxury of not thinking about the recent complications of life. A...
2022-07-11 17:40:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Elcy, dammit! Get down from there!” Sev yelled from below. “Alex will fix the damned roof!”
It was nice seeing him, even if my presence didn’t seem to be good for his blood pressure. From his perspective, I had been gone a few years. The period was further lengthened by the medic...
2022-07-11 03:55:35 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt as if half of the town had gathered at the front gates of Rosewind. Theo wasn’t used to such commotion, nor did he want it. Personally, he would have much preferred if they had snuck out completely unnoticed… which would have happened if he hadn’t been so fussy about packing or gone...
2022-07-11 03:51:40 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s still weird not seeing the Moons,” Dallion said, looking up at the sky. “All the stars are there, but no moons.”
Eury said nothing. They had been waiting for over an hour now and there still was no sign of the dryads they were supposed to be training. No one knew whether the...
2022-07-11 03:25:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe day that Dallion was supposed to stay in the city of towers turned into two, then five. It wasn’t something he and Eury had planned. It started by doing small tasks: hunting, crafting, building. As confidence in Dallion and Eury grew, the tasks became more complicated.
QUestions still...
2022-07-10 13:13:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe earl’s castle was fairly close to the spot Theo had chosen as his hiding place. If there was a building that could claim to be in Rosewind’s center, the castle was definitely it. Surrounded by a moat and set of tall walls, it was designed to be quite imposing, towering above the few noble...
2022-07-10 00:45:42 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll take care of this,” Liandra said with the confidence of a seasoned heroine.
“Will you manage? There’s ten of them.”
That partially sounded like compassion, though Theodor had ulterior-motives in mind. True, he didn’t want Liandra to get too hurt—he actually had s...
2022-07-10 00:43:38 +0000 UTC View PostA double wall surrounded the cluster of towers. Moving closer, it became clear that the walls weren’t there just to prevent people from getting into the city, but also kept them from getting out. Even from a distance, it could be seen that there were no doors on the base of the towers themselve...
2022-07-08 23:19:03 +0000 UTC View PostESCAPE TRIGGERED
If you wish to escape smash the window
The green rectangle kept on glowing, yet no matter how hard Dallion tried, he couldn’t break it. After a few more times, he gave up and took a step back. The rectangle vanished, repo...
2022-07-08 18:48:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello, all!
Have I published a chapter twice recently? Trying to figure out something.
Thanks, and hope you have a great dy! :)
Lise
2022-07-08 06:08:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe destruction of the mage’s echo caused a few additional changes. As it soon turned out, the goal of the mage might not have been to scout or attack mercenaries sent to capture him, but to hide things altogether.
Soon enough, the village that they had been searching for appeared in the ...
2022-07-07 21:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Why won’t your blessing help?” Theo asked. “Is the demon too powerful?”
“Oh, no,” the goddess chucked. “My blessing would be enough to make any weapon pierce the heart. However, I have to be physically there to bless you or your weapons, even if it’s a temporary blessing....
2022-07-07 09:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostOpening a dungeon’s door was a task usually left for the dungeon. Normally, Spok wouldn’t even bother with the matter. It was well established that the only being that could open a door was the dungeon itself, and occasionally some overly determined adventurers. This was supposed to be no dif...
2022-07-06 15:14:33 +0000 UTC View PostFour Moons remained in the sky as the sun came up. Even in the bright light, none lost their glow, observing the world like hawks on a mountain peak. Interestingly enough, it was the Moons of Awakening and Perception that weren’t present. There was a time when this would be seen as a bad omen, ...
2022-07-05 23:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post“I’d like all this in cubes.” Dallion placed the container with what was left of the chips on the sky silver platter.
“Naturally,” the crimson fury replied, barely looking at him. “I hope you enjoyed the experience.”
Dallion didn’t reply. Instead, he took off his brace...
2022-07-05 16:06:29 +0000 UTC View PostIn his previous life, Theo used to think that money was the solution to any problem. Technically, he was right—the things that he was attempting to do were utterly impossible if he didn’t have gold to spare. However, in this world, money wasn’t a single issue he had to face. The spirit guid...
2022-07-05 07:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Quite the view, isn’t it?” Director Sim asked, looking at the video feed that covered the entire wall in front of him. “A system that was colonized and recolonized for millennia. Three species we know have occupied it, but there could have been more. There’s nothing saying that there w...
2022-07-03 23:38:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Elcy, dammit! Get down from there!” Sev yelled from below. “Alex will fix the damned roof!”
It was nice seeing him, even if my presence didn’t seem to be good for his blood pressure. From his perspective, I had been gone a few years. The period was further lengthened by the medic...
2022-07-03 23:35:42 +0000 UTC View Post“We’ll start the main portion of the Night Auction with…” The gorgon paused, allowing a two-part sword to float in.
Dallion’s heart skipped a beat. Could that be a world item? If he wasn’t wearing the blocking bracelet, he would be in a position to ask. As things stood, though, ...
2022-07-03 22:43:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Dal,” Falkner said with a brief nod as the overseer brought Dallion to an antechamber further in the palace.
There were no guards present, just a small room full of expensive chairs and exotic plants. The overseer didn’t set foot in the room—he didn’t have the right to—walking ...
2022-07-03 16:57:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe silence in the hall increased until all that could be heard was Dallion’s breath. In his mind, we went through what could have been, imagining his attack puncturing the Archduke’s son, or at the very least throwing him back into the wall, along with several more nobles.
Slowly, all ...
2022-07-02 08:17:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh shit! Oh crap! Oh shit! Oh crap!” Theo kept repeating, moving the furniture about his entrance hall with every word. His minion, in contrast, didn’t seem to be in the least bit worried. In any case, the skeleton’s only concern was not to fall off the chair he was snoozing in, while th...
2022-07-01 17:40:12 +0000 UTC View PostBeing a dungeon took a while of getting used to. Since there wasn’t anyone around to explain things, he had to examine himself piece by piece.
The outer door was a good start. He found that he could open, close, bolt, and unbolt it. Thankfully, from what it looked like, he wasn’t going ...
2022-07-01 17:37:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Of course it had to happen like this,” Theodor grumbled as he floated through infinity.
Some would say that his unexpected death was a series of mishaps, and they would be partially right. The truth was that he had met his demise by walking into an empty elevator shaft while it was und...
2022-07-01 17:34:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe banquet seemed to drag for hours. Never before had Dallion witnessed such a combination of luxury and boredom. The first ten minutes were exceptional, spent in looking at everything and everyone. Everything was new and magnificent. Once that time had passed, Dallion noticed that all events te...
2022-07-01 04:30:27 +0000 UTC View PostWearing a white platinum dress that would make all of Dallion’s earnings as a hunter seem like pocket change, Gloria came up to him, a radiant smile on her face. Dallion could see that she had increased her awakened level significantly since last he’d seen her, now reaching the mid-forties, i...
2022-06-30 08:01:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt was said that all villages were the same, but cities could never be alike. Never was this made more obvious than when comparing Nerasol to Linatol. Architectural changes aside, the very nature of the city was completely different. Nerasol could be described as the city of second chances—a pl...
2022-06-29 02:05:34 +0000 UTC View PostLocation Classified, Arbitration Hearing, 632.9 A.E. (Age of Expansion)
Eleven hours remained up to the start of the trial and I still hadn’t been provided any legal assistance. Under normal circumstances, every member of the Fleet—from a rookie grunt to a full admir...
2022-06-27 14:55:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Quite the view, isn’t it?” Director Sim asked, looking at the video feed that covered the entire wall in front of him. “A system that was colonized and recolonized for millennia. Three species we know have occupied it, but there could have been more. There’s nothing saying that there w...
2022-06-27 14:53:13 +0000 UTC View PostEuryale wasn’t in the inn by the time Dallion got back. March didn’t appear particularly pleased, but didn’t comment on it. Twenty minutes were spent shifting between silence and small talk until finally the gorgon arrived.
Seeing all three of them together, the innkeeper took that as...
2022-06-27 13:49:22 +0000 UTC View Post