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That would actually have been a cool twist! Wish I'd thought of it! :) * * * Chapter 316 Bredan’s awareness returned within a sea of blackness. He had no sense of his body, or anything else; he was just a disembodied presence within the black. He felt a momentary surge of panic, but...

Chapter 315 Glori’s struggles to breathe eased as she began to lose consciousness. Desperate, Quellan channeled a trickle of divine power into her—all he could do, with his higher-order magic fully depleted. The spare the dying cantrip worked, stabilizing her, and her breathing eased as he...

Chapter 314 The bright glow shining from Quellan’s shield drove back the shadows as the companions made their way down from the stairs into the underground vault. “Over there,” Glori said, gesturing toward the glowing arch off to the side of the room. They could all see it clearly, as it was...

Chapter 313 Bredan and Kurok made their way slowly up the stairs. Bredan was having some difficulty. He was exhausted and battered, his stamina flagging, but he tried not to let it show to his dubious companion. The other merely adjusted his pace to match Bredan’s. The hobgoblin was a...

Chapter 312 Glori let out a sigh of relief as Quellan completed his prayer of healing. She’d suspected that she’d had a minor concussion from having her head slammed to the marble floor. Kosk had managed to save her from herself; she knew that she never would have forgiven herself if she’d...

Chapter 311 Bredan reached for his sword, but in his dazed state he couldn’t quite concentrate enough to summon it to his grasp. There was another hiss, familiar even to his addled senses, then an eruption of light and sound that momentarily blinded him. He blinked furiously as he struggled...

Chapter 310 Darkness enfolded Bredan, so suddenly that for a moment he thought that the mummy’s strike must have connected and knocked him senseless. But then he realized that he was still aware, could still feel his body. He could hear movement around him and smell the stale rot that...

Chapter 309 Bredan could not remember ever feeling a pain like that which the mummy guardian had inflicted upon him. Every bit of his body felt like it was dying, and every muscle and organ and bit of skin was telling him that it was over, that he could do nothing more than collapse and accept...

Chapter 308 There was no time to react as the naga seized Kosk from behind, its long fangs driving deep into his body. The others could see the dwarf’s face twist in pain as its jaws locked onto his chest, lifting him off his feet to dangle helplessly in the air. “No!” Glori yelled, but the...

We're coming up fast on the end of the story (10 more posts after this one). This arc will be concluded, but I couldn't resist ending on a cliffhanger. I could have easily continued into Book 12, but it's been over two years already since I started writing this story and it's time to move on to...

This whole week is Cliffhanger Week. :) * * * Chapter 306 Glori thought she could hear a mocking laugh from the naga as it darted back into cover, another arrow from Rodan’s bow shattering on the stone as it came just an instant too late. The tiefling scout rushed forward toward the fallen...

Chapter 305 The five adventurers were well accustomed to facing horrible creatures and none of them so much as flinched as the skeletal apes rushed toward them. For all that they were lacking muscles they were fast, and they reached the edge of the map mural within seconds of receiving the...

Chapter 304 Rodan leaned over and peered through the open gate into the broad courtyard where they had fought the chuuls the night before. The sky beyond the vast domed building had just begun to brighten, leaving the open space in a shadowed gloom. But there was enough light to reveal the...

Long post today, many secrets revealed... * * * Chapter 303 Bredan glanced aside to confirm that the others could see what he was seeing. His view of Kalasien was blocked by Kavek, but the nervous look on the sailor’s face was sufficient confirmation. “I have come,” Bredan said. “What do...

Chapter 302 The stairs seemed to on forever, and Bredan was starting to wonder if they were caught in some sort of loop, an illusion or other magical snare that compelled them to keep on trudging upward for an eternity. Between the initial collapse that had deposited them here and the...

Hi got it in Li Syval as a potential gift for Glori, but hadn't yet had the courage to give it to her (this particular ring has the same significance in this world that it would in ours). * * * Chapter 301 Quellan sat alone on a slab bench in the small stone room. An alcove that might have...

Chapter 300 “Behind us!” Rodan yelled, in case any of them had somehow missed the fact that they were now flanked. Kosk changed course in mid-stride, turning to engage the second creature as it rose up out of the pool. He tried to damage one of its lower legs with his staff, but the thing...

Chapter 299 The street remained straight and unobstructed as they made their way further into the interior of the abandoned city. They passed buildings made of granite blocks with facings of marble or sandstone, any of which would have been considered a palace back in Arresh. The facades of...

Chapter 298 The streets of Savek Vor were a different experience in the night. The moon had vanished, but the clouds that had thickened the sky since their arrival had mostly departed and the starlight was more than adequate for the adventurers to find their way. The night was alive with...

Chapter 297 “He’s alive,” Quellan said. Glori leaned forward until they were almost touching. The cleric was kneeling in the center of a small cleared space within the interior of the temple where they had taken shelter. At least that was what they had guessed the place to be. They had...