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Abyssal Road Trip - 161 - Remnant
West of Ten Kingdoms - Sea Fang Tribe - Original EnclaveYøtál wiped her son’s blood from her face but couldn’t take her gaze from his shattered remains. Their plans to regain control of the tribe were in ashes now with his death. Dying clutching at his head while screaming about a piercing sou...
Abyssal Road Trip - 160 - Another one bites the dust
Ilya’s PoV - Eighty Kilometres North by North-West from Ecbatana - Kingdom of DariusThe sight of people going about their lives during our travels only heightens Isa’s joy at the sunlight. She delights in colourfully decorated buildings that fill the various villages and hamlets despite our purp...
Abyssal Road Trip - 159 - Angel of Death
Sidero’s PoV - Grasslands“My, what a big hole you’ve got there!” Klipyl squealed upon cresting the rise before she started giggling. It was a mischievous sound that turned into full throated laughter while slapping a hand against a thigh. “A fisting wouldn’t even touch the sides.”The p...
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Currently working on Chapter 159 and 160159 is close to complete, so it will probably be the third chapter I post this week rather than one of the side stories.Trying to expand my backlog of Abyssal Road Trip so that might be the case every second week for a while.
Abyssal Road Trip - 158 - Watch your words
Zenya’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s Hand - Evening Meal“Stop,” cried Nomein, and Zenya froze the image in the psi-crystal’s projector. Before the pair an image showed a furrow opened in Amdirlain’s shoulder. On the floor, the fight had progressed through more attacks and counters t...
Abyssal Road Trip - 157 - Get what you need
Amdirlain’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s HandMaster Tallis glared at Amdirlain and shot a look of hatred at Master Jarithä before she rose to her feet. “Know your challenge is accepted, and I declare it’s to the death for having insulted the Grand Master’s honour. Know we are fortuna...
Abyssal Road Trip - 156 - If you try sometimes
Amdirlain’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s HandMaster Tenzin started when she entered the courtyard, and Amdirlain immediately appeared behind her. Her surprise vanished back into stillness, too slowly for Amdirlain to miss.“Master Tenzin,” said Amdirlain politely, and noticed the meditat...
Abyssal Road Trip - 155 - The frayed ends of sanity
Amdirlain’s PoV - Limbo - Monastery of Will’s HandAmdirlain caught the fatigue in Elliyna’s sigh and opened her eyes to look over at the elderly Githzerai. “I’ll head back and continue this deconstruction.”“Know that some nights my old bones need more sleep than others,” replied Elli...
Hell's Songbird - 9
Mentally groaning at the thought of immediately attacking another horde, I gesture at the crescent blades. “What’s the deal with the ones that aren’t rusted?”“No Mana in them, so likely some alchemical process used in refining the metal,” Ilya says dismissively, and motions towards the t...
Abyssal Road Trip - 154 - Just go away
Ebusuku’s PoV - Duskstone - Moradin’s HallThe glances don’t worry me, but being in this place is odd. I wouldn’t have been able to cross the threshold before, yet now it doesn’t merely tolerate me it welcomes me. The steady thump of hammers occasionally punctured by shouted instructions—...
Abyssal Road Trip - 153 - Where's my mind
Amdirlain’s PoV - LimboAmdirlain sat cross-legged, floating above the pallet bed—Telekinesis rather than Flight keeping her aloft. The minds asleep around her tried to press across her awareness, but she kept clear of their broadcast dreams. Mental barriers extended by the High Anarchs surrounde...
Abyssal Road Trip - 152 - One step closer
Amdirlain’s PoV - LimboDuurth silently led her across a sky bridge between buildings and down a path that ran to an inner courtyard. There he had introduced her to Master Tenzin and excused himself.The expression on the female’s Githzerai face had been initially one of sceptical distaste, but Am...
Chained - 11
Mother’s instructions about my classes hadn’t been about control but preserving her legacy. The higher my level as a Kyton, the greater my Endurance, Dominator increases Willpower, and Fighter my Strength. Now I’ve taken classes to add to my Quickness and Intelligence, but I need to get back t...
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Running a touch behind this week, as I'm back to work and fighting a bug at the same time.Presently working on writing Chapter 152, Chained 11, and Hell's Songbird 9
Abyssal Road Trip - 151 - Everyday is a winding road
Amdirlain’s PoV - OutlandsKlipyl’s Spirit Bridge had taken hours to progress to where it could reach across Planes. When Amdirlain returned, the change in Frey made her glad it had given her the time to talk quietly with Solveiga. Though Frey had a hard road ahead from all she’d endured, she l...
Abyssal Road Trip - 150 - Lash out
Klipyl’s PoV - CatacombsClaws caress in quick strikes that slip along my breasts and make them jiggle but can’t gain purchase.“Oh, are you hungry, little Ghoul?”Frey retches in time to the wet slapping noise its tongue makes coiling around my arm. “Just kill it, Klipyl.”“But it’s hun...
Abyssal Road Trip - 149 - The Unforgiven
Amdirlain’s PoV - Desolute Elven City - Cemna“Is it complicated, or are you making it complicated?” Isaac teased.Amdirlain winced, uncertain what the truth was herself, she tried to explain. “He’s a Celestial-”“A Fallen interested in a Celestial—that isn’t complicated. It’s troub...
Abyssal Road Trip - 148 - Uncaged Birds
Adventurers’ Guild - City of Ecbatana - Kingdom of DariusThe northerly wind swept down from the lakes and brought a storm that lashed the city. Rain and wind constantly slapped against the front door and soaked the deserted street. Arrivals had slammed the door so often over the morning that its n...
Abyssal Road Trip - 147 - Who are you?
Runa’s PoV - Material Plane“Oops.”The moment I utter the word, Klipyl’s gaze snaps around. “What do you mean, oops?”I can see in every direction, yet my meshwork twists about the moment I consider facing her. I can’t tell if my body turns as well, but it’s so odd if it didn’t, but ...
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Chapter 147 - the weekend was busy with family, but I finished writing it yesterday evening. Need to do my editing passes today and then get it sanity checked.Chapter 148 - Had started on writing it yesterday.Not had time to progress the next chapters in Hell's Songbird and Chained - hopefully w...
It's a living (Short Story)
Events occur at the time of Abyssal Road Trip - 122 - Born this way.I’d just sent an achievement update when the IM’s ping makes me want to headbutt the desk.“A full report in three hours! Is it fucking with me?”The words are already out before I can stop them, and of course, they fall strai...
Abyssal Road Trip - 146 - Push it
Quasi-Elemental Plane of LightningThe battlefront flexed around them repeatedly. The pair were skipping about with Teleport forcing their foes to chase them. Lightning Elementals’ blinding speed pushed to keep up with their sudden position shifts. Spells and arrows tore enemies apart while the bla...
Abyssal Road Trip - 145 - Sparks in the Darkness
Pit’s PoV - Quasi-Elemental Plane of LightningThe grey cloud ahead of us is more comforting than the vast emptiness we’ve travelled through, but it’s also unlike anything I’ve ever seen. A sharp odour tickles at my nose and my fur—yeah, that’s still a new thing—tingles strangely, tufts...
Hell's Songbird - 8
The grass is soft and almost ticklish underfoot beside the pool, and I shift my weight, but Ilya stays at a distance. Both hands filled with sheathed daggers, I shake my head wondering why I grabbed them both for practice.“You can toss one aside for now; let’s make sure you understand the basics...
Abyssal Road Trip - 144 - Under your scars
Unsure of the time at Aggie’s location, Amdirlain used Spell Waiting Message to ask her to summon Pit.The view here is why I created the platform; maybe I should ask Malnar to build a house. If the Domain expands more, it will be on its inside before long.Amdirlain opened Gates to let three Archon...
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On holidays, so of course, I get sick when I wanted to be writing lots this week, still have made progress on various chapters.Chapter 144 - Is being editedChapter 145 - is in progressChained 11 - is in progressHell's Songbird 8 - is in progress
Abyssal Road Trip - 143 - Umbra
Greece - Aegina - Paláti of ApolloThe slap of leather sandals driven by quick, heavy footsteps echo through the still halls, causing the woman dozing by the bedside to state awake. Blinking fatigue from a grey gaze that matches her patient’s skin tone, she lays the back of a hand against the fore...
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Chapter 143 - Is currently being edited.Chapter 144 - In progressChained 11 - In progressHell's Songbird 8 - In progressLivia Short Story - PlanningPlanning bits and pieces of the Archon segments.
Chained - 10
“We’ll start slow, but things will get progressively faster, so wear these.”The goggles aren’t much, more metal wrap-around sunglasses with a narrow slit to prevent anything significant from taking out an eye. I can’t even claim credit having lifted the idea from a museum exhibit. Since th...
Abyssal Road Trip - 142 - Tormented
With her health restored, Amdirlain returned to the first temple site and, after orientating herself on the advancing teams, started mapping with Clairsentience. She confirmed Ebusuku’s find was twice as far as her initial explorations had gone from the shoreline. A mental map of canyons prepared...
