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Chapter 16: Lord of Bones I

Chapter 16: Lord of Bones 

I

A ball of poisonous liquid whizzed past me, sizzling a line along my rudimentary Bone Armour as it did. Those giant frogs had been harassing the fort for too long.

“Die!” I cackled hitting one of the cart sized monsters at the peak of it’s jump with Necrotising Bolt. It withered to a husk, no bigger than a regular treefrog in size. 

“Incoming!” Orlando cried ...

Chapter 15: The Daughters of Nix III

Chapter 15: The Daughters of Nix

III

Silence. As I clawed my way out from under the now dead snake all I heard was silence. The crowd were slack jawed, frozen in stunned silence. The two ladies whose voices had been booming around the arena and whose mana had been, until this point, erratic yet energetic where stood, statuesque and in complete silence. 

The stillness was cracked by a high, keening wail, which accelerated into a hissing screa...

Chapter 14: The Daughters of Nix  II

Chapter 14: The Daughters of Nix 

II

Motes of orange sparkle in the purple sea. I floated about, half conscious, when something began to form in the ocean of chaos. At first there was a spark of orange, brighter than the rest, on the horizon but it soon began to change. A speck of light brown rock drew closer by the second. In less than a minute I was bobbing up and down in front of an Island, only barely large enough to house the giant stone stru...

Chapter 13: The Daughters of Nix I

Chapter 13: The Daughters of Nix

I

The night was dark, too dark even for the owls that cooed far off in the forest - unable to see their prey. Mist hovered about the trees, remaining just below the canopy. With only Life Sense to guide me, all I saw were the silhouette of trees and boulders, marked by the microscopic life which flourished on their surface. 

Ever since I left the Phillips “cursed” house, making perhaps th...

Chapter 12: The Curse VI

Chapter 12: The Curse

VI

Howard's father, the twin of his uncle yet far skinnier, entered the panic room to ensure his son was safe and to relay the all clear in person. He gasped and stumbled as he entered the room. His most trusted guards were laid out on the floor, fast asleep. Howards new friend, a pale dark haired boy whom his family had described as being strange but very knowledgeable at last night’s dinner, was stretched out on the floor. Oss...

Chapter 11: The Curse V

Chapter 11: The Curse

V

Something was wrong. I could feel it; an itch at the back of my mind which couldn’t be scratched. Howard, seeming rather faint, poured water from a jug on the bedside table. The water sloshed into the glass and the world seemed to slow as the pieces fell into place.

Twenty years ago a man, claiming to be a Wizard, came to Dommoc. Why? Why a wizard of all things? It was easy enough to disprove his claim, ...

Chapter 10: The Curse IV

Chapter 10: The Curse

IV

I tried to stop Howard but he wouldn’t, couldn’t, hear me. Looking like death had drawn its long cloak about him, he made his way through the bustling servants and uniformed personnel and into the house. 

Seeing the catatonic state his face displayed, and the sadness behind his eyes, people parted like birds fleeing a bear. I was two steps behind as he made his way through the entrance, our pyjamas long since tid...

Chapter 9: The Curse III

Chapter 9: The Curse

III

We stayed up all night, well I stayed up all night. Something woke Howard at about midnight but seeing me still reading and taking notes he fell swiftly back to sleep - despite his struggles. Light started to come through the windows and was feet from touching my undead flesh when I remembered to reapply my spells. 

I set down my quill and stretched. I had gone through every record from 25 to 20 years ago. Books and ...

Chapter 8: The Curse II

Chapter 8: The Curse

II

It took some time for Howard to master his emotions once more by which point an impatient librarian entered the reading room with heavy steps. He took one look at the young Phillips, spun on his heels and walked out quietly. The mention of a curse roused my curiosity and I was burning to know more. My knees bounced up and down as I continued to console the child, impatiently waiting for him to say more. Eventually, he did.

Chapter 7: The Curse I

Chapter 7: The Curse

I

After my brief time aboard a ship I had been flung out into the ocean. I had watched the remains of my vessel burning up before the current took me away. I was left for seven days with nothing to occupy me but my thoughts. The only saving grace was the weather, the sea was calm and still the entire time. I layed on my back and simply drifted, holding my possessions on my chest to prevent them from getting waterlogged. 

Chapter 6: Skull and Bone II

Chapter 6: Skull and Bone 

II

I awoke from a strange dream in which I was haunted by my worst mistakes. I shuddered as the dream faded, leaving behind a throbbing head and watering eyes. When I returned to my senses, and the worst of my echoed memories had passed, the first thing I felt was - of all things - excitement. 

Since I had died I had not once been unconscious. My bone body simply couldn’t be knocked out and when it was no lo...

Chapter 5: Skull and Bones I

Chapter 5: Skull and Bones

I

I was lost. Not in the sense that I didn’t know where I was going, I knew exactly where I was going; it was part of the reason I had taken the tower quest only a few nights ago. I was lost in the sense that I didn’t know where I was. Somewhere in this area, near the southern coast, east of Wiccawich, was a part of my skeleton. I had felt it, that feeling was what had dragged me so far off the beaten path and along the b...

Chapter 4: The Tower IV

Chapter 4: The Tower 

IV

A gnomish Wizard with a rather poor streak of luck and a snappy sense of dress. That was Divish… or Danvish… or maybe Dede. Honestly it was a wonder that we were able to understand a word he said for he was so quick of speech and thick of accent that it bordered on the unintelligible. 

Beary and I discussed what we heard him say and came to the conclusion that the little man, trapped in...

Chapter 3: The Tower III

Chapter 3: The Tower

III

Creak. I held tightly onto the Ice-pike’s tooth, ready to cast a flame spell at the slightest provocation. The door swung open to reveal… an empty entryway with another door three paces in. Both myself and my impromptu bear companion let out breaths neither of us knew we were holding. I couldn’t be certain but I had a growing suspicion this body was having an effect on the way I thought and behaved.   2024-07-22 13:44:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 2: The Tower  II

Chapter 2: The Tower 

II

Three days I spent travelling with the caravan. People would leave as they reached their farms and by the time I came near the coast it was only me and three other farmers with their horses and carts. 

Throughout the journey I was treated well by the farmers and their families, who came with them to market. It was clear some of them were not confident I would be of any help in the case of a bandit attack but no one compl...

Chapter 1: The Tower: I

Chapter 1: The Tower 

I

I spent the next few days floating about the city. I tried to discover what had become of my Bardic friend but I couldn’t find hide nor hair of him. I avoided returning to the church for fear there may be a Paladin there that could see me. 

The city was abuzz with news that the term at Woden’s castle had once more begun. This combined with the repairs that had been made to the city l...

Prologue

Lv.2 Lich

Prologue

Time had flown by, indeterminate as it was in this place. It may have been months, it may have been days. My compulsive experimentation didn’t help my tenuous grasp on the construct of human perception. In this soul space I was able to test the limits of the new magic I had discovered in Cosmo-Osteo. 

In the past as soon as one question had been answered I rushed to answer the next, often neglecting sleep and sustenance. Without ...

Epilogue

Epilogue

I awoke in darkness to the sound of metal clanging on stone. I tried to stand but couldn’t. I felt as though I had been rolled through a mangle, my loosely connected bones feeling like powder. 

“Hey you, you're finally awake.” Came Orlando’s voice in response to my pained grunting. 

“What happened?” I slurred through the worst hangover imaginable. I felt as though I would be sick which led my mind to sluggishly ponder what a...

Chapter 36: Death

Chapter 36: Death

The Dragon Struck down at me again. I used Shocking Aura to disrupt her maw. It worked for a moment but she was expecting it. This time the spell disturbing effect lasted for less than a second and I was forced to dodge out of her head before it ran out. She reared back to try again. 

Time for a new experiment! I thought, running the calculations in my head as fast as I could. She lunged in again and, out of...

Chapter 35: Dragon

Chapter 35: Dragon

“Zeto is that you.” The Fire Dragon I had created and bound a dragon’s soul to, asked. I froze still and turned. 

“How do you know that name?” I returned, a chill running down my spine. 

“No, you are not him. You wear his skin.” The Dragon hissed after taking in a big sniff of me and sucking up half the remaining dust into her inferno. 

“You cannot know him.” I stated resolutely. Dragons rarely int...

Chapter 34: Ghibellines’ Ball: Part 1

Chapter 34: Ghibellines’ Ball

Chapter 34: Ghibellines’ Ball

“The Ghibellines family is perhaps the largest and most influential in all the kingdom. Contributing to their position, not only among the peerage but the common folk, is their annual ball. Every Ghibellines house in every city in the kingdom holds the grandest ball of the season, not only that but they open their estates to the peasantry, with the exception of the house i...