Iris strode into the bustling tavern, the place lively with lunch patrons. She scanned the room, searching for the familiar faces of her companions. Her eyes quickly landed on Sera and Tanith, engrossed in a lively conversation at a nearby table.
As Iris walked toward the back of the tavern, she s...
2023-04-04 14:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the night before Gwyn’s first elective–Arts. She sat in a private study room that Roslyn had acquired for their little group to get together. They sat huddled together, surrounded by books, quills, and inkwells.
Her bestie, Roslyn sat to her right and was concentrating heavily on her m...
2023-04-04 00:30:18 +0000 UTC View PostIris glanced over at the wagon that was rumbling along the cobblestone streets of Brightburn. Making their way through the gates was surprisingly easy and saw Iris back riding on Mocha while Sera had moved to the front to sit with Tanith. Despite the potent medieval city smells, the abundance of flowers a...
2023-04-03 05:37:32 +0000 UTC View PostWith Mocha standing nearby ready to go, Iris prepared to climb up onto the wagon, but the sound of footsteps approaching from behind her made her hesitate. She turned to see Reeve Evelyn walking towards her. As Evelyn approached, Iris noticed she was carrying something in her hand.
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2023-04-02 20:48:42 +0000 UTC View PostIris sat at a large wooden table in the inn's common room, nursing a mug of ale. Sera and Tanith sat across from her, chatting about what they would do once they arrived in Brightburn.
Iris leaned back in her chair and looked around the room. The inn was filled with people, some of them local...
2023-04-02 03:15:25 +0000 UTC View PostHarpies. It all made sense now. Or actually… No, it didn’t. Iris had no clue where they had come from, how they had come about, or really anything about them. She had a hard time believing that an entire… flock… of harpies had gone unnoticed in this forest, but it appeared that they had.
<... 2023-04-01 22:23:47 +0000 UTC View PostSteve sat on his haunches on the floor of his dimly lit room, surrounded by an array of glowing screens and devices. With a wave of his hand, he summoned a crystal runic display that depicted the parallel worlds of Eona, each one shimmering with its own unique mana signature.
As a skilled mage wh...
2023-04-01 07:06:52 +0000 UTC View PostIris woke up well before the sun had risen, feeling a little groggy from the previous day's travel. She sat up and stretched her arms above her head, wincing as her sore muscles protested the movement.
As she contemplated what to do next, her gaze fell upon her armor laid out neatly beside her. The du...
2023-03-30 03:08:50 +0000 UTC View Post“Shit, ShitShitShitShit! Shiiit!”
Iris Stuart was hauling ass. There had to be a god of luck or something hidden in this world because she had to have pissed the bastard off somehow. That was the only explanation for how much the world seemed to hate her.
There were ove...
2023-03-30 02:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m just heading to Starbucks to grab some coffee and work on my paper, mom. I’ll bring you your favorite. Be back in a bit!”
I didn’t even wait for her to reply before I ran out the door....
2023-03-29 23:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe images and sensations flooding her mind were somehow both foreign and yet deeply familiar, like echoes of a life lived long ago or a life to come. And as the world finally came into focus before her, she knew that she was not merely a passive observer, but an active participant in a story that was s...
2023-03-27 07:46:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys! So, I completely forgot it was nearly the end of the month and next week is my scheduled break. Since you guys are on a bit of a cliffhanger in the story, I am going to shift the admin week by 1 release. So you'll get the next chapter (Chapter 7) on Monday, but then we won't be back until 6 April.
So, because I didn't say anythin...
2023-03-25 22:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe temple complex that Amari led them to was different than others that the church had. Sabina had heard of the Astral Monastery, of course, but seeing it was another story. It was a large and imposing structure made of dark grey stone. The architecture was unlike anything else she’d seen. Filled with poin...
2023-03-23 07:07:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe paladin was a trained soldier. A warrior. She’d fought in several inquisitions. Seen countless people judged for innumerable heinous acts. But when Amari was told she would be permanently assigned to protection duty for a princess from another world, she thought she’d done something wrong...
2023-03-20 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome, Ser Taenya Shavyre of House Reinhart. I am glad you agreed to meet with me,” the high elf noble in the richly decorated room said. His voice was smooth and full of confidence. He was a younger man and in any other setting, she may have dismissed him out of hand. While he sat there in his sil...
2023-03-16 07:19:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe terran princess walked away with her paladin guard and roommates. The twins, prince, and princess of Avira remained quiet as they reviewed the class lists. They did not speak until one of their knights gave them the signal that the terran was actually gone.
“Do you think she ...
2023-03-13 07:15:39 +0000 UTC View PostOver time, even the strangest of changes can become normal. As Mana pervaded all of Eona, eventually it began to affect the daily life of its denizens. Even the presence of terrans became just another rare but known occurrence. As with many things, necessity proved that obstacles to change could ... 2023-03-09 08:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to book 4 everyone! Equilibrium.
Some of you may remember the first two scenes in this prologue, that is because it comes from the decision to split the book into two. These scenes are much more relevant to the now book 4 than they were in book 3.
The two scenes after are brand new. We start with Gwyn on Thursday. So far the av...
“Shit, ShitShitShitShit! Shiiit!”
Iris Stuart was hauling ass. There had to be a god of luck or something hidden in this world because she had to have pissed the bastard off somehow. That was the only explanation for how much the world seemed to hate her.
There were ove...
2023-03-03 08:58:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! So, good news. I have been a bit more productive than I first imagined this week. I'm not pirateaba, but I'm proud that I managed to pump out about 20k words since Thursday.
This means we'll be back to our regularly scheduled posting on Monday with the start of book 4! The book begins with Gwyn and her start of school. So far...
2023-03-02 03:47:05 +0000 UTC View PostI am on break! I should only need the scheduled week. I'll let you guys know by the middle of the week if I need any extra time. Lots of stuff to do! The book 1 edit is up to chapter 13. Should have 14 up this weekend for Artificers. Iris Part II will be out next week. Then the rest of the time is dedicated to book 4.
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Early Spring
Avira. The city, the duchy, the kingdom. It is each and every one of these. The city itself was millennia old. Settled by exiled high elves during the Loreni Diaspora. When the coastal regions were invaded and fought over by their fellow elves, the Avirans sought refuge inland. ...
2023-02-20 07:53:22 +0000 UTC View PostMid Summer
It was another late night within the Banking Guild. With the city finally back open for business since the siege, caravans bringing goods and reports have been coming in almost hourly. This required members of the Guild to work extra hours to update all of their records from across...
2023-02-16 08:02:02 +0000 UTC View PostSloane stepped into the auditorium of the Reinhart Center. Everyone was gathered, both those leaving and those staying. It was finally time for her to leave. The knights had packed all of their things. Nemura and Stefan theirs.
It was almost bittersweet, but she had to leave. She would return...
2023-02-13 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Reinhart Senior Guardsman, Gregor, left Sloane at the entrance to the meeting room. When she entered, Sloane was not surprised that the knights, Stefan, and Nemura were already present. The moon elf, Cerulean, stood in front of the barren fireplace. He stood confidently. The others stood poised, as if r...
2023-02-09 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a late summer night, and the Vlaredian army had launched another one of its ill-fated probing attacks to test the reactions of the city’s defenders. The siege had gone on for several seasons now, and still, the army had not yet devised a way to counter the terran’s enchanted ballistae. Repo...
2023-02-06 15:30:29 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m just heading to Starbucks to grab some coffee and work on my paper, mom. I’ll bring you your favorite. Be back in a bit!”
I didn’t even wait for her to reply before I ran out the door....
2023-02-01 05:15:16 +0000 UTC View PostReminder that next week is my monthly admin week--so no scheduled chapters. (Yay more edits!) However, comma, no promises but sometime next week I should be able to have the first chapter of the next side story out for the Artificer tier. I feel like the Adaega one was quite fun and a great learning opportunity for me. ...
2023-01-26 08:04:15 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I was editing chapter 15 and ended up adding enough content that I needed to split it--it came out to like 6200 words... yikes. Then, I also redid the prologue for this book, adding over 2500 words worth of content because of the book restructure. The part that I removed will be added to the prologue for book 4.
So, to keep everything...
The city was under siege. A fact that everyone seemed to either forget or simply ignore. There had been one run-in with the soldiers that had constantly targeted the baroness. It had not gone well. It was like the city could only focus on one thing at a time. Now, Marketbol’s council had imposed curfews and chec...
2023-01-19 22:10:28 +0000 UTC View Post