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Grand Game 455: The Under-Dweller

“He’s alone,” Ghost said, confirming what I myself had sensed. Nodding minutely, I drew to a stop beside my visitor’s wagon. 

“Are you him?” Nicola growled.

“What?” I asked with a frown.

“Are you the one Tyelin sent me for?”

“Ah, yes, I am.”

Swinging him...

Grand Game 6 Audiobook delayed

Hi all,

Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen delays on the narrator's end, the audiobook for Scion's Duty has been pushed back. New ETA: End May 2024.

Apologies, I know many are waiting keenly for it.

Tom

Grand Game 454: A Favor for a Favor

Tyelin’s lips twitched. “Ah. Your price. I was wondering when we would get around to that.” He paused. “One thousand gold.”

I laughed. “One thousand gold? For delivering a sector? Don’t be ridiculous.”

“But you won’t be delivering us the sector,” Tyelin declared. “All you’ll be doing is s...

Grand Game 453: A Parley Amongst the Reeds

“You told Yara that you can help us bring down the Riders,” Tyelin said, beginning without preamble once I’d seated myself opposite him. 

I inclined my head. “I did.”

“Tell me how,” he demanded bluntly.

“Malikor has deployed a significant portion of his forces outside the Riders’ fort,...

Grand Game 452: Venturing into the Unfamiliar

82 Days Left to Broker Peace in Sector 12,560

You have successfully stored the nature unchained spell in the ring, mage’s surprise. 

Your Dexterity has increased to rank 94. Other modifiers: +24 from items.

You have slept for 4 hours. 

Grand Game 451: Dealing with the Familiar

No more Blades emerged from their hidden base in the hills. 

Perhaps there were no more inside to do so, or perhaps those inside were unaware of the deaths of their fellows. I didn’t know, but nor did I make the mistake of approaching the base again.

I had eight hours. 

That was about how long it...

Grand Game 450: Making a Point

My lips quirked upward in amusement as I listened to Yara’s frantic orders. They told me much about the Blades’ capabilities and confirmed many of my own guesses as to their skills. They also made another thing clear: I was not going to finish off my foes as quickly as I wanted to.

And if I could not make an impress...

Grand Game 449: A Clash of Blades

Ghost reached me well ahead of the pursuing Blades. Skidding to a halt beside me, she flopped down on her belly and let her tongue hang out, panting heavily. 

“Now?” she asked.

“Not yet,” I replied, watching the players through my mindsight. Nature unchained had a range of ...

Grand Game 448: A Meeting of Blades

“Who’s Blythe?” I asked lightly, ignoring Cine’s glare.

For a drawn-out moment no one answered. I couldn’t tell if that was because my question had caught them off-guard or if they had been struck speechless by my audacity.

Ye, right.

“Blythe is our lord and the leader of the Silent Blad...

Grand Game 447: Stepping in It

Ghost has taken the form of a level 212 stygian pyre wolf.

Three hours later, I was wandering the plains again, with Ghost ranging ahead of me. We’d not discovered our target yet, but I was optimistic. The familiar had found a scent trail.

“It’s gone again,” the pyre wolf reported...

Grand Game 446: Circling Around

The Devil command group did not linger long after that. 

Mounting their hellbats, they flew swiftly back to the fort, no doubt to put their plans into effect.

Staying where I was, I ruminated over what I’d learned. The Riders’ conversation had certainly been enlightening. I now knew for certain that all t...

Grand Game 445: The Mystery Guest

The plants could not eat me, of course. 

Not unless they had more to work with than devouring pollen. Lowering my head, I turned my face away from the sea of descending seeds and waited for my void armor to do its work.

You have sustained life damage. 

You have sustained li...