Time felt like it was moving in slow-motion as Elijah struggled against the fiddler crab’s oversized claw. Even as he levered it apart, he knew it was pointless. The girl, who was fiercely trying to scramble away from the hydra’s snake-like head, was going to die. He could see that as plain a...
2024-03-19 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTraveling through the undead kingdom El’kireth made Zeke feel like a trespasser. Weeks had passed since he’d first passed into the land of the unliving, and every step had come with a cost. In a way, it reminded him of the times he’d trekked through various swamps, where everything seemed h...
2024-03-19 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“What are you humming?” asked Bryce, who was perched on Elijah’s shoulder as he made his way through the swamp. Because of her gangly height, she kept digging her knee into his neck, which was both annoying and awkward. So, he’d distracted himself by dipping into the facet of his Quartz M...
2024-03-18 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Idiots,” said Roman with disgust as he looked out across the battlefield. The sun had long since set, and even though thousands of fighters had already fallen, the battle continued to rage. At one point, the sky had lit up with hundreds of spells, and of all sorts, but most of the Sorcerers ...
2024-03-18 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“This isn’t up for debate. None of you can come with me,” Zeke said. “If you want to argue, step outside, and if you...
2024-03-18 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostI had a really good week this past week. I got a ton of work done on both Death: Genesis and Path of Dragons, but the highlight was that I finished Mistrunner. The last chapter is scheduled to hit later this week. I'll admit that completing the series brings mixed emotions. &nbs...
2024-03-17 15:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostElijah could scarcely see the girl, as she was hidden in the branches, but he certainly heard her scream. He also saw the small fireball she tossed down at the hydra. It hit with a splash of flames, but the spell had very little effect on the monster.
And it was a monster.
Elijah was ...
2024-03-17 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostFireflies danced to the tune of croaking frogs as night descended on the swamp. In his lamellar ape form, Elijah waded forward, trailing his claw along the wide trunk of a cypress tree. And as he did, only one thought occupied his mind.
“I hate swamps,” he growled to himself. “I hate ...
2024-03-17 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBeing the most powerful person on the planet doesn’t mean anything if the entire universe is arrayed against you. Sometimes, you’re just destined to lose.
Alistaris Kargat
As Gala shouted something I couldn’t be bother...
2024-03-17 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAll the worst sorts of insects buzzed around Elijah’s head as he crouched beside a bald cypress tree whose roots and the lower reaches of its wide trunk were submerged in the murky water. Beneath his feet was mud, decomposed organic matter, and quite a few creepy and crawly freshwater creatures...
2024-03-16 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t like it,” said Carmen. “Seems too…I don’t know…”
“Gonna need a bit more’n that, boss,” Colt said, kneeling beside her. His stump of a hand rested on his knee while he shielded his eyes with his one good hand. “Looks like a normal town to me.”
“I kn...
2024-03-16 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostI’m not special. Not unique. Yet, I’m surrounded by the best of the best. Gala. Alistaris. Even Freddy was strong for a Templar. But me? I’m only a little better than average. And Mira…she’s so far beyond even those others that she’s practically a different, far m... 2024-03-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Are you sure Delilah’s not going to be back anytime soon?” Elijah pleaded.
“I’m positive,” said Isaak. “And you’ve got sauce in your beard.”
Elijah extended his tongue as he awkwardly tried to find whatever sauce Isaak was talking about, but he failed miserably. The...
2024-03-15 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn the wake of the hellish storm, the whole of Argos came together. In a way, it reminded Elijah of what he’d seen in Ironshore, which further confirmed his judgment of the city. It was such a sharp contrast to Norcastle. The people who lived in that city hadn’t been unhappy. Nor were they ba...
2024-03-15 15:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post“How many?” Zeke asked, looking up at Kianma. She stood near the edge of the pool of the Crimson Spring, her hands clasped behind her back.
“Seven-thousand,” she answered. “Mostly beastkin. Then humans. We lost a little over a thousand of the Ak-Kal Ra.”
Zeke shifted, send...
2024-03-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA hundred guards, fifty to a side, lined the throne room. Each one was immaculately dressed in their formal, blue-and-white uniforms. Their boots had been glossed to perfection, and there wasn’t a thread out of place. Their hair was all identical – male and female alike – and each was armed...
2024-03-14 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind whipped the trees with an unmatched frenzy that reminded Elijah of the strongest hurricanes. Yet, he was hundreds of miles from the shore, which meant that the storm shouldn’t have been nearly so fearsome. Still, if the sustained winds were less than a hundred miles an hour, he would h...
2024-03-14 15:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostSilver light tore through Zeke, making him feel like he was being ripped apart, piece by piece. However, he maintained his wits enough to counter it by flooding [Aura of Desolation] with as much mana as he could manage. More, he shoved his Will into the skill as well. For the next few seconds, th...
2024-03-14 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“They won’t last much longer without rest,” said Theresa, the Chemist who’d so far kept everyone in Carmen’s group on their feet. “I don’t know how they’re still on their feet.”
“Constitution and Regeneration,” Carmen said, looking back at the ragged group of refugees ...
2024-03-13 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostElijah cursed himself for not traveling in his draconid form. Not only would it have allowed him to cross the wilderness much more quickly – even without the Dexterity and Strength boost it provided, the form was still much better suited for the task – but it would have allowed him to avoid t...
2024-03-13 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFighting an invasion is difficult, especially when the forces are uneven. Because of that, desperate measures are often necessary. Moral sacrifices have to be made. Boundaries must be crossed. That is the only way we can hope to win.
Galatira Iamaxis 2024-03-13 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
A fire flickered merrily in the shallow pit Elijah had dug. It wasn’t strictly necessary, especially with his new Cloak of the Iron Bear protecting him from extreme temperatures. Yet, there was something undeniably comforting about a campfire, especially when there was a spit with a venison ten...
2024-03-12 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment Elijah leaped upon the Voxxian monster’s back, he got a surprise as his claws failed to find purchase. Instead, they skated off of a shimmering purple shield, and when he snapped out a bite, his jaws were entirely rebuffed. Still, via one facet of his Quartz Mind, he noticed a series...
2024-03-12 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostZeke was disappointed.
[Wrath of Annihilation] had torn the dome-like shield completely apart, but the damage it had done to the city of Ivern was minimal.
“Minimal?” Eveline said, mentally focusing on the blocks of ruined buildings and slain Knights who’d been stationed on the ...
2024-03-12 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA gentle rain fell upon Elijah’s upturned face as he floated on the surface of a small pond. He could feel fish and freshwater eels, turtles, and frogs among dozens of other aquatic creatures. Most were larger than they had been before the Earth was transformed by the touch of the World Tree, y...
2024-03-11 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere were seven opponents, all of equal skill, though none had the benefit of Roman’s attributes. Even without the enhancement provided by the Seal of Authority, his level far outstripped that of his opponents.
But that didn’t matter.
He was better than them, and to a degree that...
2024-03-11 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWith a crack of thunder, the sky broke apart to reveal a sea of roiling flames and molten rock. For a second, nothing else happened, but then, a cataclysm of unprecedented proportions fell upon the city of Ivern, burying the dome of the Barrier in hellfire and brimstone.
Inside, Lord Adonti...
2024-03-11 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got another week in the books, and this was a big one. Not only did Path of Dragons reach the front page of Royal Road (on the Popular This Week list, which means it was in the top ten in terms of views on the site), but the launch for Death: Genesis 5 went great. It stuck in th...
2024-03-10 15:27:22 +0000 UTC View PostThor leaped backwards, fending off the Voxxian monster with his spear. At the same time, he used Ancestor’s Torpor, and a translucent spirit climbed out of the ground and wrapped itself around creature. From experience, he knew it was only visible to him, but the effects would be keenly felt by...
2024-03-10 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Can’t believe you fought that monster by yourself,” Kurik said, shaking his head as they strode through the pass where Elijah had once fought what he’d since learned was a sovereign spider. Apparently, they were considered quite deadly, though Elijah was more concerned with the mixed fee...
2024-03-10 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post