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Chapter 1493 - Look Who Finally Decided to Show Up

[About time you got involved,] I rant, prodding at the roots of the Mother Tree with my antennae.

The roots quiver and slide around each other, creating a menacing hissing sound, but I’m not intimidated.

[You want to threaten me? Down here? I don’t think so!] I roar, prodding at the fibrous plant matter more aggressively. [You said you’d turn up ages ago, and only now you follow through? Do you have any idea how hard I’ve had to work in these tunnels? It’s been ou...

B4C66 - Break

Tyron allowed his wights to coordinate the charge as he moved away from the arch before de-summoning it. The wide road before the tower gate would soon be filled with his enemies, and if they got inside the ossuary, who knew what they might do?

The arch faded from existence, taking the door with it, and Tyron turned to stride back toward the battle. Archers continued to exchange fire overhead, arrows forged from bone or wood seeking out the vulnerable and unaware. Few managed to ...

Chapter 1492 - Commander, Meet Goszi

The Legionary Commander and the Krath glared at each other, each wishing they could destroy the other, while Solant stood to the side, observing their interactions calmly.

[I refuse to say a word in the presence of this metal-clad usurper,] Goszi hissed into the general's mind. [Get rid of her immediately.]

Solant clacked her mandibles, somewhat amused.

[Do you think I am here to question you? That is not the case.]

Goszi narrowed his eyes, turning his glare ont...

Chapter 1491 - Unexpected Scene

It wasn’t easy for Chyron to get a meeting with Solant. Not because the ants prevented them from speaking to each other, but because the demands on the ant’s time were so extreme that opportunities for them to get together were scarce. 

They’d met several times since the initial agreement had been formed, and the Commander expected things to go much the same way as they had last time. However, she was in luck, and was granted an audience with the ant leader at oddly sh...

B4C65 - Battle of the Dead

Power thrummed within Tyron. Every fibre of his being was awash with it. His personal reservoir of magick boomed like an ocean, crashing against the confines of his soul with the fury of a hurricane.

And he could sense all of it. Almost like he had been granted a sixth sense, Perceive Magick gave him… an extra sensory organ tuned only to the ebb and flow of arcane energy. When he raised his hands and began to form sigils, he could feel the power move with a clarity he ...

Chapter 1490 - Unexpected Twist

Commander Chyron of the Abyssal Legion stomped away from the meeting with the infuriating ant, her mind awhirl. Morrelia hurried along in her superior's wake, wondering just what was bothering the woman so much.

She didn’t get any answers until they’d made their way back to their outpost. Without a word, the Commander strode through the camp and into the command tent, taking off her helmet and sitting down with an irritated huff.

Following into the tent were her two tri...

Holiday Vacation! (starting December 23rd)

Whoo!

It's that time of year folks and I actually remembered to make a post announcing my christmas break on time! Who could believe it!? It's insaaaaaaaaaane.

Anyways. I'll be taking a two week break over the Christmas period starting on December 23rd and ending on the 6th of Jan. Big family plans this year, with a ton of people travel, so I'm very excited it all to kick off.

Also, my eldest is back from university today, so I'm very happy! :D

Hope things are going w...

Chapter 1489 - Slip of the Mandibles

I was going to visit the healers anyway, so being prodded by the Legion at the same time isn’t a big deal. I’m the one who agreed to their conditions, after all; it’s not like I can complain now.

Well… I can… and I will! Just… internally. 

Advant and I wind our way through the myriad tunnels of the burgeoning fortress, and I’m pleased to see how far along the building has come. With these large connecting tunnels complete, the build teams have moved on to...

Chapter 1488 - A Lack of Smug Energy

The ambush went well, but Solant doesn’t seem all that pleased. Not that she looks mad, she just looks… like Solant. Calm and cool, the little general sits amidst her swarm of generals, scouts, mages and other leaders at the heart of the command post, absorbing all the chaos with the equanimity of a monk.

Of course, I’m happy to barge in and make a nuisance of myself, which I do.

“Looking at you, I can’t even tell if we did well or not,” I say to Solant, resisti...

B4C64 - The Red Tower

The Lady Recillia Erryn was furious. Beyond furious. She sat behind her desk, demeanour so icy the unfortunate Magisters summoned to her office felt their breath should have been misting in the air. 

Unlike the various functionaries, who scurried in and out of the office, for Grand Magister Tommat Baln, there was no escape. Seated at a second desk at a decidedly lower level than the Noble, he was forced to endure her fury at close range as best he was able.

“How many...

Chapter 1487 - The Breach pt 5

“Abandon the captives,” Zluth told his war party, “slide as fast as you can!”

His group were much further back than most and had managed to avoid the crushing force of the large ant’s spell entirely, but many others hadn’t been so lucky. As Zluth raced to escape before the twisting roots could block the tunnel, he turned one eye around to see what was happening behind.

It wasn’t pretty. Many Krath had acted cautiously, just as Zluth had, but many others had no...

Chapter 1486 - The Breach Pt 4

The Krath left their captives behind, safely secured within their living nets and swarmed onward. The mass of monsters they had driven into their attackers was starting to run out of momentum, yet there was life in it still. Zluth watched carefully as he slid toward the defenders once more. 

Confident that the invaders were pressed and unable to strike back, more of his fellow Krath were taking risks, exposing themselves in ways they never would have normally. 

Wi...

B4C63 - Army of the Dead

Tyron made good time through the sewers, pushing himself hard. As he ran, he combed through the new knowledge the Unseen had placed in his mind, trying to tease out all the details of his new spells and abilities he could, in order to make use of them sooner rather than later.

Of course, it would be more ideal if he had a few days in his study to work through magickal theory and develop careful, controlled tests to work out what would work and what wouldn’t, but now wasn’t th...

Chapter 1485 - The Breach Pt 3

A horde of monsters crashed into the ant lines, who were already engaged in a fighting retreat. The blue mana continued to be blown back by the concentrated power the Krath had created.

There was a way in! Finally, the invaders were on the run!

Zluth couldn’t restrain a gurgling bellow of glee as he and his fellow Krath’sizz charged forward, their war parties following in their wake. Many had Net Slimes stuck to their flesh, feeding off their acid, ready to be plucked l...

Chapter 1484 - The Breach pt 2

The Krath reinforcements slithered forward, their bodies pressed flat to the rock, using every fold and crevice within the rock to conceal their presence. Changing the colour of his outer flesh to blend in, Zluth crept alongside them, drawing ever closer to the battle raging at the edge of the wall of blue mana. 

Once he was in position, alongside the other Krath’sizz, he grew still, his eyes barely raised atop their stalks, peering eagerly at the unfolding struggle.

B4C62 - The Final Act Begins

The Awakening.

Tyron Steelarm. Your expertise in wielding the energy of Death continues to grow. More power will be placed at your disposal; use it well.

You are Ascending.

You have received the Class: Bone Mage

Using a blend of offensive and defensive magick, the Bone Mage can conjure bone formed of magick for a myriad of purposes. Use it to shield yourself, or to pierce the flesh of your foes. To advance, cast Bone Spell...