“Mind your feet.”
I’ve barely registered her words when Ilya teleports us again, and I only get the first notes. The rock underfoot crumbles, tipping me towards rushing water. A spike of panic and thinking up has my wings pressed flat against the ceiling before I can stop. The tunnel we’re in adds to my growing list of places I never want to visit again.
The only illuminatio...
2021-12-02 03:02:26 +0000 UTC View PostAmdirlain dropped into the grass before Tickles, watching the muscles clenching in her jawline. “If it’s sitting on you so heavily, maybe it’s not the best role for you.”
“They hate everything living, don’t they?” asked Tickles, and Amdirlain nodded at the haunted look in her gaze.
“Indeed, they do. They’re in pain, and they think feeding on life will stop it. But ...
2021-12-01 11:04:38 +0000 UTC View PostOnce off the bleak mountain, the slope rapidly shifts from foothills into a grey dusty plain. The plant life eking out its existence here is brown and dry, ready to collapse without warning. Leaves don’t drop from stems, but become dust clouds as Ilya swoops low. Her wingbeats ending the struggles of leaves and sometimes whole plants. Her flight path dips between the boulders at the speed of ...
2021-11-28 23:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe energy of the Gate had faded before Amdirlain finished purifying items. Armour no longer possessed the repulsive feel about it, the images within had stilled and faded. The pikes’ hafts, once purified, had become a deep-blue wood laced through with veins of amber. Fragmented blades had become golden and Analysis showed them as rededicated Celestial-steel.
The Lich’s bracers were a...
2021-11-27 22:44:59 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 140 - I finished writing today, but haven't started editing.
Chapter 141 - I'm starting today or tomorrow
Chained 10 and Hell's songbird 6 - in progress.
2021-11-27 08:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe cell’s bars are a mesh of cut stone that makes no sense, and I wrapped chains through the gaps unable to see where it comes apart. I’m looking over the ceiling to make sure I’m not about to bury them by just removing it, and Silevien speaks up again. “Don’t pull it all. You only need to move that block, Sidero.”
Looking back, I find she’s pointing towards ground level, u...
2021-11-26 02:13:56 +0000 UTC View PostAmdirlain had set herself on the cliff edge, her Telepathy keeping her linked to those working the harbours. Ebusuku had already scried out so many harbours that the Archons had split into pairs to clear separate shorelines. While O’Nai, Sage, and Solveiga were running solo, each was making quick work of undead. It was a stretch for her Telepathy’s limits to stay linked to them, spread out ...
2021-11-25 13:21:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 139 - I've completed first pass editing.
Chapter 140 - I've started
Chained 9 - I've completed first pass editing
Hell's Songbird 6 - In-progress (should have that one next week)
2021-11-25 08:21:26 +0000 UTC View PostImmunity to fire was certainly one thing she possessed. Reality happily informed her of a gap in her plans with the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury helping to point it out.
[Health: -4,000
Resistance: Mundane Materials [G] (1->4)]
Her lungs ruptured as the near-vacuum dragged air from them and pulled it out through pores. Braced against further pain, she didn’t shift form b...
2021-11-21 13:56:47 +0000 UTC View PostAmdirlain slipped ahead of Erwarth as they moved up on the compound’s side gate. It felt strange being in the Sisterhood uniform with Erwarth providing corrections as they went. While it wasn’t essential to this operation, it was another skill she’d need to make sure she had right—passing as the enemy. The mental corrections she received weren’t just on how she moved in the uniform bu...
2021-11-19 15:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostThough it was tempting just to leave them slumped in the tunnel, it was time to get to work. I’d mainly used Inventory to store materials until now; even the excavation to push its capacity for retrieving the egg had still been storage. The little run-in when I’d partially stored that tree had nearly been a downer, but it showed I still needed to push it along. The trip had brute-forced a b...
2021-11-19 02:44:22 +0000 UTC View PostBeen struggling a bit this week, 2nd week of my goal and I got the 2nd dose of Pfizer, so I feel like I have the worst flu atm.
However, that said:
Chapter 137 - currently is halfway written.
Chained 8 - Is being edited.
Chained 9 - is in progress (Sidero has been bossy and insisted I write a bunch of her chapters. Since the words are working for her at present, no...
2021-11-18 08:50:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Was it one of your servants that you sent through earlier, Amdirlain?” Vāriyāka asked, not having moved to leave with the council.
“No, that was Torm; you’ve not met him. He’s a guardian of Týr; I met him years ago, protecting a senior servant on another world,” explained Amdirlain, frowning as the translation twisted her explanation slightly.
Týr’s response to he...
2021-11-16 08:28:31 +0000 UTC View PostAmdirlain released the link with Vāriyāka and shortly afterwards was regarding the Shaper with concern. Not held in a state of meditation, he sat blinking speechless at Amdirlain for long minutes, as the Earth Affinity mingled with his natural inclination towards Metal. Their presence on the Elemental Plane of Earth had made establishing the connection easy; apparently, Vāriyāka adjusting t...
2021-11-14 20:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 135 - I've finished writing and will look to edit.
Sidero pushed Isaac out of the road and got a chapter written for her this week, even though I planned to write more of Hell's Songbird. Hence Chained - 7, being released on Patreon. (Some MCs are just more bossy than others.)
It's currently released to just the Treasury Patreon tier but will become accessible to others, and...
2021-11-14 00:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor all the contempt I have for them morally, they don’t lack in physical strength—though brains, that’s a different story. Their whole expedition counts on Gaius, but the others start off with him trailing along last except for me. I’d have others positioned flanking him, at the very least.
Though I don’t mind the view—clad as he is in leather leggings and tunic—an outfit t...
2021-11-12 19:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post“We can’t just rush and grab slaves randomly,” Amdirlain cautioned, and Ebusuku motioned towards the passage. Bitter acid and burning pain twisted hooks inside Amdirlain as she forced back tears. Soul Sight had showed her so much of the slaves’ suffering, and the Dao’s uncaring disregard.
Easing back along the path, they made their way through the ward. Once clear, Ebusuku telep...
2021-11-11 07:03:21 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 134 - is mostly written.
Hell's Songbird 6 - still has a fair bit to go before it's ready. Currently re-writing part of it that didn't feel right. Once I get 134 finished, I'll focus on this chapter.
I've set a goal tonight, so letting folks know, just to hold myself accountable.
My current goal is to alternate a chapter for each of the side stories each week after I g...
2021-11-08 10:51:45 +0000 UTC View Post“That Spell you showed me feels like part of the Titan’s maze,” Mirage said.
A Valkyrie wearing Týr’s emblems appeared nearby, making Mirage start, but Ebusuku and Amdirlain were already in motion. A throwing knife, its tip having dug into the Valkyrie’s throat, reappeared back in Ebusuku’s hand. Amdirlain had instantly re-formed into a standing position, arms shaped into bla...
2021-11-07 14:01:51 +0000 UTC View PostEbusuku gathered the Celestials present in the Domain while Amdirlain called Solveiga and O’Nai back from their patrol groups. The lack of interruptions among the gathering allowed Eubusuku to quickly run down the list, even with explaining details. Hands were swiftly raised to offer help on items that Amdirlain could delegate as Ebusuku ran through her copy.
“You’re not leaving me ...
2021-11-04 07:08:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe sight of the bow’s polished wood wrenches at me, and pain twists inside me. Why did I stay hidden? The leather wraps on the grip show where his strong fingers held it, marks that will get no deeper now. Hands that guided my attempts to learn are no longer here to steady me. I want to cry, but the tears won’t come, just a burning pain in my chest. Every time I see something that reminds ...
2021-11-04 06:40:20 +0000 UTC View PostStretched out on the grass, Amdirlain snuggled in against Torm. Eyes half-lidded, her head rested on his shoulder as his fingers caressed along her lower back. His soft touch through her clothing caused sparks to twitch through her core and up her spine. She murmured a faint protest as he shifted position and his other hand came up to play with her hair. “I’m trying to focus here.”
...
2021-11-02 09:19:14 +0000 UTC View Post[Achievement: Sunny Daze.
Condition: First Angel (Solar) recruited.
Reward: Celestial’s services for as long as you’re worthy.
Role: Right—or left—hand of Power. Your choice, and theirs.
Location: Domain, Outlands.
Faith: +20
Note: An Angel (Solar) has joined your service of their own accord.
Current Use Name: Ebusuku
Agreement between Cel...
2021-10-31 00:02:11 +0000 UTC View PostPresently, aside from Sidero and Isaac's stories, I have a few other story ideas floating around in my mind. They'll all get written, but let me know which you'd like first. While they take part in the same world, none have system access, so be seeing any numbers. (Plus saves word count since they'll be a short story)
Going to release these to Treasury Patrons first as thanks for your sup...
2021-10-30 22:11:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe well-maintained door barely creaks, but still the guard inside turns quickly at the sound. I can feel the enchantment in the blade at his waist, his hand falling on the hilt with an impressive speed. The human is taller than my summoner, just over six feet, his shoulders are a long axe haft across and he’s delightfully proportion on the large side in other places. His dark brown hair he k...
2021-10-28 14:15:23 +0000 UTC View PostAggie smiled as Amdirlain shifted into her favoured Wood Elf form, and reset the concealments the summoning had removed. “At least I don’t have to escort you through Moradin’s Hall with those wings out.”
“Don’t you like the wings?” asked Amdirlain, her playful sulky tone earning a raised eyebrow from Aggie.
“They’re very dramatic, but the black and gold feel ominou...
2021-10-28 13:54:35 +0000 UTC View PostOutlands
Amdirlain’s giggles lightened her steps, but an unexpected sight stopped her as she broke through the treeline. Two Dwarves, in armour, one in gleaming Mithril chainmail, the other in leather, stood at the edge of her Domain. The moment she focused on them, their avatars’ auras against the Domain’s perimeter made it clear who they were. Not wanting to make ...
2021-10-25 21:40:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 128 - have finished the first pass through editing it.
Not feeling the best at present. So doubt I'll make more progress on writing tonight.
Had a few snippets of story ideas mug me on the weekend and I might look to write at least a short story for Klipyl post her departure from 'The Hollow.'
2021-10-25 07:39:46 +0000 UTC View PostThey’d stayed longer than intended, having run into a cavern containing hundreds of Elementals. Though even deliberately allowing foes to engulf her had provided Amdirlain only a single increase in Earth Resistance. With the last of them dealt with and gems collected, the Gate opened at The Exchange’s entry. Where Amdirlain’s first arrival hadn’t made an impression, Sidero got a powerfu...
2021-10-24 03:52:38 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been an exhausting week with work, so haven't gotten as far as I'd have liked.
Chapter 127 - I've gotten over half written.
Have also made progress on the next chapter of Chained and Hell's Songbird, and some scenes for future chapters of both.
Unfortunately, I've got some work that will consume a good chunk of tomorrow. Will see how I go getting my usual two chapters wri...
2021-10-22 08:52:52 +0000 UTC View Post