Glo
Glo stabbed forward with his spear, the rain twisting around his attack. He brought the spear back, then struck forward again. His movements were precise and sharp, the force of his stab shifting the wind and water around his weapon.
Many of the other goblins practiced next to him, but none of their stabs were as sharp as fluid as his.
He practiced that same movement again and again, for hours, the rain completely forgotten in his mind ...
2025-04-25 08:00:22 +0000 UTC
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Risha took a deep breath, then turned to face Earth-Shaker. “Earth-Shaker, meet Klu and Sasha, two orcs under my protection.”
Earth-Shaker smiled like he’d won a game she hadn’t known they’d been playing. “I don’t understand. I thought you hated the orcs as much as we did.”
Risha showed her teeth, matching the orcs grin, “Not all orcs are the same. It’s just like how not all kobolds are village slaughterers… I hope.”
“Hmm, well, it seems...
2025-04-25 07:00:22 +0000 UTC
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The wolf creature looked her up and down, his eyes narrowed and his stance ready. “I am called Earth-Shaker. I am the alpha of the kobolds.”
Risha memorized the name they’d called themselves as she looked over the small group of twenty or so wolf-creatures. “This isn’t all of you, is it?”
Earth-Shaker laughed, “No.”
The wolf let out a long drawn out howl that set Risha on edge.
Another howl answered, then another. Hundreds of how...
2025-04-24 08:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Who were the first? The first to walk through the forests? The first to be chosen by the system? The elves say it was them, that their eldest spoke to the world, and the world spoke back, granting them abilities beyond knowledge. They say they were the first to whisper their magic into the world.
They lie.
The first, were the Lin, beloved of nature.
The second, were the Sparks, born of ...
2025-04-24 07:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Look! Love Dance! Love Music! Love being goblin!
-Risha, age 8
***
Glo found Risha lying on the floor of her pit with heavy breaths, her grip on her sword held tight.
“Risha alright?” Glo asked as he jumped into the pit, landing next to her.
Risha nodded, too exhausted to speak.
Glo smiled warmly at Risha, warmth in his eyes. He sat on the ground next to her. “You’re strong Risha....
2025-04-23 08:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Truth-Seeker ran through the forest, his steps sure on the familiar terrain. Even one of the orc warbeasts would have trouble moving as fast as he did. He was a Grey Lupus Kobold after all, the fastest evolution that he knew of for his lesser Kobold brethren.
And so he practically flew through the forest, leaving barely a trace. The sight of the goblin city brought him a spark of hope, something that had slowly been fading ever since the orcs had discovered his people hiding in th...
2025-04-23 07:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The wolf-creature got back down on the ground, and rolled over to show its belly.
Risha got herself under control and moved her mouth into a thin line. “You need our help?”
The creature gulped as it looked up at her, but it got off its back. “And we’re offering you ours. The orcs are coming for you.”
Risha nodded. “And they will die.”
The wolf looked around before returning its gaze to the floor. “You are strong, but my people were ...
2025-04-22 08:00:21 +0000 UTC
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It is funny, watching the human Grand Mother. She thinks she can turn her wild people into a civilized society. Yet again, and again, I see them fall to their baser instincts. It is disappointing really.
-Elven Grand Mother at the Council Of Grandmothers, 800 years ago.
A large orc, twice the size of most of his kind, sat on top of a pile of wolf-creature bodies. He was enjoying looking at the blood flow down his ax. Loklok...
2025-04-22 07:00:06 +0000 UTC
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There are many dangers beyond the Human or the Orc. In the mountains, abominations not wolf nor elf, run wild, thirsting for blood and battle. In the wetlands of the south, lesser brethren of drakes worship false deities, sacrificing their enemies to dark magics. Then there are the goblins. They were not always slaves, before they were chained by their older brethren, they too were an infestation upon the earth, destroying the very ground they stood on.
2025-04-21 08:00:11 +0000 UTC
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There was a time, when I saw the world in a bloody canvas, when I rode against the enemies of my clan seeking only death. How could I be so blind?
-Unknown Orc
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Risha fell asleep as soon as her body touched her bedroll, the many evolutions taking its toll on her body and her mind.
The next morning, she watched as the village and its spiders departed. She’d only been evolving the goblins in these villages at the request of the Snow Spider, b...
2025-04-21 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Risha, two of the hunters and the snow spider ran ahead to find out what was happening, their footing sure over the snow covered land.
As they entered the village, they came upon a scene of carnage.
A tiger twice as big as any Risha had seen prowled towards a mother who stood in front of her children, dead unevolved goblins lay mauled at its feet. Many other goblins watched in fear, unable to move against the terrifying predator.
Risha drew back an arrow and let it loose, hi...
2025-04-20 08:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Her arrow punctured the throat of the orc with the staff, and most of the barrage landed. With a yell, the eight other high goblins crested the hill with spears and chitinous armor, charging the orcs.
Risha pulled back another arrow, and shot at the orc with the staff again, but the overseer jumped out of his palanquin, chopping the arrow down midair with a nasty looking sword.
The goblins sent one more volley but a strange wind came by blowing most of the arrows and m...
2025-04-20 07:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Goblin army? Goblin King, Hah! Hahahaa, you could’ve called him that, yes. But his puny sticks broke easily against the axes of our great chiefs. A Death Bringer and his men cut through that goblin army, like my blade would through your throat. We didn’t even need a Mystic to cut off the silly Goblin King’s head.
Do not look so scared, tiny creature. Your people are weak. It is only natural that you fall before the might of your greater evolution. If you are luc...
2025-04-19 08:00:09 +0000 UTC
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You think orcs are terrifying? Rampaging as they do through our countrysides? You have seen nothing. Like we have tamed horses for riding, and drakes for flight, the orcs have enslaved something far more sinister with their chains. Eight legged, many eyed, capable of evolving into monsters beyond your imagination- you do not know what it is to face an orc War Party until you are staring into the fangs of death as they skitter towards you. If they had any unity, I have no doubt that those ...
2025-04-19 07:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Glo grew taller, growing even taller than Risha. He kept the same lean build as Risha, not gaining the bulging muscles of the orcs. His eyes glowed a sharp green, and his ears drooped more than Risha’s. His black hair stayed short, framing a sharper face.
He blinked then read something in front of him. He turned to Risha, a wide smile on his face showing sharp teeth. “Risha did it! You did it!” He wrapped his arms around Risha, lifting her off the ground in a huge hug. “Gl...
2025-04-18 07:00:09 +0000 UTC
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You have qualified for evolution! Would you like to evolve into a [Goblin Grand Mother]?
Risha stared at the words as her spiders finished the last of their burrows in the pit.
A goblin evolution! Risha had never heard of a goblin evolution before, and she didn’t know exactly what it meant. But whatever it meant, she knew that she wanted it.
“Risha want!” Risha said aloud. “Make Risha Goblin Grand Mother!”
Re...
2025-04-17 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Risha slowly pushed herself off of the ground, her body aching and scraped from the way she landed.
She examined every one of the spiderlings, making sure none of them were injured. They were all fine, and she let out a breath of relief. Small drops of blood fell from the scrapes on her arms and legs, but she ignored them as she moved into the shadows of the pit and sat there.
Her spiderlings came out, worried for her. She’d have to hunt soon, but for now, she ...
2025-04-16 07:00:12 +0000 UTC
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Risha hurried to her feet, grabbed her bow and nocked an arrow to it.
She couldn’t see far into the darkness, but she could feel whatever it was approaching.
A long leg extended out of the darkness, followed by another one. The spider that emerged was covered in hair, and its fangs glistened with venom. It only had two eyes, but they watched her with care. It was bigger than the other spider she’d fought down here, and she knew what it was.
A spider hun...
2025-04-15 07:00:21 +0000 UTC
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“Bishop, destroy the knight on four C, please.” I watch as the tiny white dragon walks diagonally across the board until it sits in front of the night. The white dragon stands up on its back legs, rears its head back and bites off the enemy knight’s head. The now headless piece walks off the board, its head regrowing as it walks. I take a sip of my orange juice. “So cool.”
The man in the Egyptian headdress moves his queen to take the bishop I’d just sent after his k...
2025-04-15 01:12:36 +0000 UTC
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The pit was a place of death and Risha was not ready for it.
Risha was the strangest of goblins.
Born as all goblins are born, in a litter of twenty, none of the goblin elders or orc overseers thought she would live past the first week of her life. She was the smallest, a purple little ball that could barely use her hands and feet. She had to fight every single one of her brothers and sisters for the milk of their mother.
But contrary to everyone’s belief...
2025-04-14 07:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Welp, at least I got plenty of rewards for fighting a demon. Almost dying is worth it sometimes, am I right?
I groan as my arm twinges. The healing from my gloves seems to be having some trouble with the fact that my arm was recently separated from my body.
“Are you okay?” Dee hovers near me, her hands moving aimlessly. Her eye go wide and she whispers, “There’s a lot of blood.”
“I should be fine.” I rotate my arm to test its movement. “These gloves are prett...
2025-04-11 19:00:16 +0000 UTC
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A twenty year old young man adjusts the camera in front of him, then clicks the record button.
Behind him are the seats of a private plane, the window showing clouds flying by.
Once he’s sure the stream is live, he smiles and speaks in a soft British accent. “Hello everyone! Today we’ve been invited to something truly wild by the eccentric billionaire and philanthropist Damon Russo. As you can see, we’re in a plane right now, and we’re about to set down in Salt Lak...
2025-04-01 19:00:08 +0000 UTC
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A/N:
Someone mentioned that having the <Blue Window> is disruptive while reading. I do this mainly because I like to use bold for other things, but I thought I'd ask and see what other people think. If it's bad enough, I can just live with bolding everything.
This one's a longer one, I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 32
A wall of earth rises from the ground, covering the huddling group of people.
A small “eep” echoes out, an...
2025-04-01 02:59:17 +0000 UTC
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I walk into my room humming. It’s been a good day overall.
I make my way over to Elizabeth’s room and knock on her door.
Elizabeth opens the door a fraction and looks out with one eye. When she sees its me, she opens the door the rest of the way. “What is it Elly?”
“I forgot to mention it earlier, but I uh, I got you a present.” I take the spirit necklace out of my pocket and hold it out to her. The phoenix surrounded by flames is quite pretty, even if it...
2025-03-31 02:20:15 +0000 UTC
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I step through the portal, returning to the basement.
Dee sits on Kai’Lenal’s shoulder, chatting his ear off as he calmly sharpens his sword with whetstone.
What an interesting relationship. It must be nice for Dee to have someone she can talk to like that.
I make my upstairs and open the fridge to grab myself some lunch. Just a sandwich for me.
The day passes quickly, and in the evening, mom gives me a ride to Elizabeth’s soccer game. The game ...
2025-03-26 02:57:35 +0000 UTC
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The bookshelves finish shifting, and I’m left in a small room, with the portal to my home swirling behind me. Dee floats next to me, partially see-through.
“As a guardian, I won’t be able to fight with you in a private dungeon.” Dee says, floating over to one of the books, “But! I can give you advice and guide you. Plus it’s super cool actually seeing a private dungeon.”
I pull my gloves tight as I look at the corridor leading into the maze of books. “Y...
2025-03-24 23:47:24 +0000 UTC
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Kai’Lenal sits across from me in the small basement of my house. Dee flutters next to him, seeming to enjoy his company quite a bit. In front of us, a glowing doorway emits a green mist, the doorway itself filled with a mix of swirling colors.
I’d asked Rose before she left, and she told me that her team had ranked third in her event in Canada. They’d gotten Health Potions and something called a Summon Token (Orc Shaman).
2025-03-21 19:00:18 +0000 UTC
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I wake up to a banging on my door.
“Elena!” A familiar male voice calls through the door. “Wake up!”
I grumble in annoyance, and turn over in my bed. “Idon’twanna.”
Blake doesn’t give up as he continues to bang on my door.
“I’m coming!” I sit up in my bed, and the banging stops. I grumble some more as I put on some clothes.
Dee yawns from my pillow, and we both stretch.
I rub my eyes as I open the...
2025-03-20 19:00:10 +0000 UTC
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“Welcome back to the Sanson Show! Today we have world renowned psychology Professor Dr. John Marone,” The host, a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, swivels her chair towards her guest, an older man with spectacles on. “Thanks for joining us, John.”
“Thanks for having me, Maria.” The man strokes his finely combed beard.
“As everyone knows, there’s been major devastation across the world, following events straight out of a fantasy novel. You, John, we...
2025-03-19 19:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Kai’Lenal loses his worried expression at my words, instead shaking his head. He speaks, but I’m already focused on using the spell that Isis taught me.
I can already feel the beginnings of another sleep spell, but Isis’s spell does its work and I feel as the sleep spell loses its lock on me.
Kai’Lenal looks at me expectantly.
“Did you say something?” I ask him.
“I am confused. Are you alright?” He asks.
I look down to see the ti...
2025-03-18 19:00:08 +0000 UTC
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