This took longer than usual. Partly due to the events in it, and partly due to anxious distraction out there in the world.
Regardless, hope you all enjoy.
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"AAHH!" The young woman screamed and jumped away from Pit, who...
2020-03-19 01:21:16 +0000 UTC View PostWorking on the next chapter, but with all the EVERYTHING going on, it's hard to get time and focus. I'll have Chapter 30 out as soon as possible.
Thanks for reading!
Vessilia Dayne was not having the greatest of days.
Battered and bruised, the pain woke her more than anything else. She lacked the Pain Resistance Skill and she regretted it dearly. Agony lanced across her limbs and lower back where the giant had smashed her against the ...
2020-03-15 18:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Harn scowled.
Things weren't going how they were supposed to.
The fog rolled, thick as ever, but now it covered a treacherous ground covered in ice. Ever since they entered these city ruins, bigger and bigger chunks of the path had been coated in the stuff, as if somethin...
2020-03-11 14:17:40 +0000 UTC View PostI'm hoping to get chapter 28 out tomorrow sometime. Enjoy this one!
"Down!"
Magda dove forward, left shield extended to deflect an acidic projectile from a hissing Tree Serpent. The kite shield didn't quite reach, but the attack deflected anyway, much to...
2020-03-10 18:19:40 +0000 UTC View PostThis one took a while. Enjoy!
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The wurm's jaws chomped down on Felix, the four-way mandibles snapping from all directions. Teeth the size of his arm rushed toward his body, but Felix ...
2020-03-08 02:12:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Reign of Vellus!
Felix exploded with azure light, the force of the upgraded Skill discharging into actual bolts of lightning as it sheared into the Arcids beside him. But they were heavy, far heavier than anything he had tried to move before, and instead of throwing th...
2020-03-05 16:33:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The garden was immense.
The door behind him was built into a thick stone wall heavily carved into rigid geometric designs, but after a dozen feet in any direction, the stone was completely consumed by greenery. The uneven flagstones slowly but surely were devoured by the consta...
2020-03-03 12:54:07 +0000 UTC View Post
For a minute, Felix just laid on the ground.
He was so damn tired. And thirsty.
Waaghk. So thirsty.
Status: Dehydrated (Major)
Yeah, that makes sense.
In the corner of his vision, a tiny exclamation point icon blinked f...
2020-03-03 12:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post
While the wurms seemed taken aback for a moment, Felix checked his Health. He had lost nearly 10% from his landing and his left ankle twinged painfully, even through his resistance. Still, he smirked at the wurms as if he was fine and raised his fists up in what he assumed was a boxi...
2020-02-25 12:24:51 +0000 UTC View Post
"Haah, haah."
His heavy breathing filled the small cave. Felix collapsed on his knees in the center of the chamber, as far from any wall as he could manage. The Wurmlings liked to tunnel out of any wall he leaned against, so restricting them to the floor beneath him was the bes...
2020-02-22 07:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostEDIT: Please forgive my math in this one. If anyone spots errors, let me know.
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Felix stood in the darkness, chewing his lip.
He had found a major flaw in his Keen Mind Trait; if Felix was...
2020-02-20 15:37:17 +0000 UTC View Post
It took five hours to find the cave.
Felix's uncanny memory led him true, but the strange fog that pervaded Balfur's recollection confused him. There was no sign of it. The forest was the same as always, full of a variety of trees, dangerous beasts, and a plethora of interestin...
2020-02-20 15:34:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Late afternoon in the Foglands was no better than full dark. The soupy murk of mist occluded everything around them; even their torches, burning bright, were barely enough to penetrate the dense covering. Sounds echoed and stretched strangely in the fog, distances hard to guess, and ...
2020-02-20 15:23:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Felix rolled to his feet, small cuts all over his arms and face from another exploding stone pillar.
“GWAAAARRH!”
What could only be described as a gorilla mixed with a rhinoceros charged at him as it screamed. Dusty brown Mana surged around the ape’s arms and legs ...
2020-02-20 15:16:37 +0000 UTC View PostIn the grey light of dawn, on the sixteenth day of summer, Magda Aren found herself on the Haarwatch wall overlooking the approach to the Foglands. Thick, land-bound clouds drifted and swirled amidst the shadows of winter-bare trees, ominous in what they hid. She leaned against the crenelations, ...
2020-02-20 15:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostHalfway up the cliff, Felix nearly smacked himself in frustration.
He had fifteen free stat points to spend. If there ever was a time to stay ahead of the curve, it was when he was expecting an ambush. Wedging himself against the rock face, he quickly allocated points to Perception, Agility...
2020-02-20 15:01:51 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the lights faded, the grove seemed pitch black in comparison.
Felix blinked afterimages out of his eyes, only to see the Orit's toothy maw inches from his own. He fell backward with an undignified yawp. Blood and mud splashed up his arms and soaked into his pants. The giant beast huff...
2020-02-20 14:34:13 +0000 UTC View Post
He felt bad as he walked away from the Henaari explorer. After all the help they had inadvertently given him, Felix felt they deserved a proper burial, not to be just left in the woods.
When I come back, he promised himself. For now, let's see what my new spells do...
2020-02-20 13:48:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The first room was filled with empty stone shelves. It was narrow, probably ten feet wide between the heavy shelves on either side. It seemed like a pantry or larder, storage in any case. However, the shelves were empty of anything, even dust. Felix backed out of the room and moved t...
2020-02-20 13:45:47 +0000 UTC View PostFelix hit the ground and tumbled backwards onto the hard stone floor. Head swimming and aching from that full body push, he stumbled to his feet with his new sword in an awkward grip.
"Bring it--" His half-snarl caught in his throat. A wall of blue-white light stretched before him, complete...
2020-02-20 13:40:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The sword looked like it was made of bronze, and had a weird curved shape. It was straight near the hilt, then it bowed outward in a distinct curve. Like an axe, or something. The hilt was a simple cross guard, and the handle wrapped in dark wire and capped with an oblong pommel. The...
2020-02-20 13:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Felix plummeted into a raging river.
He tumbled, ass over teakettle, the water surging around him violently. He briefly saw the surface, but was so disoriented that he couldn't tell which way he had to swim. The water around him was murky, churned into a swirling froth of bubbl...
2020-02-20 13:37:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The night air stilled as everything dimmed, just slightly. Then they world...flexed, somehow.
Everything went dark.
You have gained a Memory from a Copse Grub! Would you like to review it now?
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Everything was dark. ...
2020-02-20 04:19:34 +0000 UTC View Post
After bashing the grub's face with a rock over a dozen times, the pincers finally came loose. At first Felix was worried they'd be damaged by such harsh treatment, but after being delicate did nothing except slice his fingers, he resorted to blunt force trauma.
He held up the p...
2020-02-20 04:09:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Flesh still sizzling uncomfortably and clothing finally ruined, Felix sat behind some trees and chewed yarrow while attempting to meditate. He was too distracted though. He was furious with himself.
The copse grub had used an area of effect skill to launch acid in a burst all a...
2020-02-20 04:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostTurns out, a night spent in a pitch black forest full of hostile creatures was not relaxing.
Felix managed to fall asleep early on, as the day had exhausted him. But something that sounded like a mix between a hacking cough and a basso roar sent him stumbling to his feet. Adrenaline racing,...
2020-02-20 04:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostFelix spent the next hour lying in the weeds, occasionally eating yarrow and a small patch of red grass called flitweed.
Name: Flitweed
Lore: A small leafy weed grown from the blood of slain beasts.
Properties: Consume to regain 1 Stamin...
2020-02-20 03:58:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Felix's head rocked back, his smile faltering. A Memory from that tentacle horror? He shuddered. And he also didn't have a choice? Taking a deep breath, he looked around the beach and didn't see anything nearby for at least a mile on the open sands. Before he could think too much abo...
2020-02-20 03:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostFor the second time in a day, he woke on a beach.
A firetruck blared into his ears, a cacophony of bells that rattled his sore head. He groaned and tried to roll over, covering his head with his arms. The tangy scent of his waterlogged clothes hit him hard, and he retched.
S...
2020-02-20 03:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post