Elijah stood on the beach, staring out into the surf and feeling a wave of nostalgia for home. Not because it looked all that similar. Indeed, it looked more like what he’d seen in various equatorial climates, specifically in South America. The trees lining the coast weren’t...
2024-09-17 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“What do we know about this army?” Tucker asked, reclining on the bed within the Mercury’s stateroom as he watched Iris getting dressed. They’d been together for some time, but his enthusiasm for the relationship had yet to fade. Not only was she physically attractive, but she...
2024-09-17 13:00:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt took three days for him to recover.
But in the wake of the challenge of Ignis, Elijah felt better than ever before. For one, he had a brand-new spell – or five of them, if he wanted to get technical – and for another, he’d taken one more step toward reaching his class evoluti...
2024-09-16 15:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe arrow whistled past as it narrowly missed Miguel’s head, but the next projectile had much better aim. It slammed into the segmented plate of his helmet, skipping off the lacquered wood before spinning off into the underbrush. Meanwhile, Trevor leaped to avoid a Voxx that tried t...
2024-09-16 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostZeke stepped out of the latest dungeon, his shoulders sagging in mingled relief and exhaustion. Adara followed behind, though she was in much worse shape. Her complexion had turned even greener than normal, and she staggered with every step. That was Zeke’s first hint that she...
2024-09-16 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostIt should have been an expected turn of events, but Elijah was still a little surprised when he saw that an evolution was available for one of his spells. From the guides he’d read – as well as conversations with those few people he’d met who were willing to discuss their spells and s...
2024-09-15 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Just grab the reward, and let’s go!” shouted Elijah, struggling to maintain his balance. It wasn’t just an earthquake. Nor was it simply a volcanic eruption, though in one facet of his Mind, Elijah wondered how he could be so dismissive of one of the most destructive forces i...
2024-09-15 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAgony coursed through Elijah’s veins as the monster wrapped its unnaturally long arms around him. He flexed his every muscle, pushing against it with every ounce of Strength he possessed, but it was no good. The ashassin’s grip was like iron, and Elijah simply wasn’t powerful en...
2024-09-14 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostElijah ignored the ta’alaki summoner’s monologue, instead preferring to focus on the task at hand. He crept forward under the concealment of Guise of the Unseen, covering the ground as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, Sadie leveled a scathing insult at the summoner that sent him in...
2024-09-14 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“I repeat – what the fuck was that?” Ron muttered.
“Did you just ask if it wanted to be friends?” added Kurik.
“Bro.”
“What?” asked Elijah. “It’s kind of cute, right? Like a pug, but instead of a tiny lapdog, it’s a giant tentacle beast.”
Ku...
2024-09-13 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostEvery bridge in the cavern shook as if under the influence of an earthquake as hundreds of enormous giants waged war against one another. Magma flew in every direction as the sound of uncountable heavy blows mingled with inarticulate screams of agony and anger. Beasts with wings of fi...
2024-09-13 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTalia stalked through the forest, moving slowly. For her, at least. For anyone else, it would have been a dead sprint. With her incredible agility and dexterity, she was capable of cover hundreds of miles per hour, but she wasn’t interested in traveling the largest distance in...
2024-09-13 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the certainty he’d displayed with his companions, Elijah was anything but confident that his plan would work. For one, it required him to act in an uncharacteristic manner. Most of the time, he preferred to scout things out and choose the time and location of any battle.&nbs...
2024-09-12 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostElijah was not entirely convinced that his companions were wrong. Indeed, every ounce of reason within him screamed that he should turn around and flee towards his companions. Certainly, they’d yet to find an alternative route to conquering the challenge, but they’d not explored t...
2024-09-12 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostZeke felt himself progress closer to level ninety-nine, but as he stepped out of the dungeon, he knew he was still a long way from reaching that mark.
“Don’t be upset. For most people, it takes years to make any appreciable gains at that level,” Eveline pointed out. “Dec...
2024-09-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostDespite being more than a mile from the nearest giant, Elijah found himself instinctively crouching in place as he tried to make himself smaller and less noticeable. He would have been embarrassed, but the fact was that the creatures down below warranted such an act. Each one was more...
2024-09-11 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostElijah burst through the gate, eliciting an ear-splitting screech as the pivot points were ripped free. The gate itself flew inward, crashing to the ground with a heavy clatter that echoed through the corridor beyond. A second later, the shield associated with Bestial Charge winked ou...
2024-09-11 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe ground rumbled as the enormous magma golems raced away from the gate. Hobgoblins, each one with skin that looked like the bark on a well-cooked brisket, jogged alongside the huge creatures as they responded to Sadie’s oddly put provocation. Clearly, she was unused to hurling ins...
2024-09-10 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostSadie was not a stealthy person.
Indeed, given her prerogative, she would simply stride toward any obstacle and dare it to stand in her way. But that wasn’t the way the world worked, and more often than not, she was forced to admit that she simply wasn’t strong enough to mai...
2024-09-10 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post[Unleash Momentum] ripped into the enormous creature, knocking it backward. It only moved a few feet – which was nothing, given how huge it was – but even that small reaction was enough to give Zeke hope for the coming battle. If he’d leveled the same attack at the necrotic vess...
2024-09-10 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostElijah perched upon one of the boulders made of black, volcanic rock. Cloaked in Guise of the Unseen, he was entirely undetectable, which gave him a perfect view of the battle a few dozen feet below. Sadie stood at the head of the obsidian bridge, her sword flashing with bright light ...
2024-09-09 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I feel like I’ve come home,” said Kurik, a twinkle in his blue eyes as he stared at the massive volcano in the distance. “It’s beautiful, ain’t it?”
Even from miles away, Elijah could feel the oppressive heat emanating from within. They’d been traveling along th...
2024-09-09 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFor what felt like the thousandth time, Zeke brought Voromir down in a massive sledgehammer strike that splattered the hunter’s brains all across the stone floor. Yet, only a second later, the thing flared with mana and pulled everything back into place. Of course, the creature had ...
2024-09-09 13:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostElijah leaned back, his arms resting against the granite rim of the hot spring. Despite the slightly sulfuric smell and the rough edge of the rocks under his arms, he couldn’t have been more at ease. Since being transported into the Trial of Primacy, he’d had very few chances to r...
2024-09-08 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostMiguel ripped his spear from the Voxx, then whipped around to see Trevor trampling one he’d already injured. No matter his preference for swordplay, the spear was a superior weapon against the Voxx. The extra reach it provided was invaluable, and it was much easier to use. No ...
2024-09-08 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMiguel bent forward as Trevor raced across the landscape. The young stag never ran in a straight line. Instead, he leaped over obstacles, launching himself even higher on planes of moonlight before crashing to the ground with ever more speed. And rather than grow irritated with ...
2024-09-07 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostA deathly aura lingered in the air, but it was nothing compared to what Elijah had felt in the tomb. Part of that was due to the fact that they’d left the immediate area of the challenge, but mostly, it was because they had defeated the necromancer who was the challenge’s eponymous fall...
2024-09-07 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith Ron’s sparkly robe wrapped around his waist like a towel, Elijah looked down on his dismembered legs with narrowed eyes. “This is really weird,” he said. He’d sometimes wondered what would happen if someone with a powerful enough spell were to mend an amputated limb, but ...
2024-09-06 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostWith the rhythm of Elijah’s waning heartbeat, blood spurted from a dozen different wounds. He pushed with all of his willpower, trying desperately to stave off the darkness creeping into his field of vision. With his muddled mind, he could focus on nothing else. And yet, his e...
2024-09-06 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Who are they again?” asked Tucker, standing at the bow of the ship and staring at the makeshift and obviously new sky dock in the distance. It was surrounded by an enormous camp full of tents and a few more permanent structures like the sky dock. But Tucker was more ...
2024-09-06 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post