Yuriko didn’t know what to think.
The attendant gasped when she dropped the crystal screen, though reined himself in when it proved tougher than it looked. Yuriko noticed his reaction out of the corner of her eye. She also noticed that the...
2021-02-22 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostFrom a small tube, Heron carefully squeezed out a dollop of paint onto his palette. He only needed a little bit of blue for his painting, though he could always scrape the remainder to use in other works.
He closed the tube and set it aside....
2021-02-15 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostMarron was sweating profusely despite the cool air inside the Watchtower. The conference chamber was filled with men and women so far above him in rank that should they sneeze, he was expected to present them with a kerchief, a cup of warm tea, an...
2021-02-15 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Yuriko was up bright and early. Last night’s meditation session wasn’t fruitful at all. Most of the Animus she channeled into her Facet went into the Golden Silhouette demonstrating the same Animus Circulation techniques as b...
2021-02-15 13:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Where are we going now?” Krystal asked idly. Occupied with her thoughts, Yuriko started and nearly dropped Fri’Avgi, though she tightened her grip on the cross-guard. Krystal gaped at her. “What’s with you?”
“Nothing, I’m ju...
2021-02-15 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post“What happened here?” Yuriko asked incredulously while the two of them stood on the sidewalk and stared at the ruins of the Old Sweet Shoppe’s al fresco dining area. The little wooden fence and the round tables were gone and the doors were c...
2021-02-15 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter one complete cycle of Strengthen Physique, the strands of Yuriko’s Animus moved out of control. At first, it didn’t feel too strange or alarming as it had done the same thing the first time she did the technique. It wasn’t until the st...
2021-02-08 15:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Yuriko most of the evening to convince the attendant in the Temple’s infirmary to let her go home. She didn’t feel weak or infirm and she certainly wasn’t wounded. Other than having a bit of her long, golden hair snipped off by a Hun...
2021-02-08 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe room was small, barely ventilated, and poorly lit. Lukas’ Animus and a small candle were the only things giving any sort of illumination. Sweat and the stuffy stench of the late afternoon clung to the space but the boy was long used to it. 2021-02-08 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Colin Gael Foster drew a deep breath from his pipe. The aromatic smoke curled around his mouth, tickling his palate, and flooded into his lungs. He felt his Animus stir in his core, flooding into his Anima and seeping into his physical body.
The winds howled while the skies shattered. Multihued streams of Chaos scoured the waypoint, eroding hills and stone to dust. But the resulting tumult stopped dead as soon as it encountered a sphere bordered by purple light.
Virgil Soren Dav...
2021-02-08 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWith yesterday's set, Book 1 has officially come to a close!
We're doing the initial polishing for Book 2--yes, Book 2!--now and expect that the releases will continue as before. They're going to be a little more raw than Book 1 and some det...
2021-02-02 01:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostAside from the fact that her brothers acted like headless chickens and Mikel blushing just as brightly red as she did, Yuriko was quite thankful that Krystal was in the room with her. Her childhood friend had pushed all the boys out of the room po...
2021-02-01 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko dreamed though at times, she forgot that she was dreaming. Other times she knew she was dreaming and during those times, she wondered what in Chaos was she seeing and why she hadn’t woken up yet.
In her dreams, she looked through ey...
2021-02-01 13:45:00 +0000 UTC View PostBraden did not expect to ever open his eyes so he was very much surprised, and grateful, when he did.
“You’re awake!” Orrin screeched from the bedside while Braden winced.
His head throbbed and the back of his throat was dry. He ...
2021-02-01 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostVirgil kept a wary eye out over the waypoint. Ever since the Chaos Lord came in with the parley cloak, no other Wyldling had appeared near them. They were still in the area, with Virgil catching a glimpse, but they flitted in and out of his maximu...
2021-02-01 13:15:59 +0000 UTC View PostA tall, black-haired man who looked to be in his thirties sat in front of a desk reading a pile of reports. He glanced briefly outside his window but, seeing nothing of particular interest, he returned his gaze to the crane that was just unfolding...
2021-02-01 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral emotions warred in Yuriko’s head. Shame and disappointment that no matter what she did, she couldn’t even touch her enemy. Anger and frustration, Chaos be damned, she already had an artefact and it wasn’t enough. Hope, to see that he...
2021-01-25 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment the Hunter struck Braden, Orrin felt it. He staggered and fell to his knees, face pale and eyes bloodshot. He could feel his Animus draining out of him into a conduit to his brother’s Anima.
“Braden!” someo...
2021-01-25 13:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostTo say that Braden was surprised when they were suddenly confronted by a Chaos Lord was quite untrue. He had been expecting the worst ever since the entire ordeal happened and having another encounter with a hostile, murderous creature from beyond...
2021-01-25 13:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning found Yuriko already working on a set of exercises to get used to wielding Fri’Avgi. She contained herself within a circle drawn on the dirt a couple of paces wide performed each of the sword dances in quick succession.
Th...
2021-01-25 13:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostFri’Avgi.
That was the name of the weapon, the Anima Telum that Yuriko held. Knowledge flowed into her head, most of it incomprehensible, though she caught a few words every now and then. Enough to realize that the knowledge was couched in...
2021-01-25 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostBraden rubbed his eyes and suppressed a yawn. He was on the branches of a tree, along with Zeyn and Millie, keeping a midnight watch. What that would do against the forces arrayed against them, he wasn’t sure. But it allowed the members of their...
2021-01-19 01:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt didn't take long for Orrin and Krystal to harvest the Hunter's Chaos shards. There were a couple of them, one in the chest where its heart was and the other was in its guts. A total of ten HiJin for the entire harvest.
Yuriko recovered he...
2021-01-19 01:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post“Oof! What the! Yuri?” Krystal managed to crawl out of her bedroll despite Yuriko’s deadweight. “What happened?”
“Ugh. Animus depletion,” Yuriko managed to say. “Need to sleep, sorry. Take over watch.”
“Wha...
2021-01-19 01:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko sighed while the boys and Krystal argued over the Avos’ quest. Krystal was completely sceptical about the entire matter while Orrin was all for it. Mikel didn’t really know what to think, and he said as much, but he followed Kr...
2021-01-18 01:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe giant boar sniffed, the air moving in a torrent that whipped at Yuriko's hair, and exhaled a breath that almost blew her off her feet.
"No," the creature rumbled, it's bass tone caused a vibration that struck at her Anima, shaki...
2021-01-18 01:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostYuriko and Orrin followed the trail of broken trees. The blue bloodstains on the fallen trunks were the only evidence of dead swarmlings but the broken lumber extended out for a few dozen paces beyond the crater.
The acrid stench of fresh bl...
2021-01-18 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you crazy?” Krystal hissed at Yuriko who was busy looking at how far the shallow trench reached.
It was clear to her that this was nothing natural, considering that several trees along the furrow looked like they’ve been shorn of ...
2021-01-15 01:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostOrrin was whistling tunelessly when Yuriko and Krystal returned to their campsite. Mikel was stirring the pot, his undivided focus honed in on every bubble that rose out of the stew. Heron was in a seated meditation pose, very clearly occupied wit...
2021-01-15 01:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post