Scarlett’s fingers sifted through the towering stack of documents cluttering her desk. The papers, a mixture of official business and reports, ranged from shipping manifests and bills of lading to imperial charters and writs issued by the releva...
2024-05-05 21:28:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe candles around the room flickered to life with a subtle flick of Scarlett’s wrist, their warm glow illuminating the prone figure on the bed.
Evelyne’s eyes widened slightly as they focused on her. “…Scarlett?” Her voice wasn’...
2024-05-02 21:22:24 +0000 UTC View PostGuifford Knottley stood at the broad window of his office, his calloused hands clasped behind his back as he surveyed the errant signs of devastation marring Freybrook. His gruff face, etched with lines of exhaustion and disquiet, reflected in the...
2024-04-28 21:35:02 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett sat at the table in her quarters on the Rising Isle, poring over a weathered old Zuverian tome. It was something she’d used on occasion to practice reading the ancient script, but now was the first time she could truly comprehend its co...
2024-04-26 21:13:37 +0000 UTC View PostDue to some added-up work, today's chapter will be posted tomorrow instead (Sunday's chapter will still be released on schedule)
2024-04-25 21:31:43 +0000 UTC View PostEvelyne stirred from her slumber, roused by an unsettling cacophony of distant noises and faint, haunting cries. Groggily, her eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the darkness that enveloped her bedroom as consciousness slowly seeped back into her m...
2024-04-21 21:26:41 +0000 UTC View Post“What’s going on? What’s that on your wrist?” Allyssa’s voice snapped Scarlett back to the present.
“You can see this?” Scarlett asked, turning to face the girl with a furrowed brow.
“Um, yes…?” Allyssa replied, her...
2024-04-18 21:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostRosa and Fynn exchanged worried glances as Scarlett turned to face them.
After a brief hesitation, Rosa broke the silence, her voice gentle but still laced with concern. “Scarlett, mind telling us what’s going on?”
Scarlett looke...
2024-04-14 21:13:32 +0000 UTC View PostThough Scarlett couldn’t be sure, she felt like Thainnith cocked an inquisitive eyebrow in response to her question. After a brief pause, his mostly featureless visage raised a hand, and an image shimmered into existence above his palm — a vas...
2024-04-11 21:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be gone for a few days, so there unfortunately won't a chapter this weekend. Will be back again next week.
2024-04-04 21:28:36 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett’s eyes quickly adjusted to the gentle, otherworldly light suffusing the chamber, some of it seeming to emanate from the myriad symbols adorning the walls, each pulsing in a mysterious rhythm. Tall structures resembling pods occupied the...
2024-04-04 21:28:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe final room in the Veiled Library wasn’t anywhere near as vast as the main chamber, but it still held an imposing presence. Its design echoed that of the main chamber with rows of stone shelves, but the aisles were wider, and the eerie librar...
2024-03-31 20:40:45 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Scarlett and the others reached the bottom of the stairs, they stopped for a moment to take in the sight before them. The room was vast, far larger than the chamber above, with countless rows of stone shelves laden with books and other texts....
2024-03-28 21:32:56 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett and her companions found themselves in a dimly lit underground chamber, its age-old stone walls sporadically illuminated by glowing green crystals, painting everything in hues of ghostly jade.
It was eerily silent here, broken only ...
2024-03-24 22:27:27 +0000 UTC View Post“I presented Grand Wizard Hartford with my response this morning,” Scarlett informed Magister Penney calmly. The man sat opposite her in a spacious armchair, watching her with keen interest. “I trust he will bring it before the council witho...
2024-03-21 22:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett sat on a bench at the edge of a thin, lush wharf, cradled by the natural beauty of the Rising Isle. Before her, one of the Isle’s countless waterfalls cascaded gracefully into the network of waterways that weaved through this place, pai...
2024-03-17 22:18:55 +0000 UTC View PostLater in the evening, following their exploration of the Astral Sanctum and its hidden dungeon, Scarlett found herself in the communal space of their accommodations, joined by her party. They were seated around a secluded low table, the others eng...
2024-03-14 22:16:22 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett surveyed the lineup of robed wizards in front of her and Grand Wizard Hartford within the Astral Sanctum, studying their faces. They were all Senior Wizards or Principal Wizards, which meant they were skilled enough, but she had expected ...
2024-03-10 22:02:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Be careful with the etheric temporances, and don’t lose focus on your focalizations!” Grand Wizard Hartford’s sharp instructions echoed as a group of Senior Wizards cast their spells in unison. Six of them stood before a massive stone doo...
2024-03-07 22:11:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe accommodations provided to Scarlett and her party were decent, though they weren’t really comparable to her mansion back in Freybrook. While the Rising Isle boasted plenty of impressive landmarks, it seemed their appreciation for stunning ar...
2024-03-03 21:39:27 +0000 UTC View PostAfter Scarlett’s meeting with Grand Wizard Gaspar Hartford, she and Fynn waited for the rest of their party to return from their exploring. After they did, they also waited for Principal Wizard Bunce, who had the finalized arrangements for their...
2024-02-29 22:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe gondola eventually made a smooth landing near the heart of the Rising Isle, where a central island featured a magnificent waterfall cascading into the network of waterways winding through the city. The island was adorned with numerous grand st...
2024-02-25 22:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe carriage rolled into the expansive, circular plaza that surrounded Freybrook’s Kilnstone. Scarlett and her companions peered out the windows at the bustling lanes, watching as the coachman navigated past the queues leading towards the marble...
2024-02-22 22:41:26 +0000 UTC View PostA few days after her conversation with Beldon, Scarlett returned to Freybrook late in the afternoon from a day-long dungeon expedition, accompanied by her party. As they arrived, the party members quickly dispersed to deal with their own business,...
2024-02-18 22:11:09 +0000 UTC View PostA cavalcade of elemental forces unfolded before Scarlett as she channeled her mana into her magic, with fiery whirls of concentrated flames bursting into existence only to be smothered by cascading vortexes of water. These vortexes enveloped the f...
2024-02-15 22:09:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Scarlett returned to Freybrook, the courtyard was shrouded in darkness, illuminated only by the faint glow from the windows overlooking it. The air here was starkly colder than on the Rising Eye, and the abrupt shift in temperature was somewh...
2024-02-11 22:05:21 +0000 UTC View PostAn oppressive silence filled the cavern after Scarlett spoke, as though she had challenged the very sky itself.
She found herself unable to suppress the surge of indignation and defiance that had risen up inside her. The stifling pressure se...
2024-02-08 21:50:04 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett’s attention was fixed on the broken device before her, studying the damage that had been done to it. She’d had her suspicions, but seeing tangible proof was a different thing entirely.
To anyone else, this sight, by itself, migh...
2024-02-04 22:36:34 +0000 UTC View PostScarlett stared at Nol’viz. In return, Nol’viz stared back at her, the trio of eyes on her expressionless mask blinking in concert.
For several seconds, neither of them moved.
Scarlett’s mind raced, trying to figure out why one o...
2024-02-01 21:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post“So,” Rosa began, moments after Scarlett had vanished in a blinding flash of light, turning to face Dean Godwin. “Frequent visitor around here?”
The corners of the man’s mouth lifted in a subdued smile as the honest-to-gods archmag...
2024-01-28 22:59:47 +0000 UTC View Post