Final Match
Noah got up early the next day and set himself up in Valon’s room. The final match of the tournament would take place in the evening, so he had all day to train his magic and craft new tools. He was particularly interested in the dark gray cr...
2024-08-27 01:24:41 +0000 UTC
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Deaf Ears
2024-08-27 01:23:34 +0000 UTC
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The Path Back
Noah awoke the next morning to find Shannon clinging to him tightly. After everything that had happened during Knight’s Day, her shaken heart drove her to seek Noah and Valia’s comfort. They spent the night immersed in passion, helping al...
2024-08-27 01:22:24 +0000 UTC
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Upheaval
The sounds of footsteps and swishing fabric moved through the royal bedroom, reaching Galvin’s ears as he slowly awoke. He sat up in bed, looking at his hands as though he hadn’t seen them in months. His mind was racing, like his thoughts were...
2024-08-27 01:21:02 +0000 UTC
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Faith
Noah and his group rode ceaselessly across the Utheric countryside, heading northwest towards Rorik and Lumestada. The land was infested with ravenous creatures and bandits, but none could stand a chance against the five travelers, each a capable fig...
2024-08-27 01:19:54 +0000 UTC
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In Pursuit
Days passed, and supplies were getting even lower. There was plenty of meat and edible plants, but not everything they needed could be hunted and gathered. They made another detour to a village further down the line, hoping that this time, they ...
2024-08-27 01:18:21 +0000 UTC
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Resistance
Galvin woke up the way he always did, with a smug sense of satisfaction. Many days had passed since Knight’s Day, and he was enjoying being king. Rather, he enjoyed the perks and ignored the responsibilities. His father would get up early to m...
2024-08-27 01:17:10 +0000 UTC
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Pattern Type Blue
Noah and the group rode through the night, trying to escape from Scyler and his minions. On the plus side, Valia’s slash seemed to have inflicted some lasting damage because he wasn’t pursuing them on foot like he was before, and he w...
2024-08-27 01:16:05 +0000 UTC
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The Tyrant
“I can’t thank you enough for taking us in, Jurt. You’ve truly saved us,” said Cyrilo, sitting at her fellow brothel owner’s counter. With their arrival, business was suspended to keep their presence a secret.
The bearded man sho...
2024-08-27 01:11:15 +0000 UTC
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Settling the Score
2024-08-27 01:08:26 +0000 UTC
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Refraction
The carriage rolled down the open street, flanked on all sides by bronze knights and leading several soldiers. Three silver knights sat in the interior, surrounding their lord.
“Your Highness, we’ve almost arrived,” said...
2024-06-26 16:10:30 +0000 UTC
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Across the Plains
The day of Noah and Valia’s departure had arrived, but they were delayed due to the weather. A tumultuous summer storm, perhaps the last of the season, was bathing Sylphtoria with warm, heavy drops. Up in the palace, Noah and Elisandra ...
2024-06-26 16:09:17 +0000 UTC
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Chains and Swords
“Noah!” Noah was shaken awake and instinctively pulled out his dagger to attack the unknown foe. Instead, he felt Valia grab his wrist. “It’s me, come on,” she said in the pitch blackness.
“What’s going on...
2024-06-26 16:07:59 +0000 UTC
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City of Beasts
2024-06-26 16:06:49 +0000 UTC
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Methodology
It was the middle of the day, and the tavern was lively, with men and women alike indulging in spirits. Tails of all different kinds hung out of the backs of chairs and stools, whether furry, scaly, or feathered. Most of the light came from the...
2024-06-26 15:57:03 +0000 UTC
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Ensnared
Given a heading by the imprisoned Pack members, Noah, Valia, and Shannon departed from Welindar, heading northeast on horseback, though Shannon preferred to gallop on her own hooves. With the Pack all but vanquished in the city and the poison arro...
2024-06-26 15:54:54 +0000 UTC
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The Threads That Bind
2024-06-26 15:53:33 +0000 UTC
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Blood Splatter
Prince Lupin was facing the biggest challenge of his military and political career. It felt like a thousand years ago, he had begun his siege on Welindar, facing those impenetrable gates, and now, living within the palace, his authority as r...
2024-06-26 15:51:55 +0000 UTC
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Animal Kingdom
With the loss of Carthace’s prison, the Profane menace should have been decimated, but the danger had only increased for Noah, Valia, and Shannon. Countless fiends were slain in the liberation battle, while the rest were scattered to the w...
2024-06-26 15:50:38 +0000 UTC
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Lovesick
The voices of the arguing men could be heard outside the closed room and through the corridor. They sat at a long table, dressed in either elegant noble garb or modest working attire, these squabbling captains of industry. They were the heads of t...
2024-06-26 15:49:24 +0000 UTC
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Rabbit Hunt
The morning after Bella’s transformation, an emergency summons was called for every knight in Colbrand, and Alexis, Sophia, and Cyrilo could imagine why. Alexis, in her battle dress, and Sophia, in her white vestments, made the journey to the...
2024-06-26 15:46:04 +0000 UTC
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He Who Wears the Crown
Once again, things were peaceful in Welindar. Lupin had successfully won over the city, leaving the Pack high and dry, and Noah was putting his experience to good use and helping Lupin improve the quality of life for the people and d...
2024-06-26 15:44:58 +0000 UTC
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Legion
Noah tackled Shannon, forcing her to the ground as the gargantuan mass that was Kaisen exploded. Mana surged out in all directions like flames, and black blood flooded the streets of Welindar, washing over buildings, people, and fiends. The entire c...
2024-06-26 15:43:40 +0000 UTC
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Homefront
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2024-06-03 00:09:51 +0000 UTC
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2024-06-02 22:56:54 +0000 UTC
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Within the Trees
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2024-06-02 22:42:51 +0000 UTC
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Elisandra slept soundly in her bed, bathed in the starlight passing through the open windows of her palace. Her mattress was huge for a single occupant, but she was not alone tonight. The feeling of movement on the bed caused her to stir, and sh...
2024-06-02 22:39:04 +0000 UTC
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Precedent
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2024-06-02 22:34:00 +0000 UTC
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On the Horizon
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“You look tired,” Valia said as she and Noah ate breakfast.
“Well you do tend to wring me out like a washcloth at night.”
“I’m serious, you look like you barely slept.”
“I’ve been racking my brain, tr...
2024-06-02 22:26:39 +0000 UTC
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The Wandering Spirit
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Deeper and deeper, Noah delved into the sea of his memories, losing all sense of identity and time. Random moments from his experience in the multiverse flashed across his mind’s eye with crystal clarity, hypnotizing his senses ...
2024-06-02 22:21:08 +0000 UTC
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