Norman popped out of the teleporter near the ooraki village with Grobert and Noorani beside him. Eugene had elected to remain behind to defend the city if need be. Not that the other greykin likely needed defending. The gron were more than capable of defending themselves with just their basic strength which was nearly three times that of a normal human. And that was before you factored in any c...
2023-02-13 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Postooraki = oo-rock-e
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After cleaning up most of the mess left behind by the unknown attackers, Norman really had nothing to do but sit and stew. Nobody he had asked knew who these purple-skinned humans were, let alone where they came from.
Although Norman could make a guess based on what he knew about the zone. North was Grothlosburg so that was out, the Gron wouldnâ€...
2023-02-10 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeven men dismounted their horses, tying them up in a small grove of trees beyond the view of the small village in the gentle valley below. More men would have been preferred for this mission but their order was only now beginning to recover after so many hundreds of years of stagnating.
It meant they couldn’t just ride into the village killing as they went, they needed to remain unseen...
2023-02-08 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
New cover art is done, let me know what you think.
2022-10-28 16:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostI have switched to the subscription billing instead of the first of the month billing. If you are already paid up, nothing changes unless you unsub and resub.
What does this mean for new members? It means if you subscribe in the middle of the month, you have until that date the next month before you are charged again instead of being charged on the 1st which was unfair for those that miss...
2022-10-01 23:04:52 +0000 UTC View Post
This is still an WIP sketch. And no, I didn't draw it, I wish I was that talented.
2022-09-23 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNorman slicked back his unruly shoulder-length hair, catching a glimpse of the original brown color above the fading black dye. He sighed, hair dye wasn’t exactly a high-priority item when it took everything he earned just to make ends meet. He breathed into his hand, trying to see if his breath stunk, and winced.
He shouldn’t have eaten that garlic bread for lunch.
Setting down...
2022-09-14 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostNorman let out a loud yawn, rubbing his tired eyes before slapping the wet mop down on the floor to continue mopping the already spotless hallway.
His boss had called him the night before and told him to be here bright and early. Norman was annoyed at having to be up so early but he needed the money. If it wasn’t for bills, he would have told his boss to shove this where the sun doesnâ€...
2022-09-12 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNope, I'm not dead and I haven't fallen off the edge of the world. I wanted to have content ready for September first... but getting back into the swing of writing was more of a challenge than I thought. So I decided not to charge for September but I will be releasing new content in the next few weeks.
First of all, I would like to thank those that stuck around.
If you were a ...
2022-09-02 21:33:00 +0000 UTC View PostNot something I wanted to do but I have decided I am going to be taking the summer off from writing. My normal work stress has got me not wanting to write and the uptake of the story has been pretty lackluster which hasn't helped matters much.
I have turned off billing for June so if you stick around you won't be charged. I will do that for July and August as well. If you leave and ...
2022-05-28 12:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe trip was rather uneventful until we started getting closer to the northern territories. It started slow, with a few people here and there, looking down on their luck. They didn’t even spare us a glance as they walked past, pulling carts piled with items. The people looked defeated.
Eventually, that trickle of humanity turned into a steady stream of wagons or just people on foot, hea...
2022-05-28 12:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You ready?” Master Thea asked as she stood in the doorway to my room.
“Almost,” I sighed. I was stuffing the last of my gear in my bag, the same bag that I had gotten from my father and that survived the rigors of the ancestral city. It had a few more scratches from those adventures but it was still intact.
“Why such a sad face? You couldn’t ask for a better traveling c...
2022-05-28 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostClack! Clack! Clack!
“Good job, Laris,” I said as I ducked his next strike. “You’ve improved quite a bit these last few months.”
“Still not enough,” he panted, “I still can’t hit you.”
I laughed, “well, that’s because I improved as well.”
It was true, the flighty man that he had been when I first came to the tower was gone. He had driven himself...
2022-05-21 12:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're back!!! I just wanted to thank you all for your patience while I rested and recuperated from the writathon. It was needed. But now we are back to our weekly double posts. Hope you enjoy.
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Getting out and enjoying the festivities had been just the thing everyone needed to relax and put the past few weeks behind us. The smiles on ev...
2022-05-21 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe were allowed a week to rest and recuperate after returning to the tower.
Nobody had attacked the estate in our absence, although, I heard the maids whispering about people seen watching the house. Anyone foolish enough to attack the residence of the Chosen deserved what they got but it just added to the fact that there were not enough Chosen to go around.
After spending the week ...
2022-05-06 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostWhat greeted us was a group of humans, they appeared from down the street after only a few short minutes. But they didn’t rush us. Their dead red eyes stared at us, the group slowly splitting down the middle as a small figure of a cat made its way through to the front.
Instantly I tensed as I saw the unmistakable green growth on the creature's back, it was the source. A fucking cat had ...
2022-05-05 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe only rode for another hour, encountering multiple groups of corrupted monsters and even one man that was jerking around and mumbling to himself. I recognized the signs of the madness, it seemed like this man had been exposed days ago.
Animals didn’t seem to resist the Father’s taint like humans could. There was no sign of them being addled or acting out of sorts, they were either j...
2022-05-04 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHolton was shameless as he sidled his horse next to mine as we rode toward the east.
“So, out and about again. Missed the action didn’t you,” he chuckled. “I wonder just how far you’ve taken your gift since last we met. Gravity was it?” he asked.
I didn’t answer, ignoring the man’s probing questions.
“No, not gravity,” he said, rubbing his chin in thought a...
2022-05-03 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy thoughts were proven correct less than an hour later.
The servants were tasked to gather everyone in the house. Which consisted of only Master Estos, Master Thea, Master Mgumba, and the initiates.
“I would have hoped we had more masters around but we cannot wait,” Master Mgumba spoke with authority. “In normal times, we would not involve you initiates but we received a dire...
2022-05-02 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostNot much changed over the intervening weeks since I had come to the tower. Once a week, I would spend a day in the tower meditating. With not much luck I might add. At least that little flame of energy that powered my gift had returned after four days. It was still a small flickering candle of a feeling but it was there. With its return, I had hoped to feel something of my surroundings that mig...
2022-04-29 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostGabrielle tapped her finger on the desk in irritation at that man that sat across from it. Each strike of her finger elicited a loud crack from the stone top.
“Where have you been,” she asked pointedly.
“Recovering,” Holton said with a shrug.
Her finger stopped as it descended again. Not because she wasn’t still mad but because the lip of the desk cracked off. Holton...
2022-04-28 12:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post“What… what! You want me to teach swordsmanship?”
“Ah, yes, that’s the word I was looking for. It’s been so long that I forgot. And why not?” Master asked in return.
“I’m hardly qualified to teach people, let alone teach anyone how to use a sword properly. Teach- I mean Holton would be the first to tell you that.”
“Bah,” Master waved dismissively. “I ...
2022-04-27 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah, initiate Bakus, good, now that you are here we can get started. Sorry for pulling you away from your meditation,” Master Mgumba said, waving me to a seat in the library.
The other initiates were also in attendance and I took the last free seat.
“Today we will be discussing latent abilities.”
“Master…”
“Yes, Rebekah?”
“Didn’t we already go...
2022-04-26 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe tower was something to behold. Made from the same white stone that the ancestors so loved to craft their marvels out of. It had seen better days and large sections on the sides were patched by stone of a similar color to the cliffsides. A thought occurred to me that the alcove with the stone circle was probably where the stone had come from.
A part of my mind realized that the origina...
2022-04-25 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter dinner, I followed Lurian to the house armory.
“You won’t be allowed in here without a master or me in attendance,” he stated firmly as he unlocked the thick wooden door.
The room wasn’t much to speak of, looking like a pantry with its shelves stripped and replaced by racks of all sorts of weapons and armor. When I saw that more than a few were made out of metal, my ja...
2022-04-22 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was hard to put into words just how good it felt slipping my filthy body into the steaming water of the tub. I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of satisfaction. I scrubbed probably longer than I should of as there was a knock at the door.
“Bakus, it’s Rycan. Please finish up shortly and get dressed, my master wishes to speak with you and it isn’t good to keep him waiting too lo...
2022-04-21 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn the few days I had been traveling with this group of Chosen, I had learned more about Chosen and the culture of the Orders than during my month with my former teacher Holton. Assuming that was the same man.
What I learned wasn’t very flattering for the Order as a whole. Infighting was sparse but it did occur between the groups with differing philosophical ideologies. When I tried to ...
2022-04-20 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostLost in my own thoughts, I only caught brief portions of the conversations between the three Chosen. The black-skinned, tall, bald man tried getting my attention a few times but I was in no condition to respond.
“He’s in shock,” I heard the other man say. Although, I didn’t agree with his reasoning for my condition, being the eight men attacking me.
That was barely a blip on...
2022-04-19 11:34:55 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a bit of remorse on my part for having killed four men but I was starting to see my former mentor's point of view. Which gave me pause. The man seemed extremely jaded at life in the short time I knew him and I didn’t want to end up like that.
Even though I felt bad about what occurred, I still did the gruesome work of slicing off the ears and tucking them into a dirty leather ...
2022-04-18 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAll of this travel had made me hungry so I stopped in at the first restaurant I found. I promptly walked right back out when I saw their prices. With a sigh, I spent the next hour looking for a place I could afford.
“Maybe this is why he liked those rundown-looking places,” I mumbled, remembering the bar that my former mentor had taken me to. It wasn’t that I wanted to eat at a plac...
2022-04-15 11:39:40 +0000 UTC View Post