Without warning, the aether spheres with the assassin’s shot up in the direction of the massive carrier.
Meanwhile, the rest sped up along the ground. It wasn’t that the dungeon doubted the assassins’ ability to defeat goblins; it was the exact opposite. He feared that they might do too well, killing off vast numb...
2022-07-27 18:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Should have known you’d overgo things,” Liandra said, looking at the giant carrier.
Meanwhile, aether spheres were listing people, a dozen at a time, up inside. It was a wasteful way of using energy, but the sooner the whole group could start the trip to Rosewind, the better.
“I take it no heroes showed u...
2022-07-27 18:52:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Ruby, Gleam!” Dallion shouted as he landed back to the ground.
Both shardfly and whip blade darted at the mage. Before they could reach him, invisible barriers appeared, preventing them from passing the final ten inches. For all his faults, the mage was skilled, and fast.
He was the reason March got banis...
2022-07-26 17:23:05 +0000 UTC View PostMEMORY FRAGMENT
Archmage Laboratory Archive, 17 years ago
Threads of vapor streamed beneath the window. Slowly, they wound together forming a small cloud, which then floated to the head of Gassil’s bed. Even in the darkness, he could see the shimmer—essence that onl...
2022-07-25 16:33:06 +0000 UTC View PostMEMORY FRAGMENT
Archmage Laboratory Archive, 17 years ago
In terms of Earth standards, a fraction of the Academy artifacts were obtained through legal means. Most were bought from hunters—which were little more than sanctioned relic hunters and grave robbers. Another ...
2022-07-24 15:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostA line of aether spheres floated through the wilderness at tremendous speeds. For the last few hours they had been tracking the invisible trail left by Lord Mandrake’s fleet of air carriers. Initially, the spheres had been high in the sky, but after several goblin squadron encounters, it had been decided for them to be as c...
2022-07-24 11:20:31 +0000 UTC View PostMulti-tasking was a difficult skill in the best of times. It was said to be the trait of successful generals, rulers, and merchant masterminds. People with such abilities would build empires—financial or other—win vast battles and not lose any sleep in the process. None of them were anywhere close to what a dungeon was ca...
2022-07-24 11:19:07 +0000 UTC View PostMEMORY FRAGMENT
Archmage Laboratory Archive, 17 years ago
It was every apprentice mage’s dream to be admitted to the archmage’s archive. It combined the best elements of a vault and a research facility. It was said that throughout the centuries a lot of vast discove...
2022-07-23 10:48:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe last goblin glider crashed onto the ground, a few hundred feet from Theo’s avatar. Behind him, the mass of people cheered. The dungeon, however, didn’t feel one bit pleased. As far as he was concerned, walking should be made illegal. There was no practical point in it. Even horseback riding was cumbersome and slow. Us...
2022-07-22 21:43:20 +0000 UTC View PostSleeping was bliss. It was the first time since he’d moved to Rosewind that Theo managed to get a proper night’s sleep. Normally, it wouldn’t be considered much—barely twelve hours—but it was a time during which he had the luxury of not thinking about the recent complications of life. Also, this was a time to dream...
2022-07-22 21:40:32 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll take care of this,” Liandra said with the confidence of a seasoned heroine.
“Will you manage? There’s ten of them.”
That partially sounded like compassion, though Theodor had ulterior-motives in mind. True, he didn’t want Liandra to get too hurt—he actually had started to find her amusing aft...
2022-07-22 21:38:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Why won’t your blessing help?” Theo asked. “Is the demon too powerful?”
“Oh, no,” the goddess chucked. “My blessing would be enough to make any weapon pierce the heart. However, I have to be physically there to bless you or your weapons, even if it’s a temporary blessing.”
In his previous life...
2022-07-22 21:36:26 +0000 UTC View PostWithout warning, the aether spheres with the assassin’s shot up in the direction of the massive carrier.
Meanwhile, the rest sped up along the ground. It wasn’t that the dungeon doubted the assassins’ ability to defeat goblins; it was the exact opposite. He feared that they might do too well, killing off vast numb...
2022-07-22 21:34:32 +0000 UTC View PostSudden acceleration grabbed Dallion as he found himself in the real world. A hint of surprise emerged on the mage’s face. Although only a moment had passed for him, he seemed aware that his spell had failed. Panic flashed in his eyes.
You aren’t prepared for this, Dallion thought, flying by. The sudden incr...
2022-07-21 20:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostDallion’s voice rose up, filling the air. The sensation of wonder and allure flowed in the words, blossoming within all that could hear. It wasn’t enough to change the attitude of the guardian—the dryad could resist without issue. However, they weren’t targeting him, but rather the ones he was protecting.
It sta...
2022-07-20 14:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Why won’t your blessing help?” Theo asked. “Is the demon too powerful?”
“Oh, no,” the goddess chucked. “My blessing would be enough to make any weapon pierce the heart. However, I have to be physically there to bless you or your weapons, even if it’s a temporary blessing.”
In his previous life...
2022-07-19 18:23:09 +0000 UTC View PostAttack from the other side! Dallion told the dragon, while he himself did another line attack in the direction of the temple. His goal wasn’t to destroy or even harm it, but the guardian couldn’t take the risk.
ATTACK NEGATED
Your attack has been sliced in two by PR...
2022-07-19 14:07:44 +0000 UTC View PostA line of aether spheres floated through the wilderness at tremendous speeds. For the last few hours they had been tracking the invisible trail left by Lord Mandrake’s fleet of air carriers. Initially, the spheres had been high in the sky, but after several goblin squadron encounters, it had been decided for them to be as c...
2022-07-19 10:15:17 +0000 UTC View PostA double-handed sword of red flame emerged in the demon’s hands as it flew to meet the heroine head on. Normally, that would be bad enough. However, just to add a little more boost of vileness, the creature slashed into the air, releasing a wave of flame towards Liandra and Theodor.
Oh crap! The dungeon thoug...
2022-07-18 14:56:22 +0000 UTC View PostCOMBAT INITIATED
Both Dallion and Eury jumped back, drawing their weapons.
Gleam, Dark, we’ll need your help on this, Dallion said.
It was tempting to think that the three of them would be enough to take the guardian down. After all, in the past Dallion, Eury, and Jiroh...
2022-07-17 21:34:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe only thing more annoying than being chased by an invulnerable suit or armor was being chased by one with the ability to fly and shoot fire. Theo had no idea what was involved in the construction of that contraption, but he knew one thing: gnomes were nasty business, especially gnomes in debt.
“I knew I should have...
2022-07-17 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHaving a guardian make demands wasn’t new. The same had happened in each of the other world swords Dallion had visited. However, this time, something felt off.
“What do you want?” Dallion asked. “I didn’t see any cracklings in the realm.”
“Cracklings.” The dryad let out a sad laugh. “The realm do...
2022-07-17 08:43:30 +0000 UTC View PostFor some reason, being captured felt like the most humiliating moment of the dungeon’s life. In fact, it stung so badly that it had become the main reason keeping him from destroying his avatar. From a logical point of view, that would easily solve all of Theo’s problems. The chances of anyone else making it this far were...
2022-07-16 23:06:32 +0000 UTC View PostPassing through the portal turned less climactic than one might think. There was no tunnel of light, no mysterious runes floating about… nothing more than the sound of a brief pop. The closest way to describe it was like walking through an extremely thin sheet of paper; the village, with all its surroundings, was left behin...
2022-07-16 23:05:16 +0000 UTC View PostFive villages had been “hit” by flying goblins, all in the last month, as it turned out. Four of them had been completely depopulated, with the fifth having people remain indoors most of the time and never ever leaving during the night.
Even in his previous life, Theo couldn’t describe himself as a people’s pers...
2022-07-16 23:03:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe last goblin glider crashed onto the ground, a few hundred feet from Theo’s avatar. Behind him, the mass of people cheered. The dungeon, however, didn’t feel one bit pleased. As far as he was concerned, walking should be made illegal. There was no practical point in it. Even horseback riding was cumbersome and slow. Us...
2022-07-16 23:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostGoing through the deserved city brought nothing of interest. Everything of value was gone, probably taken by people who had themselves died centuries ago. All furniture and clothes were elegant, but simple. The only thing that remained were the depictions of the Star’s glory, along with a few praying altars. If there was an...
2022-07-15 21:56:47 +0000 UTC View Post“So, you’re his girlfriend?” Dark asked.
One of the negatives of having a dragon in one’s realm was that the dragon had access to a lot of information, not to mention that it, like Dallion, was an empath.
“Something like that,” Eury replied. Maybe because it was the only entity she could talk to, she f...
2022-07-14 17:05:33 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean, it’s gone?” Dallion asked.
As far as he was aware, guardian chambers and arenas were indestructible as long as the realm existed. The temples were the equivalent of just that. He could sort of understand that the temples of destroyed guardians—not that he was fully sure how that would happen...
2022-07-13 19:20:57 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the realm had first been populated, it must have had millions of inhabitants. There was no telling how many of those had been otherworlders, but the number had to have been significant. The map showed several large cities with several smaller ones. The population had been large and vibrant to the point that trade routes ...
2022-07-12 14:55:17 +0000 UTC View Post
