King Gerald looked out over the splendid ballroom before him. Handsome men and beautiful women decked out in the most fashionable finery money could buy. Bright colors that flickered between shades as one looked,...
2025-10-12 02:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe shimmering wall of text appeared before Tiberius. His status was now a familiar sight after all the time they’d spent in this world. Yet its contents had changed drastically.
The first thing he noticed w...
2025-10-10 01:02:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe Legion made a little less progress than Tiberius would have preferred before making camp. It meant that they would likely need to push harder the next day, possibly even to the point that their...
2025-10-08 03:08:32 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus pumped his legs to the absolute limits as he sprinted toward the cloud of dust on the horizon. Based on the few brief questions he’d asked on his way out of Hausten, it seemed that the Legion had only ...
2025-10-05 02:46:26 +0000 UTC View PostDevin Redcliffe stood atop the tallest guard tower in Corwyn Pass, a letter in hand. The icy winds that hissed about the mountain peaks bit at his skin like a nest of angry vipers, seeking out any patches of ski...
2025-10-03 02:06:20 +0000 UTC View PostA crumbling throne room hung within the inky black void, its pure white marble a beacon that shone amidst its infinite darkness. Within were arrayed a circle of seats arrayed around a central brazier, each in various states of ...
2025-10-01 02:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius looked out over the assembled troops as they cheered, their eyes filled with fire. The fireworks overhead shook the air with each thunderous detonation, coloring the sky in fiery hues.
The System had ca...
2025-09-28 02:35:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe journey to the mustering grounds was not a long one. They were located a little ways from the city, right by a small monster nest that apparently needed extermination. Of course, such a task would have been...
2025-09-26 02:28:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe Legion had been busy in Hausten. That much was abundantly clear as Quintus and his men spotted the city from afar. Its walls had grown to twice the height that they had been before and bore an...
2025-09-24 03:29:38 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius had just finished signing off on the last of the Legion's wages when a knock came at the door. He set down his pen and called out.
“Enter.”
The door creaked open. The armored form of Gaius step...
2025-09-21 01:29:54 +0000 UTC View PostAgainst all expectations, Marcus was still mostly sober by the time Gaius's messenger found him. But more importantly, he felt rejuvenated. A few hours of eating, drinking, and basking in the goodwill of an appr...
2025-09-19 03:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post/// oops a few hour late, but next one should be on time
Tiberius watched as his second in command set a heavy bag atop his desk. The pouch clinked satisfyingly as it came to rest, the sound leaving no qu...
2025-09-17 14:20:03 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus darted around the practice yard, his feet a blur across the hard-packed dirt below. His body pivoted and twisted with the fluidity of a dancer as his twin blades lashed out at the ring of practice...
2025-09-14 03:31:28 +0000 UTC View PostAfter what felt like an hours-long interrogation consisting of far too many follow-up questions, Grand Mage Claude finally disappeared from the former baron’s study as though he’d never even been in the fir...
2025-09-12 01:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter having relieved themselves of the baroness and her daughter, the Legionnaires made much better time on their return march. Marcus was honestly a little astonished to see how much the pair had been holding t...
2025-09-10 03:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post[Congratulations! You have placed 87th on the time trial leaderboard for solo challenges under level 5. Please see a class stone for additional details.]
Quintus frowned. The messa...
2025-09-07 03:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus shifted his grip on the gladius in his hand as he stood. He was unable to move his right leg more than a few inches at a time or put much weight on it. Three enemies still stood before him, two of the...
2025-09-05 04:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt took only a few quick conversations for Quintus to work his way into the research teams and training schedule at the Colosseum. After all, there was no one to countermand his orders. Although that...
2025-09-03 02:57:41 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus recruited two other veteran legionnaires to assist with leveling the six auxiliaries before him. Together, the Legionnaires herded them through the forest in search of monsters and whatever wild ga...
2025-08-31 02:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe duke’s eyes bored into Marcus for a long time, seeming to evaluate whether or not to toss the bard into the hall right then and there. It wasn’t entirely unexpected. He had just propos...
2025-08-29 03:22:50 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius blinked. It took all of his effort to keep his face impassive at the Grand Mage’s sudden declaration. He half expected the eccentric old man to burst out into laughter or announce that he’d...
2025-08-27 03:10:03 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus’s steps echoed through the halls of the duke’s estate, bouncing off the paintings and suits of armor that lined its walls. The sound seemed all too loud in the otherwise quiet atmosphere. Though he d...
2025-08-24 03:22:14 +0000 UTC View PostQuintus stared at the endless swirls of letters and numbers that filled his vision. The unending waterfall of characters had long since lost any meaning. Yet he felt that if he closed his eyes, he would still se...
2025-08-22 02:47:04 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius tensed as the old mage appeared next to him. The sheer speed of the man had to be the result of some sort of spell. At least, that’s what he hoped. The alternative was that this mage’s le...
2025-08-20 02:25:11 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus itched at the mask pressed against his face. It was an angular thing made of metal and vaguely shaped like a human face, but with square eyes and a more pointy chin. Its corners pressed into particul...
2025-08-17 03:50:59 +0000 UTC View PostDuke Mark of Redcliffe was having a hell of a week.
He ran his fingers through what remained of his hair one more time as he read through another stack of reports. Absentmindedly, he shook his hand behind him. An...
2025-08-15 11:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostMarcus quietly rolled out of bed, careful not to wake its other occupant. That was easier said than done considering that freeing himself required him to move her sprawled leg and arm.
He crept around the ...
2025-08-13 02:49:41 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius leaned back in his seat, his stomach as full as the plate before him was empty. Around the table before him sat a collection of Hausten's most influential merchants, their own food still mostly intact. Th...
2025-08-10 05:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait!”
Marcus called up to the gatesmen with a cheery wave and a flash of his brightly-colored cloak. He slung his lute from his back to his front to more clearly convey his profession....
2025-08-08 03:56:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe dragon followed the column of Legionnaires, returning half a dozen times throughout the day. Often it brought with it other items such as additional massive tree trunks or boulders that were subsequen...
2025-08-06 03:48:08 +0000 UTC View Post