As the platform descended further and further into the ground, Solus sat cross-legged beside Tirella. Their mana-fields were intertwined, and both mana-cores glowed, causing the chamber they were in to be brightly lit. Scanning down, he sensed the incredible distance they still had to bridge, eve...
2021-02-28 08:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post"No! You stay back and coordinate the defense!" Solus roared at Drys as he jumped through the city without holding back. Buildings crumbled in his wake, undead fled in panic. It didn't matter. He could fix that later.
Drys flew beside him, moving as fast as he could. "Are you sure? If that ...
2021-02-28 08:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostSolus walked through Skulltown, staring at the mana-core in his hand. Although it was larger than a mana-orb, it didn't look that special. He worried if it really was what everybody wanted. Perhaps this was something else? He suppressed the desire to absorb it. First, he had to discuss things wit...
2021-02-28 08:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
You might have noticed I've not posted a chapter of Minglings. The reason is that I'm a bit stuck right now. I'm writing three stories and editing one atm, and it's a bit too much. I've noticed I am starting to mix parts of my stories up, and that's just no good. So, after long de...
2021-02-21 07:05:44 +0000 UTC View PostSilence reigned in the room as the three undead looked at each other in shock. Then Drys turned to the door.
"Let him up."
The undead went back down, the footsteps disappearing as fast as they had come. Solus focused his attention on the lowest floor of the building, and as he did, he...
2021-02-21 06:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostA familiar figure came through the gate towards them. Towering and white, it had bones so thick that the ribs touch each other, seeming like a single massive ribbed plate.
"Skull!" Solus said, walking forward. He let go of Tirela, who was calming down again.
"Master, me stronger!" The...
2021-02-21 06:36:39 +0000 UTC View Post~~
Grav scanned the dark city. Nothing moved, which served his goal well. Examining the wyrm tower at the other side of the square, he saw the thick solid stone door that blocked it. He missed having the ability to slink into all places. He still thought of himself as the shade, even though...
2021-02-13 14:12:50 +0000 UTC View PostDeep under Tendraal, in a room undamaged by the destruction above it, a loud scream tore through the previous silence. The high-placed red orbs that lined the walls in a compact band blinked and shuddered as if influenced by the rage.
A skeletal form, covered in a decaying white leather rob...
2021-02-13 14:11:35 +0000 UTC View Post"Stop looking back!" Sam snapped at Tatjie, who had been about to look across her shoulder. She grumbled and kept running.
Derin ignored them and cursed his luck as he looked back while trying not to trip. The five white dots, tall and armored, were still chasing them.
"Derin, how muc...
2021-02-13 14:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostFor hours, Solus led them along the edge of the forest, the long ravine stretching out most of the way beside them. It ended when he could see the end of the bone forest far in the distance. Beyond it was the wasteland, and he knew if he continued for a bit, he would see the hills.
Not ...
2021-02-07 13:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostSolus knew there was something wrong the moment he jumped across the last part of the rubble and got a clear view of the outskirts of the city, and the place left Tirela and the others.
Black scorch marks marred the now partially collapsed building he had made to hold Scathia. From this dis...
2021-02-07 13:44:23 +0000 UTC View PostSolus, Derin, and Scathia stood in a line, gazing at what had once been the most sprawling city the ancients had in this region. Now it was mostly an enormous pile of rubble and broken concrete. Dozens of wyrm carcasses lay strewn around the edges while explosions sounded from the middle.
A...
2021-02-07 13:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostSolus kneeled behind a large piece of what used to be the roof of a two-story building. He tried to focus, suppressing the anger at Scathia, and worry for Derin. He needed to focus on Tirela's plan, but the other emotions seemed to nag him from the corners of his mind.
Clearing his head wit...
2021-01-30 20:02:13 +0000 UTC View Post"..w...wha-t, happened?"
Tatjie's groan rumbled through the room, shattering the silence of the darkroom.
Solus's stopped paying attention to the intense explosions and shuddering that came from above as he turned to Tatjie, who slowly crawled up. The soft green glow of the stone wall...
2021-01-30 20:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post"Give me your mana-core!" Scathia screamed as she banged her fists against the invisible barrier.
"No," Solus groaned.
His body was more black than grey now, and most of his hair singed or burned off. Even then, he didn't budge as he scowled at Scathia and the three black sludge skele...
2021-01-30 20:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostSig hung in the darkness of the ceiling, examining the narrow cavern below. Small pockets of red light spread out along the dusty stone walls, highlighting a stream of undead that moved along the path, further down into the mine. This cavern was a waypoint on the road down into the earth, one of ...
2021-01-24 08:41:21 +0000 UTC View PostStanding in the small alley outside of Borl's abode, Solus looked at the pudgy yellow zombie in front of him.
"Thank you for helping the boss…" Ettol said. "As promised, I'll show you the fastest way to Scathia."
Solus nodded and followed Ettol as he exited the small alley. As he pa...
2021-01-24 08:40:50 +0000 UTC View PostJake felt a fuzzy warmth as he woke up, and a distant roaring slowly came closer until it turned into voices.
"You are sure it's him?" A deep, feminine voice asked with obvious curiosity.
"Yes, it's Jake, I know it is! See, Tir is nodding! I told you I was speaking the truth!" A girl ...
2021-01-23 14:01:13 +0000 UTC View PostSolus frowned as he reached the wall of the city. He had imagined Skulltown being the largest of the cities of undead around. Even Uran hadn't been able to create something as magnificent. But now?
Glaring at the three towers holding up the immense skull, he had to resist the temptation to ...
2021-01-23 07:57:33 +0000 UTC View PostAn odd undead lay sprawled across one of the chairs in the hall of patterns, following Drys with his green eyes as the other paced through the room. A host of tall stone and bone tablets filled the room, each with a pattern.
"Why are you so nervous? We haven't found a single rift or Kaots i...
2021-01-23 07:56:56 +0000 UTC View PostSo, leading up to the release of NBB2 in march, there will be far more releases each week. Anywhere between two and four per weekend until the story is all here. It will still be the first draft, but I am looking into getting two gift vouchers for my lovely patrons so they can read the final vers...
2021-01-16 12:33:33 +0000 UTC View PostSig floated above the highest roof in the center of the city. His gaze was fixated on a small group of undead that moved up the staircase. They were all skeletons and at least twice evolved from what he could tell. They were also the last to arrive back in the city, but their entrance was differe...
2021-01-16 12:27:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Solus realized as he woke up was that the pain wasn't gone, but he was still lying on his back. He didn't smell anything strange, so that was a good thing. As he pushed himself up, his head throbbed dully.
So, sleeping didn't help much, he thought, the hope that it ...
2021-01-16 12:26:45 +0000 UTC View PostA soft ping drew Solus from the black nothing. A headache was hammering his skull. Staying still, he took a careful breath to see how hot the air was. It wasn't painful, at least no more than just lying on the ground was. His back was a dull throbbing mass, one of the many parts of his body tryin...
2021-01-16 12:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostSig stared at the empty wasteland. The two stone containers stood beside him, still untouched, a slight layer of dust forming.
"How long are we going to wait?" Derin asked carefully. "We've been standing here for two days now."
"Without him, how are we going to get Scathia to do what ...
2021-01-09 14:40:02 +0000 UTC View PostSolus trudged on, a stone pack filled with orbs on his back. The wide-open wasteland stretched out before him, as it had for the last day. The light-footed padding of Sig was hard to hear with the current chatting from behind.
"You're telling me there is no sun? Are you joking?" Tatjie was ...
2021-01-02 11:44:31 +0000 UTC View PostA soft ping from his status window shook Solus awake. He looked up, realizing he was staring at the ground, feeling light, empty. The emotions had either dispersed or receded to the background, leaving a pleasant empty feeling in his mind, and for the first time in a long time, he had the feeling...
2020-12-28 08:37:52 +0000 UTC View PostDrys inspected the last bit of the improved pattern that spread across the outside wall. It had taken another day to finish it up, but now it should be ready to activate. A few dozen bonemenders and other undead stood behind him, murmuring amongst themselves.
As he examined the connecting p...
2020-12-18 18:59:57 +0000 UTC View Post"I think it's getting slower!" Derin said from his position, sprawled across a chair Solus made for him.
Sumil and Tatjie sat beside him, while Domain was grumbling behind them. The orange-skinned undead, Tirela, Domain called her, was constantly stroking his skin. Her face spread in a wide...
2020-12-12 21:36:32 +0000 UTC View PostA soft murmur and pounding woke Solus from his deep slumber, and his mind slowly started functioning. He stretched, his joints popping loudly as he groggily scanned for a threat. There was none. After another moment, he realized that it was just Sumil knocking on his door.
He projected his ...
2020-12-05 19:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post