Barcos sighed and stored the bottle of alcohol away as he heard the Captain announce there were boarders on the deck. He unstrapped himself and loosened his shoulders as he opened the hatch and stepped out. He avoided the blade aimed for his throat and left a dagger in the man’s throat in retur...
2021-12-03 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy concern over being singled out and bullied didn’t come to pass. It seemed the fight had been left at just that and nobody came to harass us after. That gave me time to restock all the food and alcohol that had been consumed during our journey so far.
Food was cheap, I didn’t splurge ...
2021-12-02 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostDespite Barcos’s desire to leave the island, we didn’t leave right away. Well, we left the island but stayed close. I wanted to get a measure of the man’s abilities before I accepted him as crew. If I didn’t like what he offered we would just drop him at the next nearest port and go our s...
2021-12-01 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off I just want to thank all my patrons for this month. It was a crazy month. That being said, the Writathon goes until December 5th and I plan on continuing my daily release until then.
After that I will take a week off and resume my Saturday upload schedule on the 18th as I transiti...
2021-11-30 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostDoniger’s place looked like nothing more than a run-down warehouse from the outside. If it wasn’t for the animated illusion of a woman spreading her legs above the door, we may have walked right past it.
There were two burly-looking guards outside, both level seventeen. They gave us the...
2021-11-30 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt turned out Khikall was overly optimistic in his estimation on how long it would take to return. And when he finally did return, I noticed he was returning alone.
I waited on the deck, enjoying the sun as I watched him approach.
Khikall stumbled his way down the rickety pier. The Je...
2021-11-29 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe slowly coasted into the small port that Khikall had told me about. He wasn’t lying when he said small. There was one dock with three slips for ships and that was it. Even the island wasn’t much more than a small rocky mass, floating adrift in the sky.
There were a dozen buildings, al...
2021-11-28 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“That could have gone better,” Khikall said as I reentered the command room.
“Yeah, but I got the captain so it all worked out. Any idea why only three pirates tried to board the Retribution, I can’t imagine we incapacitated the rest of crew,” I said, running my hand through my sw...
2021-11-27 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI let Khikall take control of the ship and slowly ease us into the pea soup fog that was quickly rolling into the harbor. It was hard trusting someone I had just met but he seemed like a straight sort of guy. Besides, I couldn’t do this alone, despite my capabilities.
“This is normal?...
2021-11-26 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“So, Captain, what are your plans?” Khikall asked as he walked beside me through the city.
I shrugged, “not sure. I originally came to this part of the world to simply explore. But as you know I was attacked. I need to make some repairs to my ship, then decide what to do. I would like...
2021-11-25 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostI watched closely as the Jerboa made his way through the bar and over to my table. Other Jerboa near his path got up and moved away but it didn’t seem like the same respect I saw out in the street. This looked more like disgust or pity.
When he finally stood on the opposite side of the ta...
2021-11-24 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNo other dangers jumped out to attack as I closed in on my destination. I was now close enough to see what it was.
Massive chunks of stone and dirt floated above the ocean. At first, it was just off the ocean surface but as I got closer I could see it rose up higher, with huge chunks of lan...
2021-11-23 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been two weeks since I departed Saint June, in search of what, I wasn’t quite sure yet. Action and adventure I guess. Or maybe just the ability to see something new was what I needed.
My path took me across the eastern parts of South America but I didn’t linger or stop long. Ther...
2021-11-22 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostI stared with fascination and maybe a touch of horror at the destruction my weapons had wrought. My estimate had been thirty seconds to a minute to burn through the shield based on what I knew of the shields I had on the fortress and the power of the weapons. But the barrage from all sixteen mana...
2021-11-22 01:07:49 +0000 UTC View PostI realized I screwed up and scheduled this chapter out of order. My bad.
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“You’re certain!” Lord Vik’t hissed in annoyance.
“Yes, my Lord,” Ashlam said from his kneeling position.
“This should have been expected, but ...
2021-11-22 01:06:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe party lasted way too long and by the end, my nerves were fried but Fiona thanked me for sticking it out. I knew it was more about Martin than it was about me but still, I hated politics.
The ship wasn’t launched that evening, much to the disappointment of everyone present. They could ...
2021-11-20 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter my conversation with Martin, which left me feeling like a stray dog kicked to the street, even though I knew Martin meant well, I thought long and hard about what he said.
He was right of course, I had lost most of my drive since defeating the Black Dragon. Sure I still had the Stygia...
2021-11-19 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a week but the enemy eventually pulled back all of their forces from within the forest. They couldn’t afford to leave even spotters inside the draining field. At least not if they wanted to keep them alive. Even stealth-based classes were severely limited by the teleportation scrambler ...
2021-11-18 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostPaul Fuller | Mantra Enchanter/Maw of the Void | Level 21/18
Strength:20(+2) modifier x22
Endurance:20 modifier x40
Agility:20(+2) modifier x22
Perception:18 modifier x22
Int...
2021-11-18 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“You sure this will work?” Martin asked worriedly.
“No,” I responded while I positioned the large cube full of runes into place below the teleportation scrambler.
“You could have lied,” Martin grumbled.
“And what good would that have done, hmm? Besides, the test wo...
2021-11-17 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, Fiona, I think we may have a problem,” I said as I looked at the remote viewing orb.
It wasn’t quite clear as we were still a ways off from the coast and the orb wasn’t designed to see that far away. What I had noticed was a haze of dark smoke. I may have missed it if I hadn...
2021-11-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSka walked back through the city gate. He was going to relay what he found to Martin when a familiar scent crossed his nose.
He paused, inhaling deeply. Unlike the old scent trails located outside, this one was new, and he knew it was enough to trigger his skill. He rumbled in delight as he...
2021-11-15 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Any idea who or what it was?” Martin asked as he stared at the mangled corpse on the coroner's table.
Martin was thankful the city had power again, otherwise, the smell would have been unbearable.
Kurt shrugged, “your guess is as good as mine,” the man answered noncommittally...
2021-11-14 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as the portal vanished and Lord Vik’t was secure, Ashlam went to gather his forces.
The Lord wanted an all-out assault but Ashlam knew there were better ways to secure a city than attacking it outright. With that in mind, he headed toward the barracks and his infiltration team. He...
2021-11-13 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostA white ring of swirling energy opened outside of Saint June and three men stepped out.
One of the men looked around in disdain with a cloth over his mouth to block out the dust that was kicked up by an errant gust of wind.
“Pu’v, why did we arrive outside of the walls?” Lord Vi...
2021-11-12 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Fiona woke up, we spread out and deployed the spirit repellers around the last reported location of someone going missing. It wasn’t close to one of the working enchantment circles but it would let us know if the items worked.
We met back up after a few hours.
“You ready?”...
2021-11-11 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“I didn’t expect them to have hundreds of weak mana hearts they were willing to trade for our assistance,” I said as we walked behind another of the Silent Ones.
My first assumption that the Silent Ones were some weird harem was proven wildly inaccurate with this one, seeing as he was...
2021-11-10 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostI had to stop myself from leaping across the table and throttling the older man on the far side. It was a close thing, my rage barely kept in check by an almost imperceptible shake of Fiona’s head. I didn’t sit either, preferring to remain standing, my armor, and weapon at the read...
2021-11-09 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe three of us followed the silent woman as she led us to the Chief’s residence. It was easy to tell how opulent the place was, even more so than Fiona’s description. I noticed pillars carved from some sort of ivory. Just the amount of detail work put into items meant to hold up a roof was b...
2021-11-08 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt soon became clear to Fiona that something was hunting the citizens of the town. It's why they avoided dark alleys, looked about in trepidation, and jumped at noises. It seemed like the Chief was trying to keep this information contained but rumors had spiraled out of his control after people s...
2021-11-07 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post