Instead of answering Pamalaiha with more empty words, Raine rose to his feet, gaze sweeping across the whole group. “Come with me.”
The sand-strewn arena was left behind for the coliseum's outer lobby. The core members of Astra Infernum eyed each other with varying degrees of dread. It took their combined efforts, everything they had, ...
2026-01-02 16:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe clock struck midnight, signaling the death of one day and the birth of a new, grueling cycle. The transition passed with a shriek as Raine’s sweeping kick sent Kevinsbakon tumbling across the sand-packed arena. The lanky yet durable Defender hit the ground with a heavy thud, rolling a dozen times before splashing up against the wall. Sand ...
2026-01-02 16:23:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe swarm of Zyrathaks descended like a feathered avalanche, and the dungeon’s boss stared Raine down with eyes eager to liquify his organs. Yet, a grin split his face. The moment was too perfect. Healing Burst flooded his chest with warmth, instantly vaporizing the blood clogging his airway. He coughed at the sudden loss of p...
2026-01-02 16:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post“Any further questions?” Raine stood from the conference table in Astra Infernum’s council chamber, beyond ready to conclude the meeting and get on to the next task.
Charles, still seated across from him, shook his head. “No, My Lord. Your instructions were quite clear. Though I do have a few concerns…”
“Go ahead.” Ra...
2026-01-02 16:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody! Ami here. Happy Holidays!
Can I just take a minute to give all of you a huge round of hugs? This year has been wonderful for our little family and we owe it all to you! We really couldn't do all of this without your support. Thank you thank you thank you!
I read all of the comments then keep Tora up half the night gabb...
2025-12-24 21:06:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe crackle of residual energy faded slowly, allowing the distant rumble of a collapsing mountain to reassert itself as the dominant force in all their ears. Salamon, his form shrinking to that of a regular man, offered the two Rattlemeckas a curt nod before vanishing in a silent implosion of electrical sparks.
The Rattlemecka pilots climb...
2025-12-19 16:14:38 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the regulars were settled and knew where to acquire their classes and weapon masteries, Raine used a Return Stone to leave for Vile Peak Town. If the Gromglenns had more errands for him before progressing the quest to its next phase, he needed to know sooner than later.
The swirl of teleportation lights dissolved, leaving Raine stand...
2025-12-19 16:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostRaine’s hand came down on Elana’s shoulder, the firm grip offering little comfort. “I know it’s a lot. I’ll help as much as I can. Other than a short break to bring the regulars to Silverlight, I’ll take over training new hires. After that, I have my own preparations to make, so most of this will fall on your people. I trust you can ...
2025-12-19 16:06:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe last pose of Resplendence concluded to a collective, whimpering sigh. Bone-deep exhaustion had long ago settled into the assembled cohorts. Yet, not one person quit or complained, and each of their expressions remained alight with the desire to continue for as long as Alaric would teach. They had been at it for several hours now, as Empowere...
2025-12-19 16:01:20 +0000 UTC View PostFrom his vantage in the darkened sky, Raine beheld the chaos he had unleashed. The staging ground was wholly transformed into clusters of conflict turned desperate by the momentous stakes. For those with a driving need to progress, this moment was do-or-die. The shouts of challenge cutting through the pre-dawn chill carried those emotions across...
2025-12-12 16:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostManaJerr
- Belehorn Tower, Carter City -
The stale, recycled air of their small, shared room was a poor substitute for a breath of freedom. Jerr lay on his thin mattress, listening to the tower’s life support systems as he tried to savor the last few minutes of his three-hour break. T...
2025-12-12 16:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostHigh, harsh winds carried Raine over a bristling forest, its tall pines a monster-infested barrier walling off Mirror Lake’s central plains. Emberstone Hollow appeared below—a natural basin with crystalline deposits that caused its walls to glisten. It was a picturesque death trap. For five hundred meters, a seething carpet of rust-colored f...
2025-12-12 16:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe air inside the spartan office was just the way Raine liked it—uncomfortably chilled by an overzealous climate system. Morty’s drone hovered silently over his shoulder, its single red optical sensor a stark contrast to the lower-floor’s muted gray tones.
They had nine interviews on the books after the few cancellations. It w...
2025-12-12 16:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostIts been a while since we've tried out the best and 'brightest' image to video. Since they gave Ami and I so many laughs, we figured you wouldn't mind joining in on the fun.
Here's Mel's smile, which is certainly unmatched in its luminosity!
And here is proof that Mel is actually adorable <3
IDK ...
2025-12-08 18:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing him awake, Mel smiled brightly before ducking out of sight. She came back a moment later, pushing Raine’s medical hoverchair in front of her. “Morty left this in the hallway. Did you two get in a fight?”
“No?” Raine tilted his head, not remembering anything he would call a fight with the AI. “He was a little dodgy the la...
2025-12-05 16:31:08 +0000 UTC View PostA bitter snort escaped Raine’s nostrils. “Don’t be so dramatic. I only knocked them out.” His chin gestured toward the crumpled forms of the other aides. “Besides, you idiots attacked me first. Lucky I only rattled your skulls a bit.”
Lucius’s earlier concern was forgotten and replaced by a surge of frustration. He shook Kenr...
2025-12-05 16:29:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe tavern air, thick with the scent of stale ale and fear, was a stage set for a performance Raine had no desire to give. Lucius’s interference, both in the yard and the multiple attempted kill-steals, forced his hand. It was not the boy himself that mattered, but the audience who witnessed him. Every noble in Celendine’s Shield, and by ext...
2025-12-05 16:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucius Slade
- West Base Town, ZionLine -
Lucius trudged through dimly lit streets. His boots padded against uneven cobblestones in a rhythm that echoed his defeated spirit. The sun was low, casting gargantuan shadows over Celendine’s Shield. By design, they took the form of the kingd...
2025-12-05 16:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe distant line of blastslits was a hundred pinpricks of darkness against the colossal stone canvas of Celendine’s Shield. Lucius Slade watched from one of them, his face likely a mask of impotent fury after his failure. A Plasma Lance from a neighboring Crandal sliced through the air where Raine had been a moment before, a c...
2025-11-28 16:30:57 +0000 UTC View Post15 Minutes Previous
- The Divide, ZionLine -
Jerr was so captivated that he had to press a palm against his own cheek and physically force his head to turn away. The blastslits—no, more accurately, the Empowered Blasts erupting from them—were too much for him. He ha...
2025-11-28 16:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostRaine flew beneath the Siege Crandal’s underbelly. The ground shuddered as the colossus stomped in an attempt to end their battle before it even began. An instinctive dodge allowed him to desperately stick to the shadow of the beast. No matter what, he needed to maintain an angle severe enough that it could not unleash a point-blank Plasma Lan...
2025-11-28 16:21:28 +0000 UTC View PostAfter giving Pamalaiha separate orders to stay and observe from the shadows, Raine gestured for the core group to follow, leaving the seventeen thousand regulars to their fate. His boots found purchase on the scorched ground, the crunch of gravel and raw power in his legs exhilarating as he launched into the sky.
The others followed ...
2025-11-28 16:15:34 +0000 UTC View PostRaine led his guilders through the narrow streets of West Base Town. The passage of armed soldiers was familiar enough that residents did not panic. Still, the sight of seventeen thousand marching in disciplined cohorts was rare enough to bring the town to a halt. Children stopped their games to point. Shopkeepers and laborers swept unamused gaz...
2025-11-21 16:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostRaine sighed, lips pulling to the side in mild disappointment. Hoping for a more revealing lesson on Genesis and internal force wasn't enough to make it happen. Instead, he got another lecture on how to be a normal person.
Then again, maybe my definition of normal is the one that’s skewed.
A helpless shrug pulled at his sh...
2025-11-21 16:15:56 +0000 UTC View PostAmong the Phoenix loot, only a handful were Chaotic Gold, and every other piece was Marvelous Gold. Considering how much better chaotic was than marvelous, he was happy to have even one, let alone seven.
Damn, they were loaded. Amazing what peak masters can achieve with the might of a superguild and generations of martial expertise beh...
2025-11-21 16:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostA dull, throbbing ache was the first sign of Raine’s return to consciousness. It began in his skull, an all-consuming pressure, as though his brain had swelled to three times its usual size. He recognized the feeling. It was the aftermath of pushing his mental limits, exactly the same as after the raid Hierarch.
An elated grin cros...
2025-11-21 16:10:06 +0000 UTC View PostBook 4 is now live on Amazon!
Every value that could ever exist found a home within the infinite potential of Pi. Every birthdate, every star's lifespan, every instance of death down to the microsecond—the complete code of the universe, distilled into numerical form, rested within that endless, never-repeating sequence.
As Raine’s bloodlust broke free from its conf...
2025-11-14 15:36:44 +0000 UTC View PostNero’s internal force gushed from his body—a deluge of palpable menace that flooded the suite. The force crashed against the distant walls, rebounded with amplified strength before converging on Raine. He felt it as a physical tide seeking to drag him out to sea, to drown him in the depths of a will far older and more refined than his own. H...
2025-11-14 15:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post