Chapter 106 Draft
Draft for chapter 106
2021-11-16 22:18:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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IDWTBTHQ Chapter 105 - Of Wolves and Men
Dark clouds were gathering on the horizon, announcing the coming of rain and storms of winter, but for now the sun still shone brightly on the Brettholz province, making the colors of the late autumn even more vivid, and also reflecting on the shiny carapaces of thousands of insect-like creatures marching in a long line that stretched for many kilometers along the road that led to Grimdale.
For the first time since their arrival, the Vex were finally leaving Brettholz, moving to the wid...
2021-11-09 21:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostIDWTBTHQ Chapter 104 - Raid Interruption
Yasen Harp was seething with anger.
His patience had already worn thin after riding almost non-stop for two days, reaching the northern border of Brettholz only to be told that the orcs would be attacking Grimdale instead and that he had to go back. However, that alone wasn’t enough to push him over the edge —after all, any professional soldier would be used to hardships, especially in a time of crisis. It took a special mix of politics, bureaucracy and blind idiocy to really make h...
2021-10-31 16:42:31 +0000 UTC View PostIDWTBTHQ Chapter 103 - Biting Conscience
For the first time since his rebirth, Blueskin was looking at civilization.
The land in front of him was covered by a patchwork of cultivated fields as far as the eye could see, with many farms and villages scattered all around and tied together by a network of gravel and dirt roads. Smoke rose from dozens of chimneys, and even at that distance the oni could smell cooked food as the inhabitants prepared their dinner.
This vision filled him with a weird sense of relief. Life inside...
2021-10-31 16:40:06 +0000 UTC View PostTrick or Treat
As a thank you to you all, I decided to both draw a fanart and give you an extra chapter on patreon! Here is the fanart, with Marcus dressed as Etna from Disgaea (much to his chagrin), Klara as Marisa from Touhou and Felix as Alexander from Fate, trick or treating in the neighborhood together!
I'll post the chapters this weekend. Stay tuned folks!
Halloween Special Content
Hello everyone! Since it's almost Halloween, I wanted to know if there is something extra you'd like for celebrating the holiday!
I'll let you vote on the polls below.
IDWTBTHQ Chapter 102 - Present from the Past
It was a beautiful late autumn day. The sun was shining brightly on the red and yellow leaves of the trees of the Caligare Forest, but the air was chilly and an icy wind was blowing from north, heralding the arrival of winter.
The two men flying on a Wyvern Drone high in the sky were really thankful for the sunny weather, because otherwise the cold would have been utterly unbearable. Even now they were shivering despite the many layers of heavy clothing they wore, and really wished they...
2021-10-21 18:32:35 +0000 UTC View Post
IDWTBTHQ Chapter 101 - Potty Break
Considering how much he used to suck at multitasking in his previous life, Marcus was genuinely impressed by his current skill in that department. Right now, he was simultaneously watching over an entire region, leading a dozen kill teams to their targets, having a conversation with Felix with his proxy body and even keeping his drone army on standby, all while sitting on a sofa and waiting together with the marquis to see what Trakk's scout had to say.
Not bad for someone whose friend ...
2021-10-12 15:09:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Meet Pastella, Devourer of Time
So, here is the cause of the current delay! Pastella had a bad eye infection and the shelter wouldn't take her because she could pass it to other cats, so I had to keep her until she was fully healed (and giving her medicine quite often). Luckily, she has recovered greatly in this week, and now that she doesn't require my constant supervision I can go back to writing! New chapter is almost ready, and I'll try my best to give you all some extra to make up for this delay!
Sorry again, f...
Announcement: Slight delay because of kitten
Hello everyone! As you might have noticed, the latest chapter is a bit late.
This is because this wednesday I found a sick kitten abandoned near my house, and I'm taking care of it until I can find it a new home.
I'm still writing the new chapter, and it should be ready by this monday.
Sorry for the delay.
IDWTBTHQ Chapter 100 - Pins and Needles
Ever since news of the arrival of the orcs had spread, the villages at the border with the Caligare Forest had been evacuated, with their inhabitants seeking refuge in the city of Brettholz or even further up north. Despite this the village of Oakfell was bustling with activity even more than usual, with many people crowding its streets and alleys and smoke rising from all chimneys. However, the ones currently residing in the village weren’t the usual inhabitants, but rather members of the ...
2021-09-17 15:17:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 100 plus Interlude draft
Here is a draft for chapter 100! Sorry if it took me so long to write it!
2021-09-16 23:38:50 +0000 UTC View PostIDWTBTHQ Chapter 98 - Slugfest
The goblin army reached Millglade at sunset.
The red light of the setting sun shone on the metal of their weapons and armor, making them look as if they were on fire, while the very ground trembled with their steps and a cloud of dust rose behind them. The human-hobs were at the front, marching in tight formation, followed by the less disciplined but still formidable orc-hobs, who advanced without forming ranks but still in relatively good order. After them, there were some miscellaneou...
2021-08-23 14:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post
IDWTBTHQ Prologue Rewrite
Sarah ran for her life, her copper brown hair trailing in the wind while some monstrous figures chased after her.
Contrary to what could be expected from a maiden running away from horrible monsters she was not panicking, because an Aura Master never panics. Granted, she technically wasn't an Aura Master yet but that was only because she had postponed her trial in order to take part in this godsdamned expedition, and she was more than skilled enough to hold the Crimson Sheath by now. St...
2021-08-17 21:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostIDWTBTHQ Chapter 97 - Smoke and Stew
It was the first day of summer in the Caligare Forest. The sun was shining brightly in the sky but despite that the air was still pleasantly cool in the shade of the trees. It was the perfect weather to relax and maybe take a nap, which was exactly what two Brettholz scouts were doing right now.
Now, to be fair, they weren't being foolish or irresponsible. It just wasn't their turn for sentry duty, as that task currently befell on a third man, who was sitting a few meters away and...
2021-08-13 15:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 97 + Interlude Draft
Draft for the next chapter. I'll proofread it and publish it officially in a day or two.
2021-08-12 21:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostIDWTBTHQ Chapter 96 - Let them eat Cannibal Cake
In an improvised camp in the middle of the Caligare Forest, Blueskin was busy listening to his lieutenants complaining about all sorts of petty problems, something which made him really wish to reach Medelan as soon as possible.
He had greatly underestimated the logistics involved with keeping a force made up of more than thirty thousand orcs on the move. Before departing he had made the Rantul Matriarch turn hundreds of wild animals his hunters had captured into Rantul hybrids th...
2021-08-05 23:56:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 96 (plus Interlude) Draft
Draft for chapter 96! I hope you'll enjoy it! The actual release will happen soon!
2021-08-03 21:12:48 +0000 UTC View PostMap of the Dianisian Empire
Since some of you asked for a map of the setting, here it is the first big one! A general map of the Dianisian Empire, with the names of the various states which make it up!
A quick explanation: the Dianisian Empire is not really a unified state, but rather a federation of many smaller kingdoms, all of which are technically subservient to the Emperor but in practice are almost completely independent. I'll also add a list of the various nations and a few informations if needed.
Kingd...
Beach Episode fanart
You've asked for it, so here it is!
Since every single story got to have a Beach Episode, here is an hypotetical one with Klara, Marcus and Felix all enjoying the summer together... well, Marcus is having trouble getting used to his swimsuit, but apart from that it's all good!
IDWTBTHQ Chapter 95 - Cloning Blues
It was late in the morning, but Klara was still in bed and with little to no intention of actually getting up any time soon.
After all, it wasn't as if she had anything better to do.
The last two weeks could have been called the proverbial “calm before the storm”, an apt description for a time where something bad was about to happen and the air was so filled with so much tension it was hard to even breathe. And as it always happened, the inhabitants of Stonebarrow tried to fin...
2021-07-24 22:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Summer Fanart
Hello everyone! Since I've finished my exams for now and I have some free time, I've decided to draw something related to the story! I'll leave the actual decision about the subject to you! Feel free to drop a comment to tell me the details of what you like!
2021-07-20 20:46:29 +0000 UTC View PostIDWTBTHQ Chapter 94 - Reinforced Denial
“What do you mean you are being sent to the western border!?!” Marquis Eisen cried angrily, making the telemancers in the room flinch.
“Sadly, I meant exactly what I said.” Yasen Harp's voice replied, coming from a device connected to a twinstone. “We've received our orders this morning. We're to depart for Grimdale by tomorrow.”
Eisen gritted his teeth. He had a bad feeling when the telemancers had come into his office telling him that the Captain of the Royal Knights...
2021-07-12 09:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post
IDWTBTHQ Chapter 93 - Not Mad, Just Disappointed
The village of Grayrock, now called Goblinia, had changed completely in the last six months, to the point of being unrecognizable. What had once been a small group of houses located in the middle of a bucolic landscape of woods and meadows was now a big town bustling with activity and surrounded by intensely cultivated fields. That said, the extreme expansion hadn't exactly made the place more pleasant, as many of the town buildings were little more than wooden shacks and crude barracks, pile...
2021-07-06 19:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post