thevagrantcrusader

Side Project

I'm trying to work on LGIC, but sometimes I just need to work on something else. I'm letting you guys decide which of these I work on.

If you go read the chapters I put up, it should be pretty clear what these are about, but here's some extr...

Redux Online Prologue (Titles In Progress)

Option 2

We saw it coming, but there was nothing we could do.

After centuries of pollution and climate change, the world started to shift.

Long ago, when plants began to grow on land, the oxygen content of the atm...

A Man Burned Chapter 1 (Titles In Progress)

Option 1.

The soft sound of chirping birds filtered into his ears from the window, pulling his attention away from his breakfast.

Ulfleif “Wolf” Gray’s life was relatively simple. Like his father, and his father's father, ...

(LG:IC) Chapter 34: Ah Yes, The Negotiator

Welcome to Chapter 1 of A Lich's Guide to Interdimensional Conquest, the sequel to Dungeon Mastery! Sorry for the long wait- I'll be taking a "break" this next month but I plan to put stuff up anyways, meaning anyone currently subscribed will just...

Astaliar 1: The Brotherhood of Mana

Astaliar itched at his right arm– at least, the withered husk that once was a right arm arm.

When he first saw it, the young man thought that he would have to lose his arm. He was relieved when the healers told him that h...

Esheth 2: A Slight Trembling

The sage gently stirred the potent concoction within the specially-made device. He poured himself a cup and gingerly sipped at the still-hot liquid.

While many others he knew had moved past the art of tea brewing for the convenience of coffe...

(LG:DM) Azrael 3: Pulled

A/N: Triple posts today, but they'll all be a bit shorter than usual.

Azrael stared into the distance with a look of concern on her face. It felt like she’d forgotten something and needed to go find it, but she knew she hadn’t...

(LG:DM) Chapter 33: Redesigns

A/N: This is the last Seif chapter in Book 1! I should have the last few Interludes up in the next day or two, and then... well, then it'll be time for Book 2, won't it?

I hope you're all just as excited for A Lich's Guide to Interdimensiona...

(LG:DM) Chapter 32: Playing With Balls

A/N: ඞ

I internally grinned at the orb hovering in front of me, then at the wand in my hand.

Well, okay, less “wand,” more control stick for my new weapons, but it was more fun to think of it as a magic stick.

I�...

(LG:DM) Chapter 31: Remote Control Magic

A/N: This had a funnier name but I'll be using that for next chapter instead.

When I got back to the top of my tower, the Energized Intent had carved away enough metal that I could make out the shapes of the runes I wanted to use ...

(LG:DM) Chapter 30: Taking Offense

A/N: Idk if I cut this one short or not. Feels kinda weird at the end.

I’d returned to Kelemnion, this time to look for some way for me to actually attack.

I skipped past all the books about demons, eldritch entities, ...

(LG:DM) Chapter 29: The Secrets of Inscriptions

A/N: 👀 2 Chapters and an Interlude over the span of two days? No way. That can't be my Vagrant Crusader. Nuh uh.

My shoulders slumped a bit in relief. I had plenty of time left to go.

It had started to f...

(LG:DM) Azrael 2: Just Chatting

A/N: This is a pretty short interlude, but I wanted to show an interaction between Seif and Azrael from a perspective that's closer to her own. What do we think?

Ambrose suddenly stepped through a portal in front of her, and she g...

(LG:DM) Chapter 28: Carnic, the Feaster Bunny

A/N: Not sure about the quality of this one. It was written over the span of many writing sessions. You'll have to let me know if you find any inconsistencies.

This chapter is 4,057 words, and ended up being just 121 short of The Big 100k. N...

(LG:DM) Chapter 27: Space Magic is A-MAZE-ing

A/N: I'm not sure I'm happy with one of the system messages in this chapter. You'll know it when you see it. Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

After helping Fenrir out with his new hobby, I turned my attention to the next...

(LG:DM) Chapter 26: Test Drive

“Wow, I–” Azrael clenched her gauntleted hand contemplatively– “really hate it.”

My jaw dropped. Literally. I had to pick it up off the floor.

Azrael burst out laughing from my display of shock, and barely managed to rest...

(LG:DM) Chapter 25: Magic Smithing

Days. It had taken days to figure out how to reliably transmute objects. Apparently I’m way too distractible for this sort of garbage.
It had taken another day to figure out what to use.
Eventually, though, I’d had a sort of realization ...

(LG:DM) Chapter 24: Coding and Getting Scolded

“I believe that you have yet to examine the memories you gained from absorbing the Ordinance rune in depth?”

My mind froze in place. Frick. I hadn’t done that, had I?

“No, I have not. I'll rectify that right now.” 2023-12-28 02:34:25 +0000 UTC View Post

(14,814) Step 12.1

“Ah, Lars! There you are!” The woman– I’m just gonna call her Lady Cevan for now– proclaimed.

A series of individuals enter behind the middle-aged man, and she introduces me to each in turn. “This is Marquess Gensin Exandris, son...

(LG:DM) Fenrir 1: Overlooked

A/N: A bit shorter than other chapters, but it is and interlude. We'll also have another coming up soonish, from Esheth, but we'll tinker around with the stuff from this chapter first.

If the beast was being pe...

(14,814) Steps 10-12

A/N: Whoops! Forgot to put one up yesterday.

When I rise from my slumber, I'm not on a beach anymore. In fact, I'm on a solid-stone floor. The why for my situation is answered straight away.

[Q...

(14,814) Steps 7-9

When my vision returns to me, I immediately spot an overturned carriage and a couple handfuls of men fighting, some trying to bar the path to the carriage and other trying to break through them.

The knightly attire of the guardians and look ...

(LG:DM) Chapter 23: Fenrir, the Lord of Nails

I quickly stripped my creations for parts, laying all the different pieces I’d be needing out separately. The Arachnomicon bits were left separate, since I’d need to refashion that much later. For now, I started manipulating the bones of the N...

(14,814) Step 6.1

Feeling extremely conflicted, I rushed to catch up to the rest of the party. They stopped and manhandled me to get my new armor equipped. I paid as much attention to the process as I could, knowing that I'd have to do it on my own at some point. <...

(14,814) Steps 4-6

A/N: This encompasses the first part of Step 6, the rest will be in the next chapter.

[Transporting User: Xan Kim to The Fourth Step.]

Name: Xan Kim

Title: [Successor of 14,814 Steps (4)] (Upgrade...

(14,814) Steps 1-3

A/N: I asked one of your member and have been convinced to post this. You may kowtow before me 14 times for my generosity.

“Xan, are you coming?” My friend, Josh, anxiously calls out from the door.

“Of cours...

Sneak Peek at 14,814

“Xan, are you coming?” My friend, Josh, anxiously calls out from the door.

“Of course,” I reply with a wide grin, stepping up beside him. “I wouldn't miss this for the world.”

The two of us are headed to the coast on a “s...

Chapter 22: Inscriptions

I pulled myself out of the Loci Server, and was glad to see that I hadn’t simply discorporated, and was still in the megalibrary. I suppose my bodies falling apart wasn’t really a thingI had to worry about anymore, since the bodies I connected...

Chapter 21: A Rubber Room With Rats

Obviously, figuring out how my new Repository worked was at the top of my list. It was my brain, after all, and would also dictate how I’d control my body. Well, bodies.

I returned my mind to its natural resting place and felt a s...

(LG:DM) Chapter 20: Crazy or Crazy, Pick Your Poison

In the middle of beating me up for absolutely no justifiable reason, Azrael’s nigh-invisibility flickered and cut out. She had an ugly expression, and it was pretty obvious that she was getting a headache from lack of Mentum. I took the opportun...