Buried under thick covers, a muffled snore leaked from the sleeping bag. A mop of messy hair covered the exit of the temporary bed, preventing anyone from seeing who was inside.
Standing around the sleeping individual were three people—a mercenary, an adventurer, and… an elf. The two women, the mercenary and the elf...
2024-02-09 12:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post-In a Minor Kingdom of the Eternal Empire-
The bright hall was filled with loud chattering and laughter, sconces letting off a warm glow along the edges of the room. Individuals of all races wearing exquisite gowns and suits mingled with each other, every one of their faces covered by a mask. The hall was fille...
2024-02-07 12:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Open Obelisk Directory.”
[Directory: ]
[ ]
Floating before Lucille was a familiar screen, faintly glowing with sky-blue light behind its white text. She gazed wearily at the selecti...
2024-02-05 12:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostA brown-haired man with a ponytail and strange goggles pushed up on his head had his arms crossed, gazing dubiously at the silver-haired boy in front of him.
The boy was fiddling with a strange device that went around his neck, trying to get it into a comfortable position. “Is it on properly?” Scytale ask...
2024-02-02 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostStanding before a mirror, Lucille rubbed her face with water. In just a moment, she would get changed and begin her day, but just as she put down the face towel she was using to dry her face…
[Initiating Communication Channel with User Lucille Goldcroft]
She stared at the message with a str...
2024-01-31 12:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post-A few days later-
Putting away his spear in his dimensional skill, Hargrave stretched and walked through the hallway, returning from the training room. In an effort to help Scytale understand his abilities better, and out of his own curiosity, they had been sparring a little the past few days. He had obviously...
2024-01-29 12:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostA red-haired man with amber eyes frowned as he walked through the hallways of the Aurelian Commission, gazing at the ground in thought. Many of the staff gave him looks because he was a man wearing armour walking through the building, but he ignored them. Hargrave looked up when he heard voices and paused when he saw two peop...
2024-01-26 12:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe boy studied her in silence for a moment, his smile still present. Then he nodded.
Lucy took that as him accepting her greeting and she straightened up, gesturing to a couch. “Please, take a seat.”
Vessel nodded and sat on a couch opposite hers.
She sat down and crossed one leg over the other, placing...
2024-01-24 12:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post-A few minutes earlier-
The carriage climbed up the cobbled road, paved with polished marble and lined with luxurious flora. Fences made of light blue metal lead the way up the small mountain, where the towering Aethereal Palace sat on top, overlooking the City of the Cerulean Duchy.
Lucille was riding in...
2024-01-22 12:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post“No!”
Lucille gazed dully at her bond as he crossed his arms in front of him in an ‘X’ and shook his head. “No way in hell. I’m not coming.”
She sighed. “Scytale-”
“No matter what you say, I’m not coming!” he exclaimed. “You said you had unfinished business to resolve, and I pointed...
2024-01-19 12:56:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe wood creaked underfoot as the sun shone down on the ship. The warmth was quite a respite from the chill morning air – slightly damp and containing the sharp tang of salt. A brown-haired man with gold eyes stretched as he stepped onto the main deck, the deck moving beneath him.
A woman’s voice called his name, dr...
2024-01-17 12:56:01 +0000 UTC View PostWelp, because I got at least one person wanting to see what terrible rendition of my characters I've drawn, I guess I'll put them up. But not quite yet. I'll post my more recent ones first! Although, said recent ones are still a bit rough because they're... well, recent.
Firstly, I had planned on posting this with...
2024-01-17 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Take this you filthy mutt!”
The killing-intent laced beam of light shot into the wolf’s eyes, making it howl in pain. Lucille used the moment to slam Ouroboros against the ground, shaking the floor and causing the beast to lose its footing.
Scytale bared his fangs and ripped into the hide of the mo...
2024-01-15 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucy and Scytale eyed the sickeningly pulsating sceptre for a few more seconds before Scytale shrugged and walked away. “Well, you’re the one with the dimension item. Your job to lug it around.”
She shot him a flat look but cast an arcane spell to raise the item, being careful not to touch it. It went into the bag...
2024-01-12 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I've just come back from a three-week family holiday in Tasmania with very little service. The posts for the 40th floor members and ups release on a schedule, so they don't notice the problem, but... for forerunners and plebeian I have to manually change the post settings to allow forerunners to read it. Why? Bec...
2024-01-12 11:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostScytale stared at her. “Um… could you explain? What’s happening?”
“Share User Lucille Goldcroft’s notifications with User Scytale,” Lucy announced.
The blue screen of chaotic messages unfurled in Scytale’s sight.
[User Lucille Goldcroft has discovered the Ancient Dungeon: Dusky Under...
2024-01-10 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucille went expressionless as two pairs of hurried footsteps approached her study door. They stalled for a moment as they were barred by the locked door.
Lucy fixed a calm smile on her face and straightened up, returning to her work as the jingle of keys sounded, indicating an unlocked door. The door was slammed open a...
2024-01-08 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostLucille gazed coldly at the boy. She grabbed his wrists and pulled his hands off of her clothes. “No, Raegan Verdon, you listen to me.” She poked him in the chest and pushed him back. “You owe your life to me. I saved you, fully aware of what you are, and what you could become.” She took a step forwa...
2024-01-05 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Luuucccyyyy, how old are youuuuu?”
A dark-haired woman ignored the whiny voice of the Prophetess sitting on the couch opposite her. Lucille sipped her coffee and continued to read the documents she was holding.
Behind Annaliese was Sir Albrecht, standing guard with a look of confusion and bemusement on his fa...
2024-01-03 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Lucy, did you finish all your paperwork?” a young girl completely free of any sort of responsibility asked the weary woman in front of her.
Lucille gazed flatly at the wilfully ignorant source of her issues, but the girl didn’t pick up on it. Lucy sighed and pulled out a chair from the dining table. “Just sit d...
2024-01-01 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucille leaned back and kicked her boots onto her desk. She placed her gloved hands behind her head, feeling content. She had completed the paperwork needed for the transfer of all the sold vault items, and now finally had some time that she could spend with Scytale to go out and level up.
She was annoyed th...
2023-12-29 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostA navy-haired mage peered through his glasses as he held the large map in front of him. He looked from left to right, trying to make sense of where he was.
Roa went to the east side of the facility… didn’t she?
Marellen looked up and then down the corridor in front of him. But… did she keep goin...
2023-12-27 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post-Last week of January-
“And… that should be the last of them.”
A sea-green-haired young man ticked off the name on a list as he shut the lid on the box he had been inspecting. Inside had been monster scales, ready to be shipped off to the crafters who made the weapons and equi...
2023-12-25 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post[Message from User ############ ###########-#########: You will come alone to the Aethereal Palace on the 15th of next month and every second month thereafter. This is an order, not a request.]
[Communication Channel has closed]
Sitting at her desk in her study, Lucille stared at the blue message for a long time. ...
2023-12-22 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post-An hour earlier-
[Status: ]
Name: Lucille Goldcroft (Lvl. 1̴̛̟͛͗͆̒́̈̾͑̉͐̚͝͝7̵̡͖̲̰͓͓͇͗͂̏̆͜)
Age: 18y
Race: Human
HP: 4450/4450 {+68/5m}
MP: 1100/1100 {+110/5m}
Stats:
Free Stat Points: 115
STR: &̸̧̨̖̦̩̖̥̪̅͑7̵̛̂̅̽̐...
2023-12-20 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostLucille raised an eyebrow. “But what about your sixth Aspect?”
“For that one…” Her bond gained an evil grin and opened up the Class Selection screen again. He tapped on the Bloodlust Berserker class.
[You have no Main Skill slots left. Do you wish to deconstruct the Bloodlust Berserker Class into a Side ...
2023-12-18 12:46:10 +0000 UTC View Post
“Luuuuucy!”
Lucille sighed and put down her cup of coffee on the table in her living room. The door of the room which had been left slightly ajar was suddenly pushed forward. She shot the silver amphiptere a flat look as he hurriedly came around the edge of the couch to climb onto the table and flare his wings befor...
2023-12-15 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt was 9 o'clock. He stared at the semi-translucent golden cube rotating in mid-air above his right palm. His fingers fell right through it, and he couldn’t interact. It glimmered in sync with the golden cube symbol that hovered above the surface of his skin on the back of his right hand.
He moved his palm one way, an...
2023-12-13 12:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post-Earth, present-day – or a month and one week after Lucille’s disappearance-
The blankets were warm and cosy. Even when the sunlight shone through his apartment window, he pulled the covers over his head and tried to block out the demands of the day, trying to ignore the constant sense of doom he had felt f...
2023-12-11 12:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostMarellen’s eyes widened with shock. “Really?”
Then Marellen hesitated. “No, wait, that can’t be-” He stopped talking as all the others started letting out muffled laughs and then he sat back down with a scowl. “Stop messing with me. Do you guys really not know who the Aurelian Commission Head is?”
...
2023-12-08 00:46:01 +0000 UTC View Post
