To the Icy Bastion that Shields me,
Oh boy, has it been a roller coaster. I thought I would go on a cool little adventure to find out what my Profession was so pushy about yet it has turned into something more, so much more.
Honestly, I'm just glad that you ignor...
2024-12-30 21:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostChris
It was nice to get back into things and into the groove of what I had left. I hadn't realized that so much of my day was filled with carving formations, directing the Castle construction, or managing something else inside the City.
All of the responsibi...
2024-12-27 21:24:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs the days passed since our return, many things that needed doing were on my plate. With my schedule opened up in the morning, when my usual Dungeon runs would occur, new things were slotted in to fill up my day.
My continued study of Enchantments and Wards took up some of the time while m...
2024-12-26 21:25:10 +0000 UTC View PostDear Abigail,... Dear Sister,... Sister,
Bah, you know who this letter is meant for already, it doesn't need a greeting. This isn't the only letter being sent back so I will keep it short. We have vanquished the enemy and are marching home.
We still have scouts o...
2024-12-20 21:42:47 +0000 UTC View PostAfter returning to Fort Hope, Ashton, Carson, and the rest of their City's leadership broke off to resettle the crowd and the people they brought back.
Our talks weren't set to begin right away and they needed time to reorganize their City after what happened.
I was in no rush, mostly...
2024-12-19 21:37:36 +0000 UTC View Post~~ AN ~~
Howdy all,
I thought I should give a little warning for the days I will be taking off for the holiday season. Don't worry, I won't be taking the whole week off, but there will be a stretch that I will be either traveling or spending with family witho...
2024-12-18 21:39:22 +0000 UTC View PostAbigail
"Honey, you need to stop checking that." Jon sighed.
She knew he was right, but she couldn't help herself. The pylon leadership screen was her only way of knowing everything was alright—well, not alright, but it was the only thing she could do.
<... 2024-12-17 21:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Do you need anything?"
"Are you Hungry?"
"Do you want me to make you anything?"
"How's that? Are you comfortable?"
The stream of questions was never-ending and while her concern was endearing, it bordered on annoying.
"No Mom, I don't need anything. I'm not hungry a...
2024-12-16 21:38:59 +0000 UTC View PostChris
My body was still racked with pain and every breath made it flare up. I was unsure of the specifics, but it felt like every bone in my ribcage was broken and stabbed into me every time I inhaled. Even the floating one.
Not to be outdone, it felt like my...
2024-12-13 21:27:21 +0000 UTC View PostGabriel
Gabriel wasn't sure what he was walking out into. He didn't want to be away from his brother for long but something was obviously going down inside the camp.
It wasn't often that people raised their voices and started yelling at each other and he need...
2024-12-12 21:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostGabriel
"Is he getting better?" His mother asked.
His cousin, Ashley, could only shake her head, "I honestly don't know. This is so far beyond regular medicine that I would be guessing. What I can say, though, is it does seem to be doing something."<...
2024-12-11 21:28:23 +0000 UTC View PostRachel
Everyone stood and observed the icy encasement for a while longer but no one said anything. There was nothing they could do.
Some had tears welling up and falling, others looked downcast at who they thought would lead them for years to come. Rachel her...
2024-12-10 21:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostGabriel
He's alive. He had to be. There's no way that he died.
Gabriel's mind spun. Seeing the explosion nearly made his working thoughts crash. Like a short appeared causing all rational thought to shut down.
Watching Hal sprint off alerted hi...
2024-12-09 21:50:49 +0000 UTC View Post~~ AN ~~
I actually had this chapter done yesterday but decided to release it in a one-two combo with today's. Chapter 196 will be posted shortly following this one for a total of nearly 6k words for y'all to enjoy. While late on my promise to post an extra one, it's better than not doing it a...
I wasn't absolutely certain what I was looking at was what I feared, but even with the slightest off chance it was, I needed to stop it now.
When enough Demons got together and had sufficient power, they could force a convergence. Doing so would link our planet, where the R...
2024-12-06 21:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostMy hammer came swinging down followed by a sickening crunch. The earth shattered from the blow, causing cracks to spiderweb out from the impact.
I didn't pay any attention to the blood seeping into the shattered earth and picked the hammer up to swing yet again. The notification chime in th...
2024-12-05 21:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostRachel
"There he goes," Rachel muttered to herself.
She would have to be blind and incapacitated not to notice the veritable blizzard of power taking place inside the valley. Even before her magical abilities were enhanced with her bloodline she would have se...
2024-12-04 21:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostWith a ferocious roar, I slammed into the charging Demons with all I had. With the boost from [Fury] and [Avalanche], even as small as it was at the start, I swung my hammer with over a thousand points of strength behind it.
And that didn't even include the boost from burning my bloodline. ...
2024-12-03 21:04:33 +0000 UTC View Post~~AN~~
Sorry about the no chapter yesterday, my travel plans to get home from Thanksgiving were delayed do to unforeseen weather. Not that the snow was unforeseen, but I thought they were exaggerating how much we would get.
Anywho, I'm back home now so all should proceed smoothly from...
2024-12-02 21:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostPlans were drawn up, orders were issued, and people stood ready for the signal.
Everyone had their marching orders and there was no more reason to delay. The decision to attack was finalized and everyone's role was clear.
Being the leader of one of the two forces, I stood at the front...
2024-11-29 21:13:19 +0000 UTC View PostThere isn't going to be a chapter today, but there will be one Sunday to make up for it.
2024-11-28 21:03:48 +0000 UTC View PostChris
"We need to hit them from the West, it gives us the high ground and it will pin them against the opposite valley wall," Ashton said as he ran his finger over his proposed battle plan.
"How will we safely descend the steep wall? I could jum...
2024-11-27 21:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostGabriel
While having his legs back was the single best thing to happen since their return, it didn't stop him from complaining about the aching. After setting off from the new city that he didn't even get to explore, they set a grueling pace.
While he was one...
2024-11-26 21:19:29 +0000 UTC View PostWith our first meeting concluded, it left time for a few awkward encounters. It was obvious that neither I nor the other City Owner knew how to treat one another.
I didn't care much for throwing my weight around and he didn't seem to want to impose on me either. It made things strange at fi...
2024-11-25 21:13:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip back to the busy City was just as quick as the trip there. A few hours later I was right back to where I started, staring ahead at what would be my first diplomatic meeting.
It wasn't that serious as we were fighting a common enemy, but it was technically my first meeting with anot...
2024-11-22 21:34:25 +0000 UTC View PostChris
Carson fidgeted at being addressed directly and seemed conflicted on how to respond, "Uh, sir, don't you think you should meet with the City Lord first?"
If we continued at our current pace we would reach the city in an hour but that wasn't what was imp...
2024-11-21 21:20:07 +0000 UTC View Post"That depends on the type of agreement," Austin said while leaning back in his chair. Not enough to prop it up on two legs and be impolite, but enough to show his curiosity on where this was going.
With his enhanced vision, Austin could see a vein on the man's forehead protrude from his ant...
2024-11-20 21:21:38 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus
Relief flooded his system as the gates closed behind him and yet another Water Run was completed without a single death. That accomplishment marked an entire month of no one dying.
Even as excited as he was about everyone making it back, Marcus couldn'...
2024-11-19 21:52:07 +0000 UTC View PostChris
"Provisions are packed, weapons are ready, spare armor and metal is in wagon 3, is there anything you're forgetting?" Abigail lectured while checking over the list in her hand.
In the two days spent preparing she had been focused on making sure we didn'...
2024-11-18 21:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostCarson
After he was led away from the meeting room, he and his group were made to wait in a sparsely populated room with little decor. They could have done with a bit more seating but they were all used to the wilds at this point. After a few weeks of sleepi...
2024-11-15 21:34:22 +0000 UTC View Post