Elania stepped up to the edge of the muddy bank and looked down at Kael, who was plastered to the side, his boots submerged and at an angle as the rushing underground stream tried to tug him loose and wash him away.
She bit her lip. “Remind me why we brought him again?”
Kael turned his head, his face coated with a thick layer of ...
2023-10-31 13:22:56 +0000 UTC View PostThea watched the station’s standard watch crew march onto the waiting troop transports for disembarking. They didn’t know she was watching, or that she knew about their deception.
If she had been able to trust the...
2023-10-29 13:36:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe tension on the bridge was palpable. Alex could feel it creeping up her spine, a prickling sensation that set her on edge. Admiral Parks had taken to pacing the length of the command deck, his pipe clenched between two finge...
2023-10-28 14:07:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania’s consciousness stirred slowly, like a beast waking from a deep hibernation. Her body felt heavy and lethargic, the remnants of a profound exhaustion lingering in her bones.
She was lying on something soft that smelled faintly of lavend...
2023-10-25 06:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Eziel raged at her as they plummeted, sending violent pulses of power through her fingers and down her arm. It was just a miniscule drop against the ocean that was eroding away at her.
“Judge yourself for once!” Elania roared at him, her voi...
2023-10-25 04:35:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania’s eyes flashed between the four new Magisters. Green, Blue, Black, and Purple, each man emerged from his own doorway, the ornate workings and statue above their entry points, each having its own style.
[Arch Magus – Human – ...
2023-10-24 07:37:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Relain’s voice resonated with authority, the deadly intent in his declaration causing the entire room to shudder. The invocation sent a wave of dread through Elania’s body, terror seizing her heart as she anticipated the consequences of the man’...
2023-10-23 23:40:27 +0000 UTC View Post
After the revealing conversation with Eziel and the revelation regarding the Celestial Engine, they had little time to spare, but what they needed to do seemed obvious to both of them. Yolani led the way out of the chamber and back into the darkened hal...
2023-10-23 07:17:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Of course, Yolani smiled and said she liked her as well. Elania bit her lip and nodded, realizing the other girl didn’t really understand what she’d really meant. That was okay, they had enough to deal with already, and facing her possibly impossi...
2023-10-22 12:30:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The first sensation Elania became aware of was the feeling of something warm and soft pressed against her. Then the soft thing elbowed her in the side and moved. Her eyes fluttered open to find a pair of curious emerald eyes staring at her from a nose...
2023-10-22 05:57:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The golden light was warm as it bathed the sewer hideout. It was also blinding, forcing Elania to shield her eyes with her arm. When she opened them again, Yolani was awake and staring at her, wide-eyed.
“Elania?” she sounded hoarse but alert....
2023-10-21 20:11:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania reacted instantly, pushing forward to chase after the mana shard chest. Tessa didn’t let her close, jumping back equally fast.
The razor-sharp looking teeth grinned madly. “Hahaha! My master needs this.”
A curved blue wave of ...
2023-10-21 06:10:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The third tavern they tried was a dingy, poorly lit establishment by the name of The Mucky Puddle. The name fit. Outside, a leaky city works pipe drizzled over a nearby hole that had long filled with filth. Elania watched from across the street as Yol...
2023-10-21 01:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania’s ears flickered back as soon as Yolani’s calm, regular breathing hitched. The other girl had slid to her side while asleep, resting her head on Elania’s flank. A clumsy set of fingers sank into fur as she propped back up to sitting.
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Elania bit down on her bag as she finished absorbing the remaining bodies on the street, shoving the excess power into the mana shard contained inside. Then she bounded after Yolani, who shoved the slightly bent doorframe of Aetherhart’s Artifice op...
2023-10-20 05:12:29 +0000 UTC View Post
As Hester finished his proclamation, Elania felt a wave of dread wash over her.
She counted six city guardsmen. Ranolf and his two artificers had artifice wands she recognized to be like Yolani’s combat wand in one hand, and shackles with arca...
2023-10-19 12:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A sense of unease filled Elania as they rode in the carriage toward the City Guard’s headquarters. Henri sat opposite of them and had been strangely quiet after his revelation. Yolani seemed equally concerned. The tension in the air was palpable, an...
2023-10-19 09:32:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning came with the soft glow of the city’s magical light stones illuminating Yolani’s room through the window. The soft scent of lavender filled Elania’s senses while a warm softness pressed against her back as she slowly drifted to wakefulne...
2023-10-19 04:41:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Yolani and Elania spent the rest of the day going over the contract, ensuring that no stone was left unturned. There wasn’t really any lawbook or contract law for them to use, so they had to wing it. Elania was pretty sure that a real lawyer would h...
2023-10-18 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As Elania stepped out of the third Artificer shop of her search, she began to question her choice to keep shopping around for a higher price. Ranolf’s offer of two small golds had beaten all the offers by a full coin. That was to say, the others had, ...
2023-10-18 11:55:09 +0000 UTC View Post
All the dark alleys had been claimed by gangs, orphans, or the homeless. Elania did not want to confront anyone on their own turf, so she kept trudging along through the streets. Whenever someone approached her, she gave them a heated glare that seeme...
2023-10-18 02:47:41 +0000 UTC View Post
The light stone was simple enough to activate once Yolani slotted in the mana shard. It had been just high enough quality to work. Unfortunately, it had been low on charge, and after the combat in the dungeon, she had been low on energy. The vault of ...
2023-10-17 09:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania set her destination as the center of the Mercenary District and where she suspected she’d find the active taverns and alehouses that’d give her a chance to look for a room or a place to wait. The main avenue was well lit, but evidence of sq...
2023-10-16 23:31:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania headed out of the market, having walked its entire length and still having barely scratched the real depth of the place. Someone wanting to browse the wares would have been easily able to waste an entire day or two exploring everything.
S...
2023-10-16 11:31:14 +0000 UTC View Post
At the bottom of the ramp, there was a booth that charged them a small tax. Two large silvers to get into the city, and it was two small ones to leave. Anyone who couldn’t pay was forced to work for the city to make up the difference, and Elania cou...
2023-10-16 08:41:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania ignored breakfast and left the monks to eat among themselves. Instead, she waved goodbye to Allie in the common room and then stepped out into the outpost proper. Inhabitants were going about their business and the small market was already bust...
2023-10-16 03:50:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania’s head pounded as she slowly woke up. The dim memory of closing and locking the door before stripping and falling into the decidedly plush bed was all she could remember on short notice. Dismay filled her as her mana shard glared in her face ...
2023-10-15 08:18:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania gathered Marcus’ belongings that were scattered around, a grim reminder of his previous existence. Having slain him, she was now the proclaimed heir to his earthly possessions: the deadly purple hue daggers, his set of leather and chain armor...
2023-10-15 03:04:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Elania stared at Marcus’ lifeless body, a strange mix of horror and… triumph swirling within her. The once arrogant and oily ranger lay sprawled underneath her, his eyes vacant and lifeless. His chest bore a deep puncture wound that was rapidly tu...
2023-10-14 13:55:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Marcus’ return stirred a whirlpool of emotions within Elania. He ushered them into the waystation with an air of feigned graciousness. She hurried past him to her own chamber while the senior monks didn’t waste any time in launching into their griev...
2023-10-14 08:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post