There are some who see an approaching storm as an omen of doom, but the wise seafarer accepts the ocean in all her forms. To battle against the changing tides is a war you cannot win.
-Excerpt from “The Divine Encyclopaedia, Volume 3” published by the College of Divine Studies at T...
It was gratifying to hear that she had done well, despite missing out on the finale. Evelyn could care less about what the tower thought. All that mattered to her was how damn fun the World Event had been.
She did spare a few minutes of remembrance for the eleven thousand people who had fa...
Every kid these days wants to set sail in search of fortune. Most of them can’t even tie a bloody knot.
-Excerpt from an article in the ‘Minenblum Herald’ by Commodore Saff
Rose hadn’t realised how much learning was involved in piracy. The story books tended to l...
~ Anthony Han POV ~
He had been curious about Kayla’s plans when he saw her carrying his little menace into battle, despite her being asleep. Her plan had certainly been a shock.
Despite the odd nature of her strategy, he had to admit it was an...
I want to draw a map. I don’t like the way the oceans are portrayed by most cartographers. She is wild and untamed. There are intricacies to the craft that most don’t appreciate. It is my belief that the sea should not be defined by the language of the land.
-Excerpt from ‘Cartog...
You can get a worthwhile measure of a man by listening to how he talks of his ambitions. Someone who loves the journey and isn’t just craving the destination makes a better acquaintance than one who has no love for the little moments.
-Quoted from Baron Valian Dourgate, founder of th...
It is often when we least expect it that we make a chance encounter with a lifelong companion. The legends say that Saltbeard met Deadeye Hannigan while getting a shave at the barbers. And we all know how that tale ends.
-Excerpt from ‘Lesser known misadventures of Castell Saltbeard...
Her eyes were glued shut and she had to open and close them quite a few times before her vision returned. Returning to her body after watching so many strange visions was disorienting.
It was made worse by the fact she had learned little more than she already knew. It had been enlightening...
Never set sail without a navigator, or at least a map and compass
-Excerpt from ‘The Ten Laws of the Sea’, author unknown
Rose didn’t know when she had fallen asleep. It was hard to tell time without the moon and the stars, when the only view was the pitch...
For a brief moment there was only darkness. She was floating in a void. And then colour exploded around her and she was sucked into a new environment. An underground cavern– or was it a black hole?
Things were murky and difficult to make out. She resigned herself to simply observe and fi...
Her steps were lighter and she sailed across the beetle’s back faster than she had ever moved before. It took moments to arrive at the beginning of the familiar chain of runes.
A few curving lines ending in a sort of spiral hook. It was beautiful. And she was saying that as someone with ...
An occupation is for life, so choose wisely
-Excerpt from ‘Charting the Tide: A journeyman’s guide to skills and occupations’ by various contributors
Emerlan Isle was a poor nation. No one would dare to claim otherwise, not even its most staunch patriots.<...
Hi everyone, I felt like I need to get this out of my brain and into the world. I've been writing Incremental Torture for almost half a year now. When I started I had no plans, no outlines and little idea of what it was going to become - save for the fact it was going to be based on an idle game,...
2024-07-25 12:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere is no greater meditation than a day spent casting the rod
-Excerpt from ‘Fishing and More’ by Ronald Westwind
There was a tug on her pole, startling Rose from her daydream and spurring her into action.
After the initial struggle for dominance was...
2024-07-25 12:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post~ Evelyn POV ~
She knew that her actions weren’t making much real progress towards defeating Zork’Karu, but there was no way that her devastating hammer blows weren’t causing the creature some measure of pain. And that was as satisfying a reward a...
The minor cracks exploded outwards and pieces of chitin were blown away when her mighty swing struck true.
Kayla had to lean to the side to avoid one errant piece but her wild grin never left her face. Now this was the angel of fury she had learned to love. It had been a while since she’...
What followed was mesmerising to watch. Mei had never seen Kayla in action before. She had known the woman was athletic and likely powerful just from her muscular build and the confidence with which she carried herself, but seeing her flash and vanish from view before reappearing twenty metres aw...
2024-07-19 11:55:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt took her a moment to adjust to the fact such a huge monster had so little strength behind its blow. Her stats weren’t that impressive. She even stole a sideways glance at her father to see how he was handling it and her brow creased in perplexion when she noticed he also remained un...
2024-07-17 17:53:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Am I the only one with a headache or are all of you feeling this, too?” she asked.
“It feels like someone is pounding my skull with a sledgehammer,” groaned Anthea. She was riding Antoinette while petting her, but she leaned into the ant’s neck and grimaced as she spoke.
...
Something hot and wet flowed down her face, but Evelyn was unable to see what it was until it started to flow down her shoulders and using her still working eye saw herself coated in blood. With her battle cry she had activated Soul of the Unstoppable Conqueror and already the pain of the venom w...
2024-07-12 12:46:05 +0000 UTC View PostShe could see the carnage along the walls. The assassins hadn’t just targeted Defiance directly and using their overwhelming numbers had sabotaged the defences she had installed along their outpost, leaving most of them destroyed or unable to fire.
“Most of the monsters were being funn...
~ Evelyn POV ~
She was able to spare a moment to observe Anthea and her new pet monster, aptly named Antoinette, before another armoured mole flung itself at her. The two seemed to be getting along brilliantly and the ant had even slaughtered one of its...
~ Anthea POV ~
She had first developed a love for ants when she was just two years old. It started as all great love stories do, between enemies.
Anthea was playing in the park, wandering through the grassy fields and exploring the magical expanse of the world sh...
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2024-07-03 14:19:45 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh. My. Gosh.”
“What’s the matter, dear?” Mei asked Anthea, noticing the girl was frozen and staring out into the distance.
“BABIES!”
Her sudden exclamation shocked both Mei and Anthony, as well as confusing them a great deal. Curious to know what made her so ex...
She had continued to walk down the wall, claiming more and more sections and adding the full suite of defences with the exception of the Sentinels which she only purchased for every other section, but that would not be possible for much longer.
With the last section Evelyn had just claimed...
Dealing with the combined force of the endless worms and the vicious armoured moles was a real struggle. However, every time Evelyn felt herself faltering she would have a peek at her menu and the numbers would give her a fresh burst of energy.
Her stars were increasing with every monster ...
The mole pulled back its claws and gave her a brief respite. Soon after however, it renewed its assault with increased fervour. Strike after strike pounded against her and Evelyn struggled to keep up.
She parried most of the blows with Spinebreaker, though a few slipped through the cracks....
A glowing arrow whizzed past her ear and buried itself into the worm’s flesh and a moment later there was a muffled explosion from inside the wound, followed by a large amount of yellowish blood leaking out onto the walls.
Her mother followed it up with a few spears of ice, not letting l...
It was a difficult climb, more so than they had been expecting. The walls were smooth and there were few hand and foot holds available. However, with their attributes they were able to climb at or beyond the level of olympic athletes from Earth, with the exception of her mother and Anthea. Howeve...
2024-07-03 13:56:15 +0000 UTC View Post