Rickard was in rapturous bliss. Bathed in the light of Lux’s radiant glow.
She was harsh, and had punished him severely for his failings – shunning him to a corner of The Sun. But now…now she was willing to reward him for his efforts. Despite his failing.
She was a gracious Godd...
2024-03-14 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe forest was abuzz with activity. Loggers went to and fro, cutting down and preparing timber for its trip down the nearby river. As always, they gave prayers to the various Gods as they chopped down this section of the forest near the river. Primarily to Caeli, the oldest God of Heimfold that h...
2024-03-13 14:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostEcho smiled and stood up, shakily being supported by Fumi, "I hope we'll get compensated for this surprise performance."
Pomentar nodded and escorted the two away from the pedestal as Slate passed by them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the final event…I, Professor Slate, bring you the fire...
2024-03-13 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEcho and Fumi filled her in on the fight with Rickard, giving Rose the play by play of what happened, and reenacting with a mock combat as they both relived the thrilling, life and death situation.
Rose sat calmly and unnaturally still, the only motion moving her eyes between Echo and Fumi ...
2024-03-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“You know why I’m here,” Isaac crossed his arms and stared at the Artificial Goddess of Light.
Lux walked over to her throne and took a seat, staring at him. “Well, that would be your monster of the guild, I imagine. Took offense to my little Rickard trying to kill him?” ...
2024-03-11 14:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostEcho felt his stomach roil with rage. He glared at Rickard with unbridled wrath. An anger he hadn't felt since he saw Malvir in the arena. He burned on the inside, desiring nothing more than the death of this man.
You'll pay for that!
When the beam vanished, he leaped to wher...
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2024-03-10 03:44:15 +0000 UTC View Post"Hold still you stupid bitch!" Rose's voice echoed down the stairs and Echo cautiously ascended the tight spiral, emerging from a hidden entrance behind a bookcase which was pushed aside.
In front of him, Rose was trying to hold down a chained-up Axan whose scales were the entire spectrum o...
2024-03-09 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostEcho’s tears dried up and he held Fumi close to him, finding solace in her presence alone. Rose walked up behind the two on the bench and set a hand on his shoulder.
“You did a good thing,” Rose said quietly, her voice warm and gentle – motherly.
Echo nodded and stood up. The ...
2024-03-09 00:02:49 +0000 UTC View PostEcho reached into his pocket dimension and crafted a set of three rings for their group using Transmute Substance. He handed a plain band to Rose, designed a slightly ornate one for himself, and a truly elaborate one for Fumi. He gently placed it on her finger.
“Echo proposed. I accept."<...
2024-03-09 00:02:40 +0000 UTC View PostEcho turned to Fumi and tried to wake her. “Damnit! Come on! I need you!”
But she passed out from the massive expenditure of Quintessence.
Echo turned around as the undulating form approached the ship.
Kill…
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They made camp in the cave. Rose elected to keep watch, just stating in a matter-of-fact method, "I don't need sleep."
Echo and Fumi slept peacefully and a few hours later had breakfast.
Rose didn't partake, stating, "I don't need to eat."
The two monsters began to jog as had be...
2024-03-09 00:02:06 +0000 UTC View PostRose ran through the idyllic meadow alongside her sisters. They were ecstatic – a new shipment from another world was supposed to arrive. And they always brought new, wonderful foods, drinks, clothes, and toys.
“Come on!” Rose shouted – the eldest of the three. She led the path down...
2024-03-09 00:01:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe bridge over the cavern seemed to go on endlessly. Echo lost track of time as they continued into the darkness. Hours must have passed before they arrived at a large metal door.
"If Deathvine is one of your main trade goods, why did you grow it so far away?" Echo asked.
"It is addi...
2024-03-09 00:01:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe woman on the frozen throne gripped a chalice from a nearby pedestal, sipping a dark, black liquid.
"My Queen, I have brought the two from the surface. Travelers, I present White Rose, the Lich Queen of Kaad." Cristoff floated to the side as Echo strode forward, Fumi at his side.
T...
2024-03-09 00:00:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe two advanced at a sprint as the undead finally noticed them. Hordes of skeletons and zombies; thousands, if not tens of thousands, came out to greet the pair of monsters. Their steps caused the ground to quake and rumble as they charged, mindlessly seeking the death of the living.
Milli...
2024-03-09 00:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostEcho and Fumi ascended further using the Pillar spell until they broke through the clouds above and reached the mountain peaks. What faced them was a bleak sight as they clung to the snow-crusted mountain top gazing northward.
Far North, due to their height and Far Sight Ability, they could...
2024-03-08 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius had finally exited the enormous battlefield and begun his ascent into the mountains. Along the way, he ducked aside and chose to hide himself in the scant shadows under scattered trees, instead of fighting the various patrols.
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The Ability took effect as the sword cut across the air, and space distorted and tore in front of them as whatever was in the trees roared in pain. The trunks crashed to the ground and the two monsters took up a ready stance as the creature in the forest bounded out towards them in a headlong cha...
2024-03-06 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostDid I hear that right?
Echo wasn’t sure, so he looked over to Fumi. “Say again?”
She turned to face him. “I love you.”
Echo stood, stunned.
Fumi giggled, “You’re supposed to say it back.”
I’ve never…
Echo had a few relation...
2024-03-05 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThat fucker!
Echo’s mind was lost to rage. But this – this was amplified by all the pain he had suffered. All the pain he knew she had suffered. All because this deity couldn’t keep his disciple in check. Malvir is the one who let Tiberius out of whatever hol...
2024-03-04 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEcho had just begun cooking when Narya popped into existence next to him, making him jump. "Hey Narya, can you teleport?" he asked.
"No. What made you think that?"
"You didn't come in the door."
"Hmph! You're stupid. Pixies can return home in an instant, no matter where we are."...
2024-03-03 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEcho stalked towards him. “Hey! Rickard! Remember me?” He could feel rage boiling up inside of him. The man who had fled, abandoning his allies. The one who stole his gear. The one who left them all to die.
The cleric turned to him before running off down the street.
“You bastar...
2024-03-03 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNarya eventually woke Echo up with a dull whack to his leg. He knocked on the bedroom door and told Fumi it was time for breakfast; at which point she opened the door with a dour expression.
Echo reached into his pocket-dimension and pulled out a bunch of sets of clothes he had stocked up f...
2024-03-03 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFumi woke bright and early as the caravans were still rousing. She spotted Echo, waved him down from the gate, and they continued their travel routine, astonishing and startling those they passed upon the trade road.
They arrived at Drekhold a little after noon had passed; the guards halted...
2024-03-03 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe two escapees began to approach the Imperial soldiers on the wall - who manned a variety of siege equipment stationed atop the edifice. They raised crossbows at the two.
"Halt! Identify yourselves!" one of them yelled out in Common.
Echo stopped and came to the Empire’s version o...
2024-03-03 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Run, damn it! She's gaining on us!" The Imperial Legionnaire sprinted at full speed, shedding his armor as he went, trying to escape the certain death following him. He pushed through the soldiers in front of him.
The first wave of the assault had been crushed and if not for the inexorable...
2024-03-03 04:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe hunger returned. As it did every day – or whatever counted as day down in the darkness of the labyrinthine tunnels.
Every time he looked at Fumi, the instinctual urge to consume coursed through him.
And every time that happened, they would venture out into the c...
2024-03-03 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFumi contemplated her long solitude and tried to figure out how much time had passed.
Who was this strange man that had somehow survived…something akin to what she went through?
He must have some Ability to heal.
She recalled vividly the horrific experiments wrought u...
2024-03-03 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHe tried to vomit – but nothing came up – and held his head as he hyperventilated.
I just ate her?! Oh, God! What the hell!
He had seen the woman shifted before. He knew, deep down, that this…thing…was Ingrid.
A scream of rage and frustration echoed down the tun...
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