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Ryn of Avonside Chapter 136

I had half a dozen terrified civilians sheltering inside my dome when Adam and Duncan dropped down onto us. The mage mark did not, apparently, give a shit if the floor was missing. Groaning, they picked themselves up and looked around in dazen confusion.

“What the hell is— agh!” Adam said, but he cut himself off with a scream when one of the creepy demon things breached the surface of reality beside him.

Long, spindly red arms whipped out, lightning fast, and wrapped around ...

Ryn of Avonside Chapter 135

Teefs extracted. Gums healing! I'm feeling good.

“And just where do you plan on finding a cooperative deity?” Esra asked, with enough sincerity that I could tell she wasn't sure if Grace was joking or not.

“I'm a warlock of Ollinfer… so, her?” My girlfriend said tentatively. “Is that a thing? Can I contact her?”

Esra considered the idea, but she shook her head too. “My knowledge of warlocks extends almost purely into the realm ...

Ryn of Avonside Chapter 134

One week later, we stood bored on a river barge as the current carried us along. The plains were still out there to either side of us, but around the river — sometimes for a dozen or more miles — was a thriving wetland. With the plains being so unrelentingly flat out here, the river sometimes resembled a very thin lake with all sorts of islands and tributaries snaking in.

The trees around here were the kind that had big thick branches that reached out over the water in most places. ...

Ryn of Avonside Chapter 133

The next day, the sky turned on us and a light drizzle swept the plains as we trekked along beside the river. Those of us from the Order were mostly fine — our armour was waterproof — but the Avonsiders only had standard raincoats, so their pants and shoes got soaked.

We passed the time going over words and phrases of Ghraial that we learned during the evenings in my grove. The non-mages had a normal enough time with the whole language thing, but Eilian and I rapidly began to pick i...

Teefs update

Teefs removed! I continued my streak of giving everyone around me compliments after coming out of sedation. Told the dentist's nurse that her glasses looked really good on her and the receptionist that she has very good posture, and I told my girlfriend that she's really pretty repeatedly.

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Ryn of Avonside Chapter 132

Sorry for the long gap between posts. Dental stuff is moving along okay. Doing what writing I can, but my mind is not cooperating and creativity is hard rn. Thanks everyone again for your help with everything.

On the day we were getting ready to continue our journey, the Jagdar came to see us off personally. We stood outside the palisade gate that spanned where a heavier stone gatehouse used to be, while the foothills extended down into the haze of a dew-...

Updates

Sorry for the lack of chapters! Life has become very busy since I talked about my dental issues. I've got an xray appointment in a couple of hours, actually. I'll get some more Ryn chapters out as soon as possible! Hopefully I can build up a nice big set of chapters so I can get back into a 3 day schedule. Things are looking better, and its thanks to you all and your kindness! Thanks again, QuietValerie/Amelia

1000ft up with no parachute

Or at least, that's what it feels like. In addition to the world-altering news that I'm sure we've all heard and don't want to talk about, I have just come back from the dentist. I really didn't want to have to do this ever again, and honestly I have my doubts that it's even ethical to ask for help right now, but I need the money to get 4 wisdom teeth removed and 2 cavities filled or I could lose multiple teeth. Idk what to do. If you somehow are in a position to help me here, my paypal is 2024-11-07 03:24:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Ryn of Avonside Chapter 131

With Grace, Adam, Duncan, Dr. Ross, and the other two, I pulled us back onto the Ring. Barely a minute had passed since Catherine burst into the balcony, after having alerted everyone about whatever emergency was happening. To think that an event was happening on a scale to be seen by both Avonside and Neub…

We were barely back in the Jagdar's compound when we realised that the evening light was so, so wrong. It looked too bright and too blue.

All around u...

Ryn of Avonside Chapter 130

From the Perspective of Rynadria

The broad leafed tree punched up into the sky, each branch trailing green growth magic as it did so. Around me, the Jagdar and his men gasped and took several apprehensive steps away from it.

Growing a tree as heavy as this one took a ton of effort, and I began to wane before it cleared the top of the Jagdar’s round manor house. I think it was the massive taproot that was giving me trouble. Even at this relatively minor height, t...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 87

“That's what this was all about?” Elena asked, practically hissing with frustration.

Paisley and I exchanged a glance, then nodded as one.

Our exasperated friend sighed and sank to sit on the edge of her bed. “Okay. Shit. I think… so this is one part romantic drama, there's no denying that. Second part — this reads like each has a personal stake in their arguments. Nobody plants their flag on a metaphorical hill like that without it being some part of who t...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 86

Watching Paisley set up to cast the ritual was fascinating. She had the wooden forge set down on an open patch of floor in the workshop, and she'd drawn a pentagram under it. Now, she was placing little piles of ritual ingredients at seemingly random intervals around the circle of the pentagram. Of those ingredients, the four chunks of refractory brick were the most important by far.

“I feel very uneasy about this little ritual you’re performing in the middle of the workshop,” Jac...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 85

Paisley found me still sitting on the balcony, almost an hour later.

Looking down with a bemused smile, she said, “Hey, you missed lunch. So did Noah and Ethan, actually. Where is everyone?”

“They had an argument,” I sighed, still unable to grasp what had just happened. No, that was right. I was struggling to understand why the argument had happened.

Paisley was quiet for a second, then she sighed and sat beside me, back against the wall. “What happen...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 84

The not-library was an absolute mess, and it was through no fault of our own. The books were random and almost universally useless — many going so far as to be authorless treatises on exceptionally mundane things. One, for example, was fifty thousand words describing the lifetime of an elvish fisherman's boat. It was detailed, too. Flip to a random page, and you'd find a detailed account of how a rock hidden in the water had scraped the hull, leaving a small gouge in the wood.

The she...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 83

The library was exactly as I remembered it. The space was still small, there was still a shitty desk in one corner, and the books on the rickety shelves were categorised using a random number generator.

“There isn't even any space to put the scrolls,” Paisley muttered, moving out of the way so I could enter the room behind her.

In the cramped space, my hand accidentally brushed her hip, and we locked eyes. My heart stumbled through the next few beats of its rhythm, be...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 82

We reappeared inside the bustling taproom of the Galloping Willow, finding it much the same as it usually was. That is, filled with several dozen players, most of whom were just chilling and talking. A few were of the more rambunctious variety, with tankards of ale in hand and voices full of laughter.

Right as we were reappearing, I realized I was an idiot... Why had I been so concerned about catching up with the tree, when it was a damned inn now? It was a recall point the whole time! ...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 81

We fought more rackids as we followed this new wisp further into the underground ruins. They were scarily crafty opponents, but we weren’t to be fucked with either, and we beat them every time. As for loot, they gave us a few rackid items, from a healer’s staff, to a few pieces of armour, but nothing they dropped was useful to us, save for the gold.

It became evident that the rackids were living down here somewhere, but we never found out where. Instead, we found little snippets of ...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 80

It was impossible to tell what the room had once been used for. Time had ravaged everything that might've existed in here, save for a small rusty iron table. There was, however, an arched doorway.

Tentatively, we approached and peered outward. The light of our lantern stones revealed a chaotic cave system of wide chambers connected by thin passages and choke points. However, it was open enough that in a few directions, you could actually see pretty far into the gloom.

Interspersed...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 79

Going to try ramping back up to normal release cadence again. Lieforged will be every 5 days until I have a big buffer of chapters, then it'll go back to 3. Thanks again for your patience everyone. (Also I know I promised to write Esmie, but holy moly i couldn't even begin to get into her headspace to write that. I do not have enough happiness to channel her. )

I half expected Mheitai to jump out and explain herself after Paisley asked that rather poignan...

Coven's Rebellion Chapter 16

Hi everyone, guess I should give an update on how I'm doing. I'm doing okay. Still extremely fragile, and the meds that are keeping me calm will eventually stop working. I'm going to try and write a bit more, though. Thanks for your patience.

Amelia

My girlfriend was a nutter. Both of our combat frames were busted to hell and back, and here she was running off to go tango with three big-ass stompy mechs. I shook...

Falling Over Chapter 39: Epilogue 2

Hiya! Kinda crazy to see this pop up, huh? Well, I needed the cute mood boost, because fuck am I in the trenches rn... So yeah, I wrote this to make myself a little happier. I hope everyone enjoys the little trip back to this story. Also since this story is so old it's not even on my patreon, here's a link to its scribblehub page: https://www.scribblehub.com/series/40636/falling-over/ 2024-09-20 15:47:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Iron Drumbeat Chapter 13

Not going to lie. Things are still rough. I'm doing my best, though. Hope everyone enjoys the chapter. Thanks for reading, and thanks for being patient.

Oh and CW for like, body horror and repeated death and a casual bit of self-unaliving.

The pipe burst with a short-lived scream, then a whoosh as awful dark red fuel poured forth from the hole.

“Fuck!” I swore, beginning to panic as precious fuel sprayed out onto the grated m...

Taking a Small Break

Hiya everyone. Just going to be taking a small break from writing and posting for a bit. Mental health has taken a bit of a nosedive recently and I'm not going to be able to keep up the cadence I've set for myself. I'll get back to it in a week, maybe two.

Thanks everyone.

QV

Lieforged Gale Chapter 78

The tunnel was mostly packed dirt and rock, with ageing wooden supports that appeared to be barely a few months from failing utterly. The tunnel only continued a few metres around the corner, where it suddenly ended in a metal-framed wooden door. Just like everything else so far, the workmanship was very good. Unlike everything else so far, it was perfectly preserved, but still very obviously old. It was like the creeping decay couldn't pass the threshold.

“You ...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 77

Somehow, I kept us from taking fall damage, but only just.

We landed on a pile of old, rotting wood— well, Paisley did. I landed on her. Except for my arms, they were still around and under her.

Feeling her whole body like that, warm and soft beneath me… it shorted my brain. She wiggled, pressing her butt into my groin in an attempt to free herself, and I quickly tried to get up. At the same time, she rolled over, and the sudden movement caused ...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 76

Breathing heavily, I sheathed my sword and looked over at Paisley. Wiping away sweat from her brow, she grinned widely.

“That was… intense,” I said, watching as she began to pick her way through the battlefield.

Hopping a long-dead soldier, she said, “Yeah. Haven't brute-forced a boss like that in a long time.”

Arriving beside me and the boss, her expression suddenly glowed with excitement. “You were so cool, though! Gosh, your new class is a-ma-zing.”...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 75

Sorry for the late chapter, I've been getting consumed by kerbal space program recently and I forgot to schedule the chapters Q.Q

Leaving the dungeon, I squinted against the sudden glare of the noonday sun. Was it always so damn bright? While shielding my eyes with a hand, I pulled up the ingame menu and sent a message to Paisley, asking if she could meet me at the dungeon entrance.

Her reply came through quickly, saying she'd be here ...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 74

I got cocky. There was no other way to spin it. I'd been carving my way through every non-boss mob with very little in the way of resistance, and my hubris had bitten me squarely in the ass. I’d also learned a few things, so I could probably get through that encounter this time.

I respawned next to the banner in the entrance area, with the dungeon having been reset. The wisp was even bobbing about in the distance, doing its best to entice me into the dark again.

I obliged, and t...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 73

The dungeon entrance was an old, abandoned fort, but it did not match the stereotype that such a simple description would normally invoke. The fort straddled a pass between two large, rocky crags, both of which would've been considered mountains if it weren't for the titanic mountains that served as a backdrop for the region.

It was constructed out of chunky stone blocks near the base—probably quarried from the surrounding hills—but then the construction methods got… weird. The ge...

Lieforged Gale Chapter 72

Oops, I posted this instead of scheduling it Q.Q

I logged out of Rell the day after I finished my part with the plumbing. I was tired, and the very act of logging out was something I hadn't been able to do for a long while. So yeah, I logged out and spent the day exploring the neighbourhood in Exodus City. It was such a scenic place. Down near the thin beach, I found a quay where people were walking or sitting to watch the water. There weren't too many pe...