Another request, another denial. I couldn’t tell whether Sof was acting passive-aggressively or if I had someone else to thank. In theory, I had been granted the highest authorization clearance there was. Everything I did was directly related to humanity’s survival, and still I wasn’t able to send a message back home, making me the only comm officer that was forbidden to use external comm...
2022-11-27 15:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe fronts always shifted. The general public were presented with a firm, but factually incorrect, image. As far as they were concerned, the fronts were large areas of space on the outside of human-dominated territories—like the shell of an egg—where the fighting took place. By similar definition, the buffer zone was a thin layer between the actual front and all combat-free space. The truth...
2022-11-27 15:22:32 +0000 UTC View PostMEMORY FRAGMENT
Nerosal, 13 Years ago
Arthurows blocked the attack, then combined his acrobatic and attack skills to go on the offensive. His opponent was incompetent when it came to tactics, sadly made up for it with the nine level difference. If it was only five levels, Arthurows would have won without breaking a sweat. At level six he ...
2022-11-26 22:10:13 +0000 UTC View PostMEMORY FRAGMENT
Nerosal, 13 Years ago
“You’re not thinking again,” Lieutenant Zyria said. “The markers are a tool. Make use of them.”
Arthurows dashed forward. Not being able to defend put him at a serious disadvantage. Thinking back, maybe it would have been better if he had taken the knuckler. A shield was perfect for de...
2022-11-26 09:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostMEMORY FRAGMENT
Drunkard’s End, Nerosal, 13 years ago
The first thing that welcomed Arthurows upon arriving into the world was pain in the form of kicks to his face and stomach. The initial confusion numbed the pain initially, but as the kicks continued pouring onto him, he quickly curled up.
What the heck? He thought. 2022-11-25 01:53:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Many things were capable of numbing pain. If Nil were to be believed, a strong enough mind was all that was necessary to allow a person to get beyond one’s physical limitations. Since he was a mage, that probably was true. In Dallion’s case, though, the best solution was adrenalin, and currently he was getting lots of it.
The number of wounds that covered his body were more than he ha...
2022-11-24 16:00:31 +0000 UTC View PostFighting the Star spawn was like fighting water in a cage. Even the weak cracklings quickly adapted to Dallion’s style of fighting, making full use of the environment as they did so. While technically winning, Dallion had to constantly catch up, hunting the creatures one by one, avoiding the attacks of the rest as he did so. Skill bonuses ceased to matter. Whenever he was close to completing ...
2022-11-23 06:24:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe inside of the pyramid was made of void. Dallion found himself in a room ten by ten feet large, with nothing except a single ladder leading up. The moment he took a step away from the entrance, the doorway sealed up with void matter.
Don’t worry about that, Aether said. I’ll take care of the basic annoyances.
Why so supportive? Don’t you want me to rel...
2022-11-22 22:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostTauciu System, Resha Colony — 692.11 A.E. (Age of Exploration)
“Are they really like that?” Quinn asked, looking at her portable.
Sev had bought her two mini datapads, not to mention all the older models she had from school, but she still preferred to drag a large cube the size of a bucket along in her backpack. This was one of the new fads popular in the city for peo...
2022-11-22 08:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostAnother request, another denial. I couldn’t tell whether Sof was acting passive-aggressively or if I had someone else to thank. In theory, I had been granted the highest authorization clearance there was. Everything I did was directly related to humanity’s survival, and still I wasn’t able to send a message back home, making me the only comm officer that was forbidden to use external comm...
2022-11-22 08:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostA total of thirty-five cultists remained after the massacre. Nine of them had left the scene, willing to risk the Star’s displeasure. The remaining twenty-six, split into two groups. The clerics gathered around the inverted pyramid, creating a defensive ring. That was the logical part. Dallion assumed that if the Star was hurt enough, he’d aim to wear down any opponent before making an appe...
2022-11-21 06:35:39 +0000 UTC View PostFor someone who was trying to remain hidden, the Star’s security was incredibly lax. Dallion was able to go about the complex as much as he wished and, other than the incident with the cleric, no one asked him a single question. A few—all with disfocus items—even tried to score some brownie points. Apparently, hiding one’s identity was a sign of importance. As much as it made Dallion’...
2022-11-20 22:21:31 +0000 UTC View PostMorning came with chill and the sweet smell of freshly baked bread and sour beer. For a place that lacked alcohol, the inn seemed to have found quite an efficient workaround. Given Theo’s generosity, it was natural for the innkeeper to show some initiative. Furthermore, the rumors that the baron would deal with the brigands once and for all had already spread throughout the entire town. Offic...
2022-11-19 20:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostOnly three types of entities had the power to spontaneously create armies, according to Spok. The first group were forest druids. Being one with nature, they had the power to call upon all creatures of a forest and command them to charge at any intruder, village, or entire kingdoms. For the most part they kept to themselves, living far from civilization, surrounded by pristine nature.
Dun...
2022-11-19 20:54:48 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the coin guardian had said that the Star had a temple, Dallion expected it to be a much smaller version of the pyramid he had seen in the fallen south. That wasn’t remotely the case. For one thing the temple was more a temple complex containing two dozen buildings. Each building was large enough to hold at least a hundred people. The interesting part was that the buildings were extremely...
2022-11-19 06:18:12 +0000 UTC View PostFinding the cult’s temple was easier than one expected. After Dallion had put on the ring from the general, the cultists in the area of the forests had stopped targeting him, moving to the southeast instead. It wasn’t a straight line. The cultists would stop, waiting till they gathered in small groups, then move on.
The closer Dallion got to the temple, the more helpful the aetherbird...
2022-11-17 15:27:04 +0000 UTC View PostLux, stay close, Dallion ordered.
Having someone come so soon after another group meant one of two things. Either the new person was chasing them, or using them as bait to see Dallion make his move. Either way, that suggested he was going to be a bigger threat than the trio combined.
Disrupt him, Dallion told the trees, as he burst into instances, all heading in th...
2022-11-15 21:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostA total of three people were waiting for me in the ship’s airlock. Two wore black uniforms, indicating they were part of ship security. According to their classified personnel files, both were ground troop officers who’d managed to survive two tours on the Cassandrian front. That in itself was impressive. Grunts had a general life expectancy that was less than that of battleships. Their see...
2022-11-15 16:57:31 +0000 UTC View PostTauciu System, Resha Colony — 692.11 A.E. (Age of Exploration)
“Are they really like that?” Quinn asked, looking at her portable.
Sev had bought her two mini datapads, not to mention all the older models she had from school, but she still preferred to drag a large cube the size of a bucket along in her backpack. This was one of the new fads popular in the c...
2022-11-15 16:56:27 +0000 UTC View PostSomeone’s approaching.
Someone’s approaching.
Dozens of trees whispered. Most of the time, it was local hunters and villagers going about their daily business. Occasionally, though, there would be a person wearing blocker items. Unfortunately for them, there were ways plants could tell what was wrong even if they weren’t able to see them.
Dallion drew h...
2022-11-14 22:06:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Do you disapprove of what I’m doing, Harp?” Dallion asked, looking at the horizon.
Despite this being his realm, he couldn’t remove the storm clouds that had gathered. They didn’t thunder or rain, just stood there like grim reminders just above the remnants of Gleam’s bridge.
“If I don’t do it, there’s no one who will,” Dallion continued.
The nymph kept pl...
2022-11-14 04:14:13 +0000 UTC View PostAs the sun set, complete calm fell upon the village. Unlike towns and cities, nighttime was the point at which everything pretty much stopped. Only a handful of guards were still awake, keeping an eye out for creatures or provincial messengers. The villagers had no illusions that they couldn’t stop any advancing army, especially one coming from abroad. Whispers of war and tensions between Cou...
2022-11-13 23:50:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen in the wilderness it was said that hunters fell into only two categories: hunting or hunted. Right now, Dallion was both and neither. The countess, and possibly mercenaries of the Archduke, were after him, although not really. With open conflict on the horizon, both sides were conserving their strength for the big battle. None of them would go out of their way and waste effort on Dallion, ...
2022-11-11 23:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostEven since the countess had set him on the hunt, Dallion had been fearing this moment. To some degree, he knew it was inevitable. Despite her personal feelings, the Overseer was the city’s guardian, and the city belonged to Countess Priscord.
Black tendrils shot from the figure. A few of them flew in March’s direction, though most were aimed at Dallion. The countess’ orders apparent...
2022-11-11 07:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostMaybe this was a mistake. Dallion leaned against the wall of the small room.
Going to the Order, especially in this city, wasn’t his first choice. And yet it was a lot better than most alternatives. The attempt to enter as an ordinary awakened had completely failed. The curates at the entrance had instantly recognized Dallion and ushered him in as his level demanded. He was the...
2022-11-09 23:31:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Where are we?” Diroh rose into the air, startled by the change.
“My realm,” Dallion simply replied. “I thought you were used to reality shifting by now.”
Shame appeared throughout the fury’s body like small bubbles. Despite her calm exterior, she still had a number of insecurities, especially when it came to things relating to awakening.
“I am!” Diroh tried ...
2022-11-08 22:23:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Four rooms,” Theo’s avatar said, slamming a gold coin on the counter. “A full floor if you have it.”
Silence filled the air, as all eyes of the half-empty room focused on them. This was supposed to be the town’s best inn, though by the looks of things, it too had seen better times. The innkeeper had done his best to keep appearances: the floors were clean, the tables well kep...
2022-11-07 23:52:00 +0000 UTC View PostMorning came with chill and the sweet smell of freshly baked bread and sour beer. For a place that lacked alcohol, the inn seemed to have found quite an efficient workaround. Given Theo’s generosity, it was natural for the innkeeper to show some initiative. Furthermore, the rumors that the baron would deal with the brigands once and for all had already spread throughout the entire town. Offic...
2022-11-07 23:50:37 +0000 UTC View PostTime was never enough, even with eternity at one’s disposal. The joke that Dallion was starting to fully appreciate was that there were three things an awakened could never have enough of: food, time, and levels. Half into his lunch, he had jumped back into the awakening realm of his form and went through a series of improvements, improving it to full platinum. The immediate goal was to reach...
2022-11-07 00:40:05 +0000 UTC View PostCOIN GUARDIAN
Species: SHIELD TURTLE
Class: GOLD
Health: 40%
Traits:
- BODY 50
- MIND 20
- PERCEPTION 20
- REACTION 30
Skills:
- GUARD
-...
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