Chapter 183
I admitted to myself that I had wanted to be one of the explorers to go to and search for one of the ancient inert beacons. I might have gone if not for my children still being unaccounted for. They left to the best festivities we could conjure up in the system. This was, after all, a chanc...
2024-01-05 05:39:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 126 Choosing Sides
I was seated across from Castile, a worn, dark oak table between us. Two gold rings, a silver necklace, and some folded papers were on the table. She studied me until I started to get uncomfortable. Castile broke the silence, “Can I see the amulet?”
I didn’t hesit...
2024-01-04 20:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis is an announcement that I plan to finish Starship Engineer in February (7 weeks - 8 chapters or so). After Starship is done, I will be editing Town Builder with a quick read through edit and then starting to add to the Town Builder story at the rate of one chapter a week. The Starship Engineer/Town Builder Ti...
2024-01-04 02:22:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 125
With Maveith trailing me, I entered the library. Scholar Favian was sorting books on a table. “Eryk, I am not ready yet. Trying to decide which books will be most helpful on the expedition.”
“You are coming to the Haunted Ruins?” I asked, surprised at the old scholar’s...
2024-01-04 02:02:28 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 111
Konstantin’s body was a mess as we brought it into the barracks. The company huddled around as he was placed on a table and his body stripped. The smell of burnt flesh and charred leather was strong among the stink of days in the woods. His leather bracers had bite marks on them, and when...
2024-01-03 18:59:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 110
The soldiers for the Countess were at attention and waiting for orders. They were all sneaking glances curiously at Maveith. Brutus looked to have been working with the Citadel gate guards. Brutus looked tired and asked, “I am done for the day. Do you mind if I spend some time with ...
2024-01-03 17:29:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 124 A Woman Can Not Keep a Secret
Boris had essentially challenged me in front of everyone. I looked to Castile, who had been uncomfortable with the whole display, and now she even wore a frown. I looked back at Adrian and Delmar, and neither offered me help dealing with the First Citizen.
Firs...
2024-01-03 05:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 166 Gundella POV (voted on by Patrons)
Gundella watched Apollyon slip into the portal between worlds after his group. She had not yet gotten everything she could out of the strange orc Champion. But she had gained a lot so far. Her daughter, Tevega, was going to be an exceptional fighter and ha...
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2024-01-02 03:12:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 165
Sharn and the orcs of the Molten Fist looked confused and maybe even afraid as I landed in my incubus form and walked calmly while transforming back into my orc body. My true nature had surprised them, and now they were trapped in a desert with a demon and his companions. When I landed on t...
2024-01-01 07:12:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 158
The feather fall ring had worked and worked well. I had artificed it myself, but it was the first time I had used it. The adrenaline rush had been intoxicating. Even if my ring had not activated, I was fairly certain my lightning reflexes spell would have given me some protection from the r...
2023-12-31 20:50:47 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 182 Operation Purge
When the Godfather Agents moved on the Brotherhood, it had been synchronized throughout human-controlled space. It had taken three months to get the message out to all the field agents and Godfather Cells. Everything was to occur on the same galactic date. A few subtle and n...
2023-12-30 18:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 157 The Mage Hunter
The skyship I was on was slightly unusual; its bridge was in the bow and had a one-hundred-eight-degree forward view, but I did not know of anything happening on the top deck behind me. From the design, it was not what I would consider a warship.
The controls were clearly labeled ...
2023-12-29 21:07:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 123 Contested Blades
I made my way to the central courtyard and found an elaborate setup. The central square of the fading gardens had been set with a thin layer of sand. Over a hundred spectators stood to watch on one side of the square. Most of the spectators were workers in the Citadel.
<... 2023-12-29 19:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 122 Good Samaritan
As the company registered the disbelief of my presence, they came by to slap me on the back—not gently—and congratulate me once again for a miraculous survival. I think the slaps were to make sure I was actually here and not an illusion. With the welcome done, I started eating breakfast in...
2023-12-28 21:07:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 121 Flavius and Konstantin
The early morning sun was showing, but the forest was in a mild fog as two men in legion armor jogged through the woods. One was scouting left and the other right as they moved in harmony. Flavius, on the right, asked, “You didn’t know he could heal, did you?”
Konstan...
2023-12-28 01:37:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 109 The Duchess’ Mother
I felt secure in my little corner of the tower as I entered the dreamscape. Oscar was there to greet me, and I gladly spent a few minutes rubbing his furry belly. I planned to limit my time in the dreamscape to just four hours unless I knew I would not be disturbed. I ...
2023-12-27 17:54:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 108 Goblin Slaughter
The road was wet with light rain from last night. I walked next to Maveith with Flavius and Blaze in front. My mind was still turning over the fact that Lareen knew I had a dreamscape amulet. She might know what it was, but I doubt she had figured out just how valuable it w...
2023-12-27 16:24:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 157 The Mage Hunter
The skyship I was on was slightly unusual; its bridge was in the bow and had a one-hundred-eight-degree forward view, but I did not know of anything happening on the top deck behind me. From the design, it was not what I would consider a warship.
The controls were clearly labeled ...
2023-12-26 07:39:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 156
I was trapped in the aether core room. The door was splintering, and I was standing invisible against the wall. The massive ship was slowly falling from the sky by the lightening feeling in my stomach. The backup runes connecting the two forward crystals were either poorly maintained or could not handle the ...
2023-12-25 08:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 155 The Sky King
As soon the communication stones wouldn’t work, I immediately knew what the Black Mauraders had planned. They had used a large number of skyships and attackers in the initial assault to make Skyholme think they committed all their assets to secure three islands for a foothold.
They...
2023-12-24 04:08:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 181 The Malevolent Truth
When Desdemona’s ship, the Excalibur, returned to the Bradbury system after nearly fifteen months away, she called for an immediate private meeting with me. Entering my captain’s briefing room on the Fateweaver, she was a little shocked by the three city ships, and we spent som...
2023-12-22 06:09:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 120
In the morning, we made our way to catch up to the company. I was having some trepidation about answering questions about my miraculous survival. No one had seen the dead wyvern, and I probably should not have told Maveith I had poisoned the beast as he had trouble with the idea of lying. I...
2023-12-21 05:27:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 107 Not So Secret Anymore
My practice with Maveith was not proceeding as I had envisioned. I was sprawled on the ground for the fifth time this afternoon. My ribs ached as Maveith extended his hand to help me to stand. “You are too bloody strong, Maveith,” I complimented him while wincing and foc...
2023-12-20 22:57:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 106
I entered the dreamscape and was greeted by Oscar. He seemed so lifelike that I almost felt guilty for always leaving him here alone. Not that I could take him out of here anyway. I started by taking in an hour of practice with Xavier, Adrian, and Konstantin. Using my air shield...
2023-12-20 22:36:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 119
I was cold. My body felt like I was left out in the snow naked. I was in the barn that I had arrived in this world. I was naked, and the air was freezing. My skin was goosebumped, and I felt like I was frozen solid, unable to move. I tried to force myself to move, and pain erupted through my whole body.
<... 2023-12-20 21:25:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 164
Having sent Iris and Vida back to Earth was somewhat of a relief. We were all in danger but them more so. Also, I questioned Vida’s commitment to our objectives. She might be loyal to me, but she was selfish, like most orcs I had encountered to date. I still had the scroll in my min...
2023-12-20 04:36:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 118 Aerial Ballet
The wyvern made the drake look small in comparison. Sebastian turned hard and low as he flew his drake among the scattered trees. The wyvern did not pursue but instead landed at the base of the tree where the summoner was. Konstantin and I used the trunk and lower branches for...
2023-12-19 02:22:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 105 Truffle Subcontracting
I left the alchemist in the tower while trying to figure out how to get his truffles. With leaves changing, it meant winter was coming. How much longer would I be able to harvest for the alchemist? There was still some daylight to burn, so I paused in the library. &nb...
2023-12-19 00:46:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 154
I settled into the pilot’s seat of the Silent Gloom. Everything was standard for flight controls of a skyship—I just needed to get a feel for the control’s sensitivity. Additional controls were tied into the ship’s aether crystal, but none were labeled. I assumed shields and aether ...
2023-12-18 05:38:21 +0000 UTC View Post
