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Diary Entry August 11th We finally made it through the mountains into Bri’Saw. I never thought I’d see another place inhabited by Akeli, let alone a city! There’s a constant breeze coming from the ocean that half of the city rests on. Yes Dia, you heard me right, half of the city! The other half lies under the water, though without gills, or swimming lessons, I don’t think I’ll be able to see that part for myself. Dia you won’t believe this, but the Akeli of Bri’Saw are monster hunters! They actually fight monsters that inhabit the sea that cause trouble, and those they manage to catch are bought by other Akeli for studying. According to Odyssey, this is where the town’s troubles stem from. Some hunters believe they should get paid based on where the monster came from, land or sea. As a result, Akeli in both districts are fighting over the money. Those who aren’t involved in the argument aren’t better off. There’s not a moment of peace since they have to deal with the squabbles and

  By the time Patli, Teo and Malik came down from the mountains, the sky had grown dark and stars speckled the inky sky above. It had been a long time since they had had a meal, and Teo and Malik offered to bring Patli to their home, offering a place of rest and a chance to eat and drink. The offer had been nice, and Patli agreed. Their weeping eyes and drool glowed viscerally in the darkness, the drips they left behind showing a clear route they had taken across the plains and tundra to the tribe settlement.   Seeing the walls that were double their height for the first time, Patli hesitated. They weren't comfortable with it, especially when they could hear a lot of voices behind those log walls and smell ash and smoke in the air. "Patli will stay here," they said, taking a few steps back from the settlement.   Teo and Malik were a little upset at their hesitation, but it was understandable given what little they knew of the blue Ancient. Malik went on ahead to warn the tribe about

Once upon a time in a far off land known as Aiers, there was an Ozcura warrior by the name of Nair Gnosmirc. She was a seasoned warrior in the lesser Demon Lord Locke's army. She had been one since it was decided since her birth. Niar was an accomplished warrior, the scars on her arms and parts of her torso were evident of that. She had seen many a battle and despite all odds against her, she would always come out from the jaws of death. After many a battle won in the name of the demon lord, Nair found this growing emptiness in her heart. Granted Nair wasn't sure what it was, introspective thought was a concept that was alien to Ozcuras and Gray Orcs they were simple creatures after all. Nair wasn't sure what it was and she wouldn't know until one fateful day as her unit was raiding a human village for supplies she found it in the most unlikely place. It was a farmer defending his wife from her unit, he was dangerously outnumbered and outmatched but he was still fighting with

Live A Live - Quest for Light. Chapter 3 - Earthen Heart Epilogue. (Mount Aspiration) It has been a few hours since Wen Xin Quan, the former shifu of the Earthen Heart Style of Kung Fu had passed away and outside the still ravaged school, the new Earthen Heart Masters, Lei Kugo, Yun Jou and Sammo Hakka recall the knight and queen who assisted them in taking down the Indomitable Fist and its evil leader Ou Di Wan Lee. Lei: "What a day it has been for all of us." Yun: "I agree Lei. I really wanted to say thank you to Oersted and Alethea as without them we wouldn't have been able to stand up to Ou Di Wan Lee." Sammo: "We need to talk to everyone about what happened though, especially since some of the people we met were with the Yi Po Men." Lei: "Agreed. Hoi had no idea his four brothers Tong, Sha, Nan and Pei were part of the Yi Po Men and shifu was shocked that Yi Pei Kou was Lee's right hand man." Yun: "And my grandmother needs to know that Shifu Wen has passed on his style

Chapter 17: The Northern Port The next day... After a good long night, the group woke up and got ready. They gathered round and had some dumplings that they prepared that morning for breakfast. Jian was feeling a little better after his injuries yesterday. During breakfast, Mazhanshi brought up a request. "So when we go to Beigang, I'd like to buy something else as well. My backpack only has room for my supplies. I've had to tie the Abyss Key to the side of the backpack. I can't carry more than one with my current backpack and the rest of my supplies, and if others see me carrying an Abyss Key, they'll either ask questions or try to stop me." she finished telling the group. "Sounds good." Daoshi said. "It'll be a day's journey, but we will make time to get that for you." he said to her. "Come on. Let's pack up the campsite. We've got a long hike ahead of us." After finishing breakfast, The group went to clean up the campsite. Everyone packed up their tents and put then

It’s been a couple days since returning from the fiasco that was meant to be a leisurely stroll with Aldamar, Drak, and Droe while experiencing what it’s like to have a companion monster at his side. Nahji is in Sentano Village, one of the larger buildings where the urgent quest board is. Eyeing it wearily as thunder rumbles angrily outside. Reading over the paper one more time before turning to leave. There’s requests for riders to go out and survey the lands to see what might be causing these odd storms that are happening all over the islands. Having already swapped into his combination of mitsuzune and senkotsune gear in case it rained again. As it is far better for the rain than his usual wear.  Before he can make it out the door though, another rider comes in drenched. It seems the rain is pouring again, it has been an on and off thing recently. The rider looks to him and warns, “careful, it’s becoming a typhoon out there. Watch yourself when doing your duties today.” Nahji gives

The tension in Bri’Saw was so thick you could have cut it with a knife. Lucky wasn’t so sure that tension was the only thing the residents would cut if given the chance. He was starting to doubt whether he should have brought Ethel along after all. The town felt on the edge of a civil war and that was on top of the many mercenaries and monsters around.  “Stay close to me,” Lucky instructed, using his handy tail to guide Ethel and protectively shield her from behind. He wondered if he would feel less nervous if he’d finished growing and didn’t feel so small compared to the strong adults around them.  “So how do we get them to stop fighting and be nice to one another?” Ethel asked.  “I’m not sure…” His mind raced, trying to find a solution for this problem. How exactly were they supposed to convince everyone to get along when they all wanted more of the profits.  “Let’s go talk to them,” the young naga slithered towards a magenta akeling with their back turned.  “No, wait-” Lucky tried

Knowing quite well that the Blood Briar was a dangerous place, Jinu wouldn’t even have considered bringing Luminara along. He left by himself, despite his rider’s protests to take at least Douma, Sylus, or maybe even Akaza with him. Nope, he stayed stubborn. He didn’t even wait for her final words and left her standing with her mouth hanging open. In his mind, he could already see her wanting to strangle him or even scale him alive. Deep down, Jinu wasn’t so sure if Luminara would actually send one of her dragons after him. Maybe she will, but who? The only ones well-equipped to navigate the Briar were Douma and Sylus. He would eat a broomstick if she actually allowed the Lycanis Phantom to leave without supervision… That leaves the Savage Wrath up for debate. Still, Jinu knew that Sylus had barely left Luminara’s side recently, so probably not. The flight to the Blood Briar was, fortunately, quite quick and easy, his large wings carrying him overseas without issue. Jinu scanned the

After following that spirit together, Zulla and Kila became quick friends. It was after Kila tripped over her feet and Zulla asked if she was alright, that the two realized they could speak to each other and understand what the other was saying. It was a great boon to the two of them that this was the case. Zulla was still growing, almost a young adult in Kodai standards so she was already taller than Kila, who was around the same age.  There was no spirit that guided the pair today. Today, Zulla had taken herself and Kila out of that forest. It took a hug of reassurance for Kila to feel even somewhat comfortable to leave the forest but here she was, trailing besides Zulla who led her up a mountain that was semi nearby the forest.  “Why are we going up the mountain?” Kila finally asked after a few hours of hiking. She was starting to get winded, her body not used to this amount of strain put on it. Zulla paused to let Kila catch her breath, gently nosing the centaur affectionately.

Chapter 61: The Fiery City The next day... Mazhanshi and her friends woke up on the coast of Lake Ma Yan. They got the next Abyss Key from a shrine that was northeast of Mount Xisheng and were now making their way to the other side of Lake Ma Yan as there was a shrine on the other side of the lake. The group gathered around for breakfast of fruit and rice cakes. "The next shrine is on the other side of Lake Ma Yan." Mazhanshi asked her friends. "Let's finish eating and get our tents packed up, and then we'll be ready to start walking towards it." Daoshi said. "Ok." Mazhanshi said. The group finished eating their fruit and rice cakes in about half an hour and then went to pack up their tents. Once all of them were ready, they took one last look behind them at Shao Jiao and Mount Xisheng, and then started walking west, following the coast of Lake Ma Yan. As they were walking along the lake, they noticed steam coming from the lake. "What's that steam coming from the lake?" Zei

Recipe learning with Mekky; starring Elise-14882 ( @QueenOfOpals ), Lisakhanya-17323 ( @Fooxlyness ) and Mordred-12350 ( @Moenkin ) Item to learn: Spirit of the Sun Prompt: As a Reosean's knowledge expands, it's important to see where they came from. Draw or write about your Reosean studying scrolls, books, interacting with their craft or perhaps even being instructed by a fellow Reosean in order to learn to craft. Are they succeeding? Or is their project turning into a massive failure? (Ex. taste testing teas or cookies, sharpening a sword and it slipped, mixing up the wrong potions, etc!) The group today consisted of Mekky, the homeowner. Lisakhanya and her shroom pals, always vibrant and full of life. Mordred the very pissy boy, always staring daggers at any new guests that enters through the door and Elise, the spriest of chasers, an absolute darling that Mekky adores. Today they were together to learn a new craft, the name of it was Spirit of the

Everything just kept getting worse. Ever since Papaya, Dahlia, and the other Lelin’Kel residents got to Bri’Saw, it seemed everyone was fighting more! The whole situation certainly wasn’t what Dahlia had in mind when she convinced Papaya to come along with her. She knew Bri’Saw needed help, yes, but the kind of help they needed caught her off guard. At this point, the duo were just thankful the fights hadn’t turned physical— yet. A meeting had been planned, but it would be a few days before then.      Dahlia and Papaya sat on a bench outside the town hall in an attempt to get some fresh shoreside air. It was wooden, like the massive walkways and piers that covered the cliffside and the water below. The waterfall nearby gave off constant white noise, though the duo were too high up to clearly hear the crashing waters below. The gentle sea breeze rustled Papaya’s fur and gave the spot a tranquil, peaceful atmosphere.      Unfortunately for both of them, a few terrestrial kels had

Idalia had no idea what was going on. Suddenly, Tanuk came rushing over to her, saying something about a nearby village being destroyed in a fire and someone named Aga needs them. How would Tanuk know about the destruction of the village before her? Well…Ajei normally takes care of situations like that, but she would tell her about it before now. And who was this Aga? But, Idalia didn’t complain; she followed after Tanuk, wondering what was going on exactly… The entire time on the trek to this other village, Idalia was trying to get out of him what was going on, but he was not saying a word to her. Even though Idalia was hopelessly confused, she could tell one thing: he was dead serious, and Idalia had rarely seen him this serious before. Whatever was going on, Idalia knew it was important. Once they climbed over a cliff and started heading down a path that spiraled back down the cliff, Idalia looked over the side of the cliff, only for her eyes to widen at the devastation

The months passed quickly. Gradually, he settled into the guild, and his doubts about Morgan and his followers slowly faded. He began to accept that the rumors about Morgan’s death might not be lies after all — for in the end, Morgan was only human. His power had come mainly from the guild. If he had stood alone, no one would have obeyed him, and against the whole of Britain, he could never have prevailed. Even now, Riko still blamed himself for how Morgan had gained his power through him. If Riko had not been given such a high rank back then, he could never have supported Morgan’s schemes. But Ferun had been right: if it hadn’t been him, it would simply have been someone else. Still, Riko often wondered how the FA might have developed if none of it had ever happened. And just as he thought of that, Isaak came to mind again. What had become of him? He had never seen him again since Morgan’s betrayal. Yet still, he felt as though he missed his old mentor. Riko rode out from Cove

The normal, sunny day broke as Hale went about his day, looking for more treasure to add to his collection. Stopped in his tracks as a blue and orange stranger, frazzled and frantic, asked for the citizens of Lelin'kel to come to their town - a village on the shore. However, that was not the part that Hale paid attention to; Hale could recognize that accent anywhere! Odyssey, whoever this stranger was, had to be a pirate! Hale could already imagine what the seaside town Odyssey spoke about looked like; pirates of all shapes and sizes, massive ships at the docks, swords and mugs of ale! It was almost enough to make him tear up. He might finally have a shot at being a real pirate! Hale couldn't wait, immediately rushing for the hatchery to collect his crew and start their voyage to what was surely the group's first pirate adventure. "Alright, listen up, loyal crew!" Hale said proudly as he found Arin and Rojo play-fighting with each other. "We have a new mission! We're sailing off