Mirgia woke up early that morning, not having slept particularly well. Quint’s face kept flashing through his dreams and the maniacal look that Danil had haunted him throughout the night. At some point during the night his dreams were interrupted by some calming music and after that he managed to sleep a bit better. By … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 18 – The Final Expedition →

After splitting up their group into two, Mirgia and his half of the remaining dungeon delvers brought the bodies of Danil and Quint back to the surface. When they exited the dungeon, they found the brothers Lym and Jom standing guard alongside another Sahalid mercenary that they hadn’t met before. The brothers immediately came forward … Continue reading Volume 5: Chapter 17 – Ankh →

As Mirgia expected, three camps quickly formed. The priests all insisted that Mirgia must be the one responsible for the death of Head Priest Danil. Sereh, Raol, Doroly and Kimi backed up Mirgia and the Sahalid mercenaries took a more neutral stance for the moment, even physically positioning themselves between the two other groups.“You must … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 16 – Noctua Veritas →

Blood started pooling below Quint’s knees as the man couldn’t stay up. Mirgia assessed the situation as quickly as he could. The wound was deep but he could still live. Despite the feeling that something was off about Danil, this extreme betrayal shocked Mirgia to his core. He leapt at the priest, pulling his dagger … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 15 – Ancient Rituals →

The tunnel was definitely going in circles, although due to the slight slope, Mirgia figured this place was functioning like a sort of spiral staircase, and they were going down deeper into the ground. He’d accepted by now that this place made very little sense as a structure, and there must be some strange magic … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Vol 5: Chapter 14 – Running around in circles →

“It looks like this doesn’t connect to the tunnel,” Doroly remarked.They were stumped by the sudden end to the tunnel. It made very little sense that such an elaborate magical trap was set up to block a dead end tunnel, so there had to be more to discover here.“Anyone good at getting rid of rock … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 13 – The light of Owlana →

Mirgia nodded. “How did you get here, Kimi?”The feeling of joy and togetherness slowly faded and Mirgia was now left with an empty sadness instead. Things had been so incredibly peaceful. He was here among friends, dancing, eating, drinking and having a good time. Then a high pitched noise rang through his ears and suddenly … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 12 – Panic after the disco →

Something had been bothering Kimi for several days. She knew that the strange teleportation trap that Mirgia, herself and some of the others present at the raid fell into could not have been planned. At least not to the point that they would know that she specifically went here. Yet the priests she was accompanying … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 11 – The mighty spirit of music →

Hi friends. When I started writing chapter 9, I hadn’t fully worked out what to do for chapter 10 yet, so I introduced Kimi to the story again, which was always the plan. It wasn’t until after I finished that chapter and started writing this one that I realized a much better way to introduce … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 10 – Musical Madness →

Captain Arios had a worried look on his face. Dealing with mercenaries and members of the Sahilid order was well within his skillset and he’d dealt with some strange folks over the years. Being confronted by the holy order of Owlana was a different story. Not to mention they seemed to be accompanied by a … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 9 – Reinforcements →