Still working on Tyron's full status in the next chapter. Should be up tomorrow.
It was no exaggeration to say a new rift could do the same amount of damage as the break that occurred at Woodsedge. Magick would flood through the rift, bringing with it a greater risk of inst...
2023-02-24 08:27:36 +0000 UTC View PostStrong monsters are known to have an ‘aura’ of power that affects those who draw too close. This can begin to manifest quite early on, as the key element in determining the strength of such an aura is the disparity in strength between the one producing the effect and the one receiving it....
2023-02-24 06:22:20 +0000 UTC View PostI'll double post BoD tomorrow, still working on both chapters. Have a great day out there everyone!
The power wielded by the Eldest, that of Gravity, was examined by the Mage cast many times. After all, it had shown incredible destructive power, which could prove vital ...
2023-02-23 05:54:09 +0000 UTC View PostJust to be clear people. I'm not starting a new novel. Switching between Chrysalis and BoD is enough for my tiny brain. A third would cook my neurons.
But I love coming up with new worlds and concepts. So when I'm inspired, expect me to take some time to play with i...
2023-02-22 02:35:53 +0000 UTC View PostShould I be working on BoD or Chrysalis? Yes. Yes I should. But I did this instead today.
Playing around with other worlds and concepts is one of my favourite things to do and it feels so good to have time for it again. Whoo!
After listening t...
2023-02-21 07:39:32 +0000 UTC View PostWell aint this something. Monsters and lava boil forth in equal measure from the tunnels below and an absolute free-for-all has broken out across the Plains of Leng. Well, a bigger one. Although, to compare this scene to the normal endless fighting between larvae is to compare a volcano eruption ...
2023-02-17 06:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostEdit: WHOOPS. Rest of the chapter is here now.
Three bod in a week? What madness is this?!
A few things snapped into place at once for Tyron. He was no rift expert, but he had obsessively studied everything related to slayers since he was able to read...
2023-02-17 05:04:57 +0000 UTC View Post“I really thought you were over this….”
“What do you mean, ‘over this’? Are you talking about my aversion to murder? That’s a healthy thing to have!”
“For most people, sure. You aren’t most people. You’re a Necromancer on the run from the law who’s actively bei...
2023-02-15 23:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostSorry folks, there will be another tomorrow. This one's a bit short, but I didn't want to drag it out and stuff it with filler. Another tomorrow, and at least one more after that this week. Thanks for your patience!
It was tempting to reach out and tap at the array with a f...
2023-02-14 07:03:03 +0000 UTC View PostGranin stirred as the wave washed over him.
"W-was that?" Corun asked breathlessly.
"It was," the triad leader stated.
Torrina sucked in a breath, letting the shock register on her face instead of her usual stoic expression.
"This is a lot sooner than we expected," she sai...
2023-02-13 06:18:47 +0000 UTC View PostMorrelia braced herself, though it likely wasn't necessary. Inside her heavyset Legion armour, she could be battered with a tree and barely feel it. Even so, she braced herself.
The wave, when it came, was almost visible. A ripple of ultra-dense mana rose through their legs and pas...
2023-02-13 05:51:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe Colony is in a frenzy of preparations, still. There are over a million of us within range of the Vestibule now and I have to admit, it's a little more difficult than I'm comfortable admitting to hold onto myself in the face of this vast, endless torrent of Will. Impressions and thoughts pour ...
2023-02-13 05:51:15 +0000 UTC View PostFinished up at work on friday.
Sorry for the lack of activity this week, been hectic getting everything sorted out and I decided to chill with the family over the weekend.
There will be a chapter of BoD tonight (aus time) and then I'll do my best to make it up to you next week.
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2023-02-12 01:27:05 +0000 UTC View PostI can feel it. I’m not sure exactly how, or why, but I can feel it. Far, far below where I stand, something has shifted. I feel as though I’m standing in a rail tunnel and somewhere out in front, the very first rumblings of the train coming my way can be felt.
My antennae tingle at the ...
2023-02-09 09:51:53 +0000 UTC View Post“Look, I said I’m sorry.”
“Don’t talk to me.”
“You’re being silly.”
“Oh am I? The traitor doesn’t like my attitude to their betrayal? I find myself not caring very much. Weird.”
At the word traitor, Cobalt flinched back but her determination didn’...
2023-02-09 02:31:03 +0000 UTC View PostKatlyn pulled her cloak tight around her and drew deep, steadying breaths. One finger kept the tension on her bowstring taught as her eyes flicked from tree to tree, watching for any sign of pursuit.
Stay calm. Be steady. That’s how you stay alive.
The words of her mentors ...
2023-02-06 09:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostWhen night fell that evening, Tyron found himself in increasingly familiar surroundings.
“Is it really inevitable that Necromancers end up in graveyards all the time?” he sighed.
Dove was not impressed with his melancholy.
“Are you damaged in the head? You fucking moron. <...
2023-02-04 00:19:09 +0000 UTC View PostTungstant brushed her antennae through her elbow joints, using the fine hairs there to clean and cleanse her sensitive feelers. After a stressful day on the job, nothing relaxed like a good clean. She revelled in the sensation that spotless antennae gave, that flawless connection with her sense o...
2023-02-02 08:41:27 +0000 UTC View PostAmong demonkind, there are as many different species as there are tunnels in the Dungeon. As with any distribution among a monster-type, some are common, while others are exceedingly rare.
The reasons for this are worthy of a dissertation of their own, but in brief, ...
2023-01-30 10:15:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy day job.
Schedule has been absolute chaos lately due to wrapping things up and going back and forth with my family over this decision, but as of this morning, it's official.
Paperwork is filed and in two weeks I'll be out. Done. Over.
Full time writing babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. 2023-01-29 22:09:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Late as it gets. Big news tomorrow though.
At a certain point, the rolling foothills, pierced in places by ragged outcroppings of rock, or torn by ravines, gave way to the true mountains.
The Barrier mountains were, like their name, a veritable wall, one that scraped ...
2023-01-29 13:10:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe demon glided through the air with such exquisite grace, only to land in a perfect kneeling posture in front of me. I’m surprised to say the least and reflexively lash a bridge together so I can communicate with this odd specimen.
[Are you bowing?] I ask after my initial excla...
2023-01-26 09:45:30 +0000 UTC View PostI have this vague idea that all of Odin's assassination stories are some flavour of ridiculous.
Odin skulked amongst the larvae that covered the ground. Now knee deep, the newborn demons were even more frenzied than normal, hacking and tearing at each other with wild ...
2023-01-25 07:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post“Is that smoke?” Tyron squinted into the distance.
The early morning light seemed thin in the foothills, the fog that rolled off the mountains lasted until the sun was high overhead on cold days. Even so, the dirty streak that stained the sky seemed to trace its origin down to a point o...
2023-01-22 09:51:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe Cults have competed for thousands of years, attempting to craft the most superior monster, one with the potential to become an Ancient in its own right.
Such a thing was a dream within a dream, yet it is our purpose. I myself strove for over a century at this very task. I a...
2023-01-20 09:35:53 +0000 UTC View PostDelicious, delicious mutations. Horrible, horrible itch.
How could I describe the itch I experienced when I locked those three in and confirmed them with Gandalf? I’d expected it to be bad, obviously. The moment the wizened, gruff tones of the grey one faded away, I had braced myself for ...
2023-01-19 07:55:24 +0000 UTC View PostWell…. This is going to be interesting.
As it turns out, there are new mutation options… crazy ones. Holy moly. What’s this all about? Have I ascended to a new stage and at tier seven you get funky new mutations? Is it the insane level of mana saturation I’ve bee...
2023-01-18 07:07:45 +0000 UTC View PostChildren smiling with a tired sort of joy was a balm to the heart, Elsbeth decided. She rose from where she had been crouched as the small gathering of young folk ran back to their parents. Such expressions had been rare over the last few weeks, more often than not, families were in mo...
2023-01-15 13:16:10 +0000 UTC View PostI really need to mutate my stomach. After powering through the remains of two tier seven demons, I’m absolutely stuffed. Without my capacity upgrades, it would have been impossible to fit them both in. It’s a little saddening that my efficiency upgrades give me absolutely no benefit when eati...
2023-01-14 01:20:47 +0000 UTC View PostLore Bomb of the highest order!
Let it be written here and in no other volume. In these pages, find the collected wisdom of the Cults on the subjects of our reverence.
This page deals with the domains of the Ancients and what little is known. Though none ...
2023-01-12 09:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post