Francis had been expecting a little bit of a cheer or some kind of celebration at him bringing back three Frostfang Lynxkin corpses back, yet all he received were a few grunts and nods.
“You look… disappointed,” Kerhi said as they handed the bodies off to a pair of barbarians. “Like you were expecting something.”
“Was it ...
2025-11-19 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThree days passed in a blur of activity and recovery.
Einar spent the first day ensuring his warriors were properly healed and rested. Thorve worked tirelessly with the dwarven healers, sharing techniques and learning from each other in a cultural exchange that seemed to benefit both races. The wounded improved rapidly under their combined...
2025-11-18 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis noticed that the sky had one color and it was a dull grey. The breakfast he had been offered was sweetened grains, similar in texture but with something he couldn’t figure out that made it thicker. Less than an hour after the sun had appeared, Glitvall had arrived with four guards and three other barbarians that Francis recognized from...
2025-11-18 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostPain came in a way Max hadn’t imagined. As his own flesh began to dissolve on his right hand, the room ignited into a light so bright it was as if he was standing inside the sun.
A howl of some kind came from the shape before him. It writhed in pain as the Wildfire raced upward, not leaving a single section of what had been c...
2025-11-18 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostArin flowed through the forest like a liquid shadow, his form compressed to minimize visibility as Stealth wrapped around him. The skill drained essence steadily, but he had plenty to spare after weeks of hunting and the recent battles.
[-3 Essence per minute]
Ten minutes. That's what Captain Helda had given him. Ten...
2025-11-17 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“But you carry the seal of your King and his General,” Kerhi stated. “Our Warchief granted you a rank not given to those outside of someone of your King’s or General’s position. How can a man, your age or any age, be alone?”
Her question bothered Francis more than he had expected. She had somehow, in mere moments, pricked at a ...
2025-11-17 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostMax flew through the air, laughing slightly to himself as he occasionally stopped, opening his dimensional space and letting the pair of centaurs poke their head out again.
You know that would be a real punishment for someone back home. Making them clean out that place after Aeacilles did what he did.
I’m certa...
2025-11-17 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post*****
[ V.A.L.H.A.L.L.A ]
Magnus / Einar Sibbison
Age: 32/19
Strength - 37+49
Endurance - 36+26
Agility - 37+21
Perception - 31+12
Wisdom - 29+4
Mysticism - 31+13
Runes:
Gungnir’s Strength (Chest) Legendary (Hidden)
Max Training Stat for Strength, En...
2025-11-16 21:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostMax sat, watching and waiting as the centaurs gathered, ate the food, and drank the drink he had provided.
“We are honored to have been given from your hearth,” Aeacilles. “Many will be jealous to hear they missed out on such a treat.”
“It is the least I can offer,” Max replied. “Tell me, what has happened here? It wasn...
2025-11-16 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostGlitvall played with the brown braid of hair that he had pulled from behind his back. “I… had not expected so much. And those creatures you describe, which are that strong… we’ve faced one, but to know there are more… that is disheartening.”
“And I still don’t know what killed Baxter and me the one time we basically d...
2025-11-16 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe next three days passed in a whirlwind of activity.
Arin had never seen the camp so busy. Everyone had a task, from the youngest children sorting through belongings to determine what could be taken, to the adults repairing the cart and organizing supplies. The sense of purpose was palpable, driven by both excitement for safety in Greeng...
2025-11-15 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“This… arena is probably one of the greatest treasures you have ever given us,” Edward said as he stood next to Max watching a pair of adventurers fight. “Everyone who has had a chance to train cannot wait for the next opportunity that comes.”
“I’m glad,” Max replied, his eyes already reading the flow of the battle and know...
2025-11-15 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis stared at the warchief, who looked disheartened after having cursed. “I’m sorry, why is my request such a bad thing?”
Glitvall crossed his two arms and leaned back in his oversized wooden chair. “The skill you are desiring isn’t one that most talk about or even know. It has three different names or variations, and each on...
2025-11-15 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe final hour felt like it crawled by.
Einar stood at the edge of the defensive circle, his eyes never leaving the tunnel entrances. The goblins hadn't returned, but he could feel them out there. Watching and waiting.
Behind him, the steady rhythm of picks continued. Each strike brought them closer to the goal and closer to escaping...
2025-11-14 23:53:17 +0000 UTC View PostEvery part of her wanted to shout that this fight wasn’t fair and everyone knew how it was going to end. Yet Cordellia didn’t complain at all. Watching Batrire as she faced down Rakonath, not flinching as the silver dragon’s mouth had bit into her, ending their match immediately.
“Quit yer dancing and come fight me!” Fowl s...
2025-11-14 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis felt the gazes of everyone on him as Glitvall read the letter from Stenson. To his credit the warchief didn’t react at all, simply rolling the paper up, tucking both into his clothes.
“It would appear that the General has sent us someone to assist in our war,” Glitvall said. “He will be given all respect and honor as if he ...
2025-11-14 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostI got a few questions from some via PM asking why UL1 book 10 ranking was so bad (if it was the change of story or what).
For whatever reason right now, Amazon isn't showing reviews that don't have actual reviews. All across our genre books are struggling because if someone just gives a rating without a review, it doesn't appear to...
2025-11-13 15:16:33 +0000 UTC View PostSog stared at the pages before him. Seven slips of paper, each with notes from the others as well as one from Jazzjak. He had read them each multiple times, and the fact that they all basically had the same point frustrated him.
*****
You played around and didn’t take it seriously. Had you pressed your advantage from the ...
2025-11-13 14:30:02 +0000 UTC View PostArin woke up to the sound of children's laughter.
For a moment, he was disoriented, his mind still processing the events of the previous two days. His desperate hunt, driven by a desire for a skill. The bandits and Mira. Everything felt like it might have been a fever dream brought on by exhaustion.
Then he flowed to the opening of h...
2025-11-13 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“It appears we have a visitor,” Kerhi’s voice said as Francis appeared in the building of ice. “Tell me, what are you here for?
Francis studied the woman, ignoring the temptation to laugh as he recalled the words Michael had spoken a day ago.
She is attractive… especially if you like them able to crush you.
P...
2025-11-13 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“One.”
Tanila let out the breath she had been holding for the last three seconds. She lowered herself slightly, her center of gravity just how it needed to be for her feet to stay light. Sog came at her the moment Max had spoken that last word.
The demon crossed about a quarter mile in what felt like an instant.
[ Air Wall ...
2025-11-13 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostArin moved through the forest with his new Stealth skill active, his form barely visible even in the morning light. The skill felt different from his other abilities. It wasn't just about being quiet or hiding. It was about becoming part of the shadows themselves, about existing in the spaces between notice and attention.
[Stealth ...
2025-11-12 20:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostDawn was still hours away when Arin entered deeper into the forest, moving east toward territories he'd only scouted from a distance. The notification blinked at the edge of his awareness, persistent and demanding.
[Stealth (Tier 1) - Temporary Storage: 22 hours remaining]
Twenty-two hours. Less than a day to gain en...
2025-11-12 20:58:48 +0000 UTC View PostTwo nights later, the shadow cat struck again.
Arin woke to the sound of panicked squawking from the chicken coop, followed by abrupt silence. He flowed from his hollow instantly, arriving at the coop in seconds to find three more chickens dead, their bodies shredded with surgical precision.
But it was the message that made his core ...
2025-11-12 20:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of picks against stone had become a constant, almost soothing rhythm in its repetition. Einar watched the pile of ore grow, each chunk adding to what would eventually fill three mine carts. The dwarves worked with an efficiency born of lifetimes of practice, their movements precise and economical.
Around them, the Vikings maintai...
2025-11-12 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThree days had passed since the kobold fight, and Arin found himself settling into a routine he'd never imagined possible.
His hollow in the old oak tree had become home, a concept that still felt strange to contemplate. Each morning, he'd wake to the sounds of the camp stirring below. It followed a routine of axes being sharpened, childre...
2025-11-12 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe steps the group descended upon under Sunreach’s castle were new. They weren’t the usual stones that Max had pulled from the same veins he used for the vault room under the castle, either. Everyone’s pace changed when the passageway narrowed and the old air turned cool and still.
“Keep coming,” Max said, the ball of light he h...
2025-11-12 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m sorry, you what? Got your ass handed to you by a girl?” Michael teased. “Seriously?”
Giving his brother the finger, Francis nodded, glad to see he had finally found a path to convince Michael that he was different. Sometimes it was hard to tell his brother the full truth, but every time he came back to life, it was impossibl...
2025-11-12 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostLess than ten minutes passed before Francis found himself in a section of the camp where a circle of frozen dirt was. Unlike the rest of the camp, there wasn’t any snow here. Just dark, black dirt, with the frozen areas of red.
“What kind of fool are you?” Dravik asked, handing Francis a cup of steaming liquid. “Challenging K...
2025-11-11 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostMorning came with the sound of axes striking wood.
Arin woke in his hollow, his awareness immediately drawn to the rhythmic thunk-thunk-thunk echoing through the forest. The woodcutters were already at work, felling trees somewhere beyond the camp's perimeter.
He flowed to the opening of his hollow and observed the camp below. The fi...
2025-11-11 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post