Bee stepped into sunlight for the first time in almost a week. Just like last time she stood there for a moment, feeling the sun on her face and the wind in her hair. She closed her eyes. It was amazing how much she missed the outside after being ...
2022-12-31 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis was not going very well. After the second demon came along, not only were there twice as many ways for me to get hit, but I also had to split my attention. This led to a drop in overall efficiency. I wasn't just dividing my damage across two ...
2022-12-31 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis was the one thing they had drilled for the most. They knew exactly what they needed to do, and with very little instruction from Sevs, they fell out to go do it. All combat personnel was supposed to form a corridor from the respawn rooms to t...
2022-12-31 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the squad gathered for their morning routine. They showed up in the training room. Instead of Doomslayer waiting for them, it was the lieutenant.
"What is going on?" Soshal asked as she was the first to step into the room. Dan looked a...
After finishing off the earth demon, I happily trundled toward the library. I tried to collect as much loose dirt and debris as I could along the way, but I couldn't get everything. This whole area would need a real deep clean. I turned the door h...
2022-12-29 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs Beatrice rounded the corner towards the library, the demon made to follow. But I met it as soon as it started up the stairs. This time I didn't hold back. There was no concern for preserving the carpet. I just had to ensure that it was stalled ...
2022-12-27 14:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostBee watched as Void danced around the earth demon's blows. The demon seemed utterly lost as it spun around, trying to follow the small black blur nipping at its heels. In fact, she might have said that its blows looked clumsy, but that was only in...
2022-12-24 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post"We are out of position, and the sergeant just went down," Sevs reported.
The Lieutenant paused for a second. "What's your position, Private?"
Fiddling with some of his comms Sevs sent his position over. Looking at it, they were very...
Bee followed her master up the last ramp out of the catacombs. She was exhausted from all the exertion and trials of the last couple of days. She was looking forward to a nice nap. Perhaps she would move a mattress into the library so she wouldn't...
2022-12-24 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTurns out Beatrice wasn't in as much trouble as I first thought. Truly I envied the versatility of human bodies. After waving hello to me, she carefully dropped something down onto her pack below. Then she grasped the ledge, swung her feet, and ca...
2022-12-22 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThat fateful day our tale did end untold
A flower plucked before it bore sweet fruit
When mages called upon the land’s most brave
In search of unknown depths and wealth beneath.
Emil and I, our blades and wits ...
2022-12-22 01:08:40 +0000 UTC View PostBee had hoped Void would catch up to her soon, but there was still no sign of her master. This left her in an awkward position. She poked her head around the corner into the catacombs level. Even knowing its capabilities, she might have started to...
2022-12-20 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostSevs and his team burst out of the restraints. It was a flurry of controlled chaos as they undid their harnesses and got into the line, ready to charge through the doors as they opened. Then, with a final screech, the metal pulled away, and the sh...
2022-12-20 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe squad fell out. Soshal came up to Sevs as they were heading back to their bunks. "Are we ready?"
"I think we'll be okay."
"I don't know. What about Doomslayer? He didn't even show up for the briefing."
"I don't know how that ...
2022-12-20 01:10:33 +0000 UTC View PostSevs trudged next to Jason as they made their way down the corridor. It must have been the 10th time this hour, but they had passed through this area. It felt like 10,000 times they had gone on this very same route. It was hard to maintain discipl...
2022-12-20 01:08:11 +0000 UTC View PostI sat on the floor motionless for quite a while. I could feel my systems knitting themselves back together, very slowly but surely. The problem was that my new Automatic Maintenance mutation did not indicate how long my repairs would take. At leas...
2022-12-17 15:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Lieutenant stopped and considered him for a second. "That's a good question. Sometimes we reverse it when they're taking the fight to us. Sometimes we recover data from those raids and find their spaceships. Unlike us, they are not a nomad cul...
2022-12-17 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI raced away from the demons. But, unfortunately, it seemed like the skeletons had joined in the fun. Everyone wanted to chase the little robot vacuum down the hallway. I didn't think I was having nearly as much fun as they seemed to be. Then, of ...
2022-12-17 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe recruits stood in a line. They were doing their best to stand at attention, but that wasn't something that players were very good at. Unless they were hardcore role players, which many of these were not. Still, Zim didn't seem to mind too much...
2022-12-15 14:24:02 +0000 UTC View Post"This is as far as we can go," Beatrice panted. We had gone back and forth through the hidden tunnels of this top level, looking for other exits. However, the only thing we could find was a false wall passing into the long sloping tunnel right bef...
2022-12-15 14:23:50 +0000 UTC View PostSo it's almost been a week since I finished posting Vol 1. I've been making good progress on the second volume of Ascension. I'm going to do it slightly differently. The posting schedule will overlap more with All the Dust that Falls to make my li...
2022-12-14 00:24:02 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Super extra long chapter!
Void was making Bee a little uncomfortable. She had just started getting used to her master and his eccentricities too. She still found it considerate and kind-hearted, of course, but it was hard to remember w...
Bee studied the statue carefully. At first, she thought it resembled the hero on the griffin from the carvings. However, that was not the case. Instead, the figure seemed to be one of the humans leading a legion of humanity. More than that, though...
2022-12-10 14:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostVoid pulled in front of Bee. It forced her to stop so as not to kick her master. She looked around and back over her shoulder. Nothing was chasing them yet. The irrational fear had passed, but the very rational and reasonable worries remained. Sti...
2022-12-08 13:21:17 +0000 UTC View PostBee stood above the remains of the two skeletons while Void absorbed them. She panted raggedly, barely able to catch her breath. This last encounter had been the most challenging fight yet. Sure, she felt like she was improving as they progressed,...
2022-12-08 13:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe two of them came into the command post. As they walked in, Zim looked at Sevs. "Report."
"One left injured. Carl and Lexi should take them, sir."
Zim relaxed a little. "Good job, soldier."
Zim nodded and turned back to a f...
Beatrice rattled off her skill options. They sounded pretty exciting, actually. However, they were very different from the ones I had received before. Broom Proficiency, Prayer Leader, and Intimidation.
Intimidation seemed valuable for avoi...
The Writathon is over today. I blew past my expectations and wrote ~90K words in these five weeks. It has been crazy fun but also just crazy. Some of you have expressed concern about burnout, and I share those concerns (even if I feel like I'm sti...
2022-12-05 14:04:53 +0000 UTC View PostThat close, Sevs was trying to use speed, momentum, and raw force to his advantage; however, it wouldn't matter much if you couldn't hit the target. When they engaged, they became too close for the recruits to fire at them. The other space elf mig...
2022-12-05 14:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostWe reached the wall across from the entrance exactly 2,101 ft later. That made this room much longer than it could have been tall; it was more of a hallway sized for giants. It wasn't until I saw Beatrice looking carefully at the cubbies that I re...
2022-12-05 13:59:41 +0000 UTC View Post