“Seal it!” Councilor Caitlin screeched as she stumbled through the portal. She could hear the fighting growing closer as the technician in charge hurriedly fumbled at the controls. With hardly a moment to spare, the portal snapped closed.
With a sigh of relief, she turned toward the sti...
2024-01-05 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe door to Donovan’s extensive mansion blew off with Eugene’s strike. Well, it was more the door, the frame, and part of the wall that blew inward from the force of his blow.
The reason for this was the extensive enchantments on the door itself. The problem was that those enchantments ...
2024-01-03 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAfter they left Denver, it took a few hours to catch up with Grobert who was waiting well beyond the eternal blizzard that encircled the capital.
“The bypass is in place?” Norman asked as he hopped off of Scar.
“Who do you take me for, a child? Of course, I put the bypass in pla...
2024-01-01 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe first thing Norman did after his return was seek out Eugene. While it was likely he could take down the Council on his own, it would be a protracted fight. And they couldn’t afford that at the moment. Had he known the fight with the Empire was going to drag on for almost four days, he would...
2023-12-29 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostDonovan was inspecting one of the many projects he had going when his ring vibrated. “Keep up the pace, I need this project done as soon as possible.”
The worker nodded obediently before hurrying back to his station. Once the man was gone, Donovan unhurriedly walked to his office. If th...
2023-12-27 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“What is taking him so long,” The Second Prince huffed in annoyance.
Cadian ignored his younger sibling's petulant whining. He assumed his brother's irritation came partly from his expectations that the man, Lord Norman, would assist in killing him.
The thought that some random co...
2023-12-25 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind blew a hot gust of air across Norman’s face, making him squint his eyes to keep the blowing dust out.
“You sure you want to do this alone?” Grobert asked.
“No, but that’s what they requested.”
Grobert didn’t respond to this answer, he simply teleported awa...
2023-12-22 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs he headed back to the castle, he had plenty of time to think. Kalia was right, he would be hard-pressed to keep up with her being a greykin. There was so much going on right now that he simply didn’t have time to sleep, eat, or relieve himself. So he was going to have to rectify that.
...
2023-12-20 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNorman read over the scroll for the third time, surprise still etched on his face. With a disappointed exhale, he tossed it negligently to the table where the ornate caps cracked, sending the gems encrusted into them scattering across the surface. He didn’t even care.
“These people are ...
2023-12-18 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNorman massaged his temples as he felt another migraine coming on. It was going on three weeks since he had come to California and he felt like they weren’t any closer to coming up with a solution to the collapses. Thankfully, he didn’t have to worry about what Donovan and Vincent were up to ...
2023-12-15 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe pair made their way to the teleporter they used to arrive. Although, they didn’t go back to Ashvale like Roberts expected them to. Instead, they arrived inside a city larger than anything Roberts had ever seen before.
He could tell the distance they traveled was quite far just by how ...
2023-12-13 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostRoberts, formerly, Major General Roberts, followed along behind Chief Advisor Grobert. “Are you sure it was wise not to tell anyone what we were up to?”
After Lord Norman had rescued his people and the remaining survivors near his outpost, he decided to retire from service. At least for...
2023-12-11 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEugene sighed as he looked over the report. “You’re sure?”
The Death Knight nodded stiffly. “He’s been missing since yesterday.”
“Thank you for notifying me, you are dismissed.”
The man saluted before turning and exiting his office.
Eugene waited for the do...
2023-12-08 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNorman did indeed earn a stern talking-to from the Admiral.
“You can’t just have your soldiers storm into the building whenever you feel like it!”
“I’m aware of that, And I’m sorry. But I’m also not going to let that bastard and his son terrorize my wife.” Norman manag...
2023-12-06 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few days flew by as everyone worked hard to come up with a solution to the impending crisis.
Norman grudgingly worked with the other leaders and a few other researchers to come up with an acceptable array size to implement. Too big and it would take far too long to create the prope...
2023-12-04 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m telling you, you’re wrong!” One of the scientists from the Gorfan principality yelled.
Norman sighed. The man wasn’t yelling at him, he was yelling at one of the chicken-like Fariken. That didn’t make the outburst any less annoying though. There had been almost immediate fr...
2023-12-01 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNorman enjoyed the quiet ride south. This trip was the longest time he had spent inside a car since his flight from Colorado. And he would prefer to forget that ordeal entirely.
Unlike that time, this trip was a small oasis of downtime in his frantic life. It was time well spent as he chatt...
2023-11-29 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe original estimate Grobert gave him to reconnect the teleportation network proved to be optimistic. He was able to reconnect the Alacala’s teleportation network in a few days, but another mass of land had pushed the far side of the great desert away from California, requiring Grobert to cove...
2023-11-27 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostTorn books and broken pieces of furniture crunched underfoot as Norman walked through the mansion that previously belonged to Bertrand. His people had ransacked the house, leaving no stone unturned as they looked for more evidence as well as any more of these hidden tunnels.
Everyone seemed...
2023-11-17 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNorman stared at the ceiling of the bedroom with his arm wrapped around Kalia.
She was still asleep and he wasn’t willing to wake her up yet. It had been two weeks since the wedding and he still couldn’t believe his luck some days. He was married! And to the most wonderful woman he had ...
2023-11-15 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA large bronze gong sounded out the noon bell. Norman idly wondered why his citizens had chosen to go with gongs instead of bells as he waited in the castle. He went over the steps of the wedding one last time while he nervously waited.
The wedding itself would take place inside the ministr...
2023-11-13 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt was certainly a day of revelations as the pair stepped out of the factory. Norman glanced at his Finance Administrator from the corner of his eye. She still wasn’t looking at him after Lausu had spilled their little secret. Whatever the heck chu’kana was, it seemed to be a very personal an...
2023-11-10 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhat had once been a relatively calm time in Norman’s life turned into a madhouse as people prepared for the wedding. And he wasn’t exempt from the preparation.
He didn’t want to be one of those types of men who just made the future bride plan everything. For one, Kalia was a bit over...
2023-11-08 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostNorman managed to suppress his nervous excitement. He had waited six months just to make sure he wasn’t jumping the gun on this decision. To some that might still seem like a short time to get to know someone, but he had known Kalia for nearly a year at this point. Most of his previous relation...
2023-11-06 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNorman awoke with a start as someone knocked on his door.
“Sir, you have a visitor.”
“Wha- What time is it?” Norman turned his bleary gaze to the pitch-dark window of his room. It was still the dead of night. He groaned. “Can’t this wait until morning?”
“I’m af...
2023-11-03 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe pair stepped out of the teleporter along with his guards.
It was Norman’s first time in California. Honestly, it was much like he imagined, only with fewer cars. Although, that could be due to the secure location where the teleporter was housed.
A man walked over and offered his...
2023-11-01 12:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostA couple of weeks had passed since Gabriel and his team had encountered their new British neighbors. And today was the final day of transporting people through the teleporters and into Ashvale.
Turns out it took quite a bit of time to transport three thousand people through a device designe...
2023-10-30 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostGabriel enjoyed the startled looks of the SAS soldiers as he brought out his mount and equipped his armor.
The mirth quickly faded as he and his team raced toward the sounds of fighting along with other soldiers.
As they neared the fighting, he could see the distinctive flashes of mag...
2023-10-20 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostOne moment he was sitting in his study, the next he was standing in an unfamiliar concrete room, festooned with faded military propaganda. “Join the SAS, serve your country and your Queen,” and other such items.
He looked around for a moment before spotting Gabriel. It didn’t escape h...
2023-10-18 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostUp and down. Up and down. Norman watched the motion of Kalia’s body as she groaned.
“Why are we doing this?” she asked breathlessly.
Norman chuckled, slightly out of breath himself. “You said you wanted to spend more time together.”
A grunt of exertion escaped his lips...
2023-10-16 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post