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Bloodsworn Ch. 64

64.

The streets were silent. The crackle of flames and the cracking of stone and wood distant as further parts of the city still burned. The route to the Eastern Wing of the palace was clear of any of the hellspawn or the armies that had been so fiercely waging war just hours ago. The collapse of the portal had ...

Bk. 3 Ch. 45

45.

Santi hit the still steaming hot trunk with both feet, his overhead strike blowing apart the charcoal-like exterior of the dryad like a bomb. Burning cinders and blackened wood burst apart in a spray and Santi hung there as the axe blade bit into the toughened trunk. He ripped and pushed off, tearing apart a...

Bloodsworn Ch. 63

63.

Erak Bloodsworn lvl. 23

Strength: 60

Vigor: 35

Durability: 35

Perception: 22

Processing: 21 

“That’s not right!?” Pomp’s voice shrilled in Erak’s...

Bk 3 Ch. 44

44.

“Right on time,” Santi whispered to Yessenia as they watched the squad of Duncan’s fighters racing through the edges of the town, a horde of cursed warriors behind them. It was like watching hares running from rabid dogs. The vanguard of Mercy’s horde were nearly frothing at the mouth as they ran wit...

Bloodsworn Ch. 62

62.

Erak watched with bated breath as the prow of the Sword of Empire lit with crimson energy. The lance of energy raced across the sky in the blink of an eye and slammed into the guardian above Erak’s head. Heat crushed him,driving him to his knees as the world burned red for long seconds. 

A clari...

Bloodsworn ch. 61

61.

The tank boiled away, evaporating in a burst of heat as Erak was forced to use his Invincibility to stop himself from being baked as the blast of heat lifted him off his feet and threw him backward and into the Iron Cathedral. His hearing disappeared, the thunderclap ringing his ears as...

Bk. 3 Ch. 43

43.

Mature Dryad lvl. 68 

Dormant

“You sure about this Santi?” Yessenia asked as she worked efficiently at the base of the Dryad’s tree. She drove spikes of steel into the roots with a wooden mallet, hammering away while keeping a fearful eye up...

Bk 3 Ch. 42

42.

“I thought this was going to be that other dude’s job?” Delilah whispered next to him. The rest of her team was scattered about with Hana on his other side. The five of them had moved quickly, following the terrain of the rolling hills until they were in position to watch as the leading edges of Mercy�...

Bk. 3 Ch. 41

41.

“Those aren’t beetles, Daniel,” Santi said, turning to stare at his scout. The other man shrugged as they stood on a small hill looking down to the gulley. It had taken them almost three hours to find the nest and now that they were looking at it, Santi was reconsidering some of his earlier thoughts. 2024-12-31 23:15:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Bloodsworn Ch. 60

60.

Heads had been mounted on spikes and they ringed the Iron Cathedral’s walls. Hundreds of slack faces, dirt and blood staining them as their vacant eyes peered out into the world unseeing. Erak recognized the Deathsworn, a cluster of larger heads in the middle, closest to the doors. Under their heads a crea...

Bloodsworn Ch. 59

59.

The powerful treads of the tank turned broken stone to gravel as the tank lurched down the street. Erak stood tall on the back, his shield protecting Del as the man shouted down into the tank as waves of demons broke upon the war machine. It was not only stone that was crushed under the treads, but demon flesh a...

Bk. 3 Ch. 40

40.

Naomi looked around the wreckage of the small town and whistled. Whatever had hit this place had hit it hard. There was almost nothing left standing in some neighborhoods, everything torn apart to the foundation. Some buildings had lasted here or there, solitary homes that had missed the razing. 

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Bk. 3 Ch. 39

39.

Santi stared down at the lines that everyone had worked so hard to build over the last day. Chalk outline with an adhesive laid down that held salt in place, all of in combining to form one of the largest groundwork spells he had ever witnessed.

The complexity of the regression spell had admittedly bee...

Bloodsworn Ch. 58

58.

“It’d be easier if you had someone helping you,” Sammus said from the bed. The indulgent prince had flopped on the bed after finding a pouch of salted peanuts that Erak had squirreled away. Erak shot him a pointed look as he put more armor on. Now that it wasn’t smeared in blood and guts, Erak could ...

Bloodsworn ch. 57

57.

Erak spent the hours sleeping, eating, resting, and then finally being summoned back to the bridge by a runner. They had found him a small officer’s cabin that he had promptly taken over and for the first time in days he had taken the heavy armor off. His weapons were stacked neatly to the side and his arm...

Bk. 3 Ch. 38

38.

“You alive?” Cameron asked, leaning over Santi and blocking out his view of the warm sun above. Santi grunted as he squinted at his overly large friend and the large shadow he cast. Cameron was nothing more than a silhouette against the sun and even then, Santi could see the mocking smile he was wearing....

Bloodsworn ch. 56

56.

“You stink,” Illyria murmured from her corner of the elevator. The silent ride had been awkward with the princess wedged into a corner as Erak had shoved himself into the transport. Erak tried to take a whiff, but all he smelled was oil and steel.

“It’s the dried blood and viscera. Some sewer w...

Bloodsworn ch. 55

55.

The Armory’s broken walls had taken more damage, pieces of masonry crumbling along the ramparts. Two more holes had been blown clean through and piles of Infernal Soldiers were piled up on the ground in massive mounds that rose nearly ten feet high. A wave of gasps and shock spread out from the assorted cr...

Bk. 3 Ch. 37

37.

“Damnit!” Tank spat as he dodged a wide sweeping blow from the hissing mountain lion. Talons flashed by his face, splitting the air as Santi turned around in surprise as the mountain lion had arrived soundlessly. Santi dashed in front of them with [Windstep] as his blade lengthened into ...

Bloodsworn ch. 54

54.

The sewer grate broke free in a spray of stone and rusted steel, Erak staggering as the sudden disappearance of resistance sent him reeling into the muted light of the city. The familiar stench of the fires, ash and cooked meat, burnt fabric and smoldering stone, all mingled together in a toxic cloud. Erak c...

Bloodsworn Ch. 53

53.

Pomp’s head came out of his shoulder pauldron, the dragon thin and ephemeral as he looked up at Erak. There was a sense of exhaustion radiating from the dragon, pulsing from the dragon to push against Erak’s mind. 

“The bond, Erak. If you choose the bond it’ll elevate our partnership.” P...

Bk. 3 Ch. 36

36.

They all stood there in silence, the only light coming from the doorway behind them that showed their way free of the dungeon. Trevor and Bo were looking at Tank with a lot more respect than they had when they had entered the dungeon. Saving someone’s life could do that. 

Duncan’s eyes were un...