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B3. Ch. 2 World Quest

Gasps and murmurs broke out in the crowd as the same notification popped up before everyone.  Then in an even stranger turn of events, the Announcement was read aloud in that same bell chime voice Tilly remembered from his transference.

System Wide Announcement!

Due to radical shifts in the landscape and power structure of Nephesh, a World Quest has been issued. 

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B3. Ch. 1 Memorials.

A new stone plinth stood jutting out of the center of the parade ground as most of the population of the Three-Fold Alliance stood around it, holding a silent vigil. The sun had only just begun to peek above the mountaintops, bearing witness to the event that had gathered the Faction’s whole population.  The battle had ground to a halt sometime late last night and the enemies still trapped in the now greatly empowered forest boundary were summarily ended by the new ...

B2 Done! Announcements and Gifts

Ok First off, this is available to ANY Patreon member who sees this post in time.

I have just posted the end of B2 of Son of Flame and will take a break to outline until May 6th.

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B2 Ch. 61 Epilogue

40,000 years ago -Epoch of God’s and Heroes-

Brokenridge breathed in the scent of his domain, letting the heady layers of aroma enter into his ridged nostrils and be parsed into a thousand pieces of information to be sorted by his superior intellect.  

He had set the green two-legs that were scattered all over the surrounding forests to look for tribute worthy of their Master and it smelled like they had returned.&nb...

B2 Ch. 60 Ends and Beginnings

Hiro Masimoto Guardian Daimyo of the Three-Fold Alliance

His charge had finally succumbed to her exhaustion, and with her, the enchantment bolstering the Bastion rank had flickered out. Hiro had been planning his next move for hours and instantly took her unconscious body and slung it back behind the wall with all his strength.  He wanted her well clear of any enemy combatants while he was gone.  She filled too important a role in the Faction...

B2 Ch. 59 Glow Way Up

Jonathan Tillman Level 37 Son of Flame

The wave of green and blue energy washed over Tilly instantly clearing away his remaining Debuffs and soothing his strained Mana Pathways.  As his vision cleared, all that was left of the immense wave of energy was a dancing blue and green flame hovering before him.  It floated there expectantly and not entirely sure what to do, Tilly followed his i...

B2 Ch. 58 Tree Part 3

The sound of multiple screams egged him on as Tilly topped an upward bend in the path, emerging into a scene of fiery conflict.  Seven or eight satyrs were arranged in a writhing circle around a little lump of clothing.  The blue fire was everywhere, originating from another confrontation still playing out twenty yards ahead. 

Tilly's eyes momentarily struggled to make sense of the twisting mass of rootlike appendages surging toward the source of the flames.&nb...

B2 Ch. 57 Taken

Aurelia Level 28 Priestess of Origin’s Flame

She squirmed pitifully, barely able to breathe under the pile of fabrics.   The cloth wrapped around her and the gag shoved into her mouth seemed to tighten every time she shifted.  Tears leaked from her eyes as she moaned again and again trying to call for help.   The whining grind of the wheel drowned out her ability to hear anything beyond her smothering torture.

She had been at the b...

B2 Ch. 56 Running up that Mountain

Jonathan Tillman Level 35 Son of Flame

A wave of azure energy swept them up and slammed them back down.  Except the ground had shifted. Hard stone slapped the bottom of Tilly’s moccasins and he opened his to find himself once again in the village square.

A shout of surprise, followed by a gasp of disbelief greeted them as Tilly spun around to take in the state of his Faction’s city.  His ragged allies joined him, looks of r...

B2 Ch. 55 Bring Back Vine

Jonathan Tillman Level 35 Son of Flame

The scroll of notifications zipped by him at an enormous speed, and his mind quailed at the thought of pulling out the pertinent information while his friends were dying on the Battlefield…

But he refused to rush on and leave resources on the table that could help their cause.. So he settled for a quick and dirty review of the high points. In a flash of inspiration, he mentally instituted a filter...

B2 Ch. 54 Crashing to a Head.

The last transition off had been rough.  Despite what he had said to the young priestess, she had become invaluable to the system they had developed to endure the constant waves of enemies. 

Linus checked the gnomish device they had in the corner of the large healer's tent and saw that she still had an hour left in her leave.  Erash had done her best to heal the worst cases before they came down, but they were losing too many in the wait to be seen by th...

B2 Ch. 53 Death’s Doorway

‘Tilly, give me your Mana!’  Kindle sent down urgently as Tilly hovered dangerously at the edge of death. The horrifying slurry that was now his internal organs had somehow been stabilized by [Resolute]. The battle between his internal flame and the juvenile Seed of Corruption had temporarily been muted, yet it had been too late.  The Prime Dirge stood before them, gravely injured, but still far beyond their power to resist. 

Bu...

CH. 52 Bedtime story bonus version.

If you ever wondered what these chapters sound like when I tell them to my three-year-old and my 5 year old, here is a recording of me telling them this chapter last night.

B2 Ch. 52 Lay Me Down

Amelia Cooper -  Level 40 Botanist Surveyor

She dragged herself up from the rocky stream, gasping for breath.  Jonathan had arrived with her through the strangest transport magic she had ever experienced, and they both stumbled to their feet.

Something prickled all along her skin and Amelia quirked her head, as a sensation just outside her awareness washed over her. Her growth-aspected mana stirred interestingl...

B2 Ch. 51 Face Tat

The physical personification of the River stood to his full height, surveying the trio from several feet above their eye levels.

“You have my gratitude…  I would ask what boon you would have of me, but given the circumstances, I imagine I already know the answer.  It is within my power to bring you to the Flower and back, simply step into my waters, and I will carry you.”

“Thank you, sir,” Tilly said as he moved forward in a rush, every clang and sho...

B2 Ch. 50 Old Man River

“This shouldn’t hurt.”  Thunder Decends muttered, concentration writ across his face as the head of his hammer shimmered and became incorporeal to match Tilly’s state.

‘Shouldn’t?!’ Tilly had just time enough to think before the hammer exploded forward and crashed into his abdomen.  The impact transferred an incredible amount of kinetic energy to him and he launched into the air, streaking over the mountains at unbelievable speeds.  The t...

B2 Ch. 49 Hammer Time

If he hadn’t been in his spiritual form, Tilly was sure his heart would have seized from the shock of terror that struck him.  The weight of its attention surrounded him and squeezed, overwhelming his soul with primal fear.  Tilly’s flight stuttered to a stop as a silent scream escaped through his gritted ghostly teeth.  The figure's form was still obscure, but as Tilly stared in growing dread, its eyes began to shine with a dark intensity.

The figure didn�...

B2 Ch. 48 Total Recall

Everyone turned in shock as the Knight stepped forward into the center of the conversation and reached up to remove his helm.  

“In a manner of speaking, this will be a sort of homecoming for him,” Hilbert added theatrically as Sir Micheal revealed the features he kept hidden under his ever-present armor.

The face under the helm displayed the grey, purplish skin of the Strigoi race, but not the gaunt form of a Consumer or the emaciated skeletal struc...

B2 Ch. 47 Mount Up

(Sorry about missing last Monday's post.  My whole house was falling apart.  But Ill get you another double soon enough.)

Jonathan Tillman, Level 23 Son of Flame

They departed along with the Sanguine Order shortly after receiving their enchanted pendants.  The whole host shared the road, and Tilly’s group rode up front with the queen on their new mounts until the first town, where they spit off to head further north. From...

B2 Ch. 46 Strong Enough

Aurelia Level 28 Priestess of Origin’s Flame

The last day had easily been the most exhausting of Aurelia's young life.  She knew that if she were still her younger self, she would have broken down days ago in the face of such overwhelming responsibility.  But something about what the Flame had done the night she had traded away the rest of her childhood had given her more than just an older body.  She had not truly lost thos...

B2 Ch. 45 Mounting Terror

The Queen eyed their small group with a veiled air of respect,

“Lord Ichiro has informed me that your faction would be happy to enter into trade agreements with us once the siege is broken.  I hope that many goods and resources will be made available to both sides that have otherwise been… difficult to obtain.”  At the vague summary of their discussions, Ichiro nodded formally, his face one of perfect serene decorum.   Obviously, they had hammered ou...

B2 Ch. 44 Silent Knight

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Tilly stared down at the completely still body and began to notice several stretches o...

B2 Ch. 43 Quid Pro Quo

At Amelia's announcement, the Queen scoffed, effecting a pained expression,

“Of course… A Crafting/Martial hybrid class.  I should have guessed from the name.   I have always been a little jealous of your kind’s ability to gain Experience from advancing your craft as well as combat-“  The Queen said, her lips quirking in satisfaction at the success of their experiment,- “Villars, did you bring the Extractor?”  She asked turning ba...

B2 Ch. 42 Smoking Grass

An hour later, Tilly had cleansed all of the Knights in the chamber with the assistance of two mana potions.  During this time, Amelia and the Queen had built a large circular spell around the Vessel.  Its top had been removed allowing for a two-foot opening that exposed the large volume of blood within.

Some of the containment and transfer runes were canceled so as not to interfere with the spell and then the Queen drew a Triquetra around the enchanted container of...

B2 Ch. 41 The Queen’s Gambit

The Queen opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by the scarlet bird Ability she had released earlier streaking back into the room and fluttering around her excitedly.  It passed on a silent message and then melted away. The queen’s smile died on her lips, and she turned her eyes to the assembly, fury reigniting on her pale features.

“It is as I feared, this vessel was not the only one containing one of those… things.  The Brawlers in the Weasel’s carav...

B2 Ch. 40 A Bloody Mess

Too much was happening for Tilly to keep up with the rest of the events as they unfolded around him in a flurry of chaos and conflict. Sir Michela exploded past the rest of the charging group to crash into the Brawlers while Ichiro and Gorock immediately peeled off to block the charging Knight.  Tilly sprinted in Sir Micheal’s wake and vaguely noted Hilbert, Amelia, and Franklin hanging back to start casting.

Sir. Micheal’s charge must have been a gap-close Abili...