Wendy rode the platform to the top of the tower, twitching and pulling at her clothes. She was still feeling exposed without her armor on. She wiped at her eyes as she arrived at the top, already h...
2023-09-15 09:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostSlothy whined as more of the strange shell creatures emerged from the mists. She was tired, and it wasn’t fun anymore.
A dozen of the things lay in a path behind her, but they just kept coming. It ...
2023-09-15 08:59:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The cover for Vol 3 of the Waystation is finally up!
2023-09-13 10:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostWendy watched her skeletal claws pass harmlessly through the giggling nightmare yet again. She snarled, kicking and slicing at the air, meeting nothing but more mist.
“I’ll kill you!” Wendy snarled, ...
2023-09-13 10:12:44 +0000 UTC View PostLord Troy drew a long, shining sword from the jeweled sheath at his waist, summoning a gleaming shield with a stylish flick of his wrist.
He nodded to Bert as he kicked off from the wall, com...
2023-09-13 10:11:15 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t like it,” Bert shook his head. “We should go around.”
“Ugh!” Bell grunted. “Why?”
“The last time I went into the mists….” He trailed off. “Well, you ...
2023-09-08 06:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Bud!” Bert called. “I thought you were dealing with this?”
“I am trying!” Bud called back as he tried to pull the dwarf free from Slothy’s grasp. “Every time I get him...
2023-09-06 07:58:30 +0000 UTC View PostBert looked down at the small, broken body of the half-pixie. Her name was Rose, and she was a thief class, according to her sister.
He was about to invite a corpse to join his Court. 2023-09-06 07:57:20 +0000 UTC View Post
“We better get back for that town meeting,” Bert said grimly. “We need to finish this.”
“One sec,” Bell said and tapped on one of the speakers on the dash, “Wendy?”
Slothy ambled across the plains, sniffing the air for exciting scents. She had seen a small copse of trees nearby and could smell water. She was planning on having a quick swim before she took...
2023-09-01 05:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post“You're not going to like this,” Bell warned as they sat outside the Express. The fold-out camp setup had been deployed, and Bert was frying up some Bison Steaks for their dinner over the s...
2023-08-30 08:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe journey to the borders of the former Three Houses lands was quiet and untroubled. The plains stretched away in all directions, with the occasional sign of a farm or small village in the dist...
2023-08-30 08:21:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Mary, what can I do for you?” Bert asked as he washed his hands. It had been nonstop since they first arrived on the battlefield. The cavalry charge had come after hours of fighting, ...
2023-08-25 06:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostArriving at a battle already underway was a completely different experience from anything they had done before.
Libby had warned him it would be bad, but she had failed to capture the...
2023-08-23 06:23:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Waystation rolled to a stop to a general cheering from the nearby warriors. It seemed that word of the healing on offer had spread. An area had apparently been cleared for them.
Be...
2023-08-23 06:22:10 +0000 UTC View PostI often use the Interlude to flesh out the characters and backstory a little.
Let me know who you want to see get the next one.
I'll leave this running for a while, so I can get to everyone eventually!
2023-08-19 07:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, stop bitching,” Libby said once Bert finally managed to track her down. “You would have helped us anyway.”
“Really?” Bert snapped.
“You were never going to just wav...
2023-08-18 05:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostTo say the sudden arrival of the enormous Express created a stir would be an understatement. The various forces appeared unsure of what to do at first, and ultimately it did not matter. They could...
2023-08-16 09:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post“She’s just not a hugger,” Bert gasped as Bud laughed.
“I thought you had lost it there for a minute,” Bud said. “I haven’t seen you that angry before.”
“I admit I may...
2023-08-16 09:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostA coolness passed over Bert, drawing him up from unconsciousness. It felt like his body was on fire, but the chill was fighting it. The feeling passed over him again as he fought his way toward consc...
2023-08-11 06:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post“So it really has nothing to do with carpets?” Bell teased Bert.
“Well, sort of,” He said, “You drop a carpet of bombs… that covers the ground… like a carpet.”
“So why di...
2023-08-11 06:28:31 +0000 UTC View Post“You can’t be serious!” Percy protested.
“Well, I suppose if you have a better offer in terms of meat?” Wendy shrugged.
“That is blackmail,” Percy noted.
“No, ju...
2023-08-09 08:54:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe creation of the Deadlands had a lot of fallout, and in the days immediately following the spell, there were a lot of very rapid changes. While the academics were trying to discover what had happene...
2023-08-09 08:53:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Will you watch the road?” Scruff squeaked as Wendy rummaged in the cabin’s storage.
“I am,” She laughed. “I can see out of the Express at all times. Remember?”
“Still...
2023-08-04 06:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Bert woke up the following day, the Waystation was surrounded. House Jura had apparently wanted to make a point. The lines of men in armor, armored knights on horseback, leather-clad archers, an...
2023-08-04 06:25:19 +0000 UTC View PostThere are a lot of advantages to having a control tower that is so tall. One of those is the ability to see over things. The hill in front of them, for example.
A group of armored knights crouched behi...
2023-08-02 06:20:09 +0000 UTC View Post“What about Percy?” Wendy asked. “You were supposed to tell him what was going on!”
“Nice try,” Bert smirked. “You just want to run off with the Express for a bit.”
“Percy knew w...
2023-08-02 06:18:38 +0000 UTC View PostBell put her hands on her hips and glared.
“Are they ever coming out?” Wendy whined. “We want to meet her!”
“They have been separated for years!” She growled at her da...
2023-07-28 06:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post“Oi! Oi!” A woman yelled through the open doorway as Jerry sat with Bert and the crew for breakfast the next morning. She was dressed almost exactly like Jerry, and her auburn hair was tied back in...
2023-07-26 06:54:34 +0000 UTC View PostBert stomped out of the Barn, his face like thunder. It was too much. How did this shit keep happening to him? Why the flying fuck had he met not just one, but two Immortals.
“Most mortals would...
2023-07-26 06:53:29 +0000 UTC View Post