AUTHOR NOTE: Things have been a little crazy here in South Africa the last week or so. I am safe, but I didn't manage to write a Fred chapter due to the situation, so instead here is a guest short from my dear friend Mecanimus, au...
2021-07-18 13:04:59 +0000 UTC View Post18
(Ansel)
Dragon Breath or Drowning
They stepped back into the clearing, taking care not to be seen. The sun was sinking to the west, and the sounds f...
2021-07-18 11:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 42
The Meaning of Life
The Heart of the Ocean dropped anchor off the coast of a small and rather perfect tropical island. Seagulls wheeled in the fresh breeze as sailors scurried aroun...
2021-07-11 14:14:04 +0000 UTC View Post17
(Ezra)
The Stillness Between Two Waves
Ansel scrambled up, tripping over the length of his arquebus.
“Leave it!”
Ezra pulled him and they ran...
2021-07-10 13:34:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 41
The Wet and the Furious
Two goblins sat in a booth, waiting. Where the booth was actually located…was unclear, but it had a good view of a sparkling ocean, and down below, of th...
2021-07-04 09:29:18 +0000 UTC View Post16
(Ezra)
An Unexpected Party
“Perhaps this place is cursed,” said Lothor, staring around at the mountains and the sea. In the distance a giant squid surged out o...
2021-06-30 21:06:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 40
A Study in Sapphire II
I settle on the sand, and my companions gather round me, their faces expectant. I feel hope then, but my innards push up against my ribs, and my brain swell...
2021-06-26 12:32:58 +0000 UTC View PostSir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote A Study in Scarlet, Neil Gaiman A Study in Emerald and now I, the Midnight Hagette that rhymes with baguette present to you:
A Study in Sapphire: A homage to Arthur Conan Doyle and Love...
2021-06-26 12:27:23 +0000 UTC View Post15
An Unexpected Visitor
After the success of the Sky Lion’s venture, more ships started going out. Hunting, gathering resources, mapping and mining for ore cons...
2021-06-20 11:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post14
Exploration
The fires roared in Ansel’s brain. He lay in the suffocating dark, twitching, feeling the vestiges of the power that had consumed him. The veins in his arm pulsed. Th...
2021-06-14 07:29:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 38
Kiss the Girl
Eventually Jasconius slowed down and the island came to a bobbing halt. Everyone stood up, cautious, but the enormous, magical turtle bobbed in the surf, presumably ...
2021-06-13 10:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 37
The Seaweed is Always Greener
Fred, Joan, Hugo, Alice and Epic walked through the gate into a blaze of intense white light. A voice boomed: “WELCOME TO LEVEL 2! 2021-06-07 07:01:54 +0000 UTC View Post
[Trigger warning for this one (violence)]
13
Sunlight on a Broken Column
Ansel slid onto a bench and nodded at Jethro. The red-faced cook beamed at him, his expressio...
2021-06-06 11:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 36
Counting Crows
“How long will it take us to get to the gate?” asked Epic. The substantially larger sabre-toothed tiger wound its way between her legs, nearly tripping her up i...
2021-06-01 14:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post12
A Dream
The scouting party trudged through the twilight. The sun had long since sunk into the sea, leaving behind a molten trail of pink and gold wave caps.
“Should be easi...
2021-05-29 20:04:33 +0000 UTC View Post11
(Ezra)
Hollow Men
Ezra stood on the deck of the Sky Lion, the breeze snatching at his robe. He watched as Ansel and the rest of the scouting part wended their way ac...
2021-05-24 10:38:03 +0000 UTC View Post[Ding! The Fredinator LEVEL UP!]
[Ding! Joan of Snark LEVEL UP!]
[Ding! Alice69 LEVEL UP!]
[Ding! Hugo Balls LEVEL UP!]...
2021-05-23 17:23:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34
The Knights of Cake Part II
The Knights of Cake rode across the turf churning sod, leaves and peasants underfoot. Plumes waving in the breeze, their armour sparkled, glittering as...
2021-05-17 09:38:43 +0000 UTC View Post10
Scouting Party
Ansel hurried to the party, eager to be off the ship and away from Mammon’s attentions. Louis joined him with a grin, and Ansel recognised one or two of the men fr...
2021-05-16 14:17:00 +0000 UTC View Post9
The Bay of Giants
Boaz refused to send a message to Marlow. The crew muttered and whispered amongst themselves - that their captain was in thrall to the witch was now obv...
2021-05-09 18:36:42 +0000 UTC View Post8
Five
After crossing the fortifications by the river, steep mountains reared up to block their path. While not green and temperate like the rolling hills of Lochlanach, the peaks wer...
2021-05-05 16:16:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33
Recipes for Revenge Part II
Joan made her way out of the fairy city, moving as quickly as possible. Not only was she getting hungry but she was anxious to get her hands on those r...
2021-05-02 19:16:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32
Recipes for Revenge
Joan set off immediately for Mistletoe Lane. A happy, wooden sign hung from the wall, announcing her arrival. It depicted a lyre threaded through with holly, ivy and oak ...
2021-05-02 19:14:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 31
Farmether's Fish, General Goods and World-Building Services. No Cakes.
“Hang on,” said Cob, “this is all well and good but what happens when the new queen respawns?”
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Seven
“Frost! Was there truly cavorite on that thing?” Otto ran over, his eyes wild. “Why did you set it on fire?” His eyes darted to Ezra, and he started, as if noticing hi...
2021-04-25 09:26:51 +0000 UTC View Post6
Eight
The remaining ships of the fleet circled the scene of devastation. No one wanted to land on the shifting sands but at last Marlow gave the word. Kurtz had gone down with his s...
2021-04-20 13:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 30
Supreme Executive Power
The fairy castle was a mess of broken glass, ruined food, and shuffling dead bodies. The remaining elves were all seated on what was left of the furniture, or had gon...
2021-04-19 06:46:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 29
Glorious Drunken Revolution
Fred and Joan set the cart with the purchased weapons down at the entrance and walked into the tavern. He looked around for Alice, Hugo and Epic and sp...
2021-04-14 18:04:37 +0000 UTC View Post5
Ten
Under Mammon’s lackadaisical eye, crates and barrels of food were loaded onto the ships. The pale woman stood at the prow of the Sky Lion like a figurehead carved fro...
2021-04-10 10:09:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 28
Jam and Dwarves
Hugo held the pot of jam up, obediently. The giant Spider Mother [Level 30, Very Dangerous] took it gently in one of her pincers.
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2021-04-04 09:53:10 +0000 UTC View Post