Torix nodded his head, "He is quite resilient."
Tohtella sighed, "Then if you all agree with his plan, I will trust in your competence as a whole."
Torix turned to me, "I will blanket the landing position with darkness. This will prevent us from luring in a horde of angry silvers."
A message popped up in front of me,
Torix Worm, of Darkhill(Giess: 3/04/26) - It w...
2018-11-02 22:11:21 +0000 UTC View PostInside the walls of the gialgathen's base, the metal was cleared out. Espens walked barefoot around to several sectors of the camp, their feet bleeding shards of metal. In the center of the field, a pit of sludge bubbled. Espens congregated around this muck.
The beginning of a metal matrice appeared beside the pit. Saysha beetles swarmed its surface, expanding it. They feasted on fr...
2018-11-01 19:09:17 +0000 UTC View PostTohtella scoffed, "Really? Perhaps you'd like to offer up that evidence then?"
I went through a few menus, opening the files from Kessiah. My obelisk played out a three dimensional model of the fight. It showed me off in the distance, duking it out with Ryhstrika. As I landed onto the mountain, Tohtella raised her hand,
"That will be more than sufficient. I have a few questions to a...
2018-10-30 21:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostJilian fired at me, but I condensed my weight, no longer dispersing it. I sunk into the ground like diving into water. I burrowed at her while charging my mana. Jilian threw a bottle of the toxic, yellow gunk at the arena again. I grabbed it with telekinesis, preventing the container from shattering.
I tossed the vial aside. I detonated my runes, giving me a surge of strength. I propelled out of...
2018-10-29 21:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostKiki Mosk floated outside of the arena. As he did, the lights went off. The pre-fight hype started, clips of the fighters showing on the teleprompters. Flashy fights with no substance poured out of the screens. I leaned over towards Althea,
"This seems more like an exhibition than fighting, don't you think?"
Unlike me, Althea relished in the theatrics. She waved me away, "Just relax ...
2018-10-28 23:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostCaprika walked up, "Ah, Thisbey Thorn, it's a joy to meet you."
As Caprika walked up, I glared at her. Seconds ago she was annoyed at him. Now she acted like best buddies. Being two-faced didn't sit well with me, friend or foe alike.
I made a mental note of that as the albony offered Thisbey a hug. The gray espen raised a palm to her,
"I prefer to keep business associates...
2018-10-27 21:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a week of twenty-four hour days to grade the papers. It bled into my psyche, the monotony grinding away my will to live. Of course, my willpower helped, keeping me from slowing down or veering off course. As tedious as it was, I learned a decent amount about magical theory and some other skills. Most of them grading related.
I kept myself intent on finishing the papers during this time. ...
2018-10-26 19:45:34 +0000 UTC View Post*****************************
I ended up finding four other bodies spread out along the border of silver territory and mountainscape. Each espen held the same eggs, in the same pit of their stomach, and it was always a he. Each corpse was fresher, the last one being brand new with blood still running.
I kept my eyes sharp as I leaped up past the mountains. I molded gravity over myself, kee...
2018-10-25 17:25:29 +0000 UTC View PostI am proud of my race and my standing. As an Albony duchess, I hold sway in galactic courts. I've struck fear into those that hear my name, Caprika Novas. Despite all the clout I've amassed, I won't pretend that this Harbinger of Cataclysm didn't unnerve me. After seeing him melt a corpse without any warning, he absolutely horrified me.
So the sense of relief as that monster of metal jumped out ...
2018-10-24 19:13:05 +0000 UTC View PostAn espen laid hidden by crags of stone. The espens once crimson skin faded to a murky red, his vitality drained. A brand covered his forehead, a symbol etched on the surface. I opened my status, sending Caprika a message along with our coordinates. She might know what the mark meant, giving us a clue to what was going on.
I inspected the horror further, leaning towards the mess. The espen's hand...
2018-10-23 19:28:48 +0000 UTC View PostI walked over, clicking the center of Torix's gray suit. My power armor folded off me. I set the gray square that was left on a night stool beside the bed. I laid onto her. As I did, my real armor molded over us both, creating a sphere. As I pressed against her back, I whispered in her ear, "Always."
Althea giggled, "Your armor's gotten way better at that circle thing since we first did it forev...
2018-10-22 20:25:09 +0000 UTC View PostWith another lash of his tail, the gialgathen's desperation grew. I deflected another cutting strike. He flapped his wings, flying up into the air. Dipping into my mana, I pulled him downward. Alzoroth snapped,
"What is this vile trickery."
I stomped my heel, slamming him into the arena. His wide feet cracked into stone. He stumbled back, giving away precious space. His tail pummeled...
2018-10-20 00:09:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Note: By free e-book I mean giving it to 5$ and up patrons. I'll probably still do that, but I'll have to see how my budget pans out.
2018-10-19 17:59:35 +0000 UTC View PostYo guys. I've been focusing almost entirely on editing for publishing. Due to that, my chapter releases have slowed down to a crawl. I don't feel like I've offered enough value for you guys, so I'm pausing pledges for a month. I should be able to publish the book in mid October. After that, I'll get back on the grind of posting chapters.
The goal will be 3-4 regular releases a week at that point...
2018-10-01 03:27:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe gialgathen raised his neck, mana pouring from around him. Iasis charged towards him at a blistering pace. Alzoroth whipped his tail. Iasis slowed down, trying to dodge the tail's whip. Alzoroth slowed down the shifting momentum in his tail to match it.
Iasis skidded to a stop in front of Alzoroth, fearing the crack of tail. The giant boomed a chuckling roar from his jaws. He boomed out with ...
2018-09-26 23:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostEarnest unholstered two pistols, quick drawing them with skill. He fired off the entire clip towards Iasis. Iasis clasped a fist at the same time. Water from the air snapped together, forming ice. This plate of ice caught the bullets, cracks snapping through the plate.
The wall of ice crumbled. Iasis turned around, gesturing with his hands. Blue, origin mana built in his fingertips. He faced the...
2018-09-12 02:17:58 +0000 UTC View PostKessiah growled as she charged Caprika. With an unnerving calm, Caprika stood back and waited. Kessiah's footsteps crushed the stone beneath her feet, her movements explosive. As Kessiah reached Caprika, the revenant launched a right haymaker at Caprika's face.
The princess channeled the air by raising an arm. An invisible torrent cut through one of the tendons in Kessiah's wrist. The hand went ...
2018-08-31 22:25:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The picture for the video says it all.
2018-08-29 21:23:30 +0000 UTC View PostBefore I chewed into the cipher bonus, I checked out my trees. I got a bonus of 700 tree points from Eonoth's blessing. I poured the points into my current tree, Legendary.
In your homeworld, legends are told for those that mastered their chosen craft. Einstein was renowned as a genius. Da Vinci was hailed by artists as a prodigy. Tolkien will be remembered for his woven worlds....
2018-08-19 17:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe silver's hollow eyes starred at me for a second. It turned around, running away. Before it escaped, I gripped it with a gravity well. I stepped forward, the dim lights obscuring his operating table. Embedded into the skin of the espen was strands of silvers.
The tiny, gray insects dug their feet into the espen. They interlocked, creating panels of metal on the skin of the poor man. I t...
2018-08-17 03:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostI bit my lip, turning on my intercom, "Are you serious? Does everybody know my identity?"
Torix shrugged, "I didn't think you would be hidden forever anyways. Considering our overall fighting potential as a group, we don't have much to worry about."
I took a mental note of this. The next several hundred levels I gained would be invested into perception. Having everyone see through me wasn'...
2018-08-10 07:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I brushed the guy's hand off my shoulder, turning towards him, "So you're telling me you speak for the entire empire?"
The lanky green alien looked away from me, looking around at the guards, "Well, uhm, no. Not exactly."
I waved my hand in a circle as I shook my head, "Then you're talking for someone. Who is it?"
The lanky alien coughed into his hand, caught off ...
2018-08-01 04:22:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The beast was a living mess. Its broad wings, once beautiful, flapped with holes throughout them. Pieces of its skull showed, patches of its skin missing. The pollution ran out of its mouth, its needle teeth still white despite years of decay.
As the slop fell from its form, the beast revealed black skin littered with yellow patterns. It matched the surface of a poisonous dar...
2018-07-31 01:08:10 +0000 UTC View PostA spark of heated, red plasma melted through my gray armor. It left no mark on my actual skin beneath it. The gray goblin pulled at me, thrusting a palm at my elbow joint. He couldn't budge me. I glanced down, seeing the plasma. If someone peeked through the whole, they might figure out my identity. That was a much more pressing concern than this guy's attacks.
With a flick of my wrist and a cla...
2018-07-24 03:58:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe espen gawked at me. It made some sense. I stood five feet taller than her, a titan in her eyes. After leaving the shop, I vowed to shrink myself some with my mass manipulation skill. This height was doing me no favors at the moment.
The espen mumbled with a fairy voice, “Who are you?”
She almost hissed her words. I say she since the espen looked feminine. She had a familiar figure,...
2018-07-21 21:58:19 +0000 UTC View PostI breathed in, trying out the new air. The smell of oil and smog filled my lungs. A gray light leaked in from cracks in the walls. A muggy, thick atmosphere crept its way in. Rain pattered against the roof of the room we were still in. Everything smelled sterile, almost like a hospital. I turned to Torix,
“Where did you warp us on Giess?”
He frowned, “Somewhere I knew would be uninha...
2018-07-16 05:36:27 +0000 UTC View PostAn awkward atmosphere haunted the group on the walk back. I caused it. After a few minutes, we reached the elevator. As we funneled up, Kessiah spread out her arms,
"So...what are you guys wanting to do once we get to Giess?"
Torix jumped into the conversation, eager to get rid of the malaise,
"I've been meaning to brush up on my alchemy. As diverse as Earth is, it lacks ...
2018-07-12 05:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostA sapphire flame suffused the metal dome. My vision dimmed. My armor cracked, the shell surrounding us holding in the explosion. Fragments of my armor fell down. Sensing damage, the metal shell around me rushed back onto my charred skin.
Charred might be the wrong word. The flames left a deep cooling sensation after the initial, brilliant flash of heat. It was like someone injected liquid nitrog...
2018-07-07 04:30:42 +0000 UTC View PostNo point in getting ahead of myself though. Same as always, I charged the mana. After a few minutes, I looked at my status,
New skill learned! Mana saturation(lvl 1) unlocked!
Mana Saturation(lvl 1) - With your own flesh and blood as a cage, you extend your mana pool beyond its ordinary means. Increases charging speed and efficiency with level, and also reduces hea...
2018-07-03 19:51:08 +0000 UTC View PostAmara lifted her palms towards me, her eyes narrowed, "You imbecile...You let him live?"
I shook my head, "Oh, hell no. We got him. I meant whoops at the explosion."
She looked around at the destruction, "You did all this?"
I shrugged, "Yawm gave experience. What else can I say."
Amara stood up, looking at my friends. I gestured a hand at Althea, "This is my girlfriend, Althea....
2018-06-26 00:38:30 +0000 UTC View Post