Autumn Knights

Hell Hound Evolution 81

DiaG 170 - Negativing the Unknown

Death and Hilda entered the apartment building, and instantly it was clear something was wrong. There was nobody in the lobby, and more particularly, there were no sounds. It was a kind of quiet that stood out because in the middle of the day, there should be at least a person or two coming and g...

DiaG 169 - One Man's Trash is Another Demon's Treasure

Hellina led the way, not even turning around once to make sure the other reapers were following. Morrigan got kind of bad vibes from her, but she supposed that it was at least better than her first meeting with Alice. Actually, to be fair, every meeting with Alice hasn’t been exactly positive s...

Hell Hound Evolution 80

DiaG 168 - Out of Service

Again, thank you for your patience! I've got a nice stockpile of chapters that just need editing, so I will start posting them as I do so!

“Hilda! My Morrigan GPS!” Emma said, holding up the bag by the drawstring. It had been pulling solidly until now, guiding th...

Hell Hound Evolution 79

Hell Hound Evolution 78

Hell Hound Evolution 77 - Intermission - The Oracle

Hell Hound Evolution 76

Hell Hound Evolution 75

Another day passed with Iris and Jessica hunting their way through the forest, the rhythm of kill, rest, and travel settling into something almost routine. Between hunts and camps, Jessica filled their time with teaching Iris new words.

She wasn’t sure if she was a surprisingly good teach...

Hell Hound Evolution 74

Jessica slid through the underbrush in a low crouch, her steps so light they barely disturbed the leaves beneath her boots. She had gained a passive skill called “Light Footed,” which she found really came in handy for sneaking up on prey.

Popping up from her low stance, she pushed her ...

Hell Hound Evolution 73

Genzo picked out a clear and flat spot near the edge of the forest, where the ground around us sloped heavily upward and downward. He asked Grick to help with gathering small branches, and soon we had a fire.

I kept some distance from it, as the heat still disturbed my wounds. But I had a f...

Hell Hound Evolution 72

I traveled down the slope and along the cliffside with Lily. Despite my injuries, I was finding myself with a little more vigor coming back, as I knew our long hunt was finally almost at its end. I suppose stats didn’t always tell the whole story of what one was capable of.

I looked back ...

Hell Hound Evolution 71

You’ve been inflicted with status effect: Burn

Healing is heavily reduced.

New passive acquired!

Burn Resistance lvl 1

My mind came around, but I could hardly move. I may have earned a new skill, b...

Hell Hound Evolution 70

I saw nothing.

I felt nothing.

I was weightless and without pain.

Actually, there was one thing, and it was quite familiar. I couldn’t see it as much as I was just aware of it. I wonder if this is how my brothers and sisters saw stats? Not a screen in front of me… just aware...

Hell Hound Evolution 69

Lily and I dove in opposite directions as a massive vertical wave of flames flew at us. It blinded me briefly, but a moment later, I saw his silhouette gliding through the fire and coming right at me.

I dove out of the way and made a run for it—no matter how fast he was, I was still faste...

Hell Hound Evolution 68

“Rendok!” one of them stood up from the fire and called into the forest. “Did you get lost? Get back here!”

The big guy who seemed to be their leader—I’ll call him Scar—stepped away from the tree he had been leaning against. He didn’t say anything but there was a harsh look ...

Hell Houd Evolution 67

Achievement! Revenge Tastes Better Raw

Some would call this monstrous, but since you are a monster, it’s just the circle of life.

Minor bonus to all stats!

Taste-wise, I can’t say that human was all that different t...

Hell Hound Evolution 66

With a final burst of golden light, my evolution completed and with it came a sudden burst of speed that had me bolting ahead of Lily. Grick, who was still saddled on Lily’s back, let out an impressed “hoo,” but words were apparently lost on him.

Still, even with my increased speed, I...

Hell Hound Evolution 65

The rock smashed right on top of the red mask’s head, where his mask wasn’t protecting him, though it was large enough that it wouldn’t have mattered much. The spear ripped from my stomach as he fell back, and I quickly scurried away before the two of them could get their bearings back.

DiaG - 167 - Down Boy

Fenris paced back and forth along the edge of the platform, balancing his scythe over his shoulder while rhythmically tapping it with his skeletal fingers. Morrigan watched him with a raised brow, thinking he seemed a bit too excited about this whole thing.

“So where’s Noir?” Fenris s...

Hell Hound Evolution 64

Night was soon upon us. The light from the ceiling turned redder with the setting sun, and soon it was nearly pitch black inside the cavern. With nightfall, all the Direwings that had been lingering about swooped up to the ceiling and found something to hang from, where they folded their wings ov...

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Hell Hound Evolution 63

“GRICK'S ARM! GRICK'S ARM!” the goblin cried out as I continued to pull on the vine. It was quite difficult; despite them both being smaller, Lily was soaking wet, and finding purchase on the slippery stone bridge wasn’t going well. 

I growled involuntarily as I yanked back, find...

Hell Hound Evolution 62

After doubling back through the tunnels, I found the perfect choke point to launch my sneak attack. The walls were tight; above, a full-sized human would have to crouch slightly, but there was plenty of room for Lily to get behind me with her wall-running skill.

When I took my position, cro...

Hell Hound Evolution 61

Active Skill

Intimidate lvl 1

Let out a vicious roar, temporarily inducing fear and paralyzing creatures who are inferior to you. The weaker the target, the longer the duration.

I tore off a chunk of the Direwing’s leg as I con...

Hell Hound Evolution 60

Jessica stared in shock as the small, aardvark-like creature twitched. She had thrown her spear as it fled from Iris and somehow managed to score a direct hit. She hadn’t thought about it and just chucked the spear on instinct, completely surprising herself.

“I actually did it…”

Hell Hound Evolution 59

We got far enough away until we were out of his sight, but I could still hear his footsteps echoing behind us. We came to a branch in the tunnels, and I was already unsure of which way to go. 

After briefly considering the options, I realized it didn’t matter and just picked one.

Hell Hound Evolution 58

Sixteen humans to kill, and twenty-four hours to do it. If I could pull it off, multiple evolution paths would open up to me, not including the Whisperfang Juvenile path that I just needed one more development stage to obtain.

It was always nice to have options, wasn’t it? Not to mention ...

Hell Hound Evolution 57

Two warriors of the Bloody Peaks Tribe marched up the narrow tunnel. Tamok, who took the lead, channeled a bit of mana into his shock pole to act as a torch to light their way. There wasn’t much to see, but it was better than feeling around in the dark. Thankfully, this path was known to loop r...