Chapter 139 – Paragons
As I had six times before, I summoned the other Magelords of Risen Athelia, and tasked them with drawing the circles that would guide the magic of the ritual. As they worked, I could not help but grin at...
2024-06-12 18:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 183 – Shopping
(The Laughing Boots, Merchant District, Ceres)
“This way, Ran! Here’s the store I was telling you about!”
Ran Samiess giggled as her wife pulled her along with...
2024-06-11 22:02:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 341 – Prepared
My ‘boss room’ in the center of the pyramid was a fairly simple affair. A throne of carved and polished obsidian sat upon a dais in the middle of the room, which was lit by braziers in each of the ro...
2024-06-10 22:57:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 32 – Level Up, Part 2
First off, there were some easy automatic buys. [Glorious Visage] was just a flat buff to all allies in line of sight, and a debuff to enemies in line of sight. The fun thing about percentage-base...
2024-06-07 20:44:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 94 – Revelations
Bloodmoon’s Interrogation roll, 17-: 3d6 = 8 (Succeed by 9)
Maestro’s modified EGO roll, 4-: 3d6 = 16 (Fail)
Bloodmoon quickly proved herself to be quite the a...
2024-06-06 20:43:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 138 – Prepared
I watched as my disciples helped the others down to the platform. While the others had managed riding the undead steeds well enough, I knew that the first time riding them through the air was something o...
2024-06-05 21:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 182 – Mission
(Main Bridge, CRN Mercurial, Interstellar Space)
Captain Griboyedov Ivan Tikhonovich took a breath as the ‘stitch-shock’ faded, and looked at the clock. One minute. Same as...
2024-06-04 20:17:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Prologue – Trade Chat
(Adventurer’s Guild Official Forums, Miami Branch)
SunnyBunz, MightyMouse, ImAPally, DontYouWantMe, AsaAkiraIsBae, BestGirl, LatinHeat, Salty, Backpage, Craig34, l33tpally, Anonymous3...
2024-06-03 12:59:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 31 – Level Up, Part 1
I groaned as I stirred to wakefulness. Everything ached, and not in that fun, “I got fucked into oblivion last night” kind of way. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d been so sore when I...
2024-05-31 14:05:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 93 – Interrogations
“Well,” Stepford said, his voice cold, and even, “under Guild traditions of hospitality, traitors give up their rights of safety, so there’s no concern about dealing with him, or his entoura...
2024-05-30 21:42:10 +0000 UTC View PostBecause I have too many bad memories of getting thrown off that damn platform...
Chapter 137 – Titan
With breakfast done, though a little more eventful than anticipated, we made our way to where the Seal of Earth ...
2024-05-29 21:51:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 181 – Musings
(Bridge, Huntship Brethak Claw)
Hasluh the Shadowstalker watched as the small collection of ships stitched out of the system, in one of the gravity shadows of the gas giant tha...
2024-05-28 20:59:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Epilogue – Elsewhere
“Move, move, move!”
Raúl Moruga urged his team forward as they ran for cover. After watching that ‘Freedomland’ dungeon get what was coming to it, their team had decided that it...
2024-05-27 19:52:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Prologue – Denied
“Open the gates, in the name of the Holy Church!”
Dannet Darkhand, Lord Mayor of Crystalshield, snarled as he looked back upon the force arrayed against his city. A group of Inquisitors...
2024-05-24 13:21:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt was pointed out to me that my math didn't math correctly last chapter. Edited it to fix. Now have a new chapter!
Chapter 92 – Unmasked
Stepford took a breath, and said, “Would it be possible to do two trips? ...
2024-05-23 20:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 136 – Breakfast Chat
While I was an immortal lich, and therefore did not need to eat to survive, I did still take some pleasure in ‘human’ actions like eating breakfast, when I had cause to indulge in them. It was ...
2024-05-22 20:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Prologue – Trade Chat
(North American System Information Exchange Forum, formerly Community Building and Civil Defense Chat)
abby_gail, bento, RainyDayze, GringottsGoblin, DoritoMan, D.VaLuvr69, Carion, Radi...
2024-05-21 21:18:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 340 – Close Call
Once the sacrifice was made, the door slid open with the grinding sound of stone upon stone, allowing them into the interior of the pyramid. Without saying a word, Ashera slid smoothly into the front o...
2024-05-20 23:51:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 91 – Problems
Midnight’s words may have been as close to a compliment as she got when talking about men, but I was under no illusions that she had changed her thoughts about me, personally. As she said, this and that...
2024-05-16 21:43:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 135 – Volunteers
By the time I had delivered the recordings of my interrogation of the idiot zealot to the different people I needed them to go to, it was after dinner on Easter Island, and I had no reason to make my p...
2024-05-15 14:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 339 – Sacrifice
“JUST DIE ALREADY!”
A blast of abyssal flame roared along with Ena’s words, causing Bargulg to laugh as the last of the undead in their path were consumed by the sorceress’s f...
2024-05-13 21:25:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 90 – Butting Heads
I was considering who I would talk to next in this session of awkward mingling between mind controllers, but it appeared that someone else had decided to take that decision out of my hands. Almost as...
2024-05-09 20:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 134 – Soul Searching
The questioning continued for several hours, breaking only so we could have breakfast, and then lunch, brought up for the mortals to eat while I wrung every bit of information from the man’s soul...
2024-05-08 22:16:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 338 – Shai-Hulud
Bargulg looked at his pets, confirming that they were ready. They had managed to avoid drawing the giant beast’s attention as they crossed the desert, even with the restriction on flight being the sa...
2024-05-06 21:16:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 89 – Party Plans
“Ooh, Icy! So glad you’re here!”
I chuckled at Party Girl’s words as I moved her way. “Really? I don’t think we’ve ever interacted before, Party Girl. And I am quite ce...
2024-05-02 20:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 133 – Overconfident
Safar and I chatted for a while, after I set up the barrier that would keep those outside the property line from seeing what was happening. It would not prevent anyone from coming onto the site, how...
2024-05-01 21:44:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 337 – Considerations
I chuckled as I looked on, watching Bargulg and his pets as they reacted to the gift I left them in the treasure chest. Sure, they’d taken the safest, least-interesting way to defeat the boss, bu...
2024-04-29 21:52:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 88 – Opening Moves
“Ah, Iceblade, so good of you to come,” Stepford said, as we approached, and reached out to shake my hand. “Especially with such an elite group of companions. I expect things will be quite inte...
2024-04-25 22:53:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 132 – Preparations
One of the reasons I had decided for us to have a small layover on Easter Island was because, shortly before takeoff, Lilah had contacted me, and told me that the property deal in Egypt had gone thro...
2024-04-24 22:49:07 +0000 UTC View PostFinally back from Rising Phoenix Game Con. Had a blast, but ready to get back to writing. Here's one from the buffer, though, because it is too late to start today.
Chapter 336 – First
They waited until nightfall,...
2024-04-23 00:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post