Happy reading, enjoy your weekend, and see you on Monday!
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Clashing blades and blood-chilling roars echoed through the Mists as Jerry jumped from stone island to stone island. The dark water was calm beneath his feet, only revealing...
2025-02-07 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostA howl cut through the mist, echoing from all directions at once. Another replied soon, followed by a third.
Everyone looked at each other, suddenly filled with adrenaline. The ambush had failed.
"RUN!"
Nobody knew who said it fi...
2025-02-06 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostHappy day of the week where only you guys get a chapter! Hehe.
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A colossal column of black light rose from the lake’s depths to the sky. It was wide enough to fit two people with arms extended, and the mist churned where it passed...
2025-02-05 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe core area of the Mists of Death was a broad valley surrounded by rolling hills. The mists from all around slithered towards here, slowly at first and then faster , distilling their very essence into the valley. Death energy covered the ground ...
2025-02-04 18:36:04 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new week bros! How's everyone? I'm sick. Mostly with the meaning of really cool, but also a little ill. Nothing which can stop me from writing, but enough that I'm mostly trapped inside the house for a couple days. The weather's so nice, too...
2025-02-03 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostSup bros!
Hope you're all doing well. Me, I'm sick. Not just because I'm super cool, but also because I'm a little ill -- but nothing that can stop me from writing.
So, the Rising Stars period is over (we did better than expected!) and...
2025-02-03 16:45:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe boundaries between different schools of magic can blur.
Take mirrors, for example; the same result can be achieved through either hydromancy or photomancy.
Another example is the connection between biomancy an...
2025-02-02 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus sat and watched the Billies mime.
"They’re sad?" he asked. "No, trapped? Are they trapped?"
Billy One moved his hand: so and so.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" A vein popped on Marcus’s temple. "Come on, boy...
2025-02-01 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostJericho was fighting. His long, dark, oily hair swiped through the air as he ducked under a massive club, then clenched his large fist. With a fearsome roar, he buried it deep into the giant’s stomach—the highest part he could reach.
The...
2025-01-31 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post"NOOO—"
A tentacle slapped the wall over Boney’s head.
"KYAAH!"
Another slapped Laura’s calf, almost making her trip. Headless roared in confusion. The terrifying creature behind them continued its silent pursuit.
The...
2025-01-30 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostAxehand and Horace stepped over a pile of newly created corpses and went on their way.
"I’m worried," Horace said. "If everyone is facing undead at these quantities, they might struggle a bit."
Axehand grunted in agreement. He shared...
2025-01-29 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostAkolateronim belonged to a species known as Watchers; ruthless, calculating, and fiercely intelligent floating eyeballs.
It was also the architect of the Prism Dungeon, as well as its caretaker. The Guardian, the tentacle monsters and their ...
2025-01-28 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe world is strikingly magnificent and diverse beyond belief. I have witnessed winged tigers and giant lizards, tiny people and large ones, and an entire civilization under the water. I have even seen flying whales—they are not a myth, afte...
2025-01-27 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Ugh." Jerry held his head as he got off the floor. "That hurt."
He was welcomed by an affectionate oink. Boboar appeared, poking Jerry with his snot to make him feel better. Foxy was on the other side, looking at him with wide, empty eyes.<...
2025-01-26 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Prism Dungeon was a place darker than even the black mists above—not due to supernatural environmental hazards, but a simple lack of illumination.
"Let there be light," Jerry whispered. A spark flashed in the darkness as a torch burned...
2025-01-25 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe darkness endlessly zoomed past, the dry earth below giving its place to more dry earth. Traveling the Mists of Death gave the illusion of wandering a fake world where space had little meaning.
It was awe-inspiring, in a sense. Terrifying...
2025-01-24 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mists of Death were a place of darkness.
The earth and sky were shrouded, while the billowing winds carried the chilling touch of death. Visibility was terrible, making the airship float alone in what seemed like infinite, all-encompassi...
2025-01-23 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe pentality of magic is present in everything.
Five schools of magic. Five types of nature spirits. Five Archmages. Five Primordials.
Why is our entire world built around photomancy, biomancy, pyromancy, hydroma...
2025-01-22 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostJerry’s heart shook, but he insisted.
"I can try," he said. "Wizards are frail. An ambush, a trick… There have to be ways I can win."
"There aren’t. You don’t even understand how terrifying Archmages are, Jerry…" Horace’s v...
2025-01-21 20:42:54 +0000 UTC View PostGoddamn it, I'm so unused to posting regularly again. I forgot. Sorry for the delay guys. Here's the two chapters I owe you, and see you tomorrow!
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As Archmage Arakataron’s skull face appeared in a circular portal, everyone froze....
2025-01-21 20:42:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe tribe gasped collectively. People stepped back, some gazing at Horace with concern and others at the wizard with thinly veiled hatred.
"No…" A muffled sound came from the ground as Horace struggled to raise his head. Pretending or not,...
2025-01-19 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post"Tax collectors?" Jerry stood up. "What—"
"Quick!" Horace bolted upright, his voice suddenly filled with haste. "Hide, hide, quick!"
"Horace—"
"No time to talk!" the death spirit yelled. "Hide now!"
"Follow me!" A nearb...
2025-01-18 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe days didn’t pass; they flowed.
Uninhibited, one by one, slowly yet quickly, they slid through the group with the ups and downs of a sun that changed nothing. The Akshik tribe was a place of serenity; there were no worries.
Food w...
2025-01-17 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus wiggled his toes, then smiled under his mustache.
"Laura!" he asked. "Can we have some more, please?"
"Yes, please!" a death spirit agreed.
"It’s running low!" replied another.
Laura chuckled. "Fine," she said, wav...
2025-01-16 18:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post"No need to make a big deal about it." Jerry laughed. "The pleasure’s all ours!"
"Not nearly." Horace smiled back, a hint of knowledge on his black lips. He turned his body sideways, motioning to the people behind him. "Let us apologize fo...
2025-01-15 18:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe old woman’s voice rang out in the darkness, steeped in the mirth of old age. It was fleshy and wet, as she had no teeth, bringing a chill to those who heard it. She also spoke slowly, pausing every once in a while to breathe.
Through t...
2025-01-14 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostI messed up my scheduler, but here's yesterday's chapter. Enjoy!
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Jerry, Laura, Boney, Headless, Boboar, and Foxy stood face-to-face with a bow-wielding, creepy-looking creature. It resembled a human, except its skin was paper-white...
2025-01-14 11:17:06 +0000 UTC View PostA massive form erupted from the mud, splattering brown everywhere as it lunged for Axehand’s waist. Jerry’s eyes widened.
This was a zombie crocodile. It stretched at least six feet long, with its mouth alone taking up two, and its body ...
2025-01-12 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mists of Death are taboo; none who enter return, or so we were told by the local death spirits. We intend to challenge that notion. We have brought wizards, warriors, equipment, knowledge, and experience; no matter what dangers lie inside,...
2025-01-11 18:36:01 +0000 UTC View PostJerry rubbed his eyes. It didn’t help; he could still see a whale flying in the distance.
"That’s a whale," Marcus noted.
"I would rub my eyes too…if I had any," Boney said. Axehand grunted in amusement.
"What are you talki...
2025-01-10 18:36:08 +0000 UTC View Post