Jess scoffs, “I don’t care what she wants. All I need is a replacement for the lesser shadow wolf you killed. Once you have one, I don’t need you to release into the wilds or anything. I’ll just take it from there.”
Moota laughs, “As if it won’t end up in the wild afterwards. They already know we can move members of our speci...
2021-12-03 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostBelow are the full prompts as the poll doesn't allow the full text. I'm going to run the poll for a week just like I did the submission because I don't know how active people will be over that time. The short story will be finished in December and will be available to all patrons. I'm thinking I will keep it patron only the month it comes out an...
2021-12-01 11:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe tasty food and its ordered energy wasn’t some kind of cultivation aid. Jason just truly enjoyed the artistry within it. Satisfied, Jason leaves behind a crowd of clapping elderly and stunned teens. The older crowd appreciating his ability to put down food and complimenting him on his strong body. The teens were shocked and disgusted that o...
2021-12-01 11:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs Jason focuses inward and works on opening his first meridian further, the world continues around him. Time passes and the elderly come to respect him all the more for his dedication. While they aren’t powerful, the long years and for a few of them, time spent as teachers, has taught them to recognize when someone is actually focusing instea...
2021-12-01 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMoota shrugs, “It isn’t so much sapient cows in general. Rather, your world just gained mana. While there are obviously going to be some things already figured out, the more magical stuff is still up in the air. If, for example, a lot of people took up swords, the newly formed ley lines and other such magical deposits would take on sword-lik...
2021-11-26 11:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostDoyle waits for Moota to finalize the blessing before asking, ‘So, what is a bloodline?’
Ally speaks up at this point. “You actually have a monster with a bloodline already, the grassen goat. Remember how the description for it mentioned the herb being strong and the goat being just as strong? They both were at the level of creating ...
2021-11-26 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostEven the plant at the center, despite being a lone pillar extending into the sky, has been hooked into this cycle. For while the fields can provide the foundation, it takes the plant to provide the finishing touch. Like a toy car, the walls are the body and the fields are the batteries. But the controller is needed to truly bring it to life. A s...
2021-11-24 11:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day Rosha and Courtney head out together while Jason sticks around until Sunday rolls around. At some point between those two times, Peter managed to sneak out. Jason wasn’t able to pin down when, but he didn’t really try too hard, either. Sunday was a big day.
A day that had finally arrived. The only thing to note was a messa...
2021-11-24 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post[Submissions are Closed]
We've reached the goal and so A week out from the end of the month I'm here to ask all of you for short story prompts! I'll take the more popular ones (or that I just like) in the comments and make a poll at the start of the month. The winner will be made into a short story of a few thousand words.
Not many r...
2021-11-23 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostDoyle has returned to carving up the inner sphere of the seventh floor and more time passes. Outside in the town, the Barrais along with the carpenters have set up a field for most of the cows. Though they do have a smaller field inside the inner ring for their personal experiments and farm animals.
The one important feature at both fields...
2021-11-19 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostNote: tldr at the end
Hello Everyone,
I have a $1,000 goal to reduce my availability at work and write more. That, sadly, isn’t sustainable anymore and so I will have to change it. The two big catches is my mom pays the insurance for the car I drive and taxes. You might ask why my mom insuring my car is a problem.<...
2021-11-18 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostJason gestures at himself, “A large part of my current path is separating as much of the System’s influence from me as possible so I’ve seen a few things. But the short answer is, who defends NeoRealm if the System ever fails?”
Peter shrugs, “Well, like mentioned we have a good number of high-level people around, anyway.”
Courtney gestures in the direction of the bamboo stalk, “Then what about those things? They have tribulation in their name.”
Gregor shrugs, “They can generate a burst of lightning that those who have observed agree that it is like tribulation lightning. I don’t know if it is exactly the same mind you. That would require me to both ...
2021-11-17 11:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostOutside of the town border, the crazed being shouts of what might be insults at the crowd. Though this is only a guess as no one physically present can understand them. They do however notice that even if the being isn’t fading anymore; they have started to change. The being got quieter and quieter as their limbs and head fold into their torso...
2021-11-12 11:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostOut in the field in front of the town of Wolf’s Rest, Ace is standing with half his core people and a hundred commoners. He watches as thirty some cattle walk in their direction, seemingly not spooked by so many people. In fact, they walk right up to Ace and start to graze with the bull offering its benoted horn to him. Ace shrugs and takes th...
2021-11-12 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostJason is panting as he finishes his rant. Everyone is looking at him strangely. He hadn’t really revealed any of this before, even to Rosha and Courtney so it all came out of nowhere.
Gregor tries to say something a few times but can’t figure out the words. Rosha and Courtney are mostly just stunned that Jason broke down that way as he...
2021-11-10 11:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostGregor laughs, “You travellers just have the benefit of coming from somewhere that is temporally out of sync in your favor. Now if I understand things right what Jason there has to offer you would be like someone coming to NeoRealm before the power systems were figured out.
“On the other hand, it also sounds like some of you have the b...
2021-11-10 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSatisfied Doyle focuses on the big ball of stone he has decided to carve up. Of course, he could get down into and carve it up with a bunch of tiny lines and swirls. But even with the patience of a dungeon core, Doyle doubts it would be tolerable. If only because it might take until the whole thing is finished for any effect to come into play. S...
2021-11-05 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe memorial would never be a popular attraction. The very work put into that pushed the limits of illusion and craftsmanship so far that the rules broke made sure of it. Once seen, a person would feel unwilling to point others towards it. This memorial truly kept the memory alive in all of its gory and horrific detail. Most definitely not a pla...
2021-11-03 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostNow, having seen the fancy houses, extravagant art, and the breathtaking view from the viewing platform the group approaches the final place marked for their trip right as the sun is about to set. It isn’t central to anything, in fact, the final point is out of the way and very much off the beaten path. Still, the place has great importance fo...
2021-11-03 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostDoyle could only shrug at the new limits that the elder assassin vines struggled under. Maybe if it didn’t make sense, he would be more annoyed but it was easy for him to see how such a thing would develop. In fact, it might even be his fault for how he raised the assassin vine. While he isn’t sure how to manage it, maybe an assassin vine th...
2021-10-29 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe lesser myconid troop guard also allowed Doyle to test one more thing out. It had a level requirement of 9 while the lesser myconids had a lower limit of 6. So with that in mind, Doyle went back to the sixth floor and temporarily cleared out enough space to put in six of the lesser myconids. Then he tried to smoosh them together. Even after p...
2021-10-29 10:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostBut that was just the nobles showing off. Sure, the three special ones were an astounding display all on their own and each place was constructed to show off. But the nobles didn’t really care if you understood what you were seeing. They just cared about the other nobles who would understand it all, even if just through rote memorization. In f...
2021-10-27 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe trio were just about to head out when Peter finally made it back with the passes. While it wouldn’t have been the end of the world if they missed him. Peter did have one other thing that proved well worth the wait. Unlike Gregor, Peter hadn’t grown up in the city and was gone often enough not to be jaded. This meant he actually knew the ...
2021-10-27 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe only problem with Doyle wanting to use the sound of a hurdy-gurdy was he didn’t have one. As luck would have it, though he had at one point got excessively interested in them and their history. So while he couldn’t make a perfect copy, what he could make would get the sound he wanted. And it isn’t like he would be personally playing th...
2021-10-22 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostCourtney sighs, “I hate what you just said because it means I can’t look at Rosha’s dad as evil.”
Jason holds both his hands up, “Woah there! Even if I haven’t heard much, I’m more than willing to bet he is evil to some extent. Rather, he seems more like one of those people who try to claim to be beyond morality. Sure, in thi...
2021-10-20 10:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostJason sighs, “Well, whatever happens I’m more than willing to reach into the System’s core and pull Lily back out.”
Courtney raises an eyebrow, “A bit extreme, but okay.”
Jason shrugs, “If you aren’t willing to go against the heavens once in a while what is the point of being strong? I’d do the same for the both of ...
2021-10-20 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe answer is simple enough. Just use the outer surface of the floor as the floor. On the sixth floor, that area had been set aside for the farms and was honestly way too much room. Though even if he had wanted to use it more actively, it wouldn’t have worked as well. After all, part of the way the floor was supposed to work is every tile look...
2021-10-15 10:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt took three more attempts on the boss floor before Doyle was able to start on his seventh floor. A bit off from his expectations but that is because the Founders changed their goal on the fifth floor. Instead of each dive being a proper attempt to conquer the floor, they instead started to try and feel out how the various enemies responded. 2021-10-15 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Rosha shrugs and pulls back a sleeve to reveal a bracelet. “We’ve gotten some jewelry to help with that. Not everyone goes through the pointless action of cheaping out on their starter gear. Sure, the coins are worth something even once you hit ten, but why hold yourself back?”
Courtney coughs to draw attention. “It isn’t really ...
2021-10-13 10:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post