“Should we have left like that?” I ask, laying my head into the sharp feathers of his neck.
“Probably not.” His chest rumbles beneath me as he speaks.
Even if we should have stayed, I’m glad Grímr listened to me. I’m glad ...
2023-11-20 02:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt good to use my spear. It might have been possible to wipe the Forvaal if I’d let loose a firestorm, but with so many allies nearby, it would have been too dangerous.
I’m really glad the mermineae are so easy for me to deal with. ...
2023-11-17 02:07:06 +0000 UTC View PostGrímr and I fly north, descending the Alps as we go. Well, we intend to. That is, after we backtrack south to cross the crevasse over the bridge left in the Titan’s wake. Grímr adamantly refuses to flying over the chasm.
I know the wind ...
2023-11-15 02:29:18 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no way for us to remain hidden during our journey, both because of the pace we kept and Spenne’s complete disregard for subtlety. While running past thousands of mermineae we pretended not to notice, I’d once asked him why he didn’...
2023-11-13 00:55:22 +0000 UTC View PostDoe opened the set of double doors with a calm poise which poorly reflected her inner turmoil. The commandeered town hall was an old, rickety wooden building that was closer to a cabin than the command post it had become.
She wasn’t happy ...
2023-11-11 08:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe breeze through my feathers is amazing. I’ve been too hesitant to just spread my wings and fly lately. It’s mainly because of the threat of those giant birds that could be anywhere, but I really should have tried flying in proximity to Grí...
2023-11-10 00:33:42 +0000 UTC View PostDespite their losses, the mermineae continue to throw themselves against the centzon’s defensive wall. Their efforts often in vain as either the wall itself tears apart them apart or the slingshot ram ploughs through them.
I’m not sure h...
2023-11-08 00:29:29 +0000 UTC View PostA few weeks have passed since I’d regained full autonomy. I don’t feel much different. Even as I think about travelling through the Alps again, I can’t stop the shudder that runs down my back. The idea of being stuck beneath a mountain of st...
2023-11-06 00:51:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe rapid expansion of distorted air quickly obscures the Euroclydon before the ground lurches out beneath me and I lose my footing. I slam on my back and twist to regain my feet, but find the surface continuing to slide away from me. The tower is...
2023-11-03 00:51:36 +0000 UTC View PostDespondence was the usual state for mermineae.
It was the frustrating, terrible, hopeless state of the world they were forced to live that birthed nothing but cynicism. Mermineae feared each day would be their last. Death was so common among...
2023-11-01 00:17:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe revontulet is, without a doubt, the same fox I saw back in the Void Fog.
I don’t know if this is the exact same one I saw back then. If each revontulet look similar enough, then it probably isn’t. Still, it’s an incredible surprise...
2023-10-30 02:39:17 +0000 UTC View PostI follow Eztli into another elevator as I poke at the new patch of my outfit.
The first place they took me was their textile workshop. In return for letting the centzon gush over the alien cloth, they fixed up the holes their traps had torn ...
2023-10-27 01:20:52 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve found that keeping finger like claws on the end of my wings to be incredibly helpful. Particularly in moments like this. While one of my talons is busy holding my bag and spear, I have both wing-tip digits dug into Grímr’s feathers. I mi...
2023-10-26 23:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe centzon scramble to escape the flames, but there’s no avoiding it this time. The blaze spreads astonishingly quickly. What distance they had is swallowed in seconds, leaving them with nowhere to escape.
Their camouflage coats bur...
2023-10-25 02:14:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a while of flying, but finally we’re getting close. I’m sure of it.
Once we reached the Dead Forest again, Grímr and I head to the north. We had no idea exactly where they might be other than the general direction, but nei...
2023-10-23 00:47:38 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s troubling, but there was never any lie about the threat of mass migration. The first mermineae are far closer to reaching the tunnel than we were told; only a day’s travel at most. The only respite was how split they travel.
G...
2023-10-20 00:28:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe headless merminea walks out from the remains of the wall. A gash through the land shows exactly where Spenne sent him flying. As I watch, the dusty silhouette of its head regrows. It starts as a nub and slowly regenerates into the p...
2023-10-18 01:52:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe clergy have something terrifyingly strong rushing around outside our walled area. Every few seconds, a plume of dust rises through the air. Whatever is causing all that damage, they are quick. One moment, a cloud of dust forms in front of us, ...
2023-10-18 01:46:34 +0000 UTC View PostTetsu lunged forward, her falchion piercing the neck of her opponent. She twisted and jerked the blade out as her body flowed forward. In her other hand, a second blade swung through the chest of a merminea scrambling at the flames scorching its f...
2023-10-16 01:47:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe third Beith location was a bust. They were long gone by the time we arrived and so were any of the tails meant to be following them. We spent a week to search, but by then it was already falling far too close to our deadline.
It would ha...
2023-10-13 02:33:23 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, can we skip this one?” I ask. “I’m sure we’ll be fine with whatever Beith we find at the next search point.”
As we approach the expanse of water, I lose my nerve. Just the sight of it is enough to make me want to run. The w...
2023-10-11 02:20:55 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so Imiha is the child of the previous leader of the Meja Matriarchy. Turns out, in Meja, being the daughter of the previous ruler meant you would be the one to lead. Or, at least, that’s how it used to be.
The leader of áed tribes w...
2023-10-09 11:30:38 +0000 UTC View PostOur first target was last seen to the west, near what was described as a dead forest. The information given by the Forvaal clergy is dated. We’d be lucky if it’s within two months old. The mermineae who’d followed the Beith mercs would have ...
2023-10-09 05:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Come on, please? It’s not like it hurts you.” Imiha follows me as I run off.
“No!” why doesn’t she just leave me alone?
She’s only been with us for half an hour, but I’m already sick of her attention. It was fine to st...
2023-10-09 04:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You’re going to leave us after all we’ve done for you?” Hëki sneers. “We’ve given you priority on all hunts for years and now you’re just going to leave? We had a deal.”
“Our deal never incorporated leaving my people defe...
2023-10-09 04:04:53 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the four mermineae finally arrive, they run in from the west. I guess they aren’t even trying to hide that they went somewhere.
“Come.” Taanoraa announces their presence without visibly showing himself. “We have no time to...
2023-10-09 04:03:09 +0000 UTC View PostRemus and Taanoraa, the scarred mermineae, keep most of the discussion between themselves. Once a common ground had been determined, they moved onto confirming the lesser important terms of our cooperation and information trade.
I don...
2023-10-09 03:18:06 +0000 UTC View PostWoo chap 100. perfect number to start Book 3. Also reach 250k words with this chap.
Anyway, please enjoy. If book 2 was the buildup, this will be the payoff. :)
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2023-10-06 02:35:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Ah, so it wasn’t you we were supposed to wait for?”
“No,” I say. “The plan was for you three to not attract any attention until Grímr could swoop in and pull you out.” Now that I think about it, we’re lucky he was quick to ...
2023-10-04 03:03:13 +0000 UTC View Post