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She was a Queen, and he was not. In theory, that meant that he would obey her every whim. But theory is a poor substitute for reality, and the Antinium had long ago learned that a single entity could not be trusted to make the best choice every time. So the position of Prognugator had […]

There’s an art to it. Like all things, tact is essential. A smile is important, because your first impression is probably your last. Always remember to be courteous, professional, and efficient. I can do that last bit. For the rest…I’m working on it. “Delivery.” The blue-haired girl who opens the door blinks at me. I […]

*Warning. If you don’t like descriptions of genitalia or sex or anything of that nature, please don’t read this story. This is a Patreon side story which isn’t chronologically linked to the same part in the plot as current chapters.*   “You have not had sex yet. This is a bad thing, yes?” Erin paused […]

Rags wondered if today was the day she would die. It seemed like she asked herself that question every day. But never did she wonder if she was being paranoid. Because someday she would die. The only question was: was it now? The young Goblin didn’t know. She only knew that if her death was […]

There were worse things to eat for breakfast than cold hamburger. That was what Erin told herself as she mechanically chewed and swallowed. For instance there were…rats. She could be eating rats. Or—or nothing. That was even worse to eat because it was nothing. Erin didn’t do well with cold mornings. She was like a […]

Because it was magic, they were able to talk to each other despite being far apart. Over four hundred miles separated the two, but to Lady Magnolia and Teriarch, their conversation felt as if they were sitting side by side. If he closed his eyes, Teriarch could imagine Magnolia sitting by him. Not the older, […]

It was all gone. All over. The Wandering Inn was finished. Erin stared at what had been her inn and saw the writing on the wall. Actually, she didn’t. Because there was no wall. Nearly half of her inn had been blown outwards by the explosion. Walls, floorboards—even parts of the roof had been shredded […]

“…know that I am the truth. Hear my words…obey…! Rise once more, from the darkness…!”   Even now Toren heard the voice in the silence. But he’d forgotten the words. They called to him in the darkness of his soul, pulling him towards the south. But his feet could not move, and though he looked […]

When Erin woke up, it was so cold that it hurt. She was inside her inn when she opened her eyes and nearly screamed from the sudden pain of the cold. Not buried under snow, although that was her first thought. No; she and Pisces had been rescued and the snow melted yesterday. But she […]

I had at least eight blisters by the time I ran through the gates of Celum, nearly two days later. I blame myself, really. Running in ill-fitting boots is about the stupidest thing you can do to your feet—aside from running barefoot in the snow, that is. Yep. That’s me. Ryoka Griffin, not-so-barefoot Runner. You’d […]

Where do we go from here? That was probably the name of a song of some kind. That wasn’t too significant; everything was a song title in the end. But where did she and Erin go from now? After they’d saved Ceria (and Olesm) from the ruins? After they’d lost the others. Where did they […]

For a second Ryoka’s heart stopped. The casual violence stunned her. But then her instincts and years of practice kicked in and she was raising her hands and moving away from Gazi. Across from her, Ryoka saw the huge Drake’s eyes narrow. Relc stared in shock at Zevara as she collapsed for one second, and […]

Ryoka closed her eyes and knew she was happy. It was such a rare feeling she savored it. Happy. Ceria was alive. One of them was alive. That the others were not— She could focus on that later. But one person remained. They weren’t all dead. She was saved. It was just a moment. And […]

It was an odd procession that walked down the empty halls of Liscor’s undead ruins. Not that the ruins were undead; rather, they were infested with the undead. In theory. No one had seen a corpse yet, living, undead, or just dead. But they were ready. Still, it was an odd group Ryoka found herself […]

“Who’s ‘they’?” “Pisces didn’t say. He only said that if Ceria was alive there could be others.” “And she’s alive?” “Yes! The message-spell-thingy said she needed help. She’s somewhere in the Ruins, down deep.” “And with Relc and Klbkch you think you can save them, right?” “Yeah!” “Forget it.” Erin paused. “…What?” Zevara held a […]

“Are we going the right way? I think we’re lost.” “Mm. Patience. This is the right direction.” “Are you sure, Krshia? I think we’re lost. All this grass looks the same to me.” “There is no road, Selys. We must trust we go the right way, yes? And my memory is not so poor.” “But […]

The inn was dark when the traveler first arrived. No – to begin with, she wasn’t really a traveler. She was a Runner, which was completely different. And she wasn’t lost. Neither had she decided to visit the inn out of a need for sleep or food or even a burning desire to use the […]

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