As he looked down the hill, onto the torch-lit tents, Fadelio did his best to suppress a frown. Although he would have loved to continue their march all throughout the night, the commoners were in no state to continue. Most of them would lie asleep right now, too tired to continue, or would lie a...
2019-05-24 04:08:55 +0000 UTC View PostHermit's Notes: Hiya, this is chapter one of my second work in progress. It follows the prologue from Monday. There'll be another chapter on Friday (and of course another chapter of Enlightened Empire tomorrow, on Thursday).
I held onto the cold, smooth plastic handles, fingers c...
2019-05-22 21:46:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Eyes focused into the swamp, on the powers of fate before him, Wayra's hands clutched the wood of the watchtower's windowsill. While the bloated wood's moisture seeped into his fingers, so did fear seep into his heart. A heavy breath banished the demons for the moment. At least for n...
2019-05-21 21:30:36 +0000 UTC View PostBreathing heavily, Eileen's head spun around, in search for a way out of her nightmare. Still in full sprint, her magic power exploded from her heels and slung her haggard body around the corner. As the black machinery along the walls whizzed past her, Eileen's feet carried ever further away from...
2019-05-20 19:58:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Far back into the past, long before man's great empires rose from the ground, the beasts ruled over Yakuallpa. Back in those days, the tigers had not yet reached these shores, just as humans were nowhere to be seen. Thus, the rulers of all the beasts were the great apes, powerful cre...
2019-05-19 20:16:17 +0000 UTC View Post “Lord Macuy, welcome back to Saniya!”
“King Corco, this lord is glad to return to this grand city.”
With a hug, the lord and his king celebrated their reunion after only a few months.
“You were almost late,” Corco said. Although he had a jovial smir...
2019-05-16 21:33:34 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough he had received the message about his uncle's mad charge into the south, Corco wasn't all too worried for now. They were mere days away from winter and Pacha still hadn't assembled all of his troops either. For now, their intelligence network had done its job, and they had time to ...
2019-05-14 21:22:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello, hermit here.
I thought it was time to make it clear what I intend to do with the tiers over the next week and a half while I don't post new chapters on various webnovel sites.
For now, this is what the new tiers will look like after that perios (I hope)
1$: 2 advanced cha...
2019-05-11 22:23:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The small room was airy, with balconies on two sides. Even so, it was loaded with tension. As Dedrick's eyes ran away from the open sky and to the woman to his opposite, a frustrated sigh escaped his lips.
“Is that really all we have on the northern armies?” he a...
2019-05-11 22:15:22 +0000 UTC View PostLined up along the walls of the room were several large tanks of metal and glass, connected through various pipes and tubes. Interspersed between the machinery were fire places as well as tables and shelves lade with bottles and bowls of glass and ceramic. Some were filled with liquids or p...
2019-05-09 22:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
For the second time in a month, Corco made his way over to the blast furnace on Chukru Island. He hadn't, in fact, become addicted to the heat. Rather, after the inception of the blast furnace, there was another important milestone to celebrate, one the king would have to be present ...
2019-05-07 22:31:56 +0000 UTC View PostWith a sigh, Elder Caelestis made his presence felt again. After a few seconds of silence, his son looked up from the tactical maps he had strewn across the floor . Although his face was dominated by the same frown he had sported for months now, at least the King of the Center still took notice o...
2019-05-04 20:23:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhen they rushed past the guards of the inner city gates, Fadelio found Inri ready and waiting for them. With crossed arms, Fadelio's sister stood across the road, to keep an unobstructed view of the gate. Of course, the girl had changed quite a bit since they had last met. Gone was the pra...
2019-05-02 21:51:54 +0000 UTC View Post “Master Rimaq, thank you for meeting us at such short notice.”
With a smile, Fadelio lowered his head only the slightest amount. He wouldn't want to spook his host, after all. Even so, the middle-aged man's tiny eyes grew to normal size as he swallowed in surprise. With...
2019-05-01 01:20:19 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, hermit here.
I really wanted to avoid this, but from now on, all patrons will be charged upfront.
I really don't like asking for money before you even get to see what you're buying, but over the last few weeks, I've had multiple instances of people becoming 15$ patrons and the...
2019-04-28 18:48:21 +0000 UTC View PostEven after a lengthy wait, Egidius hadn't been let into the castle. Impatient, he stood in the evening sun and tapped his foot. However, before he could get angry enough to leave, one of the guards had led him back into Chukru Island, but took a turn downstream. An uninviting wall separated...
2019-04-27 22:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostHello. Took me a while, but now that I finally know what I wanna ask you guys, I feel it would be a good time to wrap up book 2.
Since everyone here has either read all the way to the end, or at least close enough to it, I think you guys and gals should be capable of answering this one. So ...
2019-04-25 23:16:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe quiet rasp of the file on metal had always been a satisfying sound to Egidius, but what the sound represented was as much part of his fascination than the noise itself. Nothing could ever come close to the feeling he had when he strove ever higher on his path to perfection. Despite all ...
2019-04-25 23:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostEast of the Sallqata Mountains most days were sunny, as the mountain range formed a natural barrier for the rain. Today was no different and the sun stood high in the sky. However, a darkness loomed before a large donkey carriage's path. Like fingers from an ancient evil, the shadows of the prime...
2019-04-23 22:32:04 +0000 UTC View Post “Aah, that was tiring.” While he rubbed the back of his neck, Corco let himself down on a sofa and put up a leg. “Do we still have any tea left somewhere or have the vultures emptied the entire kitchen?”
Even though he knew that cultivators would eat more than...
2019-04-21 00:37:32 +0000 UTC View Post Once Uchu had left the guards behind him and left the castle, he was presented with the infinite splendor of the stars above. Relieved, the hardened warrior let out a long sigh of relief.
Finally Uchu had left the confines of Rapra Castle behind him. Finally he could breathe.
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“And now, I am sad to say, that for the final time, I can present you a new treasure of Saniya. To celebrate the end of this banquet, I have the privilege to present the full work and dedication of Saniya's unique ensemble of chefs. Here it is, the great creation of master Chuku, and uniq...
2019-04-16 22:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post“If that was all you had to offer, then I believe we would be done here.” When they had met in private, in one of the dark hallways away from the great banquet, Epunamo Villca's anger towards his brother Uchu had disappeared as if it had never existed. However, even if he had put on a s...
2019-04-13 21:40:54 +0000 UTC View PostTawo's plan had been a success, beyond his own belief. After his request for an audience, he had first been asked to wait for a while. Then he had begun to doubt himself. Had he been discovered? Would the empty hallway the warriors had led him to be the last place he would see? However,, it hadn'...
2019-04-11 23:56:49 +0000 UTC View PostOnly a short while after Corco had left the familiar comfort of his own sales pitches, he had shifted gears. Gone was the merchant prince, arisen had the King of the South. His head raised, the king looked down to the man who had requested a private audience. Normally, any interruption in t...
2019-04-09 21:49:32 +0000 UTC View PostIf nothing else, at least the food was delicious. Pork, veal and venison, braised in a fancy sauce. According to what the king's servant had said, the food had been stewed for half a day before it had been presented to the guests. No wonder the pieces practically melted in Uchu's mouth. Even then...
2019-04-08 00:35:27 +0000 UTC View PostBefore anyone asks: No, I'm not dropping my story and I'm not quitting.
With that out of the way, I'm sorry about the one day delay of today's chapter. Yesterday my mother was hospitalized and while it ultimately turned out to be no big deal, I still had neither the time nor the interest to...
2019-04-05 23:13:20 +0000 UTC View Post“What an impressive piece of work this is.” Even though they had moved away from the clock maker's painting, it appeared as if Egidius wasn't the only one capable of great feats in the new Saniya. What Tawo turned in his hand was a piece of pottery as delicate and beautiful as a seashel...
2019-04-05 23:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe first half of the evening had been restrained, despite the interruption's best efforts. After a loud bang from the castle had brought a halt to all proceedings, a ripple of fear had gone through the isolated groups of commoners. How could it not, right after a loud bang had rocked the v...
2019-04-03 02:00:30 +0000 UTC View PostHermit's Notes: Today, I actually wanted to write an April Fool's chapter, transform my novel into an exploitativepowerfantasy nonsense harem thing for a day. Then I realized taht I was wasting my, and your, time. So instead, I wrote a side story I've been wanting to write for a while now. ...
2019-04-01 23:17:11 +0000 UTC View Post