Chapter 15: A Disagreement of Sorts
Tiberius unfolded his arms, studying the bard. He had no doubt that his phrasing was quite intentional. Yet even if he did not entirely understand what Marcus meant, he could still learn much from the piece of information.
At first, Tiberius had ass...
2025-01-09 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostSoon, I was stepping out into the streets of Valhalla by myself once more. I looked up and noticed the sky was clear, and no snow was falling. I still felt the brisk air on my cheeks and nose, but as I breathed in deeply, it smelled clean. As I began to walk down the street with a certain aimless...
2025-01-08 02:29:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14: Just Wartime Things
The camp was quiet—or at least, as quiet as any camp could be. Men continued to go about their duties as the sun descended toward the horizon, passing between the tents and calling out occasionally to their comrades. Still, compared to the chaos of an activ...
2025-01-07 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13: Yo Momma, The Broodmother
The behemoth ambled toward their formation. The shadows of the forest seemed to bend and twist around its form, undulating in a sickening, unnatural way. They seemed to only grow thicker as the spider approached, casting everything into a strange graysc...
2025-01-04 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe bustle of a new challenge forming was not something I had expected when I was leaving the portal. There was a bit of whiplash as I stepped out. It reminded me of a crowded mall on Black Friday. People were yelling at the Raven manning the desk, and some waited in line while others pushed. For...
2025-01-03 03:38:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: Everyone Hates Spiders
The shiny black carapace of the spider hurtled toward Quintus, its eight spindly legs glimmering ever so faintly in the darkness. He planted his feet and pulled mightily at his shield, maneuvering the rectangular scutum between them. However,...
2025-01-02 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: Roman the Woods
Quintus ordered his small group of men forward. With practiced motions, they enclosed the last snarling panther in a tight formation, its two compatriots bleeding out where they lay still on the forest floor.
He and four of his men formed a shield wall, the...
2024-12-31 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: Art Thou Upset, Brother?
Stepping inside of the mayor's mansion felt like being transported to an entirely different place. The building's construction, for one, boasted far more artistic flourishes and decorative trims than it had any right to. Its opulent lacquered furniture a...
2024-12-28 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: Old Women Spy Network
Marcus straightened and peered up at the guards—no, Legionnaires, he corrected himself. They hated being called guards. Sextus seemed to consider him for a second.
"Hmm…" The man stroked his chin. "Depends. I want to hear these accents. I wouldn't ...
2024-12-26 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: Trading Barbs
The expedition had been a total shitshow from the very start.
Eleonora grimaced, her fingers blurring with the motions for [Lesser Healing]. As the spell completed, she sent the energy toward Jack's injured sword arm where it dangled at his si...
2024-12-24 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7: Professional Mouthbreather
Tiberius felt a frown crease his brow as his eyes traveled across the unfamiliar script. He found he could read most of it, despite it clearly not being Latin, just as he was somehow able to understand this land's inhabitants. Strange as that was, it wa...
2024-12-22 17:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostPosting this well after midnight. I wanted to get this out more than a week ago, but I got sick. Now I feel better, but so behind. I just needed to get this done.
Luckily I have some legion chapters so I had something to post at least. All the creative juices must have saturated ...
2024-12-22 08:05:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6: Wine and Cheese
King Gerald of the Novaran Kingdom gazed down from his throne, his imperious gaze resting on the duke bowing before him. Or rather, the top of the man's head. From his vantage point, the king was granted a full and uninterrupted view of the duke's rather unflatter...
2024-12-22 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 5: The Class System
Tiberius gaped at the blatant example of witchcraft floating before his eyes. Of course, he was no stranger to magic. Their very presence in this new and unfamiliar place had been proof enough that it did exist, its manifestations far more direct than he'd ever b...
2024-12-21 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: The Birth of an Empire
As Marcus approached the gathered ranks of soldiers, a few finally reacted to his presence. A group broke off to meet him, one calling out in a loud voice. "Halt! State your purpose."
Marcus sagged in relief. He'd been fairly sure that they spok...
2024-12-20 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: A Slight Miscalculation
Marcus prided himself on his wit and eloquence. Whenever he spoke, it was not simply to communicate a point. Rather, each word was carefully chosen to imbue the right tone and elevate his message to the level of poetry. It was this dedication that rendered...
2024-12-19 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2: They Came, They Saw, They Wondered Where They Were
Quintus blinked as the light around him changed. Suddenly, it was a different dawn. An earlier one. Not only that, but the sunlight was being filtered through a dense forest canopy around him.
With a start, he realized that...
2024-12-18 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostLegion is back, better than ever!
Also should be posting an EV chapter later today as well as an update which I will discuss plans further.
We got 50k+ words of legion drafted this time and after some heavy editing we are coming back to the story. I'm going to make the first few chapt...
2024-12-17 03:41:18 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 19:
I was right.
A little less than three hours later, the castle was completely under our control. The fighting was not very difficult; it was mostly just that I or any of my teammates couldn’t be in every spot. The five of us split up and did our best to help with th...
2024-12-13 04:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 18:
As we crashed into the sandy shore, I stood perfectly balanced on the dragon-headed prow of the ship. The lurching momentum of our sudden stop jolted the vessel, sending many people stumbling. My footing, however, was steady. I leaped at just the right moment, carrying our...
2024-12-10 06:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 17:
The conversation meandered for twenty minutes or so before I brought it around to something that had been bothering me earlier.
"You mentioned Alana. Normally, you don't pay attention to my friends' names," I said.
"Look." He shrugged. "She's special."
I ...
2024-12-01 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 16:
Nearly an hour later, I brought Astrid down the stairs right at the appointed time. The concierge waved us through, and we were back in the luxurious steakhouse with fine dining. Astrid appeared incredibly nervous and very much out of place, wearing her leathers and carryi...
2024-11-29 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 15:
When I got to the top of the stairs, I found there was no one waiting for us in an ambush, like I had feared. Astrid was still slowly healing and unable to walk, so I began a steady but relaxed pace down the road that led to the castle. Eventually, Astrid opened her eyes a...
2024-11-28 03:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 14:
With an iron will, I ignored my surroundings. It was a mess, a fucking bloodbath. The waves were still struggling to remove the blood from the sand.
Despite my best efforts, something tore at my mind and brought back memories that were all too recent. Things that fel...
2024-11-26 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWith that, I put my plan into action. We dumped the barricade from the doors. It hadn't been all that useful, and we had no trouble getting through the piles of junk we'd placed to stop the horses. I had a sack slung across my shoulders with a few things inside as I stepped out first, quickly fol...
2024-11-23 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEV B2 Chapter 12:
I couldn't see much from the gate, but I could hear the hoof beats much more clearly. There were definitely a lot of horses coming our way, clattering down the long path toward the center of the gate.
There were two approaches to the castle. The first was ...
2024-11-22 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 59:
"Oh, shit," Titus muttered next to her, and Alice couldn't help but agree.
The people were back, and they were everywhere. She had forgotten that this was a dense metropolis. In the days they spent wandering around, it was a ghost town full of monsters. Now, monsters weren...
2024-11-21 20:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 58:
When Alice's eyes opened, she was met with Titus's weary gaze. He had his hand rested on her shoulder, keeping her sitting against the wall several feet away from the door.
She looked up at him and asked, "You did it?"
"We did it," Titus said. "...
2024-11-20 20:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 57:
As he turned away from the door, Titus felt a well of anxiety bubble up from within him as he left Alice behind. With an effort of will, he buried it down and lowered his head as he sprinted the few dozen yards to the server racks. He wasn't sure about putting her by herself, bu...
2024-11-19 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter two days, I wasn't having quite as much fun anymore. We'd gone through a storm, and the clouds were only now beginning to part. The rain had eased up a few hours ago, and I'd immediately come out of the shelter. The canvas tarp that covered a decent portion of the deck had kept us out of th...
2024-11-19 04:54:07 +0000 UTC View Post