A/N: 4 of 4
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Ali stood in silence as the guild’s finest raiders assembled within the Grand Library Arcana, their shuffling amplified by the clanking of their armor as they peered curiously – and somewhat confused – t...
2026-02-03 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 3 of 4
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A huge thank-you to all of you for your support – it has been a delight and an honor to write for you. A special thanks to everyone who left helpful comments, thoughts, corrections, and all the theory discu...
2026-02-03 15:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 4
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Mato roared, taunting the Penumbra Wyrm away from the others and ripping through its shadowy scales with his void claws. It did not bleed like normal monsters, but the black ichor that sprayed ou...
2026-02-03 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 1 of 4
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From his vantage point high up on a rocky ridge, Calen surveyed the steaming jungle nestled in the valley below. Three days of slogging through muddy swamps and bubbling hot springs spewing sulfu...
2026-02-03 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 3 of 3
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Vivian stepped up to the crenel and stared out over the blasted plains lying below and to the south of Myrin’s Keep’s severely battered battlements. The endless sea of the dead was fin...
2026-02-02 15:10:02 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 3
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When the time comes, no matter what you feel, you must release the arrow.
- Lyeneru Silverleaf
To Ali’s intense shock and surprise, she woke up. This was not th...
2026-02-02 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 1 of 3
Sorry for the cliff yesterday >.>
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Malika groaned, spitting the moss and dirt from her mouth. Slowly, she raised her head. She found her throat was dry and raw from screaming, and someh...
2026-02-02 15:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 2
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Mato roared at the Elder Red Dragon taunting him from behind the transparent black shield and stamped his paws in frustration. He swiped his claws across it, but they screeched ineffectually alo...
2026-02-01 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 1 of 2
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Gaze upon her, all ye wicked, and despair, for you have driven her to wrath.
- Book of Future Echoes, Part 8, Section 17 by Tol’zerath, The Seer of Divergent Paths (New Elorthian Edition).
2026-02-01 15:00:08 +0000 UTC
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A/N: 2 of 2
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The immense noise of the gong reverberated through Ali’s frozen body as energy surged up from within Malika. Her eyes would have shot wide if they could. What is that?
A/N: 1 of 2
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Malika’s body vibrated with thrumming power as she strained against the will of the Blind Lich, but it was useless. She had broken through to the third tier, and since then she’d been fighti...
2026-01-31 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 3 of 3
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Ali’s awareness wobbled precariously, returning in a vibrating swirl of black and gray that slowly faded as the glow of her protective barrier and the dimly lit forest returned to view. She...
2026-01-30 15:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 3
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Mato let his roar thunder forth, not just to keep Bragni Doomhammer’s attention – he had that well-secured – but to refresh the strength debuff. The heavy hammer shimmered with power and blurre...
2026-01-30 15:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: A three-parter today. 1 of 3
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Naia wobbled happily as she slowly made her way through the Forest. She hadn’t felt Ali-friend’s word vibrations in far too long, and she had so many new things to share. <...
2026-01-30 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: DoK is officially 2 years old today!
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Nothing is absolute. Find the counter strike.
- Kamari Ren, Ahn Khen Elder, legendary master and inheritor of the Ninefold Way: Fists of Coherent Integrity.
A/N: 2 of 2
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“Malika, he’s coming,” Ali said. Her brow was furrowed with concentration as she drew cascading fountains of runic magic from her glowing Grimoire, and Malika could tell it was not just th...
2026-01-28 15:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 1 of 2
Calen teleported back into the fray as soon as his Lightning Amplification wore off, not relishing the resumption of the painful jolts and prickles from the arcing black lightning aura that crackled about the flying...
2026-01-28 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 2
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Without Malika, Ali would have died so many times.
The pretty, gurgling stream that normally flowed through this peaceful clearing just inside the cavern Lira had once inhabited was bro...
2026-01-27 15:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 1 of 2
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“Fourth time is the charm,” Mato said, grinning at Havok and Sabri before turning toward the throne and the three enormously powerful undead guarding it. This dungeon, the Crypt of Kings, had p...
2026-01-27 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: I couldn't figure out a clean way to split this chapter up into manageable chunks, so you get an extra long chapter instead of 2-3 parts. Sorry to those of you who are reading on tiny devices and have to scroll for ages.
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... 2026-01-26 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostA clinking tide of shining, mithril-clad Knights spilled through the still-widening portal into the Forest Cavern, spreading out while their curses and magic crackled through the air and coated the trees with thick layers of ice. ...
2026-01-25 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 2 (chapter and status sheet)
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Name: Malika Yu
Race: Human
Titles: Street Rat, Rift Warden, [Savior of Aman Rak], God Maker
Active Buffs: Infinite Perception, Perfect Body, Soul Armor, Enli...
A/N: 1 of 2 (chapter and status sheet)
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She’s ok. Thank goodness she’s ok. Malika’s hand found Ali’s shoulder, supporting her grim-faced friend more from the security of physical closeness than any...
2026-01-24 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA sudden hush descended upon the Grove as all eyes turned to the dark, robed figure silhouetted by the slow pulsation of the crawling violet light leaking from the portal. Even the titanic struggle between Dekarradon and the growi...
2026-01-23 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 3 of 3
Edit: sorry I missed a chapter - post is up now.
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Calen’s heart trembled, and his blood ran cold as everything around him fell apart. One moment, they were all in perfect formation, fully ...
2026-01-22 15:21:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: 2 of 3
Edit: sorry I missed a chapter - post is up now.
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The cavern was deathly cold, and despite his thick hide and fur, Mato shivered. Dark too, but his eyes did not struggle to see. At the far end...
2026-01-22 15:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: sorry - I missed posting this one.
1 of 3
There are 3 chapters today - and I posted this one out of order. I'll fix the order in a bit.
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Malika touched down gently on the battlements above the...
2026-01-22 15:17:54 +0000 UTC View PostMato shook his head and stomped his front paws to loosen up the muscles and shed the last jittering tremors of the last fifteen minutes of lightning assault upon his body. According to the scouts, the room was clear, besides the Well ...
2026-01-21 15:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostA sea of writhing darkness churned below the glittering gold of Myrin’s Keep’s dungeon-reinforced battlements. Without the strength of barrier magic reinforcing the enchanted granite, the walls would have fallen under the onsl...
2026-01-20 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAli stood out at the front of the raid group beside Mato, and for once, she could level a look to meet his eyes with her feet still on the ground. The Divine Archon she was inhabiting was tall; without his evolut...
2026-01-19 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post