They were on the road towards the capital for no more than three days before a messenger intercepted them. Apparently the emperor had a task for Ankh. A town in the southern part of the Severanti empire had apparently been hiding another one of these strange dungeons from the crown. The source said that it … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 22 – Royal Request →

After the survivors emerged from the dungeon, the two arcanist members of the Sahalid went to work on sealing the entrance to the dungeon. Mirgia stayed to watch the process while Karal, Kimi and Ankh went to report to Captain Arios about what they encountered down there. The rest of them took care of the … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 21 – The wanderer →

Ankh crossed the distance towards the magical barrier within a few steps and plucked one of the floating gemstones that had been orbiting his face out of order. A humming sound filled the room as the rest of the gemstones adjusted their positions to be equidistant as they continued their orbit. The bright green gemstone … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 20 – Foul Magic →

“Now hold up a minute, I’m sure this is all some sort of a misunderstanding,” Ankh said. “You said something about a creature in Milinia? Would you care to explain to me what that is about?”Mirgia narrowed his eyes, Kimi hovering a safe distance behind him now. He had not yet removed his knife from … Continue reading Volume 5: Chapter 19 – The source of all our trouble →

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 →