Two days before Kaelis’ arrival to Talo
The air tore open with a sound like screaming glass.
A jagged rift stretched wide in the middle of a forgotten clearing, its edges swirling with violet light. The gras...
2025-09-16 21:58:47 +0000 UTC View PostDust and blood mixed in the air, thick enough to choke.
The southern stockade was a new outpost hastily raised after Outpost Velder fell. Right now, it shook with every impact that banged against its walls. The guards within jabbed spears th...
2025-09-11 21:47:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe black banners of conquest hung tall above the throne, each one marked with the sigil of Helmutt’s empire. Beneath their weight, the Emperor sat sprawled on his gilded seat, one hand resting on the armrest while the other lazily drummed his f...
2025-09-09 22:00:55 +0000 UTC View PostElria straightened from her crouch, turning away from Enya. She walked toward the great portrait above, her bare feet whispering softly against the wood. The canvas continued to vibrate and ripple within the gilded frame as she approached. Each se...
2025-09-04 21:14:44 +0000 UTC View Post“It really is like a video game,” Dante said, fingers rubbing his chin. He was currently looking at his status screen. Of course, the trigger word to make it appear was “status.”
Classic.
[Name: ...
2025-09-03 04:06:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe duck let out a sound that shouldn’t have existed. Somewhere between a roar and a quack, guttural and heavy, like something ancient echoing out of the wrong throat.
A soft chime cut through the tension. Not external. Not real in the phy...
2025-09-03 04:04:23 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the kind of question you only heard at bars. Some drunk guy leans over and slurs it into the table like it was a riddle from God.
Would you rather fight… a hundred duck-sized horses... or one horse-sized duck?
Hey, all! So, I have a new story concept that I came up with a while ago and I've written a few chapters of it. I didn't want to just have it sitting there, so I'm uploading it on Patreon so I can force some accountability on myself. I am still wr...
2025-09-03 04:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe door groaned open on rusted hinges, spilling the faint Carrier’s Light across a large chamber.
Enya blinked, then stepped inside.
The room was vast—larger than any she’d seen yet. Four pillars climbed toward the high ceiling,...
2025-09-02 21:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe search for more clues carried them deeper into the manor’s left wing. After passing by the center foyer, they came across the first door to a chamber.
It was nothing like the sprawling kitchen or the eccentric library. The room was pla...
2025-08-28 21:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostAfter running in a circle around the balcony, Enya and the rest of them made their way back down to the first floor. The Dullahan was still above, walking terribly slowly.
Pell made it down...
2025-08-26 22:27:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe shelves stretched from floor to ceiling, climbing higher than the lantern’s weak glow could touch. Dust clung to every seam of the wood, thick enough to stir with each passing breath. Enya tilted her head back, eyes flicking from row to row....
2025-08-21 21:36:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe gate groaned as it opened, hinges dragging against the stone beneath it; whatever the sound, it still opened flawlessly without resistance. Enya followed behind Pell as he and Digsby pushed it open and entered first. She tightened her grip on ...
2025-08-19 21:52:32 +0000 UTC View PostElria’s eyes narrowed. “Where did you get that thing?” Her voice was low and sharp.
Pell glanced at the bear dangling from his hand. “This? Felicity gave it to us.”
“Felicity?” Elria’s expression twisted in confusion. ...
2025-08-14 22:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostEnya pressed her palms hard against her ears. The wraiths’ shrieking still clawed at her skull, a constant, grating pitch that refused to fade. All she had to do was endure—just long enough for her newly enhanced summons to tear the enemies ap...
2025-08-12 22:35:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe mist churned around them like it was alive, a will of its own trying to smother them. One by one, more and more wraiths broke through the fog. And one by one, did they fall to Pell’s harvester.
Ted.E’s claws scraped against the dirt,...
2025-08-09 20:37:09 +0000 UTC View PostA crude bone bridge stretched into the fog, fading into pale emptiness. The mist still clung thick to the air, but Enya had managed to guide the construct all the way across. At roughly twenty-eight meters out, two massive bone spears jutted from ...
2025-08-07 21:22:00 +0000 UTC View PostEnya knelt down a meter away from the edge. Pell’s hand was on her shoulder, just in case he’d have to fling her backward if something went wrong.
She held out both hands, facing each other. Between them, a large spell circuit made of ma...
2025-08-05 21:46:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe death remnants were out in full force. Their smiles never faltered, their footsteps never broken. They didn’t rush, but they still gave chase, silent and tireless, just like the undead. They were shadows taken form, wearing a human’s skin....
2025-07-31 22:51:17 +0000 UTC View PostPell and Enya sat on cushioned chairs, staring at Felicity, a mysterious woman that had ambushed them inside the church. To Pell, it was obvious the type of person she was. The large black hat left nothing to the imagination.
A witch.
...
2025-07-29 22:16:50 +0000 UTC View PostFor a moment, neither of them moved.
The inside of the church was brighter than expected.
Tall pedestals lined both sides of the room, each one holding a softly glowing crystal. The crystals were like the ones from Sable’s dungeon, e...
2025-07-24 22:04:11 +0000 UTC View PostEnya leaned in slightly, her voice hushed.
“Pell,” she whispered, keeping her gaze on the village leader across the table. “Something’s off. I can’t explain it, but... something here is wrong.”
Pell didn’t answer.
H...
2025-07-22 21:47:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe guards didn't reach for their weapons.
Not yet, at least.
They simply stared—bewildered, uncertain—at the girl walking calmly toward them with a skull nestled in her arms like some kind of porcelain doll. She gave a polite nod ...
2025-07-17 22:33:55 +0000 UTC View PostA small creature dragged its way across the dirt, inch by inch. Two slender antennae twitched forward; a soft, glistening trail marked its p
A small creature dragged its way across the dirt, inch by inch. Two slender antennae twitched forwar...
2025-07-15 22:31:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey, all.
I will be taking a week break, and most likely begin posting chapters for Book 3 of The Little Necromancer next week. The publishing deal I've been working through has been on a bit of a hiatus, and future of my ...
The merchant caravan came just after dawn, trundling up the northern road like a snake of color and creaking wood. Brightly dyed banners fluttered from each wagon, their colors dulled by age and dust, but still proud. A patchwork of voices, barter...
2025-07-03 21:58:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun had risen higher by the time Pell stepped out of the orphanage. He paused just past the gate, sending one final look over his shoulder.
Elara stood in the doorway, arms folded loosely, her braid drifting slightly in the wind.
...
2025-07-01 21:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe orphanage stood atop the hill like a weathered relic of gentler times, its old stone walls laced with ivy and faded sun-dressed charm. Morning light poured over its slanted roof and caught the glint of glass panes, streaked and imperfect, but ...
2025-06-26 22:03:28 +0000 UTC View PostAs the morning sun rose over the horizon, a golden hue spread over the farmland, and revealed the weathered shack from the darkness. The cries of roosters from the surrounding lands woke up the humble farmer.
Pell sat up from his bed, groggy...
2025-06-24 21:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostAmberdean Hainesworth ran his thumb along the edge of the vellum sheet, skimming the trade manifest again.
“Three crates of Harkine root, two casks of Teffelow extract, and no documentation on the iron shipment. Again.”
Across the ...
2025-06-19 22:18:38 +0000 UTC View Post