"What, you're gonna disassemble her, shove the pieces into Lance's dimensional bags and reassemble her on Earth, is that it?" Cinder asked.
I opened my mouth.
"That won't work," Vee clicked, physically and conversationally inserting herself between me and Ci. "The Corpse Seeker is a s...
2025-01-14 21:22:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Cinder's wings finally slowed their wild dance through the clouds, her rapid spins gradually easing into a gentle glide. I cautiously opened my eyes, my stomach settling as we leveled out.
The view was... breathtaking. From this height, Arx revealed itself in all its impossible glory. The m...
2025-01-13 22:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostVespera stared at my flushed, grinning face and then started to laugh, splashing through the water.
“Wha-wha?” Cinder spun in the water, staring between me and the crackling Thunderbird.
“Change yourself and Ci back into humans now,” I commented. “P...
2025-01-12 16:41:56 +0000 UTC View PostAs we approached the execution platform, the atmosphere was a thick soup spiced with anticipation and cruelty. Emerald, Solace, and Quint looked utterly defeated, their once-proud demeanors crushed under the weight of public humiliation.
Em's entire body was covered in rotten fruit pulp and...
2025-01-11 23:06:55 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah," Cedez glanced behind herself, noticing that her companions were looking at her with concerned expressions. "Allow me to introduce my besties, I'm sure they'll appreciate ya as much as I do."
She waved her friends over.
The dragoness and the man ...
2025-01-11 21:46:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Katherine's emerald eyes gleamed in the darkness of the final tunnel leading to the surface of Shandria. Her massive form seemed to melt into the shadows, halfway sunk into the deep.
"I still think this is a terrible idea," she growled, her tail lashing behind her. "Going up there, right in...
2025-01-08 15:07:19 +0000 UTC View Post"Shash," I addressed our resident Assassin. "Cancel the rescue operation, my friends already got forcibly deported it seems. If you already hired someone, change their Quests to get ready for an assault on the Arx Bank branches.”
"Yes, M'Lord," the Assassin nodded. “I shall notify our p...
2025-01-07 17:44:40 +0000 UTC View PostI woke up to the somewhat unnerving view of gray eyes spotted with gold flakes at the inner edges and lower half. Vee's face was inches from mine, her gaze studying me intently.
"Mornin'," I yawned. "How long was I out?"
"Six hours, twenty nine minutes, and thirty two seconds," she gr...
2025-01-06 23:11:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes.
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2025-01-05 17:45:34 +0000 UTC View PostCold waves crashed against the gray glass-pebble shore. Gargantuan, alien bones loomed in the distance. A supercell storm spun overhead. Cold gale struck her body.
Cinder winced, shivering. There were no pancakes, no warmth in this pace.
She must have fallen asleep after their w...
2025-01-04 23:04:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Are we really going to risk our necks to rescue those three idiots?" Katherine asked.
"No," I said. "The public execution is obviously a trap, bait designed to draw us out from our mite-covered fortress."
"Then what are we going to do?" Cinder demanded.
"We'll need to hire an a...
2025-01-04 03:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostAfter listening to Sol's brief explanation about all of the Shandrian scrut's accusations and his insistence that interdimensional gates didn't exist in the Arx Bank, I promised to rescue her and hung up on her, turning to my companions.
"Predator theory huh?" Kat asked, spiked tail lashing...
2025-01-03 09:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostI stared back at the Olgoi-Khorkhoi's flesh-maw face through Vespera's ID tag projection. Solace looked exhausted, broken, distraught.
"Sup Sol?" I asked her.
"A-alex," she stammered out finally, both of her mouths opening and closing. "Why do you have Vee's tag?"
"Mmmm, why wou...
2025-01-02 21:19:39 +0000 UTC View PostEmerald Stratos was very annoyed this morning. No, annoyed was too small of a word for what she was feeling. She was absolutely perma-on-dragonfire livid.
Nothing was going her way.
Emerald glared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror of her Inn ro...
2025-01-02 13:30:19 +0000 UTC View PostI shuddered as my mana hit zero.
"Hrmm," Katherine pulled me from the deep into physical reality, holding onto my side with her tail.
"Your mother's Echo is strong," she commented. "Very strong. Usually they're just half-empty things, shadows. But that one......
2025-01-01 22:16:41 +0000 UTC View PostI sprinted through the dark tunnel, my footsteps echoing off the ancient stone walls.
Beast-orb powered hexasuits amplified my speed, but I could still hear them behind me, inevitably catching up.
Predators. Deadly, dangerous predators. Claws clicking against stone, growls, distant pa...
2025-01-01 18:35:37 +0000 UTC View Post"Wha
2024-12-28 15:40:41 +0000 UTC View PostAs we
2024-12-24 21:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostI hadn't actually left.
Standing invisibly over Alex's backpack, I listened to what sounded like a lighter wheel turning. What the shit, was he... smoking in there? After pulling me away from trying to smoke too?
I gritted my teeth and scrolled thr...
2024-12-24 20:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostAs Ci
2024-12-24 20:37:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As we sat onto the offered seats, the rays of the evening sun cast a golden glow through the restaurant's windows, bathing Agamemnon in a warm, ethereal light. The city's spires gleamed like molten gold...
2024-08-17 14:38:35 +0000 UTC View PostI tried to maintain my composure. "Dragons? I'm not sure what you mean..."
Ciaori ignored my feeble attempt at deflection, her keen eyes fixed on Kliss. "So, Elly. How would you like to join me for dinner at The Golden Harpoon? It's the finest seafood restaurant in Agamemnon. My treat, of c...
2024-08-17 00:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostKliss’s growl resounded in my head via our dragon-kobold connection.
[What?] I asked over our metal link.
[I don’t trust whatever she is,] Kliss said.
[Whatever she is, is incredible,] I shot back. [I’ve never seen anything like her. She’s…]
[Not human,] Kl...
2024-08-15 21:32:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Is our plan going to work, Slava?” Kliss asked me, banking towards the blue ocean and the glittering, gold spires of the city of Agamemnon in the distance. "Weren't we going to lead the Inquisitor and the two legions into the Valley of Death?"
"Yes," I nodded. "That's the plan."
...
2024-08-15 19:24:03 +0000 UTC View PostI smiled at Moonalia's direct question. "What am I? Well, that's quite the million-star question, isn't it? Maybe I'm just a very convincing statue. Let’s see if you can figure it out without any clues.”
“Hrm, hrm.” Moonalia didn’t seem deterred by my deflection.
Instead, h...
2024-08-13 22:32:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe week flew by with more northern pant-life experimentation. I was able to grow some more unique mosses and flowers in my cavernous domain and jog down their properties in the Codex based on what Stormy and Mooni were approximately guessing about them.
The luminescent blue moss I'd cultiv...
2024-08-13 20:53:33 +0000 UTC View PostI emerged from the icy waters of the North Sea, gasping as the frigid air hit my skin.
Pulling myself onto the rocky shore, I shook myself to get the water out of my armor and hair and took a moment to catch my breath and survey my surroundings. A barren island rose before me, a stark silh...
2024-08-13 19:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post"No, no, don't feel pity for me, shiny gem,” Moonalia dissected my expression. “I might not be as free or as sentient as Cali, but I'm she-who-understands whatever is needed to be understood. I understand my place in the world and I also understand that..."
Moonalia's words trailed off ...
2024-08-12 21:41:39 +0000 UTC View PostAs my torch and candle supply dwindled rapidly, I found myself facing a new challenge: navigating the pitch-black, damp basalt cavern without light. At first, I stumbled and fumbled, my hands outstretched, feeling my way along the damp, cold walls. But necessity, as they say, is the mother of inv...
2024-08-12 20:02:14 +0000 UTC View Post