https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bgYxPmD_Z7N8aeM0fetYR1OS-edlaxJMhMTqaE8spmM/edit?usp=sharing
Outnumbered and exhausted as I am, the smart move would be to keep quiet and rest for as long as possible while formulating a plan of action, but I am not a smart man.
“So,” I begin, if only to break the unnerving silence of the last handful ...
2022-07-04 23:45:39 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1OiD0Ml9b3l-qYsm9EQWqXOf_xILdckiq7jho5qEfz08/edit?usp=sharing
Time and tide wait for no man, but I could really use a few minutes to get my shit together.
Or years really. Decades, if we’re being honest, because the logical, scientific part of my brain is having a real conniption about how none of this makes ...
2022-07-02 23:52:50 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1mbTbShp5-F38ZXsr1O6cStdctASxi5qLUhlfOJYNoik/edit?usp=sharing
There was no doubt in this Sovereign’s mind as he gazed upon the horde of escaped Spectres, no incredulity or disbelief at how this came to be, only a quiet admission of the truth which his body and spirit rejected.
Tension flowed through ever fibr...
2022-06-30 21:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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There is no time for thought or deliberation as I roll and dive about the sands, avoiding a flurry of kicks and stomps that might well squash me flat.
Say what you will about Zhen Shi, but from what I’ve seen thus far, he’s a sub-par Warrior ...
2022-06-26 22:26:30 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1RboCwcOHoS435zakeoO2N67gKN_KLZOJoZ8Qzwrrsi0/edit?usp=sharing
Today was a day for the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, and the jarring shifts between weal and woe left this Sovereign exhausted in body, mind, and spirit.
The grievous blow to his confidence and foundation both would set him back by ye...
2022-06-23 22:46:49 +0000 UTC View Postliable to change before posted to RRL.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qu8HPWsQ5kM9gLJU9-6Xw_lo-m9ivtScZKMAy0rE91A/edit?usp=sharing
The somber lyrics struck with the ponderous weight of a thousand mountains, and in its wake lay a ruinous tribulation unlike anything this Sovereign could ever imagine.
The impact stole his breath aw...
2022-06-21 01:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s note: Will try for another chapter sunday, but unlikely as it’s father’s day. We shall see.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UgP0ODLBGP1lZRqgYdp2bprf-vRjmMqR2wswydLUeTA/edit?usp=sharing
Everyone knows what it’s like to feel sad.
There’s no arguing this. That’s just life. You have good days, bad days, and e...
2022-06-17 22:50:33 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1p1QNbZxjW2_Z-1j78qYAGhoKP7jUxFE7i7R8fueLfqg/edit?usp=sharing
Doubled over in gut-wrenching agony, a silent groan slipped past this Sovereign’s lips as his lungs emptied of air, and he cursed himself for leaving so obvious a weakness unchanged.
A grave miscalculation made in the heat of the moment, for his...
2022-06-14 16:36:23 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1JNCsLw9DgfJOBSik00BfdH1BotsLeghCiTM0ZbntLTY/edit?usp=sharing
Spiritual Steel met Plated Domain, and this Sovereign could do naught but brace himself as the impact sent him hurtling through the air once more.
Righting himself over a hundred metres away from where he began, this Sovereign discovered his teeth had...
2022-06-11 02:21:33 +0000 UTC View PostAgain, only lightly edited and may change before RR release.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YmGghnpdgpDJ68yNz8w-J1PL4EQGJirUSxaRsODWUZ0/edit?usp=sharing
Cheeks puffed and chin buried in Mama Bun’s fluff, Lin-Lin held her breath and watched hubby give up too much for almost nothing in return.
Less than nothing actually...
2022-06-08 00:16:09 +0000 UTC View PostI only finished writing this sunday, so it's much less polished than I would like. Many changes to made before release probs,
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BvLdOvOneNgaxR1vj4WmmqkbaBbYjqmt3pZVgLt5VAU/edit?usp=sharing
The fighting in Shi Bei came to a halt as Imperial and Defiled alike stood still, frozen in fear and reverence bot...
I'm super behind again, because writing these last ... 10? 20? chapters has been difficult. Fun, rewarding, engaging, but oh so very difficult. Like I'm sitting at +1 chapter complete right now, meaning after this one, I have zero completed chapters, when I should have another 4. So to fix this, instead of taking a longer break, I'm just gonna cut back to two chapters a week until I'm done writing. Shouldn't be long, but what do I know. I thought I'd wrap it up in one final volume, but we're ...
2022-06-02 20:02:18 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1sefsZpZP64HN03M9A7RgKTA4r6gIgXyK8wHk1Xn9ifY/edit?usp=sharing
The familiar rush of unobtrusive love and affection surged through Song once more, and it surprised her to find her lips stretched into a smile as she basked in Rain’s warm presence.
There was no overarching statement accompanying the Natal...
2022-05-31 00:27:00 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1KyuJSKs_q9mC4hvM2T6IkKkPUgjuM1nGQM3PGYDcuE0/edit?usp=sharing
I am not a vindictive man.
Brash, reckless, petty, and disrespectful, but vindictive? Nah. For the most part, I am happy to live and let live, with the only exceptions being my long-standing grudges against bristleboars and baldies. The forme...
2022-05-27 19:05:03 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/14DMfiuR2ysX1IIUXQuPlSIC9cOe8XFMbCvgx45hASEI/edit?usp=sharing
Impossible. Inconceivable. Unimaginable and unthinkable.
And yet still this came to pass.
Such were this Sovereign’s thoughts as he recovered from his initial shock, unable to comprehend this stunning reversal of fortunes...
2022-05-24 23:18:49 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1vRBvCabdNTmnt2Sur-0Dl0nIX9fs_saEvNorcHIFQjM/edit?usp=sharing
There is no cure for regret, but also no cure for stupidity, and here in Shi Bei, I have been stricken by both.
Regret because I knew Zhen Shi was lurking nearby but didn’t put enough effort into finding him before now. Stupidity because despite...
2022-05-23 00:10:26 +0000 UTC View Post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w8V4O0kp-P7PVCVgLr_TMphZTTVcbO-01vXecaTud8I/edit?usp=sharing
Author’s Note: Same thing as last time, might be making more changes to this chapter, just lacking time. Wait for RR release for the DEFINITIVE version, but that’s more or less always been true.
Dire though the circumstances might be, Tadu...
2022-05-20 00:08:58 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1N_XxKGu6STZMnXoSDjNiZGawCYElM9yw_xl3JtCri4Q/edit?usp=sharing
Author’s note: No time for proper edits besides cursory spelling/grammar stuff. Stuff WILL change in release as there are details I intend to add, but no idea how much. Wait if that’s an issue, but otherwise, this is more or less the broad st...
2022-05-13 19:59:05 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/12j4yry8-94ECG_GGUnUMl7HOgyhYfnzmYZM1HJCzgI4/edit?usp=sharing
If you so desire peace, then you must first prepare for war.
This seemingly inimical maxim was one Bai Qi lived by and the source of his title as the Lord of Martial Peace, but Lord though he might be, he had always had his eyes set on loftier heights...
2022-05-08 17:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W4XSPVk5cQ26ZZDq3qDaM8iouEkyquJqwhxQsDWcRfc/edit?usp=sharing
There are limits for a reason.
I don’t mean in a legal, ethical, or mathematical sense, though I suppose there are reasons for those as well. I’m talking about mental and physiological limits here, and probably spiritual ones as well, give...
2022-05-03 01:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostEndings are difficult. Gonna take some time to focus on the structure and catch up on advance chapters. Paused billing for may, as I will take at least a week, but probs not more than 2.
https://i.imgur.com/jR9CEVF.png
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EeiIS9-Pg2U2KeGZYXBRqkXe7-YgWamOb3-rrvXnflY/edit?usp=sharing
-More info RE life force. Plants sustenance and growth. Animals too.
-talk about Taddy and his horticultural exploits, brilliant, but unfocused.
Such heroism, such brutality, such virtue, such sin.
Eh-Mi-Tuo-Fuo.
The siege...
2022-04-22 01:52:35 +0000 UTC View Post
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aPY2HAsGk4RTMoFByNGsHuZIsCQJL31UR1kmS-HfuW4/edit?usp=sharing
A Divinity died in Shi Bei, and the siege continued unabated.
That was the way of the world, was it not? Much as Divinities loved to hold themselves high above the others, they were still mere mortals in the end, with the same mortal faili...
2022-04-18 20:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostSorry this is so late, but I'm super behind on everything. Hopefully will have 799 edited for tomorrow.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JXyBmiTUzoC8XhzZxceeDw9-gBzjqvPMTzsaeOighYU/edit?usp=sharing
Having only just been taught a costly lesson about overestimating my own abilities, I scan through the notable combatants of Shi Bei in searc...
2022-04-16 16:11:33 +0000 UTC View PostMight still make changes to this, but I lack time to do it today.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_njbtQImlIB-wTpJbNZIHh4KeMe6GAaptQzXEvzKiMQ/edit?usp=sharing
As the battle rages all across Shi Bei, I stand firm on the battlements watching it all unfold while simultaneously waging a war with my own emotions.
Despite...
2022-04-14 23:06:56 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1UYiQgvgcr1kcYQWX4M-ZyqTSwKbBXSiWDFXksuk7H_I/edit?usp=sharing
More amazement about killing a Divinity
As the Enemy on the tunnel gates of Shi Bei, Nian Zu raised his Runic Shield and readied his Shooting Star for glorious battle once more.
As commander of the Northern Wall, he was no stranger to long, dra...
2022-04-12 01:14:58 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImDpQ0R70FOJdTyr19CzZvHbZv2pQxUHZ-qhiL3ANRk/edit?usp=sharing
Author’s Note: This one still needs a little work a touch ups. Didn’t have time for a full edit. Wait till Sunday if that’s an issue. Sorry, been falling behind even more than usual.
At a hundred and twelve years old, Du Min Gyu’s star was...
2022-04-09 21:31:55 +0000 UTC View PostPosted this earlier in discord and forgot to mention it here. Nothing tonight, hopefully I'll be fine tomorrow or sat. Sorry for the late notice, but I just derped when I was announcing earlier.
As always, if you want a refund just ask and I will happily accommodate. Thanks and take care all.
2022-04-07 23:51:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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For as long as Gerel could remember, he’d lived his life with one purpose in mind; to tread the Martial Path in order to do battle with the Defiled.
This was his calling, a holy mission bestowed upon him by the Mother Above in order to f...
2022-04-05 01:12:55 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://docs.google.com/document/d/195PjmphicCGro2x62xf2bsfAZ1oV5CYcRPx5qm_b-io/edit?usp=sharing
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Leaving us naught but grief and pain in place of promised joy.
It seemed so simple and brilliant at the same time, a way to seize control of the battle’s tempo and force our opponent...
2022-04-02 03:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post