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Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 82 - TBD - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 82 - TBD - Part One

Preoccupied with watching Sebet ply her craft, I didn’t notice Mud’s presence until he stepped into the light of Sebet’s magical lantern. Awkwardly squatting on the blood-slick floor, he began poking about the small pile of severed fingers, toes and flayed skin Sebet had taken from Horangi.

Initially irritated by Mud’s intrusion, I decided that there might be a sick sense of poetic justice in forcing the Horangi to ...

Extra chapter progress!

Lookin good for the extra chapter coming out this evening maaaaaaybe sooner...maybe...

Thats a twelve hour window-ish, for those not familair with the timezone variables.

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 81 - TBD - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 81 - TBD - Part Two

I could feel the Demon Lord trapped inside of the spear trying to work its way free. Fighting against the binding of the Empowered Banishment Spell in a fit of fury, desperation, and to my immense surprise, fear.

While the Demon Lord was technically my subordinate, it had not sworn any Oaths as a guarantee of good behaviour. As such, I was quite content with leaving it within the spear until such a time that I was confident...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 81 - TBD - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 81 - TBD - Part One

Minutes turned to hours and there was still no end to the Beast Tide in sight. Kang and the Ogres had been pushed back toward the wall but were refusing to give up any further ground. The Ogres had been resupplied with new weapons and were desperately trying to break out from their encirclement but had met with little success.

I could feel their disappointment and fear in the back of my mind. Their fear that they had let me...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 80 - Wolves among sheep - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 80 - Wolves among sheep - Part Two

The posturing and boasting of the Hong clan’s Cultivators had abruptly ended after their spokesman was yanked from his flying sword and driven face-first into the street. Exercising my Earth Affinity and indulging Kwan’s request had felt good in the moment, but it had also given me cause to reflect on my sudden recklessness.

While I was fairly certain my Heart Demons had not been given sufficient time to ...

New ART WOO!

I really like how these turned out ^^

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 80 - Wolves among sheep - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 80 - Wolves among sheep - Part One

Assisting Yi Gim to the ground, I began gathering my MP in preparation to Summon Wraithe to tend to his wounds. Perhaps guessing at my intentions, Yi Gim began shaking his head in refusal. However, we both abruptly lost interest in one another as an urgent horn call peeled through the smoke.

“No...” Already pale from blood loss, Yi Gim’s face grew ashen with dread.

Before I could ask what the horn...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 79 - Death and Dominance - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 79 - Death and Dominance - Part Two

Having extracted Oaths from Wolf, Fox and Crow, I gifted them each a Storage Ring and sent them to collect fresh beast corpses to serve as materials for Jin’s Alchemy. Feng would remain behind on the mountain and serve the function of a supply depot, accepting the corpses from the others and storing them within a fourth Storage Ring with a larger internal capacity.

Feng would also serve as Jin’s minder w...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 79 - Death and dominance - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 79 - Death and dominance - Part One

Gathering my MP, I decided to err on the side of caution and provide Orphiel with the means to make a show of things if necessary. I was already going out on a limb assuming the enemy Monarch was a Christian. What complicated matters was my lack of certainty regarding what he expected an angel to look like.

If my assumptions were wrong, I wouldn't get a second chance.

Hardening my heart to the potentia...

Just a heads up

I am pushing hard to have the overdue chapter finished this evening. We will see how that goes.

I wasn't happy with the chapter I had written, so I am taking it in a different direction, which is why it's late. I'll also be working to get back to the Saturday midday (My time) release date as well, now that the craziness of the holidays is over.

I'm just waiting on a final piece from my illustrator Elynelle, then I'll release a small series of commissioned pieces all revolving ar...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 78 - Violence and vengeance - Part Two

I will be taking another editing pass this evening.
Also, Merry Christmas :)

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 78 - Violence and Vengeance - Part Two

Using my authority so we wouldn’t disturb the others, I left the cave with Suzy and made a spiralling waterslide for her to play with. Thankfully, Suzy appeared more than satisfied with riding the slide on her own, so long as I was actively watching and praising her bravery.

Kwan, roughly twice the size he had been be...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 78 - Violence and vengeance - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 78 - Violence and vengeance - Part One

Tran Quang Dat casually scanned the procession of shackled peasants with mild interest. The Black Viper clan had offered the slaves as alternative payment in place of Spirit Stones, and Dat had decided to accept.

On other occasions, she may not have been as accommodating. However, Dat was nearing a breakthrough in her research and required fresh and unspoilt materials.

As Monarch, Dat was within her...

Plans for the holidays.

Sorry for the later than usual upload. For anyone not on the discord, I was getting wrecked by hayfever.

I am planning on taking this current week off to deal with my allergy problem and prepare for the coming holidays. I will be back to posting on the 16th ish and will continue through the holidays and new years.

I have a host of concept art planned for imminent release. So keep an eye out for that :P
If you really want to see a certain character, let me know and I'll see wh...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 77 - Fear the Reaper - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 77 - Fear the Reaper - Two

Confused, I stared back at the small girl while trying to appear as non-threatening as possible.

“How...How do you know my name?” I asked warily, struggling to justify the strangeness of everything that had happened up until this point.

“Because you don’t belong here,” the pale-skinned girl repeated condescendingly. “This is nothing more than a twisted memory.”

“A memory?” I repeated, fe...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 77 - Fear the Reaper - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 77 - Fear the Reaper - Part One

Memories flooded Sebet’s mind in an endless loop, overlapping and repeating themselves faster than she could react or process them. Dragging her deeper into a suffocating embrace from which she could not escape.

There was nothing wrong with the memories themselves. In fact, many of her most recent memories brought Sebet an unexpected degree of entertainment, and even...comfort...

Ignoring the memories im...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 76 - In death's shadow - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 76 - In death's shadow - Part Two

Unable to contain the enormity of the energy entering her body, Momoko diverted a portion of her regenerating MP to fuel her physical growth and delve deeper into the heart of the mountain. As her roots took in raw materials, Momoko increased the girth of her trunk and branches, lacing them with trace minerals.

In addition to reinforcing her body, the trace minerals served as a medium to increase Momoko’s ab...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 76 - In death's shadow - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 76 - In death's shadow - Part One

Staring at his reflection on the lake’s surface, Pete struggled to process the maelstrom of emotions warring inside of his heart.

From the first day he had learned to read, Pete had become aware that his father’s absences were motivated by necessity and not by personal desire. Learning the importance of the numbers on his father’s Status information had given Pete peace of mind. Peace of mind that came f...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 75 - The approaching storm - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 75 - The approaching storm - Part Two

***** Kema ~ Asrusian Former Capital *****

Antennae waving lazily in the breeze and wings silently thrumming at her back, Kema surveyed the city below her with disgust and a deep profound sense of vindication.

The human vermin carried the same mark as the two Devil’s she and Amun had dispatched only hours earlier. However, while rifling through the minds of the city’s inhabitants, Kema had stumbl...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 75 - The approaching storm - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 75 - The approaching storm - Part One

Settling the Oba clan into their new city was a relatively straightforward process. Just like the other refugees I had taken under my banner, they were highly motivated and wanted to settle in and establish a home for themselves as quickly as possible.

With the native beasts forcibly evicted and incapable of passing through the established boundary, the clan was free to explore the city. So it came as litt...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 74 - Power and privilege - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 74 - Power and privilege - Part Two

Except for Keith, the other finalists were presented the opportunity to fight against a projection of one of the Ainsleys to earn a place amongst them as my champion.

Gnar had declined, content with the prizes and prestige from the tournament. Becoming my champion would raise his status amongst his kind, but it would also carry additional risks. Gnar was one of the handful of Gnolls that had fought alongside...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 74 - Power and privilege - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 74 - Power and privilege - Part One

Just as Hana had predicted, most of the plants were too weak or were just outright unfortunate and failed to survive the Tribulation. Turned to ash and swept away by the wind despite the presence of the lightning rods. However, those that remained carried varying levels of Thunder-aligned energy.

While Zhu Min sought privacy to change her blackened and singed clothing behind a boulder, I took the opportunity...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 73 - Within and without - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 73 - Within and without - Part Two

As Gric had expected, the guards waiting outside the door were quick to obey the order to enter the room, with a dozen additional reinforcements following quickly behind them.

It didn’t matter.

Gric had already witnessed the movements of the head guard and had a strong grasp of their best capabilities as a result. They were no threat to him.

“You! Outsider!” Snarled one of the elders with ba...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 73 - Within and without - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 73 - Within and without - Part One

Staring at my Status information, I was having difficulty understanding how it could have changed so drastically and in such a short period. There was nothing new, but the values relating to my Affinities and Chi had increased dramatically.

[Tim - Lake Ogre-Mage {Monarch} ]  [Chi: 37*/37* {Water, Earth, Fire, Thunder, Wood, Death, Space} ]

[Class: None.]
[Party: Tim’s Party] [Lash’s Mate] 2023-10-01 01:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 72 - Sorcery and Spellcraft - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 72 - Sorcery and Spellcraft - Part Two

The Foothold was surrounded by rolling hills and large bushes with temperate woodlands at irregular intervals. Unsurprisingly, the Foothold itself was abandoned. However, as my eyes adjusted to the darkness I was drawn toward flickering lights in the distant woodlands.

“They flee the enemy!” Wisp rasped in parting, born aloft and propelled forward as the back of his robes sprouted ephemeral feathered ...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 72 - Sorcery and Spellcraft - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 72 - Sorcery and Spellcraft - Part One

My plan to introduce and expose Terry to the people of Sanctuary was working just as I had hoped it would. I wanted him to understand that I did things differently, that I was in no way like his former Masters. To appreciate that his confinement had been motivated by a desire to protect the men, women, and children now going about their lives around us.

Arriving at the fortified gateway to The Grove, the ...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 71 - Exchange and favours - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 71 - Exchange and favours - Part Two

I had sent Sebet and Gric to explore the new territories taken in payment from Yi Gim and gave Hana and Jin the combined alchemy materials in addition to the newly acquired Storage Ring. I then had the manuals sent to the library to have translated copies prepared so I could review their contents for myself.

I decided to keep the most recently acquired territories isolated for the time being. My discussion ...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 71 - Exchange and favours - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 71 - Exchange and favours - Part One

Watching proceedings from the opposite end of the small island, I was reminded of the question I had deliberately avoided during our last meeting four days prior.

What was at the top of the Labyrinths?

I had already pushed the absolute limits on how far I was willing to trust a stranger. A stranger with incentives to see me dead and take everything I had. However, economic co-dependence was a powerful...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 70 - An unexpected alliance - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 70 - An unexpected alliance - Part Two

After my battle with the Divine Patriarch, I knew better than to let down my guard.

<This one considers himself a negotiator.> Gric commented neutrally, his telepathic tone wary but otherwise indifferent.

<To what end?> I asked, confused, why someone of that temperament would initiate a Challenge in the first place.

<Apologies, Great One, I was unable to pierce his mental defenc...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 70 - An unexpected alliance - Part One

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 70 - An unexpected alliance - Part One

I could tell that the old Ogre was surprised by my appearance. No doubt, he had thought I was some form of living rock Elemental like Ochram. It would certainly explain the name they had given to me thus far.

“I am like you, but different,” I explained, flexing my fingers and revealing the membrane of webbing between them. “I live beside the water, not underground.”

The elderly Ogre, Mugu, n...

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 69 - Affinity for Violence - Part Two

Ogre Tyrant: Chapter 69 - Affinity for Violence - Part Two

With the External portal secured and a garrison stationed to make sure it remained that way, I led the remaining forces into the Hurst Labyrinth.

The Confederate defenders stationed within the first Footholds knew we were coming for them. However, it didn’t make a difference.

One by one, the Confederate garrisons fell.

Seven Invasions had thoroughly routed the Confederate forces within the Hu...