"In the end, inspired by the great Duke Herak, our men managed to push back the cowardly foes. Thus we have managed to destroy the tunnels of the cowardly moles once more. Whatever dirty tricks they attempt in the future, our walls shall never be broken so long as the great Duke Herak controls ou...
2022-12-01 23:32:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Chalco left the confines of the tunnel's terminus, several people were already waiting for him. Next to Qori stood a warrior whose family had become famous for their impeccable senses for centuries. As a result, many of them would be employed as eagles by their masters, and this one was no e...
2022-11-29 00:53:05 +0000 UTC View PostDrip, drip, drip.
Water droplets created a rhythmic beat in Taki's ear. After they escaped the damp ceiling, they fell down through the dark and humid air. Finally, they added to the shallow stream of water, reaching up to the ankles of those who splashed around in it. Every once in a while...
2022-11-28 00:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello, Hermit here.
So, since it's been a while since I posted anything new on here, I thought I might as well write out a general update on some stuff that has been happening.
New Chapters: Since I'm now officially out of advanced chapters, I started writing new ones again recently. ...
2022-11-27 00:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Pacha had finally relaxed, the two kings just sat there for a while, and warmed their body with the hot irish coffee in their hands. Finally, the hero king looked up again. For a few second, he eyed his fellow king, before he said, “I can never tell what you are thinking.”
“That...
2022-11-12 21:26:01 +0000 UTC View PostHow peaceful.
For Corco, it was a guilty thought.
Looking out of the window of Lord Makipura's city manor, he saw green once more, now that the white blanket of winter had disappeared. Birds were singing over the lively sound of Rimas City's busy streets.
Ever since the...
2022-11-12 21:23:18 +0000 UTC View PostLike every day, Chalco and Qori lined up near the port to get the food assigned to their combat group. From behind, the two kids were catching up.
“Master Chalco, please wait!” beardless shouted.
“We are standing still,” Chalco replied in a weary tone. These children had far t...
2022-11-10 20:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Positions!”
The usual shout woke Chalco from his thoughts. He stretched out his hand and Qori stepped forward to help pull him up.
Is it already here? They’re a bit early today.
Just as he had the thought, the loudmouth child interrupted him.
“Quick! The ...
2022-11-08 21:39:28 +0000 UTC View PostFreezing cold sapped Chalco of his strength, and a heavy weight on his back pulled him down, closer and closer to the snow-white ground. Yet he struggled on, step by step, as his fingers lost feeling and his limbs lost strength. He felt like he tread water, like he stood still. Every step led him...
2022-11-08 21:38:20 +0000 UTC View PostCompared to the cold outside, the air inside the command tent of the southern kingdom’s army was warm and heavy. Not only did the large, burning braziers around the tent’s periphery heat up the place, but so did the many bodies inside. At the helm of them all, furthest into the tent, sat thei...
2022-11-08 21:37:16 +0000 UTC View PostOnce, Taki had thought that the armies of the southern kingdom were as invincible as their miracle king. Once, he had thought they were unbeatable. Now, he knew better.
Sure, their enemies had come faster than they had thought. Of course, their defenses had been insufficiently prepared. Sti...
2022-11-05 21:31:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of drums filled Chalco’s head once more. After their defeat in the lightning battle, he thought that he would never have to hear that noise again. That maybe, he could go back home and return to his quiet work as an architect, leading a fulfilling and quiet life.
Of course, life...
2022-11-05 21:23:03 +0000 UTC View Post“This is an embarrassment!” Pari shouted at bodies who lay panting and collapsed in and around the camp. It had taken them all afternoon to reassemble the routed workers who had rushed into the forest like headless flies. Five had sustained injuries so severe that they couldn’t rejoin const...
2022-11-03 12:22:27 +0000 UTC View PostWinter still held the southern kingdom in its icy grip. Snow still reigned on the plains north of Antila and silenced all life under its cover. However, only the Uskaylla River still raged on with its usual ferocity. With its source high in the southernmost outcrops of the Sallqatta Mountains, it...
2022-11-02 18:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostOn a new day of combat, a young commander in Antila’s new allied army stepped on top of the walls. As part of the reinforcements from Port Ulta, he had just stepped off the ship and was ready to show off his prowess. His black hair was long and shiny, a proud achievement of his many victories o...
2022-11-01 21:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostAfter several days of preparation and reorganization in Cashan, Corco’s army had grown to an entirely new level. Twenty-seven companies of soldiers – made up of about a thousand combat personnel each - represented almost all the strength Saniya could muster in the short-term. The king had onl...
2022-10-31 21:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostHis head empty of thoughts, Loreius Ichilia stared down onto the snow-covered fields around Antila. All he registered was the endless white of the plains. Who knew how long he had stood there, still and sunken into a trance.
“Lord Ichilia! Lord Ichilia!”
It took him a while, but L...
2022-10-29 20:16:32 +0000 UTC View PostNot long after Corco’s commands, everything in Kapra had been settled, and the king began his hunt for Ogulno and his accomplices. Together with his army, he traveled north, on the same road he had taken on his retreat from Kapra last time. Once again, he reached Utusku, under the control of Lo...
2022-10-27 20:24:28 +0000 UTC View PostAs someone with the memories of a modern person, convenient travel was one of the things Corco missed the most about modern life. Without planes, without cars, and without trains, getting anywhere took ages in this place. Medala didn’t even have any horses, so most of the time, he was being car...
2022-10-25 21:16:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Ogulno had left his castle to join in the efforts of the league of lords, hope had been bleak. Now that he was back, it was even bleaker. With a heavy heart, the lord ran his hands across the armrests of his noble seat. Piled onto the table was today’s meal, as opulent as always, but he ha...
2022-10-23 22:17:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Have you still not moved it?” An annoyed Sumaci walked up to the offices in Saniya's Rapra Castle., where a group of six workers were holding a giant piece of furniture.
“The table is too wide! We can’t possibly get it through the doorway,” one of them argued, but the queen wasn...
2022-10-22 23:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the lords had been sufficiently intimidated, they finally agreed to formal peace talks, though the place didn’t really change. Normally, a grand peace deal like this would be negotiated in an equally grand place, but that really wasn’t an option right now.
First, the obvious place...
2022-10-21 21:48:38 +0000 UTC View PostDay forty-eight of the Winter Season in fifth year of the Era of Strife was a momentous day in Medala’s history.
Two major battles took place,on the same day, at the same time, several hundred kilometers apart. Both ended in resounding, one-sided victories for the royal forces of the sout...
2022-10-20 21:22:15 +0000 UTC View PostThree bangs went off in Governor Ichilia’s ears at the same time, but by now he was used to the sound of the cannons from the opposite shore. Of course, the constant ringing in his ears helped muffle the noise as well. He wouldn’t have to hear much through it. Not only had he grown used to th...
2022-10-19 19:12:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Governor Ichilia spotted the beacon tower on Sachay’s shores, General Scolo atop the tower had long found the invading fleet. Since the traditional battleships of Medala sat low in the water and had no crow’s nests, the scouts on the towers had a huge advantage when it came to their line...
2022-10-18 21:43:24 +0000 UTC View PostMedala’s climate had always been peculiar, along the Narrow Sea even more so than elsewhere. Temperature differences between the southern and northern shores were frequently huge, even though one could see the other shore on a clear day. As a result, the battle on Puscanacra’s northern border...
2022-10-17 19:22:25 +0000 UTC View Post“Forward, men! Whoever breaks their ranks first will be a hero! Onto glory!” All around Lord Maygua, his warriors replied to his passionate speech with endless cheers. Their smiles beamed as they climbed up the snow-covered slope. Even the lord himself wanted to look up to the sky and laugh o...
2022-10-16 18:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the pre-war negotiations had failed, Governor Mayu returned back to his troops, filled with resentment. As soon as that lowly servant called Fadelio was out of view, the governor’s subordinate lords had made excuses and left for their own forces as soon as possible. Not one of them had ev...
2022-10-15 19:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe negotiations between the king and the league of lords were only a short interlude in the southern kingdom’s civil war. Not long after Fadelio had returned to the command tent in the army’s back line, the drums of war began to sound. First came the drums on Saniya’s side, which were soon...
2022-10-14 21:13:55 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough most of southern Medala was covered in ice and snow during these winter months, the ground Fadelio was walking down was rough, and there was no risk of slipping. After Saniya’s troops had set up camp atop the hill, they had strewn coarse sand all the way down the hill. Although the sli...
2022-10-13 18:40:59 +0000 UTC View Post