The vanguard pirate ships allowed the biovore corvette to pass them by. Despite being in the heart of Oleander’s fleet, surrounded by massive frigates crewed by the Pirate Lord's strongest corsairs, none of Eri’s crew was in the slightest bit ...
2025-12-22 11:09:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt was no small thing for a lone ship to sail towards a Pirate Lord’s fleet head-on.
Dozens, if not hundreds, of war-scarred naval crafts filled the water around the dreadnought capital ship. Each was a heavily armed vessel crewed by blood...
2025-12-15 11:35:59 +0000 UTC View Post“You turned his head into a magical artefact?!” Amber gagged.
“Well, originally, I wanted to turn it into a chamberpot, but then I figured I don’t want that bastard’s face staring in the direction of my ass anymore,” Deyara said,...
2025-12-12 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostDays passed once more. The Biovore corvette made great speed across the waves. With its sails bolstered by magic from Andrealphus and its front tugged powerfully along by the enormous form of Marchosias, the living ship cut across the waters like ...
2025-12-10 11:53:04 +0000 UTC View Post“You are not being reasonable.”
“I know. I’m sorry.”
The arguments at the beach did not last long. A few tried to convince Eri otherwise, but his mind was set on his folly. Another attempt was made to persuade the imperial co...
2025-12-08 16:36:54 +0000 UTC View PostA total of thirty-seven survivors were pulled from the frigate, with barely half of them capable of walking.
For a massive ship to hold so few living souls, it was a true miracle they ever managed to make it to shore. Frigates required crews...
2025-12-05 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe chaos in the fort slowly subsided. Though most were still trapped in a state of awe and tenseness — not helped at all by the giant humanoid-avian demon perched on the highest tower of the fort — the men obeyed their leader’s orders and s...
2025-12-03 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Ship! Ship spotted! It’s heading our way!”
The alert by one of the watchtowers sent the base into action. It was the early hours of the morning. The sun had barely risen.
Yet if one stood on the western walls and squinted into t...
2025-12-01 11:32:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe expedition set out once more with three more ships to their fleet, obtained from the pirates. Guns and munition were plenty. However, without enough men to crew those ships, the vessels were more dead weight than anything.
“Keep an eye...
2025-11-28 09:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAs commanded by Officer Amber, the pirate-infested outpost was clear before sundown.
Imperial forces retook the fort and began the arduous process of clean-up. They did not plan to stay for long, but the bodies of fallen comrades deserved a ...
2025-11-26 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe West was not always a pirate-infested pit.
True, the situation in those seas was never truly ideal. Lawlessness ran rampant even before the Great Collapse, a hundred years before, and most manner of debauchery had still been enjoyed — ...
2025-11-24 09:23:47 +0000 UTC View PostIt took four days of sailing from the logistics outpost before they stumbled into their first stranded imperial ship.
A badly damaged corvette on the brink of sinking, riddled with cannonfire. It still flew the imperial flag, however, and th...
2025-11-21 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“So, this is Cedric. He is part of the crew now. Everyone, say hi to each other.”
Eri’s words within the corvette’s war room were met with silence. Everyone stared at the ragged-looking man who had reluctantly pulled himself out of E...
2025-11-19 07:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Nice arm. How the hell did you get that from Rann’s corpse?”
Eri sat down in Officer Amber's personal quarters, politely denying the cup of hard alcohol she offered.
“Took some difficulty. The magic within was… stubborn,” ...
2025-11-17 07:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostEri could not believe his eyes. This should not be possible.
Not another holder of the name, not an inheritor. This demon before him was one he knew personally — the Marquis Andrealphus during the age of his rule.
Somehow, it had sur...
2025-11-14 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the late hours of the evening. Most aboard the corvette were asleep.
Within a room hidden away in a dark corner of the ship, reeking of blood and brine, Eri studied a corpse.
He was not alone. Kalisa stood beside him, looking hu...
2025-11-12 10:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe imperial fortress Eri’s expedition had purposefully sailed to and then subsequently rescued was officially designated by the Kaldreach Coalition as the Outer Logistical Fort.
As the name implied, the logistical outpost was built ...
2025-11-10 10:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostEri stared at the imperial commanding officer sitting before him with no small amount of concern.
“You look terrible,” he commented.
“I’m not the one missing an arm,” the woman grunted. She looked like she hadn’t slept in d...
2025-11-07 07:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Well, aren’t you guys a sorry lot.”
Commanding Officer Amber studied the wounded knights before her. Surrounding them was a large pile of dead corsairs, though the knights looked to be on their last legs.
“Please don’t tell ...
2025-11-05 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe pirate lord was likely expecting Eri to run away. When the youth instead charged towards him, there was a microsecond of surprise when the distance between them was closed too quickly.
The first punch came wide as a result. Eri slipped u...
2025-11-03 07:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“You… You were the one who did all this, weren’t you?” the pirate admiral growled. “That Ruby-Core was weak. A pushover like him couldn’t be the one to make this mess. Who the fuck are you?”
Eri didn’t reply. Instead, he care...
2025-10-31 08:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostRune-etched bullets hissed through the air, shredding the wooden deck or ricocheting off plate armour. One musket round caught a Gold-Core knight square in the throat, but the wound barely slowed her as she shrugged off the impact with a blood-gut...
2025-10-29 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhen one thinks of a ship’s interior, they most likely envision tight corridors and narrow spaces.
This was usually true, for most seafaring crafts had to be constructed with a careful balance of size, buoyancy, and weight in mind. Space e...
2025-10-27 07:55:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe Biovore corvette’s collision with the pirate frigate, Last Dawn, was not a gentle affair.
A point-blank shot from a heavy arcane cannon, followed by a vicious ram at full speed against the rear, would be enough to destroy any ...
2025-10-24 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Lauren was not comfortable with the situation unfolding before him.
To be fair, there were plenty of things to be uncomfortable about. He and nine other knights — the combined force from House Elathion and House Drevaine — were c...
2025-10-23 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Pirate ships ahead! They are in combat!”
Julie shouted to the crew from the crow’s nest. The people on deck scrambled to get a better look. The distance was still far, and so only the likes of long-ranged Chosens like Julie and Alvine...
2025-10-22 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe journey was smooth sailing, more so than anyone had expected.
The mutated corvette ship — known now by the crew as a Biovore vessel — practically glided across the turbulent seas. Its vast tentacles, while unsettling to look upon, pr...
2025-10-21 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA single glance at the port was enough for everyone to understand that there was little left salvageable within the shipyard.
Anything valuable was a burning ruin. Precious machinery, ship schematics, stockpiles of building materials… All ...
2025-10-20 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Wait, please! I’ll do anything you want, just spare my— Hrrk!”
The pirate’s last words were cut short as Dulcina’s rapier pierced through his eye and into his skull.
“That’s the last one,” Alvine said as she lifted h...
2025-10-19 11:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Those footworks… I recognise them. I know what you are, little knight.”
Lauren ignored his opponent’s taunts as he slashed forth with his gladius. Mana empowered the strike, turning the steel into a swift flicker of death.
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