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Runeblade Chapter 24: Forgotten Mysteries
Kaius sat on the branch of a massive oak tree. Yellow leaves adorned its reaching branches, nearly scraping the ceiling of the cavern in which it grew. All over its bark, shifting geometrics glowed with a pulsing light. Now that he found him so close he couldn't help but squint through the distr...
Runeblade Chapter 23: Slugging Match
Kaius faced off against the Champion, eying its battered form with an intensity that only came from knowing that his continued life required it. The once regal creature was a sorry sight, its coat sodden with blood, great rents parting its flesh to reveal muscle and bone beneath.He couldn't see ...
Runeblade Chapter 22: Champion’s Might
The Champion's paw lashed out with a skill enhanced swipe, smashing into Kaius’s side as its claws trailed floating embers of light. Far too fast for him to react to, whatever skill the champion had used seemed to magnetise its blow to the opening in his guard.A soft gasp left Kaius’s lips a...
Runeblade Chapter 21: On the Nature of Curiosity and Death
Kaius slowly approached the cave entrance, relying on Explorers Toolkitto aid his furtive movements as shadows subtly bent to hide his form. He had his sword drawn and ready, expecting something to jump out at him at any moment.He watched the boulders that crowded its entrance. Piled in a rough, hap...
Runeblade Chapter 20: Temptation
Kaius’s legs shook as the undead pressed down on his sword. Leverage or not, it was a bad match up. Even at such a relatively low level its strength clearly exceeded his own. Regardless if he needed to train his skills or not, there had to be a better way than going toe to toe with undead in an av...
Runeblade Chapter 19: Armoured
Kaius pulled up his new skill, eager to take his mind off the gory wound that dominated his peripheral vision.Light Armour Mastery:Level 1UncommonThe best defence is never getting hit in the first place. Unfortunately, it is sometimes unavoidable. Would you prefer cloth, or reinforced leather, when ...
Runeblade Chapter 18: Crouching Tiger
Kaius reacted instantly to the sound of something crashing through the undergrowth. Explorer's Toolkit screamed in his mind, but only an idiot needed a skill to tell them that unexpected movement in the Depths was dangerous.He backpedalled as fast as he could into the open grass as he ripped his...
Runeblade Chapter 17: Snacks of the Unwise
Kaius sat on his rather uncomfortable seat in front of the hearth, enjoying the radiating warmth that slowly dried him from his earlier clean. His skill list had been growing nicely, though he still had two more components to add to his list before he could relax.It was always impressed upon him tha...
Runeblade Chapter 16: New Tools
*Ding! General Skill Available! Would you like to learn: Block (Common)?*“Yes!”Kaius thought, accepting the notification instantly. With a grunt of fury he dug his feet into the ground, regaining his collapsing defence. He flicked his sword, catching the incoming blow of the undeads blade and tu...
Runeblade Chapter 15: Insight and Growth
Kaius just managed to prevent Trackingand Sneakfrom merging, the skills rattling against his control as his soul touched Trapfinding. Instantly the previous two skills settled down, no longer having an easy route to merge their energies through the conduit of his soul.Trapfindingtasted of tension an...
Runeblade Chapter 14: Rewards
Kaius stood up from the cold stone floor of the hunting compound, wincing as his leg protested at the movement. After nearly an hour and a half of waiting, it had mostlyhealed, and hopefully it wouldn’t take more than another quarter hour or so until it was done.Still, he didn't exactly plan o...
Runeblade Chapter 13: Victory or Death
The Butcher's cleaver followed its terminal arc, wounded arm unable to control the momentum of the monstrous weapon with as much ease as it had before. The wild swing left it open. Kaius was remiss to let the opportunity go to waste. Every second was another that his afflictions would continue t...
Runeblade Chapter 12: The Butcher
Kaius all but flew backwards out of the lodge, desperate to avoid a scenario where the giant undead could box him in and bring its obvious strength to bear. Dread shot through him as he took in the size of the undead. It made him look small, and he had no doubt that its monstrous cleaver would make ...
Runeblade Chapter 11: Unpleasant Surprises
Kaius planted his feet. There were only three undead remaining from the small mob that he had stumbled upon at the hunters lodge and led on a merry chase. More than a low enough number for him to stop running. Of the three, the one front and centre held a pitted machete, same as the one on its left....
Runeblade Chapter 10: Kiting
From his vantage point Kaius was able to make out fifteen undead.They milled around the hunting compound that was recessed into the cave wall. Some drifted from building to building, patrolling the area in some mockery of a lively camp. Others just stood there, swaying in place.It was unnerving. The...
Runeblade Chapter 9: Fervour & Fury
Kaius stood on the wide trail beaten through the undergrowth of the subterranean glade, watching the two undead that slowly approached with spears levelled at his chest.Their weapons had the stout look of boar spears. Leaf shaped blades capped by lugs on a stout haft six strides in length. They were...
Runeblade Chapter 8: Light Weight!
Kaius squatted for what felt like the thousandth time in front of the low heat of the hearth. Tightly held to his chest was a stray flagstone from the crumbling wall outside, large enough that its weight dug uncomfortably into his arms.Reaching the bottom of his descent, he felt his quads stretch wi...
Runeblade Chapter 7: Basecamp
Kaius slumped onto the wall of the ruined church, sliding down until he sat somewhat comfortably. His heart still pounded from the excitement of going toe to toe with a full party of undead.Beside him lay a pile of poor quality armour. Scavenged from the body of his slain foes, it had been gruelling...
Runeblade Chapter 6: Fight, or Die
Kaius positioned himself with the gap in the wall to his front. The first one through the breach was draped in disintegrating mail, holding a hatchet high overhead.His eyes narrowed. Breathing kept even more through rote practice than true confidence. The undead lurched forwards. Stumbling as its la...
Runeblade Chapter 5: Unnatural Encounters
After leaving the tunnel, Kaius descended into the strange glowing forest that he had found so deep beneath the surface. He crept across a dense carpet of lichens, the fungus squelching underfoot as he pushed yet another dense bush out of the way. It glowed with soft illumination to match the canopy...
Runeblade Chapter 4: The Grove
*Ding! You have been afflicted by Lesser Cave Spider Venom*Even as Kaius read the notification, he felt a burning inflamed heat growing from the wound.“Blasted depths, not now!” he muttered to himself.Numbness spread through his arm. He had to pick up the pace. A quick look satisfied him that no...
Runeblade Chapter 3: Cloudy with a Chance of Swarms
Kaius stood in the cavern holding his longsword out in front of him in a ready grip. His eyes coasted over its length, taking in the flawless steel decorated with a strip of sigils down the centre.The sword had been a gift from his father. It had taken monthsof brutal sparring to merge Warforged, th...
Runeblade Chapter 2: The Great Depths
Bubbles swirled around him, colossal forces pulling him from every direction. Water surrounded him on all sides, stabbing with an icy chill. Weighing him down, soaking his travelling clothes. He tried to kick, to force his way upwards. Agonising heat shot through his leg, the limb flapping ineffecti...
Runeblade Chapter 1: The Fall
Trees blurred as Kaius sprinted through the forest.He thought he heard crashing behind him. The bandits were on his tail. He’d easily had a league head start when he saw them on the top of a precarious ridge line. One of them had been pointing at him, a thick ropey scar on the man's face.They...
