Luckily, it didn’t take too long to find some monsters. More goblins again, probably for the best. At this point, the two goblins I’d found–hacking apart a family dog they’d killed–were not too much of a danger to me. Even if I let them attack me, I wasn’t s...
2023-04-13 16:26:52 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, I apologize in advance for the editing mistakes in this one. I know there will be more of them.
The reason will hopefully make you a little less frustrated with me. I'm a little behind on this story, at least 10k words, and I need to make it up in the next 4 days. ...
2023-04-11 19:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostI know not everyone is on Discord, or not active on there so...
If you have questions, I have answers!
Comment below. :)
With this portal, there was no weird feeling and no trippy transition. One moment I was in the Southern United States, the next I was in a dark and magnificent temple. Every surface was covered in varying shades of black, all punctuated by gold.
Robed priests were everywhere, an...
2023-04-10 02:28:22 +0000 UTC View PostI reviewed my character sheet. There were a few new lines.
Miles Lindstrom
Title(s):
First Ten to Five
First Five to Ten
First Transcendents
Challenge Room Champion
Level 25
Class: none
Traits:...
2023-04-06 17:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
I commissioned some art for the goblins in Sponsored Apocalypse. It isn't all the way there yet, but it's coming along!
After fading away, the world seemed to be turned sideways. Then it turned the other direction before resolving. My vision flickered like an out of focus TV screen. As the world came back into focus, my heart seemed to stop beating until it all stopped moving. And then, jus...
2023-04-01 14:17:25 +0000 UTC View PostIf there are any egregious editing issues with this chapter, please let me know. RL stuff has been slowing me down a lot and it's been difficult to get in the right mental state for editing.
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I found myself back in the stone room. The Faceted creature was b...
A notification popped up while I was staring at the door. I’d gained a level.
My back tingled in excitement despite the danger of what I’d just faced. Maybe something was wrong with me, or maybe I was changing. Part of me was still aware that I was gambling with my lif...
2023-03-22 22:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post
...and it begins.
/hype
I've already sent some edits/corrections to the artist.
[Debuff: Venom]
Then,
[<Built Different> has activated. Debuff: Envenomed canceled.]
I got swarmed almost immediately after that. In the next 10 seconds, I was stung at least 100 times. The status messages kept flashing like a strobe. My enti...
2023-03-15 12:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
There are some advantages to being an author. One is that I can take Melli out to eat and spend the time working. Then she just works, too.
Anyway, I'm trying to get the last of Sponsored Apocalypse done. After that I'll likely be working on either Sponsored Apocalypse 2, ...
2023-03-13 22:59:20 +0000 UTC View PostLong chapter
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The system notification was about how [Built Different] had just stopped my bleeding. Again. That was good, but I was too frazzled to really focus on too much at the moment.
After the madness we had just experienced, Aldina and I had crouched...
2023-03-13 10:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostPretty much to no one's surprise, the barbecue was over, at least until everybody transferred to the Rusty Nail.
Lucas had several of the guards come discreetly clean up the scene as much as they could. Thomas had complained that the house had just been fixed up and now the back wall to the...
2023-03-12 19:32:33 +0000 UTC View PostJoe's heart raced as he stared in horror at the monster's ghastly grin, a sight that seemed to belong in nightmares and horror movies. The creature's jaw unhinged, tearing its skin and stretching it to the extreme as if it were made of rubber. Rows of razor-sharp teeth glistened in the dim light,...
2023-03-12 19:30:20 +0000 UTC View PostLucas, after more than a week since Rick's monstrous injury outside the dungeon, made his way back to Lockwood. Each day, he delved into the dungeon, desperate for any shred of evidence that could help solve the mystery. His intuition led him to a conclusion, but he needed concrete proof before h...
2023-03-12 19:29:35 +0000 UTC View PostJoe meticulously picked up the bandages, cringing as the sticky, crimson stains clung to his skin. He deftly transferred Rick’s and Dave’s blood as properties onto the stones, their surfaces quickly absorbing the blood like a sponge. With a deft flick of his wrist, he tossed the stones into t...
2023-03-12 19:28:49 +0000 UTC View PostAs Joe ushered Dave into the room, he noticed the guard struggling to Rick, who was nearly passed out over his shoulder. Without hesitation, Joe stepped forward to help, eager to be of assistance.
He reached out to take some of the weight off Dave's shoulders, but Rick's muttered words stop...
2023-03-12 19:25:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs Rick slowly bent down, his taut muscles groaned in protest, like an old wooden floor under a heavy weight. With each stretch, his fingers reached for his toes, testing the limits of his body's flexibility. Despite the pain, he led the morning exercise drills for the guards, his body a testamen...
2023-03-12 19:23:12 +0000 UTC View PostJoe had grown tired of the silence and solitude of his mansion, so he decided to pay a visit to The Rusty Nail. The cozy tavern was always bustling with people, and it gave him a sense of belonging that he couldn't find in his empty abode. The tantalizing aroma of the chef's cooking wafted throug...
2023-03-11 19:33:18 +0000 UTC View PostLong chapter here!
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Joe went back to the house the next day, carrying with him a sack full of meat - all of it lamb. Hopefully, the hellhound liked lamb. But the meat wasn't his special weapon. It was the other sack, full of spices, that he had brou...
Joe decided to retreat back to The Rusty Nail. It was evening, and most of the customers had left at that point. Joe was eating his food, and Rick had finished his shift early.
Sitting next to Joe at the bar, Rick asked, "Really, a hellhound?"
Joe shrugged. "That's what Thomas said." ...
2023-03-11 19:30:25 +0000 UTC View PostJoe fell into step behind Sheriff Lucas, the familiar streets of the town passing by in a blur. They were headed to Old Lady Corden's house, a place Joe had visited before and knew well. He hardly needed Lucas to guide him there.
It had only been a few weeks since Joe had last visited the o...
2023-03-11 19:29:44 +0000 UTC View PostGot another few chapters! Please tell me what you think at the end of the block. :)
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As the days turned into weeks, and the weeks into a full month, Joe couldn't help but marvel at the familiarity of the passing time. The months on this planet seeme...
Apologies if the editing here is a little rough.
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Sure enough, the general store was near the river. The road curved enough that we could see it as we kept following the water. I spotted it before Aldina and touched her arm to make her stop. Like before,...
Joe walked through the nearly empty streets of Lockwood, leaving the locket open for Thomas to take in the sights.
"This place has changed considerably," Thomas remarked.
As they walked down the stony cobblestone street, Joe asked, "Like what?"
Thomas replied, "This wasn't alway...
2023-03-10 18:30:49 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph struggled to contain his excitement as he gazed at the painting, his heart racing with anticipation. He wasn't afraid of encountering a ghostly figure within its frame; in fact, he was eager to experience whatever otherworldly phenomena the piece had to offer. Despite his ignorance of the ...
2023-03-10 18:29:33 +0000 UTC View PostEmily's mood was sour, and she expressed her frustration by hammering away at the iron on her anvil.
She meant to use the same fire that was meant to fuel the Fire Spirit, but her misplaced trust had allowed the creature to wreak havoc in the town. The consequences of her mistake were sever...
2023-03-10 18:28:20 +0000 UTC View PostJoe pushed open the door to his new home, only to find the door handle melted and smoldering on the ground. It was like someone had taken a flamethrower to it, leaving it a twisted heap of metal. With a shrug, he stepped over it and took a step inside, relishing the feeling of cool, damp air on h...
2023-03-10 18:27:35 +0000 UTC View Post