“I don’t like this idea,” Dazien said to Phoenix telepathically over his communication ability as she and Everin had finally reached the massive ship. They had discovered it was actually hovering slightly above the ground, though just barely as whatever magical engine was being used groaned at the challenge the area presented.
Phoenix rolled her eyes again, “Director Trayv...
2024-05-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
“Phoenix?”
The Wayfarer startled awake at the sound of her name and the gentle hand on her shoulder as Saiya nudged her and added, “Time to get up, sweet flower. The staging point needs to move again.”
She groaned and stretched, followed by a wide yawn that had her coughing at the taste of the dry ash that had suffused the air. “How long was I out?” The Astromancer mana...
2024-05-04 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Phoenix had another reason to be grateful for Everin’s presence other than saving her from death and that was his carrying capacity. As an Emerald Caster, he could lift the slow boys and carry the pair while Saiya went piggy-back style on her sister as they sprinted across the tundra, turning what would have been days of travel into a few hours before reaching the main forces.
The red moon, Krafti,...
2024-05-03 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Everin felt the Ruby aura before he spotted the man in the air, slightly surprised to see the raven black wings still keeping the man aloft since he had thought they were an Augment that would burn out upon Ascension.
While the wings and armor looked the same as he remembered not even a day earlier, he had to do a double-take as the man within looked vastly different with a younger appearance and fie...
2024-05-02 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Phoenix was excited for Paul. He seemed so different already, more assured, and relaxed even. However, she was also worried about him, even if it was a bit silly to be with his new level of power. His aura alone was practically suffocating, though the group seemed to manage alright with Paul trying his best to keep it restrained around them. To her heightened aura senses, it was the most obvious indicator ...
Despite the day full of loss, Paul was happy to return home with the children who had become so important to him and had all agreed to be by his side on what would be a literally life-changing event for him.
Before he could get ahead of himself, he had a list of things to do for actually ascending. The first of which was to remove his [Wings of Zeal] before they burned with him. He also made sure to ...
2024-04-30 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
“Do you think I should refuse to speak to him?” Phoenix asked the little [Cosmic Phoenix] perched on the parapet that ran along the edges on top of the wall surrounding the city her party was left guarding.
“Cheep,” Tala responded with the most disapproving look she had ever seen from the bird.
She scowled back at her Familiar but then sighed and said, “You...
2024-04-27 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Despite the danger, Paul was elated to find that the Cave Troll was in the higher ranges of Emerald as that would make the perfect challenge for him. They were large and lumbering but their natural regeneration was terrifying and their bodies were reinforced against physical damage.
Its gaping mouth alone was at least two meters as it naturally hung slack, gaining its name from camouflaging it as the...
2024-04-26 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As Uriel set the first handful of earrings down on the desk in front of Lord Wayland, he said tersely, “I don’t lose control and need these for every argument, you know. I don’t plan to cast a spell at you, so getting to properly yell at you right now is actually worth it.”
Golden eyes rolled at him, “Don’t be childish–”
“I’m not,” he interjected, “You want...
2024-04-25 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Uriel reconsidered that perhaps inviting Phoenix to spar to release some of that anger had been a poor choice at this point in their Adventuring careers as she held nothing back and laid her emotions bare before him. Frustration was the most obvious as he fell to the mat once again in their flurry of fury.
Phoenix slammed the magically reinforced wooden sword against Uriel’s and as she pulled it ba...
2024-04-24 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Paul knew his threat was empty and Everin obviously knew it too as the Cleric laughed, “I doubt you’d kill the only other person you know of that can share the burden of knowledge about that accident-prone Wayfarer. Especially, when you know I’m sworn to protect her wellbeing. On that note, however,” the voxen said and added with a rare note of both seriousness and disapproval, “You shouldn’t h...
Phoenix was relieved when Uriel woke up only a couple hours later and she was able to finally hug him, but he had quickly extricated himself to find a shirt and avoid any and all conversation regarding his scars, bracer, and secrets.
She didn’t push hard, though, knowing from personal experience that pushing would only drive him further away and she didn’t want her friend to start avoiding her be...
2024-04-20 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
“What was that?” Dazien asked her as he removed more of the tunic to watch the effects of the spreading corruption.
“[Elixir of Divine Cleansing]. I got it from defeating that Renseres Priestess in Tulisuda,” Phoenix explained quickly. Her eyes never left the Mage as she took the cinderen’s other hand and watched the magic of the potion spread, pushing back the corrupting tendrils of ice.
“What was that?” Dazien’s voice asked in her mind as Phoenix catapulted herself from the hill and ran in the direction she had come from.
“Book said a Golataur,” she replied, glancing back to see if it was chasing her but didn’t see it yet.
“I’ve never heard of a Golataur sounding like that,” Uriel added to the group conversation, “They may be ...
2024-04-18 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Phoenix looked up from her work that was spread out on the low coffee table with her back to the softly smoldering hearth in her room as Paul knocked on her door and she called for him to come in. She grinned as she lifted the little device that was still in the process of construction and announced, “I’m making a Prism Lens, or at least trying to, this chance to blow up things is really nerve-wracking...
Dazien felt like he was in a dream as he took notes in his new journal while Paul poured over the information about Tyrand, the small island nation far to the southeast on the other side of the continent. That journey alone would be quite the endeavor even with taking some form of magical transportation.
The Paladin seemed much more concerned about finding the Royal Artifacts, however. There was very...
2024-04-16 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“You asked to see me, Lord Wayland?”
Paul looked up from his journal at the gemite peeking his head through the study doorway he had left cracked open in wait for the young man. After finally finishing going over every single report and viewing every Sense Stone that had been used during the expedition King’s Dream had taken part in, Paul had finally realized that he needed to make something cl...
2024-04-13 00:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Rayna meandered through the shopping district within the inner city of Tulimeir, perusing tinted window displays and reading the various magical signs that changed their text to list out the various items awaiting within for the best price you could find during a blood moon. The only good effect the blood moon had on the economy was the sudden surge of supply for Monster Seeds, Spirit Gems, Aspects, the as...
Nothing seemed to be going right for Roimeldor. Despite being the immortal Hollyhock Caste leader of the Soul Reapers, he couldn’t seem to catch a break in achieving his goals on either of the planets he had set their forces on.
If things kept going sideways for him, then he would need to get directly involved and that had its risks. Mainly the cost of just existing in a lower Caste area and needin...
2024-04-11 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Saiya’s scream rang out through the blizzard and Phoenix pushed herself harder, making her speed almost too fast for her to process as she searched for her friends. Everywhere she turned there were miserlings awaiting and blood stained the snow all around her.
She expanded her aura senses as far as she could in search of the others but it felt muted and when she reached up to her throat she f...
2024-04-10 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dazien’s eyes felt heavy; like he had slept for too long but still didn’t want to awaken. It was the return of his most recent memories, however, that had him bolt upright to look around and find the beast that had been about to eat his habitually dying companion.
A startled runeforged with magenta markings visibly jumped in fright at his sudden movement as the man gasped and said, “Goddess wit...
2024-04-09 00:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Before Saiya could reply to his assertion, Officer Wysmont approached and called the others to the area, having just arrived on the scene along with the other members of Bliss’ party. The woman grimaced at the sight of Dazien and Phoenix lying unconscious on the ground and Uriel made to lift his partner from the snow again.
With the immediate threats gone and the Tranquil Healer trying to drown him...
2024-04-06 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
When Uriel saw Tanner arrive back in the camp without Phoenix, he hoped that Dazien would follow through with Rayna’s prediction. He took a step forward towards the kneeling runeforged but a second later the brief rise in anger was completely smothered. He felt absolutely nothing and his mind knew the effects of his earrings had triggered.
He wanted to get upset about that but he couldn’t. He kne...
2024-04-05 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Saiya stepped in front of Dazien before he reached Tanner who was still sitting stunned on his knees in the center of the campsite and placed both of her paws on the Defender’s armored chest, “Dazien, stop. It’s not like you think!”
The amethyst warrior’s angry gaze never left the runeforged as he retorted, “He left her! Abandoned her! I bet he took one look at the enemy and tore...
2024-04-04 00:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dazien paced only a couple meters away from where Phoenix’s portal had let him out near the place Uriel’s [Fortress of Solitude] had been set up. It felt like the longest five minutes of his life as he was seriously concerned about the emotional stability of their current group leader and knew he would need to speak with Officer Wysmont about his concerns before trusting his party’s ...
“I knew there was something wrong about you,” Tanner practically shouted over the telepathic link the group shared while he grabbed the collar of her dress as if she might try to run away.
Phoenix was startled as her entire party seemed to move as one, Rayna and Dazien both grabbing the runeforged arm from either side of her to make him release her while Uriel pulled her backwar...
2024-04-02 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
“Are you sure this is the right way, Tan?” Mohala asked from behind Polissa and Simmon as the dryad trailed between her party and Dazien along the cliff's edge. All of them were tied together with a long rope to be able to help if one of them should slip and it had already saved a couple of them from a potentially deadly fall. The only saving grace at the moment was that they hadn’t been attac...
2024-03-30 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Phoenix was surprised about the request to return to the city and most of the Crystal Casters went together while the Sapphires and Mohala remained at the campsite to save on time. Dazien and Uriel had gone straight to the market district to take the opportunity to restock on the potions that they had used up, while Polissa and Simmon went back to their family estate to retrieve summoning materials.
...
2024-03-29 00:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Polissa trailed behind Mohala and Tanner on their way back to the camp area they used but found herself wishing she had joined her brother in going with King’s Dream as she watched them retreat to the miniature ice fort to chat. Simmon had asked her to let him talk with the other Healer in private, though, so she instead joined her own party in the large tent they normally shared while out on missions.
2024-03-28 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Dazien stayed focused and gave orders to the bard and mage, “Rayna, Uriel, execute the broodmother!”
Phoenix could tell that he had triggered [Lead the Charge] as he rushed the heavily injured Sapphire Caste monster and Rayna was beside him the next moment, both landing their executes on the massive monster.
She heard Uriel calmly incant beside her, “Your day...
2024-03-27 00:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post