Belissar was walking over to talk with Chief Rohsuak when a message passed before his eyes.
New mission received!
Mission prerequisites not fulfilled. Mission details will be unlocked once prerequisites fulfilled.
Prerequisites remaining:
- Complete mission: Spawn or evolve one Flower attribute monster with the help of bees.
- Complete mission: Earn the blessing of a new secondary patron.
Belissar tilted his head...
2024-08-30 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe world was on fire. Every corner of it was filled with fires of every size and color, catching, blazing, sputtering out, and then catching again. The entire sky was a burning sun, the air was filled with smoke, the ground formed of smoldering charcoal, the seas made of burning oil. Hammers wrapped in fire struck melting anvils as forges behind them blazed. Hearths flickered with calmer reds as the scent of warm meals mixed in with the smoke.
And in the midst of it all, a man made of ...
2024-08-29 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostEventually, the sound of flames and grunting stopped, leaving silence hanging on the air. All the karnuq held their breath and kept their eyes fixed on the hut. And then…finally, they heard a knock at the door. One of the karnuq cracked the door open and handed Metsaitti his clothes.
A moment later, Metsaitti stepped out the door, a bit singed in places but no worse for wear overall. Chief Rohsuak exhaled her breath and smiled, holding up her hand to stop the karnuq from swarming him....
2024-08-28 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostMetsaitti stood before the shrine, specifically the God of Fire’s brazier. He knelt before it and placed the hide and butchered meat of a wolf-mole within, then broke off a small chunk of the fire honey and tossed that on top of the rest. The burning honey immediately caught fire, causing the flame to flare up and consume the meat and hide. Even the fireproof wax began to melt in the heat of the divine blaze. Metsaitti bowed his head.
“Let your fire come down upon me and find me wor...
2024-08-27 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, the bees told Belissar the First of the Fifth had reports to make during his morning briefing, so he moved over to her Bee Apartment first. He smiled as he saw the queen waiting for him at the entrance, along with one of her daughters and a worker.
“Hi there, First of the Fifth. I heard you wanted to show me something?”
She danced happily and then brushed antennae with her daughter. The smaller queen stepped forward carefully.
“H-Hello, King. Am First of ...
2024-08-26 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar watched as the karnuq hunters took turns at the Shrine of Bees. The shrine glowed bright for each one and Belissar noticed the hunters’ mana grow stronger. It seemed that this indeed was the way forward for the karnuq to receive blessings, which in turn would progress one of his longest-running missions.
He considered how else he might help them. He recalled Chief Rohsuak and Juosiutik both mention that mana-infused food, like his bees’ mana honey, would promote the growth ...
2024-08-23 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
As requested, a PO-nonbee. Huh? But…why? Well, that aside…you are right, Heigiosa. Something of utmost importance is occurring in that far off location, something that springs the gods themselves into action.
Bees.
So, you know, get yourself some bees, girl. The gods know your Tower needs some.
Anyways!
Will General Rippotis learn the ways of happy bees? Can the Grand Subjugation reach the far off location? Will the Hi...
2024-08-22 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostBelissar noticed his karnuq students approaching.
“Velebee, would you mind if I let the karnuq watch when I check your hive? I’m teaching them how to take care of bees.”
Velebee stopped zipping about for a moment, but quickly resumed.
“Ok!”
Belissar then thought of something.
“Ah, is it possible to keep your workers from stinging us during the lesson?”
“Can! Will tell not to sting.”
Belissar smiled at her.
“Thanks, Velebee!...
2024-08-21 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ugh, we got the silly augur and not the bee helper. The worst outcome. Stupid trauma getting in the way of our easy recruitment. Don’t you know if the MC talks to you you’re suppose to join the team? Sigh, silly non-bees.
So, we’ll do like Belissar and ignore all that non-bee stuff for more important things! Like Niomom getting a name now! Is, like naming an oracle important or something? Well, whatever the case, naming a bee is certa...
2024-08-20 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ugh, the non-bee stuff continues. But it, like, turns out that honeybee workers can and do, in fact, join other hives at times, and don’t get stung to death in the process. But those are wonderful bees, not silly non-bees, so does that apply here?
Guess we’ll have to see. Mr. Silly Non-Bee, you have a lot of work to do if you want to join the hive of hives.
Anyways!
Has Belissar made the right decision? Will the augur contri...
2024-08-19 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Oh, look. Ancient lore about an extinction level calamity. Sounds like a bunch of silly non-bee stuff to me. Don’t they know the will of the gods is happy bees? Sigh, silly non-bees. Hurry up and finish your silly non-bee stuff so we can get back to what’s important!
Anyways!
Will the Conclave come for Belissar once more? Can he prepare his Tower to protect all that the bees have built? Does the God of Bees have anything to say to...
2024-08-16 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…let me tell you, silly non-bee. If you want answers from the god who sent you, upsetting her favorite dungeon master is probably a poor decision. Let’s hope you got some useful intel, ok? Otherwise, we might have to go with Niobee’s preference for your fate…
Anyways!
Does the silly non-bee have anything important to share? Will he find the answers he seeks? Will he be forgiven for upsetting the favored dungeon master? Tune in...
2024-08-15 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
All bees go to heaven! Unless the Queen of All Bees still needs them on the ground. In which case, we’ll send as many humans with them as it takes to keep them safe!
Hm? What about the humans? I mean, what about the humans? Supposedly they’re at the Hall of Judgement or whatever, unless the Tower Lords lied about that too. I dunno, Queen of All Bees hasn’t been there yet herself so who knows.
Anyways!
What will the Queen o...
2024-08-14 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Silly non-bee. Did you think you could hide the Queen of All Bees’ will from her best dungeon master? That was exceptionally silly of you.
You best learn from the slightly less silly non-bee. One of you, at least, understood what was important here!
Anyways!
Will the Tower Lords follow their disgraced party? Will Belissar’s Tower be able to prepare in time? What will become of the silly non-bees? Tune in next time, to find o...
2024-08-13 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
So, the Royal Road readers turned out surprisingly invested in the fate of one guard that fell into a pit trap early in the battle that I totally didn’t forget about. Which means that…ugh, the non-bees are claiming screentime again. Don’t they know we have better bees-ness to get to?
Whatever they have to say had better be important!
Anyways!
What will become of the wounded non-bee? What do these evil non-bees have ...
2024-08-12 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
We salute you all, brave soldiers. May your stingers pierce all enemies of the hive of hives.
Anyways!
Can Belissar protect his bees going forward? Have the soldiers grown strong enough to face growing enemies? Will Niobee get to sting enemies without losing bees? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-08-09 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Author’s Note:
Well it’s about time the non-bees started pulling their weight! Or so I’d say if they weren’t asking the bees to help them do it. Sigh. Silly non-bees.
Well, as long as they end up saving some bee lives in the end, we’ll tolerate them. I guess.
Anyways!
Can Belissar prepare his Tower for future confrontations with the Tower Lords? Will the karnuq start raising champions once more? Can the non-bees start pulling their wei...
2024-08-08 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Meanwhile, the Firstborn, Fourth of the Seventh, and the First of the Fifth will all applaud the courage and initiative of the outsider queen to be the first to settle near the karnuq instead of by the King, a move of bravery and self-sacrifice none of them had yet considered. As expected of the Conduit’s queen mother!
Oh, and I guess she’s an oracle or something. Which is super important because we can talk to the Queen of All Bees now...
2024-08-07 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
UNRELATED NON-BEE ANNOUNCEMENT: Imperial Entanglements, Book 3 of Terminate the Other World!, officially releases today! There...are still no on-screen bees, but there is Seero, so check it out if you're following that story that is conspicuously lacking in bees!
And now back to the story that ...
2024-08-06 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
I'm pleased to announce that Imperial Entanglement, Book 3 of Terminate the Other World releases today on Amazon and Audible!
This one sees some changes to Agedia to acknowledge her plot-relevant backstory that I totally knew about when I first introduced her, as well as ...
2024-08-06 19:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
We salute you, brave bees. May you find endless flowers and sweet nectar as you join the Hive of All Bees.
Anyways.
What will Belissar, the denizens of his Tower bee and non-bee alike, and the old queen do next? Tune in next time, to find out.
2024-08-05 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Ugh, feelings. Silly non-bee things, those. So let’s push that all away in a definitely healthy manner and focus on the important things!
Like bees! Belissar’s original bees! They’re here! They’re back! And now they get to see how the Hive-Builder’s craft has grown! Amazing! Incredible!
Definitely no silly non-bee things to worry about here!
Anyways!
Was Belissar wise to spare the two humans? How will the origina...
2024-08-02 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Congratulations, Ruckanos, you fulfilled your destiny and the will of the gods!
Disposable taxi. And your passenger isn’t giving you five stars, unfortunately. She’ll give you a tip though. She’ll give you as many tips as you’d like, in fact.
Anyways!
What’s next in the gods’ plan? How will the passengers react to the Tower? How will the Tower react to the passengers? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-08-01 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Author’s Note:
…so you have chosen…death, you monstrous non-bee. You killed our bees. Prepare to die.
Anyways!
Can Ruckanos still seize his destiny? What will they do about the bee army now? Will the non-bees get what they deserve? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-07-31 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
How dare you, non-bee. Do you not know you are in the best dungeon of all, as decreed by a god?! It definitely is not the case that an amateur with no idea what they’re doing just randomly threw things around! You reveal your ignorance, non-bee!
Anyways!
Will Ruckanos encounter anything interesting in the Tower? Who could be responsible for this amateurish Tower’s survival? Will they pass through the next room quickly? Tune in nex...
2024-07-30 20:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
And we’re back! Thanks for waiting, everyone! Thanks to your patience, I was able to wrap up everything I needed to! And now that that work is done…it’s time for more work! Just like the bees!
Speaking of which, don’t worry, mister unnamed Tower Guard person! The bees will be fine! Now, all those non-bees, on the other hand…
Well let’s just say Ruckanos might be right about y’all heading to your destiny, whatever that ma...
2024-07-29 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT: …everyone, I have a heavy confession to make. It turns out I might be a…non-bee after all. So, I was not able to catch up on the editing work despite my best non-bee efforts, so unfortunately I will take the next week off from posting as previously warned to make sure I hit the deadlines. I apologize, it’s been a bit hectic over here these past two months.
…and of course, it happens right on a cl...
2024-07-19 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
…it’s the non-bees. It’s the non-bees who are especially un-beelike. The worst of them.
And, of course, the Hunger didn’t even have the decency to eat them. Come on, Hunger, for an extinction level calamity you sure have a poor win rate!
Ugh.
Anyways!
Will Ruckanos finally fulfill the will of the gods? How will Niobee react to his arrival? Will the Hunger ever get a win? Tune in next time, to find out!
2024-07-18 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Including a very rough map of the exterior for reference! At least for those of us who might be non-bees that can’t memorize the landscape through orientation flights and sensing the planet’s magnetic field and so who need such things to figure out where we’re going.
Something’s…under attack? That’s…well, let’s answer this first. Are they bees? Because how important this all is depends heavily on the answer to that.
An...
2024-07-17 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s Note:
Gasp, the First of the Fifth let flowers go neglected and forgotten? How could this be! …well, I suppose I did see somewhere that honeybees prefer large amounts of a single flower type as opposed to a diverse collection of flowers with smaller amounts of each individual type, a reason why solitary bees are still important. So, perhaps monster bees inherited that focus, made worse due to their preference for high-mana flowers.
…it totall...
2024-07-16 20:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post