Chapter 18: Royal Revelations
I didn’t know why my target was looking at me, but it couldn’t be a good thing. Maybe his observation skill had broken through my Conceal. Usually I could feel when that happened, but hell if I knew what other strange skills his classes would have.
I decided that discretion was the better part of Valor here. I’d gotten a look at m...
2021-12-23 00:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17: Queens Row
We did, eventually, make it out of the docks.
What can I say, Nezza wanted to look over everything with her fancy new eyes. Didn’t do a good job of explaining it, either.
“It’s like seein’ a new layer of color that was always there, jus’ I never noticed it, you know?” Nezza shook her head. “Or—or maybe when ya smell somfi...
2021-12-21 21:28:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: Shadowed Wings
Seneschal Hawkwright, the ruler of Silverwall in all but name, stood in the sealed gardens.
The gardens sat sealed deep in the heart of the palace, behind two sets of walls, rows of trusted guards, and the seal of his office, without which the final doors would not open. He had opened them this day, with the head Lepidopterist and their ne...
2021-12-21 00:13:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16: Sharp Dealings
Nezza shot a betrayed look at me, as I drew attention back to the chest of wooden talismans. Leiroc only seemed more interested.
“Hoh? I, truly, am surprised you would be so interested in ‘roll of the dice’, this is how you say, yes?” Still, he gestured, bringing over that chest. Some of his crew slowed in their unloading to watch ...
2021-12-20 22:43:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15: Kith and Kin
When I was younger, I actually came to Port Royal. I thought the name was funny, see. I remembered that there was some place called Port Royal on Earth, in the Caribbean maybe, so I wanted to see the fantasy version.
It was massive.
The city itself was built in a crescent surrounding the Bay of Swans. It was called that because t...
2021-12-18 01:13:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: The Prince
I was staring at a thin strip of silk when the door to the shop rang again.
I didn’t parse it, at first. After all, Jaina and I were in a clothing store; ostensibly it had other customers. I needed to buy traveling robes, and Kel’Thuzad really hadn’t given me enough money to splurge on expensive silks imported from Quel’Thalas.
A...
2021-12-17 19:57:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14: Port Royal
“What’s a port?”
I leaned against the wall of the hired coach, opposite the Boss. It was eerily reminiscent of when he’d kidnapped me from the Imperial City just over a year ago.
“Alllyyyyyyy!”
Of course, I had company this time. “A port is a city on the coast, where ships go to trade.” 2021-12-17 15:43:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 13: Blood in the Water
For memorizing a complex piece of information, you have gained 1 Intelligence
+2048 exp
You have reached level 15
10 Stat points awarded
You have unlocked 1 Skill slot!
1 Skill point awarded
You ha...
2021-12-16 18:29:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: Another Royal Interlude
It had been a year since the attack.
Elysia found herself surprised at that. A year, gone in the blink of an eye. She’d expected, well, perhaps not to have her little brother back by now, but she’d expected a body.
Instead, silence.
“Do matters of state bore you, my daughter?”
Elysia affected a laugh, tur...
2021-12-15 17:33:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 11: In the Blood
“So what’s your quest?” I asked.
We’d finished the food, and the sun was high overhead. The bridge was in a quieter part of town, so I’d given Nezza a bit of time to look over her new class options. Of course, there was one question I wanted to know the answer to.
Nezza frowned, eyes flicking down to the canal below....
2021-12-14 16:33:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: The Demon Lords
“Oh hey.” I bent down, picking up a copper slug off the cobbles. “Lucky.”
I paused at that. My luck stat was getting pretty high. On one hand, this could just be a normal coin on the road.
On the other, it would be nice if the only stat I could put points into started paying dividends. It was more than twice my next highest ...
2021-12-13 23:35:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10: Lady’s Port
“We found them.”
“Whoop, whoop!” electric punched a fist into the air. “Not gonna lie, Em, it's nice to be on the side of your schemes for a change period”
“I aim to please.” I gave my trademark signature smirk, pretending not to notice how my erstwhile nemesis still shivered at the sight of it. What could I say, I was...
2021-12-13 23:31:57 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Last chapter of Project Khepri in the queue, posting it to make way for all the future Damned if I Do content :D
Chapter 5: I Am
I am Khepri.
That is the first lie I tell myself every morning.
And the last before I go to sleep.
But can you really blame me/her? It’s much easier to live with than the truth. The truth hurts, after all.
I...
2021-12-10 22:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: Silver and Steel
In the end, she only hit me with 9 rocks.
Total.
I grinned back at the older girl as she followed me back towards the main roads. It wasn’t a bad day for me, either; I’d gotten a point of Dex from the training. It was harder to get stat points when your trainer wouldn’t literally kill you if you slipped up.
“What, did ...
2021-12-10 22:16:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: The Prince and the Paupers
The only way out was through.
With a huff, I stalked over to the alcove right next to the door. There was a jade band there, and I slipped it over my arm. It was a divination blocker, and apparently it linked back to the house’s own wards.
I could read between the lines. It meant that even if the Royal Augury couldn’t ...
2021-12-09 03:43:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7: Iron Will
The blade smacked my cheek.
“Again.”
I grunted, resetting my stance. The Boss came forward, sword moving in tight arcs.
I turned the first aside. The dagger almost flew from my hand at the force.
Backstep.
I deflected another blow.
Sidestep.
Duck.
Each attack was too heavy for me to block. I could on...
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Chapter 6: Bloody Pride
One th...
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Chapter 5: Prince of Nothing
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Chapter 4: Blood and Grit
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Chapter 2: A Royal Appointment
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2021-12-06 21:47:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: Good Offense
The wall of the barn exploded outward in a hail of rubble.
I’d installed a circuit with a deliberate fault, insulating it from the ground, and then Electra did the rest. I covered my eyes with one hand as the last burst of lightning arced out, lighting up the night for a brief instant. It showed me the fear and terror in my enemies’ eyes....
2021-12-06 21:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4: Therapy
Molly Simon pushed her badge against the door pad. With a quiet beep, the door clicked open, admitting her to the gymnasium and the training facility.
Really, calling it that was a bit much in her opinion. It had an itty bitty wading pool and a bunch of resistance bands. The whole place was for PT. If you wanted to exercise, you went to the rec ro...
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2021-11-19 19:15:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9: From Dalaran, With Love
Kel’Thuzad stroked his beard for a moment after Arthas, Jaina, and I presented him with our offer. It really hadn’t taken much time to get all the pieces in place once we’d all agreed. The Admiralty in Kul Tiras had agreed not only to sponsor research, but also to reaffirm their commitment to the Alliance. How fitting that Jaina wa...
2021-11-19 19:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3: After Action
“Alright, people, from the top.” Commander Scott turned away from the floor to ceiling windows overlooking the rest of the facility. “We have a lot of ground to cover, and not much time to do it, so let’s not waste any more time.”
With that said, he took his seat at the head of the oval conference table. It was made of polished wood...
2021-11-19 19:09:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: Shell Game
With Supervillainy came a certain amount of subterfuge.
Oh, sure, everyone talked about the lying, the grand schemes, the ‘you’ve fallen for my diabolical trap!’s, but cloak and dagger games were usually far less… romantic.
And when you were my size, more often than not they involved being smuggled somewhere in a container that lo...
2021-11-17 18:41:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12: We Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Nonsense
“Home sweet home.” I smiled as our hidden cove came into view.
Amy leaned over the front of the ship next to me. “Yeah, I always wanted to live in a hole in the ground.”
“Hmm, that explains so much about you.” I nodded. “After all, why else would you ditch the people who saved your life t...
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